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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
My research focuses on nutritional, food product, and a/biotic stress plant breeding in wheat, sorghum, cowpea, cassava and high biomass energy crop using high throughput remote sensing, biochemical, physiological, and genetic based methods.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Normal Protein Digestibility Sorghums (npds)

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High Protein Digestibility Sorghums (hpds)

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Leaf Temperature Depression Stomatal Conductance

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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University of Calgary - (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

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Ethanol fermentation performance of grain sorghums with modified endosperm matrices

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Meta-Analysis of Wheat QTL Regions Associated with Adaptation to Drought and Heat Stress

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Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) of High Digestible Grain Sorghum for Ethanol Production

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Development of an expressed sequence tag (EST) library for Medicago sativa

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QTL mapping and loci dissection for leaf epicuticular wax load and canopy temperature depression and their association with QTL for staygreen in Sorghum bicolor under stress

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Thresholding Analysis and Feature Extraction from 3D Ground Penetrating Radar Data for Noninvasive Assessment of Peanut Yield

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Wild Tetraploid Wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) Response to Heat Stress

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Vegetative axillary bud dormancy induced by shade and defoliation signals in the grasses.

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Family-based QTL mapping of heat stress tolerance in primitive tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.)

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Data Acquisition Methodologies Utilizing Ground Penetrating Radar for Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Root Architecture

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Novel biofortified sorghum lines with combined waxy (high amylopectin) starch and high protein digestibility traits: Effects on endosperm and flour properties

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Ground penetrating radar: a case study for estimating root bulking rate in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz).

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Use of near-isogenic wheat lines to determine the glutenin composition and functionality requirements for flour tortillas.

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Effect of High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunit Allelic Composition on Wheat Flour Tortilla Quality

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Modeling Cotton Lint Yield and Water Use Efficiency Responses to Irrigation Scheduling Using Cotton2K

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QTL on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) chromosomes 1B, 3D and 5A are associated with constitutive production of leaf cuticular wax and may contribute to lower leaf temperatures under heat stress

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Increasing Hard Winter Wheat Yield Potential via Synthetic Wheat: I. Path-Coefficient Analysis of Yield and Its Components

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Molecular Markers Linked to Important Genes in Hard Winter Wheat

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Role of ethylene in cotyledon development of microspore-derived embryos of Brassica napus.

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Changes in levels of gibberellins, their putative conjugates, and ABA in zygotic embryos during late maturation and dry seed stages of Brassica napus cv Topaz

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Yield, Quality, and Spectral Reflectance Responses of Cotton under Subsurface Drip Irrigation

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Yield Adjustment Using GPR-Derived Spatial Covariance Structure in Cassava Field: A Preliminary Investigation

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Application of DSSAT-CERES-Wheat model to simulate winter wheat response to irrigation management in the Texas High Plains

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phyB-1 sorghum maintains responsiveness to simulated shade, irradiance and red light: far-red light.

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Competitive Inhibition of Abscisic Acid-Regulated Gene Expression by Stereoisomeric Acetylenic Analogs of Abscisic Acid.

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Genetic dissection of iron deficiency chlorosis by QTL analysis in cowpea

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Effect of grain sorghum protein digestibility on starch gelatinization and enzymatic conversion to glucose

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Influence of High Protein Digestibility Sorghums on Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN) Production during Malting and Mashing

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QTL for yield, yield components and canopy temperature depression in wheat under late sown field conditions

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Changes in leaf epicuticular wax load and its effect on leaf temperature and physiological traits in wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) exposed to high temperatures during anthesis

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Ethanol fermentation performance of grain sorghums (Sorghum bicolor) with modified endosperm matrices.

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High-resolution spectral information enables phenotyping of leaf epicuticular wax in wheat.

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Hormones in zygotic and microspore embryos of Brassica napus

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Molecular Mapping of Stripe Rust Resistance in Hard Red Winter Wheat TAM 111 Adapted to the U.S. High Plains

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Breeding for adaptation to heat and drought stress

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Embryo-specific gene expression in microspore-derived embryos of brassica napus. An interaction between abscisic acid and jasmonic acid1,2.

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Heat stress induced ethylene production in developing wheat grains induces kernel abortion and increased maturation in a susceptible cultivar

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Developing KASP Markers on a Major Stripe Rust Resistance QTL in a Popular Wheat TAM 111 Using 90K Array and Genotyping-by-Sequencing SNPs

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QTL associated with heat susceptibility index in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under short-term reproductive stage heat stress

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Combination of null alleles with 7+9 allelic pair at Glu-B1 locus on the long arm of group 1 chromosome improves wheat dough functionality for tortillas

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Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with maintenance of wheat (Triticum aestivum Desf.) quality characteristics under heat stress conditions

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The role of gibberellins in embryo axis development.

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Prediction of Aboveground Biomass of Three Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Genotypes Using a Terrestrial Laser Scanner

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Genetic Variation for Maize Epicuticular Wax Response to Drought Stress at Flowering

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The Role of Leaf Epicuticular Wax in the Adaptation of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to High Temperatures and Moisture Deficit Conditions

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Estimating the relative effects of the endosperm traits of waxy and high protein digestibility on yield in grain sorghum

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Biological activity of optically pure C-1 altered abscisic acid analogs in Brassica napus microspore embryos

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Prediction of wheat tortilla quality using multivariate modeling of kernel, flour, and dough properties

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Functionality of gliadin proteins in wheat flour tortillas.

