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Xianming Chen

Xianming Chen

Adjunct Faculty 509-335-8086 Information Technology Building Vogel Plant Bioscience 233 (lab)

Research Specialty and Interests

Foliar diseases of wheat and barley, especially rusts. Epidemiology and control of rusts, including cultural, chemical, and disease resistance. Development and utilization of prediction models for stripe rust management. Races, population structures, genome and functional genomics of the stripe rust pathogen. Identification and characterization of resistant germplasm. Genetics of disease resistance. Molecular mapping and cloning genes for resistance to stripe rust. Determination of molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions.  Improvement of rust resistance in wheat and barley using marker-assisted selection. 

Awards, Honors, and Memberships

  • 1998: USDA-ARS Certificate of Merit, for research on the genetics of stripe rust resistance in wheat and barley, and development of a fast and efficient technique for genome scanning for resistance gene analogs. 
  • 1999: USDA-ARS Spot Award, for outstanding advancements in the identification and development of molecular markers for use in transferring durable stripe rust resistance genes in wheat and barley. 
  • 2003: USDA-ARS Spot Award. For developing an externally-funded international program of scientific cooperation to address the worldwide stripe rust program. 
  • 2004: USDA-ARS Excellent Research Award. 
  • 2005: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award. 
  • 2006: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award. 
  • 2007: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2008: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2009: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2010: USDA-ARS Superior Performance Award 
  • 2011: USDA-ARS Superior Performance Award 
  • 2012: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2012: Fellow of American Phytopathology Society 
  • 2013: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2014: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2015: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2016: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2017: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2018: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2019: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2020: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • 2021: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award 
  • Associate Editor, Phytopathology, 2005-2007 
  • Senior Editor, Plant Disease, 2007-2009; 2019-2021 
  • Editor-in-chief, Crop Protection, 2010-2012 
  • Editorial Board Member, Crop Protection, 2012-present 
  • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Plant Protection, 2014-present 
  • American Phytopathological Society, since 1992 
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, since 2000 
  • International Plant Pathology Society, since 2002 
  • Crop Science Society of America, since 2005 

