K. J. Schmid

Regional Diversity and Leaf Microbiome Interactions of the Fungal Maize Pathogen Exserohilum turcicum in Switzerland: AMetagenomic Analysis

This study uses metagenomic sequencing to analyze the regional diversity of the fungal maize pathogen Exserohilum turcicum and its interactions with the leaf microbiome in Switzerland.

Using landscape genomics to infer genomic regions involved in environmental adaptation of soybean genebank accessions

This study uses landscape genomics to identify genomic regions associated with environmental adaptation in soybean genebank accessions, revealing new candidate genes and haplotype patterns.

Parental environmental effects are common and strong, but unpredictable, in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study shows that parental environmental effects are common and strong in Arabidopsis thaliana but are genotype-dependent and unpredictable across different stress treatments.

Physical geography, isolation by distance and environmental variables shape genomic variation of wild barley (Hordeum vulgare L. ssp. spontaneum in the Southern Levant

This study examines how geographic and environmental factors influence genomic variation in wild barley, finding that spatial patterns and environmental variables explain a small portion of genetic diversity.

DeepCob: Precise and high-throughput analysis of maize cob geometry using deep learning with an application in genebank phenomics

The paper develops a deep learning pipeline using Mask R-CNN for high-throughput maize cob phenotyping, showing superior performance to classical methods and demonstrating its application in genebank analysis.

Population genomic evidence for a repeated introduction and rapidexpansion in Europe of a maize fungal pathogen

This study uses whole genome sequencing of S. turcica isolates to show that its rapid expansion in Europe since the 1980s reflects maize cultivation growth, not adaptation to resistant varieties.

Genetic variation for tolerance to the downy mildew pathogen Peronospora variabilis in genetic resources of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

The paper assesses genetic variation for downy mildew tolerance in quinoa by infecting diverse genotypes and finding a polygenic architecture with strong genotypic effects but no significant marker-trait associations.

Parallel seed color adaptation during multiple domestication attempts of an ancient new world grain

This study shows that grain amaranth was independently domesticated three times but remained incompletely domesticated due to genetic constraints.

Combining Focused Identification of Germplasm and Core Collection Strategies to Identify Genebank Accessions for Central European Soybean Breeding

The paper combines FIGS and core collection strategies to select soybean germplasm for Central European breeding, identifying diverse core collections for environmental adaptation studies.

Microclimate predicts frost-hardiness of alpine Arabidopsis thaliana populations better than altitude because the microclimate effect increases with altitude

The paper finds that microclimate, not altitude, better predicts frost-hardiness in alpine Arabidopsis thaliana populations because microclimate effects intensify with altitude.

Comparative analysis of genetic diversity and differentiation of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) accessions from two ex situ genebanks

This study compares genetic diversity and differentiation between two cauliflower genebanks using GBS, finding that accession composition, not regeneration procedures, drives genetic structure and diversity loss.

Analysis of phylogenetic relationships and genome size evolution of the Amaranthus genus using GBS indicates the ancestors of an ancient crop

This study uses GBS to analyze phylogenetic relationships and genome size evolution in Amaranthus species, revealing subgenus structure and potential origins of cultivated grain amaranths.