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- Assistant Professor
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Avila, Carlos Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University
- Associate Professor, Weslaco Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Marquez, S. A., Crosby, K., Patil, B., Avila, C., Ibrahim, A. M., Pessoa, H., & Singh, J.
(2023).
Hydroxy proline and gamma-aminobutyric acid: markers of susceptibility to vine decline disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus in melons (Cucumis melo L.). 11, e14932-e14932.
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Bhattarai, G., Shi, A., Kandel, D. R., Sols-Gracia, N., da Silva, J. A., & Avila, C. A.
(2022).
Author Correction: Genome-wide simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers discovered from whole-genome sequence comparisons of multiple spinach accessions. Scientific Reports.
12(1), 14381.
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Shi, A., Bhattarai, G., Xiong, H., Avila, C. A., Feng, C., Liu, B. o., ... Correll, J. C.
(2022).
Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of white rust resistance in USDA GRIN spinach germplasm. Horticulture Research.
9, uhac069.
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Mora, V., Ramasamy, M., Damaj, M. B., Irigoyen, S., Ancona, V., Avila, C. A., ... Mandadi, K. K.
(2022).
Identification and Characterization of Potato Zebra Chip Resistance Among Wild Solanum Species. Frontiers in Microbiology.
13, 857493.
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Awika, H. O., Solorzano, J., Cholula, U., Shi, A., Enciso, J., & Avila, C. A.
(2021).
Prediction modeling for yield and water-use efficiency in spinach using remote sensing via an unmanned aerial system. Smart Agricultural Technology.
1, 100006-100006.
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Joshi, M., Leskovar, D., Djidonou, D., Jifon, J., Avila, C., Masabni, J., & Crosby, K.
(2021).
Production Systems and Growing Environments Had Stronger Effects than Grafting on the Nutritional Quality of Tomato. ACS Food Science & Technology.
1(8), 1399-1411.
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Esparza-Diaz, G., Marconi, T., Avila, C. A., & Villanueva, R. T.
(2021).
Persistence of the Exotic Mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) in South Texas. Insects.
12(8), 715-715.
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Li, J., Galla, A., Avila, C. A., Flattmann, K., Vaughn, K., & Goggin, F. L.
(2021).
Fatty Acid Desaturases in the Chloroplast and Endoplasmic Reticulum Promote Susceptibility to the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
34(6), 691-702.
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Bhattarai, G., Shi, A., Kandel, D. R., Sols-Gracia, N., da Silva, J. A., & Avila, C. A.
(2021).
Genome-wide simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers discovered from whole-genome sequence comparisons of multiple spinach accessions. Scientific Reports.
11(1), 9999.
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Awika, H. O., Mishra, A. K., Gill, H., DiPiazza, J., Avila, C. A., & Joshi, V.
(2021).
Selection of nitrogen responsive root architectural traits in spinach using machine learning and genetic correlations. Scientific Reports.
11(1), 9536.
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Chang, A., Jung, J., Yeom, J., Maeda, M. M., Landivar, J. A., Enciso, J. M., Avila, C. A., & Anciso, J. R.
(2021).
Unmanned Aircraft System- (UAS-) Based High-Throughput Phenotyping (HTP) for Tomato Yield Estimation. Journal of Sensors.
2021, 1-14.
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Lee, J., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Enciso, J., Avila, C. A., Crosby, K. M., & Patil, B. S.
(2021).
Production system influences tomato phenolics and indoleamines in a cultivar-specific manner. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL.
140, 110016-110016.
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Bedre, R., Avila, C., & Mandadi, K.
(2021).
HTSQualC is a flexible and one-step quality control software for high-throughput sequencing data analysis. Scientific Reports.
11(1), 18725.
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Lee, J. H., Kasote, D. M., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Avila, C. A., Crosby, K. M., & Patil, B. S.
(2021).
Effect of production system and inhibitory potential of aroma volatiles on polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase activity in tomatoes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
101(1), 307-314.
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Rueda, D., Awika, H. O., Bedre, R., Kandel, D. R., Mandadi, K. K., Crosby, K., & Avila, C. A.
(2021).
Phenotypic Diversity and Association Mapping of Ascorbic Acid Content in Spinach. Frontiers in Genetics.
12, 752313.
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Mora, V., Ramasamy, M., Damaj, M. B., Irigoyen, S., Ancona, V., Ibanez, F., Avila, C. A., & Mandadi, K. K.
(2021).
Potato Zebra Chip: An Overview of the Disease, Control Strategies, and Prospects. Frontiers in Microbiology.
12, 700663.
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Lee, J., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Avila, C. A., Crosby, K. M., & Patil, B. S.
(2020).
Effects of genotype and production system on quality of tomato fruits and in vitro bile acids binding capacity. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE.
85(11), 3806-3814.
