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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
43
Citations
7080
World Ranking
3227
National Ranking
30

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

His primary areas of study are Botany, Lactuca, Bremia lactucae, Downy mildew and Powdery mildew. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Plant disease resistance and Horticulture. His Lactuca research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Gene pool, Asteraceae, Species richness and Taxonomy.

His Bremia lactucae research also works with subjects such as

  • Virulence which intersects with area such as Lactuca saligna,
  • Pathosystem and related Gene flow. The concepts of his Downy mildew study are interwoven with issues in Sclerospora graminicola, Host and Oomycete. Much of his study explores Powdery mildew relationship to Lactuca serriola.

His most cited work include:

  • Advances in downy mildew research (102 citations)
  • Cucurbit downy mildew ( Pseudoperonospora cubensis )—biology, ecology, epidemiology, host-pathogen interaction and control (95 citations)
  • Geographical Distribution of Wild Lactuca Species (Asteraceae, Lactuceae) (72 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Aleš Lebeda spends much of his time researching Botany, Powdery mildew, Lactuca, Horticulture and Downy mildew. All of his Botany and Cucumis, Germplasm, Lactuca serriola, Bremia lactucae and Pseudoperonospora cubensis investigations are sub-components of the entire Botany study. Aleš Lebeda has included themes like Cucurbita pepo, Inoculation, Lycopersicon and Conidium in his Powdery mildew study.

His research integrates issues of Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Genetic diversity in his study of Lactuca. The various areas that Aleš Lebeda examines in his Horticulture study include Plant disease resistance, Yacón and Resistance. His Downy mildew research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Genetics, Host, Oomycete and Virulence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (64.81%)
  • Powdery mildew (27.90%)
  • Lactuca (23.61%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Botany (64.81%)
  • Powdery mildew (27.90%)
  • Lactuca (23.61%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Powdery mildew, Lactuca, Virulence and Genetics. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Genetic variation and Amplified fragment length polymorphism. His Powdery mildew study is concerned with the field of Horticulture as a whole.

His study in Lactuca is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Germplasm, Genetic diversity, Ex situ conservation, Phylogenetic tree and Taxonomy. His Virulence study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pathogen, Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Fungicide, Race and Resistance. Within one scientific family, Aleš Lebeda focuses on topics pertaining to Race specificity under Pseudoperonospora cubensis, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Downy mildew.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genetic resources of the genus Cucumis and their morphological description (English-Czech version) (36 citations)
  • Activities of amine oxidase, peroxidase and catalase in seedlings of Pisum sativum L. under different light conditions (33 citations)
  • Characterization of Lactuca spp. germplasm by protein and molecular markers - a review (19 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

His main research concerns Powdery mildew, Lactuca, Botany, Germplasm and Genetics. Powdery mildew is a subfield of Horticulture that he tackles. The Lactuca study combines topics in areas such as Defence mechanisms, Downy mildew, Reactive nitrogen species and Microbiology.

The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Intergenic region and Ribosomal DNA. His Germplasm study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genetic variation, DNA, Herbarium, Isozyme and Ex situ conservation. His Population genetics research extends to Genetics, which is thematically connected.

Best Publications

  • Cucurbit downy mildew ( Pseudoperonospora cubensis )—biology, ecology, epidemiology, host-pathogen interaction and control

    Aleš Lebeda;Yigal Cohen

  • Advances in downy mildew research

    Peter T.N. Spencer-Phillips;U. Gisi;A. Lebeda

  • Geographical Distribution of Wild Lactuca Species (Asteraceae, Lactuceae)

    Aleš Lebeda;Ivana Dolezalová;Viera Feráková;Dave Astley

  • Biochemical aspects of reactive oxygen species formation in the interaction between Lycopersicon spp. and Oidium neolycopersici

    Kateřina Tománková;Lenka Luhová;Marek Petřivalský;Pavel Peč

  • <i>In Vitro</i> Selection for Improved Plant Resistance to Toxin‐Producing Pathogens

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  • Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.)

