Research Project: Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Manage Cotton and Sorghum Diseases

Location: Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research

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

Genetic diversity and classification of Colletotrichum sublineola pathotypes using a standard set of sorghum differentials - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Ahn, E.J.S., Perumal, R., Cuevas, H.E., Rooney, W.L., Isakeit, T.S., Magill, C.W. 2023. Genetic diversity and classification of Colletotrichum sublineola pathotypes using a standard set of sorghum differentials. The Journal of Fungi. 10(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10010003.

Correlations among agronomic traits obtained from sorghum accessions planted in a field infected with three important fungal diseases - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Cuevas, H.E., Ahn, E.J.S., Isakeit, T.S., Magill, C.W. 2024. Correlations among agronomic traits obtained from sorghum accessions planted in a field infected with three important fungal diseases. Journal of Plant Studies. 13(1):11. https://doi.org/10.5539/jps.v13n1p11.

A genome-wide association study of Nigerien and Senegalese sorghum germplasms of Exserohilum turcicum, the causal agent of leaf blight - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Botkin, J.R., Ahn, E.J.S., Sarr, M.P., Diatta, C., Fall, C., Magill, C.W. 2023. A genome-wide association study of Nigerien and Senegalese sorghum germplasms of Exserohilum turcicum, the causal agent of leaf blight. Plants. 12:4010. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12234010.

Reaction of sorghum differentials to grain mold infection in Puerto Rico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Cuevas, H.E. 2023. Reaction of sorghum differentials to grain mold infection in Puerto Rico. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 14:1207-1213. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2023.1411081.

A survey of the major sorghum production regions for foliar and panicle diseases during the 2022 growing season in Senegal, West Africa - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Sarr, M.P., Diatta, C., Sall, M., Bodian, S., Fall, C., Dorego, G. S. and Magill, C. 2023. A survey of the major sorghum production regions for foliar and panicle diseases during the 2022 growing season in Senegal, West Africa. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 14:829-844. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2023.148055.

Effect of RNAi suppression of the gossypol pathway on resistance to necrotrophic fungal seedling disease pathogens in cotton - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wagner, T.A., Bell, A.A., Puckhaber, L.S., Magill, C., Liu, J. 2023. Effect of RNAi suppression of the gossypol pathway on resistance to necrotrophic fungal seedling disease pathogens in cotton. Journal of Phytopathology. 127. Article 102085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2023.102085.

In vitro antagonistic action by Bacillus velezensis strain LP16S against cotton wilt pathogens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Medrano, E.G., Liu, J. 2023. In vitro antagonistic action by Bacillus velezensis strain LP16S against cotton wilt pathogens. Journal of Agriculture and Crops. 9(3):372-375. https://doi.org/10.32861/jac.93.372.375.

Incidence, severity, and prevalence of sorghum diseases in the major production regions in Niger - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Haougui, A., Ali, B.O., Karimou, I., Abdoulaye, A., Oumarou, O.H., Basso, A., Fall, C., Magill, C. 2023. Incidence, severity, and prevalence of sorghum diseases in the major production regions in Niger. Journal of Plant Studies. 12(1). Article 48. https://doi.org/10.5539/jps.v12n1p48.

Registration of eight germplasm lines of Upland cotton resistant to nematodes with elite agronomic performance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bell, A.A., Robinson, A.F., Quintana, J., Hinze, L.L., Harris, J.N., Liu, J., Wagner, T.A., Prom, S., Saladino, V., Zheng, X., Stelly, D.M., Nichols, R.L. 2023. Registration of eight germplasm lines of Upland cotton resistant to nematodes with elite agronomic performance. Journal of Plant Registrations. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20290.

Blocking gossypol pathway in cotton negatively impact resistance to seedling disease pathogens - (Abstract Only)
Wagner, T.A., Bell, A.A., Magill, C., Liu, J. 2023. Blocking gossypol pathway in cotton negatively impact resistance to seedling disease pathogens. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 8-10, 2023, Austin, Texas. 2023:468.

Lessons from the introgression of G. hirsutum RNAi O-methyl transferase construct into G. barbadense - (Abstract Only)
Wagner, T.A., Puckhaber, L.S., Bell, A.A., Magill, C., Liu, J. 2023. Lessons from the introgression of G. hirsutum RNAi O-methyl transferase construct into G. barbadense. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 8-10, 2023, Austin, Texas. 2023:489.

Frequency of isolation of four fungal species colonizing sorghum grain collected from six lines in an anthracnose-infected field - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K. 2023. Frequency of isolation of four fungal species colonizing sorghum grain collected from six lines in an anthracnose-infected field. Journal of Agriculture and Crops. 9(1):137-140. https://doi.org/10.32861/jac.91.137.140.

Evaluation of a subset of Ethiopia sorghum collection germplasm from the National Genetic Resources Program of the United States Department of Agriculture for anthracnose resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Prom, L.K., Cuevas, H.E., Ahn, E.J., Isakeit, T. 2022. Evaluation of a subset of Ethiopia sorghum collection germplasm from the National Genetic Resources Program of the United States Department of Agriculture for anthracnose resistance. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 13:1403-1411. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2022.1312095.