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Correa, E., Malla, S., Crosby, K. M., & Avila, C. A.
(2020).
Evaluation of Genotypes and Association of Traits in Watermelon Across Two Southern Texas Locations. Horticulturae.
6(4), 67-67.
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Kandel, D. R., Marconi, T. G., Badillo-Vargas, I. E., Enciso, J., Zapata, S. D., Lazcano, C. A., Crosby, K., & Avila, C. A.
(2020).
Yield and fruit quality of high-tunnel tomato cultivars produced during the off-season in South Texas. Scientia Horticulturae.
272, 109582-109582.
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H J Lee, J., O Awika, H., K Jayaprakasha, G., A Avila, C., M Crosby, K., & S Patil, B.
(2020).
Tomato Metabolic Changes in Response to Tomato-Potato Psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) and Its Vectored Pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum. Plants.
9(9), 1154-1154.
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Djidonou, D., Leskovar, D. I., Joshi, M., Jifon, J., Avila, C. A., Masabni, J., Wallace, R. W., & Crosby, K.
(2020).
Stability of yield and its components in grafted tomato tested across multiple environments in Texas. Scientific Reports.
10(1), 13535.
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Irigoyen, S., Ramasamy, M., Pant, S., Niraula, P., Bedre, R., Gurung, M., ... Mandadi, K. K.
(2020).
Plant hairy roots enable high throughput identification of antimicrobials against Candidatus Liberibacter spp. Nature Communications.
11(1), 5802.
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Awika, H. O., Marconi, T. G., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K. K., & Avila, C. A.
(2019).
Minor alleles are associated with white rust (Albugo occidentalis) susceptibility in spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Horticulture Research.
6(1), 129.
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Awika, H. O., Bedre, R., Yeom, J., Marconi, T. G., Enciso, J., Mandadi, K. K., Jung, J., & Avila, C. A.
(2019).
Developing Growth-Associated Molecular Markers Via High-Throughput Phenotyping in Spinach. Plant Genome.
12(3), 1-19.
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Avila, C. A., Marconi, T. G., Viloria, Z., Kurpis, J., & Del Rio, S. Y.
(2019).
Bactericera cockerelli resistance in the wild tomato Solanum habrochaites is polygenic and influenced by the presence of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum. Scientific Reports.
9(1), 14031.
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Lee, J., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Avila, C. A., Crosby, K. M., & Patil, B. S.
(2019).
Metabolomic studies of volatiles from tomatoes grown in net-house and open-field conditions. Food Chemistry.
275, 282-291.
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Enciso, J., Avila, C. A., Jung, J., Elsayed-Farag, S., Chang, A., Yeom, J., ... Chavez, J. C.
(2019).
Validation of agronomic UAV and field measurements for tomato varieties. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
158, 278-283.
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S., E., Anciso, J., Marconi, C., Avila, C., Rodriguez, A., I.E., B., & Enciso, J.
(2018).
Appropriate planting dates and plastic mulch for increasing common tomato varieties yield in South Texas. African Journal of Agricultural Research.
13(26), 1349-1357.
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Li, J., Avila, C. A., Tieman, D. M., Klee, H. J., & Goggin, F. L.
(2018).
A Comparison of the Effects of FATTY ACID DESATURASE 7 and HYDROPEROXIDE LYASE on Plant-Aphid Interactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
19(4), 1077-1077.
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Chiong, K. T., Damaj, M. B., Padilla, C. S., Avila, C. A., Pant, S. R., Mandadi, K. K., ... Mirkov, T. E.
(2017).
Reproducible genomic DNA preparation from diverse crop species for molecular genetic applications. Plant Methods.
13(1), 106.
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Wu, C., Avila, C. A., & Goggin, F. L.
(2015).
The ethylene response factor Pti5 contributes to potato aphid resistance in tomato independent of ethylene signalling. Journal of Experimental Botany.
66(2), 559-570.
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Vaughn, K. L., Avila, C. A., Padilla-Marcia, C. S., & Goggin, F. L.
(2014).
Development of fad7-1 single mutant Arabidopsis thaliana plants that are resistant to aphids. 15(1), 94-99.
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Avila, C. A., Arevalo-Soliz, L. M., Lorence, A., & Goggin, F. L.
(2013).
Expression of -DIOXYGENASE 1 in tomato and Arabidopsis contributes to plant defenses against aphids. 26(8), 977-986.
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Avila, C. A., Arvalo-Soliz, L. M., Jia, L., Navarre, D. A., Chen, Z., Howe, G. A., ... Goggin, F. L.
(2012).
Loss of function of FATTY ACID DESATURASE7 in tomato enhances basal aphid resistance in a salicylate-dependent manner. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
158(4), 2028-2041.
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Goggin, F. L., Avila, C. A., & Lorence, A.
(2010).
