Biology and Population Genetics of Cereal Rust Fungi
My main research interests are in biology and population genetics of cereal rust fungi and host resistance to rusts in wheat and barley. I conduct nationwide surveys and monitoring of the race composition of the stem rust pathogen Puccinia graminis and investigate forces causing race dynamics in the stem rust populations. I conduct research in wheat and barley improvement by evaluating critical breeding germplasm, identifying new sources of resistance, and investigating the genetics of resistance. I also investigate the diversity of Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat.
Ug99 and emerging virulent stem rust race
Selected Publications
in PDF format:
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Other publications:
Genetic variation for Puccinia emaculata infection in switchgrass. Gustanfson, D.M., A. Boe, and Y. Jin. 2003. Crop Sci. 43:755-759.
Molecular mapping of leaf rust resistance gene Rph5 in barley. Mammadov, J.A., J.C. Zwonitzer, R.M. Biyashev, C.A. Griffey, Y. Jin, B.J. Steffenson, and M.A. Saghai Maroof. 2003. Crop Sci. 43:388-393.
Molecular mapping of the leaf rust resistance gene Rph6 in barley and its linkage relationships with Rph5 and Rph7. Zhong, S., R.J. Effertz, Y. Jin, J.D. Franckowiak, and B.J. Steffenson. 2003. Phytopathology 93:604-609.
Sources and genetics of crown rust resistance in barley. Jin, Y. and B.J. Steffenson. 2002. Phytopathology 92:1064-1067.
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