Research Project: Introgression of Disease Resistance and Tuber Quality Traits from Wild Species Relatives into Diploid Cultivated Potato

Location: Vegetable Crops Research

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

The structure and allelic diversity of the self-incompatibility locus (S-locus) in diploid potatoes inferred from whole genome sequences and transcriptome data from styles and pollen - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ames, M., Halterman, D.A., Bethke, P.C. 2025. The structure and allelic diversity of the self-incompatibility locus (S-locus) in diploid potatoes inferred from whole genome sequences and transcriptome data from styles and pollen. The Plant Genome. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.176278171.10448063/v1.

Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd) in wild and cultivated potatoes, study of infection and diagnostics using a validated RT-qPCR method - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Potato Virus Y restricts Alternaria solani growth during co-infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gutierrez Sanchez, P., Fuller, J.J., Stroschein, S., Vanden Top, A., Halterman, D.A., Rokotondrafara, A.M. 2025. Potato Virus Y restricts alternaria solani growth during co-infection. Phytopathology. MPMI (2025). https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-03-25-0026-R.

Morpho-molecular identification of Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium oxysporum associated with symptomatic wilting of potato from Pakistan - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bibi, A., Mubeen, F., Rizwan, A., Ullah, I., Hammad, M., Wasquas, M.A., Ikram, A., Abbas, Z., Halterman, D.A., Saeed, N. 2024. Morpho-molecular identification of fusarium equiseti and fusarium oxysporum associated with symptomatic wilting of potato from Pakistan. The Journal of Fungi. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100701.

A survey of the Sli gene in wild and cultivated potato - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ames Sevillano, M.I., Hamernik, A.J., Behling, W., Douches, D., Halterman, D.A., Bethke, P.C. 2024. A survey of the Sli gene in wild and cultivated potato. Plant Direct. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.589.

Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea affects plant susceptibility to subsequent pathogen infections under controlled-environment conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ozturk, I.K., Buchholz, E., Bentley, A., Halterman, D.A., Rioux, R. 2024. Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea affects plant susceptibility to subsequent pathogen infections under controlled-environment conditions. Plant Disease. 108(7):2148-2153. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-24-0276-RE.

Multifunctionality of AsCFEM6 and AsCFEM12 effectors from the potato early blight pathogen Alternaria solani - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qiu, C., Halterman, D.A., Zhang, H., Liu, Z. 2023. Multifunctionality of AsCFEM6 and AsCFEM12 effectors from the potato early blight pathogen Alternaria solani. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128575.

A new beginning Producing Diploid Potato Seed - (Trade Journal)
Hamernik, A.J., Endelman, J., Bethke, P.C. 2023. A new beginning Producing Diploid Potato Seed. Common Tater. 75(59-63). https://issuu.com/bctater/docs/standard_923.

QTL-seq analysis and linkage mapping reveal genomic regions contributing to the epicotyl length trait in adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kachapila, M., Horiuchi, Y., Nagasawa, H., Michihata, N., Yoshida, T., Kato, Y., Bethke, P.C., Kato, K., Mori, M. 2023. QTL-seq analysis and linkage mapping reveal genomic regions contributing to the epicotyl length trait in adzuki bean (Vigna angularis). Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13071305.

Susceptibility of potato lenticels to infection by pathogens - (Proceedings)
Bethke, P.C. 2023. Susceptibility of potato lenticels to infection by pathogens. Symposium Proceedings. (2020) 1-6. https://doi.org/wpvga.conferencespot.org/event-data/pdf/a005/fl364.