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Ezekiel Ahn
Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
Research Plant Pathologist

Phone: (301) 504-5603
Fax: (301) 504-1998

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Projects
Development of Pathogen- and Plant-Based Genetic Tools and Disease Mitigation Methods for Tropical Perennial Crops
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441868

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
From seed shape to genetics: analyzing medicago spp. seed morphology using gwas and machine learning Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Botkin, J.R., Medina, C.A., Park, S., Poudel, K., Cha, M., Lee, Y., Prom, L.K., Curtin, S.J., Xu, Z., Ahn, E.J. 2024. From seed shape to genetics: analyzing medicago spp. seed morphology using gwas and machine learning. Scientific Reports. 14:17588. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67790-4.
Genome-wide association study of seed morphology-related traits in sorghum mini core and Senegalese lines Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Park, S., Hu, Z., Ellur, V., Cha, M., Yoonjung, L., Prom, L.K., Magill, C. 2024. Genome-wide association study of seed morphology-related traits in sorghum mini core and Senegalese lines. Crops. 4:156–171. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4020012.
Genome-wide association analysis uncovers genes associated with resistance to head smut pathotype 5 in senegalese sorghum accessions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Prom, L.K., Park, S., Hu, Z., Magil, C. 2024. Genome-wide association analysis uncovers genes associated with resistance to head smut pathotype 5 in senegalese sorghum accessions. Plants. 13(7):977. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13070977.
Genetic and pathogenic variability among isolates of Sporisorium reilianum causing sorghum head smut Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Ahn, E.J., Perumal, R., Isakeit, T.S., Odvody, G.N., Magill, C.W. 2024. Genetic and pathogenic variability among isolates of Sporisorium reilianum causing sorghum head smut. The Journal of Fungi. 10(1). Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10010062.
Genetic diversity and classification of Colletotrichum sublineola pathotypes using a standard set of sorghum differentials Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Ahn, E.J., Perumal, R., Cuevas, H.E., Rooney, W.L., Isakeit, T.S., Magill, C.W. 2023. Genetic diversity and classification of Colletotrichum sublineola pathotypes using a standard set of sorghum differentials. The Journal of Fungi. 10(1). Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10010003.
Correlations among agronomic traits obtained from sorghum accessions planted in a field infected with three important fungal diseases Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Cuevas, H.E., Ahn, E.J., Isakeit, T.S., Magill, C.W. 2024. Correlations among agronomic traits obtained from sorghum accessions planted in a field infected with three important fungal diseases. Journal of Plant Studies. 13(1). Article 11. https://doi.org/10.5539/jps.v13n1p11.
A genome-wide association study of Nigerien and Senegalese sorghum germplasms of Exserohilum turcicum, the causal agent of leaf blight Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Botkin, J.R., Ahn, E.J., Sarr, M., Diatta, C., Fall, C., Magill, C.W. 2023. A genome-wide association study of Nigerien and Senegalese sorghum germplasms of Exserohilum turcicum, the causal agent of leaf blight. Plants. 12. Article 4010. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12234010.
MiniMax: a new Arabidopsis-like model plant for soybean functional genomics - (Abstract Only)
Ahn, E.J., Zsogon, A., An, Y., Curtin, S.J. 2024. MiniMax: a new Arabidopsis-like model plant for soybean functional genomics. Meeting Abstract. Vienna, Austria. June 18-24, 2023.
Genome-wide association study of seed morphology traits in Senegalese sorghum cultivars Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Botkin, J., Ellur, V., Lee, Y., Poudel, K., Prom, L.K., Magill, C.W. 2023. Genome-wide association study of seed morphology traits in Senegalese sorghum cultivars. Plants. 12(12). Article 2344. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122344.
Multi-trait Genome-wide Association Studies of Sorghum bicolor regarding resistance to anthracnose, downy mildew, grain mold and head smut Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Prom, L.K., Magill, C.W. 2023. Multi-trait genome-wide association studies of sorghum bicolor regarding resistance to anthracnose, downy mildew, grain mold and head smut. Pathogens. 12(6). Article 779. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060779.
Ideotype breeding and genome engineering for legume crop improvement Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Botkin, J., Curtin, S.J., Zsogon, A. 2023. Ideotype breeding and genome engineering for legume crop improvement. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 82(8). Article 102961.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2023.102961.
Inoculation and screening methods for major sorghum diseases caused by fungal pathogens: Claviceps africana, Colletotrichum sublineola, Sporisorium reilianum, Peronosclerospora sorghi and Macrophomina phaseolina Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Fall, C., Botkin, J., Curtin, S.J., Prom, L.K., Magill, C.W. 2023. Inoculation and screening methods for major sorghum diseases caused by fungal pathogens: Claviceps africana, Colletotrichum sublineola, Sporisorium reilianum, Peronosclerospora sorghi and Macrophomina phaseolina. Plants. 12(9). Article 1906. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091906.
Evaluation of a subset of Ethiopia sorghum collection germplasm from the National Genetic Resources Program of the United States Department of Agriculture for anthracnose resistance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Cuevas, H.E., Ahn, E.J., Isakeit, T. 2022. Evaluation of a subset of Ethiopia sorghum collection germplasm from the National Genetic Resources Program of the United States Department of Agriculture for anthracnose resistance. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 13:1403-1411. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2022.1312095.