Research Project: Gene Discovery and Designing Soybeans for Food, Feed, and Industrial Applications

Location: Plant Genetics Research

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

Elemental sulfur concentration can be used as a rapid, reliable, and cost-effective predictor of sulfur amino acid content of soybean seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, W., Kim, S., Mawhinney, T.P., Krishnan, H.B. 2024. Elemental sulfur concentration can be used as a rapid, reliable, and cost-effective predictor of sulfur amino acid content of soybean seeds. Scientific Reports. 14. Article 3093. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53590-3.

Genome-wide association study reveals GmFulb as candidate gene for maturity time and reproductive length in soybeans (Glycine max) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Escamilla, D., Dietz, N., Bilyeu, K.D., Hudson, K.A., Rainey, K. 2024. Genome-wide association study revealed GmFULb as a candidate gene controlling maturity and reproductive length. PLOS ONE. 19(1). Article e0294123. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294123.

Loss-of-function of an a-SNAP gene confers resistance to soybean cyst nematode - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Usovsky, M., Gamage, V.A., Meinhardt, C.G., Dietz, N., Triller, M., Basnet, P., Gillman, J.D., Bilyeu, K.D., Song, Q., Dhital, B., Nguyen, A., Mitchum, M.G., Scaboo, A. 2023. Loss-of-function of an a-SNAP gene confers resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Nature Communications. 14. Article e7629. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43295-y.

Development of a standardized soybean cyst nematode screening assay in pennycress and identification of resistant germplasm - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Basnet, P., Meinhardt, C.G., Dhital, B., Nguyen, A., Gillman, J.D., Joshi, T., Mitchum, M.G., Scaboo, A. 2024. Development of a standardized soybean cyst nematode screening assay in pennycress and identification of resistant germplasm. Plant Disease. 108(2):359-364. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-23-0858-RE.

Ice recrystallization inhibition activity of soy protein hydrolysates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fomich, M., Dia, V., Premadasa, U., Doughty, B., Krishnan, H.B., Wang, T. 2023. Ice recrystallization inhibition activity of soy protein hydrolysates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(30):11587-11598. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08701.

Selecting recombinants to stack high protein with high oleic acid and low linolenic acid in soybean (glycine max) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcdonald, S.C., Bilyeu, K.D., Koebernick, J., Buckley, B., Fallen, B.D., Mian, R.M., Li, Z. 2023. Selecting recombinants to stack high protein with high oleic acid and low linolenic acid in soybean (glycine max). Plant Breeding. 142(4):477-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.13102.

Sonoprocessing improves phenolics profile, antioxidant capacity, structure, and product qualities of purple corn pericarp extract - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boateng, I.D., Kumar, R., Daubert, C.R., Flint Garcia, S.A., Mustapha, A., Kuehnel, L., Agliata, J., Li, Q., Wan, C., Somavat, P. 2023. Sonoprocessing improves phenolics profile, antioxidant capacity, structure, and product qualities of purple corn pericarp extract. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 95: Article 106418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106418.

Soybean gene co-expression network analysis identifies two co-regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Piya, S., Pantalone, V., Zadegan, S.B., Shipp, S., Lakhssassi, N., Knizia, D., Krishnan, H.B., Meksem, K., Hewezi, T. 2023. Soybean gene co-expression network analysis identifies two co-regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(6):628-636. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13327.

The allele catalog tool: a web-based interactive tool for allele discovery and analysis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chan, Y., Dietz, N., Zeng, S., Wang, J., Flint Garcia, S.A., Salazar-Vidal, N.M., Skrabisova, M., Bilyeu, K.D., Joshi, T. 2023. The allele catalog tool: a web-based interactive tool for allele discovery and analysis. BMC Genomics. 24: Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09161-3.

AccuCalc: A python package for accuracy calculation in GWAS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biová, J., Dietz, N., Chan, Y., Joshi, T., Bilyeu, K.D., Škrabišová, M. 2023. AccuCalc: A python package for accuracy calculation in GWAS. Genes. 14(1). Article 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14010123.

Hypocholesterolemic effects of soy protein isolates from soybeans differing in 7S and 11S globulin subunits vary in rats fed a high cholesterol diet - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, S., Luo, T., Song, Y., Ren, H., Qiu, Z., Ma, C., Tian, Y., Wu, Q., Wang, F., Krishnan, H.B., Yu, W., Yang, J., Xu, P., Zhang, S., Song, B. 2022. Hypocholesterolemic effects of soy protein isolates from soybeans differing in 7S and 11S globulin subunits vary in rats fed a high cholesterol diet. Journal of Functional Foods. 99. Article 105347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2022.105347.

