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Herman J. van Eck is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on Plant Science, with additional contributions in Food Science, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Recent publications by Herman J. van Eck include:

  • Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveal a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity (2022, Molecular Plant)
  • The origin and widespread occurrence of Sli-based self-compatibility in potato (2020, Theoretical and Applied Genetics)
  • Distribution of P1(D1) wart disease resistance in potato germplasm and GWAS identification of haplotype-specific SNP markers (2020, Theoretical and Applied Genetics)
  • High-Density Linkage Map Constructed from a Skim Sequenced Diploid Potato Population Reveals Transmission Distortion and QTLs for Tuber Yield and Pollen Shed (2023, Potato Research)
  • The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato (2025, Nature)

Herman J. van Eck frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Richard G. F. Visser
  • Corentin R. Clot
  • Ronald C. B. Hutten
  • Christel Engelen
  • Peter M. Bourke

The majority of publications by van Eck appear in the following journals:

  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Molecular Plant
  • Nature
  • Potato Research

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato.

    Xu X;Pan S;Cheng S

  • Comparative genomics enabled the isolation of the R3a late blight resistance gene in potato.

    Sanwen Huang;Edwin A.G. Van Der Vossen;Hanhui Kuang;Vivianne G.A.A. Vleeshouwers

  • Naturally occurring allele diversity allows potato cultivation in northern latitudes

    Bjorn Kloosterman;José A. Abelenda;María del Mar Carretero Gomez;Marian Oortwijn

  • A Next-Generation Sequencing Method for Genotyping-by-Sequencing of Highly Heterozygous Autotetraploid Potato

    Jan G. A. M. L. Uitdewilligen;Anne-Marie A. Wolters;Bjorn B. D’hoop;Theo J. A. Borm

  • The ENOD12 gene product is involved in the infection process during the pea-rhizobium interaction

    B. Scheres;C. van de Wiel;A. Zalensky;B. Horvath

  • RECORD: a novel method for ordering loci on a genetic linkage map

    Hans Van Os;Piet Stam;Richard G. F. Visser;Herman J. Van Eck

  • Construction of a 10,000-Marker Ultradense Genetic Recombination Map of Potato: Providing a Framework for Accelerated Gene Isolation and a Genomewide Physical Map

    Hans van van Os;Sandra Andrzejewski;Erin Bakker;Imanol Barrena

  • Towards F1 Hybrid Seed Potato Breeding

    Pim Lindhout;Dennis Meijer;Theo Schotte;Ronald C. B. Hutten

  • The inheritance and chromosomal localization of AFLP markers in a non-inbred potato offspring.

    Herman J. van Eck;Jeroen Rouppe van der Voort;Jan Draaistra;Peter van Zandvoort

  • Evaluation of LD decay and various LD-decay estimators in simulated and SNP-array data of tetraploid potato

    Peter G. Vos;M. João Paulo;Roeland E. Voorrips;Richard G. F. Visser

  • A common genetic mechanism underlies morphological diversity in fruits and other plant organs

    Shan Wu;Shan Wu;Biyao Zhang;Neda Keyhaninejad;Neda Keyhaninejad;Gustavo R Rodríguez

  • Use of allele specificity of comigrating AFLP markers to align genetic maps from different potato genotypes.

    J. N. A. M. Rouppe van der Voort;P. van Zandvoort;H. J. van Eck;R. T. Folkertsma

  • Autotetraploids and genetic mapping using common AFLP markers : the R2 allele conferring resistance to phytophthora infestans mapped on potato chromosome 4

    X. Li;H. J. van Eck;J. N. A. M. Rouppe van der Voort;D.-J. Huigen

  • Development and analysis of a 20K SNP array for potato (Solanum tuberosum): an insight into the breeding history

    Peter G. Vos;Jan G. A. M. L. Uitdewilligen;Roeland E. Voorrips;Richard G. F. Visser

  • SMOOTH: a statistical method for successful removal of genotyping errors from high-density genetic linkage data.

    Hans van Os;Piet Stam;Richard G. F. Visser;Herman J. van Eck

  • A genetic map of potato (Solanum tuberosum) integrating molecular markers, including transposons, and classical markers

    J. M. E. Jacobs;H. J. Van Eck;P. Arens;B. Verkerk-Bakker

  • Mapping and cloning of late blight resistance genes from Solanum venturii using an interspecific candidate gene approach.

    Mathieu A Pel;Simon J Foster;Tae-Ho Park;Hendrik Rietman

  • Multiple alleles for tuber shape in diploid potato detected by qualitative and quantitative genetic analysis using RFLPs.

    H.J. van Eck;J.M.E. Jacobs;P. Stam;J. Ton

  • The R3 resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato is conferred by two closely linked R genes with distinct specificities

    Sanwen Huang;Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers;Jeroen S. Werij;Ronald C. B. Hutten

  • Can the QTL for late blight resistance on potato chromosome 5 be attributed to foliage maturity type

    M.H.P.W. Visker;L.C.P. Keizer;H.J. van Eck;E. Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Evert Jacobsen
Evert Jacobsen Wageningen University & Research
Fred A. van Eeuwijk
Fred A. van Eeuwijk Wageningen University & Research
Glenn J. Bryan
Glenn J. Bryan James Hutton Institute
Aska Goverse
Aska Goverse Wageningen University & Research
Roeland E. Voorrips
Roeland E. Voorrips Wageningen University & Research
Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers Wageningen University & Research
Ben Vosman
Ben Vosman Wageningen University & Research
Sanwen Huang
Sanwen Huang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute

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