Research Project: Development of Sugar Beet Germplasm Enhanced for Resistance to Important and Emerging Plant Pathogens

Location: Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Registration of sugar beet genetic stocks FC308 (PI701378) and FC309 (PI700990) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Todd, O.E., Nielson, A.L., Fenwick, A.L., Hanson, L.E., Richardson, K.L., Dorn, K.M. 2024. Registration of sugar beet genetic stocks FC308 (PI701378) and FC309 (PI700990). Journal of Plant Registrations. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20345.

USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R. 2023. USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. eArticle V114.

Evaluation of USDA-ARS sugar beet germplasm for resistance to rhizomania and storage rot in Idaho, 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R. 2023. Evaluation of USDA-ARS sugar beet germplasm for resistance to rhizomania and storage rot in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article eV153.

Evaluation of Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Metz, N.J., Fenwick, A.L., Todd, O.E., Kumar, A., Yeater, K.M., Nielson, A.L., Floyd, B.A., Sowder, B.M. 2023. Evaluation of Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article eV103.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines, 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Galewski, P.J. 2023. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article eV033.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Fort Collins sugar beet pre-breeding germplasm, 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

New QTL associated with Rhizoctonia solani Kühn resistance identified in two table beet x sugar beet F2:3 populations using a new table beet reference genome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wigg, K., Brainard, S., Metz, N.J., Dorn, K.M., Goldman, I. 2023. New QTL associated with Rhizoctonia solani Kühn resistance identified in two table beet x sugar beet F2:3 populations using a new table beet reference genome. Crop Science. 63(2):535-555. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20865.

Potential to use narrow rows and plant populations to maximize harvested grain or silage production while increasing irrigated water and nitrogen use efficiencies in irrigated systems - (Abstract Only)
Delgado, J.A., Floyd, B.A., Brandt, A.D., D'Adamo, R.E. 2022. Potential to use narrow rows and plant populations to maximize harvested grain or silage production while increasing irrigated water and nitrogen use efficiencies in irrigated systems. In: Elevating Conservation to New Heights Abstract Book. 77th SWCS International Annual Conference, July 31-August 3, 2022, Denver, Colorado. p. 157.

Evaluation of Rhizoctonia root and crown rot resistance in USDA-ARS Fort Collins germplasm releases, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Metz, N.J., Fenwick, A.L., Yeater, K.M., Nielson, A.L., Floyd, B.A., Sowder, B.M., Dorn, K.M. 2022. Evaluation of Rhizoctonia root and crown rot resistance in USDA-ARS Fort Collins germplasm releases, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV173.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS NPGS Plant Introduction lines, 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Galewski, P.J. 2022. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS NPGS Plant Introduction lines, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV166.

Evaluation of USDA-ARS Beta vulgaris pre-breeding germplasm for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Metz, N.J., Yeater, K.M., Nielson, A.L., Floyd, B.A., Sowder, B.M. 2022. Evaluation of USDA-ARS Beta vulgaris pre-breeding germplasm for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV162.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS pre-breeding germplasm, 2021 - (Abstract Only)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Galewski, P.J. 2022. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS pre-breeding germplasm, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV165.

Evaluation of Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Metz, N.J., Fenwick, A.L., Yeater, K.M., Nielson, A.L., Floyd, B.A., Sowder, B.M. 2022. Evaluation of Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV161.

USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines evaluated for Rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2022. USDA-ARS plant introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV126.

USDA-ARS pre-breeding germplasm evaluated for Rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2022. USDA-ARS pre-breeding germplasm evaluated for Rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports. 16. Article eV125.

Carbon stabilization of two switchgrass ecotypes 5 years after pulse-chase 13C labeling - (Abstract Only)

Still gaining: Long-term benefits of conservation bioenergy practices - (Abstract Only)

Chromosome-level Thlaspi arvense genome provides new tools for translational research and for a newly domesticated cash cover crop of the cooler climates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nunn, A., Rodriguez, I., Tandukar, Z., Frels, K., Contreras-Garrido, A., Carbonell-Bejerano, P., Zhang, P., Ramos, D., Jandrasits, K., Lanz, C., Brusa, A., Mirouze, M., Dorn, K.M., Jarvis, B., Sedbrook, J., Wyse, D., Otto, C., Langenberger, D., Weigel, D., Marks, M.D., Anderson, J., Becker, C., Chopra, R. 2022. Chromosome-level Thlaspi arvense genome provides new tools for translational research and for a newly domesticated cash cover crop of the cooler climates. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(5):944-963. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13775.

Chapter 1: Introduction - (Government Publication)
Hanson, W.L., Del Grosso, S.J., Gallagher, L. 2022. Chapter 1: Introduction. In: Hanson, W.L., Del Grosso, S.J., Gallagher, L., editors. U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990–2018. Technical Bulletin No. 1957. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist. p. 1-10.

