Research Project: Enhancing Control of Stripe Rusts of Cereal Crops

Location: Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research

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

Genome-wide association mapping for stripe rust resistance loci in global spring barley germplasm - (Abstract Only)

Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis causing stripe rusts on wheat and barley in the United States in 2023 - (Abstract Only)

Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on winter wheat in 2023 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Evans, C.K. 2024. Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on winter wheat in 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. 18. Article CF069.

Evaluation of Pacific Northwest winter wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2023 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Evans, C.K., Qin, R. 2024. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest winter wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. 18. Article CF068.

Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2023 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Evans, C.K. 2024. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. 18. Article CF067.

Genome wide association study of common resistance to rust species in tetraploid wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marone, D., Laido, G., Saccomanno, A., Petruzzino, G., Giaretta Azevedo, C.V., De Vita, P., Mastrangelo, A., Gadaleta, A., Ammar, K., Bassi, F.M., Wang, M., Chen, X., Rubiales, D., Matny, O., Steffenson, B.J., Pecchioni, N. 2024. Genome wide association study of common resistance to rust species in tetraploid wheat . Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. Article 1290643. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1290643.

Identification of a locus for high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in the wheat Yr8 near-isogenic line through mutagenesis and molecular mapping - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, Y., Wang, M., Hu, X., Chen, X. 2023. Identification of a locus for high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in the wheat Yr8 near-isogenic line through mutagenesis and molecular mapping. Plant Disease. 108(5):1261-1269. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-23-2037-RE.

Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China using the Chinese and Yr single-gene differentials - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhou, A., Wang, J., Chen, X., Xia, M., Feng, Y., Ji, F., Huang, L., Kang, Z., Zhan, G. 2024. Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China using the Chinese and Yr single-gene differentials. Plant Disease. 108(3):671-683. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-23-1524-RE.

The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high-temperature seedling-plant resistance in wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bao, X., Hu, Y., Li, Y., Chen, X., Shang, H., Hu, X. 2023. The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high-temperature seedling-plant resistance in wheat. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(12):1522-1534. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13390.

Genome-wide QTL mapping for stripe rust resistance in spring wheat line PI 660122 using the wheat 15K SNP array - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, Q., Tan, W., Tian, R., Zheng, X., Feng, J., Luo, X., Si, B., Li, X., Huang, K., Wang, M., Chen, X., Ren, Y., Yang, S., Zhou, X. 2023. Genome-wide QTL mapping for stripe rust resistance in spring wheat line PI 660122 using the wheat 15K SNP array. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1232897. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1232897.

Identification and GWAS mapping of genes for resistance to multiple rusts in an eastern European barley collection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Arifuzzaman, M., Jost, M., Wang, M., Chen, X., Ali, M.P., Park, R.F., Rouse, M.N., Forrest, K., Hayden, M., Khan, G.A., Dracatos, P.M. 2023. Identification and GWAS mapping of genes for resistance to multiple rusts in an eastern European barley collection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24. Article 10860. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310860.

Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis causing stripe rusts on wheat and barley in the United States in 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, M., Chen, X. 2023. Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis causing stripe rusts on wheat and barley in the United States in 2022. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. 113(11s):S3.170. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/epdf/10.1094/PHYTO-113-11-S3.1.

Molecular mapping of Yr85 and comparison with other genes for resistance to stripe rust on wheat chromosome 1B - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feng, J., Yao, F., Wang, M., See, D.R., Chen, X. 2023. Molecular mapping of Yr85 and comparison with other genes for resistance to stripe rust on wheat chromosome 1B. Plant Disease. 107(11):3585-3591. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2600-RE.

Development of resources for control of stripe rust on wheat and barley in the United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Wang, M., Evans, C.K. 2023. Development of resources for control of stripe rust on wheat and barley in the United States. International Congress of Plant Pathology Abstracts and Proceedings. 909:P41-024.

Release of 'UI Gold' hard white spring wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, J., Wheeler, J., Marshall, J.M., Chen, X., Windes, S., Wilson, C., Su, M., Yimer, B., Schroeder, K., Jackson, C. 2024. Release of 'UI Gold' hard white spring wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations. 18(1):104-112. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20309.

Effects of flubeneteram on inhibiting the development of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in wheat leaves - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ji, F., Zhang, J., Chen, X., Liu, B., Zhou, A., Feng, Y., Zhoa, J., Huang, L., Kang, Z., Zhan, G. 2023. Effects of flubeneteram on inhibiting the development of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in wheat leaves. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(13):5162-5171. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00499.

The leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase protein TaSERK1 positively regulates high-temperature seedling plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by interacting with TaDJA7 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shi, Y., Bao, X., Song, X., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Chen, X., Hu, X. 2023. The leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase protein TaSERK1 positively regulates high-temperature seedling plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by interacting with TaDJA7. Phytopathology. 113(7):1325-1344. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-22-0429-R.

Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on winter wheat in 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Evans, C.K., Sprott, J.A. 2023. Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on winter wheat in 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article CF035.

Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on spring wheat in 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Evans, C.K., Sprott, J.A. 2023. Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust on spring wheat in 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article CF034.

Evaluation of Pacific Northwest winter wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Sprott, J.A., Evans, C.K., Qin, R. 2023. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest winter wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article CF033.

Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, X., Sprott, J.A., Evans, C.K. 2023. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article CF032.