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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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  11. 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

  12. Dick, K., Samanfar, B., Barnes, B., Cober, E.R., Mimee, B., Tan, L.H., Molnar, S.J., Biggar, K.K., Golshani, A., Dehne, F., Green, J.R. (2020). PIPE4: Fast PPI Predictor for Comprehensive Inter- and Cross-Species Interactomes. Scientific Reports, [online] 10(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56895-w

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  13. Julia Hooker, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: DTranscriptome-wide approach to address lower seed protein content in soybean grown in Western Canada, Canadian Society of Plant Biologists(CSPB-SCBV) eastern meeting, 2021 Canada.

    2020 - View publication details

  14. Julia Hooker, Bahram Samanfar, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani: Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in seed protein content in soybean, Glycine max. Canadian Society of Plant Biology (CSPB) virtual conference, 2020, Canada [oral].

    2020 - View publication details

  15. Nour Nissan, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: Soybean cyst nematode (SCN): Overcoming the tiny beast below the surface. Canadian Society of Plant Biology (CSPB) virtual conference, 2020, Canada [oral].

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  16. Arezo Pattang, Elroy Cober, Ashkan Golshani, Bahram Samanfar: A functional genomics approach in identifying the underlying gene for the E8 maturity locus in soybean (Glycine max). Canadian Society of Plant Biology (CSPB) virtual conference, 2020, Canada [oral].

    2020 - View publication details

  17. Cober, Elroy. Soybean historical perspectives: agronomic, physiological, and composition changes over 50 year of cultivar development at Ottawa. Virtual Federal Government Plant Breeding Field Day Ottawa 2020/06/03 - 2020/06/26

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  18. Cober, Elroy. How Genetic Diversity Can Be Applied in Breeding. Virtual Federal Government Plant Breeding Field Day Ottawa 2020/06/03 - 2020/06/26

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  19. Miranda, C., Scaboo, A., Cober, E., Denwar, N., Bilyeu, K. (2020). The effects and interaction of soybean maturity gene alleles controlling flowering time, maturity, and adaptation in tropical environments. BMC Plant Biology, [online] 20(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2276-y

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  20. Samanfar, B., Cober, E.R., Charette, M., Tan, L.H., Bekele, W.A., Morrison, M.J., Kilian, A., Belzile, F., Molnar, S.J. (2019). Genetic Analysis of High Protein Content in ‘AC Proteus’ Related Soybean Populations Using SSR, SNP, DArT and DArTseq Markers. Scientific Reports, [online] 9(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55862-9

    2019 - 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