Chapter 2: Livestock and grazed lands emissions - (Government Publication)
Ogle, S.M., Itle, C., Del Grosso, S.J., Edquest, K., Allen, A., Stout, T. 2022. Chapter 2: Livestock and grazed lands emissions. In: Hanson, W.L., Del Grosso, S.J., Gallagher, L. editors. U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990–2018. Technical Bulletin No. 1957. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist. p. 12-57.

Chapter 3: Cropland agriculture - (Government Publication)
Ogle, S.M., Del Grosso, S.J., Marx, E., Gurung, R., Spencer, S., Williams, S. 2022. Chapter 3: Cropland agriculture. In: Hanson, W.L., Del Grosso, S.J., Gallagher, L., editors. U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990–2018. Technical Bulletin No. 1957. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist. p. 59-158.

U.S. agriculture and forestry greenhouse gas inventory: 1990-2018 - (Government Publication)
Hanson, W.L., Del Grosso, S.J., Gallagher, L., Allen, A., Domke, G., Edquist, K., Gurung, R., Itle, C., Marx, E., Ogle, S., Smith, J., Spencer, S., Stout, T., Walters, B., Williams, S., Xiarchos, I.M. 2022. U.S. agriculture and forestry greenhouse gas inventory: 1990-2018. Technical Bulletin No. 1957. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist. 195 p.

Evaluation of Beta vulgaris USDA-ARS germplasm releases for rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Yeater, K.M., Nielson, A.L., Floyd, B.A., Metz, N.J., Sowder, B.M. 2021. Evaluation of Beta vulgaris USDA-ARS germplasm releases for rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15. Article eV166.

USDA-ARS plant introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. USDA-ARS plant introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15. Article eV165.

Ft. Collins sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Ft. Collins sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15. Article eV164.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Ft. Collins germplasm, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS Ft. Collins germplasm, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15.

Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS plant introduction lines of sugar beet, 2020 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dorn, K.M., Fenwick, A.L., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2021. Beet curly top resistance in USDA-ARS plant introduction lines of sugar beet, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15.

A needle in a seedstack: An improved method for detection of rare alleles in bulk seed testing through KASP - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brusa, A., Patterson, E., Gaines, T., Dorn, K.M., Westra, P., Kuepper, A., Sparks, C., Wyse, D. 2021. A needle in a seedstack: An improved method for detection of rare alleles in bulk seed testing through KASP. Pest Management Science. 77(5):2477-2484. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6278.

The Aegilops ventricosa 2NvS segment in bread wheat: Cytology, genomics and breeding - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gao, L., Koo, D., Juliana, P., Rife, T., Singh, D., Da Silva, C., Lux, T., Dorn, K.M., Clinesmith, M., Silva, P., Wang, X., Spannagl, M., Monat, C., Friebe, B., Steuernagel, B., Muehlbauer, G., Pozniak, C., Singh, R., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Fritz, A., Poland, J., Walkowiak, S. 2020. The Aegilops ventricosa 2NvS segment in bread wheat: Cytology, genomics and breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134:529-542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03712-y.

Patterns of genetic variation in a prairie wildflower, silphium integrifolium, suggest a non-prairie origin and untapped variation available for improved breeding - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Raduski, A., Herman, A., Pogoda, C., Dorn, K.M., Van Tassel, D., Kane, N., Brandvain, Y. 2021. Patterns of genetic variation in a prairie wildflower, silphium integrifolium, suggest a non-prairie origin and untapped variation available for improved breeding. American Journal of Botany. 108(1):145-158. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1603.

Nucleic acid damage and DNA damage repair are affected by freezing stress in annual wheat (Triticum aestivum) and by both plant age and freezing in its perennial relative (Thinopyrum intermedium) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jaikumar, N.S., Dorn, K.M., Baas, D., Wilke, B., Kapp, C., Snapp, S. 2020. Nucleic acid damage and DNA damage repair are affected by freezing stress in annual wheat (Triticum aestivum) and by both plant age and freezing in its perennial relative (Thinopyrum intermedium). American Journal of Botany. 107(12):1693-1709. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1584.

Sequenced-based paternity analysis to improve breeding and identify self-incompatibility loci in intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Crain, J., Larson, S.R., Dorn, K.M., Kantarski, T., Dehaan, L., Poland, J. 2020. Sequenced-based paternity analysis to improve breeding and identify self-incompatibility loci in intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03666-1.

Transcriptional reprogramming and enhanced photosynthesis drive inducible salt tolerance in sugarcane mutant M4209 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Negi, P., Pandey, M., Dorn, K.M., Nikam, A., Devarmuth, R., Srivastava, A., Suprasanna, P. 2020. Transcriptional reprogramming and enhanced photosynthesis drive inducible salt tolerance in sugarcane mutant M4209. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(19):6159-6173. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa339.

