'His work is central to developing technologies that advance crop productivity and water security, helping ensure the long-term sustainability of agriculture.'
The work is a transformative step forward in plant genome engineering. Eliminating dependence on tissue culture and transgene integration opens the door to truly scalable and rapid crop improvement.
'IGCAST is a genomics powerhouse that develops cutting edge, innovative, science-based outcomes aimed at addressing persistent challenges posed by abiotic stresses in agriculture.'
'Their accomplishments speak to their own outstanding abilities in their field, but also indicate the rising prominence of Davis College in its march towards a top-ten college of agriculture.”
Long-term goals include developing new computational tools and predictive models that enable plant breeders and ecologists to predict beneficial organismal interactions.