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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Metabolite‐based genome‐wide association studies enable the dissection of the genetic bases of flavonoids, betaine and spermidine in wolfberry (Lycium)

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal

    • Summary Wolfberry is a plant with medicinal and food values. However, its bioactive ingredients and the corresponding genetic bases have not been determined. Here, we de novo generated a chromosome‐level genome assembly for wolfberry, yielding a genome sequence of ~1.77 Gb with contig N50 of 50.55 Mb and 39 224 predicted gene models. A variation map, using 307 re‐sequenced accessions, was called based on this genome assembly.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Bt cotton area contraction drives regional pest resurgence, crop loss, and pesticide use

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  3. Overexpression of improved EPSPS gene results in field level glyphosate tolerance and higher grain yield in rice

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal

    • SUMMARY Glyphosate is a popular, systemic, broad‐spectrum herbicide used in modern agriculture. Being a structural analog of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), it inhibits 5‐enolpyruvylshikimate 3‐phosphate synthase (EPSPS) which is responsible for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and various aromatic secondary metabolites.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Trait associations in the pangenome of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)

    • Plant Biotechnology Journal

    • Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is an important orphan crop mainly grown by smallholder farmers in India and Africa. Here we present the first pigeon pea pangenome based on 89 accessions mainly from India and the Philippines, showing that there is significant genetic diversity in Philippine individuals that is not present in Indian individuals. Annotation of variable genes suggests that they are associated with self‐fertilisation and response to disease.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals