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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Murray's research interests focus on improving the productivity, sustainability (economic and environmental) and quality of agricultural production through scientific research and development; mostly in maize (corn). The approaches used to conduct this research include 1) high-throughput field phenotyping (UAVs/drones, ground vehicles, NIRS), 2) molecular quantitative genetic discovery (including QTL mapping, GWAS), 3) statistical modeling and novel analysis methods (including big data and metanalysis), 4) development of new breeding and genetics approaches (including use of computer simulations), and ultimately 5) applied maize (corn) field breeding (classical and molecular). Primary traits of interest for discovering genetic variation and improving in maize for are yield, southern adaptation, stress (aflatoxin resistance, drought tolerance), plant height, composition (colored grain, high grain antioxidants, low phosphorus), and perennialism. Graduate student training is deeply embedded in all of my research.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Non-human

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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3102 Bioinformatics And Computational Biology

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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4603 Computer Vision And Multimedia Computation

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Fourier Transform Near Infrared Reflectance (ft-nir)

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

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2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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4603 Computer Vision And Multimedia Computation

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States)

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Life Sciences

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Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Life Sciences

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Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for Interdisciplinary Research

# publications[].label
Estimation of Rhizome Composition and Overwintering Ability in Perennial Sorghum spp. Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)

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Diallel Analysis of Diverse Maize Germplasm Lines for Agronomic Characteristics

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Phenomic selection and prediction of maize grain yield from nearinfrared reflectance spectroscopy of kernels

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Identification of Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation and Yield Potential in Maize Hybrids in the Southeast Regional Aflatoxin Trials (SERAT)

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Detecting novel plant pathogen threats to food system security by integrating the Plant Reactome and remote sensing.

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Diallel Analysis of Diverse Maize Germplasm Lines for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation

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Deciphering temporal growth patterns in maize: integrative modeling of phenotype dynamics and underlying genomic variations.

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Genome-Wide Association and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Corn Earworm Resistance in Maize.

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2018-2019 field seasons of the Maize Genomes to Fields (G2F) G x E project.

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Genetic mapping and prediction for novel lesion mimic in maize demonstrates quantitative effects from genetic background, environment and epistasis.

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Association of Insect-Derived Ear Injury With Yield and Aflatoxin of Maize Hybrids Varying in Bt Transgenes.

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Temporal Vegetation Indices and Plant Height from Remotely Sensed Imagery Can Predict Grain Yield and Flowering Time Breeding Value in Maize via Machine Learning Regression

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Accurate prediction of maize grain yield using its contributing genes for gene-based breeding.

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A proposal to use gamete cycling in vitro to improve crops and livestock.

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Research imagery and spectral characteristics of rice sheath blight using three portable sensors

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

# publications[].label
High throughput can produce better decisions than high accuracy when phenotyping plant populations

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Feasibility of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for rapid detection of aflatoxins in maize.

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Temporal phenomic predictions from unoccupied aerial systems can outperform genomic predictions

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Registration of Maize Germplasm Lines Tx736, Tx739, and Tx740 for Reducing Preharvest Aflatoxin Accumulation

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plotshpcreate: Create Multi-Polygon Shapefiles for Extraction of Research Plot Scale Agriculture Remote Sensing Data.

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Unoccupied aerial systems discovered overlooked loci capturing the variation of entire growing period in maize.

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The effect of artificial selection on phenotypic plasticity in maize.

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AI in Agriculture: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations

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Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

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Differentiation of Seed, Sugar, and Biomass-Producing Genotypes in Saccharinae Species

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A single polyploidization event at the origin of the tetraploid genome of Coffea arabica is responsible for the extremely low genetic variation in wild and cultivated germplasm.

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Genetic Improvement of Sorghum as a Biofuel Feedstock: I. QTL for Stem Sugar and Grain Nonstructural Carbohydrates

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Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation Resistance in Maize

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Genetic Improvement of Sorghum as a Biofuel Feedstock: II. QTL for Stem and Leaf Structural Carbohydrates

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Position Statement on Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

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Rust and Thinning Management Effect on Cup Quality and Plant Performance for Two Cultivars of Coffea arabica L.

