B. M. Prasanna

20.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
246 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

B. M. Prasanna is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. M. Prasanna has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Plant Science, 127 papers in Genetics and 42 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in B. M. Prasanna's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (131 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (124 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (43 papers). B. M. Prasanna is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (131 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (124 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (43 papers). B. M. Prasanna collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Mexico and India. B. M. Prasanna's co-authors include Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Bekele Shiferaw, Jon Hellin, Marianne Bänziger, Michael Olsen, Yoseph Beyene, Kai Sonder, Jill E. Cairns, Dan Makumbi and Olaf Erenstein and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

B. M. Prasanna

234 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Crops that feed the world 6. Past successes and future challenges to the role played by maize in global food security
    2011 1.1k citations B. M. Prasanna et al. Food Security profile →
  2. Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Crop Plants—Salient Statistical Tools and Considerations
    2003 910 citations B. M. Prasanna et al. profile →
  3. Global maize production, consumption and trade: trends and R&D implications
    2022 628 citations B. M. Prasanna et al. Food Security profile →
  4. Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options
    2014 407 citations B. M. Prasanna et al. profile →
  5. Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa
    2013 346 citations Jill E. Cairns, B. M. Prasanna et al. Food Security profile →
  6. Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction
    2022 176 citations Hongjian Zheng, Michael Olsen et al. profile →
  7. Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments
    2021 131 citations B. M. Prasanna, Jill E. Cairns et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →
  8. Artificial intelligence in plant breeding
    2024 81 citations B. M. Prasanna et al. profile →

Peers

B. M. Prasanna
Comparison fields: 5 of 153
  • Plant Science 9.6k
  • Genetics 4.6k
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 2.0k
  • Molecular Biology 1.8k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 936
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Ravi P. Singh Mexico
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Peter Langridge Australia
G. S. Khush Philippines
Henry T. Nguyen United States
P. V. Vara Prasad United States
Marianne Bänziger Mexico
Jill E. Cairns Kenya
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Experimental and theoretical investigation of cyclohexanone derivative (CHD) as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl
2025 ·Scientific Reports ·B. M. Praveen, (unknown), B. M. Prasanna, (unknown), Bharath K. Devendra, M. K. Pavithra, (unknown)
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Divergent selection in moisture‐responsive root‐branching pathways between tropical and temperate maize germplasm
2025 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·Sunil S. Gangurde, (unknown), Jiwang Zhang, B. M. Prasanna, Xuecai Zhang
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Know your men and women farmers: Ensuring host farmers in participatory trials represent heterogeneity within the target environment
2025 ·Plants People Planet ·Jill E. Cairns, Mainassara Zaman‐Allah, Frédéric Baudron, Rachel C. Voss, Kirsty L. Hassall, Michael Euler, (unknown), Paswel Marenya, B. M. Prasanna
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Structural Elucidation, IR spectroscopy and DC electrical conductivity of Ni0.6Zn0.4GdyFe2-yO4 nanoferrites synthesized via a low-temperature citrate gel combustion method
2024 ·Materials Chemistry and Physics ·(unknown), B. M. Prasanna, (unknown), (unknown), Irfan A. Rather, (unknown), (unknown)
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Agronomic Performance and Resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis in Maize Hybrids Derived from Doubled Haploid Lines
2024 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), Yoseph Beyene, Beatrice Elohor Ifie, Manje Gowda, L. M. Suresh, M. Olsen, Pangirayi Tongoona, Samuel Kwame Offei, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, B. M. Prasanna, Dagne Wegary
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Genetic architecture of kernel-related traits in sweet and waxy maize revealed by genome-wide association analysis
2024 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·Jingtao Qu, Diansi Yu, Wei Gu, Muhammad Hayder Bin Khalid, (unknown), (unknown), Hui Wang, B. M. Prasanna, Xuecai Zhang, Ao Zhang, Hongjian Zheng, Yuan Guan
1
7
Edited eukaryotic translation initiation factors confer resistance against maize lethal necrosis
2024 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Mark Jung, (unknown), Lisa A. Marshall, Craig Hastings, Emily Wu, Todd J. Jones, (unknown), Iván Martínez, L. M. Suresh, Yoseph Beyene, B. M. Prasanna, Kevin V. Pixley, Kanwarpal S. Dhugga
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Ms44-SPT: unique genetic technology simplifies and improves hybrid maize seed production in sub-Saharan Africa
2024 ·Scientific Reports ·Sarah Collinson, Jill E. Cairns, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marc C. Albertsen, Walter Chivasa, (unknown), M. Olsen, Berhanu Tadesse Ertiro, B. M. Prasanna
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Exploiting genomic tools for genetic dissection and improving the resistance to Fusarium stalk rot in tropical maize
2024 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), Yubo Liu, Rui Guo, Ángela Pacheco, Carlos Muñoz, Weihong Song, (unknown), Shiliang Cao, Guanghui Hu, Hongjian Zheng, Thanda Dhliwayo, Félix San Vicente, B. M. Prasanna, Chunping Wang, Xuecai Zhang
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Low-Density Reference Fingerprinting SNP Dataset of CIMMYT Maize Lines for Quality Control and Genetic Diversity Analyses
2022 ·Plants ·Jingtao Qu, (unknown), Fengling Fu, Haoqiang Yu, Kate Dreher, Sudha Nair, Manje Gowda, Yoseph Beyene, Dan Makumbi, Thanda Dhliwayo, Félix San Vicente, Michael Olsen, B. M. Prasanna, Wanchen Li, Xuecai Zhang
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Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions
2022 ·Food Security ·B. M. Prasanna, Mónica Carvajal-Yepes, P. Lava Kumar, Nozomi Kawarazuka, (unknown), Annet A. Mulema, (unknown), (unknown)
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Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments breakdown →
2021 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·B. M. Prasanna, Jill E. Cairns, P.H. Zaidi, Yoseph Beyene, Dan Makumbi, Manje Gowda, Cosmos Magorokosho, Mainassara Zaman‐Allah, M. Olsen, (unknown), Mosisa Worku, J. Gethi, B. Vivek, Sudha Nair, Zerka Rashid, M.T. Vinayan, (unknown), Félix San Vicente, Thanda Dhliwayo, Xuecai Zhang
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Hybrid Breeding for MLN Resistance: Heterosis, Combining Ability, and Hybrid Prediction
2020 ·Plants ·(unknown), Manje Gowda, Yoseph Beyene, (unknown), Juan Burgueño, Fernando Toledo, Dan Makumbi, M. Olsen, Biswanath Das, L. M. Suresh, Jumbo M. Bright, B. M. Prasanna
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Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) in maize breeding and seed production : theory and practice
2017 ·CIMMYT eBooks ·M. V. C. Gowda, Mosisa Worku, (unknown), Natalia Palacios‐Rojas, (unknown), B. M. Prasanna
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Agro-ecological suitability for hybrid maize varieties and its implication for seed systems.
2012 ·(unknown), Dawit Alemu, Degefie Tibebe, (unknown), S. Twumasi‐Afriyie, (unknown), Tadesse Beyene, (unknown), (unknown), Dagne Wegary, B. M. Prasanna
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Evaluation of single cross quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids for kernel iron and zinc concentrations
2011 ·Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The) ·Mridul Chakraborti, B. M. Prasanna, Firoz Hossain, Anju Mahendru Singh
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Genetic analysis of kernel modification in Quality Protein Maize (QPM) genotypes
2008 ·Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The) ·Firoz Hossain, B. M. Prasanna, Ravindra Kumar, B. B. Singh
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Genetic analysis of grain yield and endosperm protein quality in the quality protein maize (QPM) lines
2007 ·Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The) ·Firoz Hossain, B. M. Prasanna, Ramesh Kumar, Surender Singh, (unknown), Om Prakash, (unknown)
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Molecular profiling of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using SSR markers
2005 ·Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The) ·Jyoti Kumari, (unknown), B. M. Prasanna
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Molecular breeding for maize improvement: An overview
2003 ·Indian Journal of Biotechnology ·B. M. Prasanna, David Hoisington
20

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