Research areas
Crops in Silico and in Silico Plants
Our paper from 2020 describes the importance of multiscale computational models for crops, an initiative called Crops in Silico.
Together with our collaborators, we have developed algorithms that allow for finding genetic traits and 3D reconstruction for phenotyping facilities. In particular, our voxel carving algorithm for sorghum has been used to identify the gene that controls its branching angle.
The figure below shows the 3D reconstruction of maize, where (a) is the side and top view of a procedurally generated 3D model of a maize plant, (b) shows a voxelized version of the original 3D model, and (c) a reconstructed 3D model generated using the voxel carving.
A recent paper discusses current challenges and future of agricultural genomes to phenomes in the USA. It is a result of a three day workshop at Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative.