Gezahegn Girma
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
62
Citations
1,040
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
16
Publishing since 2010
Gezahegn Girma studies the genetics of sorghum, a widely grown cereal crop, with particular focus on disease resistance to anthracnose (a fungal pathogen) and grain mold, as well as genetic diversity in Ethiopian sorghum germplasm collections. This work combines field trials across multiple locations and years with genomic tools like genome-wide association studies to identify genes and DNA markers linked to disease resistance and useful agronomic traits. The research aims to support crop breeding programs, especially for sorghum varieties adapted to Ethiopian growing conditions.
Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks in 2017 and 2020 followed by a slower but steady pace of a few publications per year in 2023-2025.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Multi‐Location and Multi‐Year Field Trials Revealed Broad‐Spectrum Resistance of Sorghum ( <i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench) to Anthracnose ( <i>Colletotrichum sublineola</i> )
Journal of Phytopathology · 2025
- Evaluation of Ethiopian sorghum germplasm for resistance to anthracnose and performance for desirable agronomic traits
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment · 2025
- Author response for "Multi‐Location and Multi‐Year Field Trials Revealed Broad‐Spectrum Resistance of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench) to Anthracnose (<i>Colletotrichum sublineola</i>)"
2025
- Genotype by environment interactions and stability for grain yield and other agronomic traits in selected sorghum genotypes in Ethiopia
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment · 2024
- Multi-locus genome-wide association analysis for root and shoot traits at seedling stage in Ethiopian sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) accessions
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution · 2024
- Exploring the genetic basis of anthracnose resistance in Ethiopian sorghum through a genome-wide association study
BMC Genomics · 2024
- Assessing genetic, racial, and geographic diversity among Ethiopian sorghum landraces and implications for heterotic potential for hybrid sorghum breeding
Molecular Breeding · 2024
- Haplotypes at the sorghum <scp><i>ARG4</i></scp> and <scp><i>ARG5</i> NLR</scp> loci confer resistance to anthracnose
The Plant Journal · 2023
- Genotype by environment interactions and stability for grain yield and other agronomic traits of sorghum in Ethiopia
Research Square · 2023
- Morpho-agronomic and molecular characterisation of Oryza glaberrima germplasm from Mali
Harvard Dataverse · 2022
- Genome-wide association analysis reveals seed protein loci as determinants of variations in grain mold resistance in sorghum
Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 2021
- Evaluation of selected Ethiopian sorghum genotypes for resistance to anthracnose
European Journal of Plant Pathology · 2021
- A comprehensive phenotypic and genomic characterization of Ethiopian sorghum germplasm defines core collection and reveals rich genetic potential in adaptive traits
The Plant Genome · 2020
- Global mRNA and microRNA expression dynamics in response to anthracnose infection in sorghum
BMC Genomics · 2020
- Simple sequence repeat‐based mini‐core collection for white Guinea yam (<i>Dioscorea rotundata</i>) germplasm
Crop Science · 2020
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- Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment×2
- BMC Genomics×2
- BMC Biology×1
- Frontiers in Plant Science×1
- Habte Nida
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Amare Seyoum
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Mitchell R. Tuinstra
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Arun S. Seetharam
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Adedayo Adeyanju
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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