Cultivar developmentOur goal is to provide solutions to a range of production constraints in North Dakota and neaby region through cultivar development. We use conventional breeding methodology and explore new technologies to develop improved cultivars and germplasm.
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Tapping genetic diversityUnderstand genetic diversity and uncover new genes and traits in pulse crops.
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Enabling genomic-assisted breedingMolecular markers will be used to identify essential genes and/or QTLs and exploit in breeding through marker-assisted selection.
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Genomic selectionGenomic selection is a breeding methodology designed to fully exploit current high-throughput genotyping technologies that can potentially increase rate of genetic gain for complex traits.
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High-throughput phenotypingImprove phenotyping capability by measuring more plots at a given time and identify important plant features that can link to variation in genotype.
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Nutritional quality and bioforticationPulses are an excellent source of protein and important nutrients. However, there is considerable scope to improve the nutritional quality of pulses.
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