Monsanto hires new lettuce breeder for North American breeding program
Dr. Isabelle Delannay has developed a strong pipeline of new products that have excellent horticultural characteristics and are resistant to lettuce downy mildew. As the new North America lettuce breeding lead based in San Juan Bautista, California, she will focus her efforts on iceberg, Romaine and Frescada (crisphead romaine cross) lettuce types.
Isabelle received her Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and has been with Monsanto since 2011.