Research Project: Mobilizing Genetic Resources and Technologies for Breeding Profitable, Resilient, and Nutritious Hard Winter Wheat

Location: Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research

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

Registration of KS20U111616R3: A hard winter wheat with improved Wheat streak mosaic virus resistance and stem rust resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Genetic modulation of yield and phenotypic plasticity of yield in winter wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Giordano, N., Sadras, V.O., Guttieri, M.J., Cruppe, G., Bai, G., Fritz, A., Bernardo, A.E., St Amand, P.C., Abbate, P., Berger, A., Boehm, J., De Oliveira Silva, A., Jones-Diamond, S., Haley, S., Lingenfelser, J., Zhang, G., Lollato, R. 2025. Genetic modulation of yield and phenotypic plasticity of yield in winter wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 77(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf478.

High yield stability and susceptibility to stripe rust associate with large yield gaps in rainfed winter wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Giordano, N., Sadras, V.O., Guttieri, M.J., Hefley, T.J., Romero Soler, J.A., Neely, C., Edwards, J.T., Silva, A.I., Fritz, A.K., Lollato, R.P. 2025. High yield stability and susceptibility to stripe rust associate with large yield gaps in rainfed winter wheat. Field Crops Research. 333. Article 110118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.110118.

Novel dough strength of ‘Paradox’, ‘Breadbox’, and ‘Firebox’ hard red winter wheat provides value as ingredient flour - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bock, J., Adegbite, I., Bai, G., Chen, Y., Bayles, M., Tilley, M., Aoun, M., De Oliveira Silva, A., Chen, M. 2025. Novel dough strength of ‘Paradox’, ‘Breadbox’, and ‘Firebox’ hard red winter wheat provides value as ingredient flour. Journal of Plant Registrations. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.70027.

Scalable Synthetic Peptide Hydrogel Enables Self-Organized Luminal Cavity Architecture within hiPSC 3D Colonies Supporting Highly Functional Hepatocyte Differentiation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, Q., Qi, G., Cai, L., Shrestha, A.P., Duarte, S., Zhang, Y., Zarrinpar, A., Aboellail, T., Liu, X., Bai, J., Hagenbuch, B., Chen, M., Xiuzhi, S. 2025. Scalable Synthetic Peptide Hydrogel Enables Self-Organized Luminal Cavity Architecture within hiPSC 3D Colonies Supporting Highly Functional Hepatocyte Differentiation. Nature Biotechnology. Vol 62; 814-830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.03.029.

Development and characterization of a wild emmer wheat backcross introgression population for hard winter wheat improvement - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Price, J.H., Guttieri, M.J., Nyine, M., Akhunov, E. 2025. Development and characterization of a wild emmer wheat backcross introgression population for hard winter wheat improvement. The Plant Genome. 18(3). Article e70104. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.70104.

Development of Hard Red Winter Wheat ‘Scab Stryker’ for Adoption in Areas of Oklahoma Prone to Fusarium Head Blight. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Aoun, M., Noller, J.R., Bai, G., Silva, A.D., Brower, K., Hunger, R.M., Carver, B.F. 2025. Development of Hard Red Winter Wheat ‘Scab Stryker’ for Adoption in Areas of Oklahoma Prone to Fusarium Head Blight.. Journal of Plant Registrations. 19(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.70016.

A diagnostic marker for the Hessian fly resistance gene H13 in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, W., Zhao, L., Fellers, J.P., Kong, L., Bowden, R., Bai, G. 2025. A diagnostic marker for the Hessian fly resistance gene H13 in wheat. Molecular Breeding. 65(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70070.

A diagnostic marker for the Hessian fly resistance gene H13 in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, X., Liu, X., Chen, M., St Amand, P.C., Lanfei, Z., Mergoum, M., Guttieri, M.J., Bai, G. 2025. A diagnostic marker for the Hessian fly resistance gene H13 in wheat. Crop Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70070.

Identification of two QTL for Hessian fly resistance in a Pakistan spring wheat cultivar ‘Parvaz-94’ - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, X., Xu, Y., Liu, X., Chen, M., Bernardo, A.E., St Amand, P.C., Fritz, A., Zhang, G., Liu, S., Lin, X., Bai, G. 2025. Identification of two QTL for Hessian fly resistance in a Pakistan spring wheat cultivar ‘Parvaz-94’. Crop Science. Vol 65 Issue 2 Page e70020. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70020.

