Nonoy Bandillo

Bio

Education and Training

Postdoctoral, Cornell University, Quantitative Genetics, 2018
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Plant Breeding & Genetics, 2016
BSc, magna cum laude, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, Agronomy: Plant Breeding, 2008

Research Interests

My lab focuses on identifying and characterizing genes in small grains to improve food security and human health, advancing breeding tools for genetic innovation, and developing elite cultivars for North Carolina and surrounding states.

Teaching

• CS 745 Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding

Editorial Board

• Associate Editor, The Plant Genome, 2023-Present

Publications

• Accurate plant height estimation in pulse crops through integration of LiDAR, multispectral information, and machine learning , REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT (2025)
• Enhancing yield and protein content estimation in dry peas through multispectral data integration and ensemble learning model , PLANT PHENOME JOURNAL (2025)
• Evaluating Sensor Fusion and Flight Parameters for Enhanced Plant Height Measurement in Dry Peas , SENSORS (2025)
• Genome‐wide association study of seed mineral nutrients in peas (Pisum sativum L.) , The Plant Genome (2025)
• Improving estimation of days to maturity in field pea using RGB aerial imagery and machine learning , PLANT PHENOME JOURNAL (2025)
• Multispectral data and random forest model outperform deep learning in predicting lentil maturity using UAS imagery , JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH (2025)
• Optimizing integration techniques for UAS and satellite image data in precision agriculture - a review , FRONTIERS IN REMOTE SENSING (2025)
• Accelerating genetic gain through strategic speed breeding in spring wheat , Crop Science (2024)
• Association study of crude seed protein and fat concentration in a USDA pea diversity panel , The Plant Genome (2024)
• Effective population size in field pea , BMC Genomics (2024)