• Data-driven decentralized breeding increases prediction accuracy in a challenging crop production environment 

      de Sousa, Kaue; van Etten, Jacob; Poland, Jesse A.; Fadda, Carlo; Jannink, Jean-Luc; Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Yosef; Fantahun Lakew, Basazen; Kassahun Mengistu, Dejene; Pe, Mario Enrico; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Dell’Acqua, Matteo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Crop breeding must embrace the broad diversity of smallholder agricultural systems to ensure food security to the hundreds of millions of people living in challenging production environments. This need can be addressed by ...
    • Genomics-driven breeding for local adaptation of durum wheat is enhanced by farmers’ traditional knowledge 

      Gesesse, Cherinet Alem; Nigir, Bogale; de Sousa, Kauê; Dell’Acqua, Matteo; Gianfranceschi, Luca; Gallo, Guido Roberto; Poland, Jesse; Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat; Desta, Ermias Abate; Fadda, Carlo; Pe, Mario Enrico (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Smallholder farming systems support the livelihoods of estimated two billion people on the planet. They are often characterized by challenging environments critically exposed to the climate crisis, with limited access to ...