Ecological, Phytochemical, and Agricultural Genomics

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed journal publications

[^ Undergraduate students; # Graduate students; * Corresponding author]

Yates P^#, Singh Y, Liu J^#, Chen S, M. Mukhtar S*, and Song B-H*. 2025. Harvesting Insights from Crop Wild Relatives – Integrating Multi-Omics and Single-Cell Systems Biology to Meet Global Challenges. The Plant Cell (Revision Submitted) [#Graduate student]
Poslinski H^., Hatley, M.^#, Tramel J., Hartle A., Song B-H*. 2025. Harnessing Phytochemicals in Sustainable and Green Agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2025, 101633, ISSN 2666-1543, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101633. [^Undergraduate student, # Graduate student]
Song B-H. 2025 Wild Legumes Meet Omics: Emerging Model Systems to Address Global Challenges – Plant and Animal Genome Conference/PAG 32 (Abstract)
Stupar et al., 2024. Soybean genomics research community strategic plan: A vision for 2024–2028. The plant Genome, e20516. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20516.
Yates, P.^#; Janiol, J.; Li, C.; Song, B.-H*. 2024. Nematocidal Potential of Phenolic Acids: A Phytochemical Seed-Coating Approach to Soybean Cyst Nematode Management. Plants 2024, 13, 319. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13020319 [Graduate student]
Zhang H, N Mittal, X Li, Z Li, L Li, R Davis, HY Chen…Bao-Hua Song. 2024 Harnessing Wild Diversity to Battle Against Soybean Cyst Nematodes– Plant and Animal Genome Conference/PAG 31 (Abstract)
Yasmin F^#&, Zhang H^&, Leamy L, Wang B, Winnike J, Reid RW, Brouwer CR, Song B-H*. 2024. Genetic basis and selection of glyceollin induction in wild soybean. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 2024 Feb 28;15:1240981. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1240981. PMID: 38481402; PMCID: PMC10933117. [# Graduate student, & Co-first author]
Zhang, Y.; Wang, L.; Song, B.-H.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, H. 2024. Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of the Amino Acid Permease Gene Family in Soybean. Agronomy, 14, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010052
Interdisciplinary Plant Science Consortium. 2023. Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: Now is the time!. Plant Direct, 7( 5), e493. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.493
Goettel W, Zhang H, Li Y, ZQiao Z, Jiang H, Hou D, Song Q, Pantalone VR, Song B-H, Yu D, An Y-Q. 2022. POWR1, a Key Domestication Gene Pleiotropically Regulating Seed Quality and Yield in Soybean. Nature Communication. 13, 3051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30314-7
(Selected for Editors’ Highlights by the editors at Nature Communications, shown at https://www.nature.com/ncomms/editorshighlights)

Zhang H., Mittal# et al., Finding solutions in the wild – elevated phenolic acids contribute to broad-spectrum resistance to soybean cyst nematode in wild soybean. Communications Biology. minor revision (#Graduate Student)
Yates PS#, Roberson J, Ramsue, L and Song, B-H*. 2021: Bridging the gaps between plant and human health- A systematic review of Soyasaponins. 2021. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2021 Dec 8;69(48):14387-14401. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04819. Epub 2021 Nov 29. PMID: 34843230. (#Graduate Student)
Zhang, H., Hu, Z., Yang, Y., Liu X, Lv H, Song B-H, An Y, Li Z, and Zhang D.,2021. Transcriptome profiling reveals the spatial-temporal dynamics of gene expression essential for soybean seed development. BMC Genomics 22, 453 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07783-z
Stiller, A^; Garrison, K#; Gurdyumov, K#; Kenner, J#; Yasmin#, F; Yates#, P and Song B-H*. From Fighting Critters to Saving Lives: Polyphenols in Plant Defense and Human Health. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22 (in print) [^Undergraduate student, # Graduate student]
Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H*. Novel resistance strategies to soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in wild soybean. Scientific Reports. 2021. 11, 7967 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86793-z (#Graduate Student)

Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H*. Genetic Architecture of Early Vigor Traits in Wild Soybean. International Journal of Molecular Science. 2020. 21, 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093105 (#Graduate Student)
Zhang H, Mujacic I#, Mitchell-Olds T, Song B-H*. De novo genome assembly and polymorphism identification in an endangered rockcress, Boechera fecunda. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. 8 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.55093 (#Graduate Student)
Xiang, Q.‐Y., Chen, Z.‐D., Song, B.‐H. and Boufford, D.E. (2020), In memory of Professor Tang Yan‐Cheng: New perspectives in systematic and evolutionary biology. Journal of Systematics and Evolution., 2020. 58: 527-532. doi:10.1111/jse.12677
Anderson J* and Song B-H*., Plant Climate Change Adaptation-where are we? Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2020. 58: 533-545. doi:10.1111/jse.12649
(Selected as one of the Outstanding Papers of the year)

Zhang H, Yasmin F#, Song B-H*. Neglected treasure in the wild – Legume wild relatives in food security and human health. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 2019. 49: 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.004.. (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Zuelsdorf C#, Penneys D, Fan S, Kofsky J#, Song B-H*. Transcriptome profiling of a beach-adapted wild legume for dissecting novel mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Scientific Data. 2018. In print. (#Graduate Student)
Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H*. The untapped genetic reservoir: The past, current, and future applications of the wild soybean (Glycine soja). Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. 9, 949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00949 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Kjemtrup-Lovelace S, Li C, Luo Y, Chen LP^#, Song B-H*. Comparative RNA-Seq Analysis Uncovers a Complex Regulatory Network for Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja). Scientific reports. 2017 Aug 29;7(1):9699. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09945-0. PubMed PMID: 28852059; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5575055. (# REU Student)

Luo Y, Reid R, Freese D^#, Li C, Watkins J, Shi H, Zhang H, Loraine A*, Song B-H*. Salt tolerance response revealed by RNA-Seq in a diploid halophytic wild relative of sweet potato. Scientific Reports. 2017 Aug 29;7(1):9624. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09241-x. PubMed PMID: 28852001; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5575116. (#Graduate Student)
Zhang H, Song Q, Griffin J, and Song B-H*. Genetic Architecture of Wild Soybean (Glycine soja) Response to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines). Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00438-017-1345-x
Yan L, Hofmann N, Li S, Ferreira ME, Song B-H, Jiang G, Ren S, Quigley C, Fickus E, Cregan P, Song Q. Identification of QTL with a large effect on soybean (Glycine max) seed weight in a selective population from Maturity Groups II, III and IV. 2017, BMC Genomics. 18:529. doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3922-0 .
Leamy JL, Zhang H, Li C, Chen CY, and Song B-H*. A genome-wide association study of seed composition traits in wild soybean (Glycine soja). 2017 BMC Genomics. 18:18. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3397-4
Zhang H, Song B-H*. RNA-seq data comparisons of wild soybean genotypes in response to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). Genomics Data. 2017 Aug 9;14:36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017 Dec. PubMed PMID: 28856099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5565783.
Song Q, Yan L, Quigley C, Jordan BD, Fickus E, Schroeder S, Song B-H, Charles An YQ, Hyten D, Nelson R, Rainey K, Beavis WD, Specht J, Diers B, Cregan P. Genetic Characterization of the Soybean Nested Association Mapping Population. Plant Genome. 2017 Jul;10(2). doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2016.10.0109. PubMed PMID: 28724064.
Yu Y, Xiang Q, Manos PS, Soltis DE, Chen S, Song B-H, Liu X, and Wong G. Whole-genome duplication and accelerated molecular evolution in the angiosperm genus Cornus L. 2017. PLoS One. 12: e0171361.
Zhang H, Mittal N#, Leamy JL, Barazani O, and Song B-H*. Back into the Wild – Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement. 2017 Evolutionary Applications. 1752-4571. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12434 . (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Li C, Davis EL, Wang J, Griffin JD. kofsky J#, and Song B-H*. Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) HG Type 2.5.7 in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja). 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science. 7: 1214.doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01214 (#Graduate Student)
Reid RW, Luo Y, Yan S, Miller T, Song B-H*. Transcriptome dataset of halophyte beach morning glory, a close wild relative of sweet potato. 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science. 7: 1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01267.
Leamy JL, Lee C-R, Song Q, Mujacic I#, Luo Y, Chen CY, Li C, Kjemtrup S, and Song B-H*. Environmental versus geographical effects on genomic variation in a wild soybean (Glycine soja) across its native range in Northeast Asia. 2016. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2351 (#Undergraduate Student)
Luo Y*, Hu J-Y, Li L, Luo Y-L, Wang P-F and Song B-H*. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae). 2016. BMC Genomics 17: 382. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2732-0

