Sean R. Asselin, Ph.D.

Dr. Sean Asselin is a perennial forage breeder with AAFC Swift Current. His program is focused on breeding adapted native forages and dual-use grain & forage crops using both classical and molecular biology based breeding approaches to enhance agroecosystem resiliency.
Current research and/or projects
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Development of native plant germplasm and cultivars (grasses, legumes and forbs) adapted to Western Canada for forage and reclamation uses
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Characterization of the adaptive capacity of native and introduced forage legumes and grasses to abiotic stress (drought and salinity)
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Landscape genomics of grassland species
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Development of high-throughput plant phenotyping methodology
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Dual-use perennial grain-forage crop development for low-input production systems
Professional activities / interests
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Plant breeding - perennial forages
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Native plant genomics
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Landscape genomics
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Quantitative genetics and genotype x environment interactions
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Dual-use perennial grain-forage crop development
Education and awards
- Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Manitoba
- M.Sc. Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Manitoiba
- B.Sc. Biology, University of Winnipeg
- B.A.(Hons) Physical Anthropology, University of Winnipeg
Key publications
- Asselin, Sean R., Anita L. Brûlé-Babel, David L. Van Tassel, and Douglas J. Cattani. "Genetic analysis of domestication parallels in annual and perennial sunflowers (Helianthus spp.): routes to crop development." Frontiers in plant science (2020): 834.
- Asselin, Sean R., Anita L. Brûlé-Babel, and Douglas J. Cattani. "Genetic Characterization of Maximilian Sunflower for the Development of a Locally Adapted Perennial Grain Oilseed." Crop Science 58.6 (2018): 2241-2260.
- Cattani, Douglas J., and Sean R. Asselin. "Has selection for grain yield altered intermediate wheatgrass?." Sustainability 10.3 (2018): 688.
- Cattani, Douglas J., and Sean R. Asselin. "Extending the growing season: forage seed production and perennial grains." Canadian journal of plant science 98.2 (2017): 235-246.
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Affiliations
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Member of the Canadian Society of Agronomy
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Member of the American Society of Agronomy
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Member of the Crop Science Society of America
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Member of the Soil Science Society of America
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Member of the Canadian Society of Botany
- Member of the American Society of Botany