Anna M. Koltunow

VigExp provides a validated platform for visualizing cowpea gene expression across cell types and developmental stages, aiding in crop improvement.

The paper shows that expressing VuBBML1 in both egg and central cells of cowpea, along with central cell fertilization, enables parthenogenesis and viable haploid seed formation.

This paper induces synthetic apomixis in sorghum hybrids to enable clonal seed propagation, but seed yield remains lower than sexual hybrids.

This study analyzes the genetic diversity of cowpea using 10,617 accessions, revealing nine genetic groups and highlighting untapped genetic resources for crop improvement.

The paper investigates the functional roles of two paralogous CENH3 variants in cowpea centromeres, finding that CENH3.1 is essential for plant development and reproduction while CENH3.2 shows reduced functionality.