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Last published 2026
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Richard Esten Mason

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Also affiliated: Agricultural Research Service (2009); United States Department of Agriculture (2009); South Dakota State University (2009); Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2020); Texas A&M University (2007–2009); Colorado State University (2021–2024)

14 h-index 48 pubs 1,051 cited

  • Triticum
  • Plant Breeding
  • Fusarium
  • Plant Diseases
  • Disease Resistance
  • Genotype
  • Seasons
  • Genomics
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Phenotype
  • Selection, Genetic
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans

Biography and Research Information

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Richard Esten Mason's research focuses on understanding and improving wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through genetic approaches. His work investigates the genetic basis of traits relevant to grain yield and quality, particularly under environmental stresses such as heat and drought. Mason has explored quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with traits like spike fertility, grain number, and harvest index, which are crucial for enhancing grain yield in high-temperature environments. He has also examined the genetic underpinnings of resistance to plant diseases, including Fusarium Head Blight and charcoal rot, in wheat and soybean. His research employs genomic selection strategies and metabolomic profiling to gain insights into plant responses to stress. Mason has published 62 papers, accumulating 1,120 citations, and holds an h-index of 14. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ainong Shi, Pengyin Chen, Leandro Mozzoni, and Avjinder S. Kaler.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 48
  • Citations: 1,051

Selected Publications

  • A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to the U.S. Southeast Region: ‘GA 09129‐16E55’ (2026)
    Journal of Plant Registrations DOI OpenAlex
  • A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to the U.S. Southeast Region: ‘GA 09377‐16LE18’ (2026)
    Journal of Plant Registrations DOI OpenAlex
  • GA071518‐16E39: A new adapted soft red winter wheat cultivar to Georgia and the US Southeast Region (2024)
    Journal of Plant Registrations DOI OpenAlex
  • Registration of ‘GA09436‐16LE12’: A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to the US southeast region (2024)
    Journal of Plant Registrations DOI OpenAlex
  • Registration of ‘FL12034‐10’ oat: A new dual‐purpose disease resistant cultivar for Florida and southern United States (2024)
    Journal of Plant Registrations 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Multivariate genomic selection models improve prediction accuracy of agronomic traits in soft red winter wheat (2023)
    Crop Science 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ‘FLLA09015‐U1’: A broadly adapted dual‐purpose oat cultivar for southern USA (2023)
    Journal of Plant Registrations 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Predicting Fusarium Head Blight Resistance for Advanced Trials in a Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding Program With Genomic Selection (2021)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ‘GA JT141‐14E45’: A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to Georgia and the U.S. Southeast region (2021)
    Journal of Plant Registrations 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Phenotyping Anther Extrusion of Wheat Using Image Analysis (2021)
    Agronomy 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of genetic diversity and association mapping for seed weight and size in vegetable soybean germplasm (2021)
    Crop Science 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A new soft red winter wheat cultivar, ‘GA 07353‐14E19’, adapted to Georgia and the U.S. Southeast environments (2021)
    Journal of Plant Registrations 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Soft red winter wheat ‘GA 051207‐14E53’: Adapted cultivar to Georgia and the U.S. Southeast region (2021)
    Journal of Plant Registrations 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Analysis of the primary sources of quantitative adult plant resistance to stripe rust in U.S. soft red winter wheat germplasm (2021)
    The Plant Genome 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in Arkansas Cowpea Lines at Seedling Stage (2020)
    HortScience 30 citations DOI OpenAlex

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