2024 Publications
Abel, C. A., Woolfolk, S. W., Lopez, M. D., & Frei, U. K. (2024). Assessing Levels of Resistance to Spodoptera frugiperda 1 in Four Experimental Inbred Lines of Maize. Southwestern Entomologist, 49(4), 1-7.
Adak, A., Murray, S.C., Varela, J.I., Infante, V., Wilker, J., Calderón, C.I., Subramanian, N., de Leon, N., Yu, J., Stull, M.A., & Brun, M. (2024). Photoperiod associated late flowering reaction norm: Dissecting loci and genomic-enviromic associated prediction in maize. Field Crops Research, 311, 109380.
Adler, B.A., Trinidad, M.I., Bellieny-Rabelo, D., Zhang, E., Karp, H.M., Skopintsev, P., Thornton, B.W., Weissman, R.F., Yoon, P.H., Chen, L., Hessler, T., Eggers, AR, Colognori, D, Boger, R, Doherty, EE, Tsuchida, CA, Tran, RV, Hofman, L, Shi, H, Wasko, KM, Zhou, Z, Xia, C, Al-Shimary, MJ, Patel, JR, Thomas, VCJX, Pattali, R, Kan, MJ, Vardapetyan, A, Yang, A, Lahiri, A, Maxwell, MF, Murdock, AG, Ramit, GC, Henderson, HR, Calvert, RW, Bamert, RS, Sontheimer, EJ, Widerheft, B, Fineran, PC, Brouns SJJ, Sahital, DG, Thomas, BC, Brown, CT, Goltsman, DSA, Barrangou, R, Siksnys, V, Banfield, JF, Savage, DF, & Doudna, JA. (2024). CasPEDIA Database: a functional classification system for class 2 CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(D1), D590-D596.
Alexander LA, Winkelman D, Stenback KE, Campbell KR, Trost E, Flyckt K, Schelling MA, Rizhsky L, Yandeau-Nelson MD, & Nikolau BJ (2024). The impact of the GL2 and GL2-LIKE BAHD-proteins in affecting the product profile of the maize fatty acid elongase. Front Plant Science,15: 1403779.
*Aliu E, Ji Q, Wlazlo A, Grosic S, Azanu MK, Wang K, Lee K. (2024) Enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation efficiency through improved ternary vector systems and auxotrophic strains. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15:1429353.
*Azanu, MK, Kang, M, Lee, K, Wang, K. (2024) Recent Advances in Agrobacterium-Mediated Maize Genetic Transformation Using Immature Embryos and Seedling Leaf Whorl Explants. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2024 Sep 19. doi: 10.1101/pdb.top108460. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39299901.
*Azanu, MK, Kang, M, Lee, K, Wang, K. (2024) Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Tropical Maize Using Seedling Leaf Whorl Explants. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2024 Sep 19. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot108596. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39299903.
Bali, S., Ko, I., Teixeira, M., Vieira, P., Maier, T., Baum, T., & Gleason, C. (2024). Investigating Meloidogyne chitwoodi effectors towards enhanced potato crop protection. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 13-13.
Batiru, G., & Lübberstedt, T. (2024). Polyploidy in maize: from evolution to breeding. Theor. Appl. Genet. 137: 182.
Bish, M. D., Ramachandran, S. R., Wright, A., Lincoln, L. M., Whitham, S. A., Graham, M. A., & Pedley, K. F. (2024). The soybean Rpp3 gene encodes a TIR-NBS-LRR protein that confers resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 37(7), 561-570.
Bredow, M., Khwanbua, E., Sartor Chicowski, A., Qi, Y., Breitzman, M.W., Holan, K.L., Liu, P., Graham, M.A., & Whitham, S.A. (2025). Elevated CO2 alters soybean physiology and defense responses, and has disparate effects on susceptibility to diverse microbial pathogens.New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20364
Chen K, Alexander L, Mahgoub U, Okazaki Y, Higashi Y, Takano K, Loneman D, Dennison T, Lopez M, Claussen R, Peddicord L, Saito K, Lauter N, Dorman K, Nikolau BJ, & Yandeau-Nelson MD. (2024). Dynamic relationships among pathways that produce the hydrocarbons and VLCFAs of maize silk cuticular waxes. Plant Physiol 195: 2234-2255.
