Neal Tilhou
Research Geneticist

neal.tilhou@usda.gov 

1925 Linden Dr. W
Madison, WI 53706

Neal is a member of Dr. Riday's Plant Breeding team and joined Dairy Forage Research : USDA ARS in April of 2019 as a Biological Science Lab Technician and started as a Research Geneticist (Research Associate) in January of 2023.

• Publications

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  • Genomic prediction of regional-scale performance in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) by accounting for genotype-by-environment variation and yield surrogate traits -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Bonnette, J., Boe, A., Fay, P.A., Fritschi, F., Mitchell, R., Rouquette, F., Wu, Y., Matamala, R., Maher, S., Jastrow, J., Juenger, T., Lowry, D. 2024. Genomic prediction of regional-scale performance in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) by accounting for genotype-by-environment variation and yield surrogate traits. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae159.
    
  • United States hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) germplasm contains two subpopulations-(Abstract Only)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Mirsky, S.B., Reberg-Horton, C., Moore, V., Ehlke, N., Riday, H. 2024. United States hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) germplasm contains two subpopulations. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. June 24-26, 2024.
    
  • Empirical comparison of genomic selection to phenotypic selection for biomass yield of switchgrass -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Dokyoung, L., Ramstein, G., Poudel, H., Edme, S.J., Casler, M.D. 2024. Empirical comparison of genomic selection to phenotypic selection for biomass yield of switchgrass. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21639.
    
  • Pooled DNA sequencing in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) reveals QTL for seed dormancy but not pod dehiscence -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Carr, B., Douglas, J., Englert, J., Ali, S., Raasch, J.A., Bhamidimarri, S., Mirsky, S.B., Monteros, M.J., Hayes, R.J., Riday, H. 2024. Pooled DNA sequencing in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) reveals QTL for seed dormancy but not pod dehiscence. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1384596.
    
  • Genome-wide association mapping in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) discovers a large effect locus controlling seed dormancy -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Carr, B., Marion, A., Douglas, J., Englert, J., Ali, S., Raasch, J.A., Bhamidimarri, S., Mirsky, S.B., Monteros, M.J., Krogman, S., Hayes, R.J., Azevedo, M.D., Riday, H. 2023. Genome-wide association mapping in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) discovers a large effect locus controlling seed dormancy. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1282187.
    
  • Breeding soft-seeded hairy vetch-(Abstract Only)
    Riday, H., Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Ali, S., Carr, B., Young-Mathews, A., Douglas, J., Bhamidimarri, S., Azevedo, M.D., Krogman, S., Monteros, M., Mirsky, S.B., Hayes, R.J., Englert, J. 2023. Breeding soft-seeded hairy vetch. Eucarpia Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Symposium. September 10-14, 2023.
    
  • Accelerating yield improvement in switchgrass through genomic prediction of floral anthesis-(Abstract Only)