# publications[].id
plotshpcreate: Create Multi-Polygon Shapefiles for Extraction of Research Plot Scale Agriculture Remote Sensing Data

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Temporal phenomic predictions from unoccupied aerial systems can outperform genomic predictions

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Candidate genes in coffee (                   Coffea arabica                   L.) leaves associated with rust (                   Hemileia vastatrix                   Berk. & Br) stress

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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of ZmMCUs in maize

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A multi-environment trial analysis shows slight grain yield improvement in Texas commercial maize

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Maize Genomes to Fields: 2014 and 2015 field season genotype, phenotype, environment, and inbred ear image datasets.

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Phenomic data-facilitated rust and senescence prediction in maize using machine learning algorithms.

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Accurate prediction of complex traits for individuals and offspring from parents using a simple, rapid, and efficient method for gene-based breeding in cotton and maize.

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Characterization of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium of ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5 loci in maize.

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Confirmation of QTL Reducing Aflatoxin in Maize Testcrosses

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Genetic Variation for Maize Epicuticular Wax Response to Drought Stress at Flowering

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Utility of Climatic Information via Combining Ability Models to Improve Genomic Prediction for Yield Within the Genomes to Fields Maize Project.

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Optical Sensors Advancing Precision in Agricultural Production

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Estimation and classification of popping expansion capacity in popcorn breeding programs using NIR spectroscopy

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Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of accessions in the US historic sweet sorghum collection.

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Temporal phenomic predictions from unoccupied aerial systems can outperform genomic predictions.

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Distributional Data Analysis Uncovers Hundreds of Novel and Heritable Phenomic Features from Temporal Cotton and Maize Drone Imagery

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Plant breeding for harmony between agriculture and the environment

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Evaluation of Elite Maize Inbred Lines for Reduced Aspergillus flavus Infection, Aflatoxin Accumulation, and Agronomic Traits

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Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Maize

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Phenomic Data-Facilitated Rust and Senescence Prediction in Maize Using Machine Learning Algorithms

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Assessing Lodging Severity over an Experimental Maize (Zea mays L.) Field Using UAS Images

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A diallel analysis of a maize donor population response to in vivo maternal haploid induction: II. Haploid male fertility

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Analysis of the genes controlling three quantitative traits in three diverse plant species reveals the molecular basis of quantitative traits.

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2020-2021 field seasons of Maize GxE project within the Genomes to Fields Initiative.

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Phenomic data-driven biological prediction of maize through field-based high throughput phenotyping integration with genomic data.

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Environment-specific selection alters flowering-time plasticity and results in pervasive pleiotropic responses in maize.

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An empirical evaluation of three vibrational spectroscopic methods for detection of aflatoxins in maize.

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Report from the conference, 'identifying obstacles to applying big data in agriculture'

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High clearance phenotyping systems for season-long measurement of corn, sorghum and other row crops to complement unmanned aerial vehicle systems

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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The importance of dominance and genotype-by-environment interactions on grain yield variation in a large-scale public cooperative maize experiment.

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Maize genomes to fields (G2F): 2014-2017 field seasons: genotype, phenotype, climatic, soil, and inbred ear image datasets.

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Targeted mapping of quantitative trait locus regions for rhizomatousness in chromosome SBI-01 and analysis of overwintering in a Sorghum bicolorS. propinquum population.

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Genome wide association study for drought, aflatoxin resistance, and important agronomic traits of maize hybrids in the sub-tropics.

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Characterizing canopy height with UAS structure-from-motion photogrammetryresults analysis of a maize field trial with respect to multiple factors

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Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of a Maize Association Mapping Panel Developed for the Identification of New Sources of Resistance to Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation

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Combining Ability for Total Phenols and Secondary Traits in a Diverse Set of Colored (Red, Blue, and Purple) Maize

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Designing a nitrogen-efficient cold-tolerant maize for modern agricultural systems.

