Martin O Bohn

Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Crop Sciences

Department of Crop Sciences

Martin O Bohn is currently serving as a College Of Agricultural, Consumer And Environmental Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

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Martin O Bohn

UIUC

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genetics genetic variation genomics plant breeding agronomy plant genetics quantitative genetics agricultural economics agricultural biotechnology population genetics molecular breeding biology crop improvement crop protection plant science applied genetics plant biotechnology evolutionary biology statistical genetics plant genomics botany sustainable agriculture genome biology crop science heredity experimental botany molecular markers entomology pest management plant disease molecular plant pathology plant protection induced resistance crop yields qtl mapping applied entomology food science genetic diversity soil microbiology ecb resistance molecular ecology precision agriculture integrated plant protection population genomics root morphology root systems grain quality microbial diversity rhizosphere plant-microbe interactions genotype-phenotype association non-host resistance western corn rootworm tropical maize genomic prediction european corn borer forensic genetics crop production mycotoxin formation agricultural chemistry precision breeding ssr markers maize genomes ecb larvae zea mays pest control fungal pathogens plant-insect interactions yield prediction pesticide resistance root-soil interactions simple sequence repeat gene diversity early stages ecb damage insect resistance

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Insights Into the Genetic and Biochemical Basis of Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance in Maize. The Plant Genome (2025)

Sarah LippsZachary HillCharlette HastyCarolyn Butts‐WilmsmeyerMartin BohnTiffany Jamann

plant diseaseplant geneticsplant breedingmolecular geneticsapplied geneticsplant pathologyplant biotechnologygeneticsmolecular plant pathologynon-host resistancegenomicsbiologyfusarium graminearumgenetic variationmolecular plant-microbe interactionsplant genomicslignin compositionquantitative geneticscrop protectiongenetic engineeringlignin biosynthesis

Optimizing Population Simulations to Accurately Parallel Empirical Data for Digital Breeding. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Michael J. BurnsRafael Della ColettaSamuel B. FernandesMartin O. BohnAlexander E. LipkaCandice N. Hirsch

biostatisticsgenotype-phenotype associationprecision breedingpopulation simulationsgenomicsgenome biologyobserved variance partitioningagricultural biotechnologymolecular breedinggenome-wide association studiesquantitative geneticsgeneticsdigital breedingpopulation geneticsstatistical geneticsgenetic variation

Sustaining Public Plant Breeding Programs Across Generations. Crop Science (2025)

Iago HaleJenny KoebernickJenna HershbergerTrevor RifeJuan‐David ArbelaezNeil AndersonAnton BekkermanMartin BohnFred BourlandTimothy BurkePeng CheeKate EvansNathan FumiaMitchell FeldmannKsenija GasicSteve HagueAna María Heilman‐MoralesAmanda Hulse KempCarlos IglesiasLukas MuellerJim LubyRichard PrattAddie ThompsonRichard VierlingMargaret WorthingtonMargaret SmithGayle VolkMarnin WolfeMichael Kantar

agricultural policyagricultural economicsagribusinesspublic managementagricultural biotechnologypublic sector breederspublic breeding programspublic policygenetic resourcesagricultural extensionsustainable agricultureagrobiodiversity conservationpublic sectorproduction researchpublic administrationsustainable agricultural intensificationnatural resource managementagronomyresource policy

Uncovering Genetic and Metabolic Determinants of Gibberella Ear Rot Resistance in Diverse Maize Germplasm. (2025)

Sarah LippsZachary HillCharlette HastyCarrie Butt-WilmsmeyerMartin BohnTiffany Jamann

genetic engineeringmolecular plant pathologyinduced resistancemetabolic determinantsplant geneticsnon-host resistancegenomicsbiologymolecular geneticsdiverse maize germplasmgeneticsplant sciencegenetic variation

Comparative Review of Fusarium Graminearum Infection in Maize and Wheat: Similarities in Resistance Mechanisms and Future Directions. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2024)

