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Last published 2026
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Carmen A Johns

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Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2024–2026)

3 h-index 11 pubs 32 cited

  • Tetraploidy
  • Rubus
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Phenotype
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Fruit
  • Alleles
  • Genotype
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Genome, Plant
  • Quantitative Trait Loci

Biography and Research Information

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Carmen A. Johns is a researcher at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville whose work focuses on the genetic underpinnings of blackberry cultivation. Her recent publications investigate key genetic loci that control postharvest quality, prickle development, and sweetness and acidity in tetraploid blackberry varieties. Johns has also explored the genetic basis for primocane fruiting, a trait that significantly impacts blackberry production, and has been involved in the development of diagnostic markers for this trait. Her research contributes to the broader goals of the Arkansas fruit breeding program, aiming to advance the molecular breeding of blackberries. Collaborations with Margaret Worthington, Lacy Nelson, T. Mason Chizk, and John R. Clark have been central to her publication record.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 32

Selected Publications

  • A Single Genomic Region Controls Primocane Fruiting in Tetraploid Blackberry (2025)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic control of sweetness and acidity in blackberry (2025)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating Efficiency and Accuracy of Three Texture Analysis Methods for Blackberry Fruit (2024)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Validation of a Diagnostic Marker for Primocane-Fruiting in Blackberry (2023)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Genome-wide association identifies key loci controlling blackberry postharvest quality (2023)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 15 citations DOI OpenAlex

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