Jason G. Wallace

Introgression of anthracnose resistance loci into a sweet sorghum genetic background

Abstract Sweet sorghum is becoming an important source of feedstock to produce renewable fuels that can be highly affected by anthracnose ( Colletotrichum sublineola ), a major disease affecting all aboveground parts of the plant. The high genetic diversity of the pathogen requir...

Diurnal dynamics of maize gene expression is associated with phyllosphere microbiome composition

Abstract Bacterial communities play important roles in the plant phyllosphere. Both microbial communities and their hosts exhibit endogenous circadian rhythms while simultaneously responding to environmental changes across the diurnal cycle. However, the interaction between the h...