Vitamin C content in plants is modified by insects and influences susceptibility to herbivory. BioEssays.
32(9), 777-790.
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Pallipparambil, G. R., Reese, J. C., Avila, C. A., Louis, J. M., & Goggin, F. L.
(2010).
Mimediated aphid resistance in tomato: tissue localization and impact on the feeding behavior of two potato aphid clones with differing levels of virulence. 135(3), 295-307.
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Suza, W. P., Avila, C. A., Carruthers, K., Kulkarni, S., Goggin, F. L., & Lorence, A.
(2010).
Exploring the impact of wounding and jasmonates on ascorbate metabolism. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.
48(5), 337-350.
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Awika, H. O., Cochran, K., Joshi, V., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K. K., & Avila, C. A.
Single-marker and haplotype-based association analysis of anthracnose (Colletotrichum dematium) resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Plant Breeding.
139(2), 402-418.
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Marquez, S. A., Crosby, K., Patil, B., Avila, C., Ibrahim, A. M., Pessoa, H., & Singh, J.
(2023).
Hydroxy proline and gamma-aminobutyric acid: markers of susceptibility to vine decline disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus in melons (Cucumis melo L.). 11, e14932-e14932.
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chapter
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Avila, C. A., Irigoyen, S. C., & Mandadi, K. K.
(2017).
Tomato plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Mattoo, A., & Handa, A. (Eds.),
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF TOMATOES.
(pp. 169-185).
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.
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Avila, C. A., Irigoyen, S. C., & Mandadi, K. K.
(2017).
Tomato plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Mattoo, A., & Handa, A. (Eds.),
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF TOMATOES.
(pp. 169-185).
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.
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conference paper
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Marquez, S. A., Avila, C. A., Ibrahim, A., Crosby, K. M., Singh, J., Patil, B. S., & Pessoal, H. P.
(2022).
Amino Acid Production in Vine Decline Susceptible and Resistant Melon Plants During Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Hortscience.
S263-S264.
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Islam, A., Marconi, T. G., Acuna, G., Awika, H., & Avila, C. A.
(2022).
Discovering Candidate Genomic Regions for Essential Amino Acids Content in Spinach Grain By Using Genome-wide Association Mapping Studies (GWAS). Hortscience.
S61-S61.
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Islam, A., Marconi, T. G., Acuna, G., Awika, H., & Avila, C. A.
(2022).
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) for Identifying the Genetic Basis of Mineral Contents in Spinach Grain. Hortscience.
S213-S213.
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Kunz, D., & Avila, C. A.
(2021).
Effect of Spinach Ascorbic Acid Content on Salt Stress Tolerance. Hortscience.
S127-S128.
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Kandel, D. R., Marconi, T., Awika, H., Rueda-Kunz, D., & Avila, C. A.
(2021).
Efficacy of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) Resistance Genes and Their Associated Fitness Cost on Tomato Yield in South Texas. Hortscience.
S127-S127.
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Avila, C. A., Kandel, D. R., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K., & Crosby, K.
(2021).
Improving Firmness and shelf-Life in Fresh Market Tomato. Hortscience.
S126-S127.
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Kunz, D., Awika, H. O., & Avila, C. A.
(2020).
Vitamin C Content in Spinach Germplasm: Phenotypic Diversity and Genome-Wide Association Mapping. Hortscience.
S350-S351.
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Avila, C. A., Kandel, D., & Awika, H. O.
(2019).
Development of Molecular and Phenotyping Selection Tools for Spinach Breeding. Hortscience.
S138-S138.
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Joshi, M., Leskovar, D. I., Djidonou, D., Jifon, J., Avila, C. A., Masabni, J. G., & Crosby, K.
(2019).
Effect of Grafting on Fruit Quality Traits of Tomato Grown Under High Tunnel and Open-Field Conditions. Hortscience.
S168-S168.
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Qin, J., Shi, A., Correll, J., Avila, C. A., Feng, C., Liu, B. o., ... Ravelombola, W.
(2019).
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Selection for White Rust Resistance in Spinach. Hortscience.
S331-S331.
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Kandel, D., Joshi, V., Crosby, K., & Avila, C. A.
(2019).
Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Texas A&M AgriLife Tomato Breeding Lines. Hortscience.
S279-S280.
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Shi, A., Correll, J., Feng, C., Mou, B., Avila, C. A., Stein, L. A., ... Kandel, S.
(2019).
Progress at Developing Genetic and Molecular Resources to Improve Spinach Production and Management. Hortscience.
S137-S138.
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Awika, H. O., Cochran, K., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K., & Avila, C. A.
(2019).
Single SNP- and Haplotype-Based Association Analysis of Anthracnose Disease Caused By Colletotrichum Dematium in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Hortscience.
S136-S137.
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Silvasy, T., Djidonou, D., Leskovar, D. I., Joshi, M., Jifon, J., Avila, C. A., ... Crosby, K.
