Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf

Deciphering Drought Tolerance in Tall Fescue [Lolium arundinaceum.- Evaluation of perennial ryegrass association mapping population for freezing tolerance traits.- Tools for Accelerating Genetic Gain in Brachiagrass at CIAT.- A new red clover 2,4-D-resistant cultivar to improve broadleaf weed control and elucidate the molecular mechanism of resistance.- Variation in genome size, germination and establishment of Iranian wild Festuca arundinacea populations under dry soil conditions.- Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF family genes in Lotus corniculatus and functional characterization of LcERF054 and LcERF080 in Arabidopsis.- Elucidating transcripts responsive to Zn-deficiency in Agrostis species.- Candidate gene approach in Miscanthus spp. for biorefinery.- Genetic diversity in candidate genes for developmental traits and cell wall characteristics in perennial ryegrass.- Advances in forage and turf biotechnology in China.- Estimation of genetic components in half-sib family populations of alfalfa.- Use of genetic diversity on SSR markers to increase forage yield in timothy.- Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for allele quantification in Lolium (Poaceae): Development and first applications.- Origins of diploid Dactylis from China as determined by DNA sequencing.- A Study on Cold Tolerance Transgenic Alfalfa Medicago sativa L. with the AmDHN Gene.- The Intron in an Albumin gene from Sunflower Increases expression of SFA8.

Dr. Hikmet Budak serves as part of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Budak has published popular reference works on computational biology, and has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals on biotic and abiotic stress response mechanisms, bioinformatics, and plant genetics and genomics.