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Xiwen Cai
Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research
Research Geneticist (Plants)

Phone: (701) 306-1833
Fax: (402) 472-4020
Room 334

251 Filley Hall, 1625 Arbor Drive
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA(UNL) EAST CAMPUS
LINCOLN, NE 685830937

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Projects
Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
Cooperative Agreement (A)
  Accession Number: 441110
Improved Winter Wheat Disease Resistance and Quality through Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Breeding
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 434418
Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 438954
Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440544

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Genomic insights into Sclerotinia basal stalk rot resistance introgressed from wild Helianthus praecox into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Characterization and mapping of a downy mildew resistance gene, Pl36, in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qi, L., Cai, X. 2022. Characterization and mapping of a downy mildew resistance gene, Pl36, in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Molecular Breeding. 42. Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-022-01280-1.
QTL mapping of Sclerotinia head rot resistance introgressed from the wild perennial Helianthus maximiliani species into cultivated sunflower - (Abstract Only)
Genomic compatibility and inheritance of hexaploid-derived Fusarium head blight resistance genes in durum wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Function and evolution of allelic variation of Sr13 conferring resistance to stem rust in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gill, B., Klindworth, D.L., Rouse, M.N., Zhang, J., Zhang, Q., Sharma, J.S., Chu, C.N., Long, Y., Chao, S., Olivera, P.D., Friesen, T.L., Zhong, S., Jin, Y., Faris, J.D., Fiedler, J.D., Elias, E.M., Liu, S., Cai, X., Xu, S.S. 2021. Function and evolution of allelic variation of Sr13 conferring resistance to stem rust in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.). Plant Journal. 106:1674-1691. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15263.