Nicholas K. Lepak

This study identifies 9 QTLs associated with freezing tolerance in Tripsacum dactyloides using bulk segregant analysis and regression-based allele frequency imputation.

The paper constructs a transcriptomic atlas of grass senescence to identify molecular mechanisms of nitrogen recycling, finding divergent underground sink networks in annual crops.

This study examines competitive dynamics in maize varieties and finds limited competition effects, no yield penalty in mixtures, and increased yield stability.

The paper examines nitrogen dynamics in Andropogoneae grasses, finding annual species conserve nitrogen while perennials vary in their impact on nitrification and nitrate loss.

The paper compares cold-responsive proteomes across five PACMAD grasses to assess conservation of protein-level responses and identifies LEA3 as a key cold-tolerant protein.

The paper improves genomic prediction of agronomic traits in maize by integrating spatio-temporal modeling of multi-spectral aerial images with genetic data.