Publications

2018-2022

  • Bai, Q., Liu, T. L., Wan, A. M., Wang, M. N., See, D. S, and Chen, X. M. 2022. Population changes of barley stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei in the Unites States from 1993 to 2017. Phytopathology https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-22-0135-R
  • Zhan, G. M., Ji, F., Zhang, D. L., Wang, J. X., Chen, X. M., Huang, L. L., and Kang, Z. S. 2022. Populations of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in winter-spore production regions were spread from southwestern oversummering areas in China. Plant Disease https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-2070-RE
  • Mergoum, M., Johnson, J., Buck, J., Buntin, G. D. Sutton, S., Lopez, B., Mailhot, D., Chen, Z. B., Bland, D., Harrison, S., Murphy, J. P., Mason, E., Sutton, R. L., Babar, A., Brown-Guedira, G., Ibrahim, A., Boyles, R. E., Baik, B. K., Marshall, D., Griffey, C. A., Cambron, S. E., Chen, X. M., Cowger, C. 2022. A new soft red winter wheat cultivar ‘GA 08535-15LE29’ adapted to Georgia and the USA southeast region. Journal of Plant Registrations https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20235
  • Zhang, G. R., Martin, T. J., Fritz, A. K., Li, Y. H., Seabourn, B. W., Chen, R. Y., Bai, G. H., Bowden, R. L., Chen, M. S., Rupp, J., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Kolmer, J. A., and Marshall, D. S. 2022. Registration of ‘KS Hamilton’ hard red winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 16:73-79. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20190
  • Zhang, M., Fang, T. H., Zhou, X. L., Chen, X. M., Li, X., Feng, J. Y., Yang, S. Z., Kang, Z. S. 2022. Combination of marker-assisted backcross selection of Yr59 and phenotypic selection to improve stripe rust resistance and agronomic performance in four elite wheat cultivars. Agronomy 12:497.  https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020497
  • Merrick, L. F., Lozada, D. N., Chen, X. M., and Carter, A. H. 2022. Classification and regression models for genomic selection of skewed phenotypes: A case for disease resistance in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in Genetics 13(2):835781. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.835781
  • Tene, M., Adhikari, E., Cobo, N., Jordan, K. W., Matny, O., del Blanco, I. A., Roter, J., Ezrati, S., Govta, L., Manisterski, J., Yehuda, P. B., Chen, X. M., Steffenson, B., Akhunov, E., and Sela, H. 2022. GWAS for stripe rust resistance in wild emmer wheat population, obstacles and solutions. Crops 2:42–62. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops2010005
  • Bai, Q., Wang, M. N., Xia, C. J., See, D. R., and Chen, X. M. 2022. Identification of secreted protein gene-based SNP markers associated to virulence phenotypes of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, the wheat stripe rust pathogen. International Journal of Molecular Science 23:4114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084114
  • Liu, L. M., Griffey, C., Brooks, W. Y., Seago, J. E., Fitzgerald, J., Thomason, W., Hokanson, E. G., Behl, H. L., Oakes, J., Pitman, R. M., Dunaway, D. W., Vaughn, M. E., Michelle, L., Barnett, M. D., Custis, J. T., Chen, R. Y., Fountain., M., Marshall, D., Cowger, C., Cambron, S., Jin, Y., Chen., X. M., Beahm, B., Brunning, Hardiman, T., Osborne, S., Lin, C. J., Mennel, D. F., Santantonio, N. 2022. Registration of ‘Hardy 2519’ wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 16(2):385–393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20221
  • Gao, D. Y., Caspersen, A. M., Hu, G. S., Bockelman, H., and Chen, X. M. 2022. A novel mutator-like transposable elements (MULE) with unusual structure and recent transpositions in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Frontiers in Plant Science 13:904619. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.904619
  • Wang, M. N., Wan, A. M., and Chen, X. M. 2022. Race characterization of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in the United States from 2013 to 2017. Plant Disease 106:1462-1473. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-21-2499-RE
  • Carter, A. H., Balow, K. A., Shelton, G. B., Burke, A. B., Hagemeyer, K. E., Stowe, A., Worapong, J., Higginbotham, R. W., Chen, X. M., Engle, D. A., Murray, T. D., and Morris, C. F. 2021. Registration of ‘Devote’ soft white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15(1):121–131. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20079
  • Gill, K. S., Kumar, N., Randhawa, H. S., Murphy, K., Carter, A. H., Morris, C. F., Higginbotham, R. W., Engle, D. A., Guy, S. O., Lyon, D., Murray, T. D., Chen, X. M., and Schillinger, W. F. 2021. Registration of ‘Resilience CL+’ soft white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:196-205. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20118
  • Carter, A. H., Balow, K. A., Shelton, G. B., Burke, A. B., Hagemeyer, K. E., Stowe, A., Worapong, J., Higginbotham, R. W., Chen, X. M., Engle, D. A., Murray, T. D., and Morris, C. F. 2021. Registration of ‘Scorpio’ soft white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:113-120. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20076
