selected publications
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- A SSR kit to study genetic diversity in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). Plant Genetic Resources. 12. 2014
- An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas. Food Security. 5:751-767. 2013
- Quantitative trait locus analysis and construction of consensus genetic map for drought tolerance traits based on three recombinant inbred line populations in cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).. Molecular Breeding. 30:757-772. 2012
- An International Reference Consensus Genetic Map with 897 Marker Loci Based on 11 Mapping Populations for Tetraploid Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). PLOS ONE. 7. 2012
- Genomics and Physiological Approaches for Root Trait Breeding to Improve Drought Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) 2011
- Testing public Bt maize events for control of stem borers in the first confined field trials in Kenya. African Journal of Biotechnology. 10:4713-4718. 2011
- Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Pongamia Pongamia pinnata (L) Pierrre using AFLP Markers. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 19:209-216. 2010
- Novel SSR Markers for Polymorphism Detection in Pigeonpea (Cajanus spp.). Plant Breeding. 129:142-148. 2010
- Simple sequence repeat-based diversity in elite pigeonpea genotypes for developing mapping populations to map resistance to Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease. Plant Breeding. 129:135-141. 2010
- A comparative assessment of the utility of PCR-based marker systems in pearl millet. Euphytica. 174:253-260. 2010
- Integration of novel SSR and gene-based SNP marker loci in the chickpea genetic map and establishment of new anchor points with Medicago truncatula genome.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 120:1415-1441. 2010
- Genetic relationships among seven sections of genus Arachis studied by using SSR markers. BMC Plant Biology. 10:15-15. 2010
- Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Pongamia (Pongamia pinnata (L)Pierrre) using AFLP Markers 2010
- Bioinformatics Tools for Crop Research and Breeding 2010
- Peanut improvement: production of fertile hybrids and backcross progeny between Arachis hypogaea and A. kretschmeri. Food Security. 1:457-462. 2009
- A comprehensive resource of drought- and salinity- responsive ESTs for gene discovery and marker development in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). BMC Genomics. 10:523-523. 2009
- Isolation and sequence analysis of DREB2A homologues in three cereal and two legume species. Plant Science. 177:460-467. 2009
- High level of natural variation in a groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) germplasm collection assayed by selected informative SSR markers. Plant Breeding. 128:486-494. 2009
- AFLP-based molecular characterization of an elite germplasm collection of Jatropha curcas L., a biofuel plant.. Plant Science. 176:505-513. 2009
- The first SSR-based genetic linkage map for cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 118:729-739. 2009
- Assessment and comparison of AFLP and SSR based molecular genetic diversity in Indian isolates of Ascochyta rabiei, a causal agent of Ascochyta blight in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).. Mycological Progress. 8:87-97. 2009
- Genetic diversity in Indian isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, chickpea wilt pathogen 2009
- Molecular plant breeding: methodology and achievements.. Methods of Molecular Biology. 513:283-304. 2009
- Novel set of groundnut SSR markers for germplasm analysis and interspecific transferability 2009
- Research and field monitoring on transgenic crops by the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT). Euphytica. 164:893-902. 2008
- Genetic structure, diversity, and allelic richness in composite collection and reference set in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).. BMC Plant Biology. 8:106-106. 2008
- WebStruct and VisualStruct: web interfaces and visualization for Structure software implemented in a cluster environment. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics. 5:72-76. 2008
- Genetic Diversity in CIMMYT Nontemperate Maize Germplasm: Landraces, Open Pollinated Varieties, and Inbred Lines. Crop Science. 48:617-624. 2008
- Allelic Richness and Diversity in Global Composite Collection and Reference Sets in Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) 2008
- Evaluation of the shoot regeneration response in tissue culture of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) varieties adapted to eastern and southern Africa 2008
