Rate My Professor Irwin Goldman

His research focuses on vegetable breeding and genetics for carrot, onion, and table beet, directing the Goldman Lab and the nation's only public table beet breeding program. Achievements include developing cultivars like Badger Flame Beet and numerous inbred lines used globally, with over 75 WARF licenses. Select publications: "The beet R locus encodes a new cytochrome P450 required for red betalain production" (Nature Genetics, 2012); "Freeing Crop Genetics through the Open Source Seed Initiative" (PLOS Biology, 2016); "History of public onion breeding programs in the United States" (Plant Breeding Reviews, 2000). Awards encompass ASHS Fellow, CALS Jung Teaching Award, ASHS Best Paper Awards, and USDA B.Y. Morrison Medal. Goldman teaches courses in vegetable crops, plant breeding, evolutionary biology, food sovereignty, and plants-human wellbeing, advising students. His contributions enhance crop resilience, nutrition, and flavor, benefiting producers and consumers worldwide.