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Eduard Akhunov is a researcher affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their field of expertise spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work predominantly focuses on Plant Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional research interests in Agronomy and Crop Science and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Eduard Akhunov's frequent co-authors are:

  • Alina Akhunova
  • Allan K. Fritz
  • Fei He
  • Katherine W. Jordan
  • Guihua Bai

They have published extensively in various scientific venues. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Genome biology

Some recent papers by Eduard Akhunov include:

  • Genomic variants affecting homoeologous gene expression dosage contribute to agronomic trait variation in allopolyploid wheat, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Differential chromatin accessibility landscape reveals structural and functional features of the allopolyploid wheat chromosomes, 2020, Genome biology
  • QTL mapping for grain yield and three yield components in a population derived from two high-yielding spring wheat cultivars, 2021, Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Whole-genome sequencing of diverse wheat accessions uncovers genetic changes during modern breeding in China and the United States, 2023, The Plant Cell
  • Expanding the range of editable targets in the wheat genome using the variants of the Cas12a and Cas9 nucleases, 2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal

Best Publications

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars.

    Colin R. Cavanagh;Shiaoman Chao;Shichen Wang;Bevan Emma Huang

  • Wild emmer genome architecture and diversity elucidate wheat evolution and domestication

    Raz Avni;Moran Nave;Omer Barad;Kobi Baruch

  • Comparative DNA Sequence Analysis of Wheat and Rice Genomes

    Mark E. Sorrells;Mauricio La Rota;Catherine E. Bermudez-Kandianis;Robert A. Greene

  • A chromosome bin map of 16,000 expressed sequence tag loci and distribution of genes among the three genomes of polyploid wheat.

    L. L. Qi;B. Echalier;S. Chao;S. Chao;G. R. Lazo

  • The Organization and Rate of Evolution of Wheat Genomes Are Correlated With Recombination Rates Along Chromosome Arms

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Andrew W. Goodyear;Shu Geng;Li-Li Qi

  • Identification of wheat gene Sr35 that confers resistance to Ug99 stem rust race group.

    Cyrille Saintenac;Wenjun Zhang;Andres Salcedo;Matthew N. Rouse

  • Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping in polyploid wheat with the Illumina GoldenGate assay.

    Eduard Akhunov;Eduard Akhunov;Charles Nicolet;Jan Dvorak

  • Wheat Fhb1 encodes a chimeric lectin with agglutinin domains and a pore-forming toxin-like domain conferring resistance to Fusarium head blight

    Nidhi Rawat;Michael O Pumphrey;Sixin Liu;Xiaofei Zhang

  • Exome sequencing highlights the role of wild-relative introgression in shaping the adaptive landscape of the wheat genome

    Fei He;Raj Pasam;Fan Shi;Surya Kant

  • A high‐density, SNP‐based consensus map of tetraploid wheat as a bridge to integrate durum and bread wheat genomics and breeding

    Marco Maccaferri;Andrea Ricci;Silvio Salvi;Sara Giulia Milner

  • Efficient Genome-Wide Detection and Cataloging of EMS-Induced Mutations Using Exome Capture and Next-Generation Sequencing

    Isabelle M. Henry;Ugrappa Nagalakshmi;Meric C. Lieberman;Kathie J. Ngo

  • Barley whole exome capture: a tool for genomic research in the genus Hordeum and beyond.

    Martin Mascher;Todd A. Richmond;Daniel J. Gerhardt;Axel Himmelbach

  • Transgenerational CRISPR-Cas9 Activity Facilitates Multiplex Gene Editing in Allopolyploid Wheat

    Wei Wang;Qianli Pan;Fei He;Alina Akhunova

  • Population- and genome-specific patterns of linkage disequilibrium and SNP variation in spring and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Shiaoman Chao;Jorge Dubcovsky;Jan Dvorak;Ming Cheng Luo

  • A haplotype map of allohexaploid wheat reveals distinct patterns of selection on homoeologous genomes

    Katherine W Jordan;Shichen Wang;Yanni Lun;Laura-Jayne Gardiner

  • Nucleotide diversity maps reveal variation in diversity among wheat genomes and chromosomes

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Alina R. Akhunova;Olin D. Anderson;James A. Anderson

  • Genome comparisons reveal a dominant mechanism of chromosome number reduction in grasses and accelerated genome evolution in Triticeae

    M. C. Luo;K. R. Deal;E. D. Akhunov;E. D. Akhunov;A. R. Akhunova;A. R. Akhunova

  • Variation in the AvrSr35 gene determines Sr35 resistance against wheat stem rust race Ug99

    Andres Salcedo;William Rutter;Shichen Wang;Alina Akhunova

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota
Gerard R. Lazo
Gerard R. Lazo Agricultural Research Service
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
Mark E. Sorrells
Mark E. Sorrells Cornell University
Olin D. Anderson
Olin D. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Calvin O. Qualset
Calvin O. Qualset University of California, Davis
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri

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