Area of Expertise

Genetic diversity and Plant breeding

Current Research

Genetic diversity of Peruvian maize

Research Countries

Peru, Germany

Professional Experience

Professor

Current FSC Status

Alumni

Year of FSC Scholarship

Institute during FSC Scholarship

University of Hohenheim
Institute of Plant Breeding,
Seed Science and Population Genetics (350)

Home Institute

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru

Doctoral Institute

Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomique de Gembloux (FUSAGX), Belgium

Dissertation

Diversity of Arracacia species in Peru

Degrees

Eng. Agronomist, MSc. and PhD

Important Publications

Blas, R.; Arbizu, C.; Rodriguez, G.; 1997. Número de cromosomas de la arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft). Anales Cientificos - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Peru). 32: 44-54

Blas, R.; Arbizu, C.; Ghislain, M.; Herrera, M.R.; Rodriguez, G.; 2006. Identificación de los morfotipos de arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft) peruana. Anales Cientificos - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Peru).

Chia, J.W.; López, C.B.; Blas S., R.; Seminario, J.; Mansilla, R.; Baudoin, J.-P.; 2006. Diversidad genética molecular de Mirabilis expansa mediante RAPD. Ecología Aplicada, 5 (1 y 2): 81-86.

Mansilla S., R.C; López B., C.; Blas S., R.; Chia W., J.; Baudoin, J.-P.; 2006. Análisis de la variabilidad molecular de una coleccion peruana de Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp & Endl) H. Robinson "yacón". Ecología Aplicada, 5 (1 y 2): 75-80.

Blas, R.; 2008. Análisis de la variabilidad morfo-genética de tres especies de tubérculos andinos en las comunidades campesinas de Cusco y Huanuco, Perú. Sist. Agroeco Mod. Biomatematic. 1(1): 59-62.

Blas, R.; Ghislain, M.; Herrera, M.R.; Baudoin, J.-P.; 2008. Genetic diversity analysis of wild Arracacia species according to morphological and molecular markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 55: 625-642.

Blas, R.; Hermann, M.; Baudoin, J.-P.; 2008. Analysis of the geographic distribution and relationships among Peruvian Arracacia wild species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 55: 643-655.

Shrinivasrao, P.M.; Vasquez Robnet, Cecilia; Ulanoy, A.; Schafleitner, R.; Tincopa, L.; Gaudin, A.; Solis, C.; Avila Bolivar, L.; Blas, R.; Ortega, O.; Solis, J.; Panta, A.; Rivera, C.; Samolski, I.; Carbajulca, D.H.; Bonierbale, M.; Pati, A.; Heath, L.S.; Bohnert, H.J.; Grene, R.; 2008. Molecular and physiological adaption to prolonged drought stress in the leaves of two Andean potato genotypes. Functional Plant Biology 35(8): 669-688.

Malice, M.; Bizoux, J.P.; Blas, R.; Baudoin, J.-P.; 2010. Genetic Diversity Evaluation of Neglected Andean Tuber Crop Species (Oca, Ulluco, Mashua) in the situ Microcenter of Diversity of Huanuco (Peru) using ISSR Markers. Crop Science.