I am involved in research projects targeting identifying QTLs/genes via linkage- and linkage disequilibrium (LD)- based QTL mapping and genomic selection methods for resistance to various diseases and other critical agronomic traits in cereal crops. Through the application of high-throughput genotyping and phenotyping platforms, molecular markers are detected, validated and used for selection in cereal crops breeding resistant to diseases including septoria and Fusarium head blight.
Ph.D. (Applied Genetics, Plant); Microbial, cellular and molecular biology department, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (2019). Research thesis "Molecular Characterization and Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Root System Architecture and Quality Related Traits in Ethiopian Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) with High-Density SNP Markers".
Ph.D. visiting student for research; Department of agricultural genetics; University of Bologna, Italy (2018)
Alemu, A., Batista, L., Singh, P.K., Cepaltis, A. and Chawade, A.* (2023). Haplotype-tagged SNPs improve genomic prediction accuracy for Fusarium head blight resistance and yield-related traits in wheat. Theor Appl Genet 136, 92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04352-8
Kondić-Špika, A., Trkulja, D. Brbaklić, L., Mikić, S., Glogovac, S., Johansson, E., Alemu, A., Chawade, A., Rahmatov, M., and Ibba, M.I. (2023). Marker-assisted selection for the improvement of cereals and pseudocereals. In Rakszegi, M., Papageorgiou, M. and Rocha, J.M. (Eds.), Developing Sustainable and Health-Promoting Cereals and Pseudocereals. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90566-4.00012-6
Alemu, A., Brantestam, A. K., & Chawade, A.* (2022). Unraveling the Genetic Basis of Key Agronomic Traits of Wrinkled Vining Pea (Pisum sativum L .) for Sustainable Production. Frontiers in Plant Science 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.844450
Alemu, A., Brazauskas, G., Gaikpa, D.S., Henriksson, T., Islamov, B., Jørgensen, L.N., Koppel, M., Koppel, R., Liatukas, Ž., Svensson, J.T. and Chawade, A.* (2021). Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Genomic Prediction for Adult-Plant Resistance to Septoria Tritici Blotch and Powdery Mildew in Winter Wheat. Frontiers in Genetics 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.661742
Tesfaye, T., Tesfaye, K., Keneni, G., Alemu, T., Alemu, A. (2022). Genome-wide association study for yield-related traits in sesame (Sesamum indicum). Plant Breeding, 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.13004
Shewabez, E., Bekele, E., Alemu, A., Mugnai, L., Tadesse, W. (2022) . Genetic characterization and genome-wide association mapping for stem rust resistance in spring bread wheat. BMC Genomic Data 23, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-022-01030-4
Alemu, A.*, Suliman, S., Hagras, A., Thabet, S. Al-Abdallat, A., Abdelmula, A. A. and Tadesse, W. 2021. Multi-model genome-wide association and genomic prediction analysis of 16 agronomic, physiological and quality related traits in ICARDA spring wheat. Euphytica 217, 205 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02933-6
Alemu, A.*, El Baouchi, A., El Hanafi, S., Kehel, Z., Eddakhir, K. and Tadesse, W. (2021). Genetic analysis of grain protein content and dough quality traits in elite spring bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) lines through association study. Journal of Cereal Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103214
Alemu, A.*, Feyissa, T., Maccaferri, M., Sciara, G., Tuberosa, R., Ammar, K., Badebo, A., Acevedo, M., Letta, T. and Abeyo, B. (2021). Genome-wide association analysis unveils novel QTLs for seminal root system architecture traits in Ethiopian durum wheat. BMC Genomics 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07320-4
Suliman, S., Alemu, A. *, Abdelmula, A.A., Badawi, G.H., Al-Abdallat, A. and Tadesse, W. (2021). Genome-wide association analysis uncovers stable QTLs for yield and quality traits of spring bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) across contrasting environments. Plant Gene 25, 100269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plgene.2020.100269
Alemu, A.*, Feyissa, T., Tuberosa, R., Maccaferri, M., Sciara, G., Letta, T. and Abeyo, B. (2020). Genome-wide association mapping for grain shape and color traits in Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum). The Crop Journal 8, 757–768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2020.01.001
Alemu, A.*, Feyissa, T., Letta, T. and Abeyo, B. (2020). Genetic diversity and population structure analysis based on the high-density SNP markers in Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum). BMC Genetics 21:18 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-0825-x
Alemu, A.*, Petros, Y. and Tesfaye, K. (2013). Genetic distance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) cultivars and varieties from Northwestern Ethiopia using inter simple sequence repeat markers. East African Journal of Science 7(1): 31-40. https://haramayajournals.org/index.php/ejas/article/view/148