Shawn M. Kaeppler

This paper introduces a regression-based framework to predict flowering time from sparse UAV observations, reducing the need for repeated data collection.

Drone imagery from 356 flights in 19 Genomes to Fields maize environments; vegetation-index functional principal components complement genomic kernels, predicting yield of held-out hybrids at r up to 0.501.

This paper introduces distributional data analysis to plant phenomics, showing it captures novel heritable features in cotton and maize imagery that improve yield prediction and explain genetic variation.

This study investigates the molecular evolution and functional divergence of Bowman-Birk inhibitors in legumes and cereals, showing that seed-specific and environmentally responsive subfamilies exist, and demonstrates that reducing seed-specific BBIs improves nutritional value without affecting agronomic traits.

This study uses k-mer GWAS to identify genetic associations with maize traits and shows comparable prediction accuracy to SNP-based methods.

This paper describes a method to extend maize pollen viability and increase pollination efficiency by storing pollen mixed with a PEEK substrate at 6°C for up to nine days.

The paper develops a MAGIC population in maize to map flowering time and plant height, finding that predictive models perform better when trained on direct data rather than indirect data from hybrids.

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of maize inbred line A188 and identifies structural variations and gene expression differences compared to the reference line B73.

This study characterizes sRNA variation and inheritance in maize inbreds and F1 hybrids, revealing genotype and developmental influences on sRNA expression and non-additive inheritance patterns.

The paper analyzes gene expression in maize hybrids and inbreds to show that single-parent expression is genotype- and tissue-specific, with implications for heterosis.

This study identifies selection signatures in maize genes associated with reduced tassel size during hybrid breeding.

This study examines how genotype-by-environment interactions affect heterosis in maize hybrids and their inbred parents across 16 environments and 25 traits.