Collaborations

The Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:

BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC., LORTON

Automation Scalability for Direct Testing of Potato Tubers to Safeguard US Seed Potato Health

BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH,, ITHACA, NY

Functional Characterization of Tomato Nutrient Genes

Applying Biotechnology Techniques to Improve Tomato in the US and Philippines

Development of Molecular Tools to Control Citrus Greening Disease

Computational Genomic Assessment of Gene Editing Fidelity

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, PROVO, UT

Avena Clintland60 Genome Sequence

COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY

Computational and Genomic Resources to Support Plant Genome Function

Development of Pan-genomic & Computational Resources for Agriculture

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO

Integrating Next-generation Technologies for Blackleg and Soft Rot Management in Potato

Updating Potato Seed Certification Practices to Effectively Manage Emerging Virus Disease Issues

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY

Discovery and Management of Diseases of Floriculture Crops

Genomics Approaches for Understanding and Managing Blackleg and Soft Rot in Potato

Characterization of Fruit Ripening at the Tissue and Cellular Level

Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids

Identification of Genes and Gene Products Involved in Vector-Pathogen Interactions to Control Vector-borne Pathogens

Genetic Approaches of Improving Crop Nutritional Quality Traits

Predictive Modeling of Mature Oat Seed Composition Using Metabolomics and Transcriptomics

Nutritional Quality and Micronutrient Bioavailability of Foods

Function, Structure and Regulation of Membrane Transport Proteins Mediating Plant Mineral Nutrition and Abiotic Stress Responses

Genomics of Fungi Associated with Invasive Invertebrates

Identification and Characterization of Genes that Controls Nutritional Quality Traits in Fruits and Vegetables

Phytopathogenic Bacteria Biology, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, and Control

Interfering with Insect Vector Transmission of Plant Pathogens Using RNA-based Technology

Breeding Insight Phase 2: Expansion to Support More Diverse Plant and Animal Use Cases

Translation of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Nutritional Impact Research Outcomes to Stakeholders

Elucidation of Genetic Elements Governing Quality Traits in Cauliflower

Mechanisms of Compatible and Incompatible Interactions Between Potato and Potato Cyst Nematodes

Developing Novel Tools to Combat Devastating Potato Pathogens - Cornell

Genomic and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Strategies Used in Plant Pathogen Interactions

Breeding Insight Platform (BIP) Initiative

PCN Immunity

High Throughput Phenotyping of Root Architecture Traits

Understanding the Genetic Basis of Fruit Development and Quality

Genetic Approaches to Improve Wheat Aluminum Resistance in a Carbon-Use-Efficient Means

Top-Down Proteomics in Support of Proteogenomics of Bacterial Plant Pathogens

Improving Maize and Sorghum Efficiency Using Grass Diversity and Computational Modeling

Development and Release of Golden Nematode Resistant Potatoes

Genetic Approaches of Improving Crop Nutritional Quality Traits

Collaborative Animal Research Between Cornell University and USDA-ARS

Cornell University & USDA/ARS-New York Facilities: (Holley Center-Ithaca, NY; Grape Genetics & Plant Genetic Research Units-Geneva, NY)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON DC, DC

Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids

New Approaches to Control Development of Novel Management Tools for Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus and its Insect Vectors Using Molecular Virology

Deciphering the Genetic and Molecular Mechanism Underlying Green Curd Color in Cauliflower

Uncovering Novel Genes and Mechanisms Underlying Carotenoid Accumulation in Melon Fruit

Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, U, KANSAS CITY

SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen

Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO, ND

Expanding the Utility of Direct Dormant Tuber Testing

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR

Standards Development for Phenotypes and Pathway Resource for Sorghum

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, ID

Updating Potato Seed Certification Practices to Effectively Manage Emerging Virus Disease

Developing Novel Tools to Combat Devastating Potato Pathogens - Univ of ID

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TN

Training 1890 Faculty in CRISPR Technology

Profiling Cell Specific Transcriptomes and Proteomes to Understand Pollen Development Under Heat Stress in Tomato

Transgenerational Adaptation of Plants to Acidic pH and Toxic Metals in Soil

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL CO, BURLINGTON, VT

Genetics and Demography of Invasive Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.)

Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in the Local Food Systems of the New England States

US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, BOSTON, MA

Memorandum of Agreement by and Between US Dept of Agriculture and The General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Energy Division

USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC

Immunity to Potato Cyst Nematodes

Automation Scalability for Direct Testing of Potato Tubers to Safeguard US Seed Potato Health

Immunity to Potato Cyst Nematodes