08/16/2024

Peer Reviewed Publications

Adeleke, I. A., Kavalappara, S. R., Codod, C. B., Kharel, P., Luckew, A., McGregor, C., Simmons, A. M., Srinivasan, R., & Bag, S. (2024). Evaluation of plant introduction lines of yellow squash (Cucurbita pepo) for resistance against single infection of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus and Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus. HortScience, 59(7), 949-956. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17861-24

Alam MS, Khanal C, Roberts J, Rutter W, Wadl PA (2024) Enhancing reniform nematode management in sweetpotato by complementing host-plant resistance with nonfumigant nematicides. Plant Disease 108(7):PDIS-07. doi:10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1412-RE.

Amgain, N. R., Fontanier, C. H., & Martin, D. L. (2023). Evaluation of annual effect of selected cultivation programs for the management of creeping bentgrass putting greens in the transition zone. Crop Science, 63, 1592–1601. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20921.

Amini, Z., H. Salehi., M. Chehrazi, M. Etemadi, and M. Xiang. 2023. miRNAs and their target genes play a critical role in response to heat stress in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Molecular Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-023-00713-2

Andreason SA, McKenzie-Reynolds P, Whitley KM, Coffey J, Simmons AM, Wadl PA (2024) Tracking sweet potato leaf curl virus through field production: Implications for sustainable sweetpotato production and breeding practices. Plants 13(9):1267.

Awika HO, Ewer J (2022). Modeling the influence of leaf and flower carotenoid, flavonoid and chlorophyll in field cucumber fruit count using machine learning and rank fraction. ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Awika HO, Ewer J, Dreves AJ (2022). Total leaf flavonoid influences the resistance to melonworm in diverse cucumber accessions in the US Virgin Islands. ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Babar, M. A., Khan, N., Blount, A., Barnett, R. D., Harrison, S. A., DeWitt, N., Johnson, J., Mergoum, M., Boyles, R., Murphy, P., Mason, E., Shakiba, E., Ibrahim, A. M. H., Sutton, R., Brown-Guedira, G., Marshall, D., Cowger, C., Baik, B. K., Santantonio, N., … Mailhot, D. (2024). Registration of ‘FL16045-25’: An early-maturing, high-yielding, disease-resistant soft red facultative wheat cultivar for the southern United States. Journal of Plant Registrations, 18, 374–387. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20343

Bagwell JW, Subedi M, Sapkota S, Lopez B, Ghimire B, Chen Z, Buntin GD, Bahri BA, Mergoum M. Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of Hessian Fly Resistance in Soft Red Winter Wheat. Genes. 2023 Sep 17;14(9):1812.

Branch, W. D., and T. B. Brenneman. "Registration of ‘Georgia‐23RKN’peanut." 2024. Journal of Plant Registrations 18.2: 285-289.

Brown, J.M., Escalona Weldt, C., Holloway, H.M.P., Tuong, T.D., Patton, A.J., DaCosta, M., Livingston, D.P., Yu, X., and Milla-Lewis, S.R. 2023. A transcriptomic analysis of zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) provides novel insights into the molecular basis of cold acclimation. Grass Research 3(1).

Cerit, M., Wang, Z., Dogan, M., Yu, S., Valenzuela-Antelo, J.L., Chu, C., ... & Liu, S. 2023. Mapping QTL for yield and its component traits using wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) RIL mapping population from TAM 113× Gallagher. Agronomy, 13, 2402. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092402

Chandra, A., A. Genovesi, J. Fry, A. Patton, M. Meeks, R. Braun, M. Xiang, M. Chhetri, and M. Kennelly. 2023. ‘DALZ 1701’, a third-generation interspecific zoysiagrass hybrid. Journal of Plant Registrations. 17, 499-511. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20319

Chandra, A., Genovesi, A.D., Meeks, M., Segars, C.A., Eads, J., Hejl, R., Floyd, W., Wherley, B., Straw, C., Bowling, R., Kenworthy, K.E., Schwartz, B.M., Raymer, P., Milla-Lewis, S.R., and Wu, Y. 2023. Registration of ‘DALSA 1618’ St. Augustinegrass. J. Plant Regist. DOI: 10.1002/plr2.20302

Chen YJ, Catto MA, Pandey S, Leal-Bertioli S, Abney M, Hunt BG, Bag S, Culbreath A, Srinivasan R. Characterization of gene expression patterns in response to an orthotospovirus infection between two diploid peanut species and their hybrid. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023 Nov 13;14:1270531.

Chen YJ, Pandey S, Catto M, Leal-Bertioli S, Abney MR, Bag S, Hopkins M, Culbreath A, Srinivasan R. Evaluation of wild peanut species and their allotetraploids for resistance against thrips and thrips-transmitted tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV). Pathogens. 2023 Aug 28;12(9):1102.

Cuevas, HE, Knoll, JE, Prom, LK, Stutts, LR, Vermerris, W. 2023. Genetic diversity, population structure and anthracnose resistance response in a novel sweet sorghum diversity panel. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. DOI=10.3389/fpls.2023.1249555

Culbreath J, Wram C, Khanal C, Bechtel T, Wadl PA, Mueller J, Rutter WB (2023) A community-level sampling method for detection of Meloidogyne enterolobii and other root-knot nematodes in sweetpotato storage roots. Crop Protection 174:106401. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106401.

Dilovan K. Yahya, Matthew W. Blair, Aron M. Felts, Ahmad N. Aziz. 2024. Individual Microspore Genotyping in Sorghum (S. bicolor) Cultivars Using a KASP Panel of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers. Annals of Plant Sciences.13(3): 6199-6211, ISSN 2287-688X. https://annalsofplantsciences.com/index.php/aps/article/view/1129.

ElDoliefy, A.E.A., Anderson, J.A., Glover, K.D. et al. Mapping of main and hidden epistatic QTL effects in spring wheat population using medium parental FHB resistance. Discov. Plants 1, 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-024-00001-6

Ganaparthi VR, Rennberger G, Wechter P, Levi A, Branham SE (2023) Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction of Fusarium wilt race 2 resistance in the USDA Citrullus amarus collection. Plant Disease 107(12):3836-42. doi:10.1094/PDIS-02-23-0400-RE

Ganaparthi VR, Wechter P, Levi A, Branham SE (2024) Mapping and validation of Fusarium wilt race 2 resistance QTL from Citrullus amarus line USVL246-FR2. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 137(4):91. doi:10.1007/s00122-024-04595-z.

Garcia C, Pauli D, Plecki C, Alnasser H, Rozzi B, Calleja S, Arnold AE. The root-endophytic microbiome shifts under drought in high-performing sorghum. Phytobiomes Journal. 2024 Mar 1(ja).

Gouveia, B., Chandra, A., Schwartz, B.M., Kenworthy, K.E., Raymer, P.L., Wu, Y., and Milla-Lewis, S.R. 2024. Warm-season turfgrass species genotype-by-environment interaction for turfgrass quality under drought. J. Agron. Crop Sci. 210(1), e12681.

Holbrook, C.C., Ozias-Akins, P., Chu, Y., Brenneman, T.M., Culbreath, A.K. 2024. Registration of ‘TifNV-HG’ peanut. Journal of Plant Registrations 17, 512-516. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20295

Hui Zhang, Lisa dean, Ming li Wang, Phat Dang, Marshall Lamb, and Charles Chen. 2023. GWAS with principal component analysis identifies QTLs associated with main peanut flavor related traits. Front. In Plant Science. 14: 1204415. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1204415

Joseph, Samuel S., Thomas W. Zimmerman, Daryl A. Richard, Jr. and Theran Blackwood. 2023. Influence of Sweetpotato Cutting Length and In-row Spacing on Production AgriFest Bulletin 2023. Pages 25-26.

Kavalappara, S.R., Bag, S., Luckew, A., McGregor, C.E. (2023) Small RNA Profiling of Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus from Susceptible and Tolerant Squash (Cucurbita pepo) Lines. Viruses, 15(3):788. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030788

Kavalappara, S.R., Bag, S., Luckew, A., McGregor, C.E., Culbreath, A.K., Simmons, A.M. (2024) Evaluation of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Genotypes for Resistance to Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus. Horticulturae, 10(3):264. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10030264

Kenworthy, K.E, Quesenberry, K., Aldrich, K., Buhlman, J., Rios, E.F., Unruh, J.B.,  Harmon, P. F., Dale, A., Milla-Lewis, S.R., Schwartz, B.M., Raymer, P.G., Chandra, A., Wu, Y., Zhang, J., Wherley, B.G., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., Fontanier, C., Miller, G.L. 2023 Registration of 'FSA1602' St. Augustinegrass. J Plant Regist. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20341

Knoll, J. E., Uchimiya, M., Hayes, C. M., Punnuri, S. M., Harris-Shultz, K. R., & Smith, J. S. (2023). Registration of three sweet sorghum lines with high tolerance to sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi). Journal of Plant Registrations, 17, 551–560. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20310

Kumar N, Boatwright JL, Boyles R, Brenton ZW, Kresovich S (2024) Identification of pleiotropic loci mediating structural and non-structural carbohydrate accumulation within the sorghum bioenergy association panel using high-throughput markers. Front Plant Sci 15:1356619. doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1356619

Kumar N, Boatwright JL, Sapkota S, Brenton ZW, Ballén-Taborda C, Myers MT, Cox WA, Jordan KE, Kresovich S and Boyles R (2023) Discovering useful genetic variation in the seed parent gene pool for sorghum improvement. Front Genet 14:1221148. doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1221148.

Leal-Bertioli SCM, de Blas FJ, Chavarro MC, Simpson CE, Valls JFM, Tallury SP, Moretzsohn MC, Custodio AR, Stalker HT, Seijo G, Bertioli DJ. 2024. An analysis of the relationships of the wild peanut species in the taxonomic section Arachis using high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms – a resource for botanical classification, crop improvement and germplasm management. American Journal of Botany. 2024;111:e16357. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16357

Luckew, A., Meru, G., Wang, Y., Mwatuwa, R., Paret, M., Carvalho, R., Kalischuk, M., Ribeiro da Silva, A. L. B., Candian, J., Dutta, B., Srinivasan, R., Kavalappara, S. R., RRD, N. C. K., Bag, S., and McGregor, C. (2022). Field Evaluation of Cucurbita Germplasm for Resistance to Whiteflies and Whitefly-transmitted Viruses. HortScience, 57(2), 337-344. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16197-21.

Manley, A., C. B. Adams, J. Cason, C. Ruhl, M. Brown, H. Pham, W. Ravelombola, C. Trostle 2024.  Evaluating USDA guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) germplasm for seed protein content. Euphytica. 220 (112):   Evaluating USDA guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] germplasm for seed protein content | Euphytica (springer.com)

Manley, A., C. Adams, W. Ravelombola, C. Trostle, J. Cason, H. Pham, R. Shrestha, S. Malani 2023. Evaluating USDA guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] genotypes for Alternaria leaf blight resistance under field conditions. Euphytica 219 (56): 2-8. Evaluating USDA guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] genotypes for Alternaria leaf blight resistance under field conditions (researchgate.net).

Patil NY, Hoffmann Jr L, Winans N, Perumal R, Hayes C, Emendack Y, Boyles R, Dahlberg J, Klein RR, Klein PE, Rooney WL (2024) Registration of sorghum backcross‐nested association mapping (BC‐NAM) families in a BTx623 or RTx436 background. J Plant Registr 18:204-219. doi:10.1002/plr2.20286.

Proano Cuenca, F., C. Garzon, Y.Q. Wu, S. Marek, N. Walker. 2023. Draft genome sequences of eleven isolates of Ophiosphaerella spp., the causal agents of several turfgrass diseases including spring dead spot of bermudagrass and necrotic ring spot of Kentucky bluegrass. PhytoFrontiers. 

