Morag Ferguson

Morag Ferguson publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Morag Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

Morag Ferguson D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Morag Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

  Jessen V Bredeson;Jessica B Lyons;Simon E Prochnik;G Albert Wu

  453
  Citations

• Microsatellite identification and characterization in peanut (A. hypogaea L.)

  M. E. Ferguson;M. E. Ferguson;M. D. Burow;M. D. Burow;S. R. Schulze;P. J. Bramel

  327
  Citations

• Cassava Virus Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology, and Management

  James P Legg;P Lava Kumar;T Makeshkumar;Leena Tripathi

  294
  Citations

• Phenotypic approaches to drought in cassava: review.

  Emmanuel Okogbenin;Tim L. Setter;Morag Ferguson;Rose Mutegi

  254
  Citations

• Development, characterization and utilization of microsatellite markers in pigeonpea

  D.A. Odeny;B. Jayashree;M. Ferguson;D. Hoisington

  154
  Citations

• Biogeography of wild Arachis: Assessing conservation status and setting future priorities

  Andy Jarvis;Morag E. Ferguson;David E. Williams;Luigi Guarino

  134
  Citations

• A re-assessment of the taxonomy of Lens Mill. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Vicieae).

  Morag E. Ferguson;Nigel Maxted;Michael Van Slageren;Larry D. Robertson

  129
  Citations

• Field evaluation of selected cassava genotypes for cassava brown streak disease based on symptom expression and virus load

  Unknown

  120
  Citations

• Identification, characterisation and application of single nucleotide polymorphisms for diversity assessment in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

  Robert S. Kawuki;Morag Ferguson;Maryke Labuschagne;Liezel Herselman

  113
  Citations

• Molecular breeding of groundnut for enhanced productivity and food security in the semi- arid tropics: opportunities and challenges

  S L Dwivedi;J H Crouch;S N Nigam;M E Ferguson

  106
  Citations

• Mapping the geographical distribution of genetic variation in the genus Lens for the enhanced conservation of plant genetic diversity

  M. E. Ferguson;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;L. D. Robertson;N. Maxted

  99
  Citations

• Eleven years of breeding efforts to combat cassava brown streak disease

  Unknown

  93
  Citations

• Contrasting genetic variation amongst lentil landraces from different geographical origins

  M. E. Ferguson;L. D. Robertson;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;H. J. Newbury

  92
  Citations

• Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

  Unknown

  86
  Citations

• Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava

  Unknown

  86
  Citations

• Identification, validation and high-throughput genotyping of transcribed gene SNPs in cassava

  Morag E. Ferguson;Sarah J. Hearne;Sarah J. Hearne;Timothy J. Close;Steve Wanamaker

  85
  Citations

• Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction for CBSD resistance in Manihot esculenta.

  Siraj Ismail Kayondo;Dunia Pino Del Carpio;Roberto Lozano;Alfred Ozimati

  82
  Citations

• High-resolution linkage map and chromosome-scale genome assembly for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from 10 populations

  Oluwafemi A. Alaba;Jessen V. Bredeson;Chiedozie N. Egesi;Williams Esuma

  81
  Citations

• A global overview of cassava genetic diversity

  Morag E. Ferguson;Trushar Shah;Peter Kulakow;Hernan Ceballos

  72
  Citations

• Cassava: from poor farmers' crop to pacesetter of African rural development

  Alfred Go Dixon;Ranajit Bandyopadhyay;Danny Coyne;Morag Ferguson

  71
  Citations