Margaret Jahn
Professor of Genetics and Agronomy
BS, Swarthmore College
MS Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD Plant Breeding, Cornell
Address: 3428 Genetics/Biotech
Telephone: 262-4930
E-mail: mjahn@cals.wisc.edu
Research Interests:
Plant breeding, gene discovery and genetic mapping of agricultural plants
Research Fields:
Plant Genetics
Representative Publications:
Kang, B.-C., I.H. Yeam, J.D. Frantz, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Mutations in translation initiation factor eIF4E that confer resistance to potyvirus infection abolish interaction with Tobacco etch virus VPg in a non- specific manner. Plant J. 42:392-405.
Stewart, C. Jr., B.-C. Kang, K. Liu, M. Mazourek, S. Moore, M.M. and Jahn. 2005. The Pun1 gene for pungency in pepper encodes a putative acyltransferase. Plant J. 42:675-688.
Liu, K., B.-C. Kang, H. Jiang, C.B. Watkins, T.L. Setter and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Identification and characterization of an auxin-responsive GH3- like gene in pepper fruit development. (accepted Plant Mol. Biol.).
E. A. Quirin, E. Ogundiwin, J.P. Prince, M. Mazourek, M. O. Briggs, T. S. Chlanda, K.T. Kim, M. Falise, B.-C. Kang, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Development of sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) primers for the detection of Phyto.5.2, a major QTL for resistance to Phtophthora capsici Leon. in pepper .Theor. Appl. Genet. 110(4):605-12.
Kang, B.-C., and I. H. Yeam, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Virus resistance genes. Ann. Rev. of Phytopath. E. pub. May 2. 43:581-621.
Porch, T.G., M.H. Dickson, M. Long, D.R. Viands, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. General combining ability effects for reproductive heat tolerance in snap bean. J. Agriculture U. Puerto Rico 88(3-4):x-x.
Qian C.T., M.M. Jahn, J.E. Staub, X.-D. Luo and J.F. Chen. 2005. Meiotic chromosome behavior in an allotriploid derived from an amphidiploid x diploid mating in Cucumis. accepted Plant Breeding
Henning, M.J, H.M. Munger and M.M. Jahn. 2005. 'Hannah's Choice F1' : A new muskmelon hybrid with resistance to powdery mildew, Fusarium race 2 and potyviruses. HortScience in press.
Henning, M.J, H.M. Munger and M.M. Jahn. 2005. 'PMR Delicious 51': An improved open-pollinated melon with resistance to powdery mildew. HortScience 40(1):261-262.
Paran, I., J. Rouppe van der Voort, V. Lefebvre, M.M. Jahn, L. Landry, R. van Wijk, H. Verbakel, B. Tanyolac, C. Caranta, A. Ben Chaim, K.D. Livingstone, A. Palloix and J. Peleman. 2004. An integrated genetic map of pepper. Molecular Breeding 13:251-261.
Chen, J., X. Luo, C. Qian, M.M. Jahn, J.E. Staub, F. Zhuang, Q. Lou and G. Ren. 2004. Cucumis monosomic alien addition lines: morphological, cytological and RAPD analysis. TAG 108:1343-1348.
Alba, R., Z. Fei, P. Payton, Y. Liu, S.L. Moore, P. Debbie, J.S. Gordon, J.K.C. Rose, G. Martin, S.D. Tanksley, M. Bouzayen, M.M. Jahn and J. Giovannoni. 2004. ESTs, cDNA microarrays and gene expression profiling: tools for dissecting plant physiology and development. Plant J. 39:697-714
Rose, J.K.C., S. Bashir, JJ Giovannoni, MM Jahn and R.S. Saravanan. 2004. Tackling the plant proteome: practical approaches, hurdles and experimental tools. Plant J 39:715-733.
Nelson, R.J., R. Naylor and M.M. Jahn. 2004. The role of genomics research in the improvement of orphan crops. Crop Science 44:1901-1904.
