Research Project: Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Manage Cotton Diseases

Location: Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research

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

Detection, genotyping, and virulence characterization of Fusarium wilt race 4 (VCG0114) causing cotton wilt in three Texas fields - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wagner, T.A., Bell, A.A., Castles, Z.A., Ali, A., Flores, O., Liu, J. 2022. Detection, genotyping, and virulence characterization of Fusarium wilt race 4 (VCG0114) causing cotton wilt in three Texas fields. Journal of Phytopathology. 170(7-8):492-503. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13100.

Interaction of Fusarium wilt race 4 with root-knot nematode increases disease severity in cotton - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wagner, T.A., Davie, S.S., Mcgill, C., Liu, J. 2022. Interaction of Fusarium wilt race 4 with root-knot nematode increases disease severity in cotton. Plant Disease. https://10.1094/pdis-12-21-2725-sc.

Bacillus thuringiensis derived vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3Aa20 as a potential aflatoxin mitigation tool in maize (Zea mays) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mays, T.D., Medrano, E.G., Mamoudou, S., Schuster, G.L. 2022. Bacillus thuringiensis derived vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3Aa20 as a potential aflatoxin mitigation tool in maize (Zea mays). Research Journal of Plant Pathology. 5(2:05). https://doi.org/10.36648/iprjpp.22.5.005.

lncRNA7 and lncRNA2 modulate cell wall defense genes to regulate cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, L., Chen, J., Liu, J., Sun, Q., Liu, J., Li, H., Wang, P., Chu, Z., Zhang, X., Yuan, Y., Shi, Y., Cai, Y. 2022. lncRNA7 and lncRNA2 modulate cell wall defense genes to regulate cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt. Plant Physiology. Article kiac041. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac041.

Complete genome sequence of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain SQL1/USA300, used for testing the antimicrobial properties of clay phyllosilicates and customized aluminosilicates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Medrano, E.G., Haydel, S.E. 2021. Complete genome sequence of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain SQL1/USA300, used for testing the antimicrobial properties of clay phyllosilicates and customized aluminosilicates. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10(45). Article e00861-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00861-21.

Response of commercial cotton varieties to Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum at early developmental stages in south Texas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kodali, S., Medrano, E.G., Shuster, G. 2021. Response of commercial cotton varieties to Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum at early developmental stages in south Texas. Research Journal of Plant Pathology. 4(4):01.

Detection and genotyping of Fov4 (race 4, VCG0114), the fusarium wilt pathogen of cotton - (Book / Chapter)
Liu, J., Wagner, T. 2021. Detection and genotyping of Fov4 (race 4, VCG0114), the fusarium wilt pathogen of cotton. In: Coleman, J., editor. Fusarium Wilt: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology. Switzerland: Springer Nature. 2391:191-205. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1795-3_16.

Complete genome sequence of Serratia sp. strain CC119 associated with inner cotton boll rot via insect vector transmission - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Medrano, E.G., Smith, T.P., Bell, A.A., Brewer, M.J., Glover, J.P. 2020. Complete genome sequence of Serratia sp. strain CC119 associated with inner cotton boll rot via insect vector transmission. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(50). https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01077-20.

Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Verticillium dahliae isolates and their co-occurrence with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum causing cotton wilt in Xinjiang, China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wagner, T., Gu, A., Duke, S.E., Bell, A.A., Magill, C., Liu, J. 2021. Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Verticillium dahliae isolates and their co-occurrence with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum causing cotton wilt in Xinjiang, China. Plant Disease. 105:978-985. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-2038-RE.

Molecular and disease characterization of Verticillium dahliae isolates from China in 2015 - (Abstract Only)
Wagner, T., Aixing, G., Bell, A.A., Magill, C., Liu, J. 2020. Molecular and disease characterization of Verticillium dahliae isolates from China in 2015. Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 8-10, 2020, Austin, Texas. p. 408.

Transmission of cotton seed and boll rotting bacteria by the verde plant bug - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Glover, J.P., Medrano, E.G., Isakeit, T., Brewer, M.J. 2019. Transmission of cotton seed and boll rotting bacteria by the verde plant bug. Journal of Economic Entomology. 113(2):793-799. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz334.

Detection and characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum VCG0114 (Race 4) isolates of diverse geographic origins - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bell, A.A., Gu, A., Olvey, J., Wagner, T.A., Tashpulatov, J.J., Prom, S., Quintana, J., Nichols, R.L., Liu, J. 2019. Detection and characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum VCG0114 (Race 4) isolates of diverse geographic origins. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-18-1624-re.

Distribution, detection, evolutionary relationship, and pathogenicity of the four sub-genotypes of race 4 (VCG0114) of Fusarium wilt pathogen of cotton - (Abstract Only)
Liu, J., Bell, A.A., Gu, A., 0lvey, J., Wagner, T.A., Tashpulatov, J.J., Prom, S., Quintana, J., Nichols, R.L. 2019. Distribution, detection, evolutionary relationship, and pathogenicity of the four sub-genotypes of race 4 (VCG0114) of Fusarium wilt pathogen of cotton. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. p. 150.

Differences in active defense responses of two Gossypium barbadense L. cultivars resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum Race 4 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Puckhaber, L.S., Zheng, X., Bell, A.A., Stipanovic (Ret), R.D., Nichols, R.L., Liu, J., Duke, S.E. 2018. Differences in active defense responses of two Gossypium barbadense L. cultivars resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum Race 4. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66:12961-12966. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05381.

Ferricrocin, the intracellular siderophore of Trichoderma virens, is involved in growth, conidiation, gliotoxin biosynthesis and induction of systemic resistance in maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mukherjee, P.K., Hurley, J.F., Taylor, J.T., Puckhaber, L.S., Lehner, S., Druzhinina, I., Schumacher, R., Kenerley, C.M. 2018. Ferricrocin, the intracellular siderophore of Trichoderma virens, is involved in growth, conidiation, gliotoxin biosynthesis and induction of systemic resistance in maize. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 505:606-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.09.170.

A genomic analysis of interactions between a vector-borne phyotpathogen and cotton - (Abstract Only)

Screening microbial resistance to fusaric acid, an antibiotic and phytotoxin produced by Fusarium wilt pathogens - (Abstract Only)
Crutcher, F.K., Puckhaber, L.S., Stipanovic, R.D., Bell, A.A., Nichols, R.L., Lawrence, K.S., Liu, J. 2018. Screening microbial resistance to fusaric acid, an antibiotic and phytotoxin produced by Fusarium wilt pathogens [abstract]. Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-5, 2018, San Antonio, Texas. pg. 178.

Elucidation of the link between the lacinilene and gossypol pathways in roots of RNAi CYP82D109 cotton plants - (Abstract Only)
Wagner, T.A., Puckhaber, L.S., Magill, C., Bell, A.A., Liu, J. 2018. Elucidation of the link between the lacinilene and gossypol pathways in roots of RNAi CYP82D109 cotton plants [abstract]. Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-5, 2018, San Antonio, Texas. p. 179.

First report of Fusarium wilt of cotton caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 in Texas, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Halpern, H.C., Bell, A.A., Wagner, T.A., Liu, J., Nichols, R.L., Olvey, J., Woodward, J.E., Sonogo, S., Jones, C.A., Chan, C.T., Brewer, M.T. 2018. First report of Fusarium wilt of cotton caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 in Texas, USA. Plant Disease. 102(2):446.