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Recent Journal Publications

Water Conservation

Bronson, K.F., Hunsaker, D.J., Williams, C.F., Thorp, K.R., Rockholt, S.M., Del Grosso, S.J., Venterea, R.T., Barnes, E.M. 2018. Nitrogen management affects nitrous oxide emissions under varying cotton irrigation systems in the Desert Southwest, USA. Journal of Environmental Quality, 47:70-78. (PDF)

Brunetti, G., Simunek, J., Bautista, E. 2018. Hybrid finite volume-finite element model for the numerical analysis of furrow irrigation and fertigation. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 150:312-327. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.05.013

Chen, X., Thorp, K.R., Ouyang, Z., Hou, Y., Li, Y. 2019. Energy consumption due to groundwater pumping for irrigation in the North China Plain. Science of the Total Environment. 669:1033-1042. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.179

Guzman-Rojo, D.P., Bautista, E., Gonzalez-Trinidad, J., Bronson, K.F. 2018. Variability of furrow infiltration and estimated infiltration parameters in a macroporous soil. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 145(2):04018041. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001366. (PDF)

French, A.N., Hunsaker, D.J., Bounoua, L., Karnieli, A., Luckett, W.E., Strand, R. 2018. Remote sensing of evapotranspiration over the central Arizona irrigation and drainage district, USA Agronomy, 8: 278 (PDF)

Hunsaker, D.J., Elshikha, D.M., Bronson, K.F. 2019. High guayule rubber production with subsurface drip irrigation in the US desert Southwest. Agricultural Water Management, 220:1-12. (PDF)

Kothari, K., Ale, S., Bordovsky, J.P., Thorp, K.R., Porter, D.O., Munster, C.L. 2019. Simulation of efficient irrigation management strategies for grain sorghum production in the Texas High Plains. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 170:49-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2018.12.011

Pauli, D., Ziegler, G.R., Ren, M., Jenks, M.A., Hunsaker, D.J., Zhang, M., Baxter, I.R., Gore, M.A. 2018. Multivariate analysis of the cotton seed ionome reveals a shared genetic architecture. G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. 8: 1147-1160. (PDF)

Thorp, K.R., Thompson, A.L., Harders, S.J., French, A.N., Ward, R.W. 2018. High-throughput phenotyping of crop water use efficiency via multispectral drone imagery and a daily soil water balance model. Remote Sensing. 10:1682. (PDF)

Plant Science

Abdel-Haleem, H.A., Waltz, Q., Leake, G. 2019. Tolerance of transplanted guayule seedlings to post-emergence herbicides. Industrial Crops and Products. 133:292-294. (PDF)

Condorelli, G.E., Maccaferri, M., Newcomb, M., Andrade-Sanchez, P., White, J.W., Sciara, G., Tuberosa, R., French, A.N. 2018. Comparative aerial- and ground-based high-throughput phenotyping for the genetic dissection of NDVI as a proxy for drought-adaptive traits in durum wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:893. (PDF)

Kimball, B., Boote, K., Hatfield, J.L., Ahuja, L.R., Stockle, C., Archontoulis, S., Caron, C., Basso, B., Bertuzzi, P., Constantin, J., Deryng, D., Dumont, B., Durand, J., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T., Gayler, S., Hoffmann, M.P., Jiang, Q., Kim, S., Lizaso, J., Moulin, S., Nednel, C., Parker, P., Palosuo, T., Priesack, E., Qi, Z., Srivastava, A., Tommaso, S., Tau, F., Thorp, K.R., Timlin, D.J., Twine, T.E., Webber, H., Willaume, M., Williams, K. 2019. Simulation of maize evapotranspiration: An inter-comparison among 29 maize models. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 271:264-284. (PDF)

Luo, Z., Brock, J., Dyer, J.M., Kutchan, T., Augustin, M., Scachtman, D., Ge, Y., Fahlgren, N., Abdel-Haleem, H.A. 2019. Genetic diversity and population structure of a Camelina sativa spring panel. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:184. (PDF)

Luo, Z., Tomasi, P., Fahlgren, N., Abdel-Haleem, H., 2019. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leaf cuticular wax components in Camelina sativa identifies genetic loci related to intracellular wax transport. BMC Plant Biology 19, 187. (PDF)