Professor of Genetics and Agronomy
BS, Swarthmore College
MS Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD Plant Breeding, Cornell
Address: 3428 Genetics/Biotech
Telephone: 262-4930
E-mail: mjahn@cals.wisc.edu
Research Interests:
Plant breeding, gene discovery and genetic mapping of agricultural plants
Research Fields:
Plant Genetics
Kang, B.-C., I.H. Yeam, J.D. Frantz, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Mutations in translation initiation factor eIF4E that confer resistance to potyvirus infection abolish interaction with Tobacco etch virus VPg in a non- specific manner. Plant J. 42:392-405. Stewart, C. Jr., B.-C. Kang, K. Liu, M. Mazourek, S. Moore, M.M. and Jahn. 2005. The Pun1 gene for pungency in pepper encodes a putative acyltransferase. Plant J. 42:675-688. Liu, K., B.-C. Kang, H. Jiang, C.B. Watkins, T.L. Setter and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Identification and characterization of an auxin-responsive GH3- like gene in pepper fruit development. (accepted Plant Mol. Biol.). E. A. Quirin, E. Ogundiwin, J.P. Prince, M. Mazourek, M. O. Briggs, T. S. Chlanda, K.T. Kim, M. Falise, B.-C. Kang, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Development of sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) primers for the detection of Phyto.5.2, a major QTL for resistance to Phtophthora capsici Leon. in pepper .Theor. Appl. Genet. 110(4):605-12. Kang, B.-C., and I. H. Yeam, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. Virus resistance genes. Ann. Rev. of Phytopath. E. pub. May 2. 43:581-621. Porch, T.G., M.H. Dickson, M. Long, D.R. Viands, and M.M. Jahn. 2005. General combining ability effects for reproductive heat tolerance in snap bean. J. Agriculture U. Puerto Rico 88(3-4):x-x. Qian C.T., M.M. Jahn, J.E. Staub, X.-D. Luo and J.F. Chen. 2005. Meiotic chromosome behavior in an allotriploid derived from an amphidiploid x diploid mating in Cucumis. accepted Plant Breeding Henning, M.J, H.M. Munger and M.M. Jahn. 2005. 'Hannah's Choice F1' : A new muskmelon hybrid with resistance to powdery mildew, Fusarium race 2 and potyviruses. HortScience in press. Henning, M.J, H.M. Munger and M.M. Jahn. 2005. 'PMR Delicious 51': An improved open-pollinated melon with resistance to powdery mildew. HortScience 40(1):261-262. Paran, I., J. Rouppe van der Voort, V. Lefebvre, M.M. Jahn, L. Landry, R. van Wijk, H. Verbakel, B. Tanyolac, C. Caranta, A. Ben Chaim, K.D. Livingstone, A. Palloix and J. Peleman. 2004. An integrated genetic map of pepper. Molecular Breeding 13:251-261. Chen, J., X. Luo, C. Qian, M.M. Jahn, J.E. Staub, F. Zhuang, Q. Lou and G. Ren. 2004. Cucumis monosomic alien addition lines: morphological, cytological and RAPD analysis. TAG 108:1343-1348. Alba, R., Z. Fei, P. Payton, Y. Liu, S.L. Moore, P. Debbie, J.S. Gordon, J.K.C. Rose, G. Martin, S.D. Tanksley, M. Bouzayen, M.M. Jahn and J. Giovannoni. 2004. ESTs, cDNA microarrays and gene expression profiling: tools for dissecting plant physiology and development. Plant J. 39:697-714 Rose, J.K.C., S. Bashir, JJ Giovannoni, MM Jahn and R.S. Saravanan. 2004. Tackling the plant proteome: practical approaches, hurdles and experimental tools. Plant J 39:715-733. Nelson, R.J., R. Naylor and M.M. Jahn. 2004. The role of genomics research in the improvement of orphan crops. Crop Science 44:1901-1904.
