Lisa Kissing Kucek
Research Geneticist (Plants)

608-234-0352

1925 Linden Dr. W
Madison, WI 53706

Dr. Kissing Kucek joined Dairy Forage Research : USDA ARS in January of 2017 as a Biological Science Lab Technician. Dr. Kissing Kucek transitioned to a Post Doctoral Scientist position in June of 2017 and transitioned to her current Research Geneticist role in March of 2024. Dr. Kissing Kucek's research specializes in annual grass cover crop breeding (emphasis on cereal rye).

• Publications

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  • United States hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) germplasm contains two subpopulations-(Abstract Only)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Mirsky, S.B., Reberg-Horton, C., Moore, V., Ehlke, N., Riday, H. 2024. United States hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) germplasm contains two subpopulations. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. June 24-26, 2024.
    
  • Building a cereal rye breeding program for cover crop use-(Proceedings)
    Kucek, L.K., Moore, V.M., Leon-Gonzalez, R., Reberg-Horton, C. 2024. Building a cereal rye breeding program for cover crop use. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. June 24-26, 2024.
    
  • Pooled DNA sequencing in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) reveals QTL for seed dormancy but not pod dehiscence -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Carr, B., Douglas, J., Englert, J., Ali, S., Raasch, J.A., Bhamidimarri, S., Mirsky, S.B., Monteros, M.J., Hayes, R.J., Riday, H. 2024. Pooled DNA sequencing in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) reveals QTL for seed dormancy but not pod dehiscence. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1384596.
    
  • A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Fuller, T.D., Bickhart, D.M., Koch, L.M., Kucek, L.K., Ali, S., Mangelson, H., Monteros, M.J., Hernandez, T., Smith, T.P., Riday, H., Sullivan, M.L. 2023. A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch (Vicia villosa). GigaByte. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.98.
    
  • Supporting data for "A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch, Vicia villosa" -(Database / Dataset)
    Fuller, T.D., Bickhart, D.M., Koch, L.M., Kucek, L.K., Ali, S., Mangelson, H., Monteros, M.J., Hernandez, T., Smith, T.P., Riday, H., Sullivan, M.L. 2023. Supporting data for "A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch, Vicia villosa". GigaByte. http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/102446.
    
  • Genome-wide association mapping in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) discovers a large effect locus controlling seed dormancy -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Carr, B., Marion, A., Douglas, J., Englert, J., Ali, S., Raasch, J.A., Bhamidimarri, S., Mirsky, S.B., Monteros, M.J., Krogman, S., Hayes, R.J., Azevedo, M.D., Riday, H. 2023. Genome-wide association mapping in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) discovers a large effect locus controlling seed dormancy. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1282187.
    
  • Breeding soft-seeded hairy vetch-(Abstract Only)
    Riday, H., Tilhou, N.W., Kucek, L.K., Ali, S., Carr, B., Young-Mathews, A., Douglas, J., Bhamidimarri, S., Azevedo, M.D., Krogman, S., Monteros, M., Mirsky, S.B., Hayes, R.J., Englert, J. 2023. Breeding soft-seeded hairy vetch. Eucarpia Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Symposium. September 10-14, 2023.
    
  • Assessing forage research and education needs of organic dairy farms in the United States -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Hatungimana, E., Darby, H.M., Soder, K.J., Ziegler, S.E., Brito, A.F., Kucek, L.K., Riday, H., Brummer, C. 2024. Assessing forage research and education needs of organic dairy farms in the United States. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 39:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170523000455.
    
  • A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch, Vicia villosa -(Other)
    Fuller, T.D., Koch, L.M., Kucek, L.K., Ali, S., Haley, M., Hernandez, T., Smith, T.P., Bickhart, D.M., Riday, H., Sullivan, M.L. 2023. A reference assembly for the legume cover crop hairy vetch, Vicia villosa. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.28.534423.
    
  • Transcript profiling of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) identified interesting genes for seed dormancy -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Ali, S., Kucek, L.K., Riday, H., Krom, N., Krogman, S., Cooper, K., Jacobs, L., Mehta, P., Trammell, M., Bhamidimarri, S., Butler, T., Saha, M.C., Monteros, M.J. 2023. Transcript profiling of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) identified interesting genes for seed dormancy. The Plant Genome. 16(2). Article e20330. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20330.
    