Chen K, Bhunia R, McNinch C, Campidilli G, Hassan A, Li L, Nikolau BJ, & Yandeau-Nelson MD. (2024). Cuticle development and underlying transcriptome-metabolome associations during early seedling establishment in maize. J Exp Bot. 75(20), 6500-6522.
Chen, X., Xu, M., Han, J., Schmidt-Dannert, M., Peters, R. J., & Chen, F. (2024). Discovery of bifunctional diterpene cyclases/synthases in bacteria supports a bacterial origin for the plant terpene synthase gene family.Horticulture Research, 11(10), uhae221.
*Chen, Y. R., Lübberstedt, T., & Frei, U. K. (2024). Development of doubled haploid inducer lines facilitates selection of superior haploid inducers in maize. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1320660.
*Chen, Y.-R., Frei, U.K.,& Lübberstedt, T. (2024). Genomic Estimated Selection Criteria and Parental Contributions Increase Genetic Gain of Maternal Haploid Inducers in Maize. Theor. Appl. Genet. 137(11), 248.
Chicowski, A. S., Bredow, M., Utiyama, A. S., Marcelino‐Guimarães, F. C., & Whitham, S. A. (2024). Soybean‐Phakopsora pachyrhizi interactions: Towards the development of next‐generation disease‐resistant plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 22(2), 296-315.
*Cook, T. M., Biswas, E., Dutta, S., Aboobucker, S. I., Hazinia, S., & Lübberstedt, T. (2024). Assessing data analysis techniques in a high-throughput meiosis-like induction detection system. Plant Methods, 20(1), 7.
Cook, T., Biswas, E., Hazinia, S., Dutta, S., & Lübberstedt, T. (2024). Assessing data analysis techniques in a high-throughput meiosis induction detection system. BMC Plant Methods 20:7.
*Cook, T.M., Biswas, E., Aboobucker, S.I., Dutta, S., Lübberstedt, T. (2024) A fluorescent system to detect meiosis-like induction in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1386274.
*Cowling C.L., Homayouni A., Callwood J.B., McReynolds M.R., Khor J.*, Ke H., Draves M.A., Dehesh K., Walley J.W., Strader L.C., & Kelley D.R. (2024). ZmPILS6 is an auxin efflux carrier required for maize root morphogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 121(22): e2313216121. Cover article.
Cui, L., Sun, M., Zhang, L., Dong, L., Liu, X., Sun, Y., Zhang, X., Zou, C., Zhang, Z., Lübberstedt, T., Liu, H., Yang, X., Li, X., (2024). Quantitative trait locus analysis for gray leaf spot resistance in the maize IBM Syn10 DH population. Theor. Appl. Genet. 137(8),183.
Cummings, C., Selfa, T., Lindberg, S., & Bain, C. (2024). Identifying public trust building priorities of gene editing in agriculture and food. Agriculture and Human Values, 41(1), 47-60.
Dermail, A., Lübberstedt, T., Suwarno, W. B., Chankaew, S., Lertrat, K., Ruanjaichon, V., & Suriharn, K. (2024). Compatibility and Stability Analysis of Haploid Inducers under Different Source Germplasm and Seasons in Maize Using GGE Biplot.Agronomy, 14(7), 1505.
Dermail, A., Lübberstedt, T., Suwarno, W.B., Chankaew, S., Lertrat, K., Ruanjaichon, V., & Suriharn, K. (2024). Haploid Inducer by Source Germplasm by Season Interaction on Tropical Maize Using GGE Biplot and Stability Analysis.Agronomy 14, 1505.
Dermail, A., Mitchell, M. Foster, T., Fakude, M., Chen, Y.-R., Suriharn, K., Frei, U.K., Lübberstedt, T. (2024) Haploid identification in maize. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15:1378421.
