Publications from 2023
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
Grape Plant Named ‘Indulgence’, John R. Clark, Renee T. Threlfall, James N. Moore, and Justin R. Morris
Evaluation of Peat Blended with Pine Wood Components for Effects on Substrate Physical Properties, Nitrogen Immobilization, and Growth of Petunia (Petunia x hybrida Vilm.-Andr.), Ryan W. Dickson, Kalyn M. Helms, Brian E. Jackson, Leala M. Machesney, and Jung Ae Lee
Genetic Dissection of Nitrogen Induced Changes in the Shoot and Root Biomass of Spinach, Vijay Joshi, Ainong Shi, Amit Kumar Mishra, Haramrit Gill, and James DiPiazza
Transpiration Responses of Herbicide-Resistant and -Susceptible Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri (S.) Wats.) to Progressively Drying Soil, Koffi Badou Jeremie Kouame, Mary Savin, Gulab Rangani, Thomas R. Butts, Matthew B. Bertucci, and Nilda Roma-Burgos
Identification of Candidate Genes and Genomic Selection for Seed Protein in Soybean Breeding Pipeline, Jun Qin, Fengmin Wang, Qingsong Zhao, Ainong Shi, Tiantian Zhao, Qijian Song, Waltram Ravelombola, Hongzhou An, Long Yan, Chunyan Yang, and Mengchen Zhang
Genetic Architecture of Salt Tolerance in a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) Cowpea Population, Waltram Ravelombola, Ainong Shi, Boa-Lam Huynh, Jun Qin, Haizheng Xiong, Aurora Manley, Lingdi Dong, Dotun Olaoye, Gehendra Bhattarai, Bazgha Zia, Huda Alshaya, and Ibtisam Alatawi
Genome-wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction of White Rust Resistance in USDA GRIN Spinach Germplasm, Ainong Shi, Gehendra Bhattarai, Haizheng Xiong, Carlos A. Avila, Chunda Feng, Bo Liu, Vijay Joshi, Larry Stein, Beiquan Mou, Lindsey J. du Toit, and James C. Corell
Glutathione S-Transferase: A Candidate Gene for Berry Color in Muscadine Grapes (Vitis rotundifolia), Aruna Varanasi, Margaret Worthington, Lacy Nelson, Autumn Brown, Thomas Mason Chizk, Renee Threlfall, Luke Howard, Patrick Conner, Rosa Figueroa-Balderas, Melanie Massonnet, Dario Cantu, and John R. Clark
Population Structure and Genetic Diversity Analysis in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) and Six Related Saccharum Species, Haizheng Xiong, Yilin Chen, San-Ji Gao, Yong-Bao Pan, and Ainong Shi
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction for Bacterial Wilt Resistance in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Core Collection, Bazgha Zia, Ainong Shi, Dotun Olaoye, Haizheng Xiong, Waltram Ravelombola, Paul Gepts, Howard F. Schwartz, Mark A. Brick, Kristen Otto, Barry Ogg, and Senyu Chen
Publications from 2021
Genome-wide Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) Markers Discovered from Whole-genome Sequence Comparisons of Multiple Spinach Accessions, Gehendra Bhattarai, Ainong Shi, Devi R. Kandel, Nora Solis-Garcia, Jorge Alberto da Silva, and Carlos A. Avila
High Resolution Mapping and Candidate Gene Identification of Downy Mildew Race 16 Resistance in Spinach, Gehendra Bhattarai, Wei Yang, Ainong Shi, Chunda Feng, Braham Dhillon, James C. Correll, and Beiquan Mou
Blackberry plant named ‘A-2454T’, John R. Clark
Blackberry plant named ‘A-2491T’, John R. Clark
Blackberry plant named ‘A-2524T’, John R. Clark
Blackberry plant named ‘APF-238T’, John R. Clark
Blackberry plant named ‘Caddo’, John R. Clark
Blackberry plant named ‘Ponca’, John R. Clark
Fertilizer and Plant Growth Regulator Strategies for Improving Consumer Performance of Container-grown Petunia, Jonathan Ebba, Ryan W. Dickson, Paul R. Fisher, Crysta N. Harris, Todd Guerdat, and Sofia Flores
Genetic Diversity, Structure, and Selective Sweeps in Spinacia turkestanica Associated With the Domestication of Cultivated Spinach, Sanjaya Gyawali, Gehendra Bhattarai, Ainong Shi, Chris Kik, and Lindsey J. du Toit
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Selection for Yield and Related Traits in Soybean, Waltram Second Ravelombola, Jun Qin, Ainong Shi, Qijian Song, Jin Yuan, Fengmin Wang, Pengyin Chen, Long Yan, Yan Feng, Tiantian Zhao, Yaning Meng, Kexin Guan, Chunyan Yang, and Mengchen Zhang
Loci Discovery, Network-Guided Approach, and Genomic Prediction for Drought Tolerance Index in a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) Cowpea Population, Waltram Ravelombola, Ainong Shi, and Boa-Lam Huynh
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction for Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance in USDA Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Core Collection, Ainong Shi, Paul Gepts, Qijian Song, Haizheng Xiong, Thomas E. Michaels, and Senyu Chen
Silicon Foliar Spray and Substrate Drench Effects on Plant Growth, Morphology, and Resistance to Wilting with Container-Grown Edible Species, Joshua Tebow, Lauren L. Houston, and Ryan W. Dickson
Dormant Sprigging of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass, Juming Zhang, Michael Richardson, Douglas Karcher, John McCalla, Jingwen Mai, and Hanfu Luo
Publications from 2020
Testing Flowering Perennial Plants in a Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) Lawn, Paige Elizabeth Boyle and Michelle Wisdom
Blackberry plant named ‘APF-205T’, John R. Clark
Grape plant named ‘Compassion’, John R. Clark
Evaluation of a Novel Shallow Aggregate Ebb-and-flood Culture System and Transplant Size Effects on Hydroponic Basil Yield, Samuel Doty, Ryan W. Dickson, and MIchael Evans
Recombinase-Mediated Integration of a Multigene Cassette in Rice Leads to Stable Expression and Inheritance of the Stacked Locus, Bhuvan Pathak and Vibha Srivastava