    Ales Lebeda;M. P. Widrlechner;J. Staub;H. Ezura

  • Description of morphological characters of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genetic resources

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  • The biological and chemical variability of yacon.

    Katerina Valentová;Ales Lebeda;Ivana Dolezalová;David Jirovský

  • Resurgence of Pseudoperonospora cubensis: The Causal Agent of Cucurbit Downy Mildew

    Yigal Cohen;Kyle M. Van den Langenberg;Todd C. Wehner;Peter S. Ojiambo

  • Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

    Aleš Lebeda;Ivana Doležalová;Eva Křístková;Barbora Mieslerová

  • The role of enzymes in plant-fungal pathogens interactions

    A. Lebeda;L. Luhova;M. Sedlarova;D. Jancova

  • Species spectra, distribution and host range of cucurbit powdery mildews in the Czech Republic, and in some other European and Middle Eastern countries.

    Eva Křístková;Aleš Lebeda;Božena Sedláková

  • Reactive oxygen species generation and peroxidase activity during Oidium neolycopersici infection on Lycopersicon species.

    Kateřina Mlíčková;Lenka Luhová;Aleš Lebeda;Barbora Mieslerová

  • Aspects of the Interactions between Wild Lactuca Spp. and Related Genera and Lettuce Downy Mildew (Bremia Lactucae)

    A. Lebeda;D. A. C. Pink;D. Astley

  • Nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species regulate the accumulation of heat shock proteins in tomato leaves in response to heat shock and pathogen infection.

    Jana Piterková;Lenka Luhová;Barbora Mieslerová;Aleš Lebeda

  • Wild Lactuca species, their genetic diversity, resistance to diseases and pests, and exploitation in lettuce breeding

    Aleš Lebeda;Eva Křístková;Miloslav Kitner;Barbora Mieslerová

  • Diversity of defence mechanisms in plant–oomycete interactions: a case study of Lactuca spp. and Bremia lactucae

    Aleš Lebeda;Michaela Sedlářová;Marek Petřivalský;Jitka Prokopová

  • A set of Cucurbitaceae taxa for differentiation of Pseudoperonospora cubensis pathotypes

    A. Lebeda;Mark P. Widrlechner

  • Structure and variation in the wild-plant pathosystem: Lactuca serriola–Bremia lactucae

    Aleš Lebeda;Irena Petrželová;Zbyněk Maryška

  • Local and systemic production of nitric oxide in tomato responses to powdery mildew infection.

    Jana Piterková;Marek Petřivalský;Lenka Luhová;Barbora Mieslerová

  • Systematic implications of sesquiterpene lactones in Lactuca species

    Klaudia Michalska;Anna Stojakowska;Janusz Malarz;Ivana Doležalová

  • Rationalization of genes for resistance to Bremia lactucae in lettuce

    Lorena Parra;Brigitte Maisonneuve;Ales Lebeda;Johan Schut

  • Activities of amine oxidase, peroxidase and catalase in seedlings of Pisum sativum L. under different light conditions

    L. Luhova;A. Lebeda;D Hedererova;P. Pec

  • Wild Lactuca germplasm for lettuce breeding: current status, gaps and challenges

    Aleš Lebeda;Ivana Doležalová;Eva Křístková;Miloslav Kitner

Frequent Co-Authors

David Pink
David Pink Harper Adams University
Levente Kiss
Levente Kiss University of Southern Queensland
Hyeon-Dong Shin
Hyeon-Dong Shin Kunsan National University
Marco Thines
Marco Thines Goethe University Frankfurt
Uwe Braun
Uwe Braun Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Jitka Ulrichová
Jitka Ulrichová Palacký University, Olomouc
Steven T. Koike
Steven T. Koike University of California, Berkeley
Yigal Cohen
Yigal Cohen Bar-Ilan University
Rafael Perl-Treves
Rafael Perl-Treves Bar-Ilan University
Richard W. Michelmore
Richard W. Michelmore University of California, Davis

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