Dr. Rasha Adam Omer Abdalla
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Dr. Rasha Adam Omer Abdalla

Research Assistant Professor
Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology from Kenyatta University, Kenya

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Biography

Dr. Rasha Adam Omer Abdalla is currently working as Research Scientist. She has completed her Ph.D. in Plant Tissue Culture from Kenyatta University, Kenya. Her main area of interest related to Tissue Culture, Cloning and Genetic Engineering. His area of expertise includes Tissue Culture, Transformation Cloning, Maize, Vectors, and Wheat. She has published 7 research articles in journals as well as 7 papers in conferences as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Plant Tissue Culture
62%
Biotechnology
90%
Genetic Engineering
75%
Transformation
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Masanga, J.O., J.M. Matheka, R.A. Omer, S.C. Ommeh, E.O. Monda and A.E. Alakonya, 2015. Downregulation of transcription factor aflR in Aspergillus flavus confers reduction to aflatoxin accumulation in transgenic maize with alteration of host plant architecture. Plant Cell Rep., 34: 1379-1387.
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  2. Matheka, J.M., A.O. Rasha, S. Anami, J. Gethi and C. Masiga et al., 2014. Recovery of amiRNA3-PARP1 transgenic maize plants using a binary vector having the biosafe PMI Gene. Afr. Crop Sci. J., 22: 791-798.
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  3. Masiga, C.W., C. Mugoya, R. Ali, A. Mohamed and S. Osama et al., 2014. Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and Development Innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for Agro-Ecological Intensification. In: Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., P. van Asten and G. Blomme (Eds.)., Springer, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-319-07661-4, pp: 97-104.
  4. Omer, R.A., J.M. Matheka, A.M. Ali and J. Machuka, 2013. Transformation of tropical maize with the NPK1 gene for drought tolerance. Int. J. Genet. Eng., 3: 7-14.
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  5. Matheka, J.M., S. Anami, J. Gethi, R.A. Omer, A. Alakonya, J. Machuka and S. Runo, 2013. A new double right border binary vector for producing marker-free transgenic plants. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 6. 10.1186/1756-0500-6-448.
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  6. Omer, R.A., J.M. Matheka, S. Runo, A.M. Ali and E. Kuria et al., 2012. Effects of auxin and source of explants on callus induction of tropical maize. Biotechnology, 11: 225-231.
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  7. Omer, R.A., A.M. Ali, J.M. Matheka and J. Machuka, 2008. Regeneration of Sudanese maize inbred lines and open pollinated varieties. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 7: 1759-1764.
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  8. Matheka, J.M., E. Magiri, A.O. Rasha and J. Machuka, 2008. In vitro selection and characterization of drought tolerant somaclones of tropical maize (Zea mays L.). Biotechnology, 7: 641-650.
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