- Using genetic and genomic resources to broaden the genetic base of cultivated groundnut 2008
- Large variation in salinity tolerance in chickpea is explained by differences in sensitivity at the reproductive stage. Field Crops Research. 104:123-129. 2007
- Development, characterization and utilization of microsatellite markers in pigeonpea. Plant Breeding. 126:130-136. 2007
- Bioinformatics platform for ICRISAT's global research needs 2007
- Breeding Chickpea for Improved Adaptation to the Semi-Arid Tropical Environments 2007
- Development, characterisation and utilisation of microsatellite markers in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) 2007
- Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) Low Cost, Generic Molecular Markers for Breeding and Research 2007
- Exploiting the functionality of root systems for dry, saline, and nutrient deficient environments in a changing climate 2007
- MOLECULAR GENETICS AND BREEDING OF GRAIN LEGUME CROPS FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS 2007
- The Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) for enhancing the utilization of molecular tools in breeding and research 2007
- Advances in cereal genomics and applications in crop breeding. Trends in Biotechnology. 24:490-499. 2006
- A database of annotated tentative orthologs from crop abiotic stress transcripts.. Bioinformation. 1:225-227. 2006
- Laboratory Information Management Software for genotyping workflows: applications in high throughput crop genotyping. BMC Bioinformatics. 7:383-383. 2006
- Grouping of accessions of Mexican races of maize revisited with SSR markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 113:177-185. 2006
- A Database of Simple Sequence Repeats from Cereal and Legume Expressed Sequence Tags Mined in silico: Survey and Evaluation 2006
- Genetic engineering of groundnut for crop improvement 2006
- Integrated multidisciplinary approach for containing Aflatoxin-linked malnutrition in humans and animals 2006
- Mining the chickpea composite collection for allelic variation 2006
- More on the introduction of temperate maize into Europe: Large-scale bulk SSR genotyping and new historical elements. Maydica. 51:281-291. 2006
- Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Maize Inbred Lines Investigated with SSR Markers: II. Subtropical, Tropical Midaltitude, and Highland Maize Inbred Lines and their Relationships with Elite U.S. and European Maize. Crop Science. 45:2573-2582. 2005
- Hybrid performance and heterosis in spring bread wheat, and their relations to SSR-based genetic distances and coefficients of parentage. Euphytica. 144:51-59. 2005
- GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG AND WITHIN CIMMYT WHEAT LANDRACE ACCESSIONS INVESTIGATED WITH SSRS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. Crop Science. 45:653-661. 2005
- Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 110:859-864. 2005
- A new intervarietal linkage map and its application for quantitative trait locus analysis of "gigas" features in bread wheat.. Genome. 48:65-75. 2005
- A new intervarietal linkage map and its application for quantitative trait locus analysis of "gigas" features in bread wheat 2005
- Biotechnology applications for wheat improvement at CIMMYT 2005
- Quantifying novel sequence variation and selective advantage in synthetic hexaploid wheats and their backcross-derived lines using SSR markers. Molecular Breeding. 15:1-10. 2005
- Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding 2005
- Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Maize Inbred Lines Investigated with SSR Markers. Crop Science. 44:2230-2237. 2004
- Comparative Map and Trait Viewer (CMTV): an integrated bioinformatic tool to construct consensus maps and compare QTL and functional genomics data across genomes and experiments. Plant Molecular Biology. 56:465-480. 2004
- Competition of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 Toxins for Midgut Binding Sites: A Basis for the Development and Management of Transgenic Tropical Maize Resistant to Several Stemborers. Current Microbiology. 49:22-27. 2004
- Effect of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and NaCl on the establishment of callus and plant regeneration in durum and bread wheat. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. 77:245-250. 2004
- Stress-induced expression in wheat of the Arabidopsis thaliana DREB1A gene delays water stress symptoms under greenhouse conditions. Genome. 47:493-500. 2004
