Velu Govindan

Velu Govindan 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 Velu Govindan sits on this spectrum.

Velu Govindan 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 Velu Govindan sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The emergence of Ug99 races of the stem rust fungus is a threat to world wheat production

  Ravi P. Singh;David P. Hodson;Julio Huerta-Espino;Yue Jin

  937
  Citations

• Biofortification strategies to increase grain zinc and iron concentrations in wheat

  G. Velu;I. Ortiz-Monasterio;İsmail Çakmak;Y. Hao

  493
  Citations

• Race non-specific resistance to rust diseases in CIMMYT spring wheats

  R. P. Singh;J. Huerta-Espino;S. Bhavani;S. A. Herrera-Foessel

  314
  Citations

• Improving grain yield, stress resilience and quality of bread wheat using large-scale genomics.

  Philomin Juliana;Jesse Poland;Julio Huerta-Espino;Sandesh Shrestha

  250
  Citations

• Harnessing Diversity in Wheat to Enhance Grain Yield, Climate Resilience, Disease and Insect Pest Resistance and Nutrition Through Conventional and Modern Breeding Approaches.

  Suchismita Mondal;Jessica E. Rutkoski;Govindan Velu;Pawan K. Singh

  191
  Citations

• Performance of biofortified spring wheat genotypes in target environments for grain zinc and iron concentrations

  G. Velu;R.P. Singh;J. Huerta-Espino;R.J. Peña

  175
  Citations

• Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry as a tool for zinc, iron and selenium analysis in whole grain wheat

  Nicholas G. Paltridge;Paul J. Milham;J. Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio;Govindan Velu

  163
  Citations

• Response to drought and heat stress on wheat quality, with special emphasis on bread-making quality, in durum wheat.

  Carlos Guzmán;Jorge Enrique Autrique;Suchismita Mondal;Ravi Prakash Singh

  146
  Citations

• Genetic dissection of grain zinc concentration in spring wheat for mainstreaming biofortification in CIMMYT wheat breeding

  Govindan Velu;Ravi Prakash Singh;Leonardo Crespo-Herrera;Philomin Juliana

  135
  Citations

• Variability in iron, zinc and phytic acid content in a worldwide collection of commercial durum wheat cultivars and the effect of reduced irrigation on these traits.

  Ana María Magallanes-López;Nayeli Hernandez-Espinosa;Govindan Velu;Gabriel Posadas-Romano

  133
  Citations

• Genetic Yield Gains In CIMMYT's International Elite Spring Wheat Yield Trials By Modeling The Genotype × Environment Interaction.

  Leonardo A. Crespo-Herrera;Jose Crossa;Julio Huerta-Espino;Enrique Autrique

  127
  Citations

• QTL mapping for grain zinc and iron concentrations and zinc efficiency in a tetraploid and hexaploid wheat mapping populations

  Govindan Velu;Yusuf Tutus;Hugo F. Gomez-Becerra;Yuanfeng Hao

  126
  Citations

• Prospects of breeding biofortified pearl millet with high grain iron and zinc content

  Unknown

  117
  Citations

• Genetic Gains for Grain Yield in CIMMYT Spring Bread Wheat across International Environments

  R. C. Sharma;J. Crossa;G. Velu;J. Huerta-Espino

  112
  Citations

• Genomic prediction for grain zinc and iron concentrations in spring wheat

  Govindan Velu;Jose Crossa;Ravi P. Singh;Yuanfeng Hao

  112
  Citations

• Harnessing genetic potential of wheat germplasm banks through impact-oriented-prebreeding for future food and nutritional security.

  Sukhwinder Singh;Prashant Vikram;Deepmala Sehgal;Juan Burgueño

  105
  Citations

• Integrating genomic-enabled prediction and high-throughput phenotyping in breeding for climate-resilient bread wheat

  Philomin Juliana;Osval A. Montesinos-López;José Crossa;Suchismita Mondal

  99
  Citations

• Assessing Genetic Diversity to Breed Competitive Biofortified Wheat With Enhanced Grain Zn and Fe Concentrations

  Govindan Velu;Leonardo Crespo Herrera;Carlos Guzman;Julio Huerta

  99
  Citations

• Genetic Gains for Grain Yield in CIMMYT's Semi-Arid Wheat Yield Trials Grown in Suboptimal Environments

  L. A. Crespo-Herrera;J. Crossa;J. Huerta-Espino;M. Vargas

  97
  Citations

• High-throughput phenotyping platforms enhance genomic selection for wheat grain yield across populations and cycles in early stage

  Jin Sun;Jesse A. Poland;Suchismita Mondal;José Crossa

  96
  Citations