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Gerald Blasch

Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y TrigoORCID 0000-0002-8265-0052Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Alemu DabiiD· 1 shared Felix Bankole· 1 shared Girma Mamo· 1 shared Kitessa Gutu· 1 shared Netsanet BachaiD· 1 shared Nurhussein SeidiD· 1 shared Shiferaw Hassen· 1 shared Sileshi GetahuniD· 1 shared

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Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for Disease Assessment and High Throughput Field Phenotyping of Plant Breeding Trials

Tadesse Anberbir, Felix Bankole, Girma Mamo, Gerald Blasch, Alemu Dabi

This study uses UAS-based phenotyping to assess yellow rust disease severity and predict grain yield in wheat breeding trials, showing strong correlations between multispectral indices and yield.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics

Distribution, Epidemics dynamics and physiological races of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici Eriks and E. Henn) on irrigated wheat in the Awash River basin of Ethiopia

Nurhussein Seid, Sileshi Getahun, Shiferaw Hassen, Yoseph Alemayehu, Kitessa Gutu, Zemedkun Alemu, Tsegaab Tesfaye, Netsanet Bacha, Gerald Blasch

This study assesses wheat stem rust distribution, disease dynamics, and genetic variability in irrigated wheat fields in Ethiopia's Awash River basin, identifying dominant races and their virulence patterns.

PLoS ONE · Sep 23, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology