Olalekan Amoo

Research Interests

Genetics Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding) Agronomy & Agriculture Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins Canola Rice Agriculture, land and farm management

Mr Olalekan Amoo

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

College of Science

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can speak
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Yoruba Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Year Citation
2023 Yu, K., Li, H., Wu, X., Amoo, O., He, H., Fan, C., & Zhou, Y. (2023). Targeted mutagenesis of BnaSTM leads to abnormal shoot apex development and cotyledon petiole fusion at the seedling stage in Brassica napus L.. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 13 pages.
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2022 Li, H., Yu, K., Amoo, O., Yu, Y., Guo, M., Deng, S., . . . Zhou, Y. (2022). Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Carotenoid Isomerase Gene BnaCRTISO Alters the Color of Petals and Leaves in Brassica napus L.. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 13 pages.
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2022 Ahmar, S., Zhai, Y., Huang, H., Yu, K., Hafeez Ullah Khan, M., Shahid, M., . . . Zhou, Y. (2022). Development of mutants with varying flowering times by targeted editing of multiple SVP gene copies in Brassica napus L.. Crop Journal, 10(1), 67-74.
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2022 Amoo, O., Hu, L. M., Zhai, Y. G., Fan, C. C., & Zhou, Y. M. (2022). Regulation of Shoot Branching by BRANCHED1 in Brassica napus Based on Gene Editing Technology. Biotechnology Bulletin, 38(4), 97-105.
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2021 Jiao, Y., Zhang, K., Cai, G., Yu, K., Amoo, O., Han, S., . . . Zhou, Y. (2021). Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a major locus controlling ovule abortion and seed number per silique in Brassica napus L.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134(8), 2517-2530.
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2021 Khan, M. H. U., Hu, L., Zhu, M., Zhai, Y., Khan, S. U., Ahmar, S., . . . Zhou, Y. (2021). Targeted mutagenesis of EOD3 gene in Brassica napus L. regulates seed production. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 236(3), 1996-2007.
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2020 Hu, L., Amoo, O., Liu, Q., Cai, S., Zhu, M., Shen, X., . . . Zhou, Y. (2020). Precision Genome Engineering Through Cytidine Base Editing in Rapeseed (Brassica napus. L). Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2, 12 pages.
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2020 Hu, L., Zhang, H., Sun, Y., Shen, X., Amoo, O., Wang, Y., . . . Zhou, Y. (2020). BnA10.RCO, a homeobox gene, positively regulates leaf lobe formation in Brassica napus L.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(12), 3333-3343.
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2020 Han, S., Khan, M. H. U., Yang, Y., Zhu, K., Li, H., Zhu, M., . . . Zhou, Y. (2020). Identification and comprehensive analysis of the CLV3/ESR-related (CLE) gene family in Brassica napus L.. Plant Biology, 22(4), 709-721.
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2020 Zhai, Y., Yu, K., Cai, S., Hu, L., Amoo, O., Xu, L., . . . Zhou, Y. (2020). Targeted mutagenesis of BnTT8 homologs controls yellow seed coat development for effective oil production in Brassica napus L.. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 18(5), 1153-1168.
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2019 Zhai, Y., Cai, S., Hu, L., Yang, Y., Amoo, O., Fan, C., & Zhou, Y. (2019). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing reveals differences in the contribution of INDEHISCENT homologues to pod shatter resistance in Brassica napus L.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132(7), 2111-2123.
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2019 Khan, S. U., Yangmiao, J., Liu, S., Zhang, K., Khan, M. H. U., Zhai, Y., . . . Zhou, Y. (2019). Genome-wide association studies in the genetic dissection of ovule number, seed number, and seed weight in Brassica napus L.. Industrial Crops and Products, 142, 11 pages.
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Year Citation
2023 Dudley, C., Fung, C., Fiore, G., Mua, M., Amoo, O., & Vanaraja Ambeth, P. (2023). ​​Restoring functional rainforest ecosystems at scale: Lot 83​. The University of Queensland.
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Year Citation
2026 Onawole, A. T., Adegoke, R. A., & Amoo, O. (2026). TrustPGS: When can a polygenic score be trusted? A per-individual reliability framework across ancestries.
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