zhanyou.xu@usda.gov
Research Geneticist (Plants)
Disciplinary Areas
Alfalfa and soybean genetics and breeding
Genomics selection
Bioinformatics
Machine learning
Current Research Focus
Alfalfa germplasm screening and development for stress resistance/tolerance and yield
Alfalfa root architecture genetics and breeding for specific environments
Alfalfa genomic selection and machine learning for alfalfa digestible biomass yield
Image recognition and deep learning for alfalfa live phenotyping