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Nathan Wyatt
Sugarbeet Research
Research Plant Pathologist

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Projects
Improving Sugarbeet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic, Genomic, Physiological, and Phytopathological Approaches
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 444181
SSBRI A Comprehensive Model for Cercospora Leaf Spot Risk Management
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 444696

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Beyond transformation: Unleashing the secrets of plant-fungal interactions with a simple yet highly effective confocal staining technique - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meta-transcriptomic analysis reveals geographical expansion of known sugarbeet-infecting viruses and the occurrence of a novel virus in sugarbeet in the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chinnadural, C., Wyatt, N.A., Weiland, J.J., Neher, O., Hasting, J., Bloomquist, M., Chu, C.N., Chanda, A., Khan, M., Bolton, M.D., Ramachandran, V. 2024. Meta-transcriptomic analysis reveals geographical expansion of known sugarbeet-infecting viruses and the occurrence of a novel virus in sugarbeet in the United States. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. Article 1429402. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1429402.
Genetic drift, historic migration, and limited gene flow contributing to the subpopulation divergence in wild sea beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima (L.) Arcang) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tehssen, M., Wyatt, N.A., Bolton, M.D., Fugate, K.K., Preister, L.S., Ramachandran, V., Yang, S., Chu, C.N., Li, X. 2024. Genetic drift, historic migration, and limited gene flow contributing to the subpopulation divergence in wild sea beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima (L.) Arcang). PLOS ONE. 19(9):e0308626. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308626.
Variability in chromosome 1 of select Moroccan P. teres f. teres isolates enables isolates to overcome a highly effective barley chromosome 6H source of resistance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, J., Wyatt, N.A., Skiba, R., Kariyawasan, G., Richards, J., Effertz, K., Rehman, S., Brueggemann, R., Friesen, T.L. 2024. Variability in chromosome 1 of select Moroccan P. teres f. teres isolates enables isolates to overcome a highly effective barley chromosome 6H source of resistance. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-23-0159-R.
Population genomic analyses and demography inference show recent emergence and dispersal of barley pathogen coinciding with crop domestication and cultivation history Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Taliadoros, D., Feurtey, A., Wyatt, N.A., Gladieux, P., Friesen, T.L., Stukenbrock, E. 2024. Population genomic analyses and demography inference show recent emergence and dispersal of barley pathogen coinciding with crop domestication and cultivation history. PLoS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010884.
Beet soil-borne virus is a helper virus for the novel Beta vulgaris satellite virus 1A - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Weiland, J.J., Wyatt, N.A., Camelo, V., Spanner, R., Hladky, L.L., Ramachandran, V., Secor, G., Martin, F.N., Wintermantel, W.M., Bolton, M.D. 2024. Beet soil-borne virus is a helper virus for the novel Beta vulgaris satellite virus 1A. Phytopathology. 114(5):1126-1136.
Role of non-programmed cell death inducing effectors in the Parastagonospora nodorum-wheat necrotrophic interaction - (Abstract Only)
Kariyawasam, G., Wyatt, N.A., Liu, Z., Friesen, T.L. 2024. Role of non-programmed cell death inducing effectors in the Parastagonospora nodorum-wheat necrotrophic interaction. Meeting Abstract.
Biparental and natural population genetics identify Pyrenophora teres f. teres loci associated with a broadly effective barley resistance - (Abstract Only)
Skiba, R., Wyatt, N.A., Li, J., Kariyawasam, G., Richards, J.K., Effertz, K., Reham, S., Brueggeman, R., Friesen, T.L. 2024. Biparental and natural population genetics identify Pyrenophora teres f. teres loci associated with a broadly effective barley resistance. Meeting Abstract.
A look into the Pyrenophora teres f. teres colonization strategies on barley using a transformation-free staining and confocal microscope analysis - (Abstract Only)
Nelson, A., Kariyawasan, G., Wyatt, N.A., Stukenbrock, E., Borowicz, P., Liu, Z., Friesen, T.L. 2024. A look into the Pyrenophora teres f. teres colonization strategies on barley using a transformation-free staining and confocal microscope analysis. Meeting Abstract.
