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Edward W Fickus
Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
Molecular Biologist

Phone: (301) 504-7208
Fax: (301) 504-5728

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Soybean BARCSoySNP6K - An assay for soybean genetics and breeding research Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Q., Yan, L., Quigley, C.V., Fickus, E.W., Wei, H., Chen, L., Dong, F., Arya, S., Liu, J., Hyten, D., Pantalone, V., Nelson, R.L. 2020. Soybean BARCSoySNP6K - An assay for soybean genetics and breeding research. Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14960.
Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of annual and perennial Glycine species Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hwang, E., Schroeder, S.G., Fickus, E.W., Quigley, C.V., Cregan, P., Song, Q. 2019. Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of annual and perennial Glycine species. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.119.400220.
Identification of QTL with large effect on seed weight in a selective population of soybean with genome-wide association and fixation index analyses Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, L., Hofmann, N., Li, S., Ferreira, M., Song, B., Jiang, G., Ren, S., Quigley, C.V., Fickus, E.W., Cregan, P., Song, Q. 2017. Identification of QTL with large effect on seed weight in a selective population of soybean with genome-wide association and fixation index analyses. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 18:529. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3922-0.
Genetic characterization of the soybean Nested Association Mapping (NAM) population - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Q., Yan, L., Quigley, C.V., Jordan, B.D., Fickus, E.W., Schroeder, S.G., Song, B., An, Y., Hyten, D., Nelson, R.L., Rainey, K., Beavis, W.D., Specht, J., Diers, B., Cregan, P. 2017. Genetic characterization of the soybean Nested Association Mapping (NAM) population. The Plant Genome. 10(2). doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2016.10.0109.
Fingerprinting soybean germplasm and its utility in genomic research Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Q., Hyten, D.L., Jia, G., Quigley, C.V., Fickus, E.W., Nelson, R.L., Cregan, P. 2015. Fingerprinting soybean germplasm and its utility in genomic research. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. 5(9):1-17.
Development and evaluation of SoySNP50K, a high-density genotyping array for soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Q., Hyten, D., Jia, G., Quigley, C.V., Fickus, E.W., Nelson, R.L., Cregan, P.B. 2013. Development and evaluation of SoySNP50K, a high-density genotyping array for soybean. PLoS Genetics. 8(1):e54985.
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in common bean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
De Souza, T., De Barros, E.G., Bellato, C.M., Fickus, E.W., Cregan, P.B., Pastor Corrales, M.A. 2011. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in common bean. Molecular Breeding. 30:419-428.
High-throughput SNP discovery and assay development in Common Bean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hyten, D.L., Song, Q., Fickus, E.W., Choi, I., Quigley, C.V., Hwang, E., Pastor Corrales, M.A., Cregan, P.B. 2010. High-throughput SNP discovery and assay development in Common Bean. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 11:475.
High-Throughput SNP Discovery through Deep Resequencing of a Reduced Representation Library to Anchor and Orient Scaffolds in the Soybean Whole Genome Sequence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hyten, D.L., Cannon, S.B., Song, Q., Weeks, N.T., Fickus, E.W., Shoemaker, R.C., Specht, J.E., May, G.D., Cregan, P.B. 2010. High-Throughput SNP Discovery through Deep Resequencing of a Reduced Representation Library to Anchor and Orient Scaffolds in the Soybean Whole Genome Sequence. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 11:38.
DEVELOPMENT AND MAPPING OF MICROSATELLITE (SSR) MARKERS IN WHEAT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Q.J., Shi, J.R., Singh, S., Fickus, E.W., Costa, J.M., Lewis, J., Gill, B.S., Ward, R., Cregan, P.B. 2005. Development and mapping of microsatellite (ssr) markers in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110: 550-560.
SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNPS) IN SOBYEAN - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cregan, P.B., Fickus, E.W., Hyatt, S.M., Zhu, Y.L., Song, Q.J., Young, N.P., Grimm, D.R., Hyten, D.L., Van Tassell, C.P., Matukumalli, L.K. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) in sobyean. Genetics.
MULTIPLEX SNP ANALYSIS TO DETECT SINGLE BASE EXTENSION PRODUCTS - (Abstract Only)
DEVELOPMENT AND MAPPING OF MICROSATELLITE (SSR) MARKERS IN WHEAT - (Proceedings)
DEVELOPMENT AND MAPPING OF WHEAT MICROSATELLITE MARKERS - (Abstract Only)
SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNPS) IN SOYBEAN: DISCOVERY AND DETECTION. - (Abstract Only)
DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MOLECULAR MARKERS IN STRAWBERRY. - (Abstract Only)
DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MOLECULAR MARKERS IN STRAWBERRY - (Abstract Only)
DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MOLECULAR MARKERS IN STRAWBERRY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
ABUNDANCE OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS (MICROSATELLITES) IN STRAWBERRY. - (Abstract Only)
Wang, S.Y., Cregan, P.B., Jiao, H., Fickus, E.W., Jones, R.W., Hokanson, S.C. 2001. Abundance of simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) in strawberry.. Hortscience.
CHARACTERIZATION OF TRINUCLEOTIDE SSR MOTIFS IN WHEAT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
TWO SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT MARKERS TO SELECT FOR SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE RESISTANCE CONDITIONED BY THE RHG1 LOCUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
TARGETED ISOLATION OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT MARKERS THROUGH THE USE OF BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOMES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)