Jerry Serimian

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Contact Information E-mail:      jerry.serimian@ars.usda.gov Phone:      559-596-2982 Fax:      559-596-2981 Address:      9746 S. Zediker      Parlier, Ca. 93648

Education

	B.S. Agricultural Economics with Plant Sciences Emphasis Summa Cum Laude California State University, Fresno, CA
1972 -	A.A. Reedley Junior College

Professional Experience

2000 - Present	Biological Science Technician USDA-ARS National Arid Plant Genetic Resource Unit Parlier, CA
1978 - 2000	Managed 500 acres of wine and raisin grapes, 30 acres of plums, and 90 acres of almonds.
1975 - 1978	Managed 300 acres of canning tomatoes, and compiled harvest data. Studied insect damage and water stress in plants with infrared photography.

Research and Interests

Acquire, preserve, evaluate, enhance, and distribute the Phaseolus germplasm maintained in the national collection. The acquisition and propagation of wild Phaseolus species is among the priorities of the program.

Perform research on aspects of germplasm maintenance, propagation, and genetics. Another important aspect of the program is the step taken to preserve and rescue old or rare germplasm lines.

Continue program to clean-up BCMV contamination in the collection. Approximately 15% of the collection is labeled BCMV-free.

Collect and document data on above research.