Karim Ammar

ORCID: 0000-0003-2436-9200
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Research Areas
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Berry genetics and cultivation research
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
  • Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Animal Nutrition and Health
  • Food composition and properties
  • Agriculture and Biological Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Plant Disease Management Techniques

Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo
2016-2025

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
2021

Henan Agricultural University
2020

University of Saskatchewan
2014

Oregon State University
2000

Agricultural Research Service
1999

Summary Consensus linkage maps are important tools in crop genomics. We have assembled a high‐density tetraploid wheat consensus map by integrating 13 data sets from independent biparental populations involving durum cultivars ( Triticum turgidum ssp. ), cultivated emmer T. ssp . dicoccum ) and their ancestor (wild emmer, dicoccoides ). The harboured 30 144 markers (including 26 626 SNPs 791 SSRs) half of which were present at least two component maps. final spanned 2631 cM all 14...

10.1111/pbi.12288 article EN Plant Biotechnology Journal 2014-11-26

Diets very rich in cereals have been associated with micronutrient malnutrition, and the biofortification of them, has proposed as one best approaches to alleviate problem. Durum wheat is main sources calories protein many developing countries. In this study, 46 durum varieties grown under full reduced irrigation, were analyzed for micronutrients phytate content determine potential bioavailability micronutrients. The variation was 25.7–40.5 mg/kg iron 24.8–48.8 zinc. For determination...

10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.110 article EN cc-by Food Chemistry 2017-05-22

Wheat stem rust rapidly evolves new virulence to resistance genes. Recently emerged races in East Africa, such as TTKSK (or Ug99), possess broad durum cultivars, and only a limited number of genes provide resistance. An association mapping (AM) study conducted on 183 wheat accessions has allowed us identify 41 quantitative trait loci (QTLs; determination coefficient [ R 2 ] values from 1.1 23.1%) for seedling one or more four highly virulent races: TRTTF, TTTTF, (Ug99), JRCQC, two which...

10.3835/plantgenome2013.08.0026 article EN cc-by-nc-nd The Plant Genome 2014-02-14

Droughts and high temperatures are the main abiotic constraints hampering durum wheat production. This study investigated accumulation of phenolic acids (PAs) in wholemeal flour six cultivars under drought heat stress. Phenolic were extracted from wholemeals analysed through HPLC-DAD analysis. Ferulic acid was most represented PA, varying 390.1 to 785.6 µg/g dry matter across all growth conditions, followed by sinapic acids, p-coumaric, vanillic, syringic, p-hydroxybenzoic acids. Among...

10.3390/foods10092142 article EN cc-by Foods 2021-09-10

Wheat occupies a special role in global food security since, addition to providing 20% of our carbohydrates and protein, almost 25% the production is traded internationally. The importance wheat for was recognised by Chief Agricultural Scientists G20 group countries when they endorsed establishment Initiative 2011. tasked with supporting research community facilitating collaboration, information resource sharing helping build capacity address challenges facing an increasingly variable...

10.3390/agronomy12112767 article EN cc-by Agronomy 2022-11-07

Genetic improvement of quality traits durum wheat achieved in Italy and Spain during the 20th Century was investigated using an historical series 12 cultivars from each country. The European Union index increased by 6.25% (0.13% year–1 Italian 0.06% Spanish cultivars). Protein content decreased ~10% (–0.14% –0.19% cultivars) but protein per ha at a rate 0.35% (0.41% 0.26% Yellow colour 9.9% (0.15% 0.10% Test weight vitreousness did not suffer significant changes over time. Gluten strength...

10.1071/cp13238 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Crop and Pasture Science 2014-01-01

Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is a tetraploid cereal grown in the medium to low-precipitation areas of Mediterranean Basin, North America and South-West Asia. Genomics applications have potential boost exploitation genetic resources advance understanding genetics important complex traits (e.g. resilience environmental biotic stresses). A dense accurate consensus map specific for T. will greatly facilitate mapping, functional genomics marker-assisted improvement. High quality genotypic...

10.1186/1471-2164-15-873 article EN cc-by BMC Genomics 2014-01-01

Leaf rust (caused by Erikss. []) is increasingly impacting durum wheat ( L. var. ) production with the recent appearance of races virulence to widely grown cultivars in many producing areas worldwide. A highly virulent race on was recently detected Kansas. This may spread northern Great Plains, where most US produced. The objective this study identify sources resistance several from United States and Mexico at seedling stage greenhouse adult field experiments. Genome-wide association (GWAS)...

10.3835/plantgenome2016.01.0008 article EN cc-by The Plant Genome 2016-07-28

Although durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. Desf.) is a minor cereal crop representing just 5% of the total crop, it staple food for Mediterranean people who use to make pasta, couscous, bulgur and bread. For this reason, there are research programs (mostly in Europe) working improve production quality. In paper we cover multi-trait prediction grain yield (GY), days heading (DH) plant height (PH) 270 lines that were evaluated 43 environments (location-year combinations) Bologna, Italy....

10.3389/fpls.2019.01311 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2019-11-08

Representative, broad and diverse collections are a primary resource to dissect genetic diversity meet pre-breeding breeding goals through the identification of beneficial alleles for target traits. From 2,500 tetraploid wheat accessions obtained an international collaborative effort, Global Durum Panel (GDP) 1,011 genotypes was assembled that captured 94–97% original diversity. The GDP consists wide representation Triticum turgidum ssp. durum modern germplasm landraces, along with selection...

10.3389/fpls.2020.569905 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2020-12-21

Abstract Background Genetic improvement of root system architecture is essential to improve water and nutrient use efficiency crops or boost their productivity under stress non-optimal soil conditions. One hundred ninety-two Ethiopian durum wheat accessions comprising 167 historical landraces 25 modern cultivars were assembled for GWAS analysis identify QTLs (RSA) traits genotyped with a high-density 90 K SNP array by Illumina. Results Using non-roll, paper-based phenotyping platform, total...

10.1186/s12864-020-07320-4 article EN cc-by BMC Genomics 2021-01-06

Leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Eriks.), stripe striiformis f. tritici Eriks.) and stem graminis sp. tritici) cause major production losses in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum). The objective of this research was to identify map leaf, resistance loci from the French cultivar Sachem Canadian Strongfield. A doubled haploid population Sachem/Strongfield parents were phenotyped for seedling reaction leaf races BBG/BN BBG/BP adult plant response determined three field nurseries near El...

10.1007/s11032-012-9798-4 article EN cc-by Molecular Breeding 2012-10-19

Wheat adaptability to a wide range of environmental conditions is mostly determined by allelic diversity within genes controlling vernalization requirement (Vrn-1) and photoperiod sensitivity (Ppd-1). We characterized panel 151 durum wheat Mediterranean landraces 20 representative locally adapted modern cultivars for their composition at Vrn-1 Ppd-1 gene using diagnostic molecular markers studied association with the time needed reach six growth stages under field over 6 years. Compared more...

10.3389/fpls.2020.00838 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2020-06-23
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