Prof. Dr. Kai Peter Voss-Fels

Organisationseinheit(en):Institut für Rebenzüchtung Professur für Rebenzüchtung

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Tel.: +49 6722 502 126
E-Mail: Kai.Voss-Fels(at)hs-gm.de

Postanschrift:Von-Lade-Straße 1
D-65366 Geisenheim

Besucheranschrift: Gebäude 6401
Raum 2
Eibinger-Weg 1
65366 Geisenheim

Kai Voss-Fels is Professor of Grapevine Breeding at Geisenheim University where he leads a team of researchers, students and technical staff working on genetics, genomics and breeding of grapevine. After completing his PhD in plant breeding and quantitative genetics at Justus Liebig University Giessen in 2016, he was a senior research fellow and group leader at the University of Queensland, Australia from 2017-2021. In 2021, he moved to Geisenheim University to develop a new research program focussed on genomics-assisted rootstock improvement and clonal selection in grapevine.

Prof. Voss-Fels' research aims at developing and implementing new genomics-assisted breeding approaches to improve yield, quality and resistances in major crops. This involves combining quantitative genetics, genomics and computational methods for prediction to help accelerate genetic gain. Prof. Voss-Fels has worked across a range of crops incl. wheat, barley, sugarcane, rapeseed, chickpea and now grapevine. He works closely with leading national and international partners across the public and private sectors. Prof. Voss-Fels has won several prestigious awards and has published the outcomes of his research in almost 50 peer-reviewed articles in some of the highest impact journals in his field.

Strack T., Voss-Fels K. (2024): Drought stress phenotyping for rootstock breeding: a case study in Vitis berlandieri. Gent, Belgium International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1385 1385 S. 39 - 46. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1385.6
978 94 6261 384 3

Wagner M., Stanbury P., Dietrich T., Döring J., Ewert J., Foerster C., Freund M., Friedel M., Kammann C., Koch M., Owtram T., Schultz H.R., Voss-Fels K., Hanf J. (2023): Developing a Sustainability Vision for the Global Wine Industry. Sustainability 15 (13) DOI: 10.3390/su151310487

Fichtl L., Hofmann M., Kahlen K., Voss-Fels K.P., Cast C.S., Ollat N., Vivin P., Loose S., Nsibi M., Schmid J., Strack T., Schultz H.R., Smith J., Friedel M. (2023): Towards grapevine root architectural models to adapt viticulture to drought. Frontiers in Plant Science 14 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1162506

Varshney R.K., Roorkiwal M., Sun S., Bajaj P., Chitikineni A., Thudi M., Singh N.P., Du X., Upadhyaya H.D., Khan A.W., Wang Y., Garg V., Fan G.Y., Cowling W.A., Crossa J., Gentzbittel L., Voss-Fels K.P., Valluri V.K., Sinha P., Singh V.K., Ben C.L., Rathore A., Punna R., Singh M.K., Tar'an B., Bharadwaj C., Yasin M., Pithia M.S., Singh S., Soren K.R., Kudapa H., Jarquin D., Cubry P., Hickey L.T., Dixit G.P., Thuillet A.C., Hamwieh A., Kumar S., Deokar A.A., Chaturvedi S.K., Francis A., Howard R., Chattopadhyay D., Edwards D., Lyons E., Vigouroux Y., Hayes B., von Wettberg E., Datta S.K., Yang H.M., Nguyen H.T., Wang J., Siddique K.H.M., Mohapatra T., Bennetzen J.L., Xu X., Liu X. (2021): A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes. Nature 599 S. 622 - 627. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04066-1

Yadav S., Ross E.M., Aitken K.S., Hickey L.T., Powell O., Wei X.M., Voss-Fels K.P., Hayes B. (2021): A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species. BMC genomics 22 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08116-w

Hayes B.J., Wei X.M., Joyce P., Atkin F., Deomano E., Yue J., Nguyen L., Ross E.M., Cavallaro T., Aitken K.S., Voss-Fels K.P. (2021): Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 S. 1455 - 1462. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03782-6

Dinglasan E.G., Peressini T., Marathamuthu K.A., See P.T., Snyman L., Platz G., Godwin I., Voss-Fels K.P., Moffat C.S., Hickey L.T. (2021): Genetic characterization of adult-plant resistance to tan spot (syn, yellow spot) in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 S. 2823 - 2839. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03861-8

Yadav S., Wei X.M., Joyce P., Atkin F., Deomano E., Sun Y., Nguyen L.T., Ross E.M., Cavallaro T., Aitken K.S., Hayes B., Voss-Fels K.P. (2021): Improved genomic prediction of clonal performance in sugarcane by exploiting non-additive genetic effects. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 S. 2235 - 2252. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03822-1

Bhatta M., Sandro P., Smith M.R., Delaney O., Voss-Fels K.P., Gutierrez L., Hickey L.T. (2021): Need for speed: manipulating plant growth to accelerate breeding cycles. Current opinion in plant biology 60 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101986

Powell O.M., Voss-Fels K.P., Jordan D.R., Hammer G., Cooper M. (2021): Perspectives on Applications of Hierarchical Gene-To-Phenotype (G2P) Maps to Capture Non-stationary Effects of Alleles in Genomic Prediction. Frontiers in Plant Science 12 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.663565

Yao M., Guan M., Yang Q., Huang L.Y., Xiong X.H., Jan H.U., Voss-Fels K.P., Werner C.R., He X., Qian W., Snowdon R.J., Guan C.Y., Hua W., Qian L.W. (2021): Regional association analysis coupled with transcriptome analyses reveal candidate genes affecting seed oil accumulation in Brassica napus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 S. 1545 - 1555. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03788-0

Voss-Fels K.P., Wei X.M., Ross E.M., Frisch M., Aitken K.S., Cooper M., Hayes B.J. (2021): Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 S. 1493 - 1511. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03785-3

Cooper M., Voss-Fels K.P., Messina C.D., Tang T., Hammer G.L. (2021): Tackling G x E x M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity. Springer Verlag (Germany) S. 1625 - 1644. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03812-3

Ober E.S., Alahmad S., Cockram J., Forestan C., Hickey L.T., Kant J., Maccaferri M., Marr E., Milner M., Pinto F., Rambla C., Reynolds M., Salvi S., Sciara G., Snowdon R.J., Thomelin P., Tuberosa R., Uauy C., Voss-Fels K.P., Wallington E., Watt M. (2021): Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience. Springer Verlag (Germany) S. 1645 - 1662. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03819-w

Yadav S., Jackson P., Wei X.M., Ross E.M., Aitken K., Deomano E., Atkin F., Hayes B., Voss-Fels K.P. (2020): Accelerating Genetic Gain in Sugarcane Breeding Using Genomic Selection. Agronomy 10 (4) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10040585

Alahmad S., Kang Y.C., Dinglasan E., Mazzucotelli E., Voss-Fels K.P., Able J.A., Christopher J., Bassi F.M., Hickey L.T. (2020): Adaptive Traits to Improve Durum Wheat Yield in Drought and Crown Rot Environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155260

Yao M., Guan M., Zhang Z.Q., Zhang Q.P., Cui Y.X., Chen H., Liu W., Jan H.U., Voss-Fels K.P., Werner C.R., He X., Liu Z.S., Guan C.Y., Snowdon R.J., Hua W., Qian L.W. (2020): GWAS and co-expression network combination uncovers multigenes with close linkage effects on the oleic acid content accumulation in Brassica napus. BMC genomics 21 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6711-0

Makhoul M., Rambla C., Voss-Fels K.P., Hickey L.T., Snowdon R.J., Obermeier C. (2020): Overcoming polyploidy pitfalls: a user guide for effective SNP conversion into KASP markers in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 133 S. 2413 - 2430. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03608-x

Alahmad S., El Hassouni K., Bassi F.M., Dinglasan E., Youssef C., Quarry G., Aksoy A., Mazzucotelli E., Juhasz A., Able J.A., Christopher J., Voss-Fels K.P., Hickey L.T. (2019): A Major Root Architecture QTL Responding to Water Limitation in Durum Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science 10 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00436

