Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Undergraduate authors indicated with #; authors with * contributed equally.

2024

  • Mustahsan, W. K.*, Liang, Y.*, Mohammed, A. R., Johnson, C. D., Septiningsih, E. M., Tarpley, L., & Thomson, M. J. Transcriptome profiling of two rice varieties reveals their molecular responses under high night-time temperature. Plos one, 19(10), e0311746. Plos one DOI PDF

2022

  • Planta, J., Liang, Y. Y., Xin, H., Chansler, M. T., Prather, L. A., Jiang, N., ... & Childs, K. L. Chromosome-scale genome assemblies and annotations for Poales species Carex cristatella, Carex scoparia, Juncus effusus, and Juncus inflexus. G3. DOI PDF

2021

  • Liang, Y., Biswas, S., Kim, B., Bailey-Serres, J., & Septiningsih, E. M. Improved transformation and regeneration of indica rice: disruption of SUB1A as a test case via CRISPR-Cas9. International Journal of Molecular Sciences DOI PDF
  • Liang, Y., Tabien, R. E., Tarpley, L., Mohammed, A. R., & Septiningsih, E. M. Transcriptome profiling of two rice genotypes under mild field drought stress during grain-filling stage. AoB Plants DOI PDF
  • Liang, Y., Wang, S., Harper, C. L., Subramanian, N. K., Tabien, R. E., Johnson, C. D., ... & Septiningsih, E. M. Reference-Guided De Novo Genome Assembly to Dissect a QTL Region for Submergence Tolerance Derived from Ciherang-Sub1. Plants DOI PDF
  • Liang, Y., Cason, J. M., Baring, M. R., & Septiningsih, E. M. Identification of QTLs associated with Sclerotinia blight resistance in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution DOI PDF

2018

  • Liang, Y., Baring, M. R., & Septiningsih, E. M. Mapping of quantitative trait loci for yield and grade related traits in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using high-resolution SNP markers. Plant Breed. Biotechnol. DOI PDF

2017

  • Liang, Y., Baring, M., Wang, S., & Septiningsih, E. M. Mapping QTLs for leafspot resistance in peanut using SNP-based next-generation sequencing markers. Plant Breed. Biotechnol. DOI PDF

Conference Presentations

2025

  • Dalton Palmer#, Jeremy Redd, Yu-Ya Liang. Comparative observation of trichome type and density in Solanum spp. Using scanning electron microscopy. ASHS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster PDF
  • Striling Todd#, Michael Rotter, Carl Hjelmen, Yu-Ya Liang. Optimization of genome size estimation protocol for thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus). ASHS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster PDF
  • Aubrilin Johnson#, Yu-Ya Liang. Optimizing Tissue Culture for Germination and Growth of Drought-Tolerant Wild Tomato. UCUR, Cedar City, UT. Poster PDF
  • Laureana Lazarte#, Yu-Ya Liang. Phenotypic variation in brassica species: impact on resistance mechanisms. UCUR, Cedar City, UT. Poster

2024

  • Adam K Hales#, Laureana Lazarte#, Alma Laney, Yu-Ya Liang. Uncovering genetic resistance to DNA viruses in Brassica species. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Oral Presentation
  • Adam K Hales#, Yu-Ya Liang. Geminivirus Resistance in Mustard Plants. UCUR, Orem, UT. Oral Presentation
  • Laureana Lazarte#, Yu-Ya Liang. Geminivirus Resistance in Mustard Plants. UCUR, Orem, UT. Poster PDF
  • Aubrilin Johnson#, Yu-Ya Liang. Transcriptome analysis to study the effects of drought on tomato. UCUR, Orem, UT. Oral Presentation