Research Project: Identification, Characterization, and Utilization of Priority Traits for the Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat and Barley Germplasm Adapted to the Great Plains

Location: Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research

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

Development of wheat D genome-specific molecular markers based on subgenome-specific repeats - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Danilova, T.V., Ahmed, C., Frels, K., Cai, X. 2025. Development of wheat D genome-specific molecular markers based on subgenome-specific repeats. Chromosome Research. 33:28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-025-09787-x.

Marker-assisted introgression and characterization of the ph1b mutant in modern US and Australian wheats - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gyawali, Y., Zhang, W., Danilova, T.V., Zhang, M., Xu, S.S., Sanford, D., Carter, A., Elias, E., Cai, X. 2025. Marker-assisted introgression and characterization of the ph1b mutant in modern US and Australian wheats. The Plant Genome. 18:Article e70065.

Triticum Mosaic virus: An overview of biology, functional genomics, gene expression vector, and management strategies - (Review Article)
Tatineni, S., Mondal, S., Wegulo, S.N., Hein, G.L. 2024. Triticum Mosaic virus: An overview of biology, functional genomics, gene expression vector, and management strategies. Virology. 603. Article 110377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110377.

Synergistic interaction between Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and Triticum Mosaic Virus modulates wheat transcriptome to favor disease severity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nunna, H., Palmer, N.A., Sarath, G., Wegulo, S.N., Tatineni, S. 2025. Synergistic interaction between Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and Triticum Mosaic Virus modulates wheat transcriptome to favor disease severity. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. Article 1504482. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1504482.

Comparative analysis of Aegilops speltoides and wheat repetitive elements and development of S genome-specific FISH painting - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Danilova, T.V., Akhunova, A., Cai, X. 2025. Comparative analysis of Aegilops speltoides and wheat repetitive elements and development of S genome-specific FISH painting. Genome. 68:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2024-0090.

The RNA silencing suppressor P8 from high plains wheat mosaic virus is a functional tetramer - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hamo, S., Izahaki-Tavor, L.S., Tatineni, S., Dessau, M. 2024. The RNA silencing suppressor P8 from high plains wheat mosaic virus is a functional tetramer. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(24). Article 168870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168870.

Plant Viral Synergism: Co-expression of P1 and NIa-Pro Cistrons of wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus is required for synergistic interactions in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wong, C., Alexander, J.A., Tatineni, S. 2025. Plant Viral Synergism: Co-expression of P1 and NIa-Pro Cistrons of wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus is required for synergistic interactions in wheat. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 38(2):328-343. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-24-0126-FI.

First report of Triticum mosaic virus infecting oat crop in the United States - (Research Notes)
Barman, M., Davis, T.W., Hein, G.L., Tatineni, S., Mondal, S. 2024. First report of Triticum mosaic virus infecting oat crop in the United States. Plant Disease. 108(8). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-24-0754-PDN.

Key challenges in plant pathology in the next decade - (Review Article)
Wang, N., Sundin, G.W., De La Fuente, L., Cubero, J., Tatineni, S., Brewer, M.T., Zeng, Q., Bock, C.H., Cunniffe, N.J., Wang, C., Candresse, T., Chappell, T., Coleman, J.J., Munkvold, G. 2024. Key challenges in plant pathology in the next decade. Phytopathology. 114(5):837-842.

HC-pro cistron of triticum mosaic virus is a viral determinant of wheat curl mite transmission - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Szydio, W., Wosula, E., Knoell, E., Hein, G.L., Mondal, S., Tatineni, S. 2024. HC-pro cistron of triticum mosaic virus is a viral determinant of wheat curl mite transmission. Phytopathology. 114:1672-1679. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-24-0073-R.

Differential regulation of miRNAs involved in the susceptible and resistance responses of wheat cultivars to wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Soylu, I., Tatineni, S., Lakshman, D.K., Galvez, L., Mitra, A. 2024. Differential regulation of miRNAs involved in the susceptible and resistance responses of wheat cultivars to wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus. BMC Genomics. 25. Article 221. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10128-1.

Enrichment and diversification of the wheat genome by alien introgression - (Review Article)
Boehm Jr, J.D., Cai, X. 2024. Enrichment and diversification of the wheat genome by alien introgression. Plants. 13(3):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13030339.

HC-Pro cistron of Triticum mosaic virus is dispensable for systemic infection in wheat but is required for symptom phenotype and efficient genome amplification - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tatineni, S., Alexander, J.A., Kovacs, F. 2023. HC-Pro cistron of Triticum mosaic virus is dispensable for systemic infection in wheat but is required for symptom phenotype and efficient genome amplification. Virus Research. 339. Article 199277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199277.

Registration of ‘WGC002’ spring wheat containing wild grass-derived Fusarium head blight resistance gene Fhb7Th2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cai, X., Danilova, T.V., Charif, A., Wang, F., Zhang, W., Zhang, M., Ren, S., Zhu, X., Zhong, S., Dykes, L., Fiedler, J.D., Xu, S.S., Frels, K., Wegulo, S., Boehm Jr, J.D., Funnell-Harris, D.L. 2024. Registration of ‘WGC002’ spring wheat containing wild grass-derived Fusarium head blight resistance gene Fhb7Th2. Journal of Plant Registrations. 18(1):179-186. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20342.

Agronomic evaluation and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum spp. derivative breeding lines presenting perennial growth habit - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Morgan, R., Danilova, T.V., Newell, M., Cai, X., Jones, S. 2023. Agronomic evaluation and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum spp. derivative breeding lines presenting perennial growth habit. Plants. 12(18). Article 3217. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183217.

Genetic improvement of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield in the southern great plains of North America, 1959--2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boehm Jr, J.D., Palmer, N.A., Cai, X., Miguez, F. 2023. Genetic improvement of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield in the southern great plains of North America, 1959--2022. Crop Science. 63(6):3236-3249. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21065.