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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Klein's research focuses on developing the genomic tools and resources in crops to enable map base cloning of economically important genes, and to understand the underlying mechanisms that plants use to withstand biotic and abiotic stress. Dr. Klein conducts genetic studies on several plant species including sorghum, rose, and pecan. In 2012, Dr. Klein was awarded the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for excellence as a member of the Sorghum Bioenergy Breeding and Genomics Interdisciplinary Research Team.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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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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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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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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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Non-human

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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1.1 Normal Biological Development And Functioning

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Drought tolerant plants produced by modification of the stay-green STGX locus

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'Jones hybrid' hickory: a case study in Carya curation.

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Genetic diversity for aluminum tolerance in sorghum.

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Use of genomic prediction to screen sorghum B-lines in hybrid testcrosses.

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Sequencing of an Anthracnose-Resistant Sorghum Genotype and Mapping of a Major QTL Reveal Strong Candidate Genes for Anthracnose Resistance

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Linkage mapping and QTL analysis of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) full-siblings using genotyping-by-sequencing

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Sorghum stay-green QTL individually reduce post-flowering drought-induced leaf senescence.

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A single polyploidization event at the origin of the tetraploid genome of Coffea arabica is responsible for the extremely low genetic variation in wild and cultivated germplasm.

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Evaluating Introgression Sorghum Germplasm Selected at the Population Level While Exploring Genomic Resources as a Screening Method.

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Molecular cytogenetic maps of sorghum linkage groups 2 and 8.

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Genetic structure and linkage disequilibrium in a diverse, representative collection of the C4 model plant, Sorghum bicolor.

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Identification of QTLs for Reduced Susceptibility to Rose Rosette Disease in Diploid Roses.

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The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses.

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Molecular mapping and candidate gene identification of the Rf2 gene for pollen fertility restoration in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].

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Drought adaptation of stay-green sorghum is associated with canopy development, leaf anatomy, root growth, and water uptake.

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Registration of the BTx623/IS3620C Recombinant Inbred Mapping Population of Sorghum

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Sorghum bicolor's transcriptome response to dehydration, high salinity and ABA.

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Genetic diversity of public inbreds of sorghum determined by mapped AFLP and SSR markers

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Alignment of genetic maps and QTLs between inter- and intra-specific sorghum populations.

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Sorghum RILs Segregating for Stay-Green QTL and Leaf Dhurrin Content Show Differential Reaction to Stalk Rot Diseases

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Molecular mapping of Cg1, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum

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A BAC pooling strategy combined with PCR-based screenings in a large, highly repetitive genome enables integration of the maize genetic and physical maps.

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Evaluating and Predicting the Performance of Sorghum Lines in an Elite by Exotic Backcross-Nested Association Mapping Population.

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Amplified fragment length polymorphism reveals specific epigenetic distinctions between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis isolates of various isolation types.

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Stay-green alleles individually enhance grain yield in sorghum under drought by modifying canopy development and water uptake patterns.

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Mapping genes on an integrated sorghum genetic and physical map using cDNA selection technology.

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High throughput BAC DNA isolation for physical map construction of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

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A molecular cytogenetic map of sorghum chromosome 1. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis with mapped bacterial artificial chromosomes.

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Resistance of garden roses to cercospora leaf spot

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Coincident light and clock regulation of pseudoresponse regulator protein 37 (PRR37) controls photoperiodic flowering in sorghum.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Amplified fragment length polymorphism reveals genomic variability among Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates.

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Chromosome identification and nomenclature of Sorghum bicolor.

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Combining abilities and elite germplasm enhancement across US public sorghum breeding programs

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Sequence analysis of bacterial artificial chromosome clones from the apospory-specific genomic region of Pennisetum and Cenchrus.

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Mapping and candidate genes associated with saccharification yield in sorghum.

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Rust and Thinning Management Effect on Cup Quality and Plant Performance for Two Cultivars of Coffea arabica L.

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Toward sequencing the sorghum genome. A U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop report.

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Four Parent Maize (FPM) Population: Effects of Mating Designs on Linkage Disequilibrium and Mapping Quantitative Traits.

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Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Popping Traits and Kernel Characteristics in Sorghum Grain

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Four-Parent Maize (FPM) Population: Development and Phenotypic Characterization

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A high-density genetic map of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench based on 2926 AFLP, RFLP and SSR markers.

