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Research Project: Expanding Resiliency and Utility of Alfalfa in Agroecosystems

Location: Plant Science Research

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

A stepwise guide for pangenome development in crop plants: An alfalfa (Medicago sativa) case study Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Kaur, H., Shannon, L.M., Samac, D.A. 2024. A stepwise guide for pangenome development in crop plants: An alfalfa (Medicago sativa) case study. BMC Genomics. 25. Article 1022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10931-w.

Plant community richness and foliar fungicides impact antibiotic inhibition, resistance, and resource use traits among soil Streptomyces - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Development of universal DaRTag markers for alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and use in mapping resistance to Aphanomyces root rot - (Abstract Only)

Phenotyping alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root structure architecture via integrating confident machine learning with ResNet-18 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Weihs, B.J., Tang, Z., Tian, Z., Heuschele, D.J., Siddique, A., Terrill, T., Zhang, Z., York, L., Zhang, Z., Xu, Z. 2024. Phenotyping alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root structure architecture via integrating confident machine learning with ResNet-18. Plant Phenomics. https://doi.org/10.34133/plantphenomics.0251.

Multi-trait modeling and machine learning discover new markers associated with stem traits in alfalfa Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Medina, C.A., Heuschele, D.J., Zhao, D., Lin, M., Beil, C., Sheehan, M.J., Xu, Z. 2024. Multi-trait modeling and machine learning discover new markers associated with stem traits in alfalfa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15:1429976. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1429976.

Bacterial Stem Blight: A re-emerging disease of alfalfa caused by Pseudomonas syringae phylogroup (PG) 2b and PG7a - (Abstract Only)
Samac, D.A., Lipps, S.M., Morris, C.E., Ishii, S. 2024. Bacterial Stem Blight: A re-emerging disease of alfalfa caused by Pseudomonas syringae phylogroup (PG) 2b and PG7a. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria International Conference, July 8-12, 2024, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Alfalfa nutrient concentrate provides benefits to diets for rainbow trout - (Trade Journal)
Deng, D.F., Samac, D.A. 2024. Alfalfa nutrient concentrate provides benefits to diets for rainbow trout. Forage Focus (May 2024):8-9.

Plasticity in root attributes and belowground interactions between a perennial legume and a grass companion - (Abstract Only)
Nosshi, M., Gamble, J.D., Russelle, M., Samac, D.A. 2024. Plasticity in root attributes and belowground interactions between a perennial legume and a grass companion. Ecological Society of America, August 4-9, 2024, Long Beach, California.

Identification of SNP markers associated with resistance to Aphanomyces root rot race 2 - (Abstract Only)
Samac, D.A., Lin, M., Zhao, D., Tang, X., Yu, L., Beil, C., Sheehan, M. 2024. Identification of SNP markers associated with resistance to Aphanomyces root rot race 2. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, June 24-26, 2024, Pasco, Washington.