(2019).
Stability of Yield and Yield Components of Grafted Tomato in Multiple Environments in Texas. Hortscience.
S169-S170.
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Avila, C. A., Kandel, D., & Awika, H. O.
(2019).
Development of Molecular and Phenotyping Selection Tools for Spinach Breeding. Hortscience.
S138-S138.
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Joshi, M., Leskovar, D. I., Djidonou, D., Jifon, J., Avila, C. A., Masabni, J. G., & Crosby, K.
(2019).
Effect of Grafting on Fruit Quality Traits of Tomato Grown Under High Tunnel and Open-Field Conditions. Hortscience.
S168-S168.
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Qin, J., Shi, A., Correll, J., Avila, C. A., Feng, C., Liu, B. o., ... Ravelombola, W.
(2019).
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Selection for White Rust Resistance in Spinach. Hortscience.
S331-S331.
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Kandel, D., Joshi, V., Crosby, K., & Avila, C. A.
(2019).
Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Texas A&M AgriLife Tomato Breeding Lines. Hortscience.
S279-S280.
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Shi, A., Correll, J., Feng, C., Mou, B., Avila, C. A., Stein, L. A., ... Kandel, S.
(2019).
Progress at Developing Genetic and Molecular Resources to Improve Spinach Production and Management. Hortscience.
S137-S138.
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Djidonou, D., Leskovar, D. I., Joshi, M., Jifon, J., Avila, C. A., Masabni, J. G., Wallace, R. W., & Crosby, K.
(2019).
Stability of Yield and Yield Components of Grafted Tomato in Multiple Environments in Texas. Hortscience.
S169-S170.
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Shi, A., Correll, J., Feng, C., Mou, B., Avila, C. A., du Toit, L., ... Kandel, S.
(2018).
Developing Genetic and Molecular Resources to Improve Spinach Production and Management. Hortscience.
S404-S405.
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Shi, A., Qin, J., Correll, J., Zhou, W., Bhattarai, G., Zia, B., ... Mou, B.
(2018).
Genome-wide Association Study and Genomic Selection for White Rust in Spinach. Hortscience.
S191-S192.
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Avila, C. A., Marconi, T., Enciso, J., Badillo, I., & Crosby, K.
(2018).
Extending Tomato Production Season in South Texas Using Protected Structures. Hortscience.
S294-S294.
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Avila, C. A., Enciso, J., Jung, J., Kurpis, J. K., & Marconi, T.
(2017).
Development of a High Throughput Phenotyping (HTP) System for Spinach Breeding. Hortscience.
S188-S189.
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Enciso, J., Maeda, M., Landivar, J., Avila, C., Jung, J., & Chang, A.
(2016).
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for Precision Agriculture and Management Decisions
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Kandel, D. R., Awika, H. O., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K., Crosby, K., & Avila, C. A.
Identification of Fruit Quality Associated Loci in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping. Hortscience.
S158-S158.
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Awika, H. O., Cochran, K., Bedre, R., Mandadi, K., & Avila, C. A.
Single SNP- and Haplotype-Based Association Analysis of Anthracnose Disease Caused By Colletotrichum Dematium in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Hortscience.
S136-S137.
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Marquez, S. A., Avila, C. A., Ibrahim, A., Crosby, K. M., Singh, J., Patil, B. S., & Pessoal, H. P.
(2022).
Amino Acid Production in Vine Decline Susceptible and Resistant Melon Plants During Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Hortscience.
S263-S264.
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institutional repository document
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Marquez, S. A., Avila, C. A., Ibrahim, A., Crosby, K. M., Singh, J., Patil, B. S., & Pessoa, H. P.
(2022).
Production of Metabolites During the Interaction of Susceptible and Resistant Melon Genotypes (Cucumis Melo L) With the Fungus Monosporascus Cannonballus
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Bedre, R., Avila, C., & Mandadi, K.
(2020).
HTSQualC is a Flexible and One-Step Quality Control Software for High-throughput Sequencing Data Analysis
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Marquez, S. A., Avila, C. A., Ibrahim, A., Crosby, K. M., Singh, J., Patil, B. S., & Pessoa, H. P.
(2022).
Production of Metabolites During the Interaction of Susceptible and Resistant Melon Genotypes (Cucumis Melo L) With the Fungus Monosporascus Cannonballus
Research
principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- HORT685 Directed Studies Instructor
- HORT691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - (Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States) 2008
- M.Sc. in Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - (Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States) 2005
- B.Sc. in Crop Protection, Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School - (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) 1999
- A.D. in Agronomy, Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School - (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) 1997
Contact
first name
- Carlos
has last name
- Avila
mailing address
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TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
Weslaco
9999 TAMUS
Weslaco, TX 78596
USA
Other
- caap24@tamu.edu