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Professor, Crop Sciences

Degrees

Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Cytogentics,1991, Iowa State University

M.S. Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics, 1988, Iowa State University

B.S. Agronomy, 1984, University of Minnesota

Emphasis

Food Systems

• Production
• Availability of food

Food Security

• Stability of availability/access/utilization

Dr. Dier’s research program focuses on soybeans including increasing yield, resistance to aphids and cyst nematodes, and developing different soybean varieties. His group is identifying useful diversity in the USDA soybean germplasm collection. He is a Principal Investigator for the ACES-led Soybean Innovation Lab, funded by USAID.

Countries or regions of collaborations  

Africa

Publication highlights

Cook, D.E., T.G. Lee, X. Guo, S. Melito, K. Wang, A. Bayless, J. Wang, T.J. Hughes, D.K. Willis, T. Clemente, B.W. Diers J. Jiang, M.E. Hudson, A.F. Bent. 2012. Cop number variation of multiple genes at Rhg1 mediates nematode resistance in soybean. Science. 338:1206-1209.

Kim, K.S., B.W. Diers, D.L. Hyten, M.A. Rouf Mian, J.G. Shannon, and R.L. Nelson. 2012. Identification of positive yield QTL alleles from exotic soybean germplasm in two backcross populations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 125:1353-1369.

Kim, K.S., J.R. Unfried, D.L. Hyten, R.D. Frederick, G.L. Hartman, R.L. Nelson, Q. Song, and B.W. Diers. 2012. Molecular mapping of soybean rust resistance in soybean accession PI 561356 and SNP haplotype analysis of the Rpp1 region in diverse germplasm. Theor. Appl. Genet. 125:1339-1352.

Hesler, L.S, K.E. Dashiell, D.A. Prischmann, B.W. Diers, and R.A. Scott. 2012. Evaluation of putatively resistant soybean selections against the soybean aphid. J. Crop Improvement. 26:76-86.

Tinsley, N.A., K.L. Steffey, R.E. Estes, J.R. Heeren, M.E. Gray, and B.W. Diers. 2012. Field-level effects of preventative management tactics on soybean aphids (Aphis glycines Matsumura) and their predators. J. Appl. Entomol. 136:361-371.

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