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ILCI Publications

2023

  • Ida Arff Tarjem and Hale Ann Tufan. 2023. Frontiers. “The men who feed the world? Putting masculinities on the agenda for crop breeding research for development.” https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1243217
  • Martina Occelli, Rishabh Mukerjee, Christian Miller, Jaron Porciello, Sergio Puerto, Elisabeth Garner, Mauricio Guerra Funes, Miguel Gómez, and Hale Ann Tufan. Trait prioritization in crop breeding programs: a scoping review on tools and methods. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2548847/v1
  • Beth Cullen, Katherine A. Snyder, Deborah Rubin, and Hale A. Tufan. The challenges of interdisciplinary research: understanding power dynamics between social and biophysical scientists in international crop breeding teams. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1250709
  • Martina Occelli, Deborah Rubin, Hale Ann Tufan. Crowdsourcing priorities: a new participatory ex-ante framework for crop improvement. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1265109
  • Mahlet T. Anche, Nicholas Morales, Nicholas S. Kaczmar, Nicholas Santantonio, Michael A. Gore, Kelly R. Robbins. Scalable growth models for time-series multispectral images. Plant Phenome Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20064
  • Chipeta, M.M., Phiri, J.J.K., Moyo, D., Colial, H., Mussa, T., Divage, B., Yohane, E.N., Hella, J., Kafwambira, J., Mvula, N. Understanding specific gender dynamics in the cowpea value chain for key traits to inform cowpea breeding programs in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Frontiers in Sociology, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Chipeta, M., Yohane, E.N., Phiri, J.J.K., Kafwambira, J. Genetic variability and interrelationships of grain quality, cooking quality and nutritional quality traits in cowpea: Implication for cowpea improvement. Journal of Crop Improvement, submitted. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Moyo, D., Chipeta, M.M., Phiri, J.J.K. Understanding gender and farmers’ cowpea variety choices in Malawi: An empirical triangulation of choice experiment results. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Hamba, S., Faizo, K., Mayanja, I., Biruma, M., Ugen, A.M., Natabirwa, H., Sanya, L.N., Rubin, D., Occelli, M., Adikini, S. Farmer-Preferred Traits and Variety Choices for Finger Millet in Uganda. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Kasule, F. Insights into finger millet production: constraints, opportunities and implications for crop improvement in Uganda. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, under review. Partially supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Mayanja, I., Hamba, S., Kasule, F., Biruma, M., Adikini, S., Kakeeto, R., Sanya, L.N., Natabirwa, H., Rubin, D., Occelli, M. Advances in sorghum breeding in East Africa: A case of East African Centre of Innovation for Finger Millet and Sorghum. Frontiers Journal, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Grondin Alexandre, Bhosale R., Atkinson J.A., Faye A., Jones D.H., Benson E., Burridge James, Sine B., Vadez Vincent, Pridmore T., Wells D.M., Laplaze Laurent, Kane N.A., Bennett M.J. (2022). High-throughput root phenotyping: opportunities and challenges for the adaptation of arid and semi arid crops to future climates. In: Kane N.A. (ed.), Foncéka D. (ed.), Dalton T.J. (ed.). Crop adaptation and improvement for drought-prone environments. Manhattan: New Prairie Press, 258-282. ISBN 978-1-944548-47-6. Partially supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Mukerjee, R., Faye, N.F., Gomez, M. Intra-household willingness-to-pay for trait preferences: A new methodological approach piloting among cowpea growers in Senegal. Frontiers, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Badji, M.J., Mané, N.F.F., Gomez, M. Farmer preferences for millet seed attributes: An overview of the Peanut Basin in Senegal. Ag Econ, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Occelli, M., Campaoré, E., Brown, D., Barry, F., Leandre, P.S., Traore, F., Waongo, A., Rubin, D., Tufan, H.A. Ex-ante priority setting in crop breeding: crowdsource inclusive innovation for impact. Agricultural Systems, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Mukerjee, R., Faye, N.F., Badji, M.J., Gomez, M., Rubin, D., Tufan, H.A., Occelli, M. Intra-household discrete choice experiment for trait preferences: a new method. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. – Agricultural and Food Economics, under review. Primarily supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Anche, M.T., Morales, N., Kaczmar, N.S., Santantonio, N., Gore, M.A. and Robbins, K.R., 2023. Scalable growth models for time‐series multispectral images. The Plant Phenome Journal, 6(1), p.e20064. Partially supported by ILCI, peer reviewed.
  • Rishabh Mukerjee, Ndeye Fatou Faye, Malamine J. Badji, Miguel Gomez, Deborah Rubin, Hale Ann Tufan, Martina Occelli. Intra-household discrete choice experiment for trait preferences: a new method. Frontiers in Sustainable Food System, doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1257076

2022

  • Amagloh, Flora C., Archileo N. Kaaya, Gaston A. Tumuhimbise, Arnold Katungisa, Francis K. Amagloh, and Benard Yada. 2022. “Household Processing Methods and Their Impact on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Sweetpotato Genotypes of Varying Storage Root Flesh Colours” Antioxidants 11, no. 10: 1867. doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101867
  • Amagloh, Flora C., Archileo N. Kaaya, Benard Yada, Doreen Murenju Chelangat, Arnold Katungisa, Francis Kweku Amagloh, Gaston Ampe Tumuhimbise, Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities in peeled and unpeeled sweetpotato roots of different varieties and clones in Uganda, Future Foods, Volume 6, 2022, 100183,ISSN 2666-8335, doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100183.
  • Amongi W, Nkalubo S, Ochwo-Ssemala M, Badji A, Dramadri O, Odongo LT, Nuwamanya E, Tukamuhabwe P, Izquierdo P, Cichy K, Kelly J and Mukankusi C. Genetic and Phenotype based Clustering, and Diversity of African Panel of Released Common Bean Genotypes and Breeding lines (submitted for review to the Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution)
  • Bethany Fallon Econopouly, Brandon Monier, Terry Casstevens, and Francisco Agosto-Perez. Introduction to JupyterHub and R Basics. Web resource – videos of virtual JupyterHub training with exercises and learning modules. 
  • Hershberger, J., Mbanjo, E.G.N., Peteti, P., Ikpan, A.S., Ogunpaimo, K., Nafiu, K., Rabbi, I.Y., and Gore, M.A. 2022. Low-cost, handheld near-infrared spectroscopy for root dry matter content prediction in cassava. The Plant Phenome Journal 5:e20040. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20040. [Peer reviewed]
  • Nkouaya Mbanjo, E.G., Hershberger, J., Peteti, P., Agbona, A., Ikpan A, Ogunpaimo, K., Kayondo, S.I., Abioye, R.S., Nafiu, K., Alamu, E.O., Adesokan, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Gore, M.A., Egesi, C., and Rabbi, I.Y. 2022. Predicting starch content in cassava fresh roots using near-infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:990250. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.990250. [Peer review]
  • Rife, T. W., Courtney, C., Bauchet, G., Neilsen, M., & Poland, J. A. (2022). Intercross: An Android app for plant breeding and genetics cross management. Crop Science, 62(2), 820-824. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20702. [Peer reviewed]
  • Tanaka, R., Wu, D., Li, X., Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Wood, J.C., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Bornowski, N., Hamilton, J.P., Vaillancourt, B., Li, X., Deason, N.T., Schoenbaum, G.R., Buell, C.R., DellaPenna, D., Yu, J., and Gore, M.A. 2022. Leveraging prior biological knowledge improves prediction of tocochromanols in maize grain. The Plant Genome. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20276
  • Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Guo, T., Li, X., Tanaka, R., Vanous, A.E., Peters, D., Gardner, C., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Deason, N.T., DellaPenna, D., Gore, M.A., and Yu, J. 2022. Genomic prediction of tocochromanols in exotic-derived maize. https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10511801.1. Under review. [Peer review] https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20276. Awaiting publication. [Peer reviewed]
  • Amod Udayanga, Leung Tang, Pushparajah Thavarajah, William Bridges, Emerson Shipe, George Vandemark, Dil Thavarajah, 2021. Essential fatty acids as a target nutritional trait for chickpea (Cicer arietinum) biofortification. Scientific Reports, Submission ID b7403f1c-77c2-42ab-b333-4d6bbeee0f0c. Under review. [Peer review]
  • Wu, D., Li, X., Tanaka, R., Wood, J.C., Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Bornowski, N., Hamilton, J.P., Vaillancourt, B., Diepenbrock, C.H., Li, X., Deason, N.T., Schoenbaum, G.R., Yu, J., Buell, C.R., DellaPenna, D., and Gore, M.A. 2022. Combining GWAS and TWAS to identify candidate causal genes for tocochromanol levels in maize grain. Genetics 221:iyac091. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac091. [Peer reviewed]

