Uses genomic selection, QTL mapping and field phenotyping to speed bean and pulse cultivar development.
University
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Updated Oct 4, 2026
Halo lists 3,021 plant breeding experts with a page on the network. They include Valerio Hoyos-villegas and Nicolas Kral. Open the plant breeding hub to see all of them.
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Develops microfluidic screening for rare DNA insertion events and DNA-free editing for vegetable breeding.
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Breeds heat-tolerant soybean and peanut and edits wheat genes for Fusarium head blight resistance.
University
Builds marker-free CRISPR editing tools for cereals and models genomic selection outcomes in sorghum.
University
TB
Builds tomato MAGIC populations and uses cis-eQTL mapping and promoter editing to guide breeding.
University
Edits the tef TAD1 gene for yield and lodging tolerance and transforms recalcitrant orphan crops.
University
CN
Applies CRISPR/Cas9, prime editing and GWAS to improve traits in rice, soybean and tomato.
University
Develops synthetic plant episomes for non-integrative multigene trait engineering.
University
Clones powdery mildew resistance genes in cucurbits and edits broccoli for glucoraphanin and shelf life.
University
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Every innovator on this page has a claimed Halo profile and work in plant breeding and genetics. Anyone with plant breeding solutions listed on Halo comes first, and every name links through to its page on the platform. Partnering runs through sponsored research, co-development, pilot engagements, and licensing. The full solution set, with the counts and the research areas behind it, sits on the plant breeding hub.
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Halo lists 3,021 plant breeding experts, including Valerio Hoyos-villegas, Nicolas Kral, and Sachin Rustgi. Anyone with plant breeding solutions listed on Halo comes first, and the page was last updated on Oct 4, 2026.
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