Voss-Fels K.P., Cooper M., Hayes B. (2019): Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 132 S. 669 - 686. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3270-8

Voss-Fels K.P., Stahl A., Wittkop B., Lichthardt C., Nagler S., Rose T., Chen T.W., Zetzsche H., Seddig S., Baig M.M., Ballvora A., Frisch M., Ross E., Hayes B., Hayden M.J., Ordon F., Leon J., Kage H., Friedt W., Stutzel H., Snowdon R.J. (2019): Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels. Nature plants 5 S. 706 - 714. DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0445-5

Dinglasan E.G., Singh D., Shankar M., Afanasenko O., Platz G., Godwin I.D., Voss-Fels K.P., Hickey L.T. (2019): Discovering new alleles for yellow spot resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 132 S. 149 - 162. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3204-5

Voss-Fels K.P., Keeble-Gagnere G., Hickey L.T., Tibbits J., Nagornyy S., Hayden M.J., Pasam R.K., Kant S., Friedt W., Snowdon R., Appels R., Wittkop B. (2019): High-resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 132 S. 2707 - 2719. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03383-4

Voss-Fels K.P., Stahl A., Hickey L.T. (2019): Q&A: modern crop breeding for future food security. BMC biology 17 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-019-0638-4

Snowdon R.J., Stahl A., Wittkop B., Friedt W., Voss-Fels K., Ordon F., Frisch M., Dreisigacker S., Hearne S.J., Bett K.E., Cuthbert R.D., Bentley A.R., Melchinger A.E., Tuberosa R., Langridge P., Uauy C., Sorrells M.E., Poland J., Pozniak C.J. (2019): Reduced response diversity does not negatively impact wheat climate resilience. National Academy of Sciences S. 10623 - 10624. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1901882116

Wurtzel E.T., Vickers C.E., Hanson A.D., Millar A.H., Cooper M., Voss-Fels K.P., Nikel P.I., Erb T.J. (2019): Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology. Nature Publ. Group S. 1207 - 1210. DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0539-0

Voss-Fels K.P., Snowdon R.J., Hickey L.T. (2018): Designer Roots for Future Crops. Trends in Plant Science 23 S. 957 - 960. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.004

Werner C.R., Voss-Fels K.P., Miller C.N., Qian W., Hua W., Guan C.Y., Snowdon R.J., Qian L.W. (2018): Effective Genomic Selection in a Narrow-Genepool Crop with Low-Density Markers: Asian Rapeseed as an Example. The Plant Genome 11 (2) DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.09.0084

Voss-Fels K.P., Qian L.W., Gabur I., Obermeier C., Hickey L.T., Werner C.R., Kontowski S., Frisch M., Friedt W., Snowdon R.J., Gottwald S. (2018): Genetic insights into underground responses to Fusarium graminearum infection in wheat. Scientific Reports 8 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31544-w

Werner C.R., Qian L.W., Voss-Fels K.P., Abbadi A., Leckband G., Frisch M., Snowdon R.J. (2018): Genome-wide regression models considering general and specific combining ability predict hybrid performance in oilseed rape with similar accuracy regardless of trait architecture. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131 S. 299 - 317. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3002-5

Alahmad S., Dinglasan E., Leung KM, Riaz A., Derbal N., Voss-Fels KP, Able JA, Bassi FM, Christopher J., Hickey LT (2018): Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat. Plant Methods 14 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0302-y

Riaz A., Athiyannan N., Periyannan S.K., Afanasenko O., Mitrofanova O.P., Platz G.J., Aitken E.A.B., Snowdon R.J., Lagudah E.S., Hickey L.T., Voss-Fels K.P. (2018): Unlocking new alleles for leaf rust resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131 S. 127 - 144. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-2990-5

Voss-Fels K.P., Robinson H., Mudge S.R., Richard C., Newman S., Wittkop B., Stahl A., Friedt W., Frisch M., Gabur I., Miller-Cooper A., Campbell B.C., Kelly A., Fox G., Christopher J., Christopher M., Chenu K., Franckowiak J., Mace E.S., Borrell A.K., Eagles H., Jordan D.R., Botella J.R., Hammer G., Godwin I.D., Trevaskis B., Snowdon R.J., Hickey L.T. (2018): VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley. Molecular plant 11 (1) S. 226 - 229. DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.005