2021

  • Hershberger J, Morales N, Simoes CC, et al. Making waves in Breedbase: An integrated spectral data storage and analysis pipeline for plant breeding programs. Plant Phenome J. 2021;4:e20012. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20012. 
  • Poland, J., Rife, T., B., Courtney, C., & Neilsen, M.. Intercross: An Android app for plant breeding and genetics cross management. Crop Science. In publication. 
  • Poland, J., Gore, M. A., Hershberger, J., Rife, T., Courtney, C., & Neilsen, M. (September 2021). Prospector: A mobile application for portable, high-throughput near-infrared spectroscopy phenotyping(e20024). The Plant Phenome Journal, 4(1), N/A. https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppj2.20024. 
  • Thavarajah, D., Thavarajah, P., Kumar, S., Johnson, N., Bridges, W., Shipe, E., & Boatwright, J. (July 2021). Genome-wide association mapping of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) prebiotic carbohydrates toward improved human health and crop stress tolerance(pp.1-12). Nature Food, 11(1), N/A. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93475-3. 
  • Nathan Johnson†, J Lucas Boatwright, William Bridges, Pushparajah Thavarajah, Shiv Kumar, Emerson Shipe, Dil Thavarajah‡, 2021. Genome-wide association mapping of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) prebiotic carbohydrates toward improved human health and crop stress tolerance. Scientific Reports, 11, 13926, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93475-3.
  • ​​Amod Udayanga†, Nathan Johnson†, Pushparajah Thavarajah, Leung Tang, Dil Thavarajah‡, 2021. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) as a high-throughput phenotyping tool for quantifying protein quality in pulse crops, The Plant Phenome Journal. TPPJ-2021-08-0014-OR. Under revision. 
  • Dil Thavarajah‡, Sarah Powers, Casey R. Johnson, George Vandermark, Pushparajah Thavarajah 2021. Pulse crop biofortification towards human health – target traits prebiotic carbohydrates, protein, and micronutrients. In: Biofortification of staple crops. Ed: Shiv Kumar, H.K.Dikshit, G.P.Mishra, and Akanksha Singh. Springer Nature. 
  • Merchan, K. (April 2021) Crop Improvement ≠ Plant Breeding: How the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement Is Expanding Critical Engagement. CSA News Volume 6, Issue 5, p. 28-31. https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20445 

2020

  • Nathan Johnson†. Casey Johnson, Pushparajah Thavarajah, Shiv Kumar, Dil Thavarajah‡ 2020. Lentil prebiotic carbohydrates play a vital role in human and plant health. Plants, People, Planet. 00:1-10.

