Research Project: New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Location: Crop Improvement and Genetics Research

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

Effects of salt and nitrogen treatments on end use quality in different end use types of wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bragg, J.N., Liu, J., Milner, M.J. 2025. Effects of salt and nitrogen treatments on end use quality in different end use types of wheat. Plants. 14(9). Article 1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14091300.

Differential editing efficiencies in cereal crops: A comparative analysis of tRNA and ribozyme multiplexed guide delivery - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Milner, M.J., Sharma, M., Bates, R., Whiting, M., Craze, M., Miller, P., Brooks, J., Kouidri, A., Wallington, E.J. 2024. Differential editing efficiencies in cereal crops: A comparative analysis of tRNA and ribozyme multiplexed guide delivery. Frontiers in Plant Biotechnology. 15. Article 1426184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1426184.

Understanding the physiological and molecular basis for differences in nitrogen use efficiency in the parents of a winter wheat MAGIC population - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ligeza, A., Milner, M.J. 2024. Understanding the physiological and molecular basis for differences in nitrogen use efficiency in the parents of a winter wheat MAGIC population. Plants. 13(23). Article 3331. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233331.

Priority actions for fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative - (Review Article)
Ambra, V., Jemanesh, H.K., Fernando, D.G., Ceoloni, C., Kuzmanovic, L., Lhamo, D., Gu, Y.Q., Xu, S.S., Cai, X., Buerstmayr, H., Elias, E.M., Confortini, A., Bozzoli, M., Brar, G.S., Ruan, Y., Berraies, S., Hamada, W., Oufensou, S., Jayawardana, M., Walkowiak, S., Bourras, S., Dayarathne, M., Sanchez, J., Doohan, F., Gadaleta, A., Marcotuli, I., He, X., Singh, P.K., Dreisigacker, S., Ammar, K., Klymiuk, V., Pozniak, C.J., Tuberosa, R., Maccaferri, M., Steiner, B., Mastrangelo, A.M., Cattivelli, L. 2025. Priority actions for fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative. The Plant Genome. 18(1). Article e20539. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20539.

Registration of four durum wheat lines carrying Sr13 alleles for resistance to stem rust - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Klindworth, D.L., Rouse, M.N., Olivera, P., Jin, Y., Chu, C.N., Friesen, T.L., Zhong, S., Faris, J.D., Fiedler, J.D., Peters Haugrud, A.R., Gu, Y.Q., Elias, E.M., Liu, S., Cai, X., Xu, S.S. 2024. Registration of four durum wheat lines carrying Sr13 alleles for resistance to stem rust. Journal of Plant Registrations. 19(1). Article e20399. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20399.

Association mapping of tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch resistance in cultivated emmer wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lhamo, D., Sun, Q., Friesen, T.L., Karmacharya, A., Li, X., Fiedler, J.D., Faris, J.D., Xia, G., Luo, M., Gu, Y.Q., Liu, Z., Xu, S.S. 2024. Association mapping of tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch resistance in cultivated emmer wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137. Article 193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04700-2.

Genome-wide association studies on resistance to powdery mildew in cultivated emmer wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lhamo, D., Li, G., Song, G., Li, X., Sen, T.Z., Gu, Y.Q., Xu, X., Xu, S.S. 2024. Genome-wide association studies on resistance to powdery mildew in cultivated emmer wheat. The Plant Genome. 18(1). Article e20493. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20493.

Transposition of HOPPLA in siRNA-deficient plants suggests a limited effect of the environment on retrotransposon mobility in Brachypodium distachyon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thieme, M., Minadakis, N., Himber, C., Keller, B., Xu, W., Rutowicz, K., Matteolli, C., Bohrer, M., Rymen, B., Chingcuanco, D.L., Vogel, J., Sibout, R., Stritt, C., Blevins, T., Roulin, A. 2024. Transposition of HOPPLA in siRNA-deficient plants suggests a limited effect of the environment on retrotransposon mobility in Brachypodium distachyon. PLoS Genetics. 20(3). Article e1011200. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011200.

Identification of Sr67, a new gene for stem rust resistance in KU168-2 located close to the Sr13 locus in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sharma, J.S., Che, M., Fetch, T., McCallum, B.D., Xu, S.S., Hiebert, C.W. 2024. Identification of Sr67, a new gene for stem rust resistance in KU168-2 located close to the Sr13 locus in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137. Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04530-8.

CO2 response screen in grass Brachypodium reveals the key role of a MAP kinase in CO2-triggered stomatal closure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez, B., Ceciliato, P., Takahashi, Y., Rangel, F., Salem, E., Kernig, K., Chow, K., Zhang, L., Sidhom, M., Seitz, C., Zheng, T., Sibout, R., Chingcuanco, D.L., Woods, D., McCammon, A., Vogel, J., Schroeder, J. 2024. CO2 response screen in grass Brachypodium reveals the key role of a MAP kinase in CO2-triggered stomatal closure. Plant Physiology. Article kiae262. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae262.

Regulation of hair cell and stomatal size by a hair cell-specific peroxidase in the grass Brachypodium distachyon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nunes, T.D., Berg, L.S., Slawinska, M.W., Zhang, D., Redt, L., Sibout, R., Vogel, J.P., Chingcuanco, D.L., Jesenofsky, B., Lindner, H., Raissig, M.T. 2023. Regulation of hair cell and stomatal size by a hair cell-specific peroxidase in the grass Brachypodium distachyon. Current Biology. 33(9):1844-1854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.089.