Hussein Abdel-Haleem

Research Geneticist (Plants)

Plant Physiology & Genetics Research Unit

USDA-ARS, US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center

 

Hussein Abdel-Haleem Research lead and Research Geneticist US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center 21881 North Cardon Lane Maricopa, Arizona, USA 85138 520-316-6355 (Office) 520-316-6330 (FAX) Hussein.Abdel-Haleem@usda.gov

Education:

B. Sc, Crop Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt
M.Ag, Applied Biological Sciences, Saga University, Japan
Ph.D, Plant Science/Plant Genetics, Montana State University-Bozeman, USA

Research Interests:

My research program focuses on the improvement of oilseeds and industrial crops, biofuels and natural rubber, using conventional and molecular breeding methodologies, utilizing high-throughput phenotyping and genotyping technologies, and developing genomic technologies to identify genes/alleles controlling abiotic stress resistance and productivity traits in an effort to improve yield under stress conditions, and achieve sustainability.

 

• Publications

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  • Discovering candidate genes related to flowering time in the spring panel of camelina sativa -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, L.L., Fahlgren, N., Kutchan, T., Schachtman, D.P., Ge, Y., Gesch, R.W., George, S., Dyer, J.M., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2021. Discovering candidate genes related to flowering time in the spring panel of camelina sativa. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114104.
    
  • Identification and confirmation of loci associated with canopy wilting in soybean using Genome Wide Association Mapping -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Chamarthi, S.K., Kaler, A.S., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Fritschi, F.B., Gillman, J.D., Ray, J.D., Smith, J.R., Dhanapal, A.P., King, C.A., Purcell, L.C. 2021. Identification and Confirmation of Loci Associated with Canopy Wilting in Soybean using Genome Wide Association Mapping. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 698116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.698116.
    
  • Genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis of camelina seedling germination under salt stress condition -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Szczepanek, A.E., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2020. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis of camelina seedling germination under salt stress condition. Agronomy. 10(9). Article 1444. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091444.
    
  • Pyrolysis GC/MS analysis of improved guayule genotypes -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Mullen, C.A., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2020. Pyrolysis GC/MS analysis of improved guayule genotypes. Industrial Crops and Products. 155. Article 112810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112810.
    
  • Genome-wide association mapping of dark green color index using a diverse panel of soybean accessions -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Kaler, A., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Fritschi, F.B., Gillman, J.D., Ray, J.D., Smith, J.R., Purcell, L.C. 2020. Genome-wide association mapping of dark green color index using a diverse panel of soybean accessions. Scientific Reports. 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62034-7.
    
  • Genome-wide association study identifies acyl-lipid metabolism candidate genes involved in the genetic control of natural variation for seed fatty acid traits in Brassica napus L. -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Gazave, E., Tassone, E.E., Baswggio, M., Cyder, M., Byrel, K., Oblath, E.A., Lueschow, S.R., Poss, D.J., Hardy, C.D., Wingerson, M., James, D.B., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Grant, D.M., Hatfield, J.L., Isbell, T., Vigil, M.F., Dyer, J.M., Jenks, M.A., Brown, J., Gore, M.A., Pauli, D. 2020. Genome-wide association study identifies acyl-lipid metabolism candidate genes involved in the genetic control of natural variation for seed fatty acid traits in Brassica napus L. Industrial Crops and Products. 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112080.
    
  • A high-throughput quantification of resin and rubber contents in Parthenium argentatum using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Thorp, K.R., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2019. A high-throughput quantification of resin and rubber contents in Parthenium argentatum using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Plant Methods. 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-019-0544-3.
    
  • Phenotypic diversity of USDA guayule germplasm collection grown under different irrigation conditions -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2019. Phenotypic diversity of USDA guayule germplasm collection grown under different irrigation conditions. Industrial Crops and Products. 142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111867.
    
  • Genetic improvement of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray): An alternative rubber crop -()
    Abdel-Haleem, H., Luo, Z., Ray, D. 2019. Genetic improvement of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray): An alternative rubber crop. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D., editors. Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 151-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23265-8_6.
    
