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Shawn M. Kaeppler is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their scientific work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Biomedical Engineering. The main topics addressed cover Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Shawn M. Kaeppler has contributed to numerous publications across a variety of journals and venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues include:

  • Crop Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Genome
  • ChemSusChem
  • BMC Research Notes

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Kaeppler include:

  • "The importance of dominance and genotype-by-environment interactions on grain yield variation in a large-scale public cooperative maize experiment," 2021, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "Utility of Climatic Information via Combining Ability Models to Improve Genomic Prediction for Yield Within the Genomes to Fields Maize Project," 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 15 (ZmCIPK15)," 2021, Plant Cell & Environment
  • "Chromosome-level genome assembly of a regenerable maize inbred line A188," 2021, Genome Biology
  • "Assessing the Viability of Recovery of Hydroxycinnamic Acids from Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Alkaline Pretreatment Waste Streams," 2020, ChemSusChem

Frequent coauthors of Shawn M. Kaeppler include:

  • Natalia de León
  • Candice N. Hirsch
  • Dayane Cristina Lima
  • Seth C. Murray
  • Nathan M. Springer

Best Publications

  • Comparative population genomics of maize domestication and improvement

    Matthew B. Hufford;Xun Xu;Joost Van Heerwaarden;Tanja Pyhäjärvi

  • Epigenetic aspects of somaclonal variation in plants.

    Shawn M. Kaeppler;Heidi F. Kaeppler;Yong Rhee

  • Genetic instability of plant tissue cultures: breakdown of normal controls

    R L Phillips;S M Kaeppler;P Olhoft

  • Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

    Jer Ming Chia;Chi Song;Peter J. Bradbury;Peter J. Bradbury;Denise Costich;Denise Costich

  • Genome‐wide atlas of transcription during maize development

    Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Haining Lin;Kevin L. Childs;Kevin L. Childs;Candice N. Hansey

  • Insights into the Maize Pan-Genome and Pan-Transcriptome

    Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Jillian M. Foerster;James M. Johnson;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon

  • Lax leaf maize: cell wall composition and nutritional value.

    Lori K Falkner;James G Coors;Brad M Ostrander;Shawn M Kaeppler

  • An Expanded Maize Gene Expression Atlas based on RNA Sequencing and its Use to Explore Root Development

    Scott C. Stelpflug;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Candice N. Hirsch

  • Conserved plant genes with similarity to mammalian de novo DNA methyltransferases.

    Xiaofeng Cao;Nathan M. Springer;Michael G. Muszynski;Ronald L. Phillips

  • Tissue culture-induced DNA methylation variation in maize

    S M Kaeppler;R L Phillips

  • Mapping of QTLs for lateral root branching and length in maize (Zea mays L.) under differential phosphorus supply

    Jinming Zhu;Shawn M. Kaeppler;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Autophagic Recycling Plays a Central Role in Maize Nitrogen Remobilization

    Faqiang Li;Taijoon Chung;Janice G. Pennington;Maria L. Federico

  • Marker Density and Read Depth for Genotyping Populations Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

    Timothy Mathes Beissinger;Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Jillian M. Foerster

  • Comparative Analysis of SET Domain Proteins in Maize and Arabidopsis Reveals Multiple Duplications Preceding the Divergence of Monocots and Dicots

    Nathan M. Springer;Carolyn A. Napoli;David A. Selinger;Ritu Pandey

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for seminal root traits in maize ( Zea mays L.) seedlings grown under differential phosphorus levels

    Jinming Zhu;Suzanne M. Mickelson;Shawn M. Kaeppler;Jonathan Paul Lynch

  • Draft Assembly of Elite Inbred Line PH207 Provides Insights into Genomic and Transcriptome Diversity in Maize

    Candice N. Hirsch;Cory D. Hirsch;Alex B. Brohammer;Megan J. Bowman

  • Maize chromomethylase Zea methyltransferase2 is required for CpNpG methylation

    Charles M. Papa;Nathan M. Springer;Michael G. Muszynski;Robert Meeley

  • Chloroplast DNA and nuclear DNA content variations among cultivars of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum L.

    Sherry J. Hultquist;Kenneth P. Vogel;D. J. Lee;K. Arumuganathan

  • Maize (Zea mays L.) genome diversity as revealed by RNA-sequencing

    Candice N. Hansey;Candice N. Hansey;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Natalia de Leon;Natalia de Leon

  • Maize gene atlas developed by RNA sequencing and comparative evaluation of transcriptomes based on RNA sequencing and microarrays.

    Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Roman Briskine;Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Chad L. Myers

Frequent Co-Authors

Natalia de Leon
Natalia de Leon University of Wisconsin–Madison
C. Robin Buell
C. Robin Buell University of Georgia
Nathan M. Springer
Nathan M. Springer University of Minnesota
Candice N. Hirsch
Candice N. Hirsch University of Minnesota
Rajandeep S. Sekhon
Rajandeep S. Sekhon Clemson University
Brieanne Vaillancourt
Brieanne Vaillancourt Michigan State University
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Michael D. Casler
Michael D. Casler Agricultural Research Service
Jonathan P. Lynch
Jonathan P. Lynch Pennsylvania State University
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy

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