Research interests
His focal research area is cereal rust genetics and breeding.He is first and foremost interested in discovering, characterizing and mapping new sources of rust resistance, and their utilization in cereal breeding programs. Because of this he is always in search of new breeding tools/methodologies, powerful mapping strategies, global rust epidemiology, disease monitoring and surveillance. He is committed to international agriculture research and development for improving global food security, reducing poverty and hunger in developing countries, and improving the sustainability of local and international farming systems.