REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (*: equal contributor)​

2025

• Yang, Z., H. Yan; G. Nie; J. Xiao; J. Wang; G. Feng; D. Li; L. Huang; and X. Zhang. Long-day-induced flowering requires DNA hypermethylation in orchardgrass. 2025. Journal of Experimental Botany. eraf015. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraf015

• Zhang J., Y. Qi; X. Hua; B. Wang; Y. Qi; Y. Huang; Z. Yu; R. Gao; Y. Wang; Yixing Zhang; Tianyou Wang; Yuhao Wang; Jing Mei; Qing Zhang; Gang Wang; Haoran Pan; Zhen Li; Shuangyu Li; Jia Liu; Nameng Qi; Xiaoxi Feng; Mingxing Wu; Shuqi Chen; Cuicui Du; Yihan Li; Yaxue Fang; Panpan Ma; Qingyun Li; Yuanchang Sun; Xiaomin Feng; Wei Yao; Muqing Zhang; Baoshan Chen; Xinlong Liu; Ray Ming; J. Wang; Zuhu Deng; Haibao Tang. The highly allo-autopolyploid modern sugarcane genome and very recent allopolyploidization in Saccharum. 2025. Nature Genetics. 57: 242–253. DOI:10.1038/s41588-024-02033-w

2024

• Arachchige S. M. (G), A. Razzaq (G), H. Dai (G), and J. Wang. Confronting heat stress in crops amid global warming: impacts, defense mechanisms, and strategies for enhancing thermotolerance. Crop Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics. 2024. 6(4): e240011. https://doi.org/10.20900/cbgg20240011.

• Cardenas, D. E. (g), Y. Carrillo-Tarazona, S. G. Sood, M. A. Hincapie, J. Tapia, J. Wang, P. C. Rott, L. M. Cano. 2024. Diagnostic Guide for Orange Rust Disease in Sugarcane. Plant Health Progress. DOI: 10.1094/PHP-02-24-0013-DG

• Hua, X*., H. Shi*, G. Zhuang*, Y. Lan, S. Zhou, D. Zhao, M. Lyu, S. Akbar, J. Liu, Y. Yuan, Z. Li, Q. Jiang, K. Huang, Y. Zhang, Q. Zhang, G. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Yu, P. Li, X. Zhang, J. Wang, S. Xiao, W. Yao, R. Ming, X. Zhu, M. Zhang, H. Tang, and J. Zhang. 2024. Regulatory network of the late-recruited primary decarboxylase C4NADP-ME in sugarcane. Plant Physiology. DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae455

• Li, Y., P. Lin, Q. You (&), J. Huang, W. Yao, J. Wang, M. Zhang. 2024. Identification of candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genes associated with sugarcane leaf scald disease. Scientific Report. 14, 16214 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67059-w.

• Wang, M., B. D. Tonnis, X. Li, R. Benke, E. Huang, S. Tallury, N. Puppala, Z. Peng (G), and J. Wang. Genotype, Environment, and Their Interaction Effects on Peanut Seed Protein, Oil, and Fatty Acid Content Variability. Agronomy Journal. 2024. 116 (3): 1440-1454. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21559.

• Liu, B., D. Yang, D. Wang, C. Liang, J. Wang, D. Lisch, and M. Zhao. Heritable changes of epialleles near genes in maize can be triggered in the absence of CHH methylation. Plant Physiology. 2024. 194 (4): 2511–2532. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad668

2023

• Paudel, D., L. Wang, R. Poudel, J.P. Acharya, S. Victores, C.H.L. de Souza, E. Rios, and J. Wang. 2023. Elucidating the effects of organic vs. conventional cropping practice and rhizobia inoculation on rhizosphere microbial diversity and yield of peanut. Environmental Microbiome, 18(1),1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00517-6

• Zhao, Z. (G), L. Wang (&), K. Kelley, J. B. Jones, B. Tillman, and J. Wang. 2023. GFP labeling of a Bradyrhizobium strain and an attempt to track the crack entry process during symbiosis with peanuts. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39(8), 219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-023-03665-6

• Zhao Z.* (G), Y. Wang* (G), Z. Peng (G), Z. Luo (G), M. Zhao, and J. Wang. 2023. Allelic expression of AhNSP2-B07 due to parent of origin affects peanut nodulation. 2023. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1193465. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1193465

• Wang, J., C. I. Pislariu, C-W Liu, V. E. Tsyganov, and M. DasGupta. Editorial: Molecular Mechanisms of the Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023. 14:1208904. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1208904

• Li, Y. , W. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Wang, R. Yadegari, and J. Wang. Editorial: Advances in crop biomass production based on multi-omics approach. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023. 14:1155442. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1155442

• Wang, T., B. Wang, X. Hua, H. Tang, Z. Zhang, R. Gao, Y. Qi, Q. Zhang, G. Wang, Z. Yu, Y. Huang, Z. Zhang, J. Mei, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Li, X. Meng, Y. Wang, H. Pan, S. Chen, Z. Li, H. Shi, X. Liu, Z. Deng, B. Chen, M. Zhang, L. Gu, J. Wang, R. Ming, W. Yao, and J. Zhang. A complete gap-free Saccharum genome and the genomic footprints of evolution in the highly polyploid Saccharum genus. Nature Plants. 2023. 9(4):554-571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01378-0

• Liu, H., X. Lin, X. Li, Z. Luo, X. Lu, Q. You, X. Yang, C. Xu, X. Liu, J. Liu, C. Wu, and J. Wang. 2023. Haplotype variations of sucrose phosphate synthase B gene among sugarcane accessions with different sucrose content. BMC Genomics, 24(1):42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09139-1

