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Marilyn L. Warburton is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research work primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Warburton has contributed extensively to the following subfields of study:

  • Plant Science
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their research covers several key topics in agriculture and genetics, including:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Agricultural pest management studies
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Warburton has published extensively in a wide variety of venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • ASSA, CSSA and SSSA
  • CSA News
  • Crop Science
  • Genome biology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Among the published works, Warburton has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • The genetic mechanism of heterosis utilization in maize improvement (2021, Genome biology)
  • CUBIC: an atlas of genetic architecture promises directed maize improvement (2020, Genome biology)
  • Genome sequencing reveals evidence of adaptive variation in the genus Zea (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • Crop Science special issue: Adapting agriculture to climate change: A walk on the wild side (2020, Crop Science)
  • Phenotypic Plasticity Contributes to Maize Adaptation and Heterosis (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)

Warburton has also contributed to book publications, including:

  • Harlan's Crops and Man, published by ASSA, CSSA and SSSA in 2021

Their frequent collaborators in research encompass various experts, including:

  • H. T. Stalker
  • Jack R. Harlan
  • Jianbing Yan
  • Renan Santos Uhdre
  • David E. Clay

Best Publications

  • Quantifying novel sequence variation and selective advantage in synthetic hexaploid wheats and their backcross-derived lines using SSR markers

    Pingzhi Zhang;S. Dreisigacker;A. E. Melchinger;J. C. Reif

  • Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels

    Hui Li;Zhiyu Peng;Xiaohong Yang;Weidong Wang

  • Plant genetic resources: What can they contribute toward increased crop productivity?

    David Hoisington;Mireille Khairallah;Timothy Reeves;Jean-Marcel Ribaut

  • Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding

    J C Reif;P Zhang;S Dreisigacker;M L Warburton

  • Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain

    Jianbing Yan;Catherine Bermudez Kandianis;Carlos E. Harjes;Ling Bai

  • Association analysis of historical bread wheat germplasm using additive genetic covariance of relatives and population structure

    José Crossa;Juan Burgueño;Susanne Dreisigacker;Mateo Vargas

  • Genetic characterization and linkage disequilibrium estimation of a global maize collection using SNP markers

    Jianbing Yan;Jianbing Yan;Trushar Shah;Marilyn L. Warburton;Edward S. Buckler;Edward S. Buckler

  • Genome-wide association studies in maize: praise and stargaze.

    Yingjie Xiao;Haijun Liu;Liuji Wu;Marilyn Warburton

  • Association Mapping for Enhancing Maize (Zea mays L.) Genetic Improvement

    Jianbing Yan;Jianbing Yan;Marilyn Warburton;Jonathan Crouch

  • Empirical comparison of Simple Sequence Repeats and single nucleotide polymorphisms in assessment of maize diversity and relatedness.

    Martha T. Hamblin;Marilyn L. Warburton;Edward S. Buckler;Edward S. Buckler

  • Genetic distance based on simple sequence Repeats and Heterosis in Tropical Maize Populations

    J. C. Reif;A. E. Melchinger;X. C. Xia;M. L. Warburton

  • Genetic Characterization of CIMMYT Inbred Maize Lines and Open Pollinated Populations Using Large Scale Fingerprinting Methods

    Marilyn L. Warburton;Xia Xianchun;Jose Crossa;Jorge Franco

  • High-throughput SNP genotyping with the GoldenGate assay in maize

    Jianbing Yan;Jianbing Yan;Xiaohong Yang;Trushar Shah;Héctor Sánchez-Villeda

  • Evaluation of Genetic Diversity of Soybean Introductions and North American Ancestors Using RAPD and SSR Markers

    G. L. Brown-Guedira;J. A. Thompson;R. L. Nelson;M. L. Warburton

  • 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

  • A method for combining molecular markers and phenotypic attributes for classifying plant genotypes

    J. Franco;J. Crossa;J.M. Ribaut;J. Betran

  • Wheat genetic resources enhancement by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

    Rodomiro Ortiz;Hans-Joachim Braun;José Crossa;Jonathan H. Crouch

  • SSR and Pedigree Analyses of Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Wheat Lines Targeted to Different Megaenvironments

    S. Dreisigacker;P. Zhang;M.L. Warburton;M. Van Ginkel

  • Genetic analysis and characterization of a new maize association mapping panel for quantitative trait loci dissection

    Xiaohong Yang;Jianbing Yan;Jianbing Yan;Trushar Shah;Trushar Shah;Marilyn L. Warburton

  • Relationship, evolutionary fate and function of two maize co-orthologs of rice GW2 associated with kernel size and weight.

    Qing Li;Lin Li;Xiaohong Yang;Marilyn L Warburton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbing Yan
Jianbing Yan Huazhong Agricultural University
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
W. Paul Williams
W. Paul Williams Agricultural Research Service
David Hoisington
David Hoisington University of Georgia
Albrecht E. Melchinger
Albrecht E. Melchinger University of Hohenheim
Susanne Dreisigacker
Susanne Dreisigacker International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Gary L. Windham
Gary L. Windham US Department of Agriculture
Martin O Bohn
Martin O Bohn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jochen C. Reif
Jochen C. Reif Leibniz Association
Kassa Semagn
Kassa Semagn University of Alberta

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