"Sparse testing designs for optimising resource allocation in multi-environment cassava breeding trials" with Dr. Diego Jarquin

Cassava is an important staple crop around the world, but plant breeding efforts can be slow and difficult with limited plant materials and other resources. In this episode, Diego joins me to discuss how genomic selection might rapidly increase this process.

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode's paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20558

This paper is always freely available.

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If you would like to reach out to Diego, you can find him here:
jhernandezjarqui@ufl.edu
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gzrhlAQAAAAJ&hl=en
https://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/people/diego-jarquin/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-jarquin-b0474153
https://x.com/Jarquin_GxE

Resources

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/app/transcript/NmFhYTlhM2U0YTJmN2Q2MjI1Y2Q4YTU3b2RmUlVTRmJfbTNU/o/VEMwNDMyMTk5MzUz

Jarquin Lab Github: https://github.com/jarquinlab

Information on ChiDo:
https://github.com/jarquinlab/CHiDO
https://jarquinlab.shinyapps.io/chido/

Similar studies in other crops:
Maize: https://academic.oup.com/g3journal/article/10/8/2725/6048674?__cf_chl_tk=Boo4oRE0CPyDRmy7dbIyBvlRhYCvxvf7Y5PeNDTH040-1785432585-1.0.1.1-bBJMLiHUgIRXAW9icFKc.oQckx_baDMCKbjC52KVtJs
Wheat: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tpg2.20151
Soybean: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10701390/
Sugarcane: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1400000/full
Potato: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/csc2.70260
Miscanthus: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2026.1834912/abstract

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

"Role of biochar made from low-value woody forest residues in ecological sustainability and carbon neutrality" with Dipita Ghosh.

Forest debris can clutter forests, squelch healthy growth, and increase the risks of dangerous wildfires, but open burning these residues can be just as problematic, with increased greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and, that's right, wildfire risks. Turning forest debris into biochar instead can alleviate a lot of these problems while increasing soil health in degraded regions, but to what degree is biochar useful and how can we get it where it needs to go? In this episode, Dipita joins me to discuss her work on all things biochar.

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode's paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20793

This paper will be freely available for the next two weeks.

Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don't forget to subscribe. If you'd like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to Dipita Ghosh, you can find her here:

dipita.ghosh@nau.edu

https://eri.nau.edu/dipita-ghosh-2/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dipita-Ghosh?ev=hdr_xprf

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=e5NLhKUAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipita-ghosh-ph-d-686877a5/

https://www.facebook.com/dipita.ghosh?rdid=nM84vtfHGDVYHnHH

Resources

Transcripts: Coming soon

CBC Radio Article: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/biochar-climate-change-1.7461819

CBC Radio Podcast: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6631258

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

John Galbraith, Holden Mrizek, and Liz Eroshenko join Jim Cudahy to discuss soil judging and the recent International Soil Judging Contest.

Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don't forget to subscribe. If you'd like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/.

If you would like to reach out to John, you can find him here:
ttcf@vt.edu

Resources

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/app/transcript/NmE1OGZlZDQ5NzFjZDJlNjJkY2M1YmExOFIxSG5oQUxZd3c1/o/VEMwOTUyNjM2ODE5

Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.