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Luther Talbert

Luther Talbert, Professor, PhD. from University of Wisconsin, 1985.  

Office: 406  Leon Johnson Hall
Lab: 419 Leon Johnson Hall

phone:406-994-5060 (office)
phone:406-994-4899 (lab)
fax: 406-994-1848

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RESEARCH

Wheat breeding and genetics

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Primary responsibility is the development of spring wheat varieties for Montana farmers.  Research program focuses on experiments related to the genetic improvement of wheat. Teaching responsibilities include PS 542 (Plant Improvement), PS 305 (Practical Genetics), BIOL 301 (Genetics) and BIOL 102 (Cell and Molecular Biology)

EDUCATION

  • B.S.     Crop Science                             North Carolina State University                       1980
  • M.S.     Crop Science                             North Carolina State University                       1982
  • Ph.D.   Pl. Breeding and Genetics            University of Wisconsin                                 1985

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES  

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Genetics Society of Canada
  • Crop Science Society of America

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Associate Editor, Crop Science (1995-2000)
  • Wheat Applied Genomics (USDA-CAP Project)
  • Sustainable Management of the Wheat Stem Sawfly (Western SARE Project)
  • Wheat Variety Development (Montana Wheat and Barley Committee and MAES)
  • Associate Editor for Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science
  • SNP Discovery in Wheat (NSF funded project)
  • National Wheat Improvement Committee, Western Rep

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

  • National Wheat Improvement Committee

 COURSES TAUGHT

  • PS 542: (Plant Improvement)
  • PS 305 (Practical Genetics)
  • BIOL 301 (Genetics)
  • BIOL 102: Cell and Molecular Biology

PUBLICATIONS FROM 2002 TO PRESENT

Refereed Journals

Sherman, J. D., S. P. Lanning, D. Clark, and L. E. Talbert.  2008. Registration of near-isogenic hard-textured wheat lines differing for a high grain protein gene.  J. Plant. Reg., in press.

Sherman, J. D., E. Souza, D. See, and L. E. Talbert.  2008. Microsatellite markers for kernel color genes in wheat.  Crop Sci., accepted.

Martin, J. M., J. D. Sherman, S. P. Lanning, L. E. Talbert, and M. J. Giroux.  2008.  Effect of variation at the waxy and puroindoline loci on bread quality in a hard spring wheat cross.  Cereal Chem., accepted.

Lacerenza, J. A., J. M. Martin, L. E. Talbert, S. P. Lanning, and M. J. Giroux.  2008.  Relationship of ethanol yield to agronomic and seed quality characteristics in small grains.  Cereal Chem., accepted.

Lanning, S. P., N. K. Blake, J. D. Sherman, and L. E. Talbert.  2008.  Variable production of hexaploid and tetraploid progeny lines from spring wheat by durum wheat crosses.  Crop Sci. 48:199-202.

Sherman, J. D., S. P. Lanning, D. Clark, and L. E. Talbert.  2007.  Registration of near-isogenic hard spring wheat lines differing in puroindoline alleles.  J. Plant Reg. 1:171-172.

Heo, H., L. Talbert, N. Blake, J. Sherman, Suh, J., Kim, D, and S. Kim.  2007.  Identification of microsatellite markers linked to photoperiod insensitive gene Ppd-D1a in wheat.  Korean J. Crop Sci.  52:12-16.

Meyer, F. D., L. E. Talbert, J. M. Martin, T. W. Greene, and M. J. Giroux.  2007.  Field evaluation of transgenic wheat (T. aestivum) expressing a modified AGP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) large subunit.  Crop Sci. 47:336-342.

Lanning, S. K., G. R. Carlson, D. Nash, D. M. Wichman, K. D. Kephart, R. N. Stougaard, G. D. Kushnak, J. L. Eckhoff, W. E. Grey and L. E. Talbert. 2006.  Registration of Vida wheat.  Crop Sci. 46:2315-2316.

Nash, D., S. P. Lanning, P. Fox, J. M. Martin, N. K. Blake, E. Souza, M. J. Giroux, and L. E. Talbert.  2006.  Relationship of gluten strength to gluten extensibility in a spring wheat cross.  Cereal Chem. 83:255-258.

Lanning, S. P., P. Fox, J. Elser, J. M. Martin, N. K. Blake, and L. E. Talbert.  2006.  Microsatellite markers associated with a secondary stem solidness locus in wheat.  Crop Sci. 46:1701-1793.

McLean, R., K. M. O’Brien, L. E. Talbert, P. Bruckner, D. K. Habernicht, M. J. Gutteiri, and E. J. Souza.  2005.  Environmental influences on flour quality for sheeted noodles in ‘Idaho 377s’ hard white wheat.  Cereal Chem. 82:559-564.

Hogg, A. C., B. Beecher, J. M. Martin, F. Meyer, L. Talbert, S. Lanning, and M. J. Giroux.  2005.  Hard wheat milling and bread baking traits affected by the seed-specific over-expression of puroindolines.  Crop Sci. 45:871-878.

