J. H. Ham

Co-occurrence Networks and Topological Analyses Revealed Microbiome Structures in Soybean Roots from a Louisiana Soybean Field Severely Damaged by Prolonged High Temperatures and Drought Stress

The paper analyzes microbial communities in soybean roots under drought stress, finding distinct endophytic bacterial structures between surviving and non-surviving plants.

Characterization of the growth promotion and defense enhancement of soybean plants driven by seed treatment of multiple soybean-associated beneficial bacteria

This study tests synthetic bacterial communities for soybean growth promotion and disease resistance, finding that seed treatment with specific bacterial mixtures enhances growth and defense better than single strains or commercial products.

qsmR encoding an IclR-family transcriptional factor is a core pathogenic determinant of Burkholderia glumae beyond the acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated quorum-sensing system

This study shows that qsmR, not the TofIR QS system, is the master regulator of virulence in B. glumae, making it a better target for managing bacterial panicle blight.

Low aflatoxin levels and flowering delay in Aspergillus flavus-resistant maize lines are correlated with increased corn earworm damage and enhanced seed fumonisin content

The paper shows that resistant maize lines to Aspergillus flavus have higher corn earworm damage and fumonisin content, linked to delayed flowering and insect vector interactions.