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Xianran Li
Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research
Research Biologist

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Projects
Wheat and Barley Adaptation to a Changing Climate - Discovery of Genetic and Physiological Processes for Improved Crop Productivity and Quality
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 445231
Identifying the Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms that Lead to Low Falling Number in Wheat
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440218

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Comprehensive identification of genomic and environmental determinants of phenotypic plasticity in maize Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Guo, T., Andorf, C.M., Li, X., Yu, J. 2024. Comprehensive identification of genomic and environmental determinants of phenotypic plasticity in maize. Genome Research. 34: 1253-1263. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.279027.124.
Differential induction of defense genes in hexaploid wheat roots by the plant-parasitic nematodes Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Okubara, P.A., Sharpe, R., Peetz, A.B., Li, X., Zasada, I.A. 2024. Differential induction of defense genes in hexaploid wheat roots by the plant-parasitic nematodes Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei. PLOS ONE. 19(8): e0306533. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306533.
Harnessing enviromics to predict climate-impacted high-profile traits for informed decision - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Novel allelic variations in Tannin1 and Tannin2 contribute to tannin absence in sorghum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, W., Benke, R.L., Zhang, X., Zhang, H., Zhao, C., Zhao, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, H., Liu, S., Li, X., Wu, Y. 2024. Novel allelic variations in Tannin1 and Tannin2 contribute to tannin absence in sorghum. Molecular Breeding. 44. Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-024-01463-y.
Genotype, environment, and their interaction effects on peanut seed protein, oil, and fatty acid content variability Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, M.L., Tonnis, B.D., Li, X., Benke, R.L., Huang, E., Tallury, S.P., Pupplala, N., Peng, Z., Wang, J. 2024. Genotype, environment, and their interaction effects on peanut seed protein, oil, and fatty acid content variability. Crop Science. pgs. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21559.
Chapter one - the role of artificial intelligence in crop improvement Reprint Icon - (Book / Chapter)
Negus, K., Li, X., Welch, S., Yu, J. 2024. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Crop Improvement. Advances in Agronomy. 184,2024:1-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.11.001.
Genetic mapping of dynamic control of leaf angle across multiple canopy levels in maize Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dzievit, M., Li, X., Yu, J. 2023. Genetic mapping of dynamic control of leaf angle across multiple canopy levels in maize. The Plant Genome. 17(1). Article e20423. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20423.
Streamline unsupervised machine learning to survey and graph indel-based haplotypes from pan-genomes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, B., Huang, H., Tibbs, L.E., Zhang, Z., Sanguinet, K., Vanous, A.E., Garland Campbell, K.A., Yu, J., Li, X. 2023. Streamline unsupervised machine learning to survey and graph indel-based haplotypes from pan-genomes. Molecular Plant. 16(6):975-978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.05.005.
An independent validation reveals the potential to predict Hagberg-Perten falling number using spectrometers Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, C., Hu, Y., Li, X., Morris, C., Delwiche, S.R., Carter, A.H., Steber, C.M., Zhang, Z. 2023. An independent validation reveals the potential to predict Hagberg-Perten falling number using spectrometers. The Plant Phenome Journal. 6(1). Article e20070. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20070.
Generation of sesame mutant population by mutagenesis and identification of high oleate mutants by GC analysis Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, M.L., Tonnis, B.D., Li, X., Morris, J.B. 2023. Generation of sesame mutant population by mutagenesis and identification of high oleate mutants by GC analysis. Plants. 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061294.
Affordable high throughput field detection of wheat stripe rust using deep learning with semi-automated image labeling Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tang, Z., Wang, M., Schirrmann, M., Li, X., Brueggeman, R., Sankaran, S., Varter, A.H., Pumphrey, M.O., Hu, Y., Chen, X., Zhang, Z. 2023. Affordable high throughput field detection of wheat stripe rust using deep learning with semi-automated image labeling. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 207. Article 107709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.107709.
Machine learning for predicting phenotype from genotype and environment Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guo, T., Li, X. 2023. Machine learning for predicting phenotype from genotype and environment. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 79. Article 102853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102853.
Genomic prediction of tocochromanols in exotic-derived maize Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Guo, T., Li, X., Tanaka, R., Vanous, A.E., Peters, D.W., Gardner, C.A., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Deason, N.T., DellaPenna, D., Gore, M.A., Yu, J. 2022. Genomic prediction of tocochromanols in exotic-derived maize. The Plant Genome. Article e20286. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20286.
Leveraging prior biological knowledge improves prediction of tocochromanols in maize grain Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tanaka, R., Wu, D., Li, X., Tibbs-Cortes, L.E., Wood, J., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Bornowski, N., Hamilton, J.P., Vaillancourt, B., Li, X., Deason, N.T., Schoenbaum, G.R., Buell, C.R., DellaPenna, D., Yu, J., Gore, M.A. 2022. Leveraging prior biological knowledge improves prediction of tocochromanols in maize grain. The Plant Genome. Article e20276. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20276.
Evaluation of variability in seed coat color, weight, oil content, and fatty acid composition within the entire USDA-cultivated peanut germplasm collection Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, M.L., Tonnis, B.D., Chen, C., Li, X., Pinnow, D.L., Tallury, S.P., Stigura, N.E., Pederson, G.A., Harrison, M.L. 2022. Evaluation of variability in seed coat color, weight, oil content, and fatty acid composition within the entire USDA-cultivated peanut germplasm collection. Crop Science. 62:2332-2346. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20830.
Combining GWAS and TWAS to identify candidate causal genes for tocochromanol levels in maize grain Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wu, D., Li, X., Tanaka, R., Wood, J., Tibbs-Cortes, L., Magallanes-Lundback, M., Bornowski, N., Hamilton, J., Vaillancourt, B., Diepenbrock, C., Li, X., Deason, N., Schoenbaum, G., Yu, J., Buell, R., Dellapenna, D., Gore, M. 2022. Combining GWAS and TWAS to identify candidate causal genes for tocochromanol levels in maize grain. Genetics. 221(4). Article iyac091. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac091.
Unraveling the sorghum domestication Reprint Icon - (Literature Review)
Li, X., Yu, J. 2022. Unraveling the sorghum domestication. Molecular Plant. 15:1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.03.006.
Phenotypic plasticity in plant height shaped by interaction between genetic loci and diurnal temperature range Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mu, Q., Guo, T., Li, X., Yu, J. 2022. Phenotypic plasticity in plant height shaped by interaction between genetic loci and diurnal temperature range. New Phytologist. 233(4):1768-1779. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17904.
Genetics-inspired data-driven approaches explain and predict crop performance fluctuations attributed to changing climatic conditions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, X., Guo, T., Bai, G., Zhang, Z., See, D.R., Marshall, J., Garland Campbell, K.A., Yu, J. 2022. Genetics-inspired data-driven approaches explain and predict crop performance fluctuations attributed to changing climatic conditions. Molecular Plant. 15(2):203-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.01.001.
High-efficiency plastome base editing in rice with TAL cytosine deaminase Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, R., Char, S., Liu, B., Liu, H., Li, X., Yang, B. 2021. High-efficiency plastome base editing in rice with TAL cytosine deaminase. Molecular Plant. 14(9):1412-1414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2021.07.007.
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