Metabolic disturbances in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) during infection with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Webb, K.M., Wintermantel, W.M., Broeckling, C.D., Wolfe, L., Yao, L., Hladky, L.L., Clasen Chavez, F. 2020. Metabolic disturbances in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) during infection with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 112. Article e101520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2020.101520.

Evaluation of Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance, 2018. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

First report of Binucleate Rhizoctonia (Ceratobasidium) Ag F causing dry rot canker of sugar beet in Idaho - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woodhall, J.W., Brown, L., Harrington, M., Herbert, K., Keith, S., Webb, K.M., Neher, O. 2020. First report of Binucleate Rhizoctonia (Ceratobasidium) Ag F causing dry rot canker of sugar beet in Idaho. Plant Disease. 104(9). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-19-1328-PDN.

A large-scale multi-faceted screen identifies crucial domestication traits needed to create a new ecofriendly cash cover crop - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chopra, R., Johnson, E., Emenecker, R., Cahoon, E., Lyons, J., Kliebenstein, D., Daniels, E., Dorn, K.M., Esfahanian, M., Folstad, N., Frels, K., McGinn, M., Ott, M., Gallaher, C., Altendorf, K., Berroyer, A., Ismail, B., Anderson, J., Wyse, D., Umaslov, T., Sedbrook, J., Marks, D.M. 2020. A large-scale multi-faceted screen identifies crucial domestication traits needed to create a new ecofriendly cash cover crop. Nature Food. https://doi.org//10.1038/s43016-019-0007-z.

Phylogenetic relationships and virulence assays of Fusarium secorum from sugar beet suggests a new look at species designations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Webb, K.M., Shrestha, S., Trippe III, R.C., Rivera-Varas, V., Covey, P.A., Freeman, C.N., De Jonge, R., Secor, G.A., Bolton, M.D. 2019. Phylogenetic relationships and virulence assays of Fusarium secorum from sugar beet suggests a new look at species designations. Plant Pathology. 68(9):1654-1662. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13082.

Genetic diversity of field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) reveals untapped variability and paths toward selection for domestication - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Frels, K., Chopra, R., Dorn, K.M., Wyse, D., Marks, M., Anderson, J.A. 2019. Genetic diversity of field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) reveals untapped variability and paths toward selection for domestication. Agronomy Journal. 9(6):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060302.

Assessing precipitation, evapotranspiration, and NDVI as controls of U.S. Great Plains plant production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, M., Parton, W.J., Hartman, M.D., Del Grosso, S.J., Smith, W.K., Knapp, A.K., Lutz, S., Derner, J.D., Tucker, C.J., Ojima, D.S., Volesky, J., Stephenson, M., Schacht, W., Gao, W. 2019. Assessing precipitation, evapotranspiration, and NDVI as controls of U.S. Great Plains plant production. Ecological Applications. 10(10). Article e02889. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2889.

Long-term nitrogen fertilization rates affect crop micronutrient concentrations but not soil micronutrient availability - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miner, G.L., Delgado, J.A., Ippolito, J.A., Barbarick, K.A., Stewart, C.E., Manter, D.K., Del Grosso, S.J., Halvorson, A.D., Floyd, B.A., D Adamo, R.E. 2018. Long-term nitrogen fertilization rates affect crop micronutrient concentrations but not soil micronutrient availability. Field Crops Research. 228:170-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.08.017.

Precision conservation and precision regulation - (Book / Chapter)
Sassenrath, G.F., Delgado, J.A. 2018. Precision conservation and precision regulation. In: Delgado, J.A., Sasenrath, G.F., Mueller, T., editors. Precision Conservation: Geospatial Techniques for Agricultural and Natural Resources Conservation. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America, Inc. p. 361-384.

Precision Conservation: Geospatial Techniques for Agricultural and Natural Resources - (Monograph)
Delgado, J.A., Sassenrath, G.F., Mueller, T. 2018. Precision Conservation: Geospatial Techniques for Agricultural and Natural Resources. Crop Science Society of America Monograph, 384 p.

Long-Term nitrogen fertilization rates affect crop micronutrient concentrations but not soil micronutrient availability - (Abstract Only)

The signature of sea surface temperature anomalies on the dynamics of semi-arid grassland productivity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, M., Parton, W.J., Del Grosso, S.J., Hartman, M.D., Day, K., Tucker, C.J., Derner, J.D., Knapp, A., Smith, W.L., Ojima, D.S., Gao, W. 2017. The signature of sea surface temperature anomalies on the dynamics of semi-arid grassland productivity. Ecosphere. 8(12):e02069. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2069.