Dzievit, M. J., Li, X., & Yu, J. (2024). Genetic mapping of dynamic control of leaf angle across multiple canopy levels in maize. The Plant Genome, 17(1), e20423.
Eckardt NA, Avin-Wittenberg T, Bassham DC, Chen P, Chen Q, Fang J, Genschik P, Ghifari AS, Guercio AM, Gibbs DJ, & Heese M. (2024). The lowdown on breakdown: Open questions in plant proteolysis. The Plant Cell, 36(9), 2931-2975.
Esterhuizen, L., Ampimah, N., Yandeau-Nelson, M. D., Nikolau, B. J., Sparks, E. E., & Saha, R. (2025). AraRoot-A Comprehensive Genome-Scale Metabolic Model for the Arabidopsis Root System. in silico Plants, 7(1), diaf003.
Feng, Y., Weers, T., & Peters, R. J. (2024). Double-barreled defense: dual ent-miltiradiene synthases in most rice cultivars. Abiotech, 5(3), 375-380.
*Foster, T., Kloiber-Maitz, M., Gilles, L., Frei, U.K., Pfeffer, S., Chen, Y.-R., Dutta, S., Seetharam, A., Hufford, M., & Lübberstedt T. (2024) Fine-mapping of a major QTL for spontaneous haploid genome doubling (qshgd1) in maize. Theor. Appl. Genet. 137(5), 117.
Gonzales CF, Cowling CL, Kelley DR. (2024). The Rolled Towel Method for Hormone Response Assays in Maize.Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2024 Oct 30. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot108623. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39477537.
*Gou, X., Shao, Y., Wang, X., Shi, H., Yu, J., Li, X., & Guo, T. (2024). Evolutionary patterns of DNA base composition at polymorphic sites highlight the role of the environment in shaping barley and rice genomes. The Plant Genome, 17(2), e20456.
*Guo, T., Wei, J., Li, X., & Yu, J. (2024). Environmental context of phenotypic plasticity in flowering time in sorghum and rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75(3), 1004-1015.
Guzmán-López J.A., Muñoz-Javier R., Kelley D.R., & Abraham-Juárez M.A. (2024) Exogenous Hormone Treatments in Maize. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.top108526.
Higgins, K. M., Gent, J., & Anderson, S. N. (2024). MDR1 DNA glycosylase regulates the expression of genomically imprinted genes and helitrons. bioRxiv, 2024-07.
Holan, K. L., White, C. H., & Whitham, S. A. (2024). Application of a U-net neural network to the Puccinia sorghi–maize pathosystem. Phytopathology, 114(5), 990-999.
Ilbagi, H., Masonbrink, R., & Miller, W. A. (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41348-024-00942-w Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 131(5), 1755-1759.
Jaqueth, J. S., Li, B., & Vollbrecht, E. (2024). Pentatricopeptide repeat 153 (PPR153) restores maize C-type cytoplasmic male sterility in conjunction with RF4. Plos One, 19(7), e0303436.
Jin, B., Xu, K., Guo, J., Ma, Y., Yang, J., Chen, N., Zeng, T., Wang, J., Liu, J., Tian, M., Ma, Q., Zhang, H., Peters, RJ., Cui, G., Wu, R., & Huang, L. (2024). From functional plasticity of two diterpene synthases (IrTPS2/IrKSL3a) to enzyme evolution. ACS Catalysis, 14(5), 2959-2970.
Jing, F., Chen, K., Yandeau-Nelson, M. D., & Nikolau, B. J. (2024). Machine learning model of the catalytic efficiency and substrate specificity of acyl-ACP thioesterase variants generated from natural and in vitro directed evolution. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12, 1379121.
Kacprzyk J, Burke R, Armengot L, Coppola M, Tattrie SB, Vahldick H, Bassham DC, Bosch M, Brereton NJ, Cacas JL, & Coll NS. (2024). Roadmap for the next decade of plant programmed cell death research.New Phytologist, 242(5), 1865-1875.
