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Karen A. Hudson

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1988Rising activity
Soybean genetics and cultivationLipid metabolism and biosynthesisPlant Molecular Biology ResearchLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPeanut Plant Research Studies

Publications

40

Citations

1,507

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
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Karen A. Hudson studies the genetics of soybean seed quality, focusing on how specific gene mutations affect the fatty acid, protein, and carbohydrate content of soybean seeds. Her work combines molecular genetics, gene expression analysis, and plant breeding techniques to identify and combine beneficial genetic variants (such as those producing high-oleic or low-linolenic acid oils) that could improve soybean crops for food and industrial uses.

Soybean seed oil and fatty acid geneticsMolecular plant breeding and gene mappingSeed composition (protein, oil, carbohydrate) traitsGene expression and gene function in soybeanCrop genetic variation and mutation analysis

Publication output has been relatively steady at 1-3 papers per year for most of the last decade, with a notable spike to 6 publications in 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 6 publications6242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Crop Science×3
  • Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society×3
  • Journal of Experimental Botany×2
  • Plants×2
  • PLoS ONE×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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