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Ian K. Dawson is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on related subfields including Plant Science, Forestry, Food Science, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their contribution to scientific literature involves several key topics such as Seed and Plant Biochemistry, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, frequently appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with three publications, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with two publications, as well as Nature Genetics, The Lancet Planetary Health, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Some recent papers include:

  • "Enhancing African orphan crops with genomics" (2020), Nature Genetics
  • "Transforming food systems with trees and forests" (2022), The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Determining appropriate interventions to mainstream nutritious orphan crops into African food systems" (2020), Global Food Security
  • "Forgotten food crops in sub-Saharan Africa for healthy diets in a changing climate" (2023), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action" (2020), Diversity and Distributions

The scientist's frequent collaborators include Ramni Jamnadass, Lars Graudal, Roeland Kindt, Jon Bančič, and Gregor Gorjanc.

Ian K. Dawson has also authored books published by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks, including:

  • "Contribution of forests and trees to food security and nutrition" (2021)
  • "Conservation of Tree Biodiversity and Sustainable Forest Management" (2021)
  • "Guidelines for assessing and developing the tree seed and seedling sector" (2024)

Additionally, they published a book titled "Restoring the Earth - The next decade" (2020) through FAO eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Barley: a translational model for adaptation to climate change

    Ian K. Dawson;Joanne Russell;Wayne Powell;Brian Steffenson

  • Exome sequencing of geographically diverse barley landraces and wild relatives gives insights into environmental adaptation

    Joanne Russell;Martin Mascher;Ian K Dawson;Stylianos Kyriakidis

  • Detection and analysis of genetic variation in Hordeum spontaneum populations from Israel using RAPD markers

    I. K. Dawson;K. J. Chalmers;R. Waugh;W. Powell

  • The role of forest genetic resources in responding to biotic and abiotic factors in the context of anthropogenic climate change

    René I. Alfaro;Bruno Fady;Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin;Ian K. Dawson

  • Improving Livelihoods and Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa through the Promotion of Indigenous and Exotic Fruit Production in Smallholders' Agroforestry Systems: A Review

    Ramni H. Jamnadass;Ian K. Dawson;Steven Franzel;R.R.B. Leakey;R.R.B. Leakey

  • Diversity and genetic differentiation among subpopulations of Gliricidia sepium revealed by PCR-based assays.

    I K Dawson;A J Simons;R Waugh;W Powell

  • Relationships among cultivated and wild lentils revealed by RAPD analysis.

    S. K. Sharma;I. K. Dawson;R. Waugh

  • What is the relevance of smallholders’ agroforestry systems for conserving tropical tree species and genetic diversity in circa situm, in situ and ex situ settings? A review

    Ian K. Dawson;Manuel R. Guariguata;Judy Loo;John C. Weber

  • Conservation genetics of bush mango from central/west Africa: implications from random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.

    A. J. Lowe;A. C. M. Gillies;J. Wilson;I. K. Dawson

  • Genomic analysis of 6,000-year-old cultivated grain illuminates the domestication history of barley

    Martin Mascher;Martin Mascher;Verena J Schuenemann;Uri Davidovich;Nimrod Marom

  • Mapping avian distributions: the evolution of bird atlases

    David W. Gibbons;Paul F. Donald;Hans-Guenther Bauer;Lorenzo Fornasari

  • A Planetary Health Perspective on Agroforestry in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Todd S. Rosenstock;Ian K. Dawson;Ermias Aynekulu;Susan Chomba

  • Managing genetic variation in tropical trees: linking knowledge with action in agroforestry ecosystems for improved conservation and enhanced livelihoods

    Ian K. Dawson;Ard Lengkeek;John C. Weber;Ramni Jamnadass

  • Genetic variation in the Afromontane tree Prunus africana, an endangered medicinal species

    I. K. Dawson;W. Powell

  • Genetic variation of Calycophyllum spruceanum in the Peruvian Amazon Basin, revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis

    J. R. Russell;J. C. Weber;A. Booth;W. Powell

  • The management of tree genetic resources and the livelihoods of rural communities in the tropics: non-timber forest products, smallholder agroforestry practices and tree commodity crops

    Ian K. Dawson;Roger Leakey;Charles R. Clement;John C. Weber

  • Agroforestry, food and nutritional security

    R. Jamnadass;F. Place;E. Torquebiau;E. Malézieux

  • Farmers’ Strategies for Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Variability and Change through Agroforestry in Ethiopia and Kenya

    Badege Bishaw;Henry Neufeldt;Jeremias Mowo;Abdu Abdelkadir

  • Analysis of >1000 single nucleotide polymorphisms in geographically matched samples of landrace and wild barley indicates secondary contact and chromosome-level differences in diversity around domestication genes

    Joanne Russell;Ian K. Dawson;Andrew J. Flavell;Brian J Steffenson

  • Do farmers reduce genetic diversity when they domesticate tropical trees? A case study from Amazonia.

    P. M. Hollingsworth;I. K. Dawson;W. P. Goodall-Copestake;J. E. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell Scotland's Rural College
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Terry Sunderland
Terry Sunderland University of British Columbia
Gregor Gorjanc
Gregor Gorjanc University of Edinburgh
Benjamin Kilian
Benjamin Kilian Leibniz Association
Gudeta W. Sileshi
Gudeta W. Sileshi University of KwaZulu-Natal
Roger R.B. Leakey
Roger R.B. Leakey Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK
Henry Neufeldt
Henry Neufeldt Technical University of Denmark
Martin Mascher
Martin Mascher Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

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