Huerta-Espino, J Person

selected publications

• article

  • Elucidating the genetics of grain yield and stress-resilience in bread wheat using a large-scale genome-wide association mapping study with 55,568 lines.  Scientific Reports.  11. 2021
  • Target Population of Environments for Wheat Breeding in India: Definition, Prediction and Genetic Gains.  Frontiers in Plant Science.  12. 2021
  • Fifty years of semi-dwarf spring wheat breeding at CIMMYT: Grain yield progress in optimum, drought and heat stress environments.  Field Crops Research.  250:107757. 2020
  • Preliminary characterization for grain quality traits and high and low molecular weight glutenins subunits composition of durum wheat landraces from Iran and Mexico.  Journal of Cereal Science.  88:47-56. 2019
  • Disease Resistance in Wheat: Present Status and Future Prospects 2019
  • Genetic Gains for Grain Yield in CIMMYT’s Semi-Arid Wheat Yield Trials Grown in Suboptimal Environments.  Crop Science.  58:1890-1898. 2018
  • Characterization of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in spring wheat “Chilero”.  Plant Disease.  102:421-427. 2018
  • Milling, processing and end-use quality traits of CIMMYT spring bread wheat germplasm under drought and heat stress.  Field Crops Research.  215:104-112. 2018
  • Genetic improvement of grain quality traits for CIMMYT semi-dwarf spring bread wheat varieties developed during 1965–2015: 50 years of breeding.  Field Crops Research.  210:192-196. 2017
  • Identification and Mapping of Adult Plant Resistance Loci to Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust in Common Wheat Cultivar Kundan.  Plant Disease.  101:456-463. 2017
  • Identification of Genomic Associations for Adult Plant Resistance in the Background of Popular South Asian Wheat Cultivar, PBW343..  Frontiers in Plant Science.  7:1674-1674. 2016
  • Grain yield, adaptation and progress in breeding for early-maturing and heat-tolerant wheat lines in South Asia..  Field Crops Research.  192:78-85. 2016
  • Genetic Gain from Phenotypic and Genomic Selection for Quantitative Resistance to Stem Rust of Wheat..  PLANT GENOME.  8:1-10. 2015
  • Genetic Analysis of Resistance to Leaf Rust and Yellow Rust in Spring Wheat Cultivar Kenya Kongoni..  Plant Disease.  99:1153-1160. 2015
  • Molecular mapping and markers for leaf rust resistance gene Lr24 in CIMMYT wheat line 19HRWSN-122.  Euphytica.  206:57-66. 2015
  • Different QTLs are associated with leaf rust resistance in wheat between China and Mexico.  Molecular Breeding.  35:127. 2015
  • Yr60, a Gene Conferring Moderate Resistance to Stripe Rust in Wheat.  Plant Disease.  99:508-511. 2015
  • A high density GBS map of bread wheat and its application for dissecting complex disease resistance traits..  BMC Genomics.  16:216-216. 2015
  • Efficient use of historical data for genomic selection: A case study of stem rust resistance in wheat.  PLANT GENOME.  8:1-10. 2015
  • Multi-environment multi-QTL association mapping identifies disease resistance QTL in barley germplasm from Latin America..  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  128:501-516. 2015
  • Early Maturity in Wheat for Adaptation to High Temperature Stress 2015
  • Development of a SNP marker assay for the Lr67 gene of wheat using a genotyping by sequencing approach.  Molecular Breeding.  34:2109-2118. 2014
  • Genetic Analysis of Resistance to Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust in Wheat Cultivar Francolin#1.  Plant Disease.  98:1227-1234. 2014
  • Lr72 Confers Resistance to Leaf Rust in Durum Wheat Cultivar Atil C2000..  Plant Disease.  98:631-635. 2014
  • Characterization of Yr54 and other genes associated with adult plant resistance to yellow rust and leaf rust in common wheat Quaiu 3.  Molecular Breeding.  33:385-399. 2014
  • Earliness in wheat: A key to adaptation under terminal and continual high temperature stress in South Asia.  Field Crops Research.  151:19-26. 2013
  • QTL analysis of the spring wheat “Chapio” identifies stable stripe rust resistance despite inter-continental genotype × environment interactions.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  126:1721-1732. 2013
  • Identification of QTL associated with durable adult plant resistance to stem rust race Ug99 in wheat cultivar ‘Pavon 76’.  Euphytica.  190:33-44. 2013
  • Performance of biofortified spring wheat genotypes in target environments for grain zinc and iron concentrations.  Field Crops Research.  137:261-267. 2012
  • Genetic Gains for Grain Yield in CIMMYT Spring Bread Wheat across International Environments.  Crop Science.  52:1522-1533. 2012
  • Analysis of leaf and stripe rust severities reveals pathotype changes and multiple minor QTLs associated with resistance in an Avocet × Pastor wheat population.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  124:1283-1294. 2012
  • Race non-specific resistance to rust diseases in CIMMYT spring wheats.  Euphytica.  179:175-186. 2011
  • Global status of wheat leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina.  Euphytica.  179:143-160. 2011
  • First Detection of Virulence in Puccinia triticina to Resistance Genes Lr27 + Lr31 Present in Durum Wheat in Mexico..  Plant Disease.  93:110-110. 2009
  • Molecular mapping of a leaf rust resistance gene on the short arm of chromosome 6B of durum wheat.  Plant Disease.  92:1650-1654. 2008
  • The adult plant rust resistance loci Lr34/Yr18 and Lr46/Yr29 are important determinants of partial resistance to powdery mildew in bread wheat line Saar.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  116:1155-1166. 2008
  • Quantitative trait loci for slow-rusting resistance in wheat to leaf rust and stripe rust identified with multi-environment analysis.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  116:1027-1034. 2008
  • Breeding for Resistance to Biotic Stresses 2008
  • Identification and molecular characterization of leaf rust resistance gene Lr14a in durum wheat.  Plant Disease.  92:469-473. 2008
  • Fine scale genetic and physical mapping using interstitial deletion mutants of Lr34 /Yr18 : a disease resistance locus effective against multiple pathogens in wheat.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  116:481-490. 2008
  • First Detection of Virulence to Genes Lr9 and Lr25 Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Wheat Caused by Puccinia triticina in Mexico..  Plant Disease.  92:311-311. 2008
  • High yielding spring bread wheat germplasm for global irrigated and rainfed production systems.  Euphytica.  157:351-363. 2007
  • Evaluation of slow rusting resistance components to leaf rust in CIMMYT durum wheats.  Euphytica.  155:361-369. 2007
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES FOR DURABLE RESISTANCE TO LEAF RUST AND YELLOW RUST IN CIMMYT SPRING WHEATS 2007
  • Leaf Rust Resistance Gene LR34 is Involved in Powdery Mildew Resistance of Cimmyt Bread Wheat Line Saar 2007
  • Spread of a highly virulent race of Puccinia graminis tritici in Eastern Africa – Challenges and opportunities 2007
  • Molecular genetic characterization of the Lr34/Yr18 slow rusting resistance gene region in wheat..  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  114:21-30. 2006
  • Effect of Leaf Rust on Grain Yield and Yield Traits of Durum Wheats with Race-Specific and Slow-Rusting Resistance to Leaf Rust..  Plant Disease.  90:1065-1072. 2006
  • Leaf tip necrosis, molecular markers and β1-proteasome subunits associated with the slow rusting resistance genes Lr46/Yr29.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  112:500-508. 2006
  • Phenotypic association of adult-plant resistance to leaf and stripe rusts in wheat.  Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie.  27:396-403. 2005
  • Occurrence and Impact of a New Leaf Rust Race on Durum Wheat in Northwestern Mexico from 2001 to 2003.  Plant Disease.  88:703-708. 2004
  • Genetics of Host-Pathogen Interaction and Breeding for Durable Resistance 2004
  • Effect of leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 on components of slow rusting at seven growth stages in wheat.  Euphytica.  129:371-376. 2003
  • Coleoptile length variation of near-isogenic Rht lines of modern CIMMYT bread and durum wheats.  Field Crops Research.  70:167-176. 2001
  • Grain yield and other traits of tall and dwarf isolines of modern bread and durum wheats.  Euphytica.  119:241-244. 2001
  • Leaf Rust Resistance Genes in Japanese Wheat cultivars.  Breeding Science.  51:83-87. 2001
  • Genetic Progress in Reducing Losses to Leaf Rust in CIMMYT‐Derived Mexican Spring Wheat Cultivars.  Crop Science.  38:654-659. 1998
  • Agronomic effects from chromosome translocations 7DL.7AG and 1BL.1RS in spring wheat.  Crop Science.  38:27-33. 1998
  • Effect of Leaf Rust Resistance Gene Lr34 on Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits of Spring Wheat.  Crop Science.  37:390-395. 1997
  • Comparison of two crossing and four selection schemes for yield, yield traits, and slow rusting resistance to leaf rust in wheat.  Euphytica.  100:93-101. 1997
  • Genes conferring low seedling reaction to Mexican pathotypes of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici, and adult-plant responses of recent wheat cultivars from the former USSR.  Euphytica.  81:225-234. 1995

• review

  • Progress towards genetics and breeding for minor genes based resistance to Ug99 and other rusts in CIMMYT high yielding spring wheat.  Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 255-261. 2014
  • Quantitative trait loci of stripe rust resistance in wheat.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2427-2449. 2013