Torbert Rocheford
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
139
Citations
11,336
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
41
Publishing since 1985
This researcher works on maize (corn) genetics and breeding, with a strong focus on 'biofortification' — using genetics to increase nutrient content like pro-vitamin A, vitamin E, and other carotenoids (pigments with antioxidant and nutritional properties) in corn grain. Much of the work traces how these enhanced nutrients survive food processing, storage, and even use in animal feed (such as effects on egg yolk color in laying hens), alongside genetic mapping studies to identify the genes controlling these traits.
Publication output was fairly steady from 2017-2021 (4-8 papers/year) but dropped sharply after 2021, with no publications in 2023-2024 and only a few appearing in 2025.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Erratum to: Relative utility of agronomic, phenological, and morphological traits for assessing genotype‐by‐environment interaction in maize inbreds
Crop Science · 2022
- Biofortified orange corn increases xanthophyll density and yolk pigmentation in egg yolks from laying hens
Poultry Science · 2021
- High-resolution genome-wide association study pinpoints metal transporter and chelator genes involved in the genetic control of element levels in maize grain
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2021
- Applied Research Note: “The impact of orange corn in laying hen diets on yolk pigmentation and xanthophyll carotenoid concentrations on a percent inclusion rate basis”
The Journal of Applied Poultry Research · 2021
- Research Note: Orange corn altered the cecal microbiome in laying hens
Poultry Science · 2021
- Assessment of carotenoid degradation of grits from orange corn packaged in high barrier thermosealed pouches
ChemRxiv · 2021
- Relative utility of agronomic, phenological, and morphological traits for assessing genotype‐by‐environment interaction in maize inbreds
Crop Science · 2020
- Storage of biofortified maize in Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags reduces disulfide linkage-driven decrease in porridge viscosity
LWT · 2020
- Genome-Wide Association Study and Pathway-Level Analysis of Kernel Color in Maize
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2019
- Reimagining Maize Inbred Potential: Identifying Breeding Crosses Using Genetic Variance of Simulated Progeny
Crop Science · 2019
- Steeping of Biofortified Orange Maize Genotypes for Ogi Production Modifies Pasting Properties and Carotenoid Stability
Agronomy · 2019
- Genome-Wide Association Study and Pathway-Level Analysis of Kernel Color in Maize
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2019
- Carotenoid Stability during Dry Milling, Storage, and Extrusion Processing of Biofortified Maize Genotypes
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2018
- High-density linkage mapping of vitamin E content in maize grain
Molecular Breeding · 2018
- Vitamin A-Biofortified Maize: Exploiting Native Genetic Variation for Nutrient Enrichment
AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2018
- Poultry Science×6
- G3 Genes Genomes Genetics×3
- Crop Science×3
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
- The Plant Cell×2
- Peter J. Bradbury
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Shizhong Xu
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Amare Seyoum
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- R. W. Doerge
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Mitchell R. Tuinstra
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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