Ravi V. Mural

Phenotypic plasticity, stalk geometry, and noncoding variation underpin stalk lodging resistance in maize

This study identifies genetic and phenotypic factors contributing to stalk lodging resistance in maize by analyzing intermediate traits and their genetic correlations.

Influence of plant genotype on nodule microbiome composition and function in seasonal yellow pea varieties

This study examines the nodule microbiome of seasonal yellow pea varieties, finding a stable core microbiome with minor seasonal differences.

Quantitative genetics of photosynthetic trait variation in maize

This study identifies genetic variants associated with photosynthetic traits in maize by controlling environmental and spatial confounders, revealing high-confidence GWAS signals and validating candidate genes through insertion alleles.

Transcripts and genomic intervals associated with variation in metabolite abundance in maize leaves under field conditions

The paper identifies genomic intervals and transcripts associated with metabolite abundance variation in maize under field conditions using GWAS and transcriptome-wide association studies.

Off-the-shelf image analysis models outperform human visual assessment in identifying genes controlling seed color variation in sorghum

The paper uses image analysis models to quantify seed color in sorghum, finding they outperform human assessment and identify more genomic signals linked to seed color genes.

Bridging Genomic Gaps: The Pan-Grass Syntenic Gene Set in Grass Crop Evolution

The paper creates the Pan-Grass Syntenic Gene Set (PGSGS), a database of orthologous and homeologous gene relationships across 17 grass species, to study genome evolution and improve functional genetic integration.

Imitating the 'breeder's eye': predicting grain yield from measurements of non-yield traits

The paper predicts grain yield using non-yield traits and shows that a trait-based model performs comparably to genomic prediction models in cross-environment settings.

Grain Utilization by the Gut Microbiome as a Human Health Phenotype to Identify Multiple Effect Loci in Genome-Wide Association Studies of Sorghum bicolor

This study identifies genetic loci in sorghum that influence human gut microbiome composition through in vitro fermentation of grain.

Measurement of expression from a limited number of genes is sufficient to predict flowering time in maize

This study shows that expression of a limited number of genes can predict flowering time in maize more accurately than genome-wide SNPs.

Dissecting the genetic architecture of sunflower head diameter using genome-wide association study

This study uses GWAS to identify genetic loci associated with sunflower head diameter, finding 106 and 8 significant SNPs using MLM and farmCPU methods, respectively.

A role for heritable transcriptomic variation in maize adaptation to temperate environments

This study investigates how heritable transcriptomic variation contributes to maize adaptation to temperate environments through eQTLs, sQTLs, and gene expression patterns.