Brian Ward

The paper analyzes historic wheat trials to show how vrn1 and Ppd1 alleles affect yield through environmental interactions, finding that vrn1 effects are more variable than Ppd1 effects.

The paper estimates the yield effects of awns in wheat under different environmental conditions over 12 years in the Southeast US, finding awns improve yield in heat-stressed environments.

The paper develops a wheat haplotype graph database for efficient genotype storage and imputation, showing improved accuracy over existing methods.

This study compares selection strategies for grain yield in winter wheat, finding that combining phenotypic selection with genomic selection improves genetic gains.