- Molecular characterization of Asian maize inbred lines by multiple laboratories. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 109:80-91. 2004
- SSR and pedigree analyses of genetic diversity among CIMMYT wheat lines targeted to different megaenvironments. Crop Science. 44:381-388. 2004
- Genetic diversity of maize inbred lines in relation to downy mildew. Euphytica. 135:145-155. 2004
- Genetic Diversity Determined within and among CIMMYT Maize Populations of Tropical, Subtropical, and Temperate Germplasm by SSR Markers. Crop Science. 44:326-334. 2004
- Molecular characterization of Asian maize inbread lines by multiple laboratories 2004
- Stress-induced expression in wheat of the arabidopsis thaliana DREB1A gene delays water stress symtoms under greenhouse conditions 2004
- Novel sources of resistance to Striga hermonthica in Tripsacum dactyloides, a wild relative of maize. New Phytologist. 160:557-568. 2003
- Genetic distance based on simple sequence Repeats and Heterosis in Tropical Maize Populations. Crop Science. 43:1275-1282. 2003
- Use of SSRs for establishing heterotic groups in subtropical maize. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107:947-957. 2003
- Identification of QTLs conferring resistance to downy mildews of maize in Asia. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107:544-551. 2003
- Molecular breeding for maize improvement: An overview 2003
- Molecular marker mapping of Leaf Rust resistance gene Lr46 and its association with Strip Rust resistance gene Yr29 in wheat 2003
- Molecular marker mapping of leaf rust resistance gene Lr46 and its association with stripe rust resistance gene Yr29 in wheat. Phytopathology. 93:153-159. 2003
- Genetic Characterization of CIMMYT Inbred Maize Lines and Open Pollinated Populations Using Large Scale Fingerprinting Methods. Crop Science. 42:1832-1840. 2002
- Selection for Resistance to Southwestern Corn Borer Using Marker‐Assisted and Conventional Backcrossing. Crop Science. 42:1516-1528. 2002
- Identification of highly transformable wheat genotypes for mass production of fertile transgenic plants.. Genome. 45:421-430. 2002
- Simulation Experiments on efficiencies of gene introgression by backcrossing. Crop Science. 42:557-565. 2002
- The effect of pretreatment with mild heat and drought stresses on the explant and biolistic transformation frequency of three durum wheat cultivars. Plant Cell Reports. 20:955-960. 2002
- The application of biotechnology to wheat improvement 2002
- Third Stakeholders Meeting: Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) Project 2002
- Novel synthetic Bacillus thuringiensiscry1B gene and the cry1B-cry1Ab translational fusion confer resistance to southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer and fall armyworm in transgenic tropical maize. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 103:817-826. 2001
- Re-evaluation of the prospects of marker-assisted selection for improving insect resistance against Diatraea spp. in tropical maize by cross validation and independent validation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 103:1059-1067. 2001
- Transgenic wheat plants: a powerful breeding source. Euphytica. 119:133-136. 2001
- Application of molecular markers for mapping Striga resistance gene(s) in maize 2000
- Optimization of an in vitro bioassay for wheat diseases 2000
- Stakeholders Meeting: Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) Project 2000
- Genetic analysis of adaptation differences between highland and lowland tropical maize using molecular markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99:1106-1119. 1999
- Genetic mapping of maize streak virus resistance from the Mascarene source. I. Resistance in line D211 and stability against different virus clones.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99:524-539. 1999
- Genetic mapping of maize streak virus resistance from the Mascarene source. II. Resistance in line CIRAD390 and stability across germplasm.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99:540-553. 1999
- Interpreting genotype × environment interaction in tropical maize using linked molecular markers and environmental covariables. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99:611-625. 1999
- Production of transgenic tropical maize with cryIAb and cryIAc genes via microprojectile bombardment of immature embryos.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99:437-444. 1999
- Plant genetic resources: What can they contribute toward increased crop productivity?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 96:5937-5943. 1999