  • Assessing forage research and education needs of organic dairy farms in the United States-(Experiment Station)
    Hatungimana, E., Darby, H.M., Soder, K.J., Ziegler, S.E., Brito, A.F., Kucek, L.K., Riday, H., Brummer, E. 2023. Assessing forage research and education needs of organic dairy farms in the United States. The University of Vermont Extension. Available: www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/Northwest-Crops-and-Soils-Program/2022%20Research%20Reports/OREI_Forage_Survey_Highlights_FINAL.pdf
    
  • Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: I. Correlated traits -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Kucek, L.K., Mallory, E., Darby, H., Dawson, J., Sorrells, M. 2021. Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: I. Correlated traits. Euphytica. 217. Article e202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02930-9.
    
  • Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: II. Measuring gains from selection and local adaptation -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Kucek, L.K., Dawson, J., Darby, H., Mallory, E., Davis, M., Sorrells, M. 2021. Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: II. Measuring gains from selection and local adaptation. Euphytica. 217. Article e203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02905-w.
    
  • Seed dormancy regulated by genotype and environment in Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Kucek, L.K., Azevedo, M.D., Eagen, S., Ehlke, N., Hayes, R.J., Mirsky, S.B., Reberg-Horton, C., Ryan, M.R., Wayman, S., Wiering, N.P., Riday, H. 2021. Seed dormancy regulated by genotype and environment in Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth). Agronomy Journal. 10(11). Article 1804. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111804.
    
  • Phenotypic and nodule microbial diversity among crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) accessions -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Moore, V., Davis, B., Maul, J.E., Kucek, L.K., Mirsky, S.B. 2020. Phenotypic and nodule microbial diversity among crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) accessions. Agronomy. 10(9):1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091434.
    
  • Pod dehiscence in hairy vetch (Vicia Villosa Roth) -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Kucek, L.K., Riday, H., Rufener, B.P., Burke, A.N., Seehaver Eagen, S., Ehlke, N., Krogman, S., Mirsky, S.B., Reberg-Horton, C., Ryan, M.R., Wayman, S., Weiring, N. 2020. Pod dehiscence in hairy vetch (Vicia Villosa Roth). Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:82. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00082.
    
  • Efforts to Domesticate Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth): Eliminating Hard Seed and Pod Shatter-(Abstract Only)
    Kucek, L.K., Riday, H., Burke, A.N., Eagen, S.S., Ehkle, N., Krogman, S., Mirsky, S.B., Reberg-Horton, C., Ryan, M.R., Trammel, M., Wayman, S., Wiering, N.P. 2020. Efforts to Domesticate Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth): Eliminating Hard Seed and Pod Shatter. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. 1/11/2020.
    
  • Leveraging legume genomic resources to identify genes associated with non-seed shattering in hairy vetch (vicia villosa roth)-(Abstract Only)
    Hernandez, T.D., Alarcon, Y., Kucek, L.K., Krom, N.D., Montes, C., Shahjahan, A., Riday, H., Monteros, M.J. 2020. Leveraging legume genomic resources to identify genes associated with non-seed shattering in hairy vetch (vicia villosa roth). Plant and Animal Genome Conference. 1/11/2020.
    
  • Developing Solutions for Seed Shattering in Cover Crops: Targeting Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth)-(Proceedings)
    Monteros, M.J., Hernandez, T.D., Krom, N.D., Montes, C.M., Kucek, L.K., Shahjahan, A., Bhamidimarri, S., Riday, H. 2019. Developing Solutions for Seed Shattering in Cover Crops: Targeting Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. 11/13/2019.
    
  • Breeding for soft seeded non shattering hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L.)-(Abstract Only)
    Riday, H., Kucek, L.K., Douglas, J.L., Carr, B., Young-Mathews, A., Bhamidimarri, S., Hayes, R.J., Azevedo, M.D., Trammell, M., Monteros, M., Mirsky, S.B., Wiering, N.P., Bickhart, D.M., Sullivan, M.L., Ehlke, N., Englert, J.S. 2019. Breeding for soft seeded non shattering hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L.). National Association of Plant Breeders. 25 to 29 August 2019.
    
  • Environmental influences on the relationship between fall and spring vigor in hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth)-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    
  • Mark E. Sorrells: Plant breeder, geneticist, innovator, mentor -(Book / Chapter)
    Gul, A., Diepenbock, C., Munkvold, J., Paterson, A., Kucek, L.K., Souze, E., La Rota, M., Yu, L. 2019. Mark E. Sorrells: Plant breeder, geneticist, innovator, mentor. In: Goldman, I., editor. Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 42. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119521358.ch1.
    
  • Improving legumes for pasture, cover crops, living mulch, and green manure-(Trade Journal)