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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
My research expertise is in plant molecular breeding with an emphasis on rice genetics and genomics, international agriculture, and developing CRISPR-based gene editing approaches for efficient gene validation and trait development.  My primary objective is to apply new genetics discoveries to rice improvement to help Texas producers and rice farmers around the world produce higher yields of superior quality rice in an environmentally sustainable manner.  I am also leading the AgriLife Research Crop Genome Editing Lab to optimize high-throughput gene editing across a number of diverse crop species.

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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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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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (snp) Markers

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States)

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Substitution mapping of dth1.1, a flowering-time quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with transgressive variation in rice, reveals multiple sub-QTL.

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Functional Allele Validation by Gene Editing to Leverage the Wealth of Genetic Resources for Crop Improvement.

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Homology-based identification of candidate genes for male sterility editing in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

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Molecular Breeding of Rice for Problem Soils

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Data on inheritance of race 2 anthracnose resistance in watermelon (Citrullus spp.) biparental mapping populations.

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1k-RiCA (1K-Rice Custom Amplicon) a novel genotyping amplicon-based SNP assay for genetics and breeding applications in rice.

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Meta-analysis of quantitative trait loci for grain yield and component traits under reproductive-stage drought stress in an upland rice population.

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Investigation of seedling-stage salinity tolerance QTLs using backcross lines derived from Oryza sativa L. Pokkali

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High-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping for breeding applications in rice using the BeadXpress platform

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Development of genome-wide SNP assays for rice

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Response to zinc deficiency of two rice lines with contrasting tolerance is determined by root growth maintenance and organic acid exudation rates, and not by zinc-transporter activity.

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Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations in rice: progress and potential for genetics research and breeding.

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Plant Transformation and Gene Editing in Rice.

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Genetic Control of Plasticity in Root Morphology and Anatomy of Rice in Response to Water Deficit.

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Development of a SNP genotyping panel for detecting polymorphisms in Oryza glaberrima/O. sativa interspecific crosses

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Carbon Nanotube-Mediated Plasmid DNA Delivery in Rice Leaves and Seeds.

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Synthesis, function, and genetic variation of sorgoleone, the major biological nitrification inhibitor in sorghum

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Proteomic analysis of a disease-resistance-enhanced lesion mimic mutant spotted leaf 5 in rice.

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Application of indica-japonica single-nucleotide polymorphism markers for diversity analysis of Oryza AA genome species

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Large-scale deployment of a rice 6K SNP array for genetics and breeding applications.

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QTL mapping under salt stress in rice using a Kalarata-Azucena population.

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Non-Invasive Identification of Nutrient Components in Grain.

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Optimizing Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in the tropical japonica Rice Variety Presidio.

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Discovery and transfer of trait-enhancing alleles from wild species

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Identifying the Genetic Basis of Mineral Elements in Rice Grain Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping.

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QTL mapping for tolerance of anaerobic germination from IR64 and the aus landrace Nanhi using SNP genotyping

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Fused Graphical Lasso Recovers Flowering Time Mutation Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Genome-Wide Association Mapping to Identify Genetic Loci for Cold Tolerance and Cold Recovery During Germination in Rice.

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Genetic Advances in Adapting Rice to a Rapidly Changing Climate

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Identification and Validation of Quantitative Trait Loci for Agronomic Traits in Advanced Backcross Breeding Lines Derived from Oryza rufipogon x Oryza sativa Cultivar MR219

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Genetic diversity analysis of Pakistan rice (Oryza sativa) germplasm using multiplexed single nucleotide polymorphism markers

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Fine mapping of a grain-weight quantitative trait locus in the pericentromeric region of rice chromosome 3.

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Genomic Association Mapping of Apparent Amylose and Protein Concentration in Milled Rice

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Characterization of indica-japonica subspecies-specific InDel loci in wild relatives of rice (Oryza sativa L. subsp indica Kato and subsp japonica Kato)

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Rice Galaxy: an open resource for plant science.

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Mapping quantitative trait loci for yield, yield components and morphological traits in an advanced backcross population between Oryza rufipogon and the Oryza sativa cultivar Jefferson.

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Transcriptome profiling of two rice varieties reveals their molecular responses under high night-time temperature.

