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)
• Evaluating Sensor Fusion and Flight Parameters for Enhanced Plant Height Measurement in Dry Peas , SENSORS (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)
• Genomic-inferred cross-selection methods for multi-trait improvement in a recurrent selection breeding program , Plant Methods (2024)
• Identification of novel candidate genes for Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2024)
• Multi-trait multi-environment genomic prediction of preliminary yield trial in pulse crop , PLANT GENOME (2024)
• Multi-trait multi-environment genomic prediction of preliminary yield trials in pulse crops , (2024)
• Predicting lodging severity in dry peas using UAS-mounted RGB, LIDAR, and multispectral sensors , Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (2024)