Rodomiro Ortiz

Rodomiro Ortiz holds both B.S. degree in biology (with honors) and M.S. degree in plant breeding and statistics from the National Agricultural University of Peru (UNALM), as well as a Ph.D. degree in plant breeding and genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He worked as a Researcher at UNALM, Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) in Perú, Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria. He held a Nordic professorship in plant genetic resources at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) in Denmark, and was the Director of the Genetic Resources and Enhancement Program at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, a Deputy-Director General, the Director of Research for Development, the Director of the Crop Improvement Division, an Officer in charge of the High Rainfall Station (Nigeria) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Centre (Uganda) of IITA, and the Director of the Intensive Agro-ecosystems Program of Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) in Mexico. He is now the Director of Resource Mobilization at CIMMYT. During his professional career, he has written in excess of 650 reports, of which about 45% are international refereed articles (combined impact factor above 237 as per ISI journal average) or edited book chapters. He has given 140 invited lectures, seminars, and international conference keynotes. He trained about 20 students who did their degree thesis under his advice. As a Research Manager, he facilitated the funding of many special projects through professional and personal interactions with development investors of the institutes of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In 1994, the CGIAR awarded IITA the prestigious King Baudouin Award for the multidisciplinary research of the team working in plantain and banana improvement, in which Ortiz was both a hands-on researcher and a program leader.

Biography Updated on 17 April 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Climate change: Can wheat beat the heat?
    Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 126, no. 1-2, pp. 46–58, 2008
  2. Numerical classification of related Peruvian highland maize races using internal ear traits
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2008
  3. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] core collection defined by geographical, agronomical and botanical descriptors
    Plant Genetic Resources, vol. 5, no. 03, 2007
  4. High yield potential, shuttle breeding, genetic diversity, and a new international wheat improvement strategy
    Euphytica, vol. 157, no. 3, pp. 365–384, 2007
  5. Challenges to international wheat breeding
    Euphytica, vol. 157, no. 3, pp. 281–285, 2007
  6. Research and field monitoring on transgenic crops by the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
    Euphytica, 2007
  7. Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 1817–1825, 2007
  8. Classification of Peruvian highland maize races using plant traits
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 151–162, 2007
  9. Development of West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 1863–1863, 2007
  10. Association Analysis of Historical Bread Wheat Germplasm Using Additive Genetic Covariance of Relatives and Population Structure
    Genetics, vol. 177, no. 3, pp. 1889–1913, 2007
  11. Studying the effect of environmental variables on the genotype × environment interaction of tomato
    Euphytica, vol. 153, no. 1-2, pp. 119–134, 2006
  12. Breeding crops for reduced-tillage management in the intensive, rice–wheat systems of South Asia
    Euphytica, vol. 153, no. 1-2, pp. 135–151, 2006
  13. GENOTYPE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION AND SELECTION IN TRUE POTATO SEED BEEDING
    Experimental Agriculture, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 99–107, 2004
  14. Combining ability analysis and correlation between breeding values in true potato seed
    Plant Breeding, vol. 123, no. 6, pp. 564–567, 2004
  15. Transmission of a cyclical translocation in two cranberry cultivars
    Hereditas, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 81–86, 2004
  16. Diversity in reproductive characteristics of potato landraces and cultivars for producing true seed
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 759–763, 2004
  17. Potential agronomic and physiological traits of Spanish groundnut varieties (Arachis hypogaea L.) as selection criteria under end-of-cycle drought conditions
    Agronomie, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 101–111, 2004
  18. Cybrids and tetrad sterility for developing true potato seed hybrids
    Annals of Applied Biology, vol. 143, no. 2, pp. 231–234, 2003
  19. Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics. I. Early and intermediate breeding populations of true potato seed
    Hereditas, vol. 139, no. 3, pp. 212–216, 2003
  20. Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics. II. Intermediate and advanced stages in a true potato seed breeding population
    Hereditas, vol. 139, no. 3, pp. 217–222, 2003
  21. Reciprocal effects in true potato seed breeding in short-day length environments
    Plant Breeding, vol. 122, no. 4, pp. 372–374, 2003
  22. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 139–148, 2003
  23. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 455–459, 2003
  24. Molecular Breeding, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 2002
  25. Euphytica, vol. 127, no. 1, pp. 123–132, 2002