Sarah LippsMartin BohnJessica RutkoskiCarolyn Butts-WilmsmeyerSantiago MiderosTiffany Jamann

plant diseaseplant pathologyfusarium head blightgeneticsmolecular plant pathologymycotoxin researchbiologypathogensfungal geneticsplant-pathogen interactionsfusarium graminearummolecular plant-microbe interactionsinduced resistancefungusmicrobiologyresistance mechanismsplant immunitymicrobial pathogenesisfungal pathogensplant pathogen effector

Genetic Variation in Zea Mays Influences Microbial Nitrification and Denitrification in Conventional Agroecosystems. Plant and Soil (2024)

Alonso FavelaMartin O. BohnAngela D. Kent

zea maysmolecular plant-microbe interactionssoil microbiologyagronomyenvironmental microbiologyagricultural economicsmicroorganismsbiogeochemistryteosinte plotsmicrobiologyrhizospheremicrobial diversityplant microbiome sciencesoilmicrobiomemicrobial ecologyplant soilsoil biology

Participatory Breeding in Organic Systems: Experiences From Maize Case Studies in the United States. Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development (2024)

Christopher MujjabiMartin BohnMichelle WanderCarmen Ugarte

production researchfood systemssustainable agricultural intensificationagricultural economicssustainability scienceagribusinesssustainable agriculturesustainable crop productionagricultural biotechnologyagroecologyparticipatory breedingagronomymaize case studiescase studies

2018–2019 Field Seasons of the Maize Genomes to Fields (G2F) G X E Project. BMC Genomic Data (2023)

Dayane Cristina LimaAlejandro Castro AvilesRyan Timothy AlpersBridget A. McFarlandShawn KaepplerDavid ErtlMaria Cinta RomayJoseph L. GageJames HollandTimothy BeissingerMartin BohnEdward BucklerJode EdwardsSherry Flint-GarciaCandice N. HirschElizabeth HoodDavid C. HookerJoseph E. KnollJudith M. KolkmanSanzhen LiuJohn McKayRichard MinyoDanilo E. MoretaSeth C. MurrayRebecca NelsonJames C. SchnableRajandeep S. SekhonManinder P. SinghPeter ThomisonAddie ThompsonMitchell TuinstraJason WallaceJacob D. WashburnTeclemariam WeldekidanRandall J. WisserWenwei XuNatalia de Leon

agricultural economicsplant geneticsdoi releaseplant breedingagricultural biotechnologymolecular breedingpopulation geneticsgeneticssustainable agriculturegenomicsgenetic variationpublic releaseplant genomicsquantitative geneticsplant scienceagronomygenome biologycrop improvementmaize genomes

2020-2021 Field Seasons of Maize Gxe Project Within the Genomes to Fields Initiative. BMC Research Notes (2023)

Dayane Cristina LimaAlejandro Castro AvilesRyan Timothy AlpersAlden PerkinsDylan L SchoemakerMartin CostaKathryn J. MichelShawn KaepplerDavid ErtlMaria Cinta RomayJoseph L. GageJames HollandTimothy BeissingerMartin BohnEdward BucklerJode EdwardsSherry Flint-GarciaMichael A. GoreCandice N. HirschJoseph E. KnollJohn McKayRichard MinyoSeth C. MurrayJames SchnableRajandeep S. SekhonManinder P. SinghErin E. SparksPeter ThomisonAddie ThompsonMitchell TuinstraJason WallaceJacob D. WashburnTeclemariam WeldekidanWenwei XuNatalia de Leon

crop improvementresource allocation efficiencyagricultural economicsplant geneticsplant genomicsgenomicsplant sciencegenotype predictabilityplant breedingmaize gxe projectmolecular breedingquantitative geneticsgeneticspopulation geneticsagronomygenetic variation

Application of Plant Extended Phenotypes to Manage the Agricultural Microbiome Belowground. Frontiers in Microbiomes (2023)

Alonso FavelaMartin O. BohnAngela D. Kent

plant-extended phenotypessymbiosisplant kingdomsoil microbiologyagricultural microbiome belowgroundmicroorganismsmicrobiologybiologyplant-microbe interactionsmicrobial diversityplant scienceintegrative plant biologymicrobiomemicrobial ecology