Random forest regression to predict Farinograph traits from GlutoPeak output in wheat wild relative backcross lines - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Price, J.H., Guttieri, M.J., Stutz, S.M. 2025. Random forest regression to predict Farinograph traits from GlutoPeak output in wheat wild relative backcross lines. Cereal Chemistry. 102(3):466-476. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10860.

An unprecedented fall drought drives Dust-Bowl-like losses associated with La Niña events in US wheat production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, L., Bai, G., Kirkham, M.B., Nielsen-Gammon, J.W., Avenson, T.J., Zhao, H., Wan, N., Lollato, R., Sharda, V., Ashworth, A.J., Gowda, P.H., Lin, X. 2024. An unprecedented fall drought drives Dust-Bowl-like losses associated with La Niña events in US wheat production. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado6864.

Impact of phytohormones on wheat resistance to Hessian fly under heat stress - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maldani, M., Jackson, J., Capers, D., Rania, N., Gore, C., Pankey, H., Walker, J., Chen, M., Zhu, L. 2024. Impact of phytohormones on wheat resistance to Hessian fly under heat stress. Frontiers in Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1331871.

Characterization of quantitative trait loci for leaf rust resistance from CI 13227 in three winter wheat populations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, L., Lu, Y., Zhang, X., Zhao, W., Xu, X., Wang, H., Zhang, G., Fritz, A., Fellers, J.P., Guttieri, M.J., Jordan, K., Bai, G. 2024. Characterization of quantitative trait loci for leaf rust resistance from CI 13227 in three winter wheat populations. Journal of Phytopathology. 114(8):1869-1877. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-24-0108-R.

Enhancing the potential of phenomic and genomic prediction in winter wheat breeding using high-throughput phenotyping and deep learning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaushal, S., Gill, H., Billah, M., Khan, S., Halder, J., Bernardo, A.E., St Amand, P.C., Bai, G., Glover, K., Maimaitijiang, M., Sehgal, S.K. 2024. Enhancing the potential of phenomic and genomic prediction in winter wheat breeding using high-throughput phenotyping and deep learning. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. Article 1410249. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1410249.

A glutathione s-transferase from thinopyrum ponticum Confers (Fhb7) resistance to fusarium head blight in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, L., Bernardo, A.E., Kong, F., Zhao, W., Dong, Y., Lee, H., Trick, H., Noller, J., Bai, G. 2024. A glutathione s-transferase from thinopyrum ponticum Confers (Fhb7) resistance to fusarium head blight in wheat. Phytopathology. 114:1458-1461. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-24-0106-SC.

Integrating genomics, phenomics, and deep learning improves the predictive ability for Fusarium head blight-related traits in winter wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thapa, S., Gill, H., Halder, J., Rana, A., Ali, S., Maimaitijiang, M., Gill, U., Bernardo, A.E., St Amand, P.C., Bai, G., Sehgal, S. 2024. Integrating genomics, phenomics, and deep learning improves the predictive ability for Fusarium head blight-related traits in winter wheat. The Plant Genome. Article.e20470. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20470.

Higher levels of virulence to multiple resistance genes were detected in Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) populations from Texas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Melson, E.E., Chen, M., Ibrahim, A., Drake, D.R., Liu, S., Sutton, R., Zhu-Salzman, K., Mays, T.D. 2024. Higher levels of virulence to multiple resistance genes were detected in Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) populations from Texas. Crop Science. 64;1639-1648. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21238.

Development and validation of diagnostic markers for the reduced height gene Rht8 in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, Y., St Amand, P.C., Chai, L., Li, Y., Ni, Z., Carver, B., Bai, G. 2024. Development and validation of diagnostic markers for the reduced height gene Rht8 in wheat. Crop Science. 64(1):278-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21153.

Registration of ‘KS Big Bow’ hard white winter wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, G., Fritz, A., Li, Y., Bowden, R.L., Bai, G., Chen, M., Rupp, J., Jin, Y. 2024. Registration of ‘KS Big Bow’ hard white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations. 18:388–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20354.

Unlocking the potential of human-induced pluripotent stem cells: Cellular responses and secretome profiles in peptide hydrogel 3D culture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cui, M., Wu, W., Li, Q., Qi, G., Liu, X., Bai, J., Chen, M., Li, P., Sun, X. 2024. Unlocking the potential of human-induced pluripotent stem cells: Cellular responses and secretome profiles in peptide hydrogel 3D culture. Cell. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13020143.