Forage Improvement Division: Publications (Last 12 months)

See a complete list of publications in the Noble Publication Listing.

Haque, M., Biermacher, J. T., Kering, M. K., & Guretzky, J. (2012). Managing nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients for switchgrass produced for bioenergy feedstock in phosphorus-deficient soil. In Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting .Birmingham, Alabama: Southern Agricultural Economics Association.

Bhamidimarri, S., Saha, M. C., Payton, M., & Hopkins, A. A. (2012). Phenotyping summer dormancy in tall fescue. Crop Science, 52 (January–February), doi:10.2135/cropsci2010.11.0660.

Fu, C-X., Sunkar, R., Zhou, C. , Shen, H., Zhang, J - Y., Matts, J., Wolf, J., Mann, D.G.J., Stewart, C.N., Tang, Y., & Wang, Z - Y. (2012). Overexpression of miR156 in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) results in various morphological alterations and leads to improved biomass production. Plant Biotechnology Journal, January, 1-10 doi:10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00677.x.

Kering, M. K., Butler, T. J., Mosali, J., & Guretzky, J. (2012). Biomass yield and nutrient responses of switchgrass. BioEnergy Research, January, doi:10.1007/s12155-011-9174-y.

Uppalapati, S. R., Ishiga, Y., Doraiswamy, V., Bedair, M., Mittal, S. , Chen, J. , Nakashima, J., Tang, Y., Tadege, M., Ratet, P., Chen, R., Schultheiss, H., & Mysore, K. S. (2012). Loss of abaxial leaf epicuticular wax in Medicago truncatula irg1/palm1 mutants results in reduced spore differentiation of anthracnose and nonhost rust pathogens. Plant Cell, January, doi/10.1105/tpc.111.093104.

Khu, D. M., Reyno, R., Brummer, E. C., & Monteros, M. J. (2012). Screening methods for aluminum tolerance in alfalfa. Crop Science, 52, 161-167 doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.05.0256.

Funderburg, E., Biermacher, J. T., Moffet, C. , Haque, M., & Mosali, J. (2011). Effects of applying nitrogen on yield of introduced perennial summer grass cultivars in Oklahoma. Forage and Grazinglands, December, doi:10.1094/FG-2011-1223-01-RS.

Picasso, D. , Brummer, E. C., Liebman, M., Dixon, P.M. , & Wilsey, B.J. (2011). Diverse perennial crop mixtures sustain higher productivity over time based on ecological complementarity. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 26 (4), 317-327 doi:10.1017/S1742170511000135.

Mann, D.G.J., LaFayette, P.R., Abercrombie, L., King, Z.R., Mazarei, M., Halter, M.C., Poovaiah, C.R., Baxter, H., Shen, H., Dixon, R. A., Parrott, W., & Stewart, C.N. (2011). Gateway-compatible vectors for high-throughput gene functional analysis in switchgrass and other monocot species. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10, 226-236.

Kering, M. K., Butler, T. J., Biermacher, J. T., & Guretzky, J. (2011). Biomass yield and nutrient removal rates of perennial grasses under nitrogen fertilization. BioEnergy Research, , doi:10.1007/s12155-011-9167-x.

Young, N. D. , Debellé, F., Oldroyd, G., Geurts, R., Cannon, S. B. , Udvardi, M. K., Benedito, V. A., Mayer, K.F.X., Gouzy, J., Schoof, H., Van de Peer, Y., Proost, S., Cook, D. R. , Meyers, B.C., Spannagl, M., Cheung, F., De Mita, S., Krishnakumar, V., Gundlach, H., Zhou, S., Mudge, J., Bharti, A.K., Murray, J., Naoumkina, M., Rosen, B., Silverstein, K.A.T., Tang, H., Rombauts, S., Zhao, P. X., Zhou, P., Barbe, V., Bardou, P., Bechner, M., Bellec, A., Berger, A., Bergès, H., Bidwell, T. G., Bisseling, T., Choisne, N., Couloux, A., Denny, R., Deshpande, S., Dai, X., Doyle, J.J., Dudez, A-M., Farmer, A. D., Fouteau, S., Franken, C., Gibelin, C., Gish, J., Goldstein, S., González, A.J., Green, P.J., Hallab, A., Hartog, M., Hua, A., Humphray, S.J., Jeong, D-H., Jing, Y., Jöcker, A., Kenton, S., Kim, D-J., Klee, K., Lai, H., Lang, C., Lin, S., Macmil, S.L., Magdelenat, G., Matthews, L., McCorrison, J., Monaghan, E.L., Mun, J-H., Najar, F.Z. , Nicholson, C., Noirot, C., O’Bleness, M., Paule, C.R., Poulain, J., Prion, F., Qin, B., Qu, C., Retzel, E. F. , Riddle, C., Sallet, E., Samain, S., Samson, N., Sanders, I., Saurat, O., Scarpelli, C., Schiex, T., Segurens, B., Severin, A.J., Sherrier, D. J., Shi, R., Sims, S., Singer, S.R. , Sinharoy, S. , Sterck, L., Viollet, A., Wang, B-B., Wang, K., Wang, M., Wang, X-H., Warfsmann, J., Weissenbach, J., White, D.D., White, J. D., Wiley, G. B., Wincker, P., Xing, Y., Yang, L., Yao, Z., Ying, F., Zhai, J., Zhou, L., Zuber, A., Dénarié, J., Dixon, R. A., May, G. D., Schwartz, D.C., Rogers, J., Quétier, F., Town, C. D., & Roe, B. A. (2011). The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses. Nature, November 16, Published online doi:10.1038/nature10625.

