Theresa Makawa Phiri Data-verified

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University of Arkansas

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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5 h-index 11 pubs 58 cited

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Theresa Makawa Phiri's research focuses on understanding genetic factors influencing plant traits, particularly in relation to disease resistance and nutritional content. Her work utilizes genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genomic regions associated with specific characteristics in crops such as cowpea, common bean, soybean, and spinach. Publications detail investigations into resistance to Fusarium wilt in common beans and bacterial wilt in tomatoes, as well as seed protein content in cowpea and sucrose enrichment in soybeans. She has also examined drought tolerance in tomato germplasm and oxalate content in spinach. Phiri collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Kenani Chiwina, Haizheng Xiong, Ibtisam Alatawi, and Gehendra Bhattarai, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her scholarly output includes 11 publications, with an h-index of 5 and 49 total citations.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 11
Citations: 58

Selected Publications

Genomic insights into oxalate content in spinach: A genome-wide association study and genomic prediction approach (2024)

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Genomic Association and Prediction Study for Yield Traits in a Sugarcane (<i>Saccharum</i> spp. Hybrids) Mapping Population ‘LCP 85‐384’ (2024)

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Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2024)

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An Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of Tomato Germplasm from the United States Department of Agriculture (2024)

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Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2023)

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Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of USDA Tomato Germplasm (2023)

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Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Common Bean Core Collection (2023)

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GWAS and genomic selection for marker-assisted development of sucrose enriched soybean cultivars (2023)

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A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Region Associated with Seed Protein Content in Cowpea (2023)

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GWAS and genomic selection for marker-assisted development of sucrose enriched soybean cultivars (2023)

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GWAS and genomic selection for marker-assisted development of sucrose enriched soybean cultivars (2023)

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