RESEARCH ACROSS SPECIES AND HEMISPHERES
Higher Plants, LLC provides technical plant science expertise to agricultural research and development programs worldwide.
© Dormant (Malbec) vineyard management practice development in San Benito County, California
CORE SERVICES
From single-season trials to multi-year breeding programs, Higher Plants, LLC designs and executes research, field trials, and data-driven studies across the USA, Africa, Polynesia, and Asia.
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Plant Breeding & Genetics
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Agronomy & Crop Production
Custom breeding programs, counter-season nurseries, and breeding support. We apply quantitative genetics, statistics, and data science to trial analysis and selection — increasing genetic gain per cycle and per year.
Variety trials, input trials, and SOP development. We tailor production methods to your operational constraints and on-the-ground realities, integrating field-level insight with market conditions so recommendations hold up in practice.
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Bioinformatics & Data Science
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Technology Transfer & Training
Multiomics, genomics, and analytics. We build custom pipelines that convert high-throughput data into decisions you can act on — including predictive models for trait selection, risk assessment, and long-term planning.
Protocol training, technical capacity building, and hands-on support for the teams who continue the work. Programs are designed to be sustained locally, not maintained by a consultant.
ACROSS EVERY ENGAGEMENT
Project design and technical consulting. We scope projects, design experiments, and provide technical guidance from concept through delivery — whether we run the work or advise the team that does.
Long-term partnership. We work with industry, non-profit, academic, and government partners across multiple seasons and programs. Scope grows as questions evolve.
© Dr. Fumia at the World Vegetable Center Headquarters in Shanhua, Taiwan evaluating Capsicum diversity
We help partners design, execute, and analyze research programs worldwide. Tell us the decision you need to make, and we'll scope the study that answers it.
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Dr. Fumia combines deep vertical expertise in plant breeding, horticulture, and agronomy with bioinformatics, data science, and machine learning to optimize field and lab results.
© Dr. Fumia evaluates USDA Ananas diversity and establishes novel breeding program in Hawai'i