Michael E Foley
Sunflower Research
Supervisory Plant Physiologist
Phone: (701) 239-1251
Fax: (701) 239-1252
USDA,ARS,NCSL
1605 ALBRECHT BLVD N FARGO, ND, 58102-2765
Dogramaci, M., Foley, M.E., Chao, W.S., Christoffers, M.J., Anderson, J.V. 2013. Induction of endodormancy in crown buds of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) implicates a role for ethylene and cross-talk between photoperiod and temperature. Plant Molecular Biology. 81(6):577-593.
Foley, M.E., Chao, W.S., Horvath, D.P., Dogramaci, M., Anderson, J.V. 2013. The transcriptomes of dormant leafy spurge seeds under alternating temperature are differentially affected by a germination-enhancing pretreatment. Journal of Plant Physiology. 170(6):539-547.
Bodo Slotta, T.A., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E. 2012. Phylogeny of Cirsium spp. in North America: host specificity does not follow phylogeny. PLANTS. 1:61-73.
Guggisberg, A., Welk, E., Sforza, R., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V., Foley, M.E., Rieseberg, L.H. 2012. Invasion history of North American Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense. Journal of Biogeography. 39/10:1919-1931. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02746.x.
Anderson, J.V., Dogramaci, M., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E., Chao, W.S., Suttle, J.C., Thimmapuram, J., Hernandez, A.G., Ali, S., Mikel, M.A. 2012. Auxin and ABA act as central regulators of developmental networks associated with paradormancy in Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). Functional and Integrative Genomics. 12(3):515-531.
Guggisberg, A., Welk, E., Sforza, R., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V., Foley, M.E., Rieseberg, L.H. 2012. Invasion history of North American Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense. Journal of Biogeography. 39:1919-1931.
Gu, X.-Y., Foley, M.E., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V., Feng, J., Zhang, L., Mowry, C.R., Ye, H., Suttle, J.C., Kadowaki, K., Chen, Z. 2011. Association between seed dormancy and pericarp color is controlled by a pleiotropic gene that regulates abscisic acid and flavonoid synthesis in weedy red rice. Genetics. 189:1515-1524.
Foley, M.E., Chao, W.S., Dogramaci, M., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V. 2012. Changes in the transcriptome of dry leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) seeds imbibed at a constant and alternating temperature. Weed Science. 60(1):48-56.
Bodo Slotta, T.A., Foley, M.E., Chao, S., Hufbauer, R., Horvath, D.P. 2010. Assessing genetic diversity of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) in North America with microsatellites. Weed Science. 58:387-394.
Heng, Y., Foley, M.E., Gu, X. 2010. New seed dormancy loci detected from weedy rice-derived advanced populations with major QTL alleles removed from the background. Plant Science. 179:612-619.
Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Chao, W.S., Foley, M.E. (2010) Bud Dormancy in Perennial Plants: A Mechanism for Survival. In: Lubzens, E., Cerda, J. and Clark, M. (eds.), Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments. Topics in Current Genetics 21, Chapter 5, Hohmann, S. (series ed.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. pp 69-90. DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-12422-8_5.
Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Chao, W.S., Dogramaci, M., Horvath, D.P. 2010. Initial Changes in the Transcriptome of Euphorbia esula Seeds Induced to Germinate with a Combination of Constant and Diurnal Alternating Temperatures. Plant Molecular Biology. 73:131-142. DOI:10.1007/s11103-009-9569-8.
Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P. 2009. The Effects of Temperature, Photoperiod, and Vernalization on Regrowth and Flowering Competence in Euphorbia esula (Euphorbiaceae) Crown Buds. Botany. 87:986-992. DOI:10.1139/B09-055.
Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Chao, W.S. 2009. Transcriptome Profiles Associated with Dormancy Status in Seeds of Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula). 4th International Symposium on Plant Dormancy Program and Abstracts Book. Page 29.
Gu, X., Ye, H., Liu, T., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Suttle, J.C., Foley, M.E. 2009. Seed Dormancy of Rice: From Natural Variation to Underlying Genes. 4th International Symposium on Plant Dormancy Program and Abstract Book. Page 35.
Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P. 2009. The Effects of Temperature, photoperiod, and Vernalization on Endodormancy and Flowering of Leafy Spurge [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Meeting Abstracts. #46.
Anderson, J.V., Foley, M.E., Gu, X. 2008. Dormancy regulation in reproductive structures of weedy plants; a comparison between seeds and vegetative buds. Workshop Proceedings. Workshop: Sleeping Beauties Program and Abstracts, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany, May 18-20, 2008. Page 15.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P. 2008. qSD7-1 is the first dormancy QTL cloned from weedy rice (Oryza sativa). Meeting Abstract. Weed Science Society of America Meeting Abstracts. Presentation 188.
Gu, X., Foley, M.E., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V. 2007. Positional cloning of qSD7-1, a dormancy locus associated with red pericarp color in weedy rice. [Abstract]. Plant Biology & Botany 2007 Program & Abstract Book. P29016. p. 182.
Chao, W.S., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V. 2007. Current review on signals regulating dormancy in vegetative buds. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology. 1(1):49-56
Xu, X.Y., Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Suttle, J.C., Horvath, D.P., Kianian, S.F. 2007. Association of seed dormancy with red pericarp color in weedy rice arises from pleiotropy of predicted transcription factor. [Meeting Abstract.] 2007 National Wheat Genomics Conference. Abstract No. 10.
Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Chao, W.S., Foley, M.E., Hernandez, A.G., Thimmapuram, J., Lei, L., Gong, G.L., Band, M., Kim, R., Mikel, M.A. 2007. Characterization of an EST database for the perennial weed leafy spurge: an important resource for weed biology research. Weed Science. 55:193-203. DOI:10.1614/WS-06-138.1.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Kianian, S.F. 2007. Quantitative Trait Loci, Epistasis, and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L). Workshop Proceedings. CAB International 2007. Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. 22:217-224.
Gu, X.-Y., Foley, M.E. 2007. Epistatic interactions of three loci regulate flowering time under short and long daylengths in a backcross population of rice. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 114:745-754. DOI:10.1007/s00122-006-0475-z.
Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Chao, W.S., Foley, M.E. 2007. Development and characterization of genomics resources for leafy spurge: A model perennial weed for functional genomics studies. [Abstract]Plant and Animal Genome Conference. W433.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Kianian, S. 2007. Developing a Genetic System to Clone Seed Dormancy Genes from Red Rice. [Abstract] Weed Science Society of America Meeting. Presentation No. 147.
Gu, X., Kianian, S., Foley, M.E. 2006. Towards positional cloning of genes for dormancy and its related adaptive traits from weedy rice. [Abstract] Plant & Animal Genome XIV Conference. P. 96.
Anderson, J.V., Foley, M.E., Kennedy, A.C., Fuerst, P.E. 2006. Characterization of wild oat (Avena fatua) polyphenol oxidase and its potential role in seed longevity. [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts 46:31.
Slotta, T.A., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E. 2006. Relationships of weedy and native thistles (Cirsium) in the Northern Great Plains. [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts 46:33.
Slotta, T.A., Rothhouse, J., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E. 2006. Estimating genetic diversity of Canada thistle within North Dakota. [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts 46:30.
Gu, X.-Y., Kianian, S.F., Foley, M.E. 2005. Phenotypic selection for dormancy introduced a set of adaptive haplotypes from weedy into cultivated rice. Genetics. 171:695-704.
Slotta, T.A., Foley, M.E., Horvath, D.P. 2005. Homology of microsatellite and ISSR markers in Cirsium (Asteraceae). [Abstract]. Society of Systematic Biologists Meeting.
Boda Slotta, T.A., Foley, M.E., Horvath, D.P. 2005. Development of polymorphic markers for Cirsium arvense, Canada thistle, and their amplification in closely related taxa. Molecular Ecology Notes. (5)917-919. DOI:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01112.x.
Chao, W.S., Horvath, D.P., Anderson, J.V., Foley, M.E. 2005. Potential model weeds to study genomics, ecology, and physiology in the 21st century. Weed Science. 53(6):929-937.
Chao, W.S., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E. 2005. Fundamental research in the fight against leafy spurge – bud dormancy and growth. [Abstract]. Invasive Species Workshop. Page No. 35.
