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James D. Kelly
Rank: University Distinguished Professor of Plant,
Soil and Microbial Sciences
Specialty Area: Dry Bean Breeding & Genetics
Appointment Date: June 1980
Current Appointment: 85% Research 15% Teaching
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Education:
Ph.D. 1974
M.S. 1971
B. Agr. (Hons.)
B.Sc. 1968
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University of Wisconsin, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Minor: Botany
University of Wisconsin, Plant Breeding & Genetics
Queens University of Belfast, N. Ireland, 1969, Agricultural Botany
Queens University of Belfast, N. Ireland, Botany
Positions held (since terminal degree):
2013- Present
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
1994 - Present
Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
1985 - 1994
Associate Professor, Michigan State University
1989 - 1990
Visiting Professor, University of California, Davis
1980 - 1985
Assistant Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
1975 - 1980
Research Associate: Campbell Institute Agricultural Research, Napoleon, OH
Research Responsibilities:
Dry bean breeding and genetics with emphasis on the use of molecular markers to assist in
selection for yield, plant architecture, processing quality, drought tolerance and disease
resistance; active participation in graduate training and international agricultural activities related
to genetic improvement of Phaseolus vulgaris.
Professional Activities (Present):
Former President of the Bean Improvement Cooperative – BIC (1998 –2009)
www.css.msu.edu/bic
Principal Investigator for Pulse Collaborative Research Support Program - CRSP
http://pulsecrsp.msu.edu/
Faculty Coordinator for the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center, MSU
www.maes.msu.edu/ressta/saginawvalley/
Teaching Responsibilities:
HRT 819 Advanced Plant Breeding, every fall
HRT 891B Plant Breeding Programs, odd-year summers
HRT 892 Plant Breeding Seminar, rotation
International Activities (FY 90- Present):
Principal Investigator for USAID Legume Innovation Lab Project in Uganda and Zambia
Former PI for USAID PULSE CRSP Project in Rwanda and Ecuador.
Former PI for Bean/Cowpea CRSP project in Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico.
Honors and Awards (since terminal degree):
Meritorious Achievement Award from Legume Innovation Lab – MSU 2014
Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs –MSU, 2014
Fellow of Crop Science Society of America – CSSA - 2008
Distinguished Faculty Award from Michigan State University - 2007.
Michigan Crop Improvement Association – MCIA Honorary Membership Award - 2003
Meritorious Service Award from the Bean Improvement Cooperative - BIC, 1997.
Distinguished Achievement Award from the Bean Improvement Cooperative- BIC, 1989.
Select Publications (Over 150 refereed articles total):
Brisco, E.I., T.G. Porch, P.B. Cregan, and J.D. Kelly. 2014 Quantitative trait loci associated with
resistance to Empoasca in common bean. Crop Sci. 54: doi: 10.2135/cropsci2014.02.0159.
Cichy, K.A., A. Fernandez, A. Kilian, J.D. Kelly, C.H. Galeano, S. Shaw, M. Brick, D. Hodkinson,
and E. Troxtell. 2014. QTL analysis of canning quality and color retention in black beans (Phaseolus
vulgaris L.). Molecular Breeding 33:139-154. doi: 10.1007/s11032-013-9940-y.
Kelly, J.D., G.V. Varner, K.A. Cichy, and E.M. Wright. 2014. Registration of ‘Powderhorn’ great
northern bean. J. Plant Registrations 8:1-4. doi:10.3198/jpr2013.05.0020crc.
Mendoza, F.A., K. Cichy, R. Lu and J.D. Kelly. 2014. Evaluation of canning quality traits in black
beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by visible/near-infrared spectroscopy. Food Bioprocess
Technol.7:2666-2678. doi: 10.1007/s11947-014-1285-y
Miklas, P.N., J. D. Kelly, J. R. Steadman and S. McCoy. 2014. Registration of partial white mold
resistant pinto bean germplasm line USPT-WM-12. J. Plant Registrations 8:183–186.
Mukeshimana, G., L. Butare, P.B. Cregan, M. W. Blair and J. D. Kelly. 2014. Quantitative trait loci
associated with drought tolerance in common bean. Crop Sci. 54:923-938. doi:
10.2135/cropsci2013.06.0427.
Mukeshimana, G., A.L. Lasley, W.H. Loescher and J.D. Kelly. 2014. Identification of shoot traits
related to drought tolerance in common bean seedlings. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 139:299–309.
Sousa, L.L., A. S. Cruz, P. S. Vidigal Filho, V. A. Vallejo, J. D. Kelly and M.C. Gonçalves-Vidigal.
2014. Genetic mapping of the resistance allele Co-52 to Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in the
common bean MSU 7-1 line. Aust. J. Crop Science 8:317-323.
Schmutz, J., P. McClean…J.D. Kelly... S.A. Jackson. 2014. A reference genome for common bean
and genome-wide analysis of dual domestications. Nature Genetics.46:707-713.
doi:10.1038/ng.3008.
Oblessuc, P.R., R. M. Baroni, G. da Silva Pereira, A. F. Chioratto, S.A.M. Carbonell, B. Briñez, L.