Martinez, S.A., Thompson, A.L., Wen, N., Murphy, L.R., Sanguinet, K., Steber, C.M., Garland Campbell, K.A. 2018. Registration of the LouAlp (Louise/Alpowa) wheat recombinant inbred line mapping population. Journal of Plant Registrations 12:282-287. (PDF)

Moni, C., Silvennoinen, H., Kimball, B.A., Fjelldal, E., Brenden, M., Burud, I., Flø, A., Rasse, D.P. 2019. Controlled infrared heating of an artic meadow: challenge in the vegetation establishment stage. Plant Methods 15:3. (PDF)

Teresinski, H.J., Gidda, S.K., Nhuyen, T.N., Howard, M., Porter, B.K., Grimberg, N., Smith, M.D., Andrews, D.W., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T. 2018. An RK/ST C-terminal motif is required for targeting of OEP7.2 and a subset of other Arabidopsis tail-anchored proteins to the plastid outer envelope membrane. Plant and Cell Physiology. 60:516-537. DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy234

Thompson, A.L., Thorp, K.R., Conley, M.M., French, A.N., Andrade-Sanchez, P., Pauli, D. 2019. Comparing nadir and multi-angle view sensor technologies for measuring in-field plant height of upland cotton. Remote Sensing of Environment. 11:700-719. (PDF)

Thompson, A.L., Conrad, A.V., Conley, M.M., Shrock, H., Taft, B., Miksch, C.L., Mills, T.V., Dyer, J.M. 2018. Professor: A motorized field-based phenotyping cart. HardwareX. (PDF)

Thompson, A.L., Conrad, A.V., Conley, M.M. 2018. Deadpool: A how-to-build guide. Ag Data Commons. DOI: 10.15482/USDA.ADC/1436769. (PDF)

Vanhercke, T., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T., Kilaru, A., Rahman, M.M., Petrie, J.R., Green, A.G., Yurchenko, O., Singh, S.P. 2019. Metabolic engineering for enhanced oil in biomass. Progress in Lipid Research. 74:103-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2019.02.002

Entomology and Plant Pathology

Boyle, N., Machtley, S.A., Hagler, J.R., Pitts-Singer, T. 2018. Evaluation of the persistence of fluorescent and protein powders on adult blue orchard bees, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), for mark-capture studies. Apidologie. 49: 378-385. (PDF)

Boyle, N., Tripodi, A.D., Machtley, S.A., Pitts-Singer, T.L., Strange, J.P., Hagler, J.R. 2018. A nonlethal method to examine non-Apis bees for mark-capture research. Journal of Insect Science. 18:10:1-6. (PDF)

Brent, C.S. 2018. Mating and social contact change egg production and longevity in adult females of the mirid Lygus hesperus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 166:545-554. (PDF)

Brent, C.S., Hull, J.J. 2019. RNAi-mediated knockdown of eye coloration genes in the western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 100:e21257. (PDF)

Brent, C.S., Spurgeon, D.W. 2019. Egg production and longevity of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: miridae) adult females under constant and variable temperatures. Journal of Entomological Science. 54:69-80. (PDF)

Cook, C.N., Lawson, S.P., Brent, C.S., Rehan, S.M. 2019. Biogenic amines shift during the pre-reproductive to reproductive transition in the small carpenter bee, Ceratina calcarata. Apidologie 50:90-99. DOI: 10.1007/s13592-018-0624-9

Cook, C.N., Mosquiero, T., Brent, C.S., Ozturk, C., Gadau, J., Pinter-Wollman, N., Smith, B.H. 2019. Individual differences in learning and biogenic amine levels influence the behavioural division between foraging honey bee scouts and recruits. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88:236-246. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12911

Christie, A.E., Stanhope, M.E., Gandler, H.I., Lameyer, T.J., Pascual, M.G., Shea, D.N., Yu, A., Dickinson, P.S., Hull, J.J. 2018. Molecular characterization of putative neuropeptide, amine, diffusible gas and small molecule transmitter biosynthetic enzymes in the eyestalk ganglia of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 18:12. DOI: 10.1007/s10158-018-0216-4