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Prediction of Root Biomass in Cassava Based on Ground Penetrating Radar Phenomics

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QTL mapping of a high protein digestibility trait in Sorghum bicolor.

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Quantitative trait loci influencing days to flowering and plant height in cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

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Validation of Chromosomal Locations of 90K Array Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in US Wheat

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Increasing Hard Winter Wheat Yield Potential via Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat: II. Heritability and Combining Ability of Yield and its Components

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QTL mapping of yield components and kernel traits in wheat cultivars TAM 112 and Duster.

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Genetic loci linking improved heat tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to lower leaf and spike temperatures under controlled conditions

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Construction of a single nucleotide polymorphism linkage map and identification of quantitative trait loci controlling heat tolerance in cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

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Molecular mapping of genes for drought and heat tolerance in cowpea

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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BREAD PHENO: High Throughput Phenotyping Early Stage Root Bulking in Cassava using Ground Penetrating Radar

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Developing GPR For Enhanced Root and Soil Organic Carbon Imaging

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United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Breeding market demanded crops adapted to Texas

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Relationship Between Wheat Plant Physiology and Grain Quality Under Heat Stress

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Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Soil & Crop Science; 2474 TAMU

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Rothe, Julie C (2010-08). The Identification and Quantification of Leaf Mesophyll Oil Bodies During the Development of Native or Adapted Plant Species. Master's Thesis.

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Sengodon, Padmavathi (2015-08). Influence of Epicuticular Wax on Heat and Drought Tolerance in TAM 112 X TAM 111 Populations. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Winn, Jennifer Ann (2009-05). QTL mapping of high digestibility trait in sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Master's Thesis.

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Mondal, Suchismita (2012-07). Defining the Molecular and Physiological Role of Leaf Cuticular Waxes in Reproductive Stage Heat Tolerane in Wheat. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Alsolami, Wail (2014-06). Influence of Sodium Oxamate on Oil Content in Canola Leaves. Master's Thesis.

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Awika, Henry (2012-07). Determining Genetic Overlap between Staygreen, Leaf Wax and Canopy Temperature Depression in Sorghum RILs. Master's Thesis.

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Poudel, Ashima (2012-07). Genetic Analysis of Bread Making Quality Stability in Wheat using a Halberd X Len Recombinant Inbred Line Population. Master's Thesis.

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Delgado, Alfredo (2013-12). Southern Great Plains Expansion of Glyphosate Resistant Brassica Napus L.:   Management and Mapping. Master's Thesis.

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Huggins, Trevis D (2014-04). Understanding the Genetic Interactions that Regulate Heat and Drought Tolerance in Relation to Wax Deposition and Yield Stability in Wheat (Tricticum Aestivum L.). Doctoral Dissertation.

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Jampala, Babitha (2012-07). Designer Sorghum Combining the High Digestibility and Waxy Grain Traits of Sorghum for Improved Nutrition Bioethanol Beer Feed and Food Products. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Portillo, Ostilio Rolando (2007-12). A mycological assessment of highly digestible protein sorghum lines.. Master's Thesis.

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Beecher, Francis Ward (2010-10). Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) Associated with Maintenance of Bread Making Quality under Heat Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Master's Thesis.

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Angira, Brijesh (2016-12). Genetic and Physiological Studies of Heat Tolerance in Cowpea. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Masor, Laura Lee (2016-08). Molecular Mapping of Traits in Cowpea. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Mondal, Suchismita (2006-08). Use of near-isogenic wheat lines to determine glutenin and gliadin composition and funtionality in flour tortillas. Master's Thesis.

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Awika, Henry Ochieng (2016-09). Determining How the Physiological and Genomic Interaction between Wax and Staygreen Affects Yield and Water Use in Sorghum Bicolor under Drought and Heat Stress. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Beecher, Francis Ward (2013-05). Analysis of the Compositional Variation in the Epicuticular Wax Layer of Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Doctoral Dissertation.

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Thompson, Sean M (2014-08). Evaluation of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Ground Penetrating Radar for Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping in Wheat Breeding. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Do, Jung Hwa (2007-12). Quantitative trait loci(qtl) analysis of yield components  and heat tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Doctoral Dissertation.

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Mohammed, Suheb (2014-05). The Role of Leaf Epicuticular Wax an Improved Adaptation to Moisture Deficit Environments in Wheat. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Rothe, Julie C (2014-04). Breeding for Tolerance of Cowpea to Low Phosphorus Soil Conditions through Physiological and Genetic Studies. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Elsayed, Ahmed Abdelfattah (2016-04). Linking QTLs that Regulate the Distinct Epicuticular Layers in the Spike Glume, and Its Variable Composition to Improve Reproductive Stage Heat Tolerance in Wheat. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Verbree, David 1977- (2012-02). Physiology and Genetics of Drought Tolerance in Cowpea and Winter Wheat. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Zahra, Sabahat (2017-07). Characterization of a Wheat Mapping Population for Growth Pattern and Studying Staygreen Wheat Canopy Using Multispectral UAV Images. Master's Thesis.

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Mason, Richard Esten (2011-08). Phenotypic and Molecular Genetic Analysis of Reproductive Stage Heat Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Doctoral Dissertation.