- Laboratory protocols: CIMMYT Applied genetic engineering laboratory 1999
- Reducing maize losses to insect pests by enhancing host plant resistance with Bacillus thuringiensis toxin genes 1999
- Molecular mapping of QTL for southwestern corn borer resistance, plant height and flowering in tropical maize. Plant Breeding. 117:309-318. 1998
- Comparison of QTLs mapped in RILs and their test-cross progenies of tropical maize for insect resistance and agronomic traits. Plant Breeding. 117:193-202. 1998
- Marker-assisted selection: new tools and strategies. Trends in Plant Science. 3:236-239. 1998
- QTL Mapping in Tropical Maize: III. Genomic Regions for Resistance to Diatraea spp. and Associated Traits in Two RIL Populations. Crop Science. 38:1062-1072. 1998
- QTL Mapping in Tropical Maize: II. Comparison of Genomic Regions for Resistance to Diatraea spp.. Crop Science. 37:1892-1902. 1997
- Identification of quantitative trait loci under drought conditions in tropical maize. 2. Yield components and marker-assisted selection strategies. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 94:887-896. 1997
- Use of STSs and SSRs as rapid and reliable preselection tools in a marker-assisted selection-backcross scheme. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 15:154-162. 1997
- Detection of quantitative trait loci associated with leaf rust resistance in bread wheat. Genome. 40:253-260. 1997
- Susceptibility of four tropical lepidopteran maize pests to Bacillus thuringiensis CryI-type insecticidal toxins. Journal of Economic Entomology. 90:412-415. 1997
- Selection and characterization of mexican strains of Bacillus thuringiensis active against four major lepidopteran maize pests. Biocontrol. 41:153-165. 1996
- Identification of quantitative trait loci under drought conditions in tropical maize. 1. Flowering parameters and the anthesis-silking interval. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 92:905-914. 1996
- Plant regeneration from immature embryos of 48 elite CIMMYT bread wheats.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 92:163-169. 1996
- QTL Mapping in Tropical Maize: I. Genomic Regions Affecting Leaf Feeding Resistance to Sugarcane Borer and Other Traits. Crop Science. 36:1352-1361. 1996
- MOLECULAR-MARKER-MEDIATED CHARACTERIZATION OF FAVORABLE EXOTIC ALLELES AT QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI IN MAIZE. Crop Science. 35:1306-1315. 1995
- REGENERATION POTENTIAL OF TROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, MIDALTITUDE, AND HIGHLAND MAIZE INBREDS. Maydica. 40:275-281. 1995
- TISSUE-CULTURE RESPONSE OF CIMMYT ELITE BREAD WHEAT CULTIVARS AND EVALUATION OF REGENERATED PLANTS. Cereal Research Communications. 23:243-249. 1995
- Tissue culture response of CIMMYT elite bread wheat cultlvars and evaluation of regenerated plants 1995
- Molecular markers for plant breeding: comparisons of RFLP and RAPD genotyping costs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 86:975-984. 1993
- DEVELOPMENT OF A CORE RFLP MAP IN MAIZE USING AN IMMORTALIZED-F2 POPULATION. Genetics. 134:917-930. 1993
- Development of a Core RFLP Map in Maize Using anImmortalized F2 Population 1993
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- The trends and future of biotechnology crops for insectpest control 2011
- Plant Genomics 2009
- Extraordinary high allelic diversity in a groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) germplasm collection assayed by robust and informative SSR markers 2008
- Molecular identification of genetically distinctaccessions in the USDA chickpea core collection 2008
- Progress in interspecific hybridization between Cicer arietinum and wild species C. bijugum 2007
- A database of annotated tentative orthologs from crop abiotic stress transcripts 2006
- Development of composite collection and genotyping of foxtail millet (Setaria italic (L.) Beauv.) composite collection 2006
- Genetic variability for salinity tolerance in chickpea 2006
- Strategies for the management of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut 2006
- Genotyping Finger Millet Germplasm ?Developing a Composite Collection 2005
- Resilient crops for water limited environments: Proceedings of a Workshop 2004
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editorial article
- Appropriateness of biotechnology to african agriculture: Striga and maize as paradigms. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. 69:105-110. 2002
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- Orphan legume crops enter the genomics era. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 202-210. 2009