Rica Amor Saludares

Hometown

Bukidnon, Philippines

Fun Fact

I share a birthday with my mother, as she gave birth to me on her special day!

Role

Rica is a Research Associate on the Green Evolution program for both the Biofortification Lab and the Crop Adaptation Lab. Her role encompasses many aspects of these programs, with an emphasis on prebreeding operations, including facilitating greenhouse and growth chamber research, seed storage management, and winter nursery activities. Rica has expertise in breeding, genetics, and bioinformatics.

Education

• PhD Plant Sciences (Plant Breeding and Genetics)                                        

North Dakota State University

Dissertation: A Multi-omics Multi-environment Prediction in Pulse Crop

• MS Plant Breeding, minor Molecular Biology and Biotechnology                                        

University of the Philippines - Los Baños

Thesis:  Genetic Diversity and Heterotic Grouping of Selected Philippine Corn Germplasm

• BSc Agriculture: Crop Science (Plant Breeding)                                

Central Mindanao University

Thesis: Morpho-agronomic and Molecular Diversity of Salt-tolerant Philippine Traditional Rice Varieties