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Albert G. Abbott is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research intersects multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on plant science and molecular biology. The scholar has contributed to various domains including plant physiology and cultivation studies, horticultural and viticultural research, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, plant reproductive biology, plant molecular biology research, plant disease resistance and genetics, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

The scientist has published several recent papers, highlighting work on different aspects of plant biology. These include:

  • Population genomics of apricots unravels domestication history and adaptive events, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Distinctive Gene Expression Patterns Define Endodormancy to Ecodormancy Transition in Apricot and Peach, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Thermal-responsive genetic and epigenetic regulation of DAM cluster controlling dormancy and chilling requirement in peach floral buds, 2020, Horticulture Research
  • Genome-Wide Changes of Regulatory Non-Coding RNAs Reveal Pollen Development Initiated at Ecodormancy in Peach, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • A haplotype-resolved reference genome of Quercus alba sheds light on the evolutionary history of oaks, 2025, New Phytologist

Albert G. Abbott often collaborates with other researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Tetyana Zhebentyayeva
  • Margaret Staton
  • Shenghua Fan
  • C. Dana Nelson
  • Jiali Yu

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in certain publication venues. Notable among these are:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Horticulture Research
  • New Phytologist

Albert G. Abbott's main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, their subfields of focus comprise Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Best Publications

  • The high-quality draft genome of peach ( Prunus persica ) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution

    Ignazio Verde;Albert G Abbott;Simone Scalabrin

  • Characterization of microsatellite markers in peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch)

    B Sosinski;M Gannavarapu;L D Hager;L E Beck

  • Sequencing and annotation of the evergrowing locus in peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) reveals a cluster of six MADS-box transcription factors as candidate genes for regulation of terminal bud formation

    Douglas Gary Bielenberg;Ying (Eileen) Wang;Zhigang Li;Tetyana Zhebentyayeva

  • 15 years of GDR: New data and functionality in the Genome Database for Rosaceae.

    Sook Jung;Taein Lee;Chun-Huai Cheng;Katheryn Buble

  • Multiple Models for Rosaceae Genomics

    Vladimir Shulaev;Schuyler S. Korban;Bryon Sosinski;Albert G. Abbott

  • A SET OF SIMPLE-SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MARKERS COVERING THE PRUNUS GENOME

    Maria José Aranzana;A Pineda;P Cosson;E Dirlewanger

  • Dormancy-associated MADS genes from the EVG locus of peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] have distinct seasonal and photoperiodic expression patterns

    Zhigang Li;Gregory Lynn Reighard;Albert Glenn Abbott;Douglas Gary Bielenberg

  • Mapping With a Few Plants: Using Selective Mapping for Microsatellite Saturation of the Prunus Reference Map

    Werner Howad;Toshiya Yamamoto;Elisabeth Dirlewanger;Raffaele Testolin

  • Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis for assessment of genetic variability in apricot germplasm.

    Tetyana Zhebentyayeva;G. L. Reighard;V. M. Gorina;A. G. Abbott

  • Genetic linkage mapping in peach using morphological, RFLP and RAPD markers.

    S. Rajapakse;L. E. Belthoff;G. He;A. E. Estager

  • PpeTAC1 promotes the horizontal growth of branches in peach trees and is a member of a functionally conserved gene family found in diverse plants species

    Chris Dardick;Ann Callahan;Renate Horn;Karina B. Ruiz

  • Construction of a genetic linkage map and identification of AFLP markers for resistance to root-knot nematodes in peach rootstocks.

    Zhen Xiang Lu;B. Sosinski;G. L. Reighard;W. V. Baird

  • The high oleate trait in the cultivated peanut [Arachis hypogaea L.]. I. Isolation and characterization of two genes encoding microsomal oleoyl-PC desaturases.

    S. Jung;D. Swift;E. Sengoku;M. Patel

  • An apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) F2 progeny linkage map based on SSR and AFLP markers, mapping plum pox virus resistance and self-incompatibility traits.

    S. Vilanova;C. Romero;A. G. Abbott;G. Llácer

  • The high oleate trait in the cultivated peanut [Arachis hypogaea L.]. II. Molecular basis and genetics of the trait.

    S. Jung;G. Powell;K. Moore;A. Abbott

  • High-oleate peanut mutants result from a MITE insertion into the FAD2 gene.

    M. Patel;S. Jung;K. Moore;G. Powell

  • Genetic linkage maps of two apricot cultivars ( Prunus armeniaca L.), and mapping of PPV (sharka) resistance.

    M. A. Hurtado;C. Romero;S. Vilanova;A. G. Abbott

  • Frequency, type, distribution and annotation of simple sequence repeats in Rosaceae ESTs

    Sook Jung;Albert Abbott;Christopher Jesudurai;Jeff Tomkins

  • The peach genome

    Pere Arús;Ignazio Verde;Bryon Sosinski;Tatyana Zhebentyayeva

  • Genomics of Fagaceae

    Antoine Kremer;Antoine Kremer;Albert G. Abbott;John E. Carlson;Paul S. Manos

Frequent Co-Authors

Pere Arús
Pere Arús Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Ignazio Verde
Ignazio Verde Agricultural Research Council
Ann M. Callahan
Ann M. Callahan United States Department of Agriculture
John E. Carlson
John E. Carlson Pennsylvania State University
Santiago Vilanova
Santiago Vilanova Universitat Politècnica de València
Raffaele Testolin
Raffaele Testolin University of Udine
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Daniel S. Rokhsar University of California, Berkeley
Elisabeth Dirlewanger
Elisabeth Dirlewanger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ronald R. Sederoff
Ronald R. Sederoff North Carolina State University
Michele Morgante
Michele Morgante University of Udine

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