Slotta, T.A., Horvath, D.P., Foley, M.E. 2005. Survey of genetic markers in assessing variation in Canada thistle of the Northern Great Plains.[Abstract]. Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America. Page No. 48.
Xingyou, G., Kianian, S., Foley, M.E. 2004. Multiple loci and epistases control genetic variation for seed dormancy in weedy rice (oryza sativa). Abstract. The International Conference on the Status of Plant & Animal Genome Research. January 10-14, 2004. P. 385
Chao, W.S., Anderson, J.V., Horvath, D.P., Shelver, W.L., Foley, M.E. 2004.Expression and regulation of cell cycle genes in underground adventitious buds of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Kianian, S. 2005. Seed dormancy and other weedy characteristics are interrelated. Weed Science Society of America. [Abstract]. Page No. 51.
Gu, X-Y., Chen, Z., Foley, M.E. 2004. Three major genes, including Se-1, from naturally occurring variants controls a critical photoperiodic response of flowering in rice (Oryza sativa). [Abstract]. Plant Genomics in China V. Page No. 60.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Kianian, S. 2005. QTLs, epistasis, and other interactions associated with dormancy in weedy rice (Oryza sativa). [Abstract]. The 8th International Workshop on Seeds. Page No. 35.
Gu, X.-Y., Foley, M.E., Chen, Z.-X. 2004. A set of three genes regulates photoperiodic responses of flowering in rice (Oryza sativa). Genetica. 122:127-140.
Gu, X.-Y., Kianian, S., Foley, M.E. 2004. Multiple loci and epistases control genetic variation for seed dormancy in weedy rice (Oryza sativa). Genetics. 166:1503-1516.
Foley, M.E. 2006. Pre-harvest sprouting - genetics. Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses. (eds. M. Black, J.D. Bewley, and P. Halmer). CAB International, 528-531.
Foley, M.E. 2006. Dormancy - genetics. Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses.(eds. M. Black, J.D. Bewley, and P. Halmer). CAB International, 528-531.
Foley, M.E. 2006. Dormancy - importance in agriculture. Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses. (eds. M. Black, J.D. Bewley, and P. Halmer). CAB International, 528-531.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X., Nadella, D. 2003. Developing weedy rice for map-based cloning of seed dormancy genes. In The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances. (eds. Nicolas, G., Bradford, K.J., Come, D., and Pritchard, H.W.) CAB International. 2003. p. 151-159.
Nadella, D., Hoffer, B.L., Foley, M.E. 2003. Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for dormancy in wild oat (Avena fatua). Weed Science Society of America Meeting. February 8-14, 2003. Jacksonville, FL. 43:27.
Foley, M.E., Gu, X. Developing weedy rices for map-based cloning of dormancy genes. Seeds VII International Workshop on Seed Biology. May 12-16, 2002. Salamanca, SP. p.28.
Nadella, K.D., Hoffer, B.L., Foley, M.E. 2002. Construction of a molecular linkage map of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) for identification of QTLs governing dormancy. [Abstract]. Plant, Animal, & Microbe Genomes X Conference. p. 182.
Foley, M.E., Anderson, J.V., Chao, W.S., Horvath, D.P. 2001. A most troublesome weed: what has been done, what else can we do?. [Abstract]. Leafy Spurge Symposium Proceedings. TEAM Leafy Spurge Spurgefest Symposium. Medora, ND. p.29.
Gu, X., Foley, M.E. 2001. Inheritance of seed dormancy in weedy rice (Oryza sativa L.). [Abstract]. American Society of Plant Physiologists Meeting. Providence, RI. p. 67.
Foley, M.E. 2001. Seed dormancy: an update on terminology, physiological genetics, and quantitative trait loci regulating germinability. Weed Science. 49:305-317.
Nadella, D.K., Foley, M.E. 2001. Developing a frame-work AFLP linkage map for dormancy investigations in wild oat (Avena fatua). [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Meeting. 41:21.
Foley, M.E. 2001. Weeds, seeds, and buds - opportunities and systems for dormancy investigations. [Abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Meeting. 41:103.