*Kang, M, Azanu, MK, Lee, K, & Wang, K. (2024) A Rapid Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Method Using Maize B104 Immature Embryos. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2024 Sep 19. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot108595. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39299902.
Khammona, K., Dermail, A., Wanchana, S., Suriharn, K., Lübberstedt, T., Thunnom, B., Poncheewin, W., Toojinda, T., Ruanjaichon, V., & Arikit, S. (2024) Accelerating haploid induction rate and haploid validation through marker-assisted selection for qhir1 and qhir8 in maize. Frontiers in Plant Sci. 15:1337463.
Kim, S.B., Kim, K.T., In, S., Jaiswal, N., Lee, G.W., Jung, S., Rogers, A., Gómez-Trejo, L.F., Gautam, S., Helm, M. & Ahn, H.K., (2024). Use of the Puccinia sorghi haustorial transcriptome to identify and characterize AvrRp1-D recognized by the maize Rp1-D resistance protein.PLoS Pathogens, 20(11), e1012662.
Kudjordjie, E. N., Desmedt, W., Kyndt, T., Nicolaisen, M., Peters, R. J., & Vestergård, M. (2025). Diterpenoid phytoalexins shape rice root microbiomes and their associations with root parasitic nematodes. Environmental Microbiology, 27(4), e70084.
Kusmec, A., & Schnable, P. S. (2024). Phenological Adaptation Is Insufficient to Offset Climate Change‐Induced Yield Losses in US Hybrid Maize.Global Change Biology, 30(10), e17539.
Kusmec, A., Yeh, C.T.E., The Genomes to Fields Initiative, & Schnable, P.S. (2024). Data‐driven identification of environmental variables influencing phenotypic plasticity to facilitate breeding for future climates. New Phytologist, 244(2), 618-634.
Kwon, K. M., Masonbrink, R. E., Maier, T. R., Gardner, M. N., Severin, A. J., Baum, T. J., & Mitchum, M. G. (2024). Comparative transcriptomic analysis of soybean cyst nematode inbred populations non-adapted or adapted on soybean rhg1-a/Rhg4-mediated resistance.Phytopathology, 114(10), 2341-2350.
Lan, H.J., Ran, J., Wang, W.X., Zhang, L., Wu, N.N., Zhao, Y.T., Huang, M.J., Ni, M., Liu, F., Cheng, N., Nakata, P.A., Pan, J., Whitham, S.A., Baker, B.J., & Liu, J-Z. (2024). Clathrin light chains negatively regulate plant immunity by hijacking the autophagy pathway. Plant Communications, 5(8): 100937.
Leon, R. G., & Bassham, D. C. (2024). PROTAC for agriculture: learning from human medicine to generate new biotechnological weed control solutions. Pest Management Science, 80(2), 262-266.
*Li Z, Liu SL, Montes-Serey C, Walley JW, & Aung K. Plasmodesmata-Located Protein 6 regulates plasmodesmal function in Arabidopsis vasculature. The Plant Cell, 36(9), 3543-3561.
Li, D., Wang, Q., Tian, Y., Lyv, X., Zhang, H., Hong, H., Gao, H., Li, Y.F., Zhao, C., Wang, J., Wang, R., Yang, J., Liu, B., Schnable, P.S., Schnable, J.C., Li, Y-H., & Qiu, L-J. (2024). TWAS facilitates gene-scale trait genetic dissection through gene expression, structural variations, and alternative splicing in soybean.Plant Communications, 5(10).
Liu, F., Robinson, W. L., Kirscht, T., Fichthorn, K. A., & Jiang, S. (2024). Biobased Polymers Enabling the Synthesis of Ultralong Silver Nanowires and Other Nanostructures. Nano Letters, 24(45), 14381-14388.
Liu, P., Ma, L., Jian, S., He, Y., Yuan, G., Zhang, X., Luo, B., Ge, F., Chen, Z., Zou, C., Gao, S., Pan, G., Lübberstedt, T., & Shen, Y. (2024). Population genomic analysis reveals key genetic variations and driving force for embryonic callus induction capability in maize. Journal ofIntegrative Agriculture, 23(7), 2178-2195.