Qian L.W., Hickey L.T., Stahl A., Werner C.R., Hayes B., Snowdon R.J., Voss-Fels K.P. (2017): Exploring and Harnessing Haplotype Diversity to Improve Yield Stability in Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science 8 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01534

Bernhard T., Friedt W., Voss-Fels K.P., Frisch M., Snowdon R.J., Wittkop B. (2017): Heterosis for Biomass and Grain Yield Facilitates Breeding of Productive Dual-Purpose Winter Barley Hybrids. Crop Science 57 (5) S. 2405 - 2418. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2016.10.0872

Voss-Fels K.P., Qian L.W., Parra-Londono S., Uptmoor R., Frisch M., Keeble-Gagnere G., Appels R., Snowdon R.J. (2017): Linkage drag constrains the roots of modern wheat. Plant, Cell and Environment 40 (5) S. 717 - 725. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12888

Qian L.W., Voss-Fels K., Cui Y.X., Jan H.U., Samans B., Obermeier C., Qian W., Snowdon R.J. (2016): Deletion of a Stay-Green Gene Associates with Adaptive Selection in Brassica napus. Molecular plant 9 S. 1559 - 1569. DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.10.017

Voss-Fels K., Snowdon R.J. (2016): Understanding and utilizing crop genome diversity via high-resolution genotyping. Wiley Open Access S. 1086 - 1094. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12456

Voss-Fels K., Frisch M., Qian L., Kontowski S., Friedt W., Gottwald S., Snowdon R.J. (2015): Subgenomic Diversity Patterns Caused by Directional Selection in Bread Wheat Gene Pools. The Plant Genome 8 (2) DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.03.0013

Aufbau einer Forschungsinfrastruktur für eine nachhaltige und lebenswerte Zukunft

Projektanfang: 14.06.2022
Projektende: 31.03.2023
Förderer: Europäische Kommission

Der Schwerpunkt der Hochschule Geisenheim in Forschung und Lehre liegt auf den Sonderkulturen und deren Produkten sowie der nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Kulturlandschaften und städtischen Freiräumen. Die Themen Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeitsziele und Biodiversitätsverlust sind essentieller Bestandteile aller Forschungsfragen, denen sich Geisenheimer Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler im regionalen aber auch nationalen und internationalen Kontext widmen. Sie stellen sich damit in ihren Fachbereichen den globalen Anforderungen und tragen zur Bewältigung der Klimakrise bei. Die Hochschule hat fünf Forschungsfelder definiert, in denen sie sich den Anforderungen der heutigen Zeit im Bereich der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette der Sonderkulturen – von der Landschaft zum Anbau über primäre und sekundäre Verarbeitungsprodukte bis hin zur Vermarktung und Ökonomie – widmet. 1. Ertragssichere, qualitätsorientierte und nachhaltige Anbausysteme für Sonderkulturen entwickeln 2. Agrarische Produkte mit Schwerpunkt pflanzliche Erzeugnisse innovativ und sicher verarbeiten und vermarkten und im Sinne der Bioökonomie nutzen 3. Kulturlandschaften und städtische Freiräume zukunftsfähig gestalten und weiterentwickeln 4. Risiken des Klimawandels beurteilen und Strategien zur Anpassung und Minderung der Folgen erarbeiten 5. Digitalisierung in der Produktion und Vermarktung von Sonderkulturen und in der durch Landschaftsplanung verwirklichten Abläufe. Um Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte in der Forschung auf breiter Basis zu verankern, wurde in diesem Projekt apparative Ausstattung für die anwendungsbezogene Forschungs- und Innovationsinfrastruktur im Kontext der Nachhaltigkeit beantragt. Die Infrastruktur kommt vier der fünf oben genannten Forschungsfelder zu Gute, häufig auch in Querschnittsfunktion über mehrere Bereiche.

Prof. Dr. Kai Peter Voss-Fels

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