  • Mergoum, M., Johnson, J., Buck, J. W., Sutton, S., Lopez, B., Bland, D., Chen, Z., Buntin, G. D., Mailhot, D. J., Babar, Md A. Mason, R. E., Harrison, S. A., Murphy, J. P., Ibrahim, A. M. H., Sutton, R. L., Brown-Guedira, G. L., Simoneaux, B. E., Bockelman, H., Baik, B-. K., Marshall, D., Cowger, C., Kolmer, J. A., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Cambron, S. E., and Boyles, R. 2021. Soft red winter wheat, ‘GA 051207-14E53’: Adapted cultivar to Georgia and the USA Southeast Region. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:132-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20102
  • Zhang, G. R., Martin, T. J., Fritz, A. K., Bowden, R. L., Li, Y. H., Bai, G. H., Chen, M.-S., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Kolmer, J. A., Seabourn, B. W., Chen, R. Y., and Marshall, D. S. 2021. Registration of ‘KS Silverado’ hard white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:147-153. http://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20106
  • Zhang, G. R., Fritz, A. K., Haley, S., Li, Y. H., Bai, G. H., Bowden, R. L., Chen, M.-S., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Kolmer, J. A., Seabourn, B. W., Chen, R. Y., and Marshall, D. S. 2021. Registration of ‘KS Western Star’ hard red winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:140-146. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20104
  •  Chen, X. M., Sprott, J. A., Evans, C. K. 2021. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports 15:CF031. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2021/CF031.pdf
  • Brandt, K. M., Chen, X. M., Tabima, J. F., See, D. R., Vining, K. J., and Zemetra, R. S. 2021. QTL analysis of adult plant resistance to stripe rust in a winter wheat recombinant inbred population. Plants 10:570. https://doi:10.3390/plants10030572
  • Sinha, P., and Chen X. M. 2021. Potential infection risks of the wheat stripe rust and stem rust pathogens on barberry in Asia and southeastern Europe. Plants 10:957.  https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050957
  • Mergoum, M., Johnson, J. W., Buck, J. W., Sutton, S., Lopez, B., Bland, D., Chen, Z., Buntin, G. D., Mailhot, D. J., Babar, Md A. Mason, R. E., Harrison, S. A., Murphy, J. P., Ibrahim, Amir M. H., Sutton, R. L., Simoneaux, B. E., Griffey, C. A., Bockelman, H. E., Baik, B-. K., Marshall, D., Cowger, C., Brown-Guedira, G. L., Kolmer, J. A., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Boyles, R., and Cambron, S. E. 2021. A new soft red winter wheat cultivar, ‘GA 07353-14E19’, Adapted to Georgia and the US southeast environments. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:337-344. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20113
  • Bai, Q., Wan, A. M., Wang, M. N., See, D. R., and Chen, X. M. 2021. Population diversity, dynamics, and differentiation of wheat stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici from 2010 to 2017 and comparison with 1968 to 2009 in the United State. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:696835. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.696835
  • Merrick, L. F., Burke, A. B., Chen, X. M., and Carter, A. H. 2021. Breeding with major and minor genes: genomic selection for quantitative disease resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:713667. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.713667
  • Bai, Q., Wan, A. M., Wang, M. N., See, D. R., Chen, X. M. 2021. Molecular characterization of wheat stripe rust pathogen (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) collections from nine countries. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22:9457. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179457
  • Mergoum, M., Johnson, J. W., Buck, J. W., Sutton, S., Lopez, B., Bland, D., Chen, Z., Buntin, G. D., Mailhot, D. J., Babar, Md A., Mason, R. E., Harrison, S. A., Murphy, J. P., Ibrahim, A. M. H., Sutton, R. L., Simoneaux, B. E., Griffey, C. A., Bockelman, H. E., Baik, B-. K., Marshall, D., Cowger, C., Brown-Guedira, G. L., Kolmer, J. A., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Cambron, S. E. 2021. ‘GA JT141-14E45’: A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to Georgia and the U.S. Southeast region. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:471-478. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20070
  • Garland Campbell, K., Allan, R. E., Burke, A., Chen, X. M., DeMacon, P., Higginbotham, R., Engle, D., Johnson, S., Jones, S., Klarquist, E., Mundt, C. C., Murray, T. D., Morris, C., See, D., and Wen, N. 2021. Registration of ‘ARS Crescent’ soft white winter club wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:515-526. http://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20135
  • Garland Campbell, K., Allan, R. E., Carter, A. H., DeMacon, P., Klarquist, E., Wen, N., Chen, X. M., Steber, C. M., Morris, C., See, D., Esser, A., Engle, D., Higginbotham, R., Mundt, C., and Murray, T. D. 2021. Registration of ‘Castella’ soft white winter club wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 15:504-514. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20132
  • Aoun, M., Chen, X. M., Somo, M., Xu, S. S., Li, X. H., and Elias, E. M. 2021. Novel stripe rust all-stage resistance loci identified in a worldwide collection of durum wheat using genome-wide association mapping. The Plant Genome 14:e20136. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20136
  • Chen, X. M., Wang, M. N., Wan, A. M., Bai, Q., Li, M. J., López, P. F., Maccaferri, M., Mastrangelo, A. M., Barnes, C. W., Cruz, D. F. C., Tenuta, A. U., Esmail, S. M., and Abdelrhim, A. S. 2021. Virulence characterization of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici collections from six countries in 2013 to 2020. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 43:S308-S322. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2021.1958259
  • Liu, T. L., Bai, Q., Wang, M. N., Li, Y. X., Wan, A. M., See, D. R., Xia, C. J., and Chen, X. M. 2021. Genotyping Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici isolates with SSR and SP-SNP markers reveals dynamics of the wheat stripe rust pathogen in the United States from 1968 to 2009 and identifies avirulence associated markers. Phytopathology 111:1828-1839. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-21-0010-R
  • Yao, F. J., Guan, F. N., Duan, L. Y., Long, L., Tang, H., Jiang, Y. F., Li, H., Jiang Q. T., Wang, J. R., Qi, P. F., Kang, H. Y., Li, W., Ma, J., Pu, Z. E., Deng, M., Wei, Y. M., Zheng, Y. L., Chen, X. M., and Chen G. Y. 2021. Genome-wide association analysis of stable stripe rust resistance loci in a Chinese wheat landrace panel using the 660K SNP array. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:783830. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.783830
  • Chen, W., Zhang, Z. D., Chen, X. M., Meng, Y., Huang, L. L., Kang, Z. S., and Zhao, J. 2021. Field production, germinability, and survival of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici teliospores in China. Plant Disease 105:2122-2128. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-2018-RE
  • Hu, Y. S., Tao, F., Su, C., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Wang, J. H., Xu, X. M., Chen, X. M., Shang, H. S., Hu, X. P. 2021. NBS-LRR gene TaRPS2 is positively associated with the high-temperature seedling-plant resistance of wheat against Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. Phytopathology 111:1449-1458. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-20-0063-R
  • Wang, Y. Q., Yu, C., Cheng, Y. K., Yao, F. J., Long, L., Wu, Y., Li, J., Li, H., Wang, J. R., Jiang, Q. T., Wei, L., Pu, Z. E., Qi, P. F., Ma, J., Deng, M., Wei, Y. M., Chen, X. M., Chen, G. Y., Kang, H. Y., Jiang, Y. F., and Zheng, Y. L. 2021. Genome-wide association mapping reveals potential novel loci controlling stripe-rust resistance in a Chinese wheat landrace diversity panel from the southern autumn-sown spring wheat zone. BMC Genomics 22:34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07331-1
  • Wang, J. H., Wang, J. J., Li, J., Shang, H. S., Chen, X. M., and Hu, X. P. 2020. The RLK protein TaCRK10 activates wheat high-temperature seedling plant resistance to stripe rust through interacting with TaH2A.1. The Plant Journal 108:1241-1255. https://doi:10.1111/tpj.15513
  • Liu, Y., Qie, Y. M., Li, X., Wang, M. N., and Chen X. M. 2020. Genome-wide mapping of quantitative trait loci conferring all-stage and high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in spring wheat landrace PI 181410.  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21:478. https://doi:10.3390/ijms21020478
  • Wang, J. H., Tian, W., Tao, F., Wang, J. J., Shang, H. S., Chen, X. M., Xu, X. M., and Hu, X. P. 2020. TaRPM1 positively regulates wheat high-temperature seedling-plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. Frontier in Plant Sciences 10:1679. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01679
  • Chen, X. M., Evens, C. K., and Sprott, J.  2020. Evaluation of Pacific Northwest spring wheat cultivars to fungicide application for control of stripe rust in 2019.  Plant Disease Management Reports 14:CF062. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2020/CF062.pdf
  • Li, Y. X., Xia, C. J., Wang, M. N., Yin, C. T., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Whole-genome sequencing of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici mutant isolates identifies avirulence gene candidates. BMC Genomics 21:247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6677-y
  • Sharma-Poudyal, D., Bai, Q., Wan, A. M., Wang, M. N., See, D., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Molecular characterization of international collections of the wheat stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. triticireveals high diversity and intercontinental migration. Phytopathology 110:933-942. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-19-0355-R
  • Chen, X. M. 2020. Pathogens which threaten food security: Puccinia striiformis, the wheat stripe rust pathogen. Food Security 12:239-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01016-z
  • Zhang, G. R., Martin, T. J., Fritz, A. K., Regan, R., Bai, G. H., Chen, M.-S., Bowden, R. L., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Kolmer, J. A., Chen, R. Y, and Seabourn, B. W. 2020. Registration of ‘KS Venada’ hard white winter wheat.  Journal of Plant Registrations 14:153-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20026
  • Xia, C. J., Lei, Y., Wang, M. N., Chen, W. Q., and Chen, X. M. 2020. An avirulence gene cluster in the wheat stripe rust pathogen (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) identified through genetic mapping and whole-genome sequencing of a sexual population. mSphere 5:e00128-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00128-20    Wang, N., Fan, X., Zhang, S., Liu, B., He, M. Y., Chen, X. M., Tang, C. L., Kang, Z. S., and Wang, X. J. 2020.  Identification of a hyperparasitic Simplicillium obclavatum strain affecting the infection dynamics of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici on wheat. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:1277.  https://doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01277
  • Tao, F., Hu, Y. S., Su, C., Li, J., Guo, L. L., Xu, X. M., Chen, X. M., Shang, H. S., and Hu, X. P. 2020. Revealing differentially expressed genes and identifying effector proteins of Puccinia striiformis sp. triticiin response to high-temperature seedling-plant resistance of wheat based on RNA-seq. mSphere 5(3):e0009620. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00096-20
  • Mu, J. M., Liu, L., Liu, Y., Wang, M. N., See, D. R., Han, D. J., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Genome-wide association study and gene specific markers identified 51 genes or QTL for resistance to stripe rust in U.S. winter wheat cultivars and breeding lines. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:998. https://doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00998
  • Liu, L., Wang, M. N., Zhang, Z. W., See, D. R., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Identification of stripe rust resistance loci in U.S. spring wheat cultivars and breeding lines using genome-wide association mapping and Yr gene markers. Plant Disease 104:2181-2192. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-19-2402-RE
  • Esvelt Klos, K., Hayes, P., del Blanco, I. A., Chen, X. M., Filichkin, T. P., Helgerson, L., Fisk, S., and Bregitzer, P. 2020. Identification in two populations of QTL for field resistance to barley stripe rust derived from the two-rowed malting line 95SR316A. Crop Science 60:1844-1853. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20154
  • Nazarov, T., Chen, X. M., Carter, A. H., and See D. R. 2020. Fine mapping of high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat cultivar Louis. Journal of Plant Protection Research 60:126-133. https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2020.132213
  • Carter, A. H., Allan, R. E., Shelton, G., Burke, A., Balow, K., Hagemeyer, K., Chen, X. M., Engle, D., Garland-Campbell, K., Morris, C., Murray, T., Paulitz, T., Clare, S. J., and Klarquist, E. F. 2020. How ‘Madsen’ has shaped Pacific Northwest wheat and beyond. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:223-233. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20049
  • Rustgi, S., von Wettstein, D., Reisenauer, P. E., Lyon, S., Ankrah, N., Brouwer, B., Jones, S., Guy, S. O., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Registration of ‘Fritz’, a two-row, spring dual purpose barley. Journal of Plant Registrations. 14:242-249. https://doi:10.1002/plr2.20046
  • Chen, J., Wheeler, J., Klassen, N., Zhao, W., O’Brien, K., Jackson, C., Marshall, J. M., Schroeder, K., and Chen, X. M. 2020. Release of ‘UI Bronze Jade’ hard white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:357-364. https://doi:10.1002/plr2.20029
  • Berg, J. E., Kephart, K. D., Lamb, P. F., Davis, E. S., Eberly, J. O., Miller, J. H., Chen, C., Pradhan, G. P., Torrion, J. A., Ramsfield, R., Nash, D. L., Holen, D. L., Cook, J. P., Gale, S., Jin, Y., Chen, X., and Bruckner, P. L. 2020. Registration of ‘StandClear CLP’ hard red winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:365-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20052
  • Bruckner, P. L., Berg, J. E., Lamb, P. F., Kephart, K. D., Eberly, J. O., Miller, J. H., Chen, C., Torrion, J. A., Pradhan, G. P., Ramsfield, R., Nash, D. L., Holen, D. L., Cook, J. P., Gale, S., Jin, Y., Kolmer, J., Chen, X., and Bai, G. 2020. Registration of ‘Bobcat’ hard red winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:371-376.  https://doi:10.1002/plr2.20057
  • Gill, K. S., Kumar, N., Carter, A. H., Randhawa, H. S., Morris, C. F., Baik, B., Higginbotham, R. W., Engle, D. A., Guy, S. O., Burke, I. C, Lyon, D., Murray, T. D. and Chen, X. M. 2020. Registration of ‘Curiosity CL+’ soft white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:377-387. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20066
  • Carter, A. H., Balow, K. A., Shelton, G. B., Burke, A. B., Hagemeyer, K., Worapong, T., Higginbotham, R. W., Chen, X. M., Engle, D. A., Murray, T. D., and Morris, C. F. 2020. Registration of ‘Purl’ soft white winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:398-405. https://doi:10.1002/plr2.20069
  • Griffey, C., Malla, S., Brooks, W., Seago, J., Christopher, A., Thomason, W., Pitman, R., Markham, R., Vaughn, M., Dunaway, D., Beahm, M., Barrack, C. L., Rucker, E., Behl, H., Hardiman, T., Beahm, B., Browning, P., Schmale, D., McMaster, N., Custis, J. T., Gulick, S., Ashburn, S. B., Jones Jr. N., Baik, B. K., Bockelman, H., Marshall, D., Fountain, M., Brown-Guedira, G., Cowger, C., Cambron, S., Kolmer, J., Jin, Y., Chen, X. M., Garland-Campbell, K., and Sparry, E. 2020. Registration of ‘Hilliard’ wheat.  Journal of Plant Registrations 14:406-417. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20073
  • Berg, J. E., Stougaard, R. N., Kephart, K. D., Chen, C., Eberly, J. O., Torrion, J. A., Lamb, P. F., Miller, J. H., Pradhan, G. P., Ramsfield, R., Nash, D. L., Holen, D. L., Cook, J. P., Gale, S., Jin, Y., Kolmer, J. A., Chen, X., Bai, G., and Bruckner, P. L. 2020. Registration of ‘Flathead’ hard red winter wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:418-423. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20080
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