  • Genetic improvement of US soybean in maturity groups V, VI, and VII -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Boehm Jr., J., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Schapaugh Jr., W., Rainey, K., Pantalone, V.R., Shannon, G., Klein, J., Carter Jr, T.E., Cardinal, A.J., Shipe, E.R., Gillen, A.M., Chen, P., Smith, J.R., Weaver, D.B., Boerma, R., Li, Z. 2019. Genetic improvement of US soybean in maturity groups V, VI, and VII. Crop Science. 59(5):1838-1852. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.10.0627.
    
  • Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leaf cuticular wax components in Camelina sativa identifies genetic loci related to intracellular wax transport -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Tomasi, P., Fahlgren, N., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2019. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leaf cuticular wax components in Camelina sativa identifies genetic loci related to intracellular wax transport. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 19:187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1776-0.
    
  • Tolerance of transplanted guayule seedlings to post-emergence herbicides -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Waltz, Q., Leake, G. 2019. Tolerance of transplanted guayule seedlings to post-emergence herbicides. Industrial Crops and Products. 133:292-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.03.041.
    
  • Genetic diversity and population structure of a Camelina sativa spring panel -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Luo, Z., Brock, J., Dyer, J.M., Kutchan, T., Augustin, M., Scachtman, D., Ge, Y., Fahlgren, N., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2019. Genetic diversity and population structure of a Camelina sativa spring panel. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00184.
    
  • Phenotypic variations, heritability and correlations in dry biomass, rubber and resin production among guayule germplasm -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Foster, M., Ray, D., Coffelt, T.A. 2018. Phenotypic variations, heritability and correlations in dry biomass, rubber and resin production among guayule germplasm. Industrial Crops and Products. 112:691-697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.12.072.
    
  • Phenotypic variations in leaf cuticular wax classes and constituents in a spring Camelina sativa diversity panel-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tomasi, P., Dyer, J.M., Jenks, M.A., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2017. Phenotypic variations in leaf cuticular wax classes and constituents in a spring Camelina sativa diversity panel. Industrial Crops and Products. 112:247-251.
    
  • The effect of the 'Hyuuga' soybean lesion type and canopy severity on yield loss in the presence of soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi)-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    
  • Characterization of leaf cuticular waxes and cutin monomers of Camelina sativa and closely-related Camelina species-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Tomasi, P., Wang, H., Lohrey, G.T., Park, S., Dyer, J.M., Jenks, M.A., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2017. Characterization of leaf cuticular waxes and cutin monomers of Camelina sativa and closely-related Camelina species. Industrial Crops and Products. 98:130-138. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.01.030.
    
  • Meta-analysis to refine map position and reduce confidence intervals for delayed canopy wilting QTLs in soybean-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Sadal, H., King, C., Chen, P., Ray, J.D., Cregan, P.B., Carter Jr, T.E., Li, Z., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Matson, K.W., Schapaugh Jr, W., Purcell, L.C. 2016. Meta-analysis to refine map position and reduce confidence intervals for delayed canopy wilting QTLs in soybean. Molecular Breeding. 36:91-105.
    
  • Confirmation of delayed canopy wilting QTLs from multiple soybean mapping populations-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Hwang, S., King, C.A., Ray, J.D., Cregan, P.B., Chen, P., Carter Jr, T.E., Li, Z., Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Matson, K.W., Schapaugh Jr., W., Purcell, L.C. 2015. Confirmation of delayed canopy wilting QTLs from multiple soybean mapping populations. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128:2047-2065.
    

• Projects

  Molecular Genetic and Proximal Sensing Analyses of Abiotic Stress Response and Oil Production Pathways in Cotton, Oilseeds, and Other Industrial and Biofuel Crops In-House Appropriated (D)   Accession Number:434527

  Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Cotton, Oilseeds, and Other Industrial and Biofuel Crops Using High Throughput Phenotyping and Other Genetic Approaches In-House Appropriated (D)   Accession Number:434838

  Genomics and Phenomics to Identify Yield and Drought Tolerance Alleles for Improvement of Camelina as a Biofuel Crop Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)   Accession Number:431253

  Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR) Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)   Accession Number:434263

  Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)   Accession Number:439502

  Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)   Accession Number:441155

 

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