Presentations

2023

  • Tovignan T, Charles JR, Dorismond A, Johnson K, Morris G, , Pressoir G. 2023. Agro-physiological responses of sorghum to the combined effects of aphid pressure and drought stress in Haiti. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Salomon J, Charles JR, Cheremond Y., Johnson K, Dorismond A, Tovignan T, Morris G, Pressoir G. 2023. Genomic prediction and characterization of grain yield and yield stability in sorghum. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Pressoir G, Charles JR, Morris G. 2023. Genetic gain from a rapid cycling genomic selection program for non photoperiodic dual use sorghum. Conference presentation, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Charles, J.R., Pressoir, G. 2023. Effect of retraining on genomic prediction accuracy in sorghum. Conference presentation, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Cheremond, Y., Charles, J.R., Laraque, A., Dorismond, A., Van Gessel, C., Johnson, K., Morris, G., Pressoir, G. 2023. Development of rapid and inexpensive phenotyping tests for the prediction and characterization of aphid resistance. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Cheremond, Y., Charles, J.R., Laraque, A., Dorismond, A., Morris, G., Pressoir, G. 2023. 2023. Lignin level as a contributor in aphid resistant in Sorghum bicolor. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Dorval, M.D., Charles, J.R., Durone, J.B., Ventorim Ferrão, L.F., Amadeu, R.R., Munoz, P.R., Morris, G., Meru G, Pressoir G. 2023. Genomic Prediction of Sweet Sorghum Agronomic Performance under Drought and Irrigated Environments in Haiti. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Charles, J.R., Morris, G., and Pressoir, G. 2023. Factors affecting accuracy for genomic prediction in sorghum. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Charles JR, Morris G and Pressoir G. 2023. Protein content evaluation of the Chibas sorghum panel and QTLs detection. Conference poster, Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Singini, M. 2023. Field Performance and Drought Tolerance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) Genotypes in Malawi. Master’s thesis, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Adikini, S., Kakeeto, R., Kasule, F., Wandulu, J.A., Aru, J.C., Hamba, S., Mayanja, I., Odeny, D.A., Ojulong, H.F., Manyasa, E., Biruma, M., Ugen, M.A. 2023. Advances in sorghum breeding in East Africa: A case of East African Centre of Innovation for Finger Millet and Sorghum. In Book of Abstract, Sorghum in the 21st Century, the Global Sorghum Conference 5th -9th June, 2023, The Corum Event Centre, Montpellier, France. Published in conference proceedings. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Kakeeto, R., Adikini, S., Esuma, W., Kasule, F., Aru, C., Hamba, S., Opie, H., Mayanja, I., Biruma, M. & Ugen, A.M. 2023. Variability of agronomic and yield traits for Uganda’s sorghum germplasm and their implication for sorghum improvement. Presentation given at the Sorghum in the 21st Century, Global Sorghum Conference. Published in conference proceedings. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Sow, S. 2023. Production de farine infantile. Master’s thesis, Institut Saint Jeanne D’Arc Post-Bac, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Diallo, R. 2023. Chaîne de valeur du niébé: Etude sur les technologies de transformation et classification selon leur sensibilité au genre. Master’s thesis, École Nationale Supérieure d’Agriculture, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Wade, M.G. 2022. Effet de l’incorporation de farines entières extrudées à base de céréales locales en biscuiterie: étude physico-chimique et analyse sensorielle. Master’s thesis, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly. Breeder Genomics Hub: Cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomic tools. Conference presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders Conference, Greenville, SC, July 16, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Kelly R. Robbins, Edward S. Buckler. 2023. Breeder Genomics Hub: cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomics tools. Poster presented at the National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC, July 16-20, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly. Breeder Genomics Hub: Cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomic tools. Conference presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders Conference, Greenville, SC, July 16, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Kelly R. Robbins, Edward S. Buckler. 2023. Breeder Genomics Hub: cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomics tools. Poster presented at the National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC, July 16-20, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Kelly R. Robbins, Edward S. Buckler. 2023. Cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines: integrating TASSEL and the PHG with R and JupyterHub. Poster presented at the Plant and Animal Genome 30, San Diego, CA, January 13-18, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Puerto, S.A. 2023. Innovation frictions and technological mismatch in developing countries’ agriculture. Job-market presentation in front of Dyson School faculty, Cornell University. Primarily supported by ILCI, not published.
  • Occelli, M. 2023. Trait prioritization in crop breeding programs: a space for interdisciplinary and inclusive collaboration. Plant Breeding and Genetics Section seminar, Cornell University. Primarily supported by ILCI, not published.
  • Tufan, H. 2022. Beyond ‘Women’s Traits’: Analyzing Gender and Social Differences for Inclusive Crop Varietal Design. Presentation given as part of the Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series (CIRED), Virginia Tech University. Partially supported by ILCI, not peer reviewed. 
  • Cruet-Burgos, C., Morris, G. 2023. Characterization of genetic variants in carotenoid biosynthesis pathway: A hub for sorghum crop improvement. Presentation delivered at the Global Sorghum Conference, Montpellier, France, June 5-9, 2023. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Singini, M. 2023. Field Performance and Drought Tolerance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) Genotypes in Malawi. Master’s thesis, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Adikini, S., Kakeeto, R., Kasule, F., Wandulu, J.A., Aru, J.C., Hamba, S., Mayanja, I., Odeny, D.A., Ojulong, H.F., Manyasa, E., Biruma, M., Ugen, M.A. 2023. Advances in sorghum breeding in East Africa: A case of East African Centre of Innovation for Finger Millet and Sorghum. In Book of Abstract, Sorghum in the 21st Century, the Global Sorghum Conference 5th -9th June, 2023, The Corum Event Centre, Montpellier, France. Published in conference proceedings. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Kakeeto, R., Adikini, S., Esuma, W., Kasule, F., Aru, C., Hamba, S., Opie, H., Mayanja, I., Biruma, M. & Ugen, A.M. 2023. Variability of agronomic and yield traits for Uganda’s sorghum germplasm and their implication for sorghum improvement. Presentation given at the Sorghum in the 21st Century, Global Sorghum Conference. Published in conference proceedings. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Diop, N.M. 2022. Processors’ Varietal Preference Analysis: A Case Study of Millet Lumps. Master’s thesis, UCAD-Département Génie Chimique et Biologie Appliquée, Senegal. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Mbengue, S. 2023. Analysis of the varietal preferences of cowpea producers and processors in Senegal: An analysis in urban and rural areas. Master’s thesis, ENSA-Département Economie et Sociologie Rurales, Senegal. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Mukerjee, R. Farmer Preferences for Cowpea Varieties In Senegal: A Choice Experiment. Master’s thesis, Cornell University, US. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Mané, N.F.F., Badji, M.J. 2022. Results of studies on the preferential traits of actors across the value chain for millet and cowpea. Conference presentation at the ISRA Atelier de restitution, Thiès, Senegal, 17 December, 2022. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Sow, S. 2023. Production de farine infantile. Master’s thesis, Institut Saint Jeanne D’Arc Post-Bac, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Diallo, R. 2023. Chaîne de valeur du niébé: Etude sur les technologies de transformation et classification selon leur sensibilité au genre. Master’s thesis, École Nationale Supérieure d’Agriculture, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Wade, M.G. 2022. Effet de l’incorporation de farines entières extrudées à base de céréales locales en biscuiterie: étude physico-chimique et analyse sensorielle. Master’s thesis, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal. Primarily supported by ILCI.
  • Puerto, S.A. 2023. Innovation frictions and technological mismatch in developing countries’ agriculture. Job-market presentation in front of Dyson School faculty, Cornell University. Primarily supported by ILCI, not published.
  • Occelli, M. 2023. Trait prioritization in crop breeding programs: a space for interdisciplinary and inclusive collaboration. Plant Breeding and Genetics Section seminar, Cornell University. Primarily supported by ILCI, not published.
  • Tufan, H. 2022. Beyond ‘Women’s Traits’: Analyzing Gender and Social Differences for Inclusive Crop Varietal Design. Presentation given as part of the Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series (CIRED), Virginia Tech University. Partially supported by ILCI, not peer reviewed.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Edward S. Buckler. 2022. Cloudifying reproducible genetic analyses: Integrating TASSEL and R with JupyterHub. Presented at the CROPPS Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, June 13-16. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly. Breeder Genomics Hub: Cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomic tools. Conference presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders Conference, Greenville, SC, July 16, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Kelly R. Robbins, Edward S. Buckler. 2023. Breeder Genomics Hub: cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines by leveraging genomics tools. Poster presented at the National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC, July 16-20, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.
  • Brandon Monier, Bethany F. Econopouly, Terry M. Casstevens, Francisco J. Agosto-Pérez, Peter J. Bradbury, Kelly R. Robbins, Edward S. Buckler. 2023. Cloudifying reproducible breeding pipelines: integrating TASSEL and the PHG with R and JupyterHub. Poster presented at the Plant and Animal Genome 30, San Diego, CA, January 13-18, 2023. Partially supported by ILCI.

