Patents from 2025
Blackberry Plant Named ‘A-2718T’, John R. Clark, Margaret Worthington, and Carmen A. Johns
Nectarine Tree Named ‘A-662CN’, John R. Clark, Margaret Worthington, and James N. Moore
Genetic control of sweetness and acidity in blackberry, Carly Godwin, T. Mason Chizk, Carmen John, Lacy Nelson, Renee Threlfall, john R. Clark, and Margaret L. Worthington
Genome wide association study of Fusarium wilt resistance in Spinacia turkestanica, Sanjaya Gyawali, Gehendra Bhattarai, James C. Correll, Ainong Shi, and Lindsey J. du Troit
Identification of a QTL region for tomato brown rugose fruit virus resistance in Solanum pimpinellifolium, Namrata Jaiswal, Bazgha Zia, Bidisha Chanda, Andrea Gillard, Ainong Shi, and Kai-Shu Ling
Research Progress on the Effect of Grafting Technology on Disease Resistance and Stress Resistance of Watermelon, Xuena Liu, Shikai La, Chang Chen, Ainong Shi, Mingjiao Wang, Yingying Zhang, Jinghuai Guo, and Lingdi Dong
Genome-wide association studies in lettuce reveal the interplay of seed age, color, and germination under high temperatures, Sookyung Oh, Ezekiel Ahn, Ainong Shi, Beiquan Mou, and Sunchung Park
Genome-Wide Characterization of VDAC Gene Family in Soybean (Glycine max L.) and In Silico Expression Profiling in Response to Drought and Salt Stress, Muhammad Muneeb Ullah, Muqadas Aleem, Mudassar Muhammad Iqbal, and Ainong Shi
Greenhouse evaluation of Great Plains native grasses and forbs tolerance to postemergence herbicides used for roadside weed control, Rachel C. Woody-Pumford, Matthew B. Bertucci, Mike D. Richardson, Dirk Philipp, and Hannah E. Wright-Smith
Blackeyed Susan establishment and injury following application of common roadsides herbicides, Rachel C. Woody-Pumford, Matt Bertucci, Mike D. Richardson, Dirk Phillip, and Hannah E. Wright-Smith
Transcriptome analysis reveals nutrient deprivation reduces nitrate content in lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. ramosa Hort.) and enhances nitrogen metabolism, Yingying Zhang, Xuena Liu, Shikai La, Mingjiao Wang, Xu Hu, Ainoug Shi, Jinghuai Guo, and Lingdi Dong
Publications from 2024
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) from the USDA-GRIN Germplasm Collection, Ibtisam Alatawi, Haizheng Xiong, Hanan Alkabkabi, Kenani Chiwina, Qing Luo, Kai-Shu Ling, Yuejun Qu, Renjie Du, and Ainong Shi
Evaluation of Fall and Winter Trinexapac-ethyl Applications on Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Color, Quality, and Green Cover, J. C. Booth, W. J. Hutchens, S. D. Askew, J. M. Goatley, X. Zhang, and D. S. McCall
Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage, Kenani E. Chiwina, Gehendra Bhattarai, Haizheng Xiong, Neelendra K. Joshi, Ryan W. Dickson, Theresa M. Phiri, Ibtisam Alatawi, Yilin Chen, Zachary Stansell, Kai-Shu Ling, and Ainong Shi
Nectarine Tree Named ‘A-783CN’, John R. Clark and Margaret L. Worthington
Quantifying Temperature Effects on Plant Development Rates and Quality of Compact Container-grown Pepper, Ryan W. Dickson, Sonali Padhye, Leala M. Machesney, and Josh Tebow
Quantifying Temperature Effects on Development Rate and Plant Quality of Compact Container-grown Tomato, Morgan Humphrey, Ryan W. Dickson, and Sonali Padhye
Tolerance of Young Blackberries to a Selection of Preemergence Herbicides and Rates, Kayla Knepp, Matthew B. Bertucci, Aaron J. Cato, Amanda L. McWhirt, and Nilda Roma-Burgos
Ability of Genomic Prediction to Bi-Parent-Derived Breeding Population Using Public Data for Soybean Oil and Protein Content, Chenhui Li, Qing Yang, Bingqiang Liu, Xiaolei Shi, Zhi Liu, Chunyan Yang, Tao Wang, Fuming Xiao, Mengchen Zhang, Ainong Shi, and Long Yan
Evaluation of Downy Mildew Resistance in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), Dotun Olaoye, Gehendra Bhattarai, Chunda Feng, James C. Correll, and Ainong Shi
Strategic Light Use Efficiency Optimization of Hydroponic Lettuce Exposed to Different Photosynthetic Photon Flux Densities, Peyton Lou Palsha; Marc W, van Iersel; Ryan W. Dickson; Lynne Seymour; Kuan Qin; and Rhuanito Saranz Ferrarezi
An Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of Tomato Germplasm from the United States Department of Agriculture, Theresa M. Phiri, Gehendra Bhattarai, Kenani Edward Chiwina, Qiurong Fan, Haizheng Xiong, Ibtisam Alatawi, Ryan Dickson, Neelendra K. Joshi, Alejandro Rojas, Kai-Shu Ling, and Ainong Shi
Twenty-five Years of Award-winning Education Publication Excellence in ASHS Journals, Curt R. Rom
Blackberry Growth Monitoring and Feature Quantification with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing, Akwasi Tagoe, Alexander Silva, Cengiz Koparan, Aurelie Poncet, Dongyi Wang, Donald Johnson, and Margaret Worthington
Evaluation of Industrial Hemp Cultivar and Biochar Rate to Remediate Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, USA, Dietrich V. Thurston, Kristofor R. Brye, David M. Miller, Philip A. Moore Jr., Donald M. Johnson, and Mike Richardson
Compact Solar-powered Plasma Water Generator: Enhanced Germination of Aged Seed with the Corona Dielectric Barrier Discharger, Yiting Xiao, Yang Tian, Haizheng Xiong, Ainong Shi, and Jun Zhu
Publications from 2023
Skim Resequencing Finely Maps the Downy Mildew Resistance Loci RPF2 and RPF3 in Spinach Cultivars Whale and Lazio, Gehendra Bhattarai, Ainong Shi, Beiquan Mou, and James C. Correll
A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Region Associated with Seed Protein Content in Cowpea, Yilin Chen, Haizheng Xiong, Waltram Ravelombola, Gehendra Bhattarai, Casey Barickman, Ibtisam Alatawi, Theresa Makawa Phiri, Kenani Chiwina, Beiquan Mou, Shyam Tallury, and Ainong Shi
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Common Bean Core Collection, Kenani Chiwina, Haizheng Xiong, Gehendra Bhattarai, Ryan Dickson, Theresa Makawa Phiri, Yilin Chen, Ibtisam Alatawi, Derek Dean, Neelendra K. Joshi, Yuyan Chen, Awais Riaz, Paul Gepts, Mark Brick, Patrick Byrne, Howard Schwartz, James B. Ogg, Kristen Otto, Amy Fall, Jeremy Gilbert, and Ainong Shi
Genome-wide Association Identifies Key Loci Controlling Blackberry Postharvest Quality, T. Mason Chizk, John R. Clark, Carmen Johns, Lacy Nelson, Hamid Ashrafi, Rishi Aryal, and Margaret Worthington
ShinyFruit: Interactive Fruit Phenotyping Software and its Application in Blackberry, T. Mason Chizk, Jackie A. Lee, John R. Clark, and Margaret L. Worthington
Blackberry plant named ‘APF-404T’, John R. Clark
Blackberry Plant Named ‘APF-409T’, John R. Clark
Grape plant named ‘Compassion’, John R. Clark
Grape plant named ‘A-1400’, John R. Clark and James N. Moore
Peach Tree Named ‘Whitewater’, John R. Clark and Margaret Worthington
Using Post-season Tissue Nitrogen Concentrations to Predict Adequacy of In-season Nitrogen Management, Kyle Hoegenauer, Trenton Roberts, Carrie Ortel, Jarrod Hardke, Mike Richardson, and Mike Daniels
Evaluating Species-Specific Replenishment Solution Effects on Plant Growth and Root Zone Nutrients with Hydroponic Arugula (Eruca sativa L.) and Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), Lauren L. Houston, Ryan W. Dickson, Matthew B. Bertucci, and Trenton L. Roberts
Influence of Cover Crops on Soybean Yield and Partial Returns as an Alternative to Double-crop Soybean in Arkansas, Drew Kirkpatrick, Trenton L. Roberts, Kris Brye, and Jeremy Ross
Determining Cardinal Temperatures for Eight Cover Crop Species, Mila V. Pessotto, Trenton Roberts, Matthew B. Bertucci, Caio dos Santos, Jeremy Ross, and Mary C. Savin
Genetic Architecture of Salt Tolerance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) at Seedling Stage Using a Whole Genome Resequencing Approach, Waltram Ravelombola, Lindgi Dong, Thomas Casey Barickman, Haizheng Xiong, Aurora Manley, John Cason, Hanh Pham, Bazgha Zia, Beiquan Mou, and Ainong Shi
A Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction for Fiber and Sucrose Contents in a Mapping Population of LCP 85-384 Sugarcane, Haizheng Xiong, Yilin Chen, Yong-Bao Pan, and Ainong Shi
A Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction for Phakopsora pachyrhizi Resistance in Soybean, Haizheng Xiong, Yilin Chen, Yong-Bao Pan, Jinshe Wang, Weiguo Lu, and Ainong Shi
Publications from 2022
Mapping and Selection of Downy Mildew Resistance in Spinach cv. Whale by Low Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing, Gehendra Bhattarai, Dotun Olaoye, Beiquan Mou, James C. Correll, and Ainong Shi
Resequencing Worldwide Spinach Germplasm for Identification of Field Resistance QTLs to Downy Mildew and Assessment of Genomic Selection Methods, Gehendra Bhattarai, Ainong Shi, Beiquan Mou, and James C. Correll
Genetic Diversity of Wild and Cultivated Muscadine Grapes (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.), Kenneth Buck and Margaret Worthington
Blackberry Plant Named ‘APF-268’, John R. Clark
Peach tree named ‘A-858P’, John R. Clark
Grape Plant Named ‘Dazzle’, John R. Clark, Renee T. Threlfall, James N. Moore, and Justin R. Morris
