Matthew D. Murphy

Genomic prediction of cereal crop architecture traits using models informed by gene regulatory circuitries from maize

The paper uses gene regulatory networks from maize to inform genomic prediction models for plant architecture traits, finding that markers near highly connected transcription factors improve prediction accuracy in maize and related crops.

Simulation study evaluating the ability of two statistical approaches to identify variance quantitative trait loci Arabidopsis and maize

This study simulates traits controlled by variance quantitative trait nucleotides in Arabidopsis and maize to evaluate the performance of two statistical methods for identifying variance quantitative trait loci.

Genetic analysis of the transition from wild to domesticated cotton (G. hirsutum)

This study identifies 120 QTL associated with domestication traits in cotton using an F2 population, revealing subgenome-specific distribution and environmental variability.