peer-reviewed journal publication

Authors: William Underwood, Christopher G. Misar, Charles Block, Thomas J. Gulya, Zahirul Talukder, Brent S. Hulke, and Samuel G. Markell Publication Date: December 2, 2020 Abstract: Resistance of sunflower to basal stalk rot (BSR) caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is quantitative, controlled by multiple genes contributing small effects. Consequently, artificial inoculation procedures allowing sufficient throughput and

Authors: Cloe S. Pogoda, Stephan Reinert, Zahirul I. Talukder, Ziv Attia, Erin C. E. Collier-zans, Thomas J. Gulya, Nolan C. Kane, and Brent S. Hulke Publication Date: October 27, 2020 Abstract: Necrotrophic pathogens can avoid or even benefit from plant defenses used against biotrophic pathogens, and thus represent a distinct challenge to plant populations in

Authors: Michelle A. Gilley, Thomas J. Gulya, Gerald J. Seiler, William Underwood, Brent S. Hulke, Christopher G. Misar, and Samuel G. Markell Publication Date: September 21, 2020 Abstract: Downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. and de Toni, is an economically important disease in cultivated sunflowers, Helianthus annuus L. Resistance genes incorporated into commercial hybrids are used as

Authors: Chris C R Smith, Loren H Rieseberg, Brent S Hulke, Nolan C Kane Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Abstract: Alternative spicing is an integral part of gene expression in multicellular organisms that allows for diverse mRNA transcripts and proteins to be produced from a single gene. However, most existing analyses have focused on macro-evolution,

Authors: Cloe S. Pogoda, Stephan Reinert, Zahirul I. Talukder, Ziv Attia, Jason A. Corwin, Kennedy L. Money, Erin C.E. Collier-zans, William Underwood, Thomas J. Gulya, C. Alisha Quandt, Nolan C. Kane, Brent S. Hulke Publication Date: July 16, 2020 Abstract: Host-microbe interactions are increasingly recognized as important drivers of organismal health, growth, longevity, and community-scale

Adam R. Wronski, Jarrad R. Prasifka, Michael S. Grove, Brady D. Koehler, Christopher G. Misar, William Underwood, Brent S. Hulke Abstract: The banded sunflower moth is one of the most pervasive insect pests of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in North America, in large part due to its ability to overwinter in cold climates. The goal

Michael G. DeGreef, Jarrad R. Prasifka, Brady D. Koehler, Brent S. Hulke Abstract: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), as a native crop, has numerous insect pests that cause economic damage to producers in the United States. The red sunflower seed weevil is a notable seed‐infesting insect pest throughout the U.S. sunflower growing region that is controlled