Majid Foolad
Professor of Plant Genetics
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217 Tyson
University Park, PA - mrf5@psu.edu
- 814-865-5408
Research Summary
Genetic characterization of resistance/tolerance to biotic/abiotic stresses, and genes/QTLs contributing to tomato fruit quality. Investigation of genes/QTLs for directed crop improvement and germplasm enhancement. Tomato cultivar development & release.
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Tomatoes Lycopersicon Esculentum Phytophthora Infestans Genes Quantitative Trait Loci Lycopene Solanum Pimpinellifolium Solanum Breeding Fruit Population Genotype Fruits Heritability Greenhouses Screening Solanum Lycopersicum Cultivars Germplasm Alleles Genome Gas Chromatography Herbivory Genotyping OomycetesMost Recent Papers
Induced Plant Defenses Against Herbivory in Cultivated and Wild Tomato
Sulav Paudel, Po An Lin, Majid R. Foolad, Jared Gregory Ali, Edwin George Rajotte, Gary Felton, 2019, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 693-707
The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor
Lei Gao, Itay Gonda, Honghe Sun, Qiyue Ma, Kan Bao, Denise M. Tieman, Elizabeth A. Burzynski-Chang, Tara L. Fish, Kaitlin A. Stromberg, Gavin L. Sacks, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Majid R. Foolad, Maria Jose Diez, Jose Blanca, Joaquin Canizares, Yimin Xu, Esther van der Knaap, Sanwen Huang, Harry J. Klee, James J. Giovannoni, Zhangjun Fei, 2019, Nature Genetics on p. 1044-1051
Sequencing-based bin map construction of a tomato mapping population, facilitating high-resolution quantitative trait loci detection
Itay Gonda, Hamid Ashrafi, David A. Lyon, Susan R. Strickler, Amanda M. Hulse-Kemp, Qiyue Ma, Honghe Sun, Kevin Stoffel, Adrian F. Powell, Stephanie Futrell, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Zhangjun Fei, Allen E. Van Deynze, Lukas A. Mueller, James J. Giovannoni, Majid R. Foolad, 2019, Plant Genome
HS-SPME-GC-MS analyses of volatiles in plant populations-quantitating compound × individual matrix effects
Elizabeth A. Burzynski-Chang, Imelda Ryona, Bruce I. Reisch, Itay Gonda, Majid R. Foolad, James J. Giovannoni, Gavin L. Sacks, 2018, Molecules
Genetic analysis of late blight resistance in Solanum pimpinellifolium accession PI 270441
Matthew T. Sullenberger, Mengyuan Jia, Sihui Gao, Majid R. Foolad, 2018, Plant Breeding on p. 89-96
Identification and mapping of late blight resistance quantitative trait loci in tomato accession PI 163245
Erik W. Ohlson, Hamid Ashrafi, Majid R. Foolad, 2018, Plant Genome
Heritability of late blight resistance in tomato conferred by Solanum pimpinellifolium accession PI 224710
Erik W. Ohlson, Majid R. Foolad, 2015, Plant Breeding on p. 461-467
Detached-leaflet evaluation of tomato germplasm for late blight resistance and its correspondence to field and greenhouse screenings
Majid R. Foolad, Matthew T. Sullenberger, Hamid Ashrafi, 2015, Plant disease on p. 718-722
Response of accessions within tomato wild species, Solanum pimpinellifolium to late blight
Majid R. Foolad, Matthew T. Sullenberger, Erik W. Ohlson, Beth Krueger Gugino, 2014, Plant Breeding on p. 401-411
Validation and fine mapping of lyc12.1, a QTL for increased tomato fruit lycopene content
Matthew P. Kinkade, Majid R. Foolad, 2013, Theoretical and Applied Genetics on p. 2163-2175
Most-Cited Papers
The physiological, biochemical and molecular roles of brassinosteroids and salicylic acid in plant processes and salt tolerance
M. Ashraf, N. A. Akram, Richard N. Arteca, Majid R. Foolad, 2010, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences on p. 162-190
Potato and tomato late blight caused by phytophthora infestans
Marcin Nowicki, Majid R. Foolad, Marzena Nowakowska, Elzbieta U. Kozik, 2012, Plant disease on p. 4-17
Drought Tolerance. Roles of Organic Osmolytes, Growth Regulators, and Mineral Nutrients
M. Ashraf, N. A. Akram, F. Al-Qurainy, Majid R. Foolad, 2011, Advances in Agronomy on p. 249-296
Selective genotyping to identify late blight resistance genes in an accession of the tomato wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium
Heather L. Merk, Hamid Ashrafi, Majid R. Foolad, 2012, Euphytica on p. 63-75
Validation and fine mapping of lyc12.1, a QTL for increased tomato fruit lycopene content
Matthew P. Kinkade, Majid R. Foolad, 2013, Theoretical and Applied Genetics on p. 2163-2175
The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor
Lei Gao, Itay Gonda, Honghe Sun, Qiyue Ma, Kan Bao, Denise M. Tieman, Elizabeth A. Burzynski-Chang, Tara L. Fish, Kaitlin A. Stromberg, Gavin L. Sacks, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Majid R. Foolad, Maria Jose Diez, Jose Blanca, Joaquin Canizares, Yimin Xu, Esther van der Knaap, Sanwen Huang, Harry J. Klee, James J. Giovannoni, Zhangjun Fei, 2019, Nature Genetics on p. 1044-1051
Parent-offspring correlation estimate of heritability for late blight resistance conferred by an accession of the tomato wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium
Heather L. Merk, Majid R. Foolad, 2012, Plant Breeding on p. 203-210
Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for increased lycopene content and other fruit quality traits in a tomato recombinant inbred line population
Hamid Ashrafi, Matthew P. Kinkade, Heather L. Merk, Majid R. Foolad, 2012, Molecular Breeding on p. 549-567
Response of accessions within tomato wild species, Solanum pimpinellifolium to late blight
Majid R. Foolad, Matthew T. Sullenberger, Erik W. Ohlson, Beth Krueger Gugino, 2014, Plant Breeding on p. 401-411
Detached-leaflet evaluation of tomato germplasm for late blight resistance and its correspondence to field and greenhouse screenings
Majid R. Foolad, Matthew T. Sullenberger, Hamid Ashrafi, 2015, Plant disease on p. 718-722