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Deep Learning-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Of Maize (Zea mays L.) Tasseling From Uas Imagery Across Environments

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Gene-by-Environment Interaction Significantly Drives Bacterial Endophyte Communities in Maize Stalks

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Development of novel perennial Sorghum bicolor x S. propinquum hybrids

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Perennial Questions of Hydrology and Climate Response

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Registration of Perennial Sorghum bicolor x S. propinquum Line PSH12TX09

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UAS imaging for automated crop lodging detection: a case study over an experimental maize field

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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MULTI-PLATFORM UAS IMAGING FOR CROP HEIGHT ESTIMATION: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OVER AN EXPERIMENTAL MAIZE FIELD

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Relative utility of agronomic, phenological, and morphological traits for assessing genotype-by-environment interaction in maize inbreds

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Field-based high-throughput phenotyping enhances phenomic and genomic predictions for grain yield and plant height across years in maize.

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Control of aflatoxin using atoxigenic strains and irrigation management is complicated by maize hybrid diversity

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Genome-wide identification of genes enabling accurate prediction of hybrid performance from parents across environments and populations for gene-based breeding in maize.

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Four-Parent Maize (FPM) Population: Development and Phenotypic Characterization

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Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy phenomic prediction can perform similarly to genomic prediction of maize agronomic traits across environments.

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Comprehensive UAV agricultural remote-sensing research at Texas A&M University

# publications[].publisher
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Validation of functional polymorphisms affecting maize plant height by unoccupied aerial systems discovers novel temporal phenotypes.

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Genetic variation in hydrogen cyanide potential of perennial sorghum evaluated by colorimetry.

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Temporal Image Sandwiches Enable Link between Functional Data Analysis and Deep Learning for Single-Plant Cotton Senescence

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Temporal image sandwiches enable link between functional data analysis and deep learning for single-plant cotton senescence

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Influence of Genetic Background on Anthocyanin and Copigment Composition and Behavior during Thermoalkaline Processing of Maize.

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Phenotypic plasticity in maize grain yield: Genetic and environmental insights of response to environmental gradients.

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Assessing the impact of corn variety and Texas terroir on flavor and alcohol yield in new-make bourbon whiskey.

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Quality Protein Maize Germplasm Characterized for Amino Acid Profiles and Endosperm Opacity

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The Genomic Basis for Short-Term Evolution of Environmental Adaptation in Maize.

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Yield, Insect-Derived Ear Injury, and Aflatoxin Among Developmental and Commercial Maize Hybrids Adapted to the North American Subtropics.

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Corn and sorghum phenotyping using a fixed-wing UAV-based remote sensing system

# publications[].publisher
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

# publications[].label
Hallauer's Tusn: a decade of selection for tropical-to-temperate phenological adaptation in maize.

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Crop wild relatives: more common ground for breeders and ecologists Response

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Selection mapping of loci for quantitative disease resistance in a diverse maize population.

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Identification of naturally occurring atoxigenic strains of Fusarium verticillioides and their potential as biocontrol agents of mycotoxins and ear rot pathogens of maize

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Root system size and root hair length are key phenes for nitrate acquisition and biomass production across natural variation in Arabidopsis.

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Plant science decadal vision 2020-2030: Reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future.

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Molecular analysis of genetic diversity in a Texas maize (Zea mays L) breeding program

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Four Parent Maize (FPM) Population: Effects of Mating Designs on Linkage Disequilibrium and Mapping Quantitative Traits.

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Challenges of detecting directional selection after a bottleneck: lessons from Sorghum bicolor.

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Rapid Estimation of Phenolic Content in Colored Maize by Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Its Use in Breeding

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QTLs for Energy-related Traits in a Sweet x Grain Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Mapping Population

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Sweet Sorghum Genetic Diversity and Association Mapping for Brix and Height

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Tx741, Tx777, Tx779, Tx780, and Tx782 Inbred Maize Lines for Yield and Southern United States Stress Adaptation

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Registration of tropical populations of maize selected in parallel for early flowering time across the United States

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Temporal field phenomics allows discovery of nature AND nurture, so can we saturate the phenome?

