Research Project: Genetic Resource and Information Management for Pulse, Temperate Forage Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Grasses, Sugar, Ornamental, and Other Crops

Location: Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research

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

Evaluating Medicago spp. plant genetic resources for sources of spring blackstem and leaf spot resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Irish, B.M., Samac, D.A., Porter, L.D., Heineck, G.C. 2025. Evaluating Medicago spp. plant genetic resources for sources of spring blackstem and leaf spot resistance. Crop Protection. 201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107485.

Optimizing regeneration protocols for native Seeds of Success—collected milkvetch (Astragalus spp.) genetic resources - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hallwachs, B.S., Martin, E., Hellier, B., Irish, B.M. 2025. Optimizing regeneration protocols for native Seeds of Success—collected milkvetch (Astragalus spp.) genetic resources. Native Plants Journal. 25(3):179-191. https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.25.3.179.

Novel germplasm of tepary and other bean wild relatives from dry areas of southwestern USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Influence of elevated temperature on the nutritional profile of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jha, U., Warburton, M.L., Harsh, N., Shafi, S., Ciampitti, I.A., Udgata, A., Siddique, K.H., Prasad, P.V 2025. Influence of elevated temperature on the nutritional profile of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds. PLOS ONE. 20(8). Article e0330230. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330230.

Genome-wide association study and pathway analysis to dissect the genetic control of stay-green in a Brazilian panel of topical maize inbred lines - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Genome-wide association study and genomic selection in lentils (lens culinaris) for seed protein concentration - (Abstract Only)
Uhdre, R., Coyne, C.J., Ma, Y., Bourland, B.M., Sari, H., Ferreira, S., Warburton, M.L. 2025. Genome-wide association study and genomic selection in lentils (lens culinaris) for seed protein concentration. Meeting Abstract. PAG32.

Foliar starch accumulation precedes the cascade of grapevine red blotch disease symptoms - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Copp, C.R., DeShields, J.B., Kar, S., Clark, R.W., KC, A.N., Hallwachs, B.S., Bondada, B., Levin, A.D. 2025. Foliar starch accumulation precedes the cascade of grapevine red blotch disease symptoms. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 76. Article 0760001. https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2024.24045.

CPA: Counting Peas Automatically - (Abstract Only)
Bourland, B.M., Coyne, C.J., Marasingha, L.T., Sankaran, S., Sari, H., Undre, R., Warburton, M.L. 2024. CPA: Counting Peas Automatically. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. CSSA 11/10-11/13/24.

Demystifying the nutritional and anti-nutritional genetic divergence of Pakistani chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genetic resource via multivariate approaches - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jameel, S., Hameed, A., Shan, T., Coyne, C.J. 2024. Demystifying the nutritional and anti-nutritional genetic divergence of Pakistani chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genetic resource via multivariate approaches. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. Article 1407096. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1407096.

Signatures of selection in regional U.S. wheat populations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Effective population size in field pea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnson, J., Piche, L., Worral, H., Atanda, S., Coyne, C.J., McGee, R.J., McPhee, K., Bandillo, N. 2024. Effective population size in field pea. BMC Genomics. 25. Article 695. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10587-6.

Unlocking nature's vault: Innovative tools for plant genebank analysis - (Abstract Only)
Warburton, M.L. 2024. Unlocking nature's vault: Innovative tools for plant genebank analysis. Meeting Abstract. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/156133.

Association study of crude seed protein and fat concentration in a USDA pea diversity panel - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Uhdre, R., Coyne, C.J., Bourland, B.M., Piaskowski, J., Zheng, P., Ganjyal, G., Zhang, Z., Mcgee, R.J., Main, D., Bandillo, N., Morales, M., Ma, Y., Chen, C., Franck, W., Thrash, A., Warburton, M.L. 2024. Association study of crude seed protein and fat concentration in a USDA pea diversity panel. The Plant Genome. 18(1). Article e20485. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20485.

Lettuce NPGS germplasm – Verticillium Wilt resistance - (Book / Chapter)
Hellier, B.C., Cornwall, A.M., Warburton, M.L. 2024. Lettuce NPGS germplasm – Verticillium Wilt resistance. In: Volk, G.M., Chen, K., Byrne, P., editors. Plant Genetic Resources: Success Stories. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/pgrsuccessstories/chapter/lettuce-npgs-germplasm-verticillium-wilt-resistance/.