Rockstad, G.B., Austin, R.E., Tome Gouveia, B., Carbajal, E.M., and Milla-Lewis, S.R. 2023. Assessing unmanned aerial vehicle-based imagery for breeding applications in St. Augustinegrass under drought and non-drought conditions. Crop Science https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21128

Serba, D., Y.Q. Wu, R. Hejl, C. Williams, and K. Bronson. 2023. Spectral reflectance estimated genetic variation in hybrid turf bermudagrass. Grass Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48130/GR-2023-0022

Singh, L., McCurdy, J. D., Baldwin, B. S., Dong, H. 2023. Genetic diversity of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) revealed by genotyping-by-sequencing. Front. Plant Sci. Vol 14 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1155721

Singh, L., Y.Q. Wu, J.D. McCurdy, B.R. Stewart, M.L. Warburton, B.S. Baldwin, and H.X. Dong. 2023. Genetic diversity and population structure of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) revealed by genotyping-by-sequencing. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1155721. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1155721 

Somashekhar M. Punnuri, Addissu G. Ayele, Karen R. Harris-Shultz, Joseph E. Knoll, Alisa W. Coffin, Haile K. Tadesse, J. Scott Armstrong, Trahmad K. Wiggins, Hanxia Li, Scott Sattler, Jason G. Wallace. 2022. Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the sorghum aphid in Sorghum bicolor. Genomics 114, Issue 4

Subedi, M., Bagwell, J. W., Ghimire, B., Lopez, B., Sapkota, S., Babar, M. A, & Mergoum, M. (2024). identifying genomic regions associated with key agro-morphological traits in soft red winter wheat using genome-wide association study. Crop Science, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21261

Tsai YC, Brenneman T, Holbrook CC, Chu Y, Ozias-Akins P, Bertioli D. Leal-Bertioli SCM. 2023. Development of a greenhouse method to evaluate peanut resistance to Athelia rolfsii. Phytofrontiers doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-06-22-0069-TA.

Viteri, D. M., & Linares-Ramírez, A. M. (2024). Registration of indeterminate and photoperiod-insensitive IIPG-7 and IIPG-11 pigeonpea germplasm. Journal of Plant Registrations, 18, 426–435. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20375

Viteri, D. M., Linares-Ramírez, A. M., & Shi, A. (2024). Genome-wide association study reveals a QTL region for ashy stem blight resistance in PRA154 Andean common bean. Plant Disease, 108, 407–415. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1275-RE.

Waldo BD, Branham SE, Levi A, Wechter WP, Rutter WB (2023) Distinct genomic loci underlie quantitative resistance to Meloidogyne enterolobii galling and reproduction in Citrullus amarus. Plant Disease 107(7):2126-2132. doi:10.1094/PDIS-09-22-2228-RE

Woli, P., G.R. Smith, C.R. Long, and F.M. Rouquette, Jr. 2023. The El Nino-Southern Oscillation effects on cowpea and winter wheat yields in the semi-arid region of the southern US. Agric. Sci. 14:154-175.

Woli, P., G.R. Smith, C.R. Long, J. Rudd, Q. Xue, and F.M. Rouquette, Jr. 2023. Exploring the Potential of Cowpea-Wheat Double Cropping in the Semi-Arid Region of the Southern United States Using the DSSAT Crop Model. Agric. Sci. 14. https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2023.141004.

Xiang, M.Y., S.H. Yu, L. Gopinath, H. Salehi, J. Moss, and Y.Q. Wu. 2023. Raising mowing height improves freeze tolerance of putting green type bermudagrass. HortScience. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17351-23

Yu, S., C.H. Fontanier, D.L. Martin, J.Q. Moss, C.L. Goad, Y.Q. Wu. 2023. Effect of antecedent drought stress on spring green-up in turf-type bermudagrass. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 6:e20353. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20353

Yu, S., C.H. Fontanier, D.L. Martin, J.Q. Moss, and Y.Q. Wu. 2023. Advanced turf-type bermudagrass experimental genotypes show marked variation in drought response. HortScience. 58(6): 600-607.

Other Publications

Ahmad Naseer Aziz. 2024. Perspective advancements in plant science through segregating sorghum gametophyte developmental stages. Iris Online Journal of Sciences. OJS.MS.ID.000508. Online: https://irispublishers.com/iojs/volume1-issue2.php.

Alam T, Anco D, Rustgi S (2023) Breeding peanut for reduced allergen content. CU Land-Grant Press 1183.

Delfin, M. 2023. Title: Flavonoids, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in leaves and calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa and petals of H. rosa-sinensis. Poster presentation at the 14^th University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability, Tumon, GU (April 12, 2023)

Desamito, C. 2023. “Improving hot pepper production for increased value-added products in Guam.” Oral presentation at the Micronesian Chefs Association (MCA) meeting, Tumon, GU (April 13, 2023) and at the American Chef Federation (ACF) meeting, Tumon, GU (April 27, 2023).

Marutani, M., Desamito, C., Salas, S. 2023. Seed production system expands public access to heirloom vegetables. Western Pacific Tropical Research Center 2022 Impact Report, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mangilao, GU.

Valsala Sankarapillai, L., Reddy, K. R., & Bheemanahalli, R. (2023). Resilience of Sorghum to Abiotic Stressors during the Early Vegetative Stage. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. (Poster).

Vega-Martinez, A. & J. P. Morales-Payan. 2024. Comparative characterization of avocado accessions at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Lajas, Puerto Rico. Abstracts of the 42nd meeting of the Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Meeting (PRISM), 42:56. (University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla Campus. April 20, 2024).

Venegas Hidalgo, B. E. & J. P. Morales-Payan. 2024. Morphological fruit and tree attributes of breadfruit accessions from the germplasm collection of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Isabela, Puerto Rico. Abstracts of the 42nd meeting of the Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Meeting (PRISM), 42:60.(University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla Campus. April 20, 2024).

Yu, S., Schoonmaker, A.N., Yan, L., Hulse-Kemp, A.M., Fontanier, C.H., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., Wu, Y.Q. 2023. How does African bermudagrass do in winter? Golf Course Management. https://www.gcmonline.com/research/news/african-bermudagrass-winter-resistance?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general&_zs=D2EEN1&_zl=18R57

 

Germplasm Releases

Milla-Lewis, S.R. (2023) Zoysiagrass plant named ‘XZ 14069’. United States Patent Application No. 18/445,332 filed on July 13, 2023. XZ 14069 (commercial name LOBO™) zoysiagrass, 2021.

Milla-Lewis, S.R. (2023) St. Augustinegrass plant named ‘XSA 11377’. United States Patent Application No. 18/445,230 filed on June 6, 2023. XSA 11377 (commercial name SOLA™) St. Augustinegrass, 2021.

Viteri, D. M., Linares-Ramírez, A. M., & Vázquez, R. (2024). Release of UPR-Mp-37 and UPR-Mp-48 white common bean germplasm with improved resistance to ashy stem blight. Journal of Plant Registrations, 18, 142–148. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20330

Wu, Yanqi, Dennis Martin, Justin Q. Moss, Charles Fontanier. 2023. Bermudagrass cultivar ‘OKC1876’. US Plant Patent 35,548 P2. 8 pages. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/PP35548

Wu, Yanqi, Dennis Martin, Justin Q. Moss, Nathan Walker, and Charles Fontanier. 2023. Bermudagrass cultivar ‘OKC3920’. US Plant Patent 35,539 P2. 4 pages. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/PP35539

 

Cultivar and Germplasm Releases from UGA Breeding Programs in 2023-2024.

