Dr. Likyelesh Gugsa

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsPlant Breeding and Plant Pathology,Plant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology
Keywordsdouble haploids, eragrostis tef, genetic transformation, lodging, molecular marker

Current contact address

CountryEthiopia
CityHoletta
InstitutionEthiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
InstituteHoletta Agricultural Research Center

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Albrecht E. MelchingerFachgebiet für Angewandte Genetik und Pflanzenzüchtung, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Dr. Jochen KumlehnAbteilung Molekulare Zellbiologie, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Gatersleben
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2011

Programme(s)

2010Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2013Getanhun T, Feyissa T and L. Gugsa: Regeneration of plantlets from unpollinated ovary cultures of Ethiopian wheat (Triticum turgidum and Triticum aestivum). (in press). In: African Journal of Biotechnology., 2013, AJB/20.03.13/12319
2013Gugsa L and Horst Loerz:: Male sterility and gametoclonal variations from gynogenically derived polyploids of tef (Eragrostis tef), zucc. Trotter. . In: African Journal of Plant Science , 2013, 53-60
2013Gebre E, Gugsa L, Schlüter U, Kunert K.: Transformation of tef (Eragrostis tef) by Agrobacterium through immature embryo regeneration system for inducing-dwarfism. South African Journal of Botany 87: 9-17. In: African Journal of Botany , 2013, 9-17
2012Getanhun T, Feyissa T and L. Gugsa Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Embry rescue culture of F1 hybrids of Teff with its Wild Relatives. In: African Crop Science Journal, 2012, 189-196
2011Gugsa, L. and Kumlehn Somatic Embryogenesis and Massive Shoot Regeneration from Immature Embryo Explants of Tef.. In: Biotechnology Research International,, 2011, ID 309731-doi:10.4061/2011/309731
2009Likyelesh Gugsa and Jochen Kumlehn: Haploidy in Tef: Gynogenesis. In: TOURAEV A., FORSTER B. P., & Jain M. S, Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants.. Springler 2009. 265-283
2006Likyelesh Gugsa, A. K. Sarial, H. Loerz and J. Kumlehn Gynogenic plant regeneration from unpollinated flower explants of Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter. In: Plant Cell Reports, 2006, 1278-1293