Christie, A.E., Yu, A., Pascual, M.G., Roncalli, V., Cieslak, M.C., Warner, A.N., Lameyer, T.J., Stanhope, M.E., Dickinson, P.S., Hull, J.J. 2018. Circadian signaling in Homarus americanus: Region-specific de novo assembled transcriptomes show that both the brain and eyestalk ganglia possess the molecular components of a putative clock system. Marine Genomics 40:25-44. DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2018.03.002

Christie, A.E., Yu, A., Roncalli, V., Pascual, M.G., Cieslak, M.C., Warner, A.N., Lameyer, T.J., Stanhope, M.E., Dickinson, P.S., Hull, J.J. 2018. Molecular evidence for an intrinsic circadian pacemaker in the cardiac ganglion of the American lobster, Homarus americanus-Is diel cycling of heartbeat frequency controlled by a peripheral clock system? Marine Genomics. 41:19-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2018.07.001

Dickinson, P.S., Dickinson, E.S., Oleisky, E.R., Rivera, C.D., Stanhope, M.E., Stemmler, E.A., Hull, J.J., Christie, A.E. 2019. AMGSEFLamide, a member of a broadly conserved peptide family, modulates multiple neural networks in Homarus americanus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222:jeb194092. DOI:10.1242/jeb.194092

Dickinson, P.S., Hull, J.J., Miller, A., Oleisky, E.R., Christie, A.E. 2019. To what extent may peptide receptor gene diversity/complement contribute to functional flexibility in a simple pattern-generating neural network? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 30:262-282. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2019.03.002

Eisenring, M., Naranjo, S.E., Bacher, S., Abbott, A.L., Meissle, M., Romeis, J. 2019. Reduced caterpillar damage can benefit plant bugs in Bt cotton. Scientific Reports. 9:2727. (PDF)

Finkelstein, A.B., Brent, C.S., Giurfa, M., Amdam, G.V. 2019. Foraging experiences induce enduring change to honey bee sucrose responsiveness and antennal lobe biogenic amine levels. Scientific Reports. 9:5393. (PDF)

Hagler, J.R. 2019. It’s gut check time! A universal food immunomarking technique (UFIT) for studying arthropod feeding activities. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112: 211-219. (PDF)

Hagler, J.R. 2019. Super mark it! A review of the protein immunomarking technique. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112: 200-210. (PDF)

Hagler, J.R., Nieto, D.J., Machtley, S.A., Spurgeon, D.W., Hogg, B.N., Swezey, S.L. 2018. Dynamics of predation on Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) in alfalfa trap cropped organic strawberry. Journal of Insect Science. 18(4):12;1-12. (PDF)

Hagler, J.R., Casey, S.R., Mansfield, S. 2018. Standardization of prey immunomarking: Does a positive test always indicate predation? Biocontrol. 63:773-784. (PDF)

Hogg., B.N., Nelson, E.H., Hagler, J.R., Daane, K.M. 2018. Foraging distance of the Argentine ant in California vineyards. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111:672–679. (PDF)

Hull, J.J., Perera, O.P., Wang, M.X. 2019. Molecular cloning and comparative analysis of transcripts encoding chemosensory proteins from two plant bugs, Lygus lineolaris and Lygus hesperus. Insect Science. 00:1-21.(PDF)

Irvin, N.A., Hagler, J.R., Hoddle, M.S. 2018. Measuring natural enemy dispersal from cover crops in a California vineyard. Biological Control.126/15-25. (PDF)

Islam, M.S., Callicott, K.A., Mutegi, C., Bandyopadhyay, R., Cotty, P.J. 2018. Aspergillus flavus resident in Kenya: High genetic diversity in an ancient population primarily shaped by clonal reproduction and mutation-driven evolution. Fungal Ecology. 35:20-33. (PDF)

Kachapulula, P.W., Akello, J., Bandyopadhyay, R., Cotty, P.J. 2018. Aflatoxin in dried insects and fish in Zambia. Journal of Food Protection. 81(9):1508-1518. (PDF)

