Samuel Holden

The paper sequenced genomes of Poaceae sister species to identify metabolic innovations that predate grass evolution, revealing gene duplications linked to starch and lignin biosynthesis.

This study identifies 87 QTLs for stripe rust resistance in 297 Watkins wheat landraces, including 10 known Yr genes and 46 novel loci.

The paper uses single plant-transcriptomics to analyze disease resistance in barley, identifying genetic variants associated with resistance to Fusarium graminearum.

The paper identifies the origin of the predominant North American Pst lineage, PstS18, as a somatic hybridization event between PstS1 and an unknown lineage.

The paper analyzes the genetic composition and history of the bread wheat D genome using a pangenome of its donor species, revealing contributions from discrete subpopulations of Aegilops tauschii.

The paper analyzes mating-type alleles in Canadian stripe rust populations to uncover recombination history and population structure, identifying novel alleles and foreign incursions.