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Dan Jeffers
Corn Host Plant Resistance Research
Plant Pathologist

Phone: (662) 320-7551
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Projects
Genetic Improvement of Maize for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation and Fall Armyworm Damage
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 445200

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Data and code from: Comparison of in-field and laboratory-based phenotyping methods for evaluation of aflatoxin accumulation in maize inbred lines Reprint Icon - (Database / Dataset)
Jeffers, D., Smith, J., Womack, E.D., Read, Q.D., Windham, G.L. 2024. Data and code from: Comparison of in-field and laboratory-based phenotyping methods for evaluation of aflatoxin accumulation in maize inbred lines. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/25289518.v1.
Comparative analysis of multiple GWAS results identifies metabolic pathways associated with resistance to A. flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation in maize Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Warburton, M.L., Jeffers, D., Smith, J.S., Scapim, C., Uhdre, R., Thrash, A., Williams, W.P. 2022. Comparative analysis of multiple GWAS results identifies metabolic pathways associated with resistance to A. flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation in maize. Toxins. 14(11). Article 738. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14110738.
Mining alleles for tar spot complex resistance from CIMMYT's maize germplasm bank Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Willcox, M.C., Burgueño, J.A., Jeffers, D., Rodriguez-Chanona, E., Guadarrama-Espinoza, A., Kehel, Z., Chepetla, D., Shrestha, R., Swarts, K., Hearne, S., Buckler IV, E.S., Chen, N.C. 2022. Mining alleles for tar spot complex resistance from CIMMYT's maize germplasm bank. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6:937200. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937200.
Characterization of a source of resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in maize Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ogunola, O.F., Smith, J.S., Xu, W., Bhattramakki, D., Jeffers, D., Williams, W.P., Warburton, M.L. 2021. Characterization of a source of resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in maize. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 4(3):e20203. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20203.