Jocelyn is an evolutionary ecologist and entomologist who analyzes population genetic and microbial composition to understand how this modulates pest insect traits and symbiotic interactions. Related website: holtjocelyn.wixsite.com/ento
Christine Diepenbrock, Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
Our team is focused on improving crop productivity and nutritional quality simultaneously, including under conditions of drought and/or high temperatures. We do so by measuring plant characteristics in the field and lab, identifying genes related to these characteristics, using DNA
Elizabeth Cooper – Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Related website: Elizcooperlab.com
Andrea Eveland – Principal Investigator, Danforth Plant Science Center
My group investigates gene networks and regulatory variation underlying shoot architecture traits and stress response pathways in cereals, mainly maize and sorghum. We also leverage cutting-edge phenomics methods to link genotype-to-phenotype and ultimately elucidate gene function for crop improvement. Related
Marylou Machingura – Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
My research interests are understanding the molecular physiology of drought tolerance in sorghum and investigating the genes that drive resilience in the crop. Related website: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C11&q=marylou+machingura&oq=marylou+m
Davina Rhodes – Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
The mission of my program is to reduce vitamin A deficiency through crop biofortification. I started my nutrition career as a registered dietitian, working with people to treat their nutrition-related disorders. What I came to realize was that we needed
Addie Thompson – Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Our lab is interested in studying maize as well as sorghum, and how different genotypes grow in different environments. We focus on topics and applications relevant to plant breeding and crop improvement, using approaches ranging from quantitative genetics to phenomics
Nadia Shakoor – Senior Research Scientist and Principal Investigator, Danforth Plant Science Center
Established in 2021, the Shakoor lab at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is working hard to create a high-impact research program that integrates and applies data streams from diverse technologies and disciplines towards addressing specific, real-world challenges in sustainable
Molecular Analysis of the SbPht1 gene family and its Effect on Phosphate Absorption in Sorghum
Zhang et al. investigated the molecular features of nine SbPht1 genes that are expressed in response to phosphorus deficiency in sorghum and found that some of these genes are specifically involved in phosphorus uptake and transport in response to low-phosphorus stress.
Community Sorghum Marker Panel in Development
The SorghumBase team is pleased to share updates on its recent sorghum breeding initiatives in collaboration with researchers and breeders in the community.