Martin O Bohn

Martin O Bohn is a Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds additional affiliations with the Center for Digital Agriculture, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. His research focuses on maize genetics, plant pathology, and genomics-driven crop improvement. Key areas include resistance mechanisms against fungal pathogens like Fusarium graminearum, nitrogen cycling dynamics in agroecosystems, and leveraging genomic data for climate-resilient crop breeding.

Recent projects include the Genomes to Fields (G2F) initiative analyzing genotype-by-environment interactions and participatory breeding approaches in organic systems. He collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary teams across North America, contributing to open-access genomic datasets such as the 2018-2019 G2F field season data. His work integrates computational tools from NCSA to model complex biological systems in agriculture.

Notable contributions include identifying genetic factors influencing maize-microbe interactions and developing data-driven frameworks for future climate adaptation. His research bridges basic plant science with applied breeding strategies to enhance crop productivity and sustainability.