 

Cultivar Registration	Main Breeder	Category	Date of Release
Wheat 2230-1 -6-6-3 -20E36	Mergoum	Cultivar	8/2/2023
Peanut WPL-226C-R	S. Leal-Bertioli	Germplasm	2/26/2024
Peanut GA 122544 “Georgia-23RKN”	W Branch	Cultivar	8/2/2023
Peanut TifGP-8, TifGP-9	P Ozias-Akins	Genetic Stock	8/3/2024
Peanut TifCB 7	Holbrook	Cultivar	11/21/2023
G17-5173R2	Zenglu Li	Cultivar	5/3/2023
G21-245R2X	Zenglu Li	Cultivar	5/3/2023
G16-8779	Zenglu Li	Cultivar	5/3/2023

08/04/2025

Marshall, J.; Gilliam, L.; McGilton, M.; Patty, A.; Sowell, L.; Cherry, A.; Fisher, B.; Scholten, M.; Liebold, C.; Cowart, D.; Sterling, S. 2025. Total antioxidant capacity of Arachis hypogaea seed kernels and coats: an analytical and sensory investigation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 

*Adeleke, I. A., Kavalappara, S. R., Codod, C. B., Kharel, P., Luckew, A., McGregor, C., Simmons, A. M., Srinivasan, R., & Bag, S. (2024). Evaluation of Plant Introduction Lines of Yellow Squash (Cucurbita pepo) for Resistance against Single Infection of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus and Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus. HortScience, 59(7), 949-956. https://www.doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17861-24

Ahmad Naseer Aziz. 2024. Perspective advancements in plant science through segregating sorghum gametophyte developmental stages. Iris Online Journal of Sciences. OJS.MS.ID.000508. Online: https://irispublishers.com/iojs/volume1-issue2.php.

Alam T, Rustgi S (2025) Peanut Genotypes with Reduced Content of Immunogenic Proteins by Breeding, Biotechnology, and Management: Prospects and Challenges. Plants 14:626.

Arikilla, S., Cevallos, F. N., Moss, J. Q., Yu, S., Fontanier, C. H., Martin, D. L., ... & Xiang, M. (2025). Responses of turf‐type hybrid bermudagrasses to drought stress. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.178.

*Ballén-Taborda C, Maharjan N, Hopkins M, Lindsey D, Guimarães L, Bertioli D, Leal-Bertioli SCM. 2024. A study of pod constriction in a peanut population with mixed wild and cultivated genetics. Crop Science. 2024:1-17.

Barnes E, Leal-Bertioli SCM, Ballén-Taborda C, Timper P, Abernathy B, Brown N, Brenneman TB, Bertioli DJ. Elite agronomic performance in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea) with strong resistance to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) introgressed from Arachis stenosperma. Crop Science. 65(3), e70096.

*Boatwright, L., M. Thudi, M.K.R. Sangiredday, A.W. Coffin, H.K. Tadesse, S. Vutla, K. Harris-Shultz, J.E. Knoll, H. Cuevas, N. Kumar, C. Soman, J. Schnable, and S.M. Punnuri. GWAS analysis for plant height and stem diameter in sorghum using multiple phenotyping approaches. Plant Phenome.  The Plant Phenome Journal, 7, e70008. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.70008

Branham SE, Ganaparthi V, Wechter W, Park Y, Wehner T, Davis A, Tetteh AY, Massey L, Hammar S, Grumet R, Kousik S, Levi A (2025) Extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study (XP-GWAS) of powdery mildew race 2 W tolerance in the USDA Citrullus germplasm collection. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 4781.

Cevallos, F., Xiang, M., Zhang, X., Wu, Y.Q., Moss, J.Q., Fontanier, C.H., Martin, D.L., & Yu, S. (2025). Gene expression profiling of African bermudagrass under cold acclimation. HortScience. 60(5):645–656.

Cevallos, F., Xiang, M., Yu, S., Moss, J.Q., Wu, Y.Q., Schwartz, B. Assessing drought resistance in bermudagrass using dual methodologies. Grass Research. doi.org/10.48130/grares-0025-0008

Pokhrel, B., Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Martin, D.L., Wu, Y.Q., & Xiang, M. Impact of a horticultural mineral oil on bermudagrass performance under salinity stress. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. DOI: 10.1002/its2.70033

*Dang, P., Patel, J., Sorensen, R., Lamb, M. and Chen, C.Y., 2024. Genome-wide association analysis identified Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) underlying drought-related traits in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Genes, 15(7), p.868.

Delfin, M. M., & Marutani, M. (2025). Studies on Phytochemistry and Antioxidant Capacity of Nine Hibiscus sabdariffa Accessions. HortScience, 60(6), 832-840. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18483-25

Dilovan K. Yahya, Matthew W. Blair, Aron M. Felts, Ahmad N. Aziz. 2024. Individual Microspore Genotyping in Sorghum (S. bicolor) Cultivars Using a KASP Panel of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers. Annals of Plant Sciences.13(3): 6199-6211, ISSN 2287-688X. https://annalsofplantsciences.com/index.php/aps/article/view/1129.

*ElDoliefy, A.E.A., Anderson, J.A., Glover, K.D., Elias, E. M., Ashry, H.A., ElZahaby, I.M. & Mergoum, M. 2024. Mapping of main and hidden epistatic QTL effects in spring wheat population using medium parental FHB resistance. Discov. Plants 1, 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-024-00001-6

Ganaparthi VR, Wechter P, Katawczik M, Levi A, Branham S (2025) Genome-wide association mapping and genomic predictions for Bacterial fruit blotch resistance in the USDA Citrullus amarus collection. Plant Disease.

Ganaparthi VR, Wechter P, Levi A, Branham SE (2024) Mapping and validation of Fusarium wilt race 2 resistance QTL from Citrullus amarus line USVL246-FR2. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 137(4), 91.

*Gangurde, S.S., Thompson, E., Yaduru, S., Wang, H., Fountain, J.C., Chu, Y., Ozias-Akins, P., Isleib, T.G., Holbrook, C., Dutta, B. and Culbreath, A.K., 2024. Linkage Mapping and Genome-Wide Association Study Identified Two Peanut Late Leaf Spot Resistance Loci, PLLSR-1 and PLLSR-2, Using Nested Association Mapping. Phytopathology®, 114(6), pp.1346-1355.

Gao, M., Hua, T., Niu, G., Masabni, J. and Dewalt, W.  2024. A locus-dependent mixed inheritance in the segmental allohexaploid sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam). Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, p.1398081

*Ghimire, B., Orellana, R., Chowdhury, S. R., Vermeer, C. B., Patel, P., Raymer, P., Milla-Lewis, S., Buck, J. W., Martinez-Espinoza, A. D., and Bahri, B. A. 2024. Assessing biofungicides and host resistance against Rhizoctonia large patch in zoysiagrass. Pathogens. 13:864. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100864

Gonzales M, Abernathy B, Kemerait R Jr, Bertioli DJ, Brewer M and Leal-Bertioli SCM. 2024. Chromosome-level genome sequence resource of Nothopassalora personata (syn. Cercosporidium personatum), a devastating fungal pathogen of peanut. Phytofrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-23-0135-A.

*Happs, R.M., Hanes, R.J., Bartling, A.W., Field, J.L., Harman-Ware, A.E., Clark, R.J., Pendergast IV, T.H., Devos, K.M., Webb, E.G., Missaoui, A. and Xu, Y., 2024. Economic and sustainability impacts of yield and composition variation in bioenergy crops: switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(5), pp.1897-1910.

Ingole HP, Saripalli G, Jones ZT, Parthiban M, Toyinbo J, Narayanan S, Mir RR, Rustgi S (2025) Genome-wide association analysis for pollen viability under heat stress in peanut. Plant Stress 15, 100760.

*Jha, U.C., Shafi, S., Tallury, S., Nayyar, H., Udgata, A.R., Ciampitti, I.A., Siddique, K.H. and Prasad, P.V., 2025. Dynamic changes in seed nutritional components of mung bean [(Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek)] under heat stress. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.12586.

Katuuramu DN, Levi A, Wechter WP (2024). Mapping the genetic architecture of low-temperature stress tolerance in citron watermelon. The Plant Genome, 17(2), e20443.

* Kavalappara, Saritha Raman, Sudeep Bag, Alexander Luckew, Cecilia E. McGregor, Albert K. Culbreath, and Alvin M. Simmons. 2024. "Evaluation of Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Genotypes for Resistance to Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus" Horticulturae 10, no. 3: 264. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10030264

Khanal C, Rutter W, Alam MS, Alarcon-Mendoza I (2025) Meloidogyne floridensis has a unique virulence profile against root-knot nematode resistant and susceptible pepper (Capsicum annuum) lines. Journal of Nematology 57(1), 20250007.

*Knoll, J., Uchimiya, M.;, Hayes, C., Punnuri, S., Harris-Shultz, K., and Smith, J. 2023. Registration of three sweet sorghum lines with resistance to sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi). Journal of Plant Registrations 17:551-560.

Kumar N, Boatwright JL, Brenton ZW, Cox A, McCalla KE, Kresovich S, Boyles RE (2025) Registration of the sorghum multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) B-line population ‘MBL’: A source of seed parent genetic diversity. Journal of Plant Registrations, 19(2), e70013.

*Leal-Bertioli SCM, Hopkins M, Leverett J, Gonzales M, Tsai Y-C, Matusinec D, Tonnis B, Araujo ACG and Bertioli DJ. Registration of six disease resistant, high protein, induced allotetraploids derived from Arachis duranensis and A. ipaënsis, the genome progenitors of peanut. Journal of Plant Registrations. In press

*Luckew, A., Sari, N., Pandey, S., McAvoy, T., Simmons, A. M., Meru, G., & McGregor, C. (2025). Watermelon Germplasm with Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses. HortScience, 60(2), 245-253. doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18262-24.

*Massa, Alicia N., Victor S. Sobolev, Paola C. Faustinelli, Shyamalrau P. Tallury, H. Thomas Stalker, Marshall C. Lamb, and Renee S. Arias. "Genetic diversity, disease resistance, and environmental adaptation of Arachis duranensis L.: New insights from landscape genomics." Plos one 19, no. 4 (2024): e0299992.

*Mazarei, Mitra, Anne E. Harman-Ware, Thomas H. Pendergast, Vivek Shrestha, Yaping Xu, Cristiano Piasecki, Reginald J. Millwood, Katrien M. Devos, and C. Neal Stewart. Variation in Biomass Yield and Cell Wall Composition in Switchgrass Natural Variants Under Two Nitrogen Regimes. BioEnergy Research 18, no. 1 (2025): 1-14.

*McBreen, J., Babar, M.A., Jarquin, D., Khan, N., Harrison, S., DeWitt, N., Mergoum, M., Lopez, B., Boyles, R., Lyerly, J. and Murphy, J.P., 2025. Enhancing prediction accuracy of grain yield in wheat lines adapted to the southeastern United States through multivariate and multi‐environment genomic prediction models incorporating spectral and thermal information. The Plant Genome, 18(1), p.e20532.

Mohammed, S.B.; Ongom, P.O.; Togola, A.; Boukar, O. 2024. Enhancing Cowpea Tolerance to Elevated Temperature: Achievements, Challenges and Future Directions. Agronomy 2024, 14, 513. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030513

Phat Dang, Jinesh Patel, Ron Sorensen, Marshall Lamb, and Charles Y. Chen. 2024. Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identified Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) Underlying Drought-Related Traits in Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Genes 2024, 15(7), 868; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15070868

Poudel, S., Valsala Sankarapillai, L., Sivarathri, B. S., Hosahalli, V., Harkess, R. L., & Bheemanahalli, R. (2025). Characterization of cowpea genotypes for traits related to early season drought tolerance. Agriculture, 15(10), 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15101075

*Punnuri SM, Ayele AG, Harris-Shultz KR, Knoll JE, Coffin AW, Tadesse HK, Armstrong JS, Wiggins TK, Li H, Sattler S, Wallace JG. Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to the sorghum aphid in Sorghum bicolor. Genomics. 2022 Jul;114(4):110408. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110408. Epub 2022 Jun 15. PMID: 35716823.

Rutter W, Culbreath J, Khanal C, Wadl PA, Kai SL, Mueller, J (2024) Using a community-level sampling approach for detecting Meloidogyne enterolobii and other pathogens in sweetpotato storage roots. Journal of Nematology 56(1), 126–126.

Sasia S, Bridges W, Boyles RE (2025) Exploring the influence of environmental and crop management factors on sorghum nutrient composition and amino acid digestibility in broilers. Agriculture, 15(3), 232.

