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Genetic variation at many loci controls the heritable proportion of yield and fitness.

Fitting phenotypic effects of thousands of SNPs allows trait to be predicted for individual seeds or families in different seasonal environments.

I will present examples from plant model organisms, crops and foundation species of how genomic selections models can be developed using phenomic studies in climate chambers.

This can provide robust estimates for what genotypes should be planted where and when under increasingly challenging climates.

Justin Borevitz obtained his PhD in 2002 from the University of California at San Diego with Joanne Chory studying Natural Variation in Arabidopsis light response. He performed postdoctoral research with Joseph Ecker (2002-2004) at the Salk Institute studying genomic diversity in Arabidopsis using tiling arrays.

From 2004 until 2012 he was an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Dept of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago. Research focused on Genome Wide Association Studies in Arabidopsis and next generation genotyping by sequencing in emerging model organisms.

Current work includes identifing the genetic basis of local adaptation to seasonal climates using Phenomic and Landscape Genomic approaches in plant model organisms and foundation species.