Havananda, T., Brummer, E. C., & Doyle, J.J. (2011). Complex patterns of autopolyploid evolution in alfalfa and allies (Medicago sativa; Leguminosae). American Journal of Botany, 98 (10), 1633-1646 doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000318.

Johnson, D. A., Bhattarai, K., & Bushman, B.S. (2011). Majestic germplasm and spectrum germplasm western prairie clover. Native Plants, 12 (3), 249-256.

Ma, X-F., Tudor, S., Butler, T. J., Ge, Y. X., Xi, Y., Bouton, J. H., Harrison, M. J., & Wang, Z - Y. (2011). Transgenic expression of phytase and acid phosphatase genes in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) leads to improved phosphate uptake in natural soils. Molecular Breeding, September, doi:10.1007/s11032-011-9628-0.

Butler, T. J., Interrante, S. M., Malinowski, D. P., & Widdup, K. (2011). Annual medic forage and seed evaluations for the semiarid regions of the Great Plains. Forage and Grazinglands, Plant Management Network, doi:10.1094/FG-2011-0912-01-RS.

Iannone, L. J. , Novas, M. V. , Young, C. A., De Battista, J. P., & Schardl, C. L. (2011). Endophytes of native grasses from South America: Biodiversity and ecology. Fungal Ecology, August, doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.05.007 .

Zhou, C. , Han, L., Pislariu, C., Nakashima, J., Fu, C-X., Jiang, Q., Quan, L., Blancaflor, E. B., Tang, Y., Bouton, J. H., Udvardi, M. K., Xia, G., & Wang, Z - Y. (2011). From model to crop: identification of a STAY-GREEN gene from the model legume Medicago truncatula and effective use of gene in improving quality of alfalfa (M. sativa). Plant Physiology, September, doi:10.1104/pp.111.185140.

Zhang, Y., Zalapa, J., Jakubowski, A. R., Price, D.L., Acharya, A., Wei, Y., Brummer, E. C., Kaeppler, S.M., & Casler, M.D. (2011). Natural hybrids and gene flow between upland and lowland switchgrass. Crop Science, 51, 2626–2641 doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.02.0104.

Ge, Y. X., Fu, C-X., Bhandari, H., Bouton, J. H., Brummer, E. C., & Wang, Z - Y. (2011). Pollen viability and longevity of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Crop Science, 51 (November-December), doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.01.0057.

Epplin, F. M., & Haque, M. (2011). Policies to facilitate conversion of millions of acres to production of biofuel feedstock. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 43 (3), 385-398.

Kang, Y., Han, Y., Torres-Jerez, I., Wang, M., Tang, Y., Monteros, M. J., & Udvardi, M. K. (2011). System responses to long-term drought and re-watering of two contrasting alfalfa varieties. Plant Journal, August, doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04738.x.

Butler, T. J., Stein, J., & Interrante, S. M. (2011). Novel approaches to establishing alfalfa-tall fescue pastures in the Southern Great Plains. Forage and Grazinglands, Plant Management Network, doi:10.1094/FG-2011-0725-01-RS .

Interrante, S. M., Singe, R., Islam, M. A., Stein, J., Young, C. A., & Butler, T. J. (2011). Effectiveness of Sinorhizobium inoculants on annual medics. Crop Science, 51, doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.02.0076.

Tadege, M., Lin, H., Bedair, M., Berbel, A., Wen, J. Q., Rojas, C. M. , Niu, L., Tang, Y., Sumner, L. W., Ratet, P., McHale, N. A. , Madueno, F, & Mysore, K. S. (2011). STENOFOLIA regulates blade outgrowth and leaf vascular patterning in Medicago truncatula and Nicotiana sylvestris. Plant Cell, 23 (6), 2125-2142 doi:10.1105/tpc.111.085340.

