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1561
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Social science
  • Genetics

Philip A. Roberts focuses on Genetics, Vigna, Botany, Plant breeding and Agronomy. Much of his study explores Genetics relationship to Meloidogyne incognita. The various areas that Philip A. Roberts examines in his Vigna study include Amplified fragment length polymorphism, Genotype and Drought tolerance.

The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Genetic variability, Maximum parsimony, Crop and Terra incognita. His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Callosobruchus maculatus and Fusarium wilt. While the research belongs to areas of Synteny, he spends his time largely on the problem of Quantitative trait locus, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Single-nucleotide polymorphism.

His most cited work include:

  • A consensus genetic map of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.] and synteny based on EST-derived SNPs (189 citations)
  • Current Status of the Availability, Development, and Use of Host Plant Resistance to Nematodes (133 citations)
  • Identification and comparative analysis of drought-associated microRNAs in two cowpea genotypes (130 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Philip A. Roberts mainly investigates Genetics, Botany, Vigna, Quantitative trait locus and Meloidogyne incognita. His work on Genetics deals in particular with Gene, Locus, Gene mapping, Genetic marker and Genome. His Botany course of study focuses on Meloidogyne arenaria and Arachis.

His Vigna study is associated with Agronomy. His Quantitative trait locus research integrates issues from Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Fusarium wilt, Inbred strain and Candidate gene. His research in Meloidogyne incognita focuses on subjects like Plant disease resistance, which are connected to Introgression.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (34.24%)
  • Botany (23.37%)
  • Vigna (21.74%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Genetics (34.24%)
  • Vigna (21.74%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (18.48%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Genetics, Vigna, Quantitative trait locus, Gene and Single-nucleotide polymorphism. His Genetics study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Macrophomina phaseolina. His Vigna study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Insect, Crop and Infestation.

His Quantitative trait locus research includes themes of Horticulture, Chromosome, Allele, Locus and Candidate gene. Philip A. Roberts combines subjects such as Meloidogyne incognita, Terra incognita, Root-knot nematode and Virulence with his study of Horticulture. His work in the fields of Gene, such as Soybean cyst nematode, intersects with other areas such as Gram.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The genome of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) (70 citations)
  • A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population for genetic analysis and improvement of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) (47 citations)
  • Identification of QTL controlling domestication-related traits in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). (31 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Social science
  • Genetics

His primary areas of study are Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Vigna and Gene. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Fungus and Genetics. His Quantitative trait locus research incorporates themes from Inbred strain and Candidate gene.

His work carried out in the field of Single-nucleotide polymorphism brings together such families of science as Genetic distance, Genetic diversity, Biotechnology, Genomics and Genotyping. As part of his studies on Vigna, Philip A. Roberts often connects relevant subjects like Genome. His studies in Gene integrate themes in fields like Salicylic acid, Pathogen and Macrophomina phaseolina.

Best Publications

  • A consensus genetic map of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.] and synteny based on EST-derived SNPs

    Wellington Muchero;Ndeye N. Diop;Prasanna R. Bhat;Raymond D. Fenton

  • Current Status of the Availability, Development, and Use of Host Plant Resistance to Nematodes

    Philip A. Roberts

  • Development of cowpea cultivars and germplasm by the Bean/Cowpea CRSP

    Anthony E. Hall;Ndiaga Cisse;Samba Thiaw;Hassan O.A. Elawad

  • Identification and comparative analysis of drought-associated microRNAs in two cowpea genotypes

    Blanca E Barrera-Figueroa;Lei Gao;Ndeye N Diop;Zhigang Wu

  • Genome resources for climate-resilient cowpea, an essential crop for food security.

    María Muñoz‐Amatriaín;Hamid Mirebrahim;Pei Xu;Steve I. Wanamaker

  • Concepts and consequences of resistance.

    P. A. Roberts;J. L. Starr;R. Cook;J. Bridge

  • Genomic Tools in Cowpea Breeding Programs: Status and Perspectives

    Ousmane Boukar;Christian A. Fatokun;Bao-Lam Huynh;Philip A. Roberts

  • Conceptual and practical aspects of variability in root-knot nematodes related to host plant resistance.

    P A Roberts

  • The heat-stable root-knot nematode resistance gene Mi-9 from Lycopersicon peruvianum is localized on the short arm of chromosome 6.

    J. S. S. Ammiraju;J. C. Veremis;X. Huang;P. A. Roberts

  • An improved genetic linkage map for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Combining AFLP, RFLP, RAPD, biochemical markers, and biological resistance traits

    J T Ouédraogo;B S Gowda;M Jean;T J Close

  • Genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] in four West African and USA breeding programs as determined by AFLP analysis

    Jinggui Fang;Chih-Cheng T. Chao;Philip A. Roberts;Jeffrey D. Ehlers

  • Genic SNP markers and legume synteny reveal candidate genes underlying QTL for Macrophomina phaseolina resistance and maturity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.]

    Wellington Muchero;Wellington Muchero;Jeffrey D Ehlers;Timothy J Close;Philip A Roberts

  • Mapping QTL for drought stress-induced premature senescence and maturity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.].

    Wellington Muchero;Jeffrey D. Ehlers;Timothy J. Close;Philip A. Roberts

  • Gene Pools and the Genetic Architecture of Domesticated Cowpea

    Bao-Lam Huynh;Timothy J. Close;Philip A. Roberts;Zhiqiu Hu

  • A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population for genetic analysis and improvement of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)

    Bao‐Lam Huynh;Jeffrey D. Ehlers;Bevan Emma Huang;María Muñoz‐Amatriaín

  • The Mi-9 Gene from Solanum arcanum Conferring Heat-Stable Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes Is a Homolog of Mi-1

    Barbara Jablonska;Jetty S.S. Ammiraju;Kishor K. Bhattarai;Sophie Mantelin

  • A phylogenetic framework for root lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus (Nematoda): Evidence from 18S and D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S ribosomal RNA genes and morphological characters.

    Sergei A. Subbotin;Erik J. Ragsdale;Teresa Mullens;Philip A. Roberts

  • Cowpea–Soybean Synteny Clarified through an Improved Genetic Map

    Mitchell R. Lucas;Ndeye-Ndack Diop;Steve Wanamaker;Jeffery D. Ehlers

  • The future of nematode management in cotton.

    J. L. Starr;S. R. Koenning;T. L. Kirkpatrick;A. F. Robinson

  • Plant and soil nematodes: societal impact and focus for the future.

    K. R. Barker;R. S. Hussey;L. R. Krusberg;G. W. Bird

  • Genetic architecture of delayed senescence, biomass, and grain yield under drought stress in cowpea.

    Wellington Muchero;Philip A. Roberts;Ndeye N. Diop;Issa Drabo

  • Seedling Stage Drought-Induced Phenotypes and Drought-Responsive Genes in Diverse Cowpea Genotypes

    Wellington Muchero;Jeffrey D. Ehlers;Philip A. Roberts

  • Markers for breeding heat-tolerant cowpea

    Mitchell R. Lucas;Jeffery D. Ehlers;Bao-Lam Huynh;Ndeye-Ndack Diop

  • Genetic mapping and legume synteny of aphid resistance in African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) grown in California

    Bao-Lam Huynh;Jeffrey D. Ehlers;Arsenio Ndeve;Steve Wanamaker

  • Genetic and physical mapping of candidate genes for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. tracheiphilum race 3 in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp].

    Marti Pottorff;Steve Wanamaker;Yaqin Q. Ma;Jeffrey D. Ehlers;Jeffrey D. Ehlers

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. Close
Timothy J. Close University of California, Riverside
Mauricio Ulloa
Mauricio Ulloa US Department of Agriculture
Stefano Lonardi
Stefano Lonardi University of California, Riverside
Philipp W. Simon
Philipp W. Simon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrew Farmer
Andrew Farmer National Center for Genome Resources
Shizhong Xu
Shizhong Xu University of California, Riverside
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
Robert L. Nichols
Robert L. Nichols Cotton (United States)
Frank M. You
Frank M. You Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Robert B. Hutmacher
Robert B. Hutmacher University of California, Davis

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