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ARS Home Plains Area Lincoln, Nebraska Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research People & Locations







Xiwen  Cai
                        Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research

                        




                        
                        Research Geneticist (Plants)
                        Phone: (701) 306-1833
                        
                        
                        Fax: (402) 472-4020(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsIdentification, Characterization, and Utilization of Priority Traits for the Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat and Barley Germplasm Adapted to the Great Plains
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 445074Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 438954Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440544**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Registration of ‘WGC002’ spring wheat containing wild grass-derived Fusarium head blight resistance gene Fhb7Th2

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Genetic analysis of basal stalk rot resistance introgressed from wild Helianthus petiolaris into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) using an advanced backcross population
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Talukder, M.I., Underwood, W., Misar, C.G., Li, Z., Seiler, G.J., Cai, X., Qi, L. 2023. Genetic analysis of basal stalk rot resistance introgressed from wild Helianthus petiolaris into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) using an advanced backcross population. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1278048.Agronomic evaluation and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum spp. derivative breeding lines presenting perennial growth habit
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Morgan, R., Danilova, T.V., Newell, M., Cai, X., Jones, S. 2023. Agronomic evaluation and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum spp. derivative breeding lines presenting perennial growth habit. Plants. Volume 12, p. 3217. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183217.Genome-wide association analyses of leaf rust resistance in cultivated emmer wheat
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lhamo, D., Sun, Q., Zhang, Q., Li, X., Fiedler, J.D., Xia, G., Faris, J.D., Gu, Y.Q., Gill, U., Cai, X., Acevedo, M., Xu, S.S. 2023. Genome-wide association analyses of leaf rust resistance in cultivated emmer wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 136. Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04281-6.Cytogenetic and genomic characterization of a novel tall wheatgrass-derived Fhb7 allele integrated into wheat B genome
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zhang, W., Danilova, T.V., Mingyi, Z., Ren, S., Zhu, X., Zhang, Q., Zhong, S., Dykes, L., Fiedler, J.D., Xu, S.S., Frels, K., Wegulo, S., Boehm Jr, J.D., Cai, X. 2022. Cytogenetic and genomic characterization of a novel tall wheatgrass-derived Fhb7 allele integrated into wheat B genome. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04228-3.A quantitative genetic study of Sclerotinia head rot resistance introgressed from the wild perennial Helianthus maximiliani into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Talukder, M.I., Underwood, W., Misar, C., Seiler, G.J., Cai, X., Li, X., Qi, L. 2022. A quantitative genetic study of Sclerotinia head rot resistance introgressed from the wild perennial Helianthus maximiliani into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23147727.Haplotype variants of Sr46 in Aegilops tauschii, the diploid D genome progenitor of wheat
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Athiyannan, N., Long, Y., Kang, H., Chandramohan, S., Bhatt, D., Zhang, Q., Klindworth, D.L., Rouse, M.N., Friesen, T.L., MciIntosh, R., Zhang, P., Forrest, K., Hayden, M., Patpour, M., Hovmoller, M.S., Hickey, L.T., Ayliffe, M., Cai, X., Lagudah, E.S., Periyannan, S., Xu, S.S. 2022. Haplotype variants of Sr46 in Aegilops tauschii, the diploid D genome progenitor of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135: 2627-2639. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04132-w.Genomic insights into Sclerotinia basal stalk rot resistance introgressed from wild Helianthus praecox into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Talukder, Z., Underwood, W., Misar, C.G., Seiler, G.J., Li, X., Cai, X., Qi, L. 2022. Genomic insights into Sclerotinia basal stalk rot resistance introgressed from wild Helianthus praecox into cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article 840954. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.840954.Characterization and mapping of a downy mildew resistance gene, Pl36, in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Qi, L., Cai, X. 2022. Characterization and mapping of a downy mildew resistance gene, Pl36, in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Molecular Breeding. 42. Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-022-01280-1.QTL mapping of Sclerotinia head rot resistance introgressed from the wild perennial Helianthus maximiliani species into cultivated sunflower

- (Abstract Only)Genomic compatibility and inheritance of hexaploid-derived Fusarium head blight resistance genes in durum wheat
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zhu, X., Boehm Jr, J.D., Zhong, X., Cai, X. 2022. Genomic compatibility and inheritance of hexaploid-derived Fusarium head blight resistance genes in durum wheat. The Plant Genome. 15(2). Article e20183. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20183.Function and evolution of allelic variation of Sr13 conferring resistance to stem rust in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gill, B., Klindworth, D.L., Rouse, M.N., Zhang, J., Zhang, Q., Sharma, J.S., Chu, C.N., Long, Y., Chao, S., Olivera, P.D., Friesen, T.L., Zhong, S., Jin, Y., Faris, J.D., Fiedler, J.D., Elias, E.M., Liu, S., Cai, X., Xu, S.S. 2021. Function and evolution of allelic variation of Sr13 conferring resistance to stem rust in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.). Plant Journal. 106:1674-1691. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15263.


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