Chapter seven - A fast and cost-effective procedure for reliable measurement of trypsin inhibitor activity in soy and soy products - (Book / Chapter)
Kim, S., Krishnan, H.B. 2023. Chapter seven - A fast and cost-effective procedure for reliable measurement of trypsin inhibitor activity in soy and soy products. Methods in Enzymology. 680:195-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2022.08.016.

Linkage analysis and residual heterozygotes derived near isogenic lines reveals a novel protein quantitative trait loci from a Glycine soja accession - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yang, Y., La, T., Gillman, J.D., Lyu, Z., Joshi, T., Usovsky, M., Song, Q., Scaboo, A. 2022. Linkage analysis and residual heterozygotes derived near isogenic lines reveals a novel protein quantitative trait loci from a Glycine soja accession. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 938100. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.938100.

Chapter twelve - soybean seed proteomics: Methods for the isolation, detection, and identification of low abundance proteins - (Book / Chapter)
Kim, W., Nott, J., Kim, S., Krishnan, H.B. 2022. Chapter twelve - soybean seed proteomics: Methods for the isolation, detection, and identification of low abundance proteins. Methods in Enzymology. 676:325-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2022.07.001.

Utilization of plant architecture genes in soybean to positively impact adaptation to high yield environments - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, J., Scaboo, A., Pantalone, V., Li, Z., Bilyeu, K.D. 2022. Utilization of plant architecture genes in soybean to positively impact adaptation to high yield environments. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 891587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.891587.

Candidate genes modulating reproductive timing in elite US soybean lines identified in soybean alleles of Arabidopsis flowering orthologs with divergent latitude distribution - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dietz, N., Chan, Y., Scaboo, A., Graef, G., Hyten, D., Happ, M., Diers, B., Lorenz, A., Wang, D., Joshi, T., Bilyeu, K.D. 2022. Candidate genes modulating reproductive timing in elite US soybean lines identified in soybean alleles of Arabidopsis flowering orthologs with divergent latitude distribution. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 889066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.889066.

A novel synthetic phenotype association study approach reveals the landscape of association for genomic variants and phenotypes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skrabisova, M., Dietz, N., Zeng, S., Chan, Y., Wang, J., Liu, Y., Biova, J., Trupti, J., Bilyeu, K.D. 2022. A novel synthetic phenotype association study approach reveals the landscape of association for genomic variants and phenotypes. Journal of Advanced Research. 42:117-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.04.004.

Confocal fluorescence microscopy investigation for the existence of subdomains within protein storage vacuoles in soybean cotyledons - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, H.B., Jurkevich, A. 2022. Confocal fluorescence microscopy investigation for the existence of subdomains within protein storage vacuoles in soybean cotyledons. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). Article 3664. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073664.

Epistatic interaction between Rhg1-a and Rhg2 in PI 90763 confers resistance to virulent soybean cyst nematode populations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Basnet, P., Meinhardt, C.G., Usovsky, M., Gillman, J.D., Joshi, T., Song, Q., Diers, B., Mitchum, M.G., Scaboo, A. 2022. Epistatic interaction between Rhg1-a and Rhg2 in PI 90763 confers resistance to virulent soybean cyst nematode populations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135:2025-2039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04091-2.

Genomic prediction models for traits differing in heritability for soybean, rice, and maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaler, A.S., Purcell, L., Beissinger, T., Gillman, J.D. 2022. Genomic prediction models for traits differing in heritability for soybean, rice, and maize. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 22. Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03479-y.

Breeding of ‘DND358’: a new soybean cultivar for processing soy protein isolate with a hypocholesterolemic effect similar to that of fenofibrate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, B., Qiu, Z., Li, M., Luo, T., Wu, Q., Krishnan, H.B., Wu, J., Xu, P., Zhang, S., Liu, S. 2022. Breeding of ‘DND358’: a new soybean cultivar for processing soy protein isolate with a hypocholesterolemic effect similar to that of fenofibrate. Journal of Functional Foods. 90. Article 104979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2022.104979.