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Unoccupied aerial system enabled functional modeling of maize height reveals dynamic expression of loci.

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Harnessing Agronomics Through Genomics and Phenomics in Plant Breeding: A Review

# publications[].label
Agriculture. Increased food and ecosystem security via perennial grains.

# publications[].publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

# publications[].label
Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy Phenomic and Genomic Prediction of Maize Agronomic and Composition Traits Across Environments

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Multitemporal field-based plant height estimation using 3D point clouds generated from small unmanned aerial systems high-resolution imagery

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for High-Throughput Phenotyping and Agronomic Research.

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Reducing pre-harvest losses from aflatoxin in maize production through integrated breeding and pest management strategies

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Field Phenomics and Quantitative Genetics in Applied Maize Breeding

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Aerial and Ground Phenotyping Analytical Tool Development for Plant Breeders Using the Maize G2F project

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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Breeding Corn for Favorable Agronomic Characteristics and Enhanced Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation

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Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Breeding Corn for Resistance to Aflatoxin Contamination

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Improved short season cowpeas and development of unmanned aerial system (UAS) and other phenotyping tools to advance pulse breeding

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Breeding Corn for Resistance To Aspergillus Flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Accumulation

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Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Breeding Corn for Favorable Agronomic Characteristics and Enhanced Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation

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Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Quantitative Genetics and Maize Breeding

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Soil & Crop Science; 2474 TAMU

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
Whiskey: The proof is in the taste says Texas A&M Student

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Texas A&M corn breeder named Blavatnik award finalist

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For Whiskey, The Proof Is In The Taste, Says Texas A&M Student

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Research Expected To Improve Predictions On Plant Growth

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AgriLife collaborates on plant phenotyping research

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Plant Science Research Network releases action plan

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Artificial intelligence in agriculture online workshop July 17

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Texas A&M Researcher Creating Better Corn Yields, Quality On Less Land

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Mahan, Adam Lyle (2015-05). Developing the Four Parent Maize Population (FPM): Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Smith, Schuyler (2015-05). Molecular Characterization of the Texas Maize Breeding Program. Master's Thesis.

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Anderson II, Steven Langlie (2016-05). Improving Breeding Selection Efficiency: Advanced Population Designs and In Vitro Technology. Master's Thesis.

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Barrero Farfan, Ivan D. (2013-08). Exploiting Historical Data and Diverse Germplasm to Increase Maize Grain Yield in Texas. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Washburn, Jacob (2012-08). Trait Correlation and Confirmation of QTLs for Rhizome Growth and Over-wintering in Sorghum. Master's Thesis.

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Mahan, Adam Lyle (2012-08). Genetic Combining Analysis of Food-Grade Maize: Colored and Quality Protein. Master's Thesis.

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Meeks, Meghyn (2010-12). Two Approaches to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in Maize: Seedling Stress Response and Epicuticular Wax Accumulation. Master's Thesis.

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Chen, Yuanyuan (2016-12). High-density Linkage Map Construction, Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Tropical Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Validating SNPs Controlling Maize Grain Yield and Plant Height in Southern Hybrid Testcrosses. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kanchi, Rupa Sridevi (2015-05). Recombination Studies and Development of QTL-Targeted Tiled Introgression Libraries by Marker-Assisted Backcrossing across Four Maize Chromosomal Segments. Doctoral Dissertation.

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De La Fuente, Gerald (2012-05). Breeding Maize for Drought Tolerance: Diversity Characterization and Linkage Disequilibrium of Maize Paralogs ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5. Master's Thesis.

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Mayfield, Kerry Lucas (2011-05). Improving Maize by QTL Mapping, Agronomic Performance and Breeding to Reduce Aflatoxin in Texas. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Christman, Justine Lee (2017-05). Development of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) Calibrations of Maize Kernel Phosphorus for the Identification of Useful Breeding Material. Master's Thesis.