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Research Project: Genotypic Characterization of Genetic Resources for Cacao, Coffee, and Other Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States

Location: Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory

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

From seed shape to genetics: analyzing medicago spp. seed morphology using gwas and machine learning Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Botkin, J.R., Medina, C.A., Park, S., Poudel, K., Cha, M., Lee, Y., Prom, L.K., Curtin, S.J., Xu, Z., Ahn, E.J. 2024. From seed shape to genetics: analyzing medicago spp. seed morphology using gwas and machine learning. Scientific Reports. 14:17588. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67790-4.

Low frequency of the wild-type freezing-tolerance LsCBF7 allele among lettuce population suggest negative selection during domestication and breeding Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Park, S., Shi, A., Mou, B. 2024. Low frequency of the wild-type freezing-tolerance LsCBF7 allele among lettuce population suggest negative selection during domestication and breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137:135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04643-8.

Genome-wide association study of seed morphology-related traits in sorghum mini core and Senegalese lines Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Park, S., Hu, Z., Ellur, V., Cha, M., Yoonjung, L., Prom, L.K., Magill, C. 2024. Genome-wide association study of seed morphology-related traits in sorghum mini core and Senegalese lines. Crops. 4:156–171. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4020012.

Three de novo assembled wild cacao genomes from Upper Amazon reveal new insights into an early divergence of chocolate trees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nousias, O., Zheng, J., Li, T., Meinhardt, L.W., Bailey, B.A., Gutierrez, O.A., Cohen, S.P., Zhang, D., Yin, Y. 2024. Three de novo assembled wild cacao genomes from Upper Amazon reveal new insights into an early divergence of chocolate trees. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03215-1.

Genome-wide association analysis uncovers genes associated with resistance to head smut pathotype 5 in senegalese sorghum accessions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahn, E.J., Prom, L.K., Park, S., Hu, Z., Magil, C. 2024. Genome-wide association analysis uncovers genes associated with resistance to head smut pathotype 5 in senegalese sorghum accessions. Plants. 13(7):977. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13070977.

Genome-wide characterization and evolutionary analysis of the AP2/ERF gene family in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Park, S., Shi, A., Meinhardt, L.W., Mou, B. 2024. Genome-wide characterization and evolutionary analysis of the AP2/ERF gene family in lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Scientific Reports. 13:21990. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49245-4.

Understanding the cocoa genetic resources in the Pacific to assist producers to supply the growing craft market Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dillion, N.L., Zhang, D., Nauheimer, L., Nagalevu, P. 2023. Understanding the cocoa genetic resources in the Pacific to assist producers to supply the growing craft market. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/01140671.2023.2278788.