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2021

Journal Article

Addressing research bottlenecks to crop productivity

Reynolds, Matthew, Atkin, Owen K., Bennett, Malcolm, Cooper, Mark, Dodd, Ian C., Foulkes, M. John, Frohberg, Claus, Hammer, Graeme, Henderson, Ian R., Huang, Bingru, Korzun, Viktor, McCouch, Susan R., Messina, Carlos D., Pogson, Barry J., Slafer, Gustavo A., Taylor, Nicolas L. and Wittich, Peter E. (2021). Addressing research bottlenecks to crop productivity. Trends in Plant Science, 26 (6), 607-630. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.011

Addressing research bottlenecks to crop productivity

2021

Journal Article

Reproductive resilience but not root architecture underpins yield improvement under drought in maize (Zea mays L.)

Messina, Carlos, McDonald, Dan, Poffenbarger, Hanna, Clark, Randy, Salinas, Andrea, Fang, Yinan, Gho, Carla, Tang, Tom, Graham, Geoff, Hammer, Graeme and Cooper, Mark (2021). Reproductive resilience but not root architecture underpins yield improvement under drought in maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of Experimental Botany, 72 (14), 5235-5245. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab231

Reproductive resilience but not root architecture underpins yield improvement under drought in maize (Zea mays L.)

2021

Journal Article

In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR

Kholova, J, Urban, M O, Cock, J, Arcos, J, Arnaud, E, Aytekin, D, Azevedo, V, Barnes, A P, Ceccarelli, S, Chavarriaga, P, Cobb, J, Connor, D, Cooper, M, Craufurd, P, Debouck, D, Fungo, R, Grando, S, Hammer, G L, Jara, C, Messina, C, Mosquera, G, Nchanji, E, Ng, E, Prager, S, Sankaran, S, Selvaraj, M, Tardieu, F, Thornton, P, Valdes, S ... Xu, Yunbi (2021). In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72 (14), 5158-5179. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab226

In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR

2021

Journal Article

Back to the future: implications of genetic complexity for the structure of hybrid breeding programs

Technow, Frank, Podlich, Dean and Cooper, Mark (2021). Back to the future: implications of genetic complexity for the structure of hybrid breeding programs. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 11 (7) jkab153. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab153

Back to the future: implications of genetic complexity for the structure of hybrid breeding programs

2021

Journal Article

Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity

Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Messina, Carlos D., Tang, Tom and Hammer, Graeme L. (2021). Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1625-1644. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03812-3

Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity

2021

Journal Article

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Frisch, Matthias, Aitken, Karen S., Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1493-1511. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03785-3

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

2021

Journal Article

Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions

Cooper, M., Powell, O., Voss-Fels, K. P., Messina, C. D., Gho, C., Podlich, D. W., Technow, F., Chapman, S. C., Beveridge, C. A., Ortiz-Barrientos, D. and Hammer, G. L. (2021). Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions. in silico Plants, 3 (1) diaa016, 1-21. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diaa016

Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions

2020

Journal Article

Maize, sorghum, and pearl millet have highly contrasting species strategies to adapt to water stress and climate change-like conditions

Choudhary, Sunita , Guha, Anirban , Kholova, Jana , Pandravada, Anand , Messina, Charlie D. , Cooper, Mark and Vadez, Vincent (2020). Maize, sorghum, and pearl millet have highly contrasting species strategies to adapt to water stress and climate change-like conditions. Plant Science, 295 110297, 110297. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110297

Maize, sorghum, and pearl millet have highly contrasting species strategies to adapt to water stress and climate change-like conditions

2020

Journal Article

Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

Peng, Bin, Guan, Kaiyu, Tang, Jinyun, Ainsworth, Elizabeth A., Asseng, Senthold, Bernacchi, Carl J., Cooper, Mark, Delucia, Evan H., Elliott, Joshua W., Ewert, Frank, Grant, Robert F., Gustafson, David I, Hammer, Graeme L., Jin, Zhenong, Jones, James W., Kimm, Hyungsuk, Lawrence, David M., Li, Yan, Lombardozzi, Danica L., Marshall-Colon, Amy, Messina, Carlos D., Ort, Donald R., Schnable, James C., Vallejos, C. Eduardo, Wu, Alex, Yin, Xinyou and Zhou, Wang (2020). Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment. Nature Plants, 6 (4), 338-348. doi: 10.1038/s41477-020-0625-3

Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

2020

Journal Article

Crop science: a foundation for advancing predictive agriculture

Messina, Carlos D., Cooper, Mark, Reynolds, Matthew and Hammer, Graeme L. (2020). Crop science: a foundation for advancing predictive agriculture. Crop Science, 60 (2) csc2.20116, 544-546. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20116

Crop science: a foundation for advancing predictive agriculture

2020

Journal Article

Integrating genetic gain and gap analysis to predict improvements in crop productivity

Cooper, Mark, Tang, Tom, Gho, Carla, Hart, Tim, Hammer, Graeme and Messina, Carlos (2020). Integrating genetic gain and gap analysis to predict improvements in crop productivity. Crop Science, 60 (2) csc2.20109, 582-604. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20109

Integrating genetic gain and gap analysis to predict improvements in crop productivity

2019

Journal Article

Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology

Wurtzel, Eleanore T., Vickers, Claudia E., Hanson, Andrew D., Millar, A. Harvey, Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Nikel, Pablo I. and Erb, Tobias J. (2019). Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology. Nature Plants, 5 (12), 1207-1210. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0539-0

Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology

2019

Journal Article

Biological reality and parsimony in crop models—why we need both in crop improvement!

Hammer, Graeme, Messina, Charlie, Wu, Alex and Cooper, Mark (2019). Biological reality and parsimony in crop models—why we need both in crop improvement!. In Silico Plants, 1 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diz010

Biological reality and parsimony in crop models—why we need both in crop improvement!

2019

Journal Article

On the dynamic determinants of reproductive failure under drought in maize

Messina, Carlos D., Hammer, Graeme L., McLean, Greg, Cooper, Mark, Oosterom, Erik J. van, Tardieu, Francois, Chapman, Scott C., Doherty, Alastair and Gho, Carla (2019). On the dynamic determinants of reproductive failure under drought in maize. In Silico Plants, 1 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diz003

On the dynamic determinants of reproductive failure under drought in maize

2018

Journal Article

Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection

Voss-Fels, Kai Peter, Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben John (2018). Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (3), 669-686. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3270-8

Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection

2018

Journal Article

Modelling the nitrogen dynamics of maize crops - enhancing the APSIM maize model

Soufizadeh, S., Munaro, E., McLean, G., Massignam, A., van Oosterom, E. J., Chapman, S. C., Messina, C., Cooper, M. and Hammer, G. L. (2018). Modelling the nitrogen dynamics of maize crops - enhancing the APSIM maize model. European Journal of Agronomy, 100, 118-131. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2017.12.007

Modelling the nitrogen dynamics of maize crops - enhancing the APSIM maize model

2017

Journal Article

Grain yield and nitrogen accumulation in maize hybrids released during 1934 to 2013 in the US Midwest

DeBruin, Jason L., Schussler, Jeffrey R., Mo, Hua and Cooper, Mark (2017). Grain yield and nitrogen accumulation in maize hybrids released during 1934 to 2013 in the US Midwest. Crop Science, 57 (3), 1431-1446. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2016.08.0704

Grain yield and nitrogen accumulation in maize hybrids released during 1934 to 2013 in the US Midwest

2016

Journal Article

Use of crop growth models with whole-genome prediction: application to a maize multienvironment trial

Cooper, Mark, Technow, Frank, Messina, Carlos, Gho, Carla and Totir, L. Radu (2016). Use of crop growth models with whole-genome prediction: application to a maize multienvironment trial. Crop Science, 56 (5), 2141-2156. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2015.08.0512

Use of crop growth models with whole-genome prediction: application to a maize multienvironment trial

2016

Journal Article

Hybrid variation for root system efficiency in maize: potential links to drought adaptation

van Oosterom, Erik J., Yang, Zongjian, Zhang, Fenglu, Deifel, Kurt S., Cooper, Mark, Carlos D. Messina and Hammer, Graeme L. (2016). Hybrid variation for root system efficiency in maize: potential links to drought adaptation. Functional Plant Biology, 43 (6), 502-511. doi: 10.1071/FP15308

Hybrid variation for root system efficiency in maize: potential links to drought adaptation

2016

Journal Article

Variation among maize hybrids in response to high vapor pressure deficit at high temperatures

Shekoofa, Avat, Sinclair, Thomas R., Messina, Carlos D. and Cooper, Mark (2016). Variation among maize hybrids in response to high vapor pressure deficit at high temperatures. Crop Science, 56 (1), 392-396. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2015.02.0134

Variation among maize hybrids in response to high vapor pressure deficit at high temperatures