• Yan, H., M. Sun, Z. Zhang, Y. Jin, A. Zhang, C. Lin, B. Wu, M. He, B. Xu, J. Wang, P. Qin, J. Mendieta, G. Nie, J. Wang, C. Jones, G. Feng, R. K. Srivastava, X. Zhang, A. Bombarely, D. Luo, L. Jin, Y. Peng, X. Wang, Y. Ji, S. Tian. and L. Huang. 2023. Pangenomic analysis identifies structural variation associated with heat tolerance in pearl millet. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01302-4

2022

• Rodriguez, J., M. L.Tonelli, M. C. Barbosa, F. Ariel, Z. Zhao (G), J. Wang, A. Fabra, and F. Ibañez. 2022. Evolution of LysM-RLK gene family in wild and cultivated peanut species. 2022. Horticulturae. 8(11), 1000; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8111000

• Tseng, Y., B. B. Tillman, D. L. Rowland, N. Dufault, and J. Wang. Genotypic, temporal, and tissue-type effects on the incidence of tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Peanut Science. 2022. 50(1). https://doi.org/10.3146/

• Yao, W., C. Li, S. Lin, J. Wang, T. Fan, and W. Zhao. The structures of floral organs and reproductive characteristics of ornamental bamboo species, Pleioblastus pygmaeus. Horticultural Plant Journal. 2022. Published online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpj.2022.06.002.

• Yang, Z., H. Yan, J. Wang, N., Gang; G. Feng, X. Xu, D. Li, L. Huang. and X. Zhang. DNA hypermethylation promotes the flowering of orchardgrass during vernalization. Plant Physiology. 2022. 190 (2): 1490–1505. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac335

• Zhang, Q.*, Y. Qi*, H. Pan*, H. Tang*, G. Wang*, X. Hua, Y. Wang, L. Lin, Z. Li, Y. Li, F. Yu, Z. Yu, Y. Huang, T. Wang, P. Ma, M. Dou, Z. Sun, Y. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, W. Yao, Y. Wang, X. Liu, M. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Deng, J. Xu, Q. Yang, Z. Liu, B. Chen, M. Zhang, R. Ming, and J. Zhang. Genomic insights into the recent chromosome reduction of autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum. Nature Genetics. 2022. 54. 885–896. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-022-01084-1

2021

• Lincoln, N., T. Anderson, M. Kantar, Q. You, and J. Wang. Diversity and value of extant Hawaiian sugarcane (Saccharum spp. [L.]) cultivars. Economic Botany. 2021. 75: 253–267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-021-09540-5

• Zhang X.*, M. K. Pandey*, J. Wang*, K. Zhao, X. Ma, Z. Li, K. Zhao, F. Gong, B. Guo, R. K. Varshney and D. Yin. Chromatin spatial organization of wild type and mutant peanuts reveals high-resolution genomic architecture and interaction alterations. Genome Biology, 2021. 22:315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02520-x

• Zhao Y., M. Feng, Dev Paudel (p), T. Islam, A. Momotaz, Z. Luo (g), Z. Zhao (g), N. Wei, S. Li, Q. Xia, B. Kuang, X. Yang (p), J. Wang. Advances in genomics approaches shed light on crop domestication. Plants. 2021, 10(8), 571. doi.org/10.3390/plants10081571

• Sinche M., B. Kannan, D. Paudel (g), C. Corsato, Y. Lopez (p), J. Wang, F. Altpeter. Development and characterization of a napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus Schumach) mapping population for flowering time- and biomass-related traits reveal individuals with exceptional potential and hybrid vigor. GCB Bioenergy. 2021. 13:1561–1575. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12876

• You Q. (&), S. Sood, Z. Luo (g), H. Liu (&), M. S. Islam, M. Zhang, J. Wang. Identifying genomic regions controlling ratoon stunting disease resistance in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) clonal F1 population. The Crop Journal. 2021. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2020.10.010.

• Peng Z. (g), L. Tan (p), H. Chen, H. Shu (&), R. K. Varshney, Z. Zhou, Z. Zhao (g), Z. Luo (g), A. Chitikineni, L. Wang (&), J. Maku (g), Y. López (p), M. Gallo, H. Zhou (p), J. Wang. Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Inheritance of Symbiosis Genes in an Allotetraploid Legume Crop. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72 (4): 1104–1118. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa505

2020

• Shu H. (&), Z. Luo (g), Z. Peng (g), J. Wang. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of AhNFR1 and AhNFR5 Genes in Peanut Reveals Their Functions during Nodule Formation. BMC Plant Biology. 2020. 20(1):417.​

• Yao W., C. Li, S. Lin, J. Wang, B. Zhou, T. Jiang. Transcriptome analysis of salt-responsive and wood-associated NACs in Populus simonii × Populus nigra. BMC Plant Biololgy, 2020. 20, 317. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02507-z

• Tonnis B., M. L. Wang, X. Li, J. Wang, N. Puppala, S. Tallury, and J. Yu. Peanut FAD2 Genotype and Growing Location Interactions Significantly Affect the level of Oleic Acid in Seeds. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 2020. 97: 1001–1010. doi: 10.1002/aocs.12401.

• Latif S. (&), L. Wang (&), J. Khan, Z. Ali, S. K. Sehgal, M. A. Babar, J. Wang, U. M. Quraishi1. Deciphering the role of Stay Green Trait to mitigate terminal heat stress in Bread Wheat. Agronomy, 2020. 10(7), 1001. doi: org/10.3390/agronomy10071001

• Yao, W., D. Zhang, B. Zhou, J. Wang, R. Li, T. Jiang. Over-expression of poplar NAC15 gene enhances wood formation in transgenic tobacco. BMC Plant Biology. 2020. 20, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2191-2

• Boukari W., D. Filloux, J-H. Daugrois, E. Fernandez, D. Mollov, C. Kaye, M. Hincapie, A. Sanchez, J. Wang, P. Roumagnac, P. Rott. Molecular detection of sugarcane striate virus and sugarcane white streak virus and their prevalence in the Miami World Collection of sugarcane and related grasses. Plant Pathology. 2020. 69 (6): 1060-1069. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13192.

• Hanson E. (u), H. Zhou (p), S. Tallury, X. Yang (p), D. Paudel (g), B. Tillman, J. Wang. Identifying chromosomal introgressions from a wild species Arachis diogoi into interspecific peanut hybrids. Plant Breeding. 2020. 139 (5), 969-976. doi: 10.1111/PBR.12828.

• Peng Z.(g), Z. Zhao (g), J. P. Clevenger, Y. Chu, D. Paudel (g), P. Ozias-Akins, J. Wang. Single nucleotide polymorphism identification from sister recombinant inbred lines reveals candidate genomic regions controlling peanut nodulation. Frontiers in Genetics. 2020. 11:222. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00222.

• Sharma V., S. Bhattacharyya, R. Kumar, A. Kumar, F. Ibañez, J. Wang, B. Guo, H. K. Sudini, S. Gopalakrishnan, M. DasGupta, R. K. Varshney, M. Pandey. Molecular basis of regulations for root nodule symbiosis between Bradyrhizobium and ‘crack-entry’ legume groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). Plants. 2020. 9, 276. doi:10.3390/plants9020276.

• Yang X. (p), Z. Luo (g), S. Sood, J. Todd, J. Wang. Genome-wide association study of multiple yield components in a diversity panel of polyploid sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). The Plant Genome. 2020. 13: e20006. doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20006.

• Paudel D (g)., F. Liu (&), L. Wang (&), M. Crook, S. Maya (u), Z. Peng (g), K. Kelley, J. Ané, J. Wang. Isolation, characterization, and complete genome sequence of a Bradyrhizobium strain Lb8 from nodules of peanut utilizing crack entry infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020. 11: 93. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00093.

• Luo Z. (g)., R. Cui, C. Chavarro, Y.Tseng (g), H. Zhou (p), Z. Peng (g), Y. Chu, X. Yang (g), Y. Lopez (p), B. Tillman, N. Dufault, T. Brenneman, T. G. Isleib, C. Holbrook, P. Ozias-Akins, J. Wang. Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) and estimating the epistasis controlling stem rot resistance in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2020. 133:1201–1212. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03542-y.

• Meng Z., J. Han, Y. Lin, Y Zhao, Q. Lin, X. Ma, J. Wang, M. Zhang, L. Zhang, Q. Yang, K. Wang. Characterization of a Saccharum spontaneum with a basic chromosome number of x=10 provides new insights on genome evolution in genus Saccharum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2020. 133(1):187-199. doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03450-w

• Huang L., G. Feng , H. Yan , Z. Zhang , B. S. Bushman, J. Wang, A. Bombarely, M. Li, Z. Yang , G. Nie , W. Xie , L. Xu , P. Chen , X. Zhang, W. Jiang. 2019. Assembly of the orchardgrass genome provides insights into its genome evolution and flowering time regulation. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 1-16. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13205.

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2019

• Olatoye M. O., L. V. Clark, J. Wang, X. Yang (g), T. Yamada, E. J. Sacks, A. E. Lipka. 2019. Evaluation of genomic selection and marker-assisted selection in Miscanthus and energycane. Molecular Breeding. 39:171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-019-1081-5

• Li C., W. Yao, J. Wang, J. Wang, Y Ai, H. Ma, Y. Zhang. 2019. A novel effect of glycine on the growth and starch biosynthesis of storage root in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 144:395-403. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.10.012

• Chen L.,  R. VanBuren, M. Paris, H. Zhou, X. Zhang, C. M. Wai, H. Yan, S. Chen, M. Alonge, S. Ramakrishnan, Z. Liao, J. Liu, J. Lin, J. Yue, Z. Lin, J. Zhang, L. Huang, H. Wang,  T. Hwa, S. Kao, J. Y. Choi, A. Sharma, R. Singh, J. Song (p), L. Wang, W. C. Yim, J. C. Cushman, R. E. Paull, T. Matsumoto, Y. Qin, Q. Wu, J. Wang, Q Yu, J Wu, S Zhang, P. Boches, C. Tung, M. Wang, G. C. d’Eeckenbrugge, G. M. Sanewski, M. D. Purugganan, M. Schatz, J. L. Bennetzen, C. Lexer, R Ming. 2019. The Bracteatus Pineapple Genome and Domestication of Clonally Propagated Crops. Nature Genetics. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0506-8.

• Yang X. (p), S. Sood, Z. Luo (g), J. Todd, J. Wang. 2019. Genome-wide association studies identify resistance loci to orange rust and yellow leaf virus diseases in a diversity panel of polyploid sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Phytopathology. 109:623-631.  DOI:10.1094/PHYTO-08-18-0282-R.

