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M. A. Saghai Maroof

M. A. Saghai Maroof

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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58
Citations
13418
World Ranking
1334
National Ranking
349

Genetics

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57
Citations
12871
World Ranking
3402
National Ranking
1470

Overview

M. A. Saghai Maroof is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and specializes in research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing predominantly on Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

Their research extensively covers the genetics and cultivation of soybean, plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, and plant disease resistance genetics. Topics addressed in their work include:

  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Cassava research and cyanide

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications that highlight areas within soybean disease resistance and plant molecular responses. Selected recent papers include:

  • Mining germplasm panels and phenotypic datasets to identify loci for resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean, 2020, The Plant Genome
  • Identification of Quantitative Disease Resistance Loci Toward Four Pythium Species in Soybean, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling soybean seed protein and oil content, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • A transcriptional regulatory network of Rsv3-mediated extreme resistance against Soybean mosaic virus, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Genetic interactions regulating seed phytate and oligosaccharides in soybean (Glycine max L.), 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Crop Science
  • The Plant Genome
  • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

M. A. Saghai Maroof has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • R. M. Biyashev
  • Elizabeth M. Clevinger
  • Qijian Song
  • Anne E. Dorrance
  • Alison E. Robertson

The body of work reflects a comprehensive effort to understand the genetic bases of disease resistance and seed quality traits in soybean, integrating molecular biology techniques with field-based studies.

Best Publications

  • Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

    S. B. Yu;J. X. Li;C. G. Xu;Y. F. Tan

  • A molecular, isozyme and morphological map of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) genome.

    A. Kleinhofs;A. Kilian;M. A. Saghai Maroof;R. M. Biyashev

  • Extraordinarily polymorphic microsatellite DNA in barley: species diversity, chromosomal locations, and population dynamics

    M A Saghai Maroof;R M Biyashev;G P Yang;Q Zhang

  • Patterns of cytosine methylation in an elite rice hybrid and its parental lines, detected by a methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism technique.

    L. Z. Xiong;C. G. Xu;M. A. Saghai Maroof;Qifa Zhang

  • Comparative analysis of microsatellite DNA polymorphism in landraces and cultivars of rice.

    G. P. Yang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;C. G. Xu;Qifa Zhang

  • Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in soybean: species diversity, inheritance, and near-isogenic line analysis.

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss;G. M. Huestis

  • Using bulked extremes and recessive class to map genes for photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterility in rice.

    Qifa Zhang;B. Z. Shen;X. K. Dai;M. H. Mei

  • Development of simple sequence repeat DNA markers and their integration into a barley linkage map

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  • Genetic diversity and differentiation of indica and japonica rice detected by RFLP analysis.

    Qifa Zhang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;T. Y. Lu;B. Z. Shen

  • RFLP and microsatellite mapping of a gene for soybean mosaic virus resistance

    Y. G. Yu;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss;P. J. Maughan

  • A modified colorimetric method for phytic acid analysis in soybean

    Y. Gao;C. Shang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;R. M. Biyashev

  • Molecular Markers and Grouping of Parents in Maize Breeding Programs

    J. W. Dudley;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. K. Rufener

  • Microsatellite and amplified sequence length polymorphisms in cultivated and wild soybean

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss

  • A diallel analysis of heterosis in elite hybrid rice based on RFLPs and microsatellites.

    Qifa Zhang;Y. J. Gao;S. H. Yang;R. A. Ragab

  • Regions of the genome that affect agronomic performance in two-row barley

    N. A. Tinker;D. E. Mather;B. G. Rossnagel;K. J. Kasha

  • Molecular marker heterozygosity and hybrid performance in indica and japonica rice.

    Qifa Zhang;Z. Q. Zhou;G. P. Yang;C. G. Xu

  • Molecular Marker Mapping of RSV4, a Gene Conferring Resistance to all Known Strains of Soybean Mosaic Virus

    Alec J. Hayes;Guorong Ma;Glenn R. Buss;M. A. Saghai Maroof

  • Molecular-marker analysis of seed-weight: genomic locations, gene action, and evidence for orthologous evolution among three legume species.

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss

  • Recombination Within a Nucleotide-Binding-Site/Leucine-Rich-Repeat Gene Cluster Produces New Variants Conditioning Resistance to Soybean Mosaic Virus in Soybeans

    A J Hayes;S C Jeong;M A Gore;Y G Yu

  • Genetic and Sequence Analysis of Markers Tightly Linked to the Soybean mosaic virus Resistance Gene, Rsv3.

    S. C. Jeong;S. Kristipati;A. J. Hayes;P. J. Maughan

  • Differential Accumulation of Retroelements and Diversification of NB-LRR Disease Resistance Genes in Duplicated Regions Following Polyploidy in the Ancestor of Soybean

    Roger W. Innes;Carine Ameline-Torregrosa;Tom Ashfield;Ethalinda Cannon;Ethalinda Cannon

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to gray leaf spot disease in maize

    M. A. Saghai Maroof;Y. G. Yue;Z. X. Xiang;E. L. Stromberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Qifa Zhang
Qifa Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University
Carl A. Griffey
Carl A. Griffey Virginia Tech
Caiguo Xu
Caiguo Xu Huazhong Agricultural University
Brian J. Steffenson
Brian J. Steffenson University of Minnesota
Anne E. Dorrance
Anne E. Dorrance The Ohio State University
R. W. Allard
R. W. Allard University of California, Davis
Steven B. Cannon
Steven B. Cannon Agricultural Research Service
Roger W. Innes
Roger W. Innes Indiana University
Brett M. Tyler
Brett M. Tyler Oregon State University
Nevin D. Young
Nevin D. Young University of Minnesota

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