Hansen, K. A., J. M. Martin, S. P. Lanning, and L. E. Talbert.  2005.  Correlation of genotype performance for agronomic and physiological traits in space-planted versus densely-seeded conditions.  Crop Sci. 1023-1028.

Blake, N. K., J. D. Sherman, J. Dvorak, and L. E. Talbert.   2004.  Genome-specific primer sets for starch biosynthesis genes in wheat.  Theor. Appl. Genet. 109:1295-1302.

Lanning, S. K., G. R. Carlson, D. Nash, D. M. Wichman, K. D. Kephart, R. N. Stougaard, G. D. Kushnak, J. L. Eckhoff, W. E. Grey and L. E. Talbert.  2004.  Registration of Choteau wheat.  Crop Sci. 44:2264-2265.

Sherman, J. D., L. Yan, L. Talbert, and J. Dubcovsky.  2004.  A PCR marker for growth habit in common wheat based on allelic variation at the Vrn-A1 gene.  Crop Sci. 44:1832-1838.

Cook, J. P., D. M. Wichman, J. M. Martin, P. L. Bruckner, and L. E. Talbert.  2004.  Identification of microsatellite markers associated with a stem solidness locus in wheat.  Crop Sci., 44:1397-1402.

Dyck, J. A., M. A. Matus-Cadiz, P. Hucl, L. Talbert, T. Hunt, J. P. Duboc, H. Nass, G. Clayton, J. Dodd, and J. Quick.  2004.  Agronomic performance of hard red spring wheat lines sensitive and insensitive to photoperiodism.  Crop Sci. 44: 1976-1981.

Martin, J. M., L. E. Talbert, D. K. Habernicht, S. P. Lanning, J. P. Sherman, G. Carlson, and M. J. Giroux.  2004.  Reduced amylose effects on bread and Chinese noodle quality.  Cereal Chem. 81:188-193.
                                                                                                                                       
Souza, E. J., J. M. Martin, M. J. Guttieri, K. M. O=Brien, D. K. Habernicht, S. P. Lanning, Carlson, G. R., and L. E. Talbert.  2004.  Relative influence of genotype, environment, and nitrogen management on spring wheat quality.  Crop Sci. 44:425-432.

Lanning, S. P., D. Habernicht, D. M. Wichman, K. D. Kephart, R. N. Stougaard, G. D. Kushnak, J. L. Eckhoff, G. R. Carlson, W. E. Grey, and L. E. Talbert.  2003.  Registration of Outlook wheat.  Crop Sci., in press.

Lanning, S. P., D.  Habernicht, J. M. Martin, J. D. Sherman, A. Fischer, and L. E. Talbert.  2003.  Agronomic and quality performance of progeny lines derived from spring wheat by durum wheat crosses.  Cereal Chem. 80:717-721.

Vanichanon, A., N. K. Blake, J. D. Sherman, and L. E. Talbert.  2003.  Multiple origins of allopolyploid Aegilops triunciales.  Theor. Appl. Genet.106:804-810.

Guttieri, M. J., R. McLean, S. P. Lanning, L. E. Talbert, and E. J. Souza.  2002.  Assessing environmental influences on solvent retention capacity of soft white spring wheat flours.  Cereal Chem. 79:880-884.

Sharp, G. L., J. M. Martin, S. P. Lanning, N. K. Blake, C. W. Brey, Sivamani, E., Qu, R. and L. E. Talbert.  2002.  Field evaluation of transgenic and classical sources of wheat streak mosaic virus resistance.  Crop Sci. 42: 105-110.

Sherman, J. D. and L. E. Talbert.  2002.  Vernalization-induced changes in the methylation pattern of winter wheat.  Genome 45:253-260.

Habernicht, D., J. M. Martin, and L. E. Talbert.  2002.  End-use quality of hard red and hard white spring wheat contaminated with grain of contrasting classes.  Cereal Chem. 79:404-407.

Sivamani, E., C. W. Brey, L. E. Talbert, M. A. Young, W. E. Dyer, W. K. Kaniewski, and R. Qu.  2002.  Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus in transgenic wheat engineered with the viral coat protein gene.  Transgenic Res. 11:31-41.

Lanning, S. P., D. Habernicht, W. E. Grey, G. R. Carlson, M. J. Giroux, J. L. Eckhoff, G. D. Kushnak, R. N. Stougaard, D. M. Wichman, K. Kephart, and L. E. Talbert.  2002.  Registration of Explorer wheat.  Crop Sci 42:986-987.

Smidansky, E. D., M. Clancey, F. D. Meyer, S. P. Lanning, N. K. Blake, L. E. Talbert, M. J. Giroux.  2002.  Enhanced ADP-pyrophosphorylase activity in wheat endosperm increases seed yield.  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 99:1724-1729.

 

 

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