Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Balmant Lab
Led by Kelly Balmant · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The Balmant Lab studies how genes and molecules affect flavor, nutrition, and shelf life in crops using methods like RNA-seq, metabolomics, and genomics. Their goal is to develop tools for breeding better-quality crops.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Linking bark anatomy to Eucalyptus Physiological Disorder (EPD) in commercial clones
2025 · International Journal of Horticultural Science
Examines eucalyptus bark structure to understand EPD, a stress-related disorder in trees.
- Deep tissue profiling of Populus stem at single nucleus level reveals uncharacterized cell types and cell-specific gene regulatory networks
2025 · Genome biology
Single-nucleus RNA-seq reveals uncharacterized cell types and gene networks in Populus stem tissue.
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- An improved nuclei isolation protocol from leaf tissue for single-cell transcriptomics
2025 · PLoS ONE
A new method isolates nuclei from leaf tissue for single-cell transcriptomics in plant biology.
- Beyond the Wood Log: Relationships Among Bark Anatomy, Stem Diameter, and Tolerance to Eucalypt Physiological Disorder (EPD) in Cultivated Clones of Eucalyptus grandis Hill Ex Maiden and E. urophylla T. Blake
2025 · International Journal of Plant Biology
Eucalyptus clones with EPD showed differences in phloem tissue proportions and sieve tube elements.
- Artificial intelligence‐powered plant phenomics: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
2025 · The Plant Phenome Journal
AI-powered plant phenomics automates sensing and data analysis to support crop decision-making.
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