Phenotyping and quantitative trait locus analysis for the limited transpiration trait in an upper-mid south soybean recombinant inbred line population (“Jackson” × “KS4895”): high throughput aquaporin inhibitor screening - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sarkar, S., Shekoofa, A., Mcclure, A., Gillman, J.D. 2022. Phenotyping and quantitative trait locus analysis for the limited transpiration trait in an upper-mid south soybean recombinant inbred line population (“Jackson” × “KS4895”): high throughput aquaporin inhibitor screening. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 779834. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.779834.

Geographic distribution of the E1 family of genes and their effects on reproductive timing in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dietz, N., Combs-Giroir, R., Cooper, G., Stacey, M., Miranda, C., Bilyeu, K.D. 2021. Geographic distribution of the E1 family of genes and their effects on reproductive timing in soybean. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 21. Article 441. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03197-x.

Utilization of tofu processing wastewater as a source of the bioactive peptide lunasin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nieto-Veloza, A., Zhong, Q., Kim, W., D'Souzaa, D., Krishnan, H.B., Dia, V.P. 2021. Utilization of tofu processing wastewater as a source of the bioactive peptide lunasin. Food Chemistry. 362. Article 130220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130220.

Development of soybean experimental lines with enhanced protein and sulfur amino acid content - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alaswad, A.A., Song, B., Oehrle, N.W., Wiebold, W.J., Mawhinney, T.P., Krishnan, H.B. 2021. Development of soybean experimental lines with enhanced protein and sulfur amino acid content. Plant Science. 308: Article 110912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110912.

Application of SNPViz v2.0 using next-generation sequencing data sets in the discovery of potential causative mutations in candidate genes associated with phenotypes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zeng, S., Skrabisova, M., Lyu, Z., Chan, Y., Dietz, N., Bilyeu, K.D., Joshi, T. 2021. Application of SNPViz v2.0 using next-generation sequencing data sets in the discovery of potential causative mutations in candidate genes associated with phenotypes. International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics. 25(1-2):65-85. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDMB.2021.116886.

Adenanthera pavonina, a potential plant-based protein resource: seed protein composition and immunohistochemical localization of trypsin inhibitors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, H.B., Kim, S., Pereira, A.E., Jurkevich, A., Hibbard, B.E. 2022. Adenanthera pavonina, a potential plant-based protein resource: seed protein composition and immunohistochemical localization of trypsin inhibitors. Food Chemistry: X. 13. Article 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100253.

Title: Hypermethylation of miRNA genes during nodule development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Piya, S., Lopes-Caitar, V., Kim, W., Pantalone, V., Krishnan, H.B., Hewezi, T. 2021. Title: Hypermethylation of miRNA genes during nodule development. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. Article e616623. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.616623.

Genomic prediction using training population design in interspecific soybean populations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Beche, E., Gillman, J.D., Song, Q., Nelson, R.L., Beissinger, T., Decker, J., Shannon, G., Scaboo, A.M. 2021. Genomic prediction using training population design in interspecific soybean populations. Molecular Breeding. 41. Article e15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-021-01203-6.

SNPViz v2.0: A web-based tool for enhanced haplotype analysis using large scale resequencing datasets and discovery of phenotypes causative gene using allelic variations - (Proceedings)
Zeng, S., Skrabisova, M., Lyu, Z., Chan, Y., Bilyeu, K.D., Joshi, T. 2021. SNPViz v2.0: A web-based tool for enhanced haplotype analysis using large scale resequencing datasets and discovery of phenotypes causative gene using allelic variations. Bioinformatics. 1408-1415. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM49941.2020.9313539.

Quantitative trait locus mapping for resistance to heat-induced seed degradation and low seed phytic acid in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gillman, J.D., Chebrolu, K., Smith, J.R. 2021. Quantitative trait locus mapping for resistance to heat-induced seed degradation and low seed phytic acid in soybean. Crop Science. 61(3):2023–2035. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20419.

Lunasin protease inhibitor concentrate decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines and improves histopathological markers in dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nieto-Veloza, A., Wang, Z., Zhong, Q., D'Souzaa, D., Krishnan, H.B., Dia, V.P. 2022. Lunasin protease inhibitor concentrate decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines and improves histopathological markers in dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis. Food Science and Human Wellness. 11(6):1508-1514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2022.06.008.