Interrante, S. M., Muir, J. P., Islam, M. A., Maas, A.L. , Anderson, W.F., & Butler, T. J. (2011). Establishment, agronomic characteristics, and dry matter yield of rhizoma peanut genotypes in cool environments. Crop Science, 51 (6), 2256–2261 doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.03.0133.

Han, Y., Kang, Y., Torres-Jerez, I., Cheung, F., Town, C. D., Zhao, P. X., Udvardi, M. K., & Monteros, M. J. (2011). Genome-wide SNP discovery in tetraploid alfalfa using 454 sequencing and high resolution melting analysis. Genomics, 12 (350), doi:10.1186/1471-2164-12-350.

Sakiroglu, M., Moore, K. J., & Brummer, E. C. (2011). Variation in biomass yield, cell wall components, and agronomic traits in a broad range of diploid alfalfa accessions. Crop Science, 51 (6), doi:10.2135/cropsci2010.11.0658 .

Zhou, C. , Han, L., Hou, C., Metelli, A. , Qi, L., Tadege, M., Mysore, K. S., & Wang, Z - Y. (2011). Developmental analysis of a Medicago truncatula smooth leaf margin1 mutant reveals context-dependent effects on compound leaf development. Plant Cell, 23 (6), 2106-2124 doi:10.1105/tpc.111.085464 .

Li, X., Wang, X., Wei, Y., & Brummer, E. C. (2011). Prevalence of segregation distortion in diploid alfalfa and its implications for genetics and breeding applications. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (4), 667-679 doi:10.1007/s00122-011-1617-5.

Butler, T. J., Pittman, J. J. , & Interrante, S. M. (2011). Evaluation of various pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides on five summer legumes. Forage and Grazinglands, Plant Management Network, doi:10.1094/FG-2011-0819-01-RS.

Bhandari, H., Saha, M. C., Fasoula, V. A. , & Bouton, J. H. (2011). Estimation of genetic parameters for biomass yield in lowland switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). Crop Science, 51 (July-August), doi:10.2135/cropsci2010.10.0588.

Malinowski, D. P., Butler, T. J., & Belesky, D.P. (2011). Competitive ability of tall fescue against alfalfa as a function of summer dormancy, endophyte infection and soil moisture availability. Crop Science, 51, 1282-1290.

Schardl, C. L., Young, C. A., Faulkner, J. R. , Florea, S., & Pan, J. (In Press).Chemotypic diversity of epichloae, fungal symbionts of grasses. Fungal Ecology. April, doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.04.005.

Bhandari, H., Lawati, A, & Ray, I. M. (2011). Amplified fragment length polymorphism marker diversity among high yielding perennial alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) core collection accessions. Crop Science, 51, 1110-1121 doi:10.2135/cropsci2010.08.0492.

Han, Y. , Khu, D. M., & Monteros, M. J. (2011). High-resolution melting analysis for SNP genotyping and mapping in tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Molecular Breeding, March, doi:10.1007/s11032-011-9566-x.

Li, X., Wei, Y., Moore, K. J. , Michaud, M. , Viands, D. R. , Hansen, J. L., Acharya, A., & Brummer, E. C. (2011). Association mapping of biomass yield and stem composition in a tetraploid alfalfa breeding population. Plant Genome, 4 (1).

Fu, C-X., Mielenz, J. R., Xiao, X., Ge, Y. X., Hamilton, C. Y., Rodriguez, Jr., M. , Chen, F., Foston, M., Ragauskas, A. J., Bouton, J. H., Dixon, R. A., & Wang, Z - Y. (2011). Genetic manipulation of lignin synthesis in switchgrass reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), 108 (9), 3803-3808 doi:10.1073/pnas.1100310108.

Han, Y., Khu, D. M., & Monteros, M. J. (2011). High-resolution melting analysis for SNP genotyping and mapping in tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Molecular Breeding, , 10.1007/s11032-011-9566-x.

Islam, M. A., Biermacher, J. T., Interrante, S. M., Reuter, R. R., Hopkins, A. A., Cook, B. J., Bouton, J. H., & Butler, T. J. (2011). Production and economics of grazing rye-annual ryegrass and tall fescue systems. Agronomy Journal, 103 (2), 558-564 doi:10.2134/agronj2010.0325.

Pfender, W. F., Saha, M. C., Johnson, E. A. , & Slabaugh, M. B. (2011). Mapping with RAD (restriction-site associated DNA) markers to rapidly identify QTL for stem rust resistance in Lolium perenne . Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 122 (8), 1467-1480 doi:10.1007/s00122-011-1546-3.