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View article: Exploring the Potential and Challenges of Lathyrus sativus (Grass Pea) in European Agri-Food Value Chains: A Cross-Country Analysis
Exploring the Potential and Challenges of Lathyrus sativus (Grass Pea) in European Agri-Food Value Chains: A Cross-Country Analysis Open
Modern agri-food systems demand crops that are climate change resilient, support environmental sustainability, enhance dietary diversity and appeal to consumers. This article examines the potential of underutilized crops in meeting these c…
View article: Socio-Economic, Academic, and Support Factors in Relation to the Academic Performance ofOn-Probation Students
Socio-Economic, Academic, and Support Factors in Relation to the Academic Performance ofOn-Probation Students Open
In higher education, academic probation is a serious issue that often results from the complex interactions of several different causes. This quantitative research evaluates the social, academic, and support aspects related to students bei…
View article: Remote sensing for estimating genetic parameters of biomass accumulation and modeling stability of growth curves in alfalfa
Remote sensing for estimating genetic parameters of biomass accumulation and modeling stability of growth curves in alfalfa Open
Multispectral imaging by unoccupied aerial vehicles provides a nondestructive, high-throughput approach to measure biomass accumulation over successive alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa) harvests. Information from estimated growth …
View article: Remote sensing for estimating genetic parameters of biomass accumulation and modeling stability of growth curves in alfalfa
Remote sensing for estimating genetic parameters of biomass accumulation and modeling stability of growth curves in alfalfa Open
Multi-spectral imaging (MSI) collection by unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAV) is an important tool to measure growth of forage crops. Information from estimated growth curves can be used to infer harvest biomass and to gain insights in the r…
View article: Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multispectral aerial images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize
Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multispectral aerial images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize Open
Design randomizations and spatial corrections have increased understanding of genotypic, spatial, and residual effects in field experiments, but precisely measuring spatial heterogeneity in the field remains a challenge. To this end, our s…
View article: Scalable growth models for time‐series multispectral images
Scalable growth models for time‐series multispectral images Open
Vegetation indices (VIs) are produced as a combination of different reflectance bands that are captured by multispectral images (MSIs). These indices, such as normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), are reported to be proxy indicato…
View article: Proximal Sensing for modeling development curves and genetic parameter estimation in alfalfa
Proximal Sensing for modeling development curves and genetic parameter estimation in alfalfa Open
Vegetative indices (VIs) collected from an unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a multi-spectral camera can be used to study growth and development of alfalfa throughout each growth cycle. Random regression models are well suited …
View article: Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multi-spectral aerial images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize
Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multi-spectral aerial images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize Open
Design randomizations and spatial corrections have increased understanding of genotypic, spatial, and residual effects in field experiments, but precisely measuring spatial heterogeneity in the field remains a challenge. To this end, our s…
View article: Genomic Prediction Strategies for Dry-Down-Related Traits in Maize
Genomic Prediction Strategies for Dry-Down-Related Traits in Maize Open
For efficient mechanical harvesting, low grain moisture content at harvest time is essential. Dry-down rate (DR), which refers to the reduction in grain moisture content after the plants enter physiological maturity, is one of the main fac…
View article: Breedbase: a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding
Breedbase: a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding Open
Modern breeding methods integrate next-generation sequencing and phenomics to identify plants with the best characteristics and greatest genetic merit for use as parents in subsequent breeding cycles to ultimately create improved cultivars…
View article: Kokkos v.4.0
Kokkos v.4.0 Open
SAND2023-07883O Kokkos software implements C++ performance portability programming models, tools and math libraries, which enables science and engineering software developers to use single-source codes for a wide range of computer architec…
View article: Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multi-spectral images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize
Spatio-temporal modeling of high-throughput multi-spectral images improves agronomic trait genomic prediction in hybrid maize Open
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View article: A population based expression atlas provides insights into disease resistance and other physiological traits in cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i>Crantz)
A population based expression atlas provides insights into disease resistance and other physiological traits in cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i>Crantz) Open
Cassava, a food security crop in Africa, is grown throughout the tropics and subtropics. Although cassava can provide high productivity in suboptimal conditions, the yield in Africa is substantially lower than in other geographies. The yie…
View article: Design and Performance of Kokkos Staging Space toward Scalable Resilient Application Couplings
Design and Performance of Kokkos Staging Space toward Scalable Resilient Application Couplings Open
With the growing number of applications designed for heterogeneous HPC devices, application programmers and users are finding it challenging to compose scalable workflows as ensembles of these applications, that are portable, performant an…
View article: Making waves in Breedbase: An integrated spectral data storage and analysis pipeline for plant breeding programs
Making waves in Breedbase: An integrated spectral data storage and analysis pipeline for plant breeding programs Open
Visible and near‐infrared spectroscopy (Vis‐NIRS) is a promising tool for increasing phenotyping throughput in plant‐breeding programs, but existing analysis software packages are not optimized for a breeding context. Additionally, commerc…
View article: High density genotype storage for plant breeding in the Chado schema of Breedbase
High density genotype storage for plant breeding in the Chado schema of Breedbase Open
Modern breeding programs routinely use genome-wide information for selecting individuals to advance. The large volumes of genotypic information required present a challenge for data storage and query efficiency. Major use cases require gen…
View article: Making WAVES in Breedbase: An Integrated Spectral Data Storage and Analysis Pipeline for Plant Breeding Programs
Making WAVES in Breedbase: An Integrated Spectral Data Storage and Analysis Pipeline for Plant Breeding Programs Open
Visible and near-infrared (vis-NIRS) spectroscopy is a promising tool for increasing phenotyping throughput in plant breeding programs, but existing analysis software packages are not optimized for a breeding context. Additionally, commerc…
View article: Metabolic profiles of six African cultivars of cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz) highlight bottlenecks of root yield
Metabolic profiles of six African cultivars of cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz) highlight bottlenecks of root yield Open
Summary Cassava is an important staple crop in sub‐Saharan Africa, due to its high productivity even on nutrient poor soils. The metabolic characteristics underlying this high productivity are poorly understood including the mode of photos…
View article: ImageBreed: Open‐access plant breeding web–database for image‐based phenotyping
ImageBreed: Open‐access plant breeding web–database for image‐based phenotyping Open
High‐throughput image‐phenotyping promises to accelerate the rate of genetic improvement in plant breeding through varietal selections informed by longitudinal growth models. To facilitate routine analyses and to drive breeding decisions, …
View article: BrAPI—an application programming interface for plant breeding applications
BrAPI—an application programming interface for plant breeding applications Open
Motivation Modern genomic breeding methods rely heavily on very large amounts of phenotyping and genotyping data, presenting new challenges in effective data management and integration. Recently, the size and complexity of datasets have in…
View article: NimbleSM
NimbleSM Open
NimbleSM is a Lagrangian finite-element code for solid mechanics. Its primary application is the solution of mechanics problems on nonuniform, three-dimensional meshes using either explicit transient dynamic or implicit quasi-static time i…