• You Q. (g), X. Yang (p), Z. Peng (g), M. S. Islam, S. Sood, Z. Luo (g), J. Comstock, L. Xu, J. Wang. 2019. Development of an Axiom Sugarcane100K SNP array for high-resolution genetic map construction and QTL identification. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03391-4

• Evans D. L., S. V. Joshi, J. Wang. 2019. Whole Chloroplast and Gene Locus Phylogenies Reveal the Taxonomic Placement and Relationship of Tripidium (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) to Sugarcane. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19:33.doi: 10.1186/s12862-019-1356-9.

• Zhuang W.*, H. Chen* , M. Yang*, J. Wang*, M. Pandey, C. Zhang, W. Chang, L. Zhang, X. Zhang, R. Tang, V. Garg, X. Wang, H. Tang, C. Chow, D. Wang, A. W. Khan, Y. Deng, Q. Yang, J. Wang, T. Cai, P. Bajaj, K. Wu , B. Guo , X. Zhang , J. Li , F. Liang, J. Hu, B. Liao, S. Liu, A. Chitikineni, H. Yan, Y. Zheng, S. Shan, Q. Liu, D. Xie, Z. Wang, S. A. Khan, N. Ali, C. Zhao, X. Li , Z. Luo (g), S. Zhang, R. Zhuang, Z. Peng (g), S. Wang, G. Mamadou, Y. Zhuang, Z. Zhao (g), W. Yu, F. Xiong, W. Quan, M. Yuan, Y. Li, H. Zou, H. Xia , L. Zha, J. Fan, J. Yu, W. Xie, J. Yuan, K. Chen, S. Zhao, W. Chu, Y. Chen, P. Sun, F. Meng, T. Zhuo, Y. Zhao, C. Li, G. He, Y. Zhao, C. Wang, K. K. Polavarapu, R. Pan, A. Paterson, X. Wang, R. Ming, R. Varshney. 2019. The Arachis hypogaea genome elucidates legume karyotypes, polyploid evolution and crop domestication. Nature Genetics. 51, 865-876. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0402-2

• Yang X., J. Todd, R. Arundale, J.B. Binder, Z. Luo, M. Islam, S. Sood, J. Wang. 2019. Identifying loci controlling fiber composition in polyploid sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) through genome-wide association study. Industrious Crops and Products. 130: 598-605. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.01.023. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.01.023

• Yang, X., Song, J., Todd, J., Peng, Z., Paudel, D., Luo, Z., Ma, X., You, Q., Hanson, E., Zhao, Z., Zhao, Y., Zhang, J., Ming, R., and Wang, J. 2019. Target enrichment sequencing of 307 germplasm accessions identified ancestry of ancient and modern hybrids and signatures of adaptation and selection in sugarcane ( Saccharum spp.), a “sweet” crop with “bitter” genomes. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1–11. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12992​

2018​​

• Wang, J., Andersen, S. U., & Ratet, P. (2018). Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of the Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1839. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01839

• Hu W., X. Hua, Q. Zhang, J. Wang, Q. Shen, X. Zhang, K. Wang, Q. Yu, Y. Lin, R. Ming, J. Zhang. (2018). New insights into the evolution and functional divergence of the SWEET family in Saccharum based on comparative genomics. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1):270. doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1495-y.

• Zhuang M., Z. Zhang, Q. Fang, T. Yan, Y. Wang, W. Huang, Y. Huang, Z. Li, Q. Yu, J. Wang, K. Wang. (2018). Comprehensively characterizing the cytological features of Saccharum spontaneum by the development of a complete set of chromosome-specific oligo probes. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 9:1624. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01624.

• Zhang J.*, X. Zhang*, H. Tang*, Q. Zhang*, X. Hua, X. Ma, F. Zhu, T. Jones, X..Zhu, J. Bowers, C. Wai, C. Zheng, Y. Shi, S. Chen, X. Xu, J. Yue, D. Nelson, L. Huang, Z. Li, H. Xu, D. Zhou, Y. Wang, W. Hu, J. Lin, Y. Deng, N. Pandey, M. Mancini, D.Zerpa, J. K Nguyen, L. Wang, L. Yu, Y. Xin, L. Ge, J. Arro, J. O. Han, S. Chakrabarty, M. Pushko, W. Zhang, Y. Ma, P. Ma, M. Lv, F. Chen, G. Zheng, J. Xu, Z. Yang, F. Deng, X. Chen, Z. Liao, X. Zhang, Z. Lin, H. Lin, H. Yan, Z. Kuang, W. Zhong, P. Liang, G. Wang, Y. Yuan, J. Shi, J. Hou, J. Lin, J. Jin, P. Cao, Q. Shen, Q. Jiang, P. Zhou, Y. Ma, X. Zhang, R. Xu, J. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Jia, Q. Ma, R. Qi, Z. Zhang, S. R. Dhungana, S.E. Huss, X. Yang (g), A. Sharma, J.H. Trujillo, M. C. Martinez, M. Hudson, J. J. Riascos, M. Schuler, L.Q. Chen, D. M. Braun, L. Li, Q. Yu, J. Wang, K. Wang, M.C. Schatz, D. Heckerman, M. V. Sluys, G. M. Souza* ,P. H. Moore, D. Sankoff, R. VanBuren, A. H. Paterson, C. Nagai,R. Ming. (2018). Genome of the autopolyploid Saccharum spontaneum L. Nature Genetics. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0237-2.