Singh S, Cutulle MA, Rutter W, Wadl PA, Ward BK, Khanal C (2025) Anaerobic soil disinfestation as a tool for nematode and weed management in organic sweetpotato. Agronomy 15(3), 548.

Singh S, Rutter W, Wadl PA, Campbell H, Khanal C, Cutulle MA (2024) Effectiveness of anaerobic soil disinfestation for weed and nematode management in organic sweetpotato production. Agronomy 14(9), 1935.

Singh, S., Yu, S., Xiang, M., Fontanier, C.H., Wu, Y.Q., Martin, D.L., & Kajla, A. (2024). Genetic variability of traffic tolerance and surface playability of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) under fall simulated traffic stress. HortScience, 59, 73-83. doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17488-23

Souza, R., Buckley, B., Mian, M.R. and Li, Z., 2024. Mining exotic germplasm for genetic improvement of protein quantity and quality in soybean (Glycine max). Plant Breeding, 143(3), pp.292-304.

*Suppa, Robert W., Ryan J. Andres, Jeffrey C. Dunne, Ramsey F. Arram, Thomas B. Morgan, and Hsuan Chen. "Autotetraploid Induction of Three A-Genome Wild Peanut Species, Arachis cardenasii, A. correntina, and A. diogoi." Genes 15, no. 3 (2024): 303.

*Thompson, Ethan, Hui Wang, Walid Korani, Jake C. Fountain, Albert K. Culbreath, C. Corley Holbrook, Josh P. Clevenger, and Baozhu Guo. "Genetic and genomic characterization of a multiparent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) population of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)." Crop Science 65, no. 1 (2025): e21402.

Tripathi, K., Ramya, K.R., Basavaraj, P.S., Manu, B., Kumar, K., Jha, S.K., Dikshit, H.K., Pratap, A. and Mishra, G.P., Allele Mining in Mung Bean (Vigna radiata [L.] Walczak). In Allele Mining for Genomic Designing of Grain Legume Crops (pp. 153-172). CRC Press.

*Tsai YC, Brenneman T, Gao D, Chu Y, Lamon S, Bertioli D. Leal-Bertioli SCM. 2024. The identification of the peanut wild relative Arachis stenosperma as a source of resistance to stem rot and analyses of genomic regions conferring disease resistance through QTL Mapping. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1442. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071442.

Wang ML, Tonnis B, J. Bradley Morris, David Pinnow, Nick Stigura, Ryan Benke, Xianran Li. 2025. Mining seed quality traits in the USDA sesame germplasm collection identifies useful accessions for improving nutritional breeding. AOCS. https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12933

Wang ML, Tonnis B, Tishchenko V, Tallury S. 2025. High oleic acid significantly extends the viability of long-term stored peanut seeds. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. Published online 2025:1-5. doi:10.1017/S1479262125000097

Wei J, Guo T, Mu Q, Alladass, ME, Mural RV, Boyles RE, Hoffmann L, Hayes CM, Sigmon B, Thompson AM, Salas-Fernandez MG, Rooney WL, Kresovich S, Schnable JC, Li X, Yu J (2025) Genetic and environmental patterns underlying phenotypic plasticity in flowering time and plant height in sorghum. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48(4), 2727-2738.

Wright, H. and Devos, K.M., 2024. Finger millet: a hero in the making to combat food insecurity. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 137(6), p.139.

*Wu, X., Michael, V.N., López-Hernández, F., Cortés, A.J., Morris, J.B., Wang, M., Tallury, S., Miller II, M.C. and Blair, M.W., 2024. Genetic diversity and genome-wide association in cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). Agronomy, 14(5), p.961.

Xu, G., Liu, Y., Yu, S., Kong, D., Tang, K., Dai, Z., ... & Zhang, X. (2024). CsMIKC1 regulates inflorescence development and grain production in Cannabis sativa plants. Horticulture Research, uhae161. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae161

Yu, S., Fontanier, C. H., Yan, L., Martin, D. L., Moss, J. Q., & Wu, Y. (2024). Genetic variability and QTL mapping of morphological traits and inflorescence prolificacy in African bermudagrass. Crop Science, DOI: 10.1002/csc2.21227

Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Singh, L., Fishbein, M., Singh, M., Martin, D.L., & Xiang M. (2025). Genetic diversity and variations among Oklahoma and Texas sedge germplasm. Crop Science. Crop Science, 65(2), e70045.

Yu, S., Wu, Y.Q., Fang, T., Xiang, M., Fontanier, C.H., Moss, J.Q., Martin, D.L. (2025). Detection of QTL associated with morphological, adaptive, and reproductive traits in common bermudagrass. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. DOI: 10.1002/its2.70007

 

Abstracts:

Bahri, B. A., Ghimire, B., Orellana, R., Chowdhury, S. R., Pradhan, S., Vermeer, C. B., Khanal, S., Schwartz, B. M., Milla-Lewis, S., Devos, K. M., Raymer, P. L., Buck, J. W., and Martinez-Espinoza, A., Rhizoctonia large patch management in turfgrass. Turfgrass Research Field Day Program Book. Aug. 7, 2024. UGA Griffin Campus. pg. 22-25

Barnes, E.C., Brenneman, T., Leal-Bertioli, S.C.M., Brown, N., & Bertioli, D. (2024). Wild Species Arachis stenosperma Provides a Novel Source of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in High- Yielding Backcross Lines of Cultivated Peanut. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bertioli, D.J. (2024). Widening the Genetic Base of Peanut Using Wild Species – Success Stories. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bista, M. K., & Bheemanahalli, R. (2024). Finger Millet: A Climate‐Resilient and Multi‐Nutrient Crop for the Uncertain Future. CSA News, 69(10), 52-56.

Boettcher, A., Rijal, S. & C.E. McGregor (2024) Screening an interspecific F2 Watermelon population for gummy stem blight (Stagonosporopsis citrulli) resistance. IPBGG Retreat, University of Georgia, Hiawassee, GA.

Boettcher, A., Rijal, S., Gimode, W. & C.E. McGregor (2025) Field evaluation of watermelon backcross lines for resistance to gummy stem blight. IPBGG Retreat, University of Georgia, Macon, GA.

Botton, S., Korani, W., Clevenger, J., Schumacher, L., Timper, P., Chu, Y., Holbrook, C.C., & Ozias-Akins, P. (2024). Exploring Peanut Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Arachis cardenasii Introgressed Cultivated Peanut Lines. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Boyles RE, "Recent genetic discoveries and advances to develop safer and more resilient cereal grains," ASPB Mid-Atlantic Section Annual Meeting, American Society of Plant Biologists, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States (May 29, 2024).

Boyles RE, Kumar N, Kresovich S, Sorghum Crop Germplasm Committee Virtual Meeting, "Sorghum Multi-parent Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) B-line Population as a Community Resource," USDA-ARS, Virtual. (April 9, 2025).

Boyles RE, Thomas ML "Measuring the impacts of sorghum on farm profitability and soil health when incorporated into a dryland cropping rotation," Clemson University, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC, United States (August 29, 2024).

Brown, N., & Branch, W.D. (2024). Reassessing Yield Drag Associated with Peanut Root Knot Nematode Resistance Introgressed from TxAG-6 Near-Isogenic Lines. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Chamberlin, K.D., Bennett, R.S., Clevenger, J.P., & Korani, W. (2024). Validation of Two QTL Associated with Sclerotinia Blight Resistance in Peanut. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Chu, Y., Ozias-Akins, P., Botton, S., Isleib, T.G., Scheffler, B., Youngblood, C., Clevenger, J., Korani, W., Myers, Z., Griffin, L., & Sanmartin, P. (2024). Genomics Resources Supporting the USDA Arachis Germplasm Collection. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Conti MA, Justice-Alucho C, Thomas ML, Boyles RE, "Dissecting antimicrobial properties in the sorghum grain for improved poultry health," Clemson University CAFLS Graduate Student Symposium, Madren Center, Clemson, SC, United States (August 19, 2024).

Costello, K., Stelly, D., Cason, J., Simpson, C., Verchot, J., & Burow, M.D. (2024). Evaluating Wild Peanut Species Introgression for Drought Tolerance and High Oil Content into Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Dang, P.M., Sorensen, R.B., Bucior, E.R., Lamb, M.C., & Chen, C.Y. (2024). Evaluation of Seed Quality Traits among 13 Peanut Genotypes Challenged to a Naturally Occurring Late- Season Drought. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Desamito, C. (2024, April 11). Local hot pepper and eggplant cultivars for commercial production in Guam [Conference presentation]. 2024 Conference on Island Sustainability, Tumon, GU, United States.

Delfin, M. and M. Marutani. (2023, April 13). Flavonoids, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity in Leaves and Calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa Accessions and H. rosa-sinensis. [Conference presentation]. 2023 Conference on Island Sustainability, Tumon, GU, United States.

Dong, A.K., Hopkins, M.S., Bertioli, D.J., & Leal-Bertioli, S.C.M. (2024). Peanuts vs. Leaf Spot: Growing Our Defenses with Wild Species. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Foote, E., Dunne, J., Gorny, A., Jordan, D., & Reisig, D. (2024). Expression of Resistance of the Peanut Line GP-NC WS 6 to Meloidogyne hapla. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ganaparthi V, William PW, Levi A, Branham SE (2024) Citrullus amarus as source of disease resistance and an attempt to transfer Fusarium wilt resistance into cultivated watermelon. Plant and Animal Genome Conference (January 12-17, 2024).

Gomis, J., Kane, A., Sambou, A., Tossim, H.A., Seye, M., Djiboune, R., Bertioli, D., Bertioli, S., Nguepjop, J.R., Rami, J.F., & Fonceka, D. (2024). Conversion of Early Maturing Spanish-Type Peanut Variety to Resistance to Early Leaf Spot Using an Arachis cardenasii Derivative Line as Donor. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Goyal M, Sultana S, Suseela V (2024) Variation in Root Traits in Sorghum and Maize Induced By Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Under Limited P Availability. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Greene, A. (2024, April 10). Studying the genetic diversity of Guam’s local hot peppers using MIG-seq, a novel genetic technique [Poster presentation]. 2024 Conference on Island Sustainability, Tumon, GU, United States.

Hanneman M, Chen D, Spivey WW, Jordan K, Charles JR, Tovignan TK, Sapkota S, Pressoir G, Hershberger J, Boyles RE, Rife T, Gore MA, "Low-Cost Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Sorghum Grain Quality Traits," ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, United States (November 11, 2024).

Holbrook, C.C., Brenneman, T.B., Ozias-Akins, P., Culbreath, A., & Chu, Y. (2024). A New Peanut Cultivar with Resistance to White Mold. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ingole H, Jones Z, Saripalli G, Rustgi S (2024) Reduced Immunogenicity Peanuts through Applied Innovations (Genome Editing and Breeding). CAFLS Graduate Student Research Symposium, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC (August 19-20, 2024).

Jones ZT, Ingole H, Gaganjeet, Kashyap S, Saripalli G, Rustgi S (2024) Genetic Underpinning of the Accumulation of Immunogenic Seed Proteins in Peanut and Wheat. CAFLS Graduate Student Research Symposium, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC (August 19-20, 2024).

Josiah, S., & McGregor, C. (2024). Ovary and Fruit Shape Variation Associated with Novel ClSUN25-26-27a Alleles in Watermelon. HosrtScience, S528.

Lamon, S., Tonnis, B.D., Holton, R., Leal-Bertioli, S.C.M., & Bertioli, D.J. (2024). Seeds of Trust: A Study of the Purity of Harvested Peanut Grain. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Leal-Bertioli, S.C.M. (2024). The Migrations of Arachis stenosperma – from the Brazilian Far West to Multi-resistant Peanuts in Three Continents. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Litunya, J., Luckew, A., and McGregor, C.E. (2025) Phenotypic evaluation of whitefly-transmitted virus symptoms in two watermelon F2 interspecific mapping populations. IPBGG Retreat, University of Georgia, Macon, GA.

Litunya, J., Luckew, A., Pandey, S., Sari, N., McAvoy, T. & C.E. McGregor (2024) Phenotyping and virus quantification of Criniviruses in an interspecific F2 population of watermelon. Plant Center Retreat, UGA, Callaway Gardens GA.

Marshall, J., McGilton, M., Gilliam, L. Phytosterol Analysis of Selected Peanut Genotypes from the USDA-ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). 2025 American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES 2025), Richmond, VA.

Massa, A.N., Arias, R.S., Sobolev, V.S., Faustinelli, P.C., & Lamb, M.C. (2024). Incorporating Genotype-Environment Association Methods and Disease Resistance into Peanut Prebreeding. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

McGregor, C. (2024). Crop Germplasm Committees: An Opportunity for Value-added Research. ASHS Annual Meeting 2024, Honolulu, HI.

McGregor, C., Luckew, A., Sari, N., McAvoy, T., Pandey, S., Simmons, A., & Meru, G. (2024). Resistance to whitefly transmitted viruses in watermelon. In Southern Region ASHS.

McGregor, C., Rijal, S., Boettcher, A., & Reyes, J. (2024). Introgressing QTL from a Wild Relative to Improve Gummy Stem Blight Resistance in Watermelon. ASHS Annual Meeting 2024, Honolulu, HI.

McGregor, C., Rijal, S., Boettcher, A., & Reyes, J. (2024). Introgressing QTL from a Wild Relative to Improve Gummy Stem Blight Resistance in Watermelon. HortScience, S491

Narayanan S, Spivey WW, Zoong Lwe ZS, Rustgi S, Welti R, Burow M (2024) Lipid remodeling contributing to heat stress adaptation in peanut. APRES 56th Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK.

Pabunan, J. (2024, April 11). Hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) evaluation for Guam’s farmers [Conference presentation]. 2024 Conference on Island Sustainability, Tumon, GU, United States.

Poudel, S., Sankarapillai, L.V., & Bheemanahalli, R. (2025). Cowpea: A nutrient-rich pulse for extreme environments. CSA News, 70(5). https://www.sciencesocieties.org/publications/csa-news/2025/may/cowpea-a-nutrient-rich-pulse-for-extreme-environments

Rathore, P., Sari,N., & C.E. McGregor (2025) Optimizing in vitro cotyledon regeneration and determining antibiotics sensitivity level in watermelon. IPBGG Retreat, University of Georgia, Macon, GA.

Rustgi S (2024) “Innovative Plant Breeding and Management Strategies to Achieve Crops with Reduced Immunogenicity,” Guest lecture in the PES 3350, “Agricultural Biotechnology,” Clemson University, Clemson SC (October 17, 2024).

Rustgi S (2024) “Innovative Plant Breeding and Management Strategies to Achieve Crops with Reduced Immunogenicity,” ACS Graduate Student Webinar Series, online (October 8, 2024).

Rustgi S (2024) Healthier, Safer Peanuts Through Breeding for Reduced Allergen Content and Development of Non-reversible Atoxigenic Aspergillus Strains. Edisto Research & Education Center Field Day, Blackville SC (September 5, 2024).

Rustgi S (2024) Consistent peanut and soybean production under challenging conditions by breeding for Heat Tolerance. Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG31), San Diego, CA (January 12-17, 2024).

Rustgi S (2025) “Screening Wheat and Peanut Genotypes with Reduced Immunogenicity Using Protein Profiling,” 6th International Plant Proteomics Organization Conference, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, AB, Canada (May 15 to 18, 2025). Keynote talk.

Rustgi S (2025) “Innovative Plant Breeding and Management Strategies for Developing Crops with Reduced Immunogenicity,” PAG Asia, Delhi, India (March 18-20, 2025).

Rustgi S (2025) “Breeding peanuts for heat tolerance and reduced immunogenicity,” Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2025), Goa, India (23-25 March 2025).

Rustgi S (2025) Transforming Wheat and Peanuts: Leveraging Conventional and Novel Approaches with CRISPR/Cas12a to Minimize Immunogenicity. Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG32), San Diego, CA (January 10-15, 2025).

Samuel M.J., Vines, D. & C.E. McGregor (2024) Ovary and fruit shape variation associated with novel ClSUN25-26-27a alleles in watermelon. ASHS Annual Meeting 2024, Honolulu, HI.

Thompson, E., Culbreath, A.K., Korani, W., Clevenger, J.P., Tonnis, B., Wang, M.L., Holbrook, C.C., & Guo, B. (2024). MAGIC Peanut and Pangenome Identify a Third FAD2 Gene Associated with High Oleic Acid Content in Peanut. In 56th annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research Center. (2023). Hibiscus sabdariffa: A potential new crop to boost health, food security in Guam. In 2023 Impact Report (pp. 30-31). https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/wptrc/2023-wptrc-impact-report-web.pdf

Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., Goad, C.L., Wu, Y.Q. (2024). Will drought stress affect overwinter ability in turf-type bermudagrass? Golf Course Management. https://gcmonline.com/research/news/drought-stress-overwinter-ability-bermudagrass

Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Yan, L., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., & Wu, Y.Q. (2024). What controls African bermudagrass leaf blade and stem morphology? Golf Course Management. https://gcmonline.com/course/environment/news/what-controls-african-bermudagrass-leaf-blade-and-stem-morphology

Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., Goad, C.L., Wu, Y.Q. (2024). Will drought stress affect overwinter ability in turf-type bermudagrass? Golf Course Management. https://gcmonline.com/research/news/drought-stress-overwinter-ability-bermudagrass

Yu, S., Fontanier, C.H., Yan, L., Martin, D.L., Moss, J.Q., & Wu, Y.Q. (2024). What controls African bermudagrass leaf blade and stem morphology? Golf Course Management. https://gcmonline.com/course/environment/news/what-controls-african-bermudagrass-leaf-blade-and-stem-morphology

 

New Releases:

Branch, W. D., and T. B. 2024. "Registration of ‘Georgia‐23RKN’peanut." Journal of Plant Registrations 18.2: 285-289.

Branch, W.D., Brown, N. and Brenneman, T.B., 2025. Registration of ‘Georgia‐24NHO’peanut. Journal of Plant Registrations, 19(1), p.e20421.

LaBonte, D.R., I. Power, T. Watson, T.P. Smith, A.Q Villordon, J.C. Gregorie, and L. Harvey. 2024. ‘Avoyelles’ Sweetpotato. HortScience 59:796-798.

Two interspecific hybrid bermudagrass cultivars OSU2081 and OSU2082 were released with improved drought resistance and high turfgrass quality.

Edmund Frost at Common Wealth Seed Growers reported that South Wind Slicer and Common Wealth Pickler, two original cucumber varieties they bred, are partially derived from S-009’s PI 432885 (those initial crosses were made in 2015). These varieties are being sold by several seed companies, including Common Wealth Seed Growers, Fedco Seeds, Sow True Seeds, and Nature and Nurture Seeds.

 

Table 1. Cultivar and Germplasm Releases from UGA Breeding Programs in 2023-2024 of crops curated in the Griffin, GA collection.