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QTL mapping for tolerance to anaerobic germination in rice from IR64 and the aus landrace Kharsu 80A.

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Phenotypic variation and genome-wide association studies of main culm panicle node number, maximum node production rate, and degree-days to heading in rice.

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Genetic diversity analysis of traditional and improved Indonesian rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm using microsatellite markers.

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An improved 7K SNP array, the C7AIR, provides a wealth of validated SNP markers for rice breeding and genetics studies.

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Development of salt tolerant IR64 near isogenic lines through marker-assisted breeding

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Molecular breeding in plants: moving into the mainstream

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Assessing trait contribution and mapping novel QTL for salinity tolerance using the Bangladeshi rice landrace Capsule.

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Guidelines for Performing CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing for Gene Validation and Trait Improvement in Crops.

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Genetic Diversity of Isolated Populations of Indonesian Landraces of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Collected in East Kalimantan on the Island of Borneo

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Optimization of Protoplast Isolation and Transformation for a Pilot Study of Genome Editing in Peanut by Targeting the Allergen Gene Ara h 2.

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Characterizing the Saltol Quantitative Trait Locus for Salinity Tolerance in Rice

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Development of a Research Platform for Dissecting Phenotype-Genotype Associations in Rice (Oryza spp.)

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Genetic and genomic approaches to develop rice germplasm for problem soils.

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The right rice in the right place: Systematic exchange and farmer-based evaluation of rice germplasm for salt-affected areas

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Fine mapping of a grain weight quantitative trait locus, qGW6, using near isogenic lines derived from Oryza rufipogon IRGC105491 and Oryza sativa cultivar MR219.

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Association of a lipoxygenase locus, Lpx-B1, with variation in lipoxygenase activity in durum wheat seeds

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Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers

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Optimization of Prime Editing in Rice, Peanut, Chickpea, and Cowpea Protoplasts by Restoration of GFP Activity.

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Optimizing a High-throughput Gene Editing Pipeline at the Texas A&M Crop Genome Editing Lab

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Correction: QTL mapping under salt stress in rice using a Kalarata-Azucena population

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Analysis of Allelic Imbalance in Rice Hybrids Under Water Stress and Association of Asymmetrically Expressed Genes with Drought-Response QTLs.

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Research and Service Activities at the Crop Genome Editing Lab.

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Global dissemination of a single mutation conferring white pericarp in rice.

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Identification and transfer of trait-enhancing alleles from wild species

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Mapping QTLs for Reproductive Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice Using a Cross between Hasawi and BRRI dhan28.

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High-Throughput SNP Genotyping to Accelerate Crop Improvement

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Optimizing a High-throughput Gene Editing Pipeline at the Texas A&M Crop Genome Editing Lab

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Genome evolution of tobacco mosaic virus populations during long-term passaging in a diverse range of hosts.

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Mapping QTLs for submergence tolerance in rice using a population fixed for SUB1A tolerant allele

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OsCOP1 regulates embryo development and flavonoid biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

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Exploring novel genetic sources of salinity tolerance in rice through molecular and physiological characterization.

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Designing resilient rice varieties for coastal deltas using modern breeding tools

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Through the genetic bottleneck: O-rufipogon as a source of trait-enhancing alleles for O-sativa

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Genetic factors underlying anaerobic germination in rice: Genome-wide association study and transcriptomic analysis.

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Caught red-handed: Rc encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein conditioning red pericarp in rice.

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Increasing the level of resistant starch in 'Presidio' rice through multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of starch branching enzyme genes.

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Dissection of race 1 anthracnose resistance in a watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus) biparental mapping population

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Identification of QTLs for reproductive stage salinity tolerance in rice using a cross between CSR28 and BRRI dhan28

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Genome-wide Association Analysis Tracks Bacterial Leaf Blight Resistance Loci In Rice Diverse Germplasm.

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Applying advances in genomics to accelerate rice improvement

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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

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Efficient Gene Editing Of Diverse Crops Using In Planta Transformation With Carbon Nanotubes

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

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Soil & Crop Science; 370 Olsen Blvd., 2474 TAMU

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
USDA announces new plant biotechnology regulations