• López Y., A. Kurashev, C. Chase, M. Gallo, L. Sollenberger, F. Altpeter, and J. Wang. 2018. Developing and validating microsatellite markers in elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum S.). Euphytica. 214:185. DOI: 10.1007/s10681-018-2256-6

• Feng G., L. Xu, J. Wang, G. Nie, B. BS, W. Xie, H. Yan, Z. Yang, H. Guan, L. Huang, and X. Zhang. (2018). Integration of small RNAs and transcriptome in Dactylis glomerata provides insights into vernalization response. BMC Genomics. 19:727. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5104-0

• Paudel D., B. Kannan, X. Yang, K. Harris-Shultz, M. Thudi, R. Varshney, F. Altpeter, J. Wang. 2018. Surveying the genome and constructing a high-density genetic map of napiergrass (Cenchrus purpureus Schumach.). Scientific Report. 8:14419. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32674-x.

• Islam M.S., X. Yang, S. Sood, J.C. Comstock, F. Zan, and J. Wang. (2018). Molecular dissection of sugar related traits and it’s attributes in Saccharum spp. hybrids. Euphytica. 214:170. DOI:10.1007/s10681-018-2252-x

• Maku, J., Wang, L., Liu, F., Liu, L., Kelley, K., Peng, Z., and Wang, J. (2018). Involvement of root hair during rhizobial invasion in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L .). American Journal of Plant Sciences, 9(8), 1646–1659. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2018.98119

• Tseng, Y.-C., Tillman, B. L., Gezan, S. A., Wang, J., and Rowland, D. L. (2018). Heritability of spotted wilt resistance in a Florida-EPTM “113”-derived peanut (Arachis hypogaea) population. Plant Breeding, (February), 1–7. doi: 10.1111/pbr.12610

• Islam, M. S., Yang, X., Sood, S., Comstock, J. C., and Wang, J. (2018). Molecular characterization of genetic basis of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus (SCYLV) resistance in Saccharum spp. hybrid. Plant Breeding, (August), 1-7. doi: 10.1111/pbr.12614

• Wang, L., Rowland, D., Yang, X., Santen, E. Van, Tillman, B., and Wang, J. (2018). Mild water deficit in the field down regulated drought responsive genes in peanut leaf tissues. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology. doi: 10.17957/IJAB/15.0633

• Pan, L., Huang, T., Yang, Z., Tang, L., Cheng, Y., Wang, J., Ma, X., and Zhang, X. (2018). EST-SSR marker characterization based on RNA-sequencing of Lolium multiflorum and cross transferability to related species. Molecular Breeding, 38(80), 1–12.

• Zhao, Z., Tseng, Y., Peng, Z., Lopez, Y., Chen, C. Y., Tillman, B. L., Dang, P., and Wang, J. (2018). Refining a major QTL controlling spotted wilt disease resistance in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L .) and evaluating its contribution to the resistance variations in peanut germplasm. BMC Genetics, 19(17), 1–12

• Yang, X., Islam, M. S., Sood, S., Maya, S., Hanson, E. A., Comstock, J., and Wang, J. (2018). Identifying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and developing diagnostic markers linked to orange rust resistance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 9(350), 1–10. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00350

• Dong, G., Shen, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, J., Yu, Q., Ming, R., Wang, K., and Zhang, J. (2018). Development and applications of chromosome-specific cytogenetic BAC-FISH probes in S. spontaneum. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9(218), 1–9. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00218

• Kandel, R., Yang, X., Song, J., and Wang, J. (2018). Potentials, Challenges, and Genetic and Genomic Resources for Sugarcane Biomass Improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1–14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00151

• Liu, H., Yang, X., You, Q., Song, J., Wang, L., Zhang, J., Deng, Z., Ming, R., and Wang, J. (2018). Pedigree, marker recruitment, and genetic diversity of modern sugarcane cultivars in China and the United States. Euphytica, 214(3), 48. doi: 10.1007/s10681-018-2127-1

• You, Q., Yang, X., Peng, Z., Xu, L., and Wang, J. (2018). Development and Applications of a High Throughput Genotyping Tool for Polyploid Crops: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Array. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1-15.  doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00104

• Pan, L., Meng, C., Wang, J., Ma, X., Fan, X., Yang, Z., Zhou, M., and Zhang, X. (2018). Integrated omics data of two annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) genotypes reveals core metabolic processes under drought stress. BMC Plant Biology, 18(26), 1–18. doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1239-z

• Peng, Z., Tan, L., López, Y., Maku, J., Liu, F., Zhou, H., Tseng, Y.-C., Yang, X., Hsieh, Y.-F., Song, J., Wang, L., Tillman, B. L., Gallo, M., and Wang, J. (2018). Morphological and Genetic Characterization of Non-Nodulating Peanut Recombinant Inbred Lines. Crop Science, 58, 1–11. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0235

• Todd, J. R., Sandhu, H., Binder, J., Arundale, R., Gordon, V., Song, J., Glaz, B., and Wang, J. (2018). Fiber composition of a diversity panel of the world collection of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and related grasses. Bragantia. doi: 10.1590/1678-4499.2016525

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2017

• Feng, G., Huang, L., Li, J., Wang, J., Xu, L., Pan, L., Zhao, X., Wang, X., Huang, T., and Zhang, X. (2017). Comprehensive transcriptome analysis reveals distinct regulatory programs during vernalization and floral bud development of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.). BMC Plant Biology, 17(1). doi: 10.1186/s12870-017-1170-8

• Pan, L., Yang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, P., Ma, X., Zhou, M., Li, J., Gang, N., Feng, G., Zhao, J., and Zhang, X. (2017). Comparative proteomic analyses reveal the proteome response to short-term drought in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum). PLoS ONE, 12(9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184289

• Peng, Z., Fan, W., Wang, L., Paudel, D., Leventini, D., Tillman, B. L., and Wang, J. (2017). Target enrichment sequencing in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using probes designed from transcript sequences. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. doi: 10.1007/s00438-017-1327-z

• Peng, Z., Liu, F., Wang, L., Zhou, H., Paudel, D., Tan, L., Maku, J., Gallo, M., and Wang, J. (2017). Transcriptome profiles reveal gene regulation of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) nodulation. Scientific Reports, 7. doi: 10.1038/srep40066

• Tian, W., Paudel, D., Vendrame, W., and Wang, J. (2017). Enriching Genomic Resources and Marker Development from Transcript Sequences of Jatropha curcas for Microgravity Studies. International Journal of Genomics, 2017. doi: 10.1155/2017/8614160

• Todd, J., Sandhu, H., Hale, A., Glaz, B., and Wang, J. (2017). Phenotypic evaluation of a diversity panel selected from the world collection of sugarcane (Saccharum spp) and related grasses. Maydica, 62(2).

• Varshney, R. K., Shi, C., Thudi, M., Mariac, C., Wallace, J., Qi, P., Zhang, H., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Rathore, A., Srivastava, R. K., Chitikineni, A., Fan, G., Bajaj, P., Punnuri, S., Gupta, S. K., Wang, H., Jiang, Y., Couderc, M., Katta, M. A. V. S. K., Paudel, D. R., Mungra, K. D., Chen, W., Harris-Shultz, K. R., Garg, V., Desai, N., Doddamani, D., Kane, N. A., Conner, J. A., Ghatak, A., Chaturvedi, P., Subramaniam, S., Yadav, O. P., Berthouly-Salazar, C., Hamidou, F., Wang, J., Liang, X., Clotault, J., Upadhyaya, H. D., Cubry, P., Rhoné, B., Gueye, M. C., Sunkar, R., Dupuy, C., Sparvoli, F., Cheng, S., Mahala, R. S., Singh, B., Yadav, R. S., Lyons, E., Datta, S. K., Hash, C. T., Devos, K. M., Buckler, E., Bennetzen, J. L., Paterson, A. H., Ozias-Akins, P., Grando, S., Wang, J., Mohapatra, T., Weckwerth, W., Reif, J. C., Liu, X., Vigouroux, Y., and Xu, X. (2017). Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments. Nature Biotechnology, 35(10). doi: 10.1038/nbt.3943

• Yang, X., Song, J., You, Q., Paudel, D. R., Zhang, J., and Wang, J. (2017). Mining sequence variations in representative polyploid sugarcane germplasm accessions. BMC Genomics, 18(594). doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3980-3

• Yang, X., Sood, S., Glynn, N., Islam, M. S., Comstock, J., and Wang, J. (2017). Constructing high-density genetic maps for polyploid sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and identifying quantitative trait loci controlling brown rust resistance. Molecular Breeding, 37(10). doi: 10.1007/s11032-017-0716-7

• Yao, W., Wang, S., Zhou, B., Wang, J., and Jiang, T. (2017). Characterization of ERF76 promoter cloned from Populus simonii × P. nigra. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 39(11), 249. doi: 10.1007/s11738-017-2539-x

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   2016

• Hsieh, Y. F., Jain, M., Wang, J., & Gallo, M. 2016. Direct organogenesis from cotyledonary node explants suitable for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 1-15.​

• Tseng Y., B. Tillman, Z. Peng, J. Wang. 2016. Identification of major QTLs underlying tomato spotted wilt virus resistance in peanut cultivar Florida-EPTM ‘113’. BMC Genetics 17:128.

• Zhao X., L. Huang, X. Zhang, J. Wang, D. Yan, J. Li, L. Tang, X. Li, T. Shi. 2016. Construction of high-density genetic linkage map and identification of flowering-time QTLs in orchardgrass using SSRs and SLAF-seq. Scientific Reports. 6:29345.

• Khera P., M. K Pandey, H.Wang, S. Feng, A. K Culbreath, S. Kale, J. Wang, C C. Holbrook, W. Zhuang, R. K Varshney, B. Guo. 2016. Mapping quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus and leaf spots in a recombinant inbred line population of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) from SunOleic 97R and NC94022. Plos One. 11(7):e0158452.

• Zhang J., A. Sharma, Q. Yu, J. Wang, L. Li, L. Zhu, X. Zhang, Y. Chen, R. Ming. 2016.  Comparative structure analysis of Bru1 Region homologs in Saccharum spontaneum and Saccharum officinurum. BMC Genomics. 17:446.

• Song J., X. Yang, M. F. R. Resende Jr., L. G. Neves, J. Todd, J. Zhang, J. C. Comstock, J. Wang. 2016. Natural allelic variations in highly polyploid Saccharum complex. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 7:804.

• Pan L., X. Zhang, J. Wang, X. Ma, M. Zhou, L. Huang, G. Nie, P. Wang, Z. Yang, J. Li. 2016. Transcriptional profiles of drought-related genes in modulating metabolic processes and antioxidant defenses in Lolium multiflorum. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 7:519.

• Yang X., J. Wang. 2016. Genome-wide analysis of NBS-LRR genes in sorghum genome revealed several events contributing to NBS-LRR gene evolution in grass species. Evolutionary Bioinformatics. 12:9-21.

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   2015

• Peng Z., M. Gallo, B. Tillman, D. Rowland, J. Wang. 2015. Molecular marker development from transcript sequences and germplasm evaluation for cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 291(1): 363-381.

• Huang L, H. Yan, X. Zhao, X. Zhang, J. Wang, T. Frazier, G. Yin, N. Burgos; X. Huang, D. Yan, W. Zang. 2015. Identifying differentially expressed genes under heat stress and developing molecular markers in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) through transcriptome analysis. Molecular Ecology Resources. 15:1497-1509.

• VanBuren B*., F. Zeng*, C. Chen*, J. Zhang*, C. M.Wai, J. Han, R.Aryal, A.R. Gschwend, J. Wang, J. Na, L. Huang, L.Zhang, W. Miao, J. Gou, J. Arro, R. Guyot, R. C. Moore, M. Wang, F. Zee, P. H. Moore, Q.Yu, R. Ming. 2015. Origin and domestication of papaya Yh chromosome. Genome Research. 25:1–10.

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   2014

• Pandey M. K., M.Wang, L. Qiao, S. Feng, P. Khera, H. Wang, B. Tonnis, N. Barkley, J. Wang, C. Holbrook, A. Culbreath, R. K. Varshney, B. Guo. 2014. Identification of QTLs associated with peanut oil contents in RIL populations and mapping FAD2 genes and their relative contribution towards oil quality. BMC Genetics. 15:133.

• Nayak S.N., J. Song, A.Villa, B. Pathak, T. Ayala-Silva, X. Yang , J.Todd, N. C. Glynn, D. N. Kuhn, B. Glaz, R.Gilbert, J.C. Comstock, J. Wang. 2014, Promoting utilization of Saccharum spp. genetic resources though genetic diversity analysis and core collection construction. Plos One. 9 (10): e 10856.

• Nie G, X. Zhang, L.Huang, W. Xu, J. Wang, Y. Zhang , X. Ma, Y. Yan , H. Yan. 2014. Genetic Variability and Population Structure of Potential Bioenergy Crop Miscanthus sinensis (Poaceae) in Southwest China Based on SRAP Markers. Molecules. 19: 12881-12897.

• Guan X., M. Hirata, C. Ding, N. Xu, N. Yuyama, L. Tan (p), Y. Fu, J. Wang and H. Cai. 2014. A genetic linkage map constructed from a BC1 population derived from an interspecific hybridization, Lolium multiflorum x Lolium temulentum population. Grassland Science. DOI: 10.1111/grs.12055.

• Todd J., J. Wang, B. Glaz, S. Sood, T. Ayala-Silva, S. Nayak (p), N. Glynn, O.A. Gutierrez, D. Kuhn, M. Tahir and J. Comstock. 2014. Phenotypic characterization of the Miami World Collection of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and related grasses for selecting a representative core. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 61(6):1581-1596. 

• Na J. K*, J. Wang *, R. Ming. 2014. Accumulation of interspersed and sex-specific repeats in the non-recombining region of papaya sex chromosomes. BMC Genomics. 15:335. 

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   2013

• Xu W., Zhang X., Huang L., Nie G., J. Wang. 2013. Higher genetic diversity and gene flow in wild populations of Miscanthus sinensis in southwest China. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 48:174-181.

• Wang J., S. Nayak, K. Koch, and R. Ming. 2013. Carbon partitioning in sugarcane (Saccharum species). Frontiers in Plant Science. 4:201.

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   2012

• Cook*, D.E., Lee*, T.G., Guo*, X., Melito, S., Wang, K., Bayless, A., J. Wang, Hughes, T.J., Willis, D.K., Clemente, T., Diers, B.W., Hudson, M.E. and Bent, A.F. 2012.  Copy Number Variation of Multiple Genes at Rhg1 Mediates Nematode Resistance in Soybean.  Science. 338(6111): 1206-1209.

• Wang J. *, J. Na*, Q.Yu*, A. R. Gschwend*, J. Han, F. Zeng, R. Aryal, R. VanBuren, J. E. Murray, W. Zhang, R. N. Pérez, F. A.Feltus, C. Lemke, E. J. Tong, C. Chen, C. M. Wai, R. Singh, M, Wang, X. Min, M. Alam, D. Charlesworth, P. H. Moore, J. Jiang, A. H. Paterson, R. Ming. 2012. Sequencing papaya X and Yh chromosomes reveals molecular basis of incipient sex chromosome evolution. PNAS. 109(34):13710-5.

• Na J. *, J. Wang*, J. E. Murray, A.R. Gschwend, W. Zhang, Q. Yu, R. N. Pérez, F. A. Feltus, C. Chen, Z. Kubat, P. H. Moore, J. Jiang, A. H. Paterson, R. Ming. 2012. Construction of physical maps for the sex-specific regions of papaya sex chromosomes. BMC Genomics. BMC Genomics 13:176.

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   2011

• Gschwend A. R., Q. Yu, P. Moore, C. Saski, C. Chen, J. Wang,  J. K. Na, and R. Ming. 2011 Construction of Papaya Male and Female BAC Libraries and Application in Physical Mapping of the Sex Chromosomes. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. vol. 2011, Article ID 929472, oi:10.1155/2011/929472.

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   2001~2010

• Wang J., B. Roe, S. Macmil, Q. Yu, J. E. Murray, H. Tang, C. Chen, F. Najar, G. Wiley, J. Bowers, M. V. Sluys, D.S. Rokhsar, M. E. Hudson, S. P. Moose, A. H. Paterson, R.Ming. 2010. Microcollinearity between diploid sorghum and autopolyploid sugarcane genomes. BMC Genomics. 11: 261

• Wu X, J. Wang, J.K. Na, Q. Yu, F. Zee, S. Huber, R. Ming. 2010. The origin of the non-recombining region of sex chromosomes in Carica and Vasconcellea. Plant Journal. 63:801-810.

• Wang J., S. Bughrara, M. R. Mian, M.C. Saha, D. A. Sleper. 2009. Parental genome composition and genetics classifications of derivatives from intergeneric crosses of Festuca mairei and Lolium perenne. Mol. Breeding. 23: 299-309.

• Wang J., C. Chen, J.K. Na, Q. Yu, S. Hou, R. Paull, P. Moore, M. Alam and R. Ming. 2008. Genome-wide comparative analyses of microsatellites in papaya genome. Tropical Plant Biology. 1:278-292.

• Ming, R., …J. Wang. (41st of 85),…L. Wang, M., Alam. 2008. The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya L.). Nature. 452: 991-996.

• Wang J., S.S. Bughrara, and J. Nelson. 2008. Morpho-physiological response of several Fescue grasses to drought stress. HortSci. 43:776-783.

• Wang J., S.S. Bughrara. 2008. Evaluation of drought tolerance for Atlas fescue, perennial ryegrass, and their progeny. Euphytica. 164 (1): 113-122.

• Ming R., J. Wang, Moor P.H., and A.H. Paterson. 2007. Sex chromosomes in flowering plants. Amer. J. Bot. 94:141-150.

• Wang J. and S. Bughrara. 2007. Monitoring of gene expression profiles and identification of candidate genes involved in drought tolerance in Festuca mairei. Mol. Genet. Genomics. 277 (5): 571-587.

• Wang J., S.S. Bughrara. 2005. Detection of an efficient restriction enzyme combination for cDNA-AFLP analysis and evaluation of the identity of transcript derived fragments in Festuca mairei.  Mol. Biotechnol. 29(3):211-220.

• Wang J., S.S. Bughrara, D.A. Sleper. 2003. Genome Introgression of Festuca mairei into Lolium perenne Detected by SSR and RAPD Markers. Crop Sci. 43: 2154-2161.

1995~2000

• Wang J., C. Sun, Z. Li, X. Wang and L. Zhu. 2000. The compatibility and its genetic analysis in two DH populations derived from indica/japonica cross in rice. Acta Agronomic Sinica. 26(6): 825-832.

• Wang J. and X.Wang. 2000. Type correlation analysis between six morphological trait index and eight isozyme loci. Chinese Rice Research Newsletter. 8(1): 2-3.

• Wang J., L.Chen and Z. Li. 1999. The effect of wide compatible gene on frequency of callus formation of rice anther culture. Beijing Agricultural Sciences. 17(5): 17-19.

• Wang J., J. Sun, J. Zhang and R. Su. 1999. Effects of sealing seed treatments on germination. Seed. 106(6): 56-57.

• Wang J., C. Sun, Z. Li, R. Li and X. Wang. 1998. Classification of two DH population using morphological trait index and isozyme. Scientia Agricultura Sinica. 31(4): 8-15.

• Li Z, X. Wang, J. Wang and Y. Huang. 1995. Studies on the position of American rice varieties in heterotic utilization in F_1 hybrid of rice. Acta Agriculturae Boreall-Sinica. (1):22-28.

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PATENTS

• Hudson M, Wang J.P., Diers B., and Kesung K.. 2011. A DNA Sequence that confers Aphid Resistance in Soybean. International Publication Number WO 2011/097492 A1 from the International Bureau of WIPO.

• Bent, A., Hudson, M., Diers, B., Melito S., Cook, D., Hughes T., Bayless A., Wang J., Lee, T., Guo X. 2013. Rhg1 mediated resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Publication number: US2013/0305410 A1. Application number: 13/843,447.

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BOOK CHAPTERS

• Peng Z. (g), D. Paudel (g), L. Wang (&), Z. Luo (g), Q. You (g) and J. Wang. Legume Genomics. Jain M., Garg R. (eds). Methods for Target Enrichment Sequencing via Probe Capture in Legumes. Methods Mol Biol. 2020. 2107: 199-231. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0235-5_10. Humana Press, New York, NY.

• Yang X. (p), R. Kandel (g), J. Song (p), Q. You (g), M. Wang, (g) J. Wang. Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane. Philippe Rott (eds). Sugarcane genome sequencing and genetic mapping. 2018. 2: 1-32. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited.

• Guo B., P. Khera, H. Wang, Z. Peng (g), H. Sudini, X. Wang, M. Osiru, J. Chen, V. Vadez, M. Yuan, C. T. Wang, X. Zhang, F. Waliyar, J. Wang, R. K. Varshney. Peanuts: Genetics, Processing, and Utilization. H. T. Stalker and R. F. Wilson. (eds). Chapter 6: Annotation of trait loci on integrated genetic maps of Arachis species. 2016. 163- 207. Elservier Science.

• Chu Y., J. Clevenger, R. Hovav, J. Wang, B. Scheffler, S. A. Jackson and P. Ozias-Akins. Peanuts: Genetics, Processing, and Utilization. H. T. Stalker and R. F. Wilson. (eds). Chapter 7: Application of Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Metabolomic Technologies in Arachis Species. 2016. 209-240. Elservier Science.

• Wang, J., J.K. Na and R. Ming. Papaya Genetics and Genomics. Ming, R. and P. Moore. (eds). Papaya sex chromosome physical mapping. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models. 2014. 10: 329-340. Springer.