Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Khan, M.I., Lozada, D.N., Nankar, A.N., Khokhar, E.S., Nourbakhsh, S.S., Guzman, I. (2025). Genetic determinants of heat content in chile pepper (Capsicum spp.) revealed by multi-locus genome-wide association mapping. Euphytica 221, 121 (2025). 
• Vazquez, D.V., Spetale, F.E*., Nankar, A.N., Grozeva, S., Rodriguez, G.R. (2024). Machine Learning Based Tomato Fruit Shape Classification System. Plants. 
• Pratt, R.C*., Kantar, M.B., Fumia, N., Nankar, A.N. (2024). From wild to mild and back again: envisioning a new model of crop improvement strategies. Frontiers in Horticulturae. 
• Steimker J.V., Tripodi, P., Wendenburg, R., Tringovska, I., Nankar, A.N., Stoeva, V., Pasev, G., Klemmer, A., Todorova, V., Bulut, M., Tikunov, Y., Bovy, A., Gechev, T., Kostova, D., Fernie, A.R.,  Alseekh, S. (2024). The genetic architecture of the pepper metabolome and the biosynthesis of its signature capsianoside metabolites. Current Biology.  
• Todorova, V., Nankar, A.N.*., Yankova, V., Tringovska, I., Markova, D. (2024). Assessment of Balkan pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accessions for agronomic, fruit quality, and pest resistance traits. Horticulturae.

Research Article

• Bhattarai, K., Ogden, A. B., Pandey, S., Sandoya, G., Shi, A., Nankar, A.N., … & Dardick, C. (2025). Improvement of Crop Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture through Breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1524601. 

Book Chapter

• Choudhary, S., Anbazhagan, K., Kholová, J., Murugesan, T., Kaliamoorthy, S., Chadalawada, K., Prasad, VSVP., Nankar, A.N., Mani,, V., Chandra, M., Banoriya R., and Vadez, V. (2025). Next-Generation Tools for Nutrition-Inclusive Breeding for Cereals. DOI: