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John Ssengo

Iowa State UniversityORCID 0009-0002-5159-8746Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Brian ZebosiiD· 2 shared Erik VollbrechtiD· 2 shared Carolyn G. RasmusseniD· 1 shared Ekkachai KhwanbuaiD· 1 shared Erica Unger‐WallaceiD· 1 shared Gabriela BrowniD· 1 shared Kokulapalan WimalanathaniD· 1 shared Lander GeadelmanniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Plant BiologyPLANT PHYSIOLOGYPeer-reviewedAug 19, 2026

Recessive antimorph alleles reveal novel functions of the OPAQUE1 myosin XI in maize

Brian Zebosi, Stephanie E. Martinez, Kokulapalan Wimalanathan…·Erik Vollbrecht

This study identifies two new recessive alleles of the maize OPAQUE1 gene, revealing its role in plant growth and architecture through internode elongation and inflorescence development.

1 citation

zebrafishexperimental assay

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Plant BiologyPlant Cell & EnvironmentPeer-reviewedJul 31, 2026

Effects of atmospheric CO2 levels on the susceptibility of maize to diverse pathogens

Ekkachai Khwanbua, Yunhui Qi, John Ssengo…·Steven A. Whitham

This study examines how elevated CO2 affects maize susceptibility to various pathogens, finding mixed effects with some pathogens showing increased or decreased susceptibility.

DOI 10.1111/pce.70782

plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologyBIO-PROTOCOLPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2025

An effective and safe maize seed chipping protocol using clipping pliers with applications in small-scale genotyping and marker-assisted breeding

Brian Zebosi, John Ssengo, Lander Geadelmann…·Erik Vollbrecht

The paper develops a cost-effective seed-chipping protocol using clipping pliers for maize genotyping, showing comparable DNA quality to leaf-based methods and no genotyping miscalls.

8 citations

plant (other)proteomics

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