Sherry A. Flint-Garcia

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 study identifies a deletion in the ASN3 gene associated with reduced free asparagine in maize kernels, providing a target for breeding and genome-editing to lower acrylamide formation.

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

The paper investigates how host genotype and environment interact to shape bacterial endophyte communities in maize stalks, finding that gene-by-environment interactions significantly influence microbial communities.

This study investigates the origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardi, finding that whole genome duplication is common and provides fitness advantages in xeric climates.

This study shows dominance and gene annotations improve genomic prediction of agronomic traits in maize hybrids.

The paper describes a transgenerational epigenetic decline in vigor and viability in maize-teosinte backcross populations, termed 'hybrid decay', characterized by genomic instability and altered gene expression.

This study identifies quantitative trait loci (QTL) for lodging in maize by evaluating diverse inbred lines across multiple environments, finding overlaps with genes involved in lignin and cellulose synthesis.