  26. Euphytica, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 191–204, 2002
  27. Euphytica, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 111–119, 2002
  28. Euphytica, vol. 123, no. 3, pp. 333–342, 2002
  29. Hierarchical and factorial mating designs for quantitative genetic analysis in tetrasomic potato
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 675–679, 2002
  30. Inbreeding and true seed in tetrasomic potato. III. Early selection for seedling vigor in open-pollinated populations
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 157–160, 2002
  31. Inbreeding and true seed in tetrasomic potato. IV. Synthetic cultivars
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 161–164, 2002
  32. Optimal sampling strategy and core collection size of Andean tetraploid potato based on isozyme data - a simulation study
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 1325–1334, 2002
  33. Development and deployment of transgenic plants: Biosafety considerations
    In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 106–115, 2002
  34. Assessment of Phenotypic Variation in Winter Barley in Scandinavia
    Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 151–159, 2001
  35. Analysis of a combined F 1 /F 2 diallel cross in wheat
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 102, no. 6-7, pp. 1076–1081, 2001
  36. Additive main effect and multiplicative interaction model for a diallel-cross analysis
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 102, no. 6-7, pp. 1103–1106, 2001
  37. Allozyme polymorphisms in tetraploid potato gene pools and the effect on human selection
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 103, no. 5, pp. 792–796, 2001
  38. Euphytica, vol. 112, no. 3, pp. 233–237, 2000
  39. Euphytica, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 65–70, 2000
  40. In situ and ex situ assessment of morphological and fruit variation in Scandinavian sweet cherry
    Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 85, no. 1-2, pp. 37–49, 2000
  41. Program for the application of genetic transformation for crop improvement in the semi-arid tropics
    In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 83–92, 2000
  42. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 425–430, 2000
  43. Relationship between natural occurrence of banana streak badnavirus and symptom expression, relative concentration of viral antigen, and yield characteristics of some micropropagated Musa spp.
    Plant Pathology, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 68–79, 2000
  44. Pollen viability in natural populations of three North American diploid species of blueberry (Vaccinium, section Cyanococcus)
    Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 80, no. 1-2, pp. 39–48, 1999
  45. Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas
    Postharvest Biology and Technology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 73–81, 1999
  46. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 127–132, 1999
  47. Euphytica, vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 17–23, 1999
  48. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 169–174, 1999
  49. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 285–290, 1999
  50. Comparison of DNA marker and pedigree-based methods of genetic analysis of plantain and banana ( Musa spp.) clones. I. estimation of genetic relationships
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 62–68, 1999
  51. Comparison of DNA marker and pedigree-based methods of genetic analysis in plantain and banana ( Musa spp. ) clones. II. Predicting hybrid performance
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 69–75, 1999
  52. Selecting a Peruvian sweetpotato core collection on the basis of morphological, eco-geographical, and disease and pest reaction data
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 98, no. 5, pp. 840–844, 1999
  53. Comparison of methods for calculating the heritability of adult field resistance to yellow rust and grain yield in spring wheat
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 99, no. 6, p. 1075, 1999
  54. Sampling strategy for a core collection of Peruvian quinoa germplasm
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 96, no. 3-4, pp. 475–483, 1998
  55. Classification of African plantain landraces and banana cultivars using a phenotypic distance index of quantitative descriptors
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 96, no. 6-7, pp. 904–911, 1998
  56. Inheritance of adult field resistance to yellow rust disease among broad-based hexaploid spring wheat germplasm
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 502–506, 1998
  57. Inbreeding and true seed in tetrasomic potato. I. Selfing and open pollination in Andean landraces ( Solanum tuberosum Gp. Andigena )
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 97, no. 7, pp. 1125–1128, 1998
  58. Inbreeding and true seed in tetrasomic potato. II. Selfing and sib-mating in heterogeneous hybrid populations of Solanum tuberosum
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 97, no. 7, pp. 1129–1132, 1998
  59. Euphytica, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 221–229, 1998
  60. Euphytica, vol. 102, no. 3, pp. 281–288, 1998
  61. Euphytica, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 79–82, 1998
  62. Euphytica, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 151–158, 1998
  63. Quantitative variation and phenotypic correlations in banana and plantain
    Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 72, no. 3-4, pp. 239–253, 1998