Leach, H.,Hagler, J.R., Machtley, S.A., Isaacs, R. 2019. Spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) utilization and dispersal from the wild host, Asian bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.). Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 21:149-158. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12315

Leboeuf, A., Cohanim, A., Stoffel, C., Brent, C.S., Waridel, P., Privman, E., Keller, L., Benton, R. 2018. Molecular evolution of juvenile hormone esterase-like proteins in a socially exchanged fluid. Scientific Reports. 8:17830. (PDF)

Luo, J, Chao, M.A., Zhe, L.I., Zhu, B.Q., Zhang, J., Lei, C.L., Jin, S.X., Hull, J.J., Chen, L.Z. 2018. Assessment of suitable reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Adelphocoris suturalis. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 17(12):2745-2757. (PDF)

Mathew, L.G., Ponnuraj, J., Mallappa, B., Chowdary, L.R., Zhang, J., Tay, W.T., Walsh, T.K., Gordon, K.H.J., Heckel, D.G., Downes, S., Carrière, Y., Li, X., Tabashnik, B.E., Fabrick, J.A. 2018. ABC transporter mis-splicing associated with resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in laboratory- and field-selected pink bollworm. Scientific Reports 8:3531. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31840-5. (PDF)

Mauro, A., Garcia Cela, E., Cotty, P.J., Battilani, P. 2018. Biological control products for aflatoxin prevention in Italy: Commercial field evaluation of atoxigenic A. flavus active ingredients. Toxins. 10:1-14. (PDF)

Mutegi, C.K., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, R. 2018. Prevalence and mitigation of aflatoxins in Kenya (1960-to-date). World Mycotoxin Journal 11: 341-357. (PDF)

Naranjo, S.E. 2018. Retrospective analysis of a classical biological control programme. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55:2439-2450. (PDF)

Naranjo, S.E. 2019. Assessing insect flight behavior in the laboratory: A primer on flight mill methodology and what can be learned. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112: 182-199. (PDF)

Ortega-Beltran, A., Moral, J., Puckett, R.D., Morgan, D.P., Cotty, P.J., Michailides, T.J. 2018. Fungal communities associated with almond throughout crop development: implications for aflatoxin biocontrol management in California. PLoS One. 13(6):e0199127. (PDF)

Prodham, M., Hasan, M., Chowdhury, M., Alam, M., Raham, M., Azad, A., Hossain, M., Naranjo, S.E., Shelton, A. 2018. Bt eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in Bangladesh: Fruit production and control of eggplant fruit and shoot borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee), effects on non-target arthropods and economic returns. PLoS One 13: e0205713. (PDF)

Romeis, J., Naranjo, S.E., Meissle, M., Shelton, A.M. 2018. Genetically engineered crops help support conservation biological control. Biological Control. 130:136-154. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P., Esquivel, J.F. 2018. Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to feeding period duration and cotton square size. Journal of Insect Science. 18(5):1; 1-9. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P., Esquivel, J.F. 2019. Diapause response of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to selected diets. Journal of Entomological Science. 54:61-78. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES18-49

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2018. Morphology, diet, and temperature dependent host-free survival of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Insect Science. 18(3):8. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W., Brent, C.S. 2019. Development and survival of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) nymphs under constant and variable temperatures. Journal of Insect Science. 19:20;1-6. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W. 2019. Common statistical mistakes in entomology: pseudoreplication. American Entomologist. 65(1):16-18. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2019. Termination of diapause in the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 112:633-643. (PDF)

Spurgeon, D.W., Hull, J.J. 2018. Non-destructive detection of diapause in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Cotton Science. 22:162-170. (PDF)

Vandervoet, T., Ellsworth, P., Carriere, Y., Naranjo, S.E. 2018. Quantifying conservation biological control for management of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111:1056-1068. (PDF)

Zhang, M., Wei, J., Ni, X., Zhang, J., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L.,Fabrick, J.A., Carriere, Y., Tabashnik, B.E., and Li, X. 2019. Decreased Cry1Ac activation by midgut proteases associated with Cry1Ac resistance in Helicoverpa zea. Pest Management Science 75:1099-1106. DOI 10.1002/ps.5224