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Plant Science and Agronomy
Austria
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
55
Citations
9829
World Ranking
1630
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Hordeum vulgare, Agronomy, Genetic variation and Quantitative trait locus. He regularly ties together related areas like Genetics in his Botany studies. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Hordeum vulgare, focusing on Gene pool and, on occasion, Drought tolerance, Molecular breeding and Plant breeding.

His work on Crop, Cultivar and Poaceae is typically connected to Production as part of general Agronomy study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Genetic variation study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genetic diversity and Abiotic component. His work carried out in the field of Quantitative trait locus brings together such families of science as Biotechnology, Dwarfing, Crop yield and Genomics.

His most cited work include:

  • Root system architecture: opportunities and constraints for genetic improvement of crops. (468 citations)
  • The resurgence of haploids in higher plants (247 citations)
  • Doubled haploid production in crop plants : a manual (234 citations)

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

Brian P. Forster mostly deals with Botany, Hordeum vulgare, Genetics, Agronomy and Poaceae. The various areas that Brian P. Forster examines in his Botany study include Chromosome, Ploidy and Horticulture. His research in Hordeum vulgare intersects with topics in Dwarfing, Cultivar, Quantitative trait locus, Abiotic stress and Genetic variation.

His work deals with themes such as Gene pool and Germplasm, which intersect with Quantitative trait locus. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Genetic variability and Salinity. Brian P. Forster combines subjects such as Salt resistance and Triticeae with his study of Poaceae.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (39.53%)
  • Hordeum vulgare (38.37%)
  • Genetics (30.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Horticulture (18.60%)
  • Salinity stress (3.49%)
  • Mutant (17.44%)

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

Brian P. Forster focuses on Horticulture, Salinity stress, Mutant, Seedling and Germination. Brian P. Forster works on Horticulture which deals in particular with Shoot. The concepts of his Mutant study are interwoven with issues in Solanum tuberosum, Cutting, Botany and Plant breeding.

In his research on the topic of Plant breeding, Cultivar is strongly related with Ploidy. His Cultivar research focuses on subjects like Mutation induction, which are linked to Agronomy. His Agronomy study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Soil salinity.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Mutagenic Effects of Gamma Radiation on Eight Accessions of Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) (12 citations)
  • Protocols for Pre-Field Screening of Mutants for Salt Tolerance in Rice, Wheat and Barley (9 citations)
  • Selection for novel mutations induced by gamma irradiation in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. (5 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

Brian P. Forster mainly investigates Gamma irradiation, Vigna, Agronomy, Genetic stability and Molecular biology. Among his Gamma irradiation studies, you can observe a synthesis of other disciplines of science such as Seedling, Mutation induction, Horticulture, Germination and Coat. His Vigna study combines topics in areas such as Vegetative reproduction and Cultivar.

His research in Agronomy is mostly focused on Crop yield. As part of his studies on Genetic stability, Brian P. Forster often connects relevant subjects like Genetic analysis.

Best Publications

  • Root system architecture: opportunities and constraints for genetic improvement of crops.

    Sophie de Dorlodot;Brian Forster;Loïc Pagès;Adam Price

  • The resurgence of haploids in higher plants

    Brian P. Forster;Erwin Heberle-Bors;Ken J. Kasha;Alisher Touraev

  • Plant mutation breeding and biotechnology

    Q. Y. Shu;B. P. Forster;H. Nakagawa

  • Wild barley: a source of genes for crop improvement in the 21st century?

    R.P. Ellis;B.P. Forster;D. Robinson;L.L. Handley

  • Doubled Haploids in Genetics and Plant Breeding

    Brian P. Forster;William T. B. Thomas

  • Using stable isotope natural abundances (δ15N and δ13C) to integrate the stress responses of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch.) genotypes

    D. Robinson;L.L. Handley;C.M. Scrimgeour;D.C. Gordon

  • Salinity induced differences in growth, ion distribution and partitioning in barley between the cultivar Maythorpe and its derived mutant Golden Promise

    Wenxue Wei;Paul E. Bilsborrow;Paul Hooley;Daron A. Fincham

  • The development and application of molecular markers for abiotic stress tolerance in barley.

    B.P. Forster;R.P. Ellis;W.T.B. Thomas;A.C. Newton

  • AFLP variation in wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch) with reference to salt tolerance and associated ecogeography

    H. Pakniyat;W. Powell;E. Baird;L. L. Handley

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for agronomic, yield, grain and disease characters in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

    W. T. B. Thomas;W. Powell;R. Waugh;K. J. Chalmers

  • Progress in Doubled Haploid Technology in Higher Plants

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  • Gel observation chamber for rapid screening of root traits in cereal seedlings

    A.G. Bengough;D.C. Gordon;H. Al-Menaie;R.P. Ellis

  • Analysis of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in wild barley from the Fertile Crescent: associations with ecology, geography and flowering time.

    Victor Ivandic;Christine A. Hackett;Eviatar Nevo;Richard Keith

  • Genotype and phenotype associations with drought tolerance in barley tested in North Africa

    B P Forster;R P Ellis;J Moir;V Talamè

  • Phenotype/genotype associations for yield and salt tolerance in a barley mapping population segregating for two dwarfing genes.

    R. P. Ellis;B. P. Forster;D. C. Gordon;L. L. Handley

  • Advances in haploid production in higher plants

    Alisher Touraev;Brain P. Forster;S. Mohan Jain

  • The effect of semi-dwarf genes on root system size in field grown barley

    Oldrich Chloupek;Brian P. Forster;William T. B. Thomas

  • Identification of Hordeum spontaneum QTL alleles improving field performance of barley grown under rainfed conditions

    Valentina Talame;Maria Corinna Sanguineti;E. Chiapparino;H. Bahri

  • Doubled haploids in breeding

    W. T. B. Thomas;B. P. Forster;B. Gertsson

  • Salt Tolerance in the Triticeae: The Contribution of the D Genome to Cation Selectivity in Hexaploid Wheat

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  • Chromosome location of genes controlling tolerance to salt (NaCl) and vigour in Hordeum vulgare and H. chilense

    B P Forster;M S Phillips;T E Miller;E Baird

  • Molecular mapping of genes determining height, time to heading, and growth habit in barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    U. M. Barua;K. J. Chalmers;W. T. B. Thomas;C. A. Hackett

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Germination and Malting Quality Characters in a Spring Barley Cross

    W. T. B. Thomas;W. Powell;J. S. Swanston;R. P. Ellis

  • Doubled haploidy and induced mutation

    I. Szarejko;B. P. Forster

  • Deep rooting and drought screening of cereal crops: a novel field-based method and its application

    B.M. McKenzie;A.G. Bengough;P.D. Hallett;W.T.B. Thomas

  • Characterization of rust-resistant wheat-Agropyron intermedium derivatives by C-banding, in situ hybridization and isozyme analysis.

    B. Friebe;F. J. Zeller;Y. Mukai;B. P. Forster

  • Mapping physiological traits in barley

    R. P. Ellis;B. P. Forster;R. Waugh;N. Bonar

Frequent Co-Authors

William T. B. Thomas
William T. B. Thomas James Hutton Institute
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell Scotland's Rural College
David G. Robinson
David G. Robinson Heidelberg University
Christine A. Hackett
Christine A. Hackett University of Dundee
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Kenneth J. Chalmers
Kenneth J. Chalmers University of Adelaide
Roberto Tuberosa
Roberto Tuberosa University of Bologna
Charles M. Scrimgeour
Charles M. Scrimgeour James Hutton Institute
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute

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