Jorge A. da Silva
Professor
Also affiliated: Texas A&M University System (2005–2025); Texas College (2020); Advanced Barber College & Hair Design (2005–2021); Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (2008); Texas A&M University (2005–2025)
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Jorge A. da Silva's research focuses on plant genomics and stress responses, particularly in sugarcane. His work has investigated cold-responsive gene expression in sugarcane and related species, examining the functional analysis of specific genes in response to salt and water stress. He has also explored the genetic basis of sugar content in sugarcane progeny using molecular markers and studied the impact of spittlebug infestation and water restriction on proline accumulation in sugarcane. Additionally, da Silva has contributed to the discovery of genome-wide simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in spinach through whole-genome sequence comparisons. His research also includes a study on the impact of callosities on plantar pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- h-index: 15
- Publications: 44
- Citations: 892
Positions
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Professor 2001–presentTexas A&M University System Soil & Crop Sciences ORCID
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Professor publications 2010–2025Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station ORCID
Selected Publications
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Fruit Quality and Fusarium Wilt Race 2 Resistance in Cucumis melo Breeding Lines and Their F 1 Hybrids (2025)
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Cross‐resistance between the Mexican Rice Borer and the Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Case Study Using Sugarcane Breeding Populations (2010)
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Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation (2008)
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- Cross‐resistance between the Mexican Rice Borer and the Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Case Study Using Sugarcane Breeding Populations
- Cross‐resistance between the Mexican Rice Borer and the Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Case Study Using Sugarcane Breeding Populations
- Cross‐resistance between the Mexican Rice Borer and the Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A Case Study Using Sugarcane Breeding Populations
- Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation
- Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation
- Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation
- Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation
- Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation
- Fruit Quality and Fusarium Wilt Race 2 Resistance in Cucumis melo Breeding Lines and Their F 1 Hybrids
- Fruit Quality and Fusarium Wilt Race 2 Resistance in Cucumis melo Breeding Lines and Their F 1 Hybrids
- Fruit Quality and Fusarium Wilt Race 2 Resistance in Cucumis melo Breeding Lines and Their F 1 Hybrids
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