Mark is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Southampton, with a special interest in novel and underutilised crops for future agriculture and food security. He is interested in understanding how crops adapted to hot and dry environments, for example chickpeas, lentils and buckwheat, could be utilised to build resilience into the UK food system. He does this working with academics, farmers, and young people, as future consumers. He is also interested in understanding the genetic basis of adaptive traits in crops and wild species, especially related to drought tolerance and nutrient content and composition.
Mark Chapman
Professor of Ecology and Evolution
Selected Publications
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Selected Publications
Chapman, M. A., Ed. (2022). Underutilised Crop Genomes, Springer Nature, Switzerland.
Chapman, M. A., Y. He and M. Zhou (2022). “Beyond a reference genome: pangenomes and population genomics of underutilized and orphan crops for future food and nutrition security.” New Phytologist 234(5): 1583-1597.
Dwivedi, S. L., M. A. Chapman, M. T. Abberton, U. L. Akpojotor and R. Ortiz (2023). “Exploiting genetic and genomic resources to enhance productivity and abiotic stress adaptation of underutilized pulses.” Front Genet 14: 1193780.
Njaci, I., B. Waweru, N. Kamal, M. S. Muktar, D. Fisher, H. Gundlach, C. Muli, L. Muthui, M. Maranga, D. Kiambi, B. L. Maass, P. M. F. Emmrich, J.-B. Domelevo Entfellner, M. Spannagl, M. A. Chapman, O. Shorinola and C. S. Jones (2023). “Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomic resource to accelerate orphan crop lablab breeding.” Nature Communications 14(1): 1915.
Shorinola, O., R. Marks, P. Emmrich, C. Jones, D. Odeny and M. A. Chapman (2024). “Integrative and inclusive genomics to promote the use of underutilised crops.” Nature Communications 15(1): 320.
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Email: m.*******@so***.uk
