James D. Kelly, Ph.D.

Rank:	Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences
Specialty Area:	Dry Bean Breeding & Genetics
Appointment Date:	June 1980
Current Appointment:	85% Research 15% Teaching
Office	(517)-355-0271 x 181
Lab	(517)-353-3954
Fax	(517)-353-3955
Email:	kellyj@msu.edu

Education:
Ph.D. 1974 University of Wisconsin, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Minor: Botany
M.S. 1971 University of Wisconsin, Plant Breeding & Genetics
B. Agr. (Hons.) Queens University of Belfast, N. Ireland, 1969, Agricultural Botany
B.Sc. 1968 Queens University of Belfast, N. Ireland, Botany

Positions held (since terminal degree):
1994 - Present Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, E. Lansing MI
1985 - 1994 Associate Professor, Michigan State University
1989 - 1990 Visiting Professor, University of California, Davis
1980 - 1985 Assistant Professor, 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):
President of the Bean Improvement Cooperative - BIC (1998-current)
http://www.css.msu.edu/bic

Principal Investigator for Pulse Collaborative Research Support Program - CRSP
http://www.pulsecrsp.msu.edu/RFP/

Faculty Coordinator for the Saginaw Valley Bean & Beet Research Farm, MSU.
"http://www.maes.msu.edu/ressta/saginawvalley/" target="_blank">http://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 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):
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 120 refereed articles total):
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 bc-1² 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. Phytopathology 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.