Molecular-assisted breeding for soybean with high oleic/low linolenic acid and elevated vitamin e in the seed oil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hagely, K., Konda, A.R., Kim, J., Cahoon, E., Bilyeu, K.D. 2021. Molecular-assisted breeding for soybean with high oleic/low linolenic acid and elevated vitamin e in the seed oil. Molecular Breeding. 41. Article e3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-020-01184-y.

Overexpression of ATP sulfurylase improves the sulfur amino acid content, enhances the accumulation of Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor and suppresses the accumulation of the b-subunit of b-conglycinin in soybean seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, W., Kim, S.N., Oehrle, N.W., Jez, J.M., Krishnan, H.B. 2020. Overexpression of ATP sulfurylase improves the sulfur amino acid content, enhances the accumulation of Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor and suppresses the accumulation of the b-subunit of b-conglycinin in soybean seeds. Scientific Reports. 10. Article e14989. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72134-z.

Effect of heat stress on seed protein composition and ultrastructure of protein storage vacuoles in the cotyledonary parenchyma cells of soybean genotypes that are either tolerant or sensitive to elevated temperatures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, H.B., Kim, W., Oehrle, N.W., Smith, J.R., Gillman, J.D. 2020. Effect of heat stress on seed protein composition and ultrastructure of protein storage vacuoles in the cotyledonary parenchyma cells of soybean genotypes that are either tolerant or sensitive to elevated temperatures. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(13). Article 4775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134775.

Soybean mutants lacking abundant seed storage proteins are impaired in mobilization of storage reserves and germination - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wei, X., Kim, W., Song, B., Oehrle, N.W., Liu, S., Krishnan, H.B. 2020. Soybean mutants lacking abundant seed storage proteins are impaired in mobilization of storage reserves and germination. ACS Omega. 5(14):8065-8075. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00128.

The effects and interaction of soybean maturity gene alleles controlling flowering time, maturity, and adaptation in tropical environments - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miranda, C.A., Scaboo, A., Cober, E., Denwar, N., Bilyeu, K.D. 2020. The effects and interaction of soybean maturity gene alleles controlling flowering time, maturity, and adaptation in tropical environments. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 20:65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2276-y.

Nested association mapping of important agronomic traits in three interspecific soybean populations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Beche, E., Gillman, J.D., Song, Q., Nelson, R.L., Beissinger, T., Decker, J., Shannon, G., Scaboo, A.M. 2020. Nested association mapping of important agronomic traits in three interspecific soybean populations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133:1039-1054. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03529-4.

Comparing different statistical models and multiple testing corrections for association mapping in soybean and maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kaler, A.S., Gillman, J.D., Beissinger, T., Purcell, L.C. 2020. Comparing different statistical models and multiple testing corrections for association mapping in soybean and maize. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:1794. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01794.

Field performance of high oleic soybeans with mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes in Tennessee - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Darr, L., Cunicelli, M., Bhandari, H., Bilyeu, K.D., Chen, F., Hewezi, T., Li, Z., Sams, C., Pantalone, V. 2020. Field performance of high oleic soybeans with mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes in Tennessee. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 97:49-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12306.

Proteomic comparison of three extraction methods reveals the abundance of protease inhibitors in the seeds of grass pea, a unique orphan legume - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miranda, C.A., Xu, Q., Oehrle, N.W., Islam, N., Garrett, W.M., Natarajan, S.S., Gillman, J.D., Krishnan, H.B. 2019. Proteomic comparison of three extraction methods reveals the abundance of protease inhibitors in the seeds of grass pea, a unique orphan legume. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(37):10296-10305. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04307.

A seed germination transcriptomic study contrasting two soybean genotypes that differ in terms of their tolerance to the deleterious impacts of elevated temperatures during seed fill - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gillman, J.D., Biever, J.J., Ye, S., Spollen, W.G., Givan, S.A., Lyu, Z., Joshi, T., Smith, J.R., Fritschi, F.B. 2019. A seed germination transcriptomic study contrasting two soybean genotypes that differ in terms of their tolerance to the deleterious impacts of elevated temperatures during seed fill. BMC Research Notes. 12:522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4559-7.

Lathyrus sativus originating from different geographical regions reveal striking differences in Kunitz and Bowman-Birk inhibitor activities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, Q., Qu, J., Song, B., Liu, F., Chen, P., Krishnan, H.B. 2019. Lathyrus sativus originating from different geographical regions reveal striking differences in Kunitz and Bowman-Birk inhibitor activities. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67:8119-8129. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02604.

