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Collaborations

The Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

Current collaborators and projects:

BGI AMERICAS CORPORATION, Cambridge, MA
  • Utilization of Next Generation Sequences to Address Genetic Diversity and Disease Interactions of Perennial Tropical Crops
    • BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASK, LINCOLN, NE
  • Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
    • CENTEO AGRONOMICO TROPICAL DE INVESTIGACION Y
  • Molecular Characterization of CATIE International Coffee Collections
    • CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE-CNRA
  • Molecular Characterization of Coffee Germplasm Collection in the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Cóte d’Ivoire
    • CREATIVE BIOGENE INC, Shirley
  • Metabolomic Analysis of Various Theobroma Cacao Diseases
    • DOVETAIL GENOMICS, LLC, Scotts Valley, CA
  • Genome Sequencing with Dovetail Genomics, LLC
    • FINE CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, SEATTLE, WA
  • Identification and Conservation of Fine Flavored Cacao Varieties (Theobroma cacao)
    • FUNDACAO PAU BRASIL, ILHEUS
  • Cacao Genotypic Response to Abiotic Stresses, and Management Practices on Soil and Cocoa Bean Quality
    • INSTITUTO DE CULTIVOS TROPICALES, SAN MARTIN
  • Assess Cacao Germplasm for Abiotic Factors and Improved Agronomic Traits
    • LA CORPORACION COLOMBIANA DE INVESTIGACION AG
  • Molecular Characterization and Diversity Analysis of Colombian Cacao Genebank Collections and Cacao Pathogens from Various Regions of Colombia
    • LGC GENOMICS, LLC, Beverly, MA
  • Development of GBS and SNP Tools for Tropical Plant Genotyping
    • THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE
  • Evaluation of Cacao Germplasm for Targeted Agronomic Traits in the International Cocao Genebank, Trinidad
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DAVIS, CA
  • The Assembly and Analysis of Genomes and Transcriptomes from Plant Pathogens of Theobroma Cacao
    • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL
  • Assessment of Soil Quality parameters in Tropical Soils and Elemental Composition in Tropical Crops Subjected to Abiotic Stresses
  • Genetic Diversity Studies of Phytophthora species
    • UNIVERSITY OF READING
  • Developing Pathogen and Plant Based Genetic Tools for Breeding Disease Resistance in Theobroma Cacao