Bode A Olukolu

Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to Fusarium wilt ( Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. batatas ) in the hexaploid Covington sweetpotato

Fraher, S., Kinczyk, J., Siqueira Gesteira, G., Heim, C., Williamson, S., Olukolu, B. A., … Yencho, G. C. (2026, January 1). Crop Science, Vol. 1.

Genome-wide associations of sweetpotato metabolites enhance genomic prediction and identify genes in metabolic and regulatory pathways

Rickman, T. E., Adams, A. K., Wadl, P. A., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2025, March 20). Scientific Reports, Vol. 15.

Genome-Wide Association Study of Sweet Potato Storage Root Traits Using GWASpoly, a Gene Dosage-Sensitive Model

Bowers, R. R., Slonecki, T. J., Olukolu, B. A., Yencho, G. C., & Wadl, P. A. (2024, October 31). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 25.

Metagenome-enabled models improve genomic predictive ability and identification of herbivory-limiting genes in sweetpotato

Cham, A. K., Adams, A. K., Wadl, P. A., Carmen Ojeda-Zacarías, M., Rutter, W. B., Jackson, D. M., … Olukolu, B. A. (2024, May 10). Horticulture Research, Vol. 11.

Development of NIRS calibration curves for sugars in baked sweetpotato

Amankwaah, V. A., Williamson, S., Reynolds, R., Ibrahem, R., Pecota, K. V., Zhang, X., … Yencho, G. C. (2023, June 21). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 7.

Genetic diversity, population structure, and selection of breeder germplasm subsets from the USDA sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) collection

Slonecki, T. J., Rutter, W. B., Olukolu, B. A., Yencho, G. C., Jackson, D. M., & Wadl, P. A. (2023, February 2). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 13.

Genotyping-by-Sequencing Reveals Population Differentiation and Linkage Disequilibrium in Alternaria linariae from Tomato

Adhikari, T. B., Olukolu, B. A., Paudel, R., Pandey, A., Halterman, D., & Louws, F. J. (2023, September 26). Phytopathology, Vol. 2.

Interrelations of α‐ and β‐amylase activity with starch, sugars, and culinary and nutritional quality attributes in sweetpotato storage roots

Amankwaah, V. A., Williamson, S., Olukolu, B. A., Truong, V. D., Carey, E., Ssali, R., & Yencho, G. C. (2023, July 5). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 7.

Qmatey: an automated pipeline for fast exact matching-based alignment and strain-level taxonomic binning and profiling of metagenomes

Adams, A. K., Kristy, B. D., Gorman, M., Balint-Kurti, P., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2023, September 22). Briefings in Bioinformatics, Vol. 24.

A chromosome-length genome assembly and annotation of blackberry (Rubus argutus, cv. “Hillquist”)

A chromosome-length genome assembly and annotation of blackberry ( Rubus argutus , cv. “Hillquist”). G3, 13(2).

Combining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotato

Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.

A conserved genetic architecture among populations of the maize progenitor, teosinte, was radically altered by domestication

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vol. 10.

Discovery of a major QTL for root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance in cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134(7), 1945–1955.

Domestication reshaped the genetic basis of inbreeding depression in a maize landrace compared to its wild relative, teosinte

Samayoa, L. F., Olukolu, B. A., Yang, C. J., Chen, Q., Stetter, M. G., York, A. M., … Holland, J. B. (2021, December 20). (B. Walsh, Ed.). PLoS Genetics, Vol. 12, p. e1009797.

ngsComposer: an automated pipeline for empirically based NGS data quality filtering

Kuster, R. D., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2021, March 3). Briefings in Bioinformatics, Vol. 9.

Assembly of whole-chromosome pseudomolecules for polyploid plant genomes using outbred mapping populations

Nature Genetics, 52(11), 1256–1264.

The genetic architecture of the maize progenitor, teosinte, and how it was altered during maize domestication

Chen, Q., Samayoa, L. F., Yang, C. J., Bradbury, P. J., Olukolu, B. A., Neumeyer, M. A., … Doebley, J. F. (2020, May 14). (R. Mauricio, Ed.). PLoS Genetics, Vol. 16, p. e1008791.

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the USDA Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Germplasm Collections Using GBSpoly

Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.

Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement

Nature Communications, 9(1).

Identification of a locus in maize controlling response to a host-selective toxin derived from Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of southern leaf blight

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131(12), 2601–2612.

A Genome-Wide Association Study for Partial Resistance to Maize Common Rust

Olukolu, B. A., Tracy, W. F., Wisser, R., Vries, B. D., & Balint-Kurti, P. J. (2016, March 22). Phytopathology, Vol. 106, pp. 745–751.

The Genetics of Leaf Flecking in Maize and Its Relationship to Plant Defense and Disease Resistance

Plant Physiology, 172(3), 1787–1803.

Genome-wide association study reveals a set of genes associated with resistance to the Mediterranean corn borer (Sesamia nonagrioides L.) in a maize diversity panel

Samayoa, L., Malvar, R., Olukolu, B. A., Holland, J. B., & Butrón, A. (2015, January 1). BMC Plant Biology, Vol. 15.

Maize homologs of hydroxycinnamoyltransferase, a key enzyme in lignin biosynthesis, bind the nucleotide binding leucine-rich repeat Rp1 proteins to modulate the defense response

Plant Physiology, 169(3), 2230–2243.

Substantial genome synteny preservation among woody angiosperm species: comparative genomics of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) and plant reference genomes

Staton, M., Zhebentyayeva, T., Olukolu, B., Fang, G. C., Nelson, D., Carlson, J. E., & Abbott, A. G. (2015, October 5). BMC Genomics.

The genetic basis of flecking and its relationship to disease resistance in the IBM maize mapping population

Vontimitta, V., Olukolu, B. A., Penning, B. W., Johal, G., & Balint-Kurti, P. J. (2015, August 3). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 128, pp. 2331–2339.

A Connected Set of Genes Associated with Programmed Cell Death Implicated in Controlling the Hypersensitive Response in Maize

Olukolu, B. A., Negeri, A., Dhawan, R., Venkata, B. P., Sharma, P., Garg, A., … Balint-Kurti, P. (2012, December 6). Genetics, Vol. 193, pp. 609–620.

A physical map of the Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) genome and its integration with the genetic map

Fang, G.-C., Blackmon, B. P., Staton, M. E., Nelson, C. D., Kubisiak, T. L., Olukolu, B. A., … Abbott, A. G. (2012, November 7). Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol. 9, pp. 525–537.

A transcriptome-based genetic map of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) and identification of regions of segmental homology with peach (Prunus persica)

Tree Genetics & Genomes, 9(2), 557–571.

Genetic diversity in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) as revealed by phenotypic descriptors and DArT marker analysis

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 59(3), 347–358.

Comparison of gene order in the chromosome region containing a TERMINAL FLOWER 1 homolog in apricot and peach reveals microsynteny across angiosperms

Plant Science, 179(4), 390–398.