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DNA methylation and gene expression regulation associated with vascularization in Sorghum bicolor.

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Sorghum phytochrome B inhibits flowering in long days by activating expression of SbPRR37 and SbGHD7, repressors of SbEHD1, SbCN8 and SbCN12.

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Integration of hybridization-based markers (overgos) into physical maps for comparative and evolutionary explorations in the genus Oryza and in Sorghum.

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Assessing combining abilities, genomic data, and genotype environment interactions to predict hybrid grain sorghum performance.

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Extensive variation in the density and distribution of DNA polymorphism in sorghum genomes.

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Assessing the agronomic potential of sorghum B-lines using genomic prediction

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Association mapping of germinability and seedling vigor in sorghum under controlled low-temperature conditions.

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Fertility restorer locus Rf1 [corrected] of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein not present in the colinear region of rice chromosome 12.

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Fine mapping of the Pc locus of Sorghum bicolor, a gene controlling the reaction to a fungal pathogen and its host-selective toxin.

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Early-generation germplasm introgression from Sorghum macrospermum into sorghum (S. bicolor).

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Genotyping-by-sequencing application on diploid rose and a resulting high-density SNP-based consensus map.

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Combating Rose rosette disease US national project

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Anthracnose Resistance in Sorghum

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Candidate genes in coffee (                   Coffea arabica                   L.) leaves associated with rust (                   Hemileia vastatrix                   Berk. & Br) stress

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Effect of humidity on intergeneric pollinations of iap (Inhibition of Alien Pollen) sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

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Comparative mapping of a major aluminum tolerance gene in sorghum and other species in the poaceae.

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Large intraspecific haplotype variability at the Rph7 locus results from rapid and recent divergence in the barley genome.

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Heritability of plant architecture in diploid roses

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Functional annotation of the transcriptome of Sorghum bicolor in response to osmotic stress and abscisic acid.

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A high-throughput AFLP-based method for constructing integrated genetic and physical maps: progress toward a sorghum genome map.

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Sorghum bicolor - an important species for comparative grass genomics and a source of beneficial genes for agriculture.

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Allelic variants in the PRR37 gene and the human-mediated dispersal and diversification of sorghum.

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The effect of tropical sorghum conversion and inbred development on genome diversity as revealed by high-resolution genotyping

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Identification of genomic regions that affect grain-mould incidence and other traits of agronomic importance in sorghum

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Integrated karyotyping of sorghum by in situ hybridization of landed BACs.

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Discovery and utilization of sorghum genes (Ma5/Ma6)

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Comprehensive molecular cytogenetic analysis of sorghum genome architecture: distribution of euchromatin, heterochromatin, genes and recombination in comparison to rice.

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Predicting heterosis in grain sorghum hybrids using sequence-based genetic similarity estimates

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A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) APETALA2/ERF gene, SlAP2a, is a negative regulator of fruit ripening.

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Sequence-based alignment of sorghum chromosome 3 and rice chromosome 1 reveals extensive conservation of gene order and one major chromosomal rearrangement.

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Heritability of flower size and heat stress in diploid roses

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Elevated Temperatures Impose Transcriptional Constraints and Elicit Intraspecific Differences Between Coffee Genotypes.

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Registration of 11 diverse sorghum germplasm lines for grain and silage hybrid production

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Digital genotyping of sorghum - a diverse plant species with a large repeat-rich genome.

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Phylogenetic analysis of 5'-noncoding regions from the ABA-responsive rab16/17 gene family of sorghum, maize and rice provides insight into the composition, organization and function of cis-regulatory modules.

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A gene in the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family confers aluminum tolerance in sorghum.

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Registration of 40 Converted Germplasm Sources from the Reinstated Sorghum Conversion Program

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Challenges of Breeding Rose Rosette-resistant Roses

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Exploring origins, invasion history and genetic diversity of Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Cogongrass) in the United States using genotyping by sequencing.

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Four chromosome scale genomes and a pan-genome annotation to accelerate pecan tree breeding.

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Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) and SNP marker analysis of diverse accessions of pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

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Genetic modification of PIN genes induces causal mechanisms of stay-green drought adaptation phenotype.

