Sarah A. Sexton-Bowser

The paper develops field and lab phenotyping methods to detect genetic variation for iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance in sorghum, showing improved genetic signal detection with filtered data and controlled-environment assays.

The paper develops and validates a mid-density SNP array for sorghum using NGS, showing it performs as well as high-density GBS for trait prediction and breeding applications.

The paper uses a crop model to show that breeding sorghum for limited transpiration could increase yield in drought-prone US regions without tradeoffs.

The paper tests genetic variation for limited transpiration in sorghum under field conditions and evaluates canopy temperature as a surrogate trait.