Charlie Brummer
Director and Professor, Center for Plant Breeding, UC Davis
Researcher
Charlie's research program centers around the development of cultivars and germplasm for alfalfa, tall fescue, spinach, and wild rice. His primary focus lies in enhancing yield, employing various methods from traditional breeding enhancements to leveraging molecular markers. Currently, his projects involve utilizing high-density, genome-wide SNP markers for implementing genomic selection to enhance yield. Furthermore, Charlie's research delves into understanding autumn-induced dormancy in alfalfa through QTL mapping, aiming to increase fall yield without compromising winter hardiness. Alongside this, he runs a small program dedicated to enhancing the productivity of wild rice in California and is initiating a program aimed at creating broad-spectrum downy mildew resistance in spinach.
Project Involvement
Developing an AI-Enabled Toolkit for Routine Integration of Quality Traits into Molecular Breeding Strategies
Developing an AI-Enabled Toolkit for Routine Integration of Quality Traits into Molecular Breeding Strategies
AI-Enabled and Compound-Driven Toolkit for Molecular Breeding, Nutritional Quality, Aroma, Flavor and Health Traits
AIFS Publications
Journal Article ⏐ Theoretical and Applied Genetics 2025Journal Article ⏐ Theor. Appl. Genet. 2025Integration of Crop Modeling and Sensing Into Molecular Breeding for Nutritional Quality and Stress Tolerance
Berlingeri, Jonathan,Abelina Fuentes,Earl Ranario,Heesup Yun,Ellen Rim,Oscar Garrett,Alexander Howard,Mary-Francis LaPorte,Sassoum Lo,Duke Pauli,Jenna Hershberger,Mason Earles,Allen Van Deynze,Charlie Brummer,Richard Michelmore,Christopher Wong,Troy Magney,Pamela Ronald,Daniel Runcie,Brian N Bailey,and Christine H DiepenbrockDOI: 10.1007/s00122-025-04984-y