Education

B.S., Ag Honors (Range Management & Rumen Nutrition), University of Nebraska, 1971
M.S., Crop Science (Plant Breeding and Statistics), Oregon State University, 1973
Ph.D., Agronomy (Quantitative Genetics and Applied Mathematics), University of Nebraska, 1986

Research Interests

• Development and release of genetically improved cultivars and hybrids
• Sources and use of elite maize germplasm used in maize breeding
• Development and implementation of statistical and data analysis tools for applied plant breeders

Extension Interests

• Consulting with growers and end-users on evaluation and selection of adapted plant cultivars

Courses Taught

• AGRO 815D Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding
• AGRO 896 Field Research: Design, Analysis, and Reporting

Publications

Google Scholar publication list

• Leier, J., S. Daba, A Friskop, B. Johnson, J Rasmussen, S. Simsek, and A. Green. 2020. Fusarium head blight resistance in F1 hybrid spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
• Johnson, BE, TJ Lee, NC Mengistu, and BM Wardyn. 2019. Maize hybrid X08M556. US Patent 10,433,516.
• Johnson, BE, and BM Wardyn. 2019 Maize inbred PH41DJ. US Patent 10,212,905.
• Johnson, BE, and AN McAndrew, and LAV Chifflet. 2017. Maize hybrid X05H233. US Patent 9,807,956.
• Johnson, BE, and AN McAndrew. 2017. Maize inbred PH25BF. US Patent 9,565,825. Anqi
• Xing, Yufeng Gao, Lingfeng Ye, Weiping Zhang, Lichun Cai, Ada Ching, Victor Llaca, Blaine Johnson, Lin Liu, Xiaohong Yang, Dingming Kang, Jianbing Yan, Jiansheng Li. 2015. A rare SNP mutation in Brachytic2 moderately reduces plant height and increases yield potential in maize. Journal of experimental botany 66 (13), 3791-3802.