Collaborations

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

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Current collaborators and projects:

BGI AMERICAS CORPORATION, Cambridge, MA,

Development of Next Generation Sequences to Address Genetic Diversity and Disease Interactions of Perennial Tropical Crops

CENTEO AGRONOMICO TROPICAL DE INVESTIGACION Y, , ,

Development of Sustainable Cacao Production Methods in Costa Rica

DOVETAIL GENOMICS, LLC, Santa Cruz, CA,

Genome Sequencing with Dovetail Genomics, LLC

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

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, IL,

Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE, ,

Evaluation of Cacao Germplasm for Targeted Agronomic Traits in the International Cocao Genebank, Trinidad

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL,

Genetic Diversity Studies of Phytophthora species

Evaluation of Soil Quality Parameters in Tropical Soils and Assessment of Elemental Composition in Tropical Crops

UNIVERSITY OF READING, , ,

Developing Pathogen and Plant Based Genetic Tools for Breeding Disease Resistance in Theobroma Cacao