Role of non-programmed cell death inducing effectors in the Parastagonospora nodorum-wheat necrotrophic interaction - (Abstract Only)
Malvestiti, M., Kariyawasam, G., Li, J., Wyatt, N.A., Nelson, A., Skiba, R., Fiedler, J.D., Effertz, K., Liu, Z., Williams, S., Bruggeman, R., Friesen, T.L. 2024. Role of non-programmed cell death inducing effectors in the Parastagonospora nodorum-wheat necrotrophic interaction. Meeting Abstract.
The complete and gapless genome of the sugarbeet pathogen Cercospora beticola Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wyatt, N.A., Spanner, R., Bolton, M.D. 2023. The complete and gapless genome of the sugarbeet pathogen Cercospora beticola. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-11-23-0146-A.
Unleashing the secrets of plant-fungal interactions using a transformation-free confocal staining technique that supports AI-assisted quantitative analysis Reprint Icon - (Pre-print Publication)
Nelson, A., Kariyawasam, G., Wyatt, N.A., Li, J., Haueisen, J., Stukenbrock, E., Borowicz, P., Friesen, T.L. 2023. Unleashing the secrets of plant-fungal interactions using a transformation-free confocal staining technique that supports AI-assisted quantitative analysis. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.04.560942.
A Moroccan Pyrenophora teres f. teres population defeats the Rpt5 broad-spectrum resistance on barley chromosome 6H Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richards, J., Li, J., Koladia, V., Wyatt, N.A., Reham, S., Brueggemann, R., Friesen, T.L. 2023. A Moroccan Pyrenophora teres f. teres population defeats the Rpt5 broad-spectrum resistance on barley chromosome 6H. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-23-0117-R.
Development of STARP marker platform for flexible SNP genotyping in sugarbeet Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tehssen, M., Zheng, Y., Wyatt, N.A., Bolton, M.D., Yang, S., Xu, S.S., Li, X., Chu, C.N. 2023. Development of STARP marker platform for flexible SNP genotyping in sugarbeet. Agronomy Journal. 13(5). Article 1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051359.
First report of Pepper yellow dwarf strain of Beet curly top virus and spinach curly top Arizona virus in red table beet in Idaho, United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ramachandran, V., Wyatt, N.A., Rivera Santiago, E.E., Neher, O.T., Weiland, J.J., Bolton, M.D. 2023. First report of Pepper yellow dwarf virus, Spinach curly top Arizona virus, and Beet necrotic yellow vein virus in red table beet in Idaho, United States. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-22-2855-PDN.
Potential of publicly available Beta vulgaris germplasm for sustainable sugarbeet improvement indicated by combining analysis of genetic diversity and historic resistance evaluation Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tehseen, M., Poore Fonseka, R.C., Fugate, K.K., Bolton, M.D., Ramachandran, V., Wyatt, N.A., Li, X., Chu, C.N. 2023. Potential of publicly available Beta vulgaris germplasm for sustainable sugarbeet improvement indicated by combining analysis of genetic diversity and historic resistance evaluation. Crop Science. 63(4):2255-2273. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20978.
Validation and characterization of Pyrenophora teres f. teres effector genes VR1 and VR2 conferring virulence on Rika barley - (Abstract Only)
Li, J., Wyatt, N.A., Nelson, A., Brueggeman, R., Friesen, T.L. 2023. Validation and characterization of Pyrenophora teres f. teres effector genes VR1 and VR2 conferring virulence on Rika barley. Meeting Abstract.
Pathogen genetics identifies avirulence/virulence loci associated with barley chromosome 6H resistance in the Pyrenophora teres f. teres – barley interaction Reprint Icon - (Pre-print Publication)
Li, J., Wyatt, N.A., Skiba, R., Kariyawasam, G., Richards, J., Effertz, K., Rehman, S., Brueggemanm, R., Friesen, T.L. 2023. Pathogen genetics identifies avirulence/virulence loci associated with barley chromosome 6H resistance in the Pyrenophora teres f. teres – barley interaction. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.10.527674.