Alfalfa NPGS germplasm – Leafhopper resistance - (Book / Chapter)
Irish, B.M., Brummer, C.E., Samac, D.A. 2024. Alfalfa NPGS germplasm – Leafhopper resistance. In: Volk, G.M., Chen, K., Byrne, P., editors. Plant Genetic Resources: Success Stories. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/pgrsuccessstories/chapter/alfalfa-npgs-germplasm-leafhopper-resistance/.

Pea PI 180693 – Root rot resistance - (Book / Chapter)
Coyne, C.J., Warburton, M.L., Volk, G.M. 2024. Pea PI 180693 – Root rot resistance. In: Volk, G.M., Chen, K., Byrne, P., editors. Plant Genetic Resources: Success Stories. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/pgrsuccessstories/chapter/pea-pi-180693-root-rot-resistance/.

Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution and agronomic trait loci for crop improvement in chickpea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kahn, A.W., Garg, V., Sun, S., Gupta, S., Dudchenko, O., Roorkiwal, M., Chitikineni, A., Bayer, P.E., Shi, C., Upadhyaya, H.D., Bohra, A., Bharadwaj, C., Mir, R., Baruch, K., Yang, B., Coyne, C.J., Bansal, K.C., Nguyen, H.T., Ronen, G., Aiden, E., Veneklaas, E., Siddique, K.M., Liu, X., Edwards, D., Varshney, R. 2024. Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution and agronomic trait loci for crop improvement in chickpea. Nature Genetics. 56:1225-1234. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01760-4. [Corrigendum: Nature Genetics: 2024, 56, Article 1320, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01813-8].

Genome-wide association study in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for yield and nutritional components - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sari, H., Uhdre, R., Wallace, L., Coyne, C.J., Bourland, B.M., Zhang, Z., Russo, M.S., Kiszonas, A., Warburton, M.L. 2024. Genome-wide association study in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for yield and nutritional components. Euphytica. 220. Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-024-03338-x.

Genetic diversity, population structure, and taxonomic confirmation in annual medic (Medicago spp.) collections from Crimea, Ukraine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, D., Sapkota, M., Lin, M., Beil, C., Sheehan, M., Greene, S., Irish, B.M. 2024. Genetic diversity, population structure, and taxonomic confirmation in annual medic (Medicago spp.) collections from Crimea, Ukraine. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. Article 1339298. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1339298.

Editorial: Legume root diseases - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pilet-Nayel, M., Coyne, C.J., Le May, C., Banniza, S. 2024. Editorial: Legume root diseases. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. Article 1393326. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1393326.

Insights on the regulatory landscape of developing pod in field pea - (Abstract Only)

Genetic diversity, population structure, and taxonomic confirmation in annual medic (Medicago spp.) collections from Crimea, Ukraine - (Abstract Only)
Sapkota, M., Zhao, D., Beil, C., Sheehan, M., Greene, S., Irish, B.M. 2024. Genetic diversity, population structure, and taxonomic confirmation in annual medic (Medicago spp.) collections from Crimea, Ukraine. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. PAG32.

A hypervariable intron of the STAYGREEN locus provides excellent discrimination among Pisum fulvum accessions and reveals evidence for a relatively recent hybridization event with Pisum sativum - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Weeden, N., Lavin, M., Abbo, S., Coyne, C.J., McPhee, K. 2023. A hypervariable intron of the STAYGREEN locus provides excellent discrimination among Pisum fulvum accessions and reveals evidence for a relatively recent hybridization event with Pisum sativum. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. Article 1233280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1233280.

Impacts of germplasm characterization and candidate gene discovery - (Book / Chapter)
Sari, H., Ma, Y., Mangat, P., Uhdre, R., Salia, O., Riaz, F., McGee, R.J., Warburton, M.L., Coyne, C.J. 2024. Impacts of germplasm characterization and candidate gene discovery. In: Kumar, J. Gupta, D.S. Kumar, S., editors. The Lentil Genome: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding. London, ENG: Academic Press, p.247-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-19409-2.00011-9.

Linking phenotypes to protein characteristics in 3D structures predicted by AlphaFold - (Other)
Parajuli, A., Brueggeman, R., Wagner, S., Warburton, M.L., Peel, M., Yu, L., See, D.R., Zhang, Z. 2023. Linking phenotypes to protein characteristics in 3D structures predicted by AlphaFold. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1102.v1.

Bulked target capture sequencing identified numerous genetic loci associated with alfalfa growth vigor during inbreeding - (Other)
Parajuli, A., Brueggeman, R., Wagner, S., Warburton, M.L., Peel, M., Yu, L., See, D.R., Zhang, Z. 2023. Bulked target capture sequencing identified numerous genetic loci associated with alfalfa growth vigor during inbreeding. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0898.v1.