2022

2021

  • Garner, E. (Oct. 2021). Gender Across USAID’s Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Lessons and approaches that cultivate gender-transformative agricultural development. Cultivating Equality Conference.
  • Kresovich, S. (Oct. 2021). The future diversity of plant gene banks: The evolution of crop conservation management. Keynote address at the African Plant Breeders Association Conference.
  • Tufan, H.A. (Oct. 2021). Looking beyond women traits: Analyzing gender and social differences for inclusive crop varietal design. Keynote address at the African Plant Breeders Association Conference.
  • Esters, L. (Oct. 2021). Moving the Needle on STEAM Diversity through Collaborative Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions. School of Integrative Plant Science Seminar, Cornell University.
  • Kresovich, S., Rubin, D. Abraham, M., Robbins, K., Kane, N. (Aug. 2021) Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI): Vision and Current Activities. 2021 National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting.
  • Tufan, H.A. Plant Breeding for Equitable Futures. Moderated session at the 2021 National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting.
  • Abraham, M. (Aug. 2021). Measuring Institutional Capacity in the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI): Factors Influencing Genetic Gain in Breeding Programs. Conference Presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders, Virtual.
  • Rubin, D. (Aug. 2021). Cross-Cutting Themes and Crop Improvement: Approach and Activities in ILCI. Conference Presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting, virtual.
  • Mangheni, Margaret et al. (Aug. 2021). Reflections on the importance of context: Gender and self, workplace, and agricultural disciplines. ILCI Cross-Cutting Themes Webinar Series. 
  • Mangheni, Margaret et al. (Aug. 2021). Principles of mixed methods and qualitative research. ILCI Cross-Cutting Themes Webinar Series.   
  • ​​Rubin, Deborah. (June 2021). Researching Gender Issues in Agricultural Value Chains for Crop Improvement. ILCI Cross-Cutting Themes Webinar Series.
  • Forsythe, Lora. (June 2021) Making Sense of ‘Messy Data’: Creating Food Product Profiles. ILCI Cross-Cutting Themes Webinar Series.
  • Eluri, T. and Morris, G. (Feb. 2021). Identifying and Addressing Gaps in Trait Discovery. ILCI Webinar.
  • Six invited oral Phenomics presentations for international agriculture research meetings

2020

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