Resistance to QoI and DMI fungicides does not reduce virulence of Cercospora beticola isolates in North Central USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, Y., Del Rio Mendoza, L.E., Qi, A., Lakshman, D.K., Bhuiyan, Z.M., Wyatt, N., Neubauer, J., Bolton, M., Khan, M. 2023. Resistance to QoI and DMI fungicides does not reduce virulence of Cercospora beticola isolates in North Central USA. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-21-2583-RE.
Hybrid inferiority and genetic incompatibilities drive divergence of fungal pathogens infecting the same host Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yuzon, J.D., Wyatt, N.A., Vasighzadeh, A., Clare, S., Navratil, E.M., Friesen, T.L., Stukenbrock, E.H. 2023. Hybrid inferiority and genetic incompatibilities drive divergence of fungal pathogens infecting the same host. Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyad037.
Host and pathogen genetics reveal an inverse gene-for-gene association in the P. teres f. maculata – barley pathosystem - (Abstract Only)
Skiba, R., Wyatt, N.A., Kariyawasam, G., Yang, S., Brueggeman, R., Friesen, T.L. 2023. Host and pathogen genetics reveal an inverse gene-for-gene association in the P. teres f. maculata – barley pathosystem. Meeting Abstract.
High throughput sequencing-aided molecular characterization of resistance-breaking variants of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus in the United States - (Abstract Only)
First report of tomato bushy stunt virus naturally infecting sugar beet in the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ramachandran, V., Wyatt, N.A., Rivera Santiago, E.E., Barth, H.P., Bloomquist, M., Weiland, J., Bolton, M.D. 2023. First report of tomato bushy stunt virus naturally infecting sugar beet in the United States. Plant Disease. 107(6):1957. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2530-PDN.
Host and pathogen genetics reveal an inverse gene-for-gene association in the Pyrenophora teres f. maculata – barley pathosystem Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skiba, R., Wyatt, N.A., Kariyawasam, G., Fiedler, J.D., Yang, S., Brueggeman, R., Friesen, T.L. 2022. Host and pathogen genetics reveal an inverse gene-for-gene association in the Pyrenophora teres f. maculata – barley pathosystem. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04204-x.
Did the Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox3 evolved from SnTox5? - (Abstract Only)
Kariyawasam, G.K., Wyatt, N.A., Liu, Z., Stukenbrock, E.H., Faris, J.D., Friesen, T.L. 2022. Did the Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox3 evolved from SnTox5? [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Session No.7178.
Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox5 facilitates the colonization of leaf mesophyll in the presence and absence of Snn5 - (Abstract Only)
Kariyawasam, G.K., Richards, J.K., Wyatt, N.A., Running, K.L., Liu, Z., Faris, J.D., Friesen, T.L. 2022. Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox5 facilitates the colonization of leaf mesophyll in the presence and absence of Snn5 [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Session No.7511.
The Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox3 likely evolved from a duplication event of SnTox5 - (Abstract Only)
Kariyawasam, G.K., Wyatt, N.A., Liu, Z., Stukenbrock, E.H., Faris, J.D., Friesen, T.L. 2022. The Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector SnTox3 likely evolved from a duplication event of SnTox5. In: Fungal Genetics Conference, Mar. 15-20,2022, Pacific Grove, CA.
Validation and characterization of Pyrenophora teres f. teres effectors VR1 and VR2 conferring virulence on Rika barley - (Abstract Only)
Li, J., Wyatt, N.A., Brueggeman, R.S., Friesen, T.L. 2022. Validation and characterization of Pyrenophora teres f. teres effectors VR1 and VR2 conferring virulence on Rika barley. In: Fungal Genetics Conference, Mar. 15-20,2022, Pacific Grove, CA.