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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
8263
World Ranking
2168
National Ranking
557

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - World Food Prize, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2009 - E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - International Agronomy Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 1994 - International Crop Science Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

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 Sorghum, Agronomy, Botany, Striga and Quantitative trait locus. His Sorghum study combines topics in areas such as Stover, Poaceae and Germination. Crop and Orobanche crenata are the primary areas of interest in his Agronomy study.

The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Plant development, Weed control and Horticulture. His studies in Striga integrate themes in fields like Socioeconomics, Parasitic plant and Environmental protection. His work carried out in the field of Quantitative trait locus brings together such families of science as Genetic marker, RAPD and Drought tolerance.

His most cited work include:

  • Heterogeneous inbred family (HIF) analysis: a method for developing near-isogenic lines that differ at quantitative trait loci (259 citations)
  • Biology and Management of Weedy Root Parasites (209 citations)
  • Genetic analysis of post-flowering drought tolerance and components of grain development in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (173 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Sorghum, Agronomy, Striga, Botany and Germination. His Sorghum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Genetics, Germplasm, Horticulture, Crop and Poaceae. His work deals with themes such as Tannin and Introgression, which intersect with Agronomy.

Gebisa Ejeta interconnects Weed, Resistance and Host, Parasitic plant, Parasitism in the investigation of issues within Striga. The study incorporates disciplines such as Genetic variability, Sorghum bicolor and Sweet sorghum in addition to Botany. His Germination study incorporates themes from Haustorium and Seedling.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Sorghum (64.65%)
  • Agronomy (40.40%)
  • Striga (27.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Sorghum (64.65%)
  • Genetics (15.15%)
  • Gene (8.08%)

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

Gebisa Ejeta mainly focuses on Sorghum, Genetics, Gene, SNP and Genome-wide association study. He studies Sweet sorghum, a branch of Sorghum. Sweet sorghum is a subfield of Agronomy that Gebisa Ejeta investigates.

His research in the fields of Molecular marker and Plant disease resistance overlaps with other disciplines such as Immune receptor. Gebisa Ejeta usually deals with Genome-wide association study and limits it to topics linked to Genetic architecture and Infestation and Storage protein. His Mutant research integrates issues from Weed, Germination, Botany and Striga.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Mutation in sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 alters strigolactones and causes Striga resistance (86 citations)
  • Mating Design and Genetic Structure of a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) Population of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). (25 citations)
  • Identification of sorghum grain mold resistance loci through genome wide association mapping (11 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

Gebisa Ejeta mostly deals with Genetics, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Glume, Gene and Sorghum. His Genetics research includes themes of Mating design and Genetic diversity. His research integrates issues of Genetic architecture, Germplasm, Allele and Candidate gene in his study of Single-nucleotide polymorphism.

His studies deal with areas such as Genetic variation, Pseudogene and Locus as well as Glume. His study in Gene is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Horticulture, Botany and Sweet sorghum. Gebisa Ejeta has included themes like Germination and Weed in his Sorghum study.

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneous inbred family (HIF) analysis: a method for developing near-isogenic lines that differ at quantitative trait loci

    M. R. Tuinstra;G. Ejeta;P. B. Goldsbrough

  • Biology and Management of Weedy Root Parasites

    D. M. Joel;J. Hershenhorn;H. Eizenberg;R. Aly

  • Genetic analysis of post-flowering drought tolerance and components of grain development in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

    Mitchell R. Tuinstra;Edwin M. Grote;Peter B. Goldsbrough;Gebisa Ejeta

  • Isolation of strigol, a germination stimulant for Striga asiatica, from host plants

    Bupe A. Siame;Yohan. Weerasuriya;Karl. Wood;Gebisa. Ejeta

  • Mutation in sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 alters strigolactones and causes Striga resistance

    Daniel Gobena;Mahdere Shimels;Patrick J. Rich;Carolien Ruyter-Spira

  • Molecular Breeding to Enhance Ethanol Production from Corn and Sorghum Stover

    Wilfred Vermerris;Ana Saballos;Gebisa Ejeta;Nathan S. Mosier

  • Selecting sorghum genotypes expressing a quantitative biosynthetic trait that confers resistance to Striga

    Dale E. Hess;Gebisa Ejeta;Larry G. Butler

  • Breeding for Striga Resistance in Sorghum: Exploitation of an Intricate Host–Parasite Biology

    Gebisa Ejeta

  • A genomewide analysis of the cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase family in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] identifies SbCAD2 as the brown midrib6 gene.

    Ana Saballos;Gebisa Ejeta;Emiliano Sanchez;ChulHee Kang

  • Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Pre-Flowering Drought Tolerance in Sorghum

    M. R. Tuinstra;E. M. Grote;P. B. Goldsbrough;G. Ejeta

  • Germination stimulants of witchweed (Striga asiatica) from hydrophobic root exudate of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

    David H. Netzly;James L. Riopel;Gebisa Ejeta;Larry G. Butler

  • Genotypic Variation for Glycinebetaine in Sorghum

    Wen-Ju Yang;Patrick J. Rich;John D. Axtell;Karl V. Wood

  • Allelic Association, Chemical Characterization and Saccharification Properties of brown midrib Mutants of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

    Ana Saballos;Ana Saballos;Wilfred Vermerris;Wilfred Vermerris;Loren Rivera;Gebisa Ejeta

  • In vitro digestibility and amino acid composition of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) and other cereals

    G Ejeta;M M Hassen;E T Mertz

  • Evaluation of near-isogenic sorghum lines contrasting for QTL markers associated with drought tolerance

    M. R. Tuinstra;G. Ejeta;Peter Goldsbrough

  • Integrating New Technologies for Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-Hunt

    Gebisa Ejeta;Jonathan Gressel

  • Striga Resistance in the Wild Relatives of Sorghum

    Patrick J. Rich;Cécile Grenier;Gebisa Ejeta

  • African Green Revolution Needn’t Be a Mirage

    Gebisa Ejeta

  • QTL analysis of early-season cold tolerance in sorghum

    Joseph Knoll;Nilupa Gunaratna;Gebisa Ejeta

  • Marker-Assisted Selection in Sorghum

    Gebisa Ejeta;Joseph E. Knoll

  • Hypersensitive Response to Striga Infection in Sorghum

    A. Mohamed;A. Ellicott;T. L. Housley;G. Ejeta

  • A new global agenda for nutrition and health: the importance of agriculture and food systems

    Andrew D Jones;Gebisa Ejeta

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry G. Butler
Larry G. Butler Purdue University West Lafayette
Tesfaye T. Tesso
Tesfaye T. Tesso Kansas State University
Bruce R. Hamaker
Bruce R. Hamaker Purdue University West Lafayette
Tesfaye Mengiste
Tesfaye Mengiste Purdue University West Lafayette
John D. Axtell
John D. Axtell Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter B. Goldsbrough
Peter B. Goldsbrough Purdue University West Lafayette
Abebe Menkir
Abebe Menkir International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Wilfred Vermerris
Wilfred Vermerris University of Florida
Mitchell R. Tuinstra
Mitchell R. Tuinstra Purdue University West Lafayette
Jeffrey J. Volenec
Jeffrey J. Volenec Purdue University West Lafayette

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