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ARS Home Plains Area Fargo, North Dakota Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center Sugarbeet Research People & Locations







Chenggen  Chu
                        Sugarbeet Research

                        




                        
                        Research Plant Molecular Geneticist
                        Phone: (701) 239-1317
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsImproving Sugarbeet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic, Genomic, Physiological, and Phytopathological Approaches
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 444181Development of a Genomic Selection Model for Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot Resistance Across ARS Breeding Programs
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444849SSBRI Genetic Dissection of Sugarbeet Respiration Rate and Root Firmness to Identify Genes for Reducing Post-harvest
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445069Identification and Introgression of Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot and Root Maggot for Sugarbeet Improvement
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437977Using Comparative Genomics to Identify Genes Associated with Sucrose Production in Sugarbeet
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444074**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)An assembly of genomic sequences of the sugar beet root maggot Tetanops myopaeformis, TpSBRM_v1.0
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Alkharouf, N., Chu, C.N., Klink, V.P. 2024. An assembly of genomic sequences of the sugar beet root maggot Tetanops myopaeformis, TpSBRM_v1.0. Data in Brief. Article e110298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110298.Evaluation of sugar beet breeding lines for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2023

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lien, A., Chu, C.N., Chanda, A. 2024. Evaluation of sugar beet breeding lines for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. Page:18.Article V002.The Hessian fly resistance gene HvRHF1 is localized in an NBS-LRR gene cluster in barley
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Karki, M., Robbani, M., Chu, C.N., Xu, S.S., Liu, Z., Yang, S. 2024. The Hessian fly resistance gene HvRHF1 is localized in an NBS-LRR gene cluster in barley. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137(71). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04581-5.Transcriptomic and metabolomic changes in postharvest sugarbeet roots reveal widespread metabolic changes in storage and identify genes potentially responsible for respiratory sucrose loss
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fugate, K.K., Eide, J.D., Lafta, A., Tehseen, M., Chu, C.N., Khan, M., Finger, F. 2024. Transcriptomic and metabolomic changes in postharvest sugarbeet roots reveal widespread metabolic changes in storage and identify genes potentially responsible for respiratory sucrose loss . Frontiers in Plant Science. 15:1320705. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1320705.Genome-wide association study of host resistance to Hessian fly in barley
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Karki, M., Chu, C.N., Anderson, K.M., Nandety, R.S., Fiedler, J.D., Schachterle, J.K., Bruggeman, R., Liu, Z., Yang, S. 2023. Genome-wide association study of host resistance to Hessian fly in barley. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-06-23-0192-R.Development of STARP marker platform for flexible SNP genotyping in sugarbeet
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tehssen, M., Zheng, Y., Wyatt, N.A., Bolton, M.D., Yang, S., Xu, S.S., Li, X., Chu, C.N. 2023. Development of STARP marker platform for flexible SNP genotyping in sugarbeet. Agronomy Journal. 13(5):1359. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051359.Potential of publicly available Beta vulgaris germplasm for sustainable sugarbeet improvement indicated by combining analysis of genetic diversity and historic resistance evaluation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tehseen, M., Poore Fonseka, R.C., Fugate, K.K., Bolton, M.D., Ramachandran, V., Wyatt, N.A., Li, X., Chu, C.N. 2023. Potential of publicly available Beta vulgaris germplasm for sustainable sugarbeet improvement indicated by combining analysis of genetic diversity and historic resistance evaluation. Crop Science. 63(4):2255-2273. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20978.Fargo sugar beet germplasm evaluated for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance in Idaho, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Strausbaugh, C.A., Chu, C.N. 2023. Fargo sugar beet germplasm evaluated for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article V044.Evaluation of sugar beet breeding lines for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lein, A.K., Chu, C.N., Chanda, A.K. 2023. Evaluation of sugar beet breeding lines for resistance to Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article 055.Evaluation of NPGS germplasm for resistance to sugar beet root maggot, 2022
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chu, C.N., Hellier, B.C., Dorn, K.M. 2023. Evaluation of NPGS germplasm for resistance to sugar beet root maggot, 2022. Arthropod Management Tests. 48(1). Article tsad002. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsad002.Development of DNA STARP marker platform for flexible SNP genotyping in sugarbeet

- (Abstract Only)Dasypyrum villosum, an important genetic and trait resource for hexaploid wheat engineering
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Wu, N., He, Z., Fang, J., Liu, X., Shen, X., Zhang, J., Lei, Y., Xia, Y., He, H., Liu, W., Chu, C.N., Wang, C., Qi, Z. 2022. Dasypyrum villosum, an important genetic and trait resource for hexaploid wheat engineering. Annals Of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac054.Mechanism of sugarbeet seed germination enhanced by hydrogen peroxide
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chu, C.N., Poore, R.C., Bolton, M.D., Fugate, K.K. 2022. Mechanism of sugarbeet seed germination enhanced by hydrogen peroxide. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article e888519. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.888519.A new strategy for using historical imbalanced yield data to conduct genome-wide association studies and develop genomic prediction models for wheat breeding
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chu, C.N., Rudd, J.C., Chen, M., Wang, S., Ibrahim, A.M., Xue, Q., Devkota, R.N., Baker, J.A., Baker, S., Simoneaux, B., Opena, G., Dong, H. 2022. A new strategy for using historical imbalanced yield data to conduct genome-wide association studies and develop genomic prediction models for wheat breeding. Molecular Breeding. 42. Article e18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-022-01287-8.Newly developed sugarbeet lines with altered postharvest respiration rates differ in transcription factor and glycolytic enzyme expression
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fugate, K.K., Campbell, L.G., Lafta, A.M., Eide, J.D., Khan, M.F., Chu, C.N., Finger, F.L. 2022. Newly developed sugarbeet lines with altered postharvest respiration rates differ in transcription factor and glycolytic enzyme expression. Crop Science. 62(3):1251-1263. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20729.Frequent numerical and structural chromosome changes in early generations of synthetic hexaploid wheat
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zhang, S., Du, P., Lu, X., Fang, J., Wang, J., Chen, X., Chen, J., Wu, H., Yang, Y., Tsujimoto, H., Chu, C.N., Qi, Z. 2021. Frequent numerical and structural chromosome changes in early generations of synthetic hexaploid wheat. Genome. https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2021-0074.Development of the Wheat Practical Haplotype Graph Database as a Resource for Genotyping Data Storage and Genotype Imputation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Jordan, K., Bradbury, P., Miller, Z., Nyine, M., He, F., Guttieri, M.J., Brown Guedira, G.L., Buckler Iv, E.S., Jannink, J., Akhunov, E., Ward, B.P., Bai, G., Bowden, R.L., Fiedler, J.D., Faris, J.D. 2021. Development of the Wheat Practical Haplotype Graph Database as a Resource for Genotyping Data Storage and Genotype Imputation. G3 Genes/Genomes/Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.10.447944.Genome-wide QTL mapping of yield and agronomic traits in two widely adapted winter wheat cultivars from multiple mega-environments
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Dhakal, S., Liu, X., Chu, C.N., Rudd, J.C., Ibrahim, A.M., Xue, Q., Devkota, R., Baker, J., Baker, S., Bryan, S., Gigi, O., Jessup, K.E., Wang, S., Johnson, C.D., Metz, R., Liu, S. 2021. Genome-wide QTL mapping of yield and agronomic traits in two widely adapted winter wheat cultivars from multiple mega-environments. PeerJ. 9. Article e12350. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12350.Fargo sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Strausbaugh, C.A., Chu, C.N. 2021. Fargo sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports. 15. Article V160.Development of an efficient doubled haploid system in sugarbeet

- (Abstract Only)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.Population genomics and haplotype analysis in spelt and bread wheat identifies a gene regulating glume color
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Abrouk, M., Athiyannan, N., Muller, T., Pailles, Y., Christoph, S., Roulin, A.C., Chu, C.N., Liu, S., Adhikari, L., Wu, S., Raupp, J., Handa, H., Morita, T., Poland, J., Keller, B., Krattinger, S.G. 2021. Population genomics and haplotype analysis in spelt and bread wheat identifies a gene regulating glume color. Communications Biology. 4. Article e375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01908-6.RNA-seq analysis reveals different drought tolerance mechanisms in two broadly adapted wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chu, C.N., Wang, S., Paetzold, L., Wang, Z., Hui, K., Rudd, J.C., Xue, Q., Ibrahim, A.M., Metz, R., Johnson, C.D. 2021. RNA-seq analysis reveals different drought tolerance mechanisms in two broadly adapted wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’. Nature Scientific Reports. 11. Article e4301. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83372-0.Predominant wheat-alien chromosome translocations in newly developed wheat of China
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Wu, N., Lei, Y., Pei, D., Wu, H., Liu, X., Fang, J., Guo, J., Wang, C., Guo, J., Chu, C.N., Zhang, J., Wen, M., Yang, X., Bie, T., Liu, A., Zhou, B., Chen, P. 2021. Predominant wheat-alien chromosome translocations in newly developed wheat of China. Molecular Breeding. 41. Article e30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-021-01206-3.Genetic dissection of end-use quality traits in two widely adapted wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Dhakal, S., Liu, X., Girard, A., Chu, C.N., Yang, Y., Wang, S., Xue, Q., Rudd, J.C., Ibrahim, A.M., Awika, J. 2021. Genetic dissection of end-use quality traits in two widely adapted wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’. Crop Science. 61:1944-1959. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20415.Genome wide identification of QTL associated with yield and yield components in two popular wheat cultivars TAM 111 and TAM 112
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yang, Y., Dhakal, S., Chu, C.N., Wang, S., Xue, Q., Rudd, J.C., Ibrahim, A.M., Jessup, K., Baker, J., Fuentealba, M.P. 2020. Genome wide identification of QTL associated with yield and yield components in two popular wheat cultivars TAM 111 and TAM 112. PLoS ONE. 15(12). Article e0237293. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237293.


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