Brian R. Rice

Flywheel Genomics: Simultaneous trait discovery and genetic gain in plant breeding

This paper introduces Flywheel Genomics, a framework that integrates trait discovery with rapid cycling breeding to improve plant breeding efficiency and genetic gain.

Phenotyping replication is a major determinant of genomic predictive ability in sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench)

The paper evaluates how phenotyping replication, training population size, and genomic relatedness affect genomic predictive ability in sweet sorghum breeding programs.

Genomic approaches to build de novo elite breeding gene pools from locally-adapted landraces

The paper develops genomic approaches to build elite gene pools from locally-adapted landraces, finding that QGI effectively identifies elite pairs while cis-elite crosses yield better genetic gain.

Large-scale single-cell profiling of stem cells uncovers redundant regulators of shoot development and yield trait variation

This study uses single-cell RNA-seq to identify stem cell regulators in maize and Arabidopsis, revealing genes linked to yield traits and shoot development.

Developing future resilience from signatures of adaptation across the sorghum pangenome

This paper constructs a sorghum pangenome and identifies trait-associated variants to inform climate-aware genome-enabled breeding strategies.