Demonstration of highly efficient dual gRNA CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the homeologous GmFAD2-1A and GmFAD2-1B genes to yield a high oleic, low linoleic and a-linolenic acid phenotype in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Do, P.T., Nguyen, C.X., Bui, H.T., Tran, L.T., Stacey, G., Gillman, J.D., Zhang, Z.J., Stacey, M.G. 2019. Demonstration of highly efficient dual gRNA CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the homeologous GmFAD2-1A and GmFAD2-1B genes to yield a high oleic, low linoleic and a-linolenic acid phenotype in soybean. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. 19:311. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1906-8.

BG-4 from bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) differentially affects inflammation in vitro and in vivo - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nieto-Veloza, A., Wang, Z., Zhong, Q., Krishnan, H.B., Dia, V.P. 2019. BG-4 from bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) differentially affects inflammation in vitro and in vivo. Antioxidants. 8(6):175. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8060175.

Biochemical and anatomical investigation of Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh nodules grown under flooded and non-flooded conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, H.B., Oehrle, N.W., Alaswad, A.A., Stevens, W., John, M.K., Luthria, D.L., Natarajan, S.S. 2019. Biochemical and anatomical investigation of Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh nodules grown under flooded and non-flooded conditions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(8):1824. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20081824.

Novel alleles of FAD2-1A induce high levels of oleic acid in soybean oil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Combs, R., Bilyeu, K.D. 2019. Novel alleles of FAD2-1A induce high levels of oleic acid in soybean oil. Molecular Breeding. 39:79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-019-0972-9.

Environmental stability study of soybeans with modified carbohydrate profiles in maturity groups 0 to V - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jo, H., Lorenz, A., Rainey, K., Shannon, J., Chen, P., Bilyeu, K.D. 2019. Environmental stability study of soybeans with modified carbohydrate profiles in maturity groups 0 to V. Crop Science. 59(4):1531-1543. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.09.0600.

Draft genome sequence of bradyrhizobium sp. Strain LVM 105, a nitrogen-fixing symbiont of chamaecrista fasciculata (michx) greene - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Krishnan, H.B., Kim, W., Givan, S.A. 2019. Draft genome sequence of bradyrhizobium sp. Strain LVM 105, a nitrogen-fixing symbiont of chamaecrista fasciculata (michx) greene. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8(14):e00132-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00132-19.

Classical soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) symbionts, Sinorhizobium fredii USDA191 and Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110, reveal contrasting symbiotic phenotype on pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alaswad, A.A., Oehrle, N.W., Krishnan, H.B. 2019. Classical soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) symbionts, Sinorhizobium fredii USDA191 and Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110, reveal contrasting symbiotic phenotype on pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(5):1091. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20051091.

Impact of co-expression of maize 11 and 18 kDa delta-zeins and 27 kDa gamma-zein in transgenic soybeans on protein body structure and sulfur amino acid content - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, W., Krishnan, H.B. 2018. Impact of co-expression of maize 11 and 18 kDa delta-zeins and 27 kDa gamma-zein in transgenic soybeans on protein body structure and sulfur amino acid content. Plant Science. 280:340-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.12.016.

Transcriptomic profiling of Lathyrus sativus L. metabolism of ß-ODAP, a neuroexcitatory amino acid associated with neurodegenerative lower limb paralysis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, Q., Liu, F., Qu, R., Gillman, J.D., Bi, C., Hu, X., Chen, P., Krishnan, H.B. 2018. Transcriptomic profiling of Lathyrus sativus L. metabolism of ß-ODAP, a neuroexcitatory amino acid associated with neurodegenerative lower limb paralysis. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 36(5-6):832-843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-018-1123-x.

Context-specific genomic selection strategies outperform phenotypic selection for soybean quantitative traits in the progeny row stage - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smallwood, C., Saxton, A., Gillman, J.D., Bhandari, H., Wadl, P.A., Fallen, B., Hyten, D., Song, Q., Pantalone, V. 2019. Context-specific genomic selection strategies outperform phenotypic selection for soybean quantitative traits in the progeny row stage. Crop Science. 59(1):54-67. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.03.0197.

Identification and characterization of beta-lathyrin, an abundant glycoprotein of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), as a potential allergen - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, Q., Song, B., Liu, F., Song, Y., Chen, P., Liu, S., Krishnan, H.B. 2018. Identification and characterization of beta-lathyrin, an abundant glycoprotein of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), as a potential allergen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(32):8496-8503. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b02314.