Elroy R. Cober, Ph. D.

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Research Scientist

Soybean breeding and genetics

 

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bldg 110, 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6

Current research and/or projects

Soybean breeding and genetics

 

Research and/or project statements

Food type soybean

Tofu, natto, sprout quality

Early maturity

Education and awards

PhD Crop Breeding, University of Guelph, 1994

Fellow, Canadian Society of Agronomy, 2015

International experience and/or work

Soybean breeding in Kabwe, Zambia 1988-1990

Key publications

  1. Nour Nissan, Elroy R. Cober, James Green, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: A Bioinformatics In-Silico Approach to Obtaining a Short-List of Candidates for Novel Sources of Resistance Against a Terrible Yield Robber, SCN. Plant and Animal Genome (PAG30) 2023, San Diego, USA.

    2023 - View publication details

  2. Julia C. Hooker, Elroy R. Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: SWEET sugar transporters are differentially expressed between soybeans grown in Eastern and Western Canada. Soy2022 (Virtual), 2022 USA

    2022 - View publication details

  3. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Jim Green, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Approach to Identifying Novel Sources of Resistance Against a Terrible Yield Robber, SCN. Soy2022

    2022 - View publication details

  4. Simon Lackey, Elroy Cober, Andrew Bird, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Introgression of early maturity alleles from wild soybean (Glycine soja) to domesticated cultivars (Glycine max). 19th Annual OCIB Symposium, Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology, 2022 Canada

    2022 - View publication details

  5. Western Soybean Protein. Presentation at Northern Soybean Summit. Soy Canada. 25 January 2022.

    2022 - View publication details

  6. Simon Lackey, Elroy Cober, Andrew Bird, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Identification of novel maturity-related QTLs in a G.max/G.soja RIL population. Canadian Society of Plant Biologists(CSPB-SCBV), eastern meeting, 2021 Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  7. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Steve Molner, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Revealing the Truth Behind A Previously Presumed Locus, E6, in Soybean Variety Paranagoiana.Canadian Society of Plant Biologists(CSPB-SCBV) eastern meeting, 2021 Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  8. Arezo Pattang, Elroy Cober, Stephen J. Molnar, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Moving Soybean to Western Canada and Northern Regions, an Attempt to Identify the Underlying Gene for the E7 Maturity Locus. Carleton University Life science day 4.1, 2021 Canada; and 18th Annual OCIB, Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology Symposium, 2021 Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  9. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Identifying differentially expressed genes involved in low seed protein in western Canadian soybeans. 18th Annual OCIB Symposium, Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology , 2021 Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  10. 3- Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Proteome-wide computational approaches to identify novel genes involved in soybean resistance to SCN. 18th Annual OCIB, Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology Symposium, 2021 Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  11. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Differentially expressed genes involved in low seed protein content in western-Canadian soybeans (Glycine max) identified through transcriptomics. Canadian Society of Plant Biologists(CSPB-SCBV) 2021 Canada [Oral].

    2021 - View publication details

  12. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Transcriptome -wide approach to identifying differentially expressed genes involved in low seed protein content in western-Canadian soybeans, Glycine max. Carleton University Life science day 4.1, 2021, Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  13. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Transcriptome -wide approach to identifying differentially expressed genes involved in low seed protein content in western-Canadian soybeans, Glycine max. Carleton University Life science day 4.1, 2021, Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  14. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Uncovering A New Allelic Variation j-x Previously Presumed to be a Linked Gene, E6, In Soybean (Glycine max). Carleton University Life science day 4.1, 2021, Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  15. Nissan, N., Cober, E.R., Sadowski, M., Charette, M., Golshani, A., Samanfar, B. (2021). Identifying new variation at the J locus, previously identified as e6, in long juvenile ‘Paranagoiana’ soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 134(4), 1007-1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03746-2

    2021 - View publication details

  16. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Soybean cyst nematode (SCN): overcoming the tiny beast below the surface. Ontario Soybean and Canola Committee (OSACC), 2021, Canada [Oral].

    2021 - View publication details

  17. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Identifying new variation and the J locus previously known as E6 in soybean (Glycine max). Soybean breeders workshop, 2021, Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  18. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in seed protein content in soybean, Glycine max. Soybean breeders workshop, 2021, Canada.

    2021 - View publication details

  19. Torkamaneh, D., Laroche, J., Valliyodan, B., O’Donoughue, L., Cober, E., Rajcan, I., Vilela Abdelnoor, R., Sreedasyam, A., Schmutz, J., Nguyen, H.T., Belzile, F. (2021). Soybean (Glycine max) Haplotype Map (GmHapMap): a universal resource for soybean translational and functional genomics. Plant Biotechnology Journal, [online] 19(2), 324-334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13466

    2021 - View publication details

  20. Davoud Torkamaneh, Jérôme Laroche, Aurélie Tardivel, Louise O’Donoughue, Elroy Cober, Istvan Rajcan and François Belzile. Comprehensive Description of Genome-Wide Nucleotide and Structural Variation in Short-Season Soybean. International Plant and Animal Genome XXV. January 14-18, 2017. San Diego, CA, USA.

    2020 - View publication details

Contact

Research facility

Ottawa Research and Development Centre
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Genetics›Soyabean

Affiliations

Canadian Society of Agronomy

Language

English