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Mega-environment analysis to assess adaptability, stability, and genomic predictions in grain sorghum hybrids

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The Forest and the Trees: Applications for Molecular Markers in the Repository and Pecan Breeding Program

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Potential biological control agents for management of cogongrass (Cyperales: Poaceae) in the southeastern USA

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Transcriptional profiling of sorghum induced by methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, and aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid reveals cooperative regulation and novel gene responses.

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Using high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism to distinguish sorghum greenbug (Homoptera : Aphididae) biotypes

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Registration of Partially Converted Germplasm from 44 Accessions of the USDA-ARS Ethiopian and Sudanese Sorghum Collections

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QTLs for Energy-related Traits in a Sweet x Grain Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Mapping Population

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Phenotypic, Phytochemical, and Transcriptomic Analysis of Black Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Pericarp in Response to Light Quality.

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Mapping and characterization of Rf 5: a new gene conditioning pollen fertility restoration in A1 and A2 cytoplasm in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench).

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Genetic Improvement of Sorghum as a Biofuel Feedstock: I. QTL for Stem Sugar and Grain Nonstructural Carbohydrates

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Inheritance of inflorescence architecture in sorghum.

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Molecular mapping of the rf1 gene for pollen fertility restoration in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

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Fertility restorer locus Rf1 of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein not present in the colinear region of rice chromosome 12 (vol 111, pg 994, 2005)

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Ghd7 (Ma6) Represses Sorghum Flowering in Long Days: Ghd7 Alleles Enhance Biomass Accumulation and Grain Production

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Rose Rosette Disease Resistance Loci Detected in Two Interconnected Tetraploid Garden Rose Populations.

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Heritability and quantitative trait loci of composition and structural characteristics in sorghum grain

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Development and mapping of AFLP markers linked to the sorghum fertility restorer gene rf4.

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Genetic recombination in Sorghum bicolor x S. macrospermum interspecific hybrids.

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Expanding and Vetting Sorghum bicolor Gene Annotations through Transcriptome and Methylome Sequencing

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Genetic Improvement of Sorghum as a Biofuel Feedstock: II. QTL for Stem and Leaf Structural Carbohydrates

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Black spot partial resistance in diploid roses: QTL discovery and linkage map creation

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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A consensus genetic map of sorghum that integrates multiple component maps and high-throughput Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers.

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Environmental and Genetic Control of Black pericarp Traits in Sorghum

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

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

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Characterize Rf1-like Gene Expression in Sorghum Panicles

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

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Combatting Rose Rosette Disease:  Short and Long Term Approaches

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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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A Population-Genetic Inventory of the Invasive Weed, Imperta Cylindrica To Expedite the Development of Viable Biological

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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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Sequence-Based Genotyping, Bioinformatics, and Data Curation to Enhance Sorghum Germplasm Evaluation and Hybrid Development

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

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Development and Validation of Genetic Analytical Tools for Polyploid Crop Plants

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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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Coordinated Development of Genetic Tools for Pecan

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

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

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Development and Utilization of the Tools of Genomics and Genetics in Plants to Aid in Crop Improvement

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

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Development of Genetic and Genomic Resources for Carya

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

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Towards Understanding and Mitigating Gene Flow Between Crop Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Its Wild Relative Johnsongrass (S. halepense)

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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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Use of Genetic and Genomic Tools in Sorghum to Characterize Gene Networks Associated with Bioenergy Traits

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

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Texas A&M University; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; 2402 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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AgriLife Research work could be breeder 'game changer'

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Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences names interim head

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Zhou, Bin (2009-05). Construction of a minimal tiling path across the euchromatic arms of sorghum chromosome 3 and comparative analysis with the rice chromosome 1 pseudomolecule. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kianifariz, Mahnaz (2017-04). Transcriptome Analysis during Stem Development and in the  A1 Cytoplasmic Male Sterility System of Sorghum. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Patil, Nikhil Yuvaraj (2016-12). Investigating the Genetic Basis of Agronomically Important  Traits in Sorghum. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Anderson, Jason C. (2011-08). Cytogenomic Analyses of the genus Sorghum. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Echeverria-Beirute, Fabian (2018-04). Plant Performance and Bean Quality of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) under Rust (Hemileia vastatrix Berk. et Br.) Control and Fruit Thinning Treatments. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology