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Overview

Ming-Cheng Luo is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant concentration in plant science. The subfields of their work include epidemiology, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and genetics.

The main topics covered in Luo's research are diverse but consistently centered on plant biology and disease resistance. These topics include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Among Luo's recent scholarly articles are the following publications:

  • "Optical maps refine the bread wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring genome assembly" (2021), published in The Plant Journal
  • "Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement" (2021), published in Nature Biotechnology
  • "A rare gain of function mutation in a wheat tandem kinase confers resistance to powdery mildew" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "A rare single nucleotide variant in Pm5e confers powdery mildew resistance in common wheat" (2020), published in New Phytologist
  • "A CNL protein in wild emmer wheat confers powdery mildew resistance" (2020), published in New Phytologist

Luo frequently publishes in venues such as New Phytologist, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Nature Communications, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, and Journal of Infection. The number of publications in these venues varies, with the highest counts in New Phytologist and Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

Collaborations form a key aspect of Luo's academic output. Frequent co-authors include Jan Dvořák, Gong Cheng, Maozhong Li, Tingting Zhu, and Karin R. Deal, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • Draft genome sequence of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ) provides a resource for trait improvement

    Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Chi Song;Rachit K Saxena;Sarwar Azam

  • Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing

    Rachel Brenchley;Manuel Spannagl;Matthias Pfeifer;Gary L. A. Barker

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • BatchPrimer3: A high throughput web application for PCR and sequencing primer design

    Frank M You;Frank M You;Naxin Huo;Naxin Huo;Yong Qiang Gu;Ming-cheng Luo

  • Draft genome of the wheat A-genome progenitor Triticum urartu

    Hong-Qing Ling;Shancen Zhao;Dongcheng Liu;Junyi Wang

  • Genome sequence of the progenitor of the wheat D genome Aegilops tauschii

    Ming-Cheng Luo;Yong Q Gu;Daniela Puiu;Hao Wang

  • The structure of the Aegilops tauschii genepool and the evolution of hexaploid wheat

    J. Dvorak;M.-C. Luo;Z.-L. Yang;H.-B. Zhang

  • Optical maps refine the bread wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring genome assembly.

    Tingting Zhu;Le Wang;Hélène Rimbert;Juan C Rodriguez

  • Hybrid assembly of the large and highly repetitive genome of Aegilops tauschii, a progenitor of bread wheat, with the MaSuRCA mega-reads algorithm.

    Aleksey V. Zimin;Daniela Puiu;Ming Cheng Luo;Tingting Zhu

  • The Gene Sr33, an Ortholog of Barley Mla Genes, Encodes Resistance to Wheat Stem Rust Race Ug99

    Sambasivam Periyannan;John Moore;Michael Ayliffe;Urmil Bansal

  • Mapping of the K(+)/Na (+) discrimination locus Kna1 in wheat.

    J Dubcovsky;G S María;E Epstein;M C Luo

  • The Spirodela polyrhiza genome reveals insights into its neotenous reduction fast growth and aquatic lifestyle

    W. Wang;G. Haberer;H. Gundlach;C. Gläßer

  • Genetic Map of Diploid Wheat, Triticum monococcum L., and Its Comparison With Maps of Hordeum vulgare L.

    J Dubcovsky;M C Luo;G Y Zhong;R Bransteitter

  • The genome of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.)

    Stefano Lonardi;María Muñoz-Amatriaín;Qihua Liang;Shengqiang Shu

  • High-throughput fingerprinting of bacterial artificial chromosomes using the snapshot labeling kit and sizing of restriction fragments by capillary electrophoresis.

    Ming-Cheng Luo;Carolyn Thomas;Frank M You;Joseph Hsiao

  • Aegilops tauschii single nucleotide polymorphisms shed light on the origins of wheat D-genome genetic diversity and pinpoint the geographic origin of hexaploid wheat

    Jirui Wang;Jirui Wang;Ming-Cheng Luo;Zhongxu Chen;Zhongxu Chen;Frank M. You;Frank M. You

  • The structure of wild and domesticated emmer wheat populations, gene flow between them, and the site of emmer domestication.

    M.-C. Luo;Z.-L. Yang;F. M. You;T. Kawahara

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
Frank M. You
Frank M. You Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Olin D. Anderson
Olin D. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Jaroslav Doležel
Jaroslav Doležel Czech Academy of Sciences
Hana Šimková
Hana Šimková Czech Academy of Sciences
Gerard R. Lazo
Gerard R. Lazo Agricultural Research Service
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
Timothy J. Close
Timothy J. Close University of California, Riverside
Stefano Lonardi
Stefano Lonardi University of California, Riverside

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