Lozier Z, Hill L, Semmann E, & Miller WA (2024) A proposed new Tombusviridae genus featuring extremely long 5’ untranslated regions and a luteo/polerovirus-like gene block. Front Virol 4, 1422934.
Lozier, Z., Hill, L., Semmann, E., & Miller, W. A. (2024). A proposed new Tombusviridae genus featuring extremely long 5’untranslated regions and a luteo/polerovirus-like gene block. Frontiers in Virology, 4, 1422934.
Ma, L., Zhang, N., Liu, P., Liang, Y., Li, R., Yuan, G., Zou, C., Chen, Z., Lübberstedt, T., Pan, G., & Shen, Y. (2025). Single–cell RNA sequencing reveals a key regulator ZmEREB14 affecting shoot apex development and yield formation in maize. Plant Biotech Journal, 23(3), 766-779.
Mahal, N. K., Miguez, F. E., Sawyer, J. E., Dong, L., Schnable, P. S., & Castellano, M. J. (2024). Stalk sap nitrate test as a potential tool for nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for maize. Field Crops Research, 310, 109330.
Margets A, Foster J, Kumar A, Maier TR, Masonbrink R, Mejias J, Baum TJ, & Innes RW. (2024). The soybean cyst nematode effector cysteine protease 1 (CPR1) targets a mitochondrial soybean branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase (GmBCAT1).Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 37(11), 751-764.
Margets, A., Foster, J., Mejias, J., Maier, T. R., Masonbrink, R. E., Baum, T. J., & Innes, R. W. (2024). Harnessing effector protease activity to engineer resistance to the soybean cyst nematode. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 37(5), 82-82.
Molloy B, Shin DS, Long J, Pellegrin C, Senatori B, Vieira P, Thorpe PJ, Damm A, Ahmad M, & Vermeulen K, Derevnina L. (2024). The origin, deployment, and evolution of a plant-parasitic nematode effectorome. PLoS Pathogens, 20(7), e1012395
Morankar, S., Mort, R., Curtzwiler, G., Vorst, K., Jiang, S., & Chawla, N. (2024). Structural features of biobased composite foams revealed by X-ray tomography. RSC Advances, 14(27), 19528-19538.
Mu, Q., Wei, J., Longest, H.K., Liu, H., Char, S.N., Hinrichsen, J.T., Tibbs‐Cortes, L.E., Schoenbaum, G.R., Yang, B., Li, X., & Yu, J. (2024). A MYB transcription factor underlying plant height in sorghum qHT7. 1 and maize Brachytic 1 loci. The Plant Journal, 120(5), 2172-2192.
Negus, K. L., Li, X., Welch, S. M., & Yu, J. (2024). The role of artificial intelligence in crop improvement. Advances in Agronomy, 184, 1-66.
Ngaki, M. N., Srivastava, S. K., Feifei, W., & Bhattacharyya, M. K. (2024). The soybean plasma membrane GmDR1 protein conferring broad-spectrum disease and pest resistance regulates several receptor kinases and NLR proteins.Scientific Reports, 14(1), 12253.
Nguyen GT, Schelling MA, & Sashital DG. (2024) CRISPR-Cas9 target-strand nicking provides phage resistance by inhibiting replication. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Sep 5:2024.09.05.611540. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.05.611540. PMID: 39282300; PMCID: PMC11398490.
Nguyen, G. T., Schelling, M. A., Raju, A., Buscher, K. A., Sritharan, A., & Sashital, D. G. (2024). CRISPR-Cas12a exhibits metal-dependent specificity switching. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(16), 9343-9359.
Normantovich, M., Amitzur, A., Offri, S., Pashkovsky, E., Shnaider, Y., Nizan, S., Yogev, O., Jacob, A., Taylor, C.G., Desbiez, C. & Whitham, S.A. (2024). The melon Fom‐1–Prv resistance gene pair: Correlated spatial expression and interaction with a viral protein. Plant Direct, 8(2), p.e565.
*Panelo, J. S., Bao, Y., Tang, L., Schnable, P. S., & Salas‐Fernandez, M. G. (2024). Genetics of canopy architecture dynamics in photoperiod‐sensitive and photoperiod‐insensitive sorghum. The Plant Phenome Journal, 7(1), e20092.
Peixoto, M.A., Coelho, I.F., Leach, K.A., Lübberstedt, T., Bhering, L.L., & Resende Jr., M.F.R. (2024). Use of simulation to optimize a sweet corn breeding program: implementing genomic selection and doubled haploid technology. G3, 14(8), jkae128.
Peng, Y., Liang, Z., Cai, M., Wang, J., Li, D., Chen, Q., Du, X., Gu, R., Wang, G., Schnable, P.S. & Wang, J. (2024). ZmPTOX1, a plastid terminal oxidase, contributes to redox homeostasis during seed development and germination. The Plant Journal, 119(1), 460-477.
Petersen M, Avin-Wittenberg T, Bassham DC, Dagdas Y, Fan C, Fernie AR, Jiang L, Mishra D, Otegui MS, Rodriguez E, & Hofius D. (2024). Autophagy in plants. Autophagy Reports, 3(1), 2395731.
*Pramanik D, Lee K, & Wang K. (2024) A simple and efficient method for betalain quantification in RUBY-expressing plant samples.Frontiers in Plant Science, 15: 1449409.
Qi, M., Yu, H., Bredow, M., Chicowski, A. S., Fields, L. D., & Whitham, S. A. (2024). Insights into Phakopsora pachyrhizi effector–effector interactions.Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 37(3), 227-231.
Qu, S., Rodriguez, L., & Cork, E. (2024). Media frames and farmers’ support for the 2018 US trade dispute with China.The Journal of International Communication, 30(1), 43-61.
Qu, S., Rodriguez, L., Zhang, W., Li, M., & Cork, E. (2024). US Midwest Farmers’ Perspectives about the Trade Dispute with China: Information Needs, Claims, Concerns, and Solutions. SAGE Open, 14(4), 21582440241287997.
Shobade, S. O., Zabotina, O. A., & Nilsen-Hamilton, M. (2024). Plant root associated chitinases: structures and functions.Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1344142.
*Song G., Montes C., Olatunji D., Malik S., Ji C., Clark N.M., Pu Y., Kelley D.R., & Walley J.W. (2024) Quantitative proteomics reveals extensive lysine ubiquitination in Arabidopsis and uncovers novel transcription factor stability states in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 37(1), koae310.
Stupar RM, Locke AM, Allen DK, Stacey MG, Ma J, Weiss J, Nelson RT, Hudson ME, Joshi T, Li Z, Song Q, Jedlicka JR, MacIntosh GC, Grant D, Parrott WA, Clemente TE, Stacey G, An YC, Aponte-Rivera J, Bhattacharyya MK, Baxter I, Bilyeu KD, Campbell JD, Cannon SB, Clough SJ, Curtin SJ, Diers BW, Dorrance AE, Gillman JD, Graef GL, Hancock CN, Hudson KA, Hyten DL, Kachroo A, Koebernick J, Libault M, Lorenz AJ, Mahan AL, Massman JM, McGinn M, Meksem K, Okamuro JK, Pedley KF, Rainey KM, Scaboo AM, Schmutz J, Song BH, Steinbrenner AD, Stewart-Brown BB, Toth K, Wang D, Weaver L, Zhang B, Graham MA, & O'Rourke JA. (2024). Soybean genomics research community strategic plan: A vision for 2024-2028. The Plant Genome, 17(4):e20516.
*Tibbs-Cortes, L. E., Guo, T., Andorf, C. M., Li, X., & Yu, J. (2024). Comprehensive identification of genomic and environmental determinants of phenotypic plasticity in maize. Genome Research, 34(8), 1253-1263.
Tuggle, C.D., Clarke, J.L., Murdoch, B.M., Lyons, E., Scott, N.M., Beneš, B., Campbell, J.D., Choudhury, S.D., Chung, H., Daigle, C.L., Dekkers, J.C.M., Dórea, J.R., Ertl, D.S., Feldman, M., Fragomeni, B.O., Fulton, J., Goddard, E., Guadagno, C.R., Hagen, D.E., Hess, A.S., Kramer, L.M., Lawrence-Dill, C.J., Lipka, A.E., Lübberstedt, T., McCarthy, F.M., McKay, S.D., Murray, S.C., Riggs, P.K., Rowan, T.N., Sheehan, M.J., Steibel, J.P., Thompson, A., Thornton, K.J., Van Tassell, C.P., & Schnable, P.S. (2024) Current Challenges and Future of Agricultural Genomes to Phenomes in the U.S. Genome Biology, 25:8.
*Wang, H., Qiu, Y., Guo, H., Yin, Y., & Liu, P. (2024). Information-incorporated gene network construction with FDR control. Bioinformatics, 40(3), btae125.
*Wang, K., Guo, H., & Yin, Y. (2024). AP2/ERF transcription factors and their functions in Arabidopsis responses to abiotic stresses. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 105763.
Weers, T., & Peters, R. (2024). Abstract 1322 Exploring the Diversity of Diterpene Synthases in Rice.Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(3), 106798.
Wei, J., Guo, T., Mu, Q., Alladassi, B.M., Mural, R.V., Boyles, R.E., Hoffmann, L., Hayes, C.M., Sigmon, B., Thompson, A.M. & Salas‐Fernandez, M.G. (2024). Genetic and environmental patterns underlying phenotypic plasticity in flowering time and plant height in sorghum. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(4), 2727-2738
Yactayo-Chang, J.P., Nepal, N., Aboobucker, S.I., Medina-Jiménez, K., Wilkie, A., Teoh, T.K., Wilson, G.A. and Lorence, A. (2024). Arabidopsis gluconolactonase, the first enzyme involved in ascorbate biosynthesis localized in the chloroplast protects plants from light stress.bioRxiv, 2024-02.
*Yin, S., & Dong, L. (2024). Plant tattoo sensor array for leaf relative water content, surface temperature, and bioelectric potential monitoring. Advanced Materials Technologies, 9(12), 2302073.
*Youngstrom C, Wang K, & Lee K. (2025) Unlocking Regeneration Potential: Harnessing Morphogenic Regulators and Small Peptides for Enhanced Plant Engineering. The Plant Journal, 121: e17193.
Zebosi, B., Vollbrecht, E., & Best, N. B. (2024). Brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling: Conserved and diversified functions of core genes across multiple plant species. Plant Communications, 5(9), 100982
Zebosi, B., Vollbrecht, E., & Best, N. B. (2024). Conservation and diversification of genes regulating brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling. BioRxiv, 2024-03.
*Zhang, B., Hauvermale, A.L., Zhang, Z., Thompson, A., Neely, C., Esser, A., Pumphrey, M., Garland‐Campbell, K., Yu, J., Steber, C. & Li, X., (2024). Harnessing enviromics to predict climate‐impacted high‐profile traits to assist informed decisions in agriculture.Food and Energy Security, 13(3), e544.
Zhang, H., Li, D., Lamkey, K. R., Stine, W. H., Yu, J., & Stine, H. H. (2024). New maize inbred development method I: Inter‐heterotic group composite and tester choice.Crop Science, 64(4), 2170-2182.
Zhou, Y., Kusmec, A., & Schnable, P. S. (2024). Genetic regulation of self-organizing azimuthal canopy orientations and their impacts on light interception in maize. The Plant Cell, 36(5), 1600-1621.
Zobrist, JD, Lee, K, & Wang, K. (2024). Application of CRISPR/Cas9 for targeted mutagenesis in teosinte Zea mays ssp. parviglumis. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 22(4), 796-798.