Da Costa E Silva, A. A. F. Garcia, L.E.A. Camargo, J. D. Kelly, and L. L. Benchimol-Reis. 2014.
Quantitative analysis of race-specific resistance to Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in common bean.
Molecular Breeding 34:1313-1329. doi:10.1007/s11032-014-0118-z
Musoni, A., J. Kayumba, L. Butare, F. Mukamuhirwa, E. Murwanashyaka, D. Mukankubana, J.D.
Kelly, J. Ininda, and D. Gahakwa. 2014. Innovations to overcome staking challenges to growing
climbing beans by smallholders in Rwanda. p. 129-136. In: B. Vanlauwe et al. (eds.), Challenges and
Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan
Africa. Springer International Publishing Switzerland doi 10.1007/978-3-319-07662-1_11
Vandemark, G.J., M.A. Brick, J.M. Osorno, J.D. Kelly, and C.A. Urrea. 2014. Edible Grain
Legumes. p. 87-123. In: S. Smith, B. Diers, J. Specht, & B. Carver (eds.). Yield Gains in Major U.S.
Field crops. CSSA Special Pub. 33, Madison, WI.
Ferreira, J.J., A. Campa, and J.D. Kelly. 2013. Organization of genes conferring resistance to
anthracnose in common bean, pp. 151-181. In R. K. Varshney and R. Tuberosa (eds.) Translational
Genomics for Crop Breeding, Volume I: Biotic Stresses. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Kelly, J.D. and K.A. Cichy. 2013. Dry Bean Breeding and Production Technologies, pp. 23-54. In:
Dry Beans and Pulses: Production, Processing, and Nutrition. Editors: M. Siddiq, M.A. Uebersax,
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Co. Oxford U.K. doi: 10.1002/9781118448298.ch2
Mukeshimana, G., Y. Ma, A. E. Walworth, G-q. Song, and J. D. Kelly. 2013. Factors influencing
regeneration and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris L.). Plant Biotechnol. Rep. 7:59-70. doi:10.1007/s11816-012-0237-0.
Miklas, P.N., L. D. Porter, J. D. Kelly, and J. R. Myers 2013. Characterization of white mold disease
avoidance in common bean. European J. Plant Pathology. 135:525–543. doi:10.1007/s10658-0120153-8.
Porch, T.G., J. S. Beaver, D. G. Debouck, S. Jackson, J.D. Kelly, and H. Dempewolf. 2013. Use of
wild relatives and closely related species to adapt common bean to climate change. Agronomy 3:433461. doi:10.3390/agronomy3020433.
Kelly, J.D., G.V. Varner, K.A. Cichy, and E.M. Wright. 2012. Registration of ‘Rosetta’ pink bean. J.
Plant Registrations 6: 229-232. doi: 10.3198/jpr2012.03.0142crc.
Kelly, J.D., G.V. Varner, W. Mkwaila, K.A. Cichy, and E.M. Wright. 2012. Registration of
‘Eldorado’ pinto bean. J. Plant Registrations 6: 233-237. doi: 10.3198/jpr2012.02.0140crc.
Kelly, J.D., G.V. Varner, K.A. Cichy, and E.M. Wright. 2012. Registration of ‘Snowdon’ white
kidney bean. J. Plant Registrations 6: 239-242. doi: 10.3198/jpr2012.03.0146crc.
Heilig, J.A., and J.D. Kelly. 2012. Performance of dry bean genotypes grown under organic and
conventional production systems in Michigan. Agron. J.104:1485-1492.
Wright, E.M., and J.D. Kelly. 2011: Mapping QTL for seed yield and canning quality following
processing of black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Euphytica DOI 10.1007/s10681-011-0369-2.
Kwapata, K., R. Sabzikar, M. B. Sticklen, and J. D. Kelly. 2010. In vitro regeneration and
morphogenesis studies in common bean. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult: J. Plant Biotechnology.
100:97–105.
Cichy, K.A., M. W. Blair, C. H. Galeno-Mendoza, S. S. Snapp, and J. D. Kelly. 2009. QTL analysis
of root architecture traits and low phosphorus tolerance in an Andean bean population. Crop Sci.
49:59-68.
Ender, M., K. Terpstra, and J.D. Kelly. 2008. Marker-assisted selection for white mold resistance in
common bean. Mol. Breed. 21:149-157.
Acosta-Gallegos, J.A., J.D. Kelly, and P. Gepts. 2007. Prebreeding in common bean and use of
genetic diversity from wild germplasm. Crop Sci. 47(S3): S44-S59.
Ando, K., R. Grumet, K. Terpstra, and J. D. Kelly. 2007. Manipulation of plant architecture to
enhance crop disease control. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science,
Nutrition, and Natural Resources. Vol. 2. No. 026. 8pp.
O Boyle, P. D., W. W. Kirk, and J. D. Kelly. 2007. Use of marker-assisted selection to breed for
resistance to common bacterial blight in common bean. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 132:381-386.
Miklas, P.N., J.D. Kelly, S.E. Beebe, and M. W. Blair. 2006. Common bean breeding for resistance
against biotic and abiotic stresses: From classical to MAS breeding. Euphytica 147:105-131.
Ender, M., and J.D. Kelly. 2005. Identification of QTL associated with white mold resistance in
common bean. Crop Sci. 45:2482-2490.
Ernest, E.G., M.J. Bassett, and J.D. Kelly. 2005. A spontaneous mutation at a seedcoat pattern locus
in the dark red kidney bean ‘Red Hawk,’ which changes seed from self-colored to the partially
colored virgarcus pattern. HortScience 40:57-59.
Mukeshimana, G., A. Pañeda, C. Rodriguez, J.J. Ferreira, R. Giraldez, and J.D. Kelly. 2005. Markers
linked to the bc-3 gene conditioning resistance to bean common mosaic potyviruses in common
bean. Euphytica 144:291-299.
Román-Avilés, B., and J.D. Kelly. 2005. Identification of quantitative trait loci conditioning
resistance to Fusarium root rot in common bean. Crop Sci. 45:1881-1890.
Melotto, M., M.F. Coelho, A. Pedrosa-Harand, J.D. Kelly, and L.E.A. Camargo. 2004. The
anthracnose resistance locus Co-4 of common bean is located on chromosome 3 and contains
putative disease resistance–related genes. Theor. Appl. Genet.109:690-699.
Kelly, J.D., P. Gepts, P.N. Miklas, and D.P. Coyne. 2003. Tagging and mapping of genes and
QTL and molecular marker-assisted selection for traits of economic importance in bean and
cowpea. Field Crops Res. 82:135-154.
Kolkman, J.M. and J.D. Kelly. 2003. QTL conferring resistance and avoidance to white mold
(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Crop Sci 43:539-548.
Kolkman, J.M. and J.D. Kelly. 2002. Agronomic traits affecting resistance to white mold in
common bean Crop Sci. 42:693-699.
Melotto, M., and J.D. Kelly. 2001. Fine mapping of the Co-4 locus of common bean reveals a
resistance gene candidate, COK-4 that encodes for a protein kinase. Theor. Appl. Genet.
103:508-517.
Kelly, J.D. 2000.Remaking bean plant architecture for efficient production. Adv. Agron. 71:109-143.
Kolkman, J.M., and J.D. Kelly. 2000. An indirect test using oxalate to determine physiological
resistance to white mold in common bean. Crop Sci. 40:281-285.
Miklas, P.M., R.C. Larsen, R. Riley, and J.D. Kelly. 2000. Potential marker-assisted selection for bc12 resistance to bean common mosaic potyvirus in common bean. Euphytica 116:211-219.
Schneider, K.A., K.F. Grafton and J.D. Kelly. 2000. QTL analysis of resistance to Fusarium root rot
in bean Crop Sci.41:535-542.
Kelly, J.D., G.L. Hosfield, G.V. Varner, M.A. Uebersax, and J. Taylor. 1999. Registration of
'Matterhorn' great northern bean. Crop Sci. 39:589-599.
Balardin, R.S., and J.D. Kelly. 1998. Interaction among races of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum and
diversity in Phaseolus vulgaris. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.123: 1038-1047.
Kelly, J.D., and P.N. Miklas. 1998. The role of RAPD markers in breeding for disease resistance in
common bean. Molecular Breeding 4:1-11.
Kelly, J.D., J. Kolkman, and K. Schneider. 1998. Breeding for yield in dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris
L.). Euphytica 102:343-356.
Ramirez-Vallejo, P., and J.D. Kelly. 1998. Traits related to drought resistance in common bean.
Euphytica 99:127-136.
Young, R.A., M. Melotto, R.O. Nodari, and J.D. Kelly. 1998. Marker assisted dissection of the
oligogenic anthracnose resistance in common bean cultivar, G 2333. Theor. Appl. Genet. 96:87-94.
Balardin, R.S., A.M. Jarosz, and J.D.Kelly. 1997. Virulence and molecular diversity in
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum from South, Central and North America. Phytopath. 87:1184-1191.
Schneider, K.A., R. Rosales-Serna, F. Ibarra-Perez, B. Cazares-Enriquez, J. A. Acosta-Gallegos, P.
Ramirez-Vallejo, N. Wassimi, and J.D. Kelly. 1997. Improving common bean performance under
drought stress. Crop Sci. 37:43-50.
Schneider, K.A., M.E. Brothers, and J.D. Kelly. 1997. Marker assisted selection to improve drought
resistance in common bean. Crop Sci. 37:51-60.
Young, R.A., and J.D. Kelly. 1997. RAPD markers linked to three major anthracnose resistance
genes in common bean. Crop Sci. 37:940-946.
Melotto, M., L. Afanador, and J.D. Kelly. 1996. Development of a SCAR marker linked to the I
gene in common bean. Genome 39:1216-1219.
Castellanos J. V., H. Guzman-Maldonado, J. Acosta-Gallegos and J. D. Kelly. 1995. Effect of
hardshell on cooking time of common beans grown in the semiarid highlands of Mexico. J. Sci. Food
Agric. 69:437-443.
Kelly, J.D. 1995. Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers in breeding for major gene
resistance to plant pathogens. HortScience 30:461-465.