  64. Is there a 'cost' for wheat cultivars with genes for resistance to yellow rust caused by Puccinia striiformis?
    Crop Protection, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 337–340, 1998
  65. Influence of black Sigatoka disease on the growth and yield of diploid and tetraploid hybrid plantains
    Crop Protection, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 13–18, 1998
  66. Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars
    Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 71, no. 3-4, pp. 197–202, 1997
  67. Euphytica, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 339–344, 1997
  68. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 393–404, 1997
  69. Secondary polyploids, heterosis, and evolutionary crop breeding for further improvement of the plantain and banana ( Musa spp. L) genome
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 94, no. 8, pp. 1113–1120, 1997
  70. Effect of the bs 1 gene in plantain-banana hybrids on response to black sigatoka
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 497–505, 1997
  71. Occurrence and Inheritance of 2nPollen inMusa
    Annals of Botany, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 449–453, 1997
  72. The Efficiency of Natural and Artificial Pollinators in Plantain (Musaspp. AAB group) Hybridization and Seed Production
    Annals of Botany, vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 693–695, 1997
  73. Evaluation of FDR diploid and tetraploid parents in potato under two different day-length environments
    Plant Breeding, vol. 116, no. 4, pp. 353–358, 1997
  74. Genetic and phenotypic correlations in plantain-banana euploid hybrids
    Plant Breeding, vol. 116, no. 5, pp. 487–491, 1997
  75. Effect of the black sigatoka resistance locus bs 1 and ploidy level on fruit and bunch traits of plantain-banana hybrids.
    Euphytica, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 97–101, 1996
  76. Nature of 'Pollinator' Effect in Potato (Solanum tuberosumL.) Haploid Production
    Annals of Botany, vol. 77, no. 5, pp. 539–542, 1996
  77. Factors Influencing Seed Set in Triploid Musa spp. L. and Production of Euploid Hybrids
    Annals of Botany, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 151–155, 1995
  78. Banana weevil resistance and corm hardness in Musa germplasm
    Euphytica, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 95–102, 1995
  79. Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids
    Euphytica, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 117–122, 1995
  80. Effect of the parthenocarpy gene P1 and ploidy on fruit and bunch traits of plantain-banana hybrids
    Heredity, vol. 75, no. 5, Article ID hdy1995162, 5 pages, 1995
  81. Diploid potato germplasm derived from wild and land race genetic resources
    American Potato Journal, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 599–604, 1994
  82. Effect of Sporophytic Heterozygosity on the Male Gametophyte of the Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
    Annals of Botany, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 61–64, 1994
  83. Influence of Leaf Age, Soil Moisture, VPD and Time of Day on Leaf Conductance of Various Musa Genotypes in a Humid Forest-Moist Savanna Transition Site
    Annals of Botany, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 173–178, 1994
  84. Development and performance of balck sigatoka-resistant tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
    Euphytica, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 33–42, 1993
  85. Inheritance of early blight resistance in diploid potatoes
    Euphytica, vol. 71, no. 1-2, pp. 15–19, 1993
  86. Male sterility and 2n pollen in 4x progenies derived from 4x×2x and 4x×4x crosses in potatoes
    Potato Research, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 227–236, 1993
  87. Yield loss in plantain from black sigatoka leaf spot and field performance of resistant hybrids
    Field Crops Research, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 35–42, 1993
  88. The origin of polyploids via 2n gametes in Vaccinium section Cyanococcus
    Euphytica, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 241–246, 1991
  89. Adaptation to day length and yield stability of families from 4x?2x crosses in potato
    Euphytica, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 187–195, 1991
  90. Efficiency of potato breeding using FDR 2n gametes for multitrait selection and progeny testing
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 82, no. 5, 1991
  91. A new method of producing 4x hybrid true potato seed
    Euphytica, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 103–107, 1991