Breeding and genetics in dry beans and pulse crops. Improvement of agronomic and quality characteristics of dry beans and pulses. Functionalization of dry bean and pulse genetics. Research and development in enhanced, scalable technologies to measure plant characters (plant phenomics).
VALERIO HOYOS VILLEGAS
Researcher- Host institution: Michigan State University
- Position: Principal investigator
- Discipline: Agricultural science, Plant biology
- Alternative protein type: Plant-based
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Joint research, Providing guest lectures, Sharing equipment or facilities, Technical consultation
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Research staff, Undergraduate students
- Lab equipment: Biochemistry equipment, High-throughput screening equipment, Other, Sensory and food science analysis equipment, Sequencing equipment
- Pilot equipment: Plant protein processing
- Region: North America
- Technology focus: Computational modeling, Consumer research, Crop development, Ingredient optimization
- Location: East Lansing, Michigan, United States