Mittal N#, Varshney VK, Song B-H*, Ginwal HS. High Levels of Diversity in the Phytochemistry, Ploidy and Genetics of the Medicinal Plant Acorus calamus L. 2015. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants S1:002. doi:10.4172/2167-0412.S1-002 (#Graduate Student)
Leamy LJ, Lee C-R, Cousins V^#, Mujacic I^#, Manzaneda AJ, Prasad K, Mitchell-Olds T and Song B-H*, Large-scale adaptive divergence in Boechera fecunda, an endangered wild relative of Arabidopsis. Ecology and Evolution 2014, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1148 (# undergraduate student).
Lovell, JT, Aliyu W, Mau M, Schranz ME, Koch M, Kiefer C, Song B-H, Mitchell-Olds T and Sharbel TF, On the origin and evolution of apomixis in Boechera, Plant Reproduction 2013, 26:309-315
Prasad, KVS§, Song B-H§, C Olson-Manning§, JT Anderson, C-R Lee, ME Schranz, AJ Windsor, MJ Clauss, AJ Manzaneda, I Naqvi, M Reichelt, J Gershenzon, SG Rupasinghe, MA Schuler, T Mitchell-Olds, A novel gain-of-function polymorphism controlling complex traits and fitness in nature. Science 2012, 337-1081-1084 (§ Co-first Author)

2011 and before

Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Evolutionary and ecological genomics of non-model plants. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2011, 49: 17-24
Rushworth C, Song B-H, Lee C-R and Mitchell-Olds T, Boechera, a model system for ecological genomics. Molecular Ecology 2011, 20: 4843–4857
Gossmann TI, Song B-H, Windsor AJ, Mitchell-Olds T and Eyre-Walker, Genome wide analyses reveal little evidence for adaptive evolution in plants. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2010, 27: 1822-1832
Song B-H, Windsor A, Ramos-Onsins S, Schmid KJ, Schranz ME, Heidel A, Mitchell-Olds T, Multilocus nucleotide diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium of a wild Arabidopsis relative − Boechera stricta. Genetics 2009, 181: 1021–1033
Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, High genetic diversity and population differentiation in Boechera fecunda, a rare relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2007, 16: 4079-4088
Schranz ME, Song B-H, Winsor AJ and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: the need for family- a family-wide perspective. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2007, 10: 168-175
Schranz ME, Winsor AJ, Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genetic mapping in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae). Plant Physiology 2007, 14: 286-298
Song B-H, Clauss M, Pepper A, Mitchell-Olds T, Spatial patterns of microsatellite variation in Boechera stricta, a close relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15:357–369
Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Ding K-Y, Hong D-Y, Cytoplasmic composition of Pinus densata and population establishment of the diploid hybrid pine. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 2995-3001
Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Sun L-J, Hong D-Y, Peng P-H, Maternal Lineage of Pinus densata, a diploid hybrid. Molecular Ecology 2002, 11: 1057-1063
Song B-H, Li F-Z, The utility of trnK introns 5’ region in phylogenetic analysis of Ulmaceae s.l. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40 (2): 125-132
Song B-H, Zhang X-J, Li F-Z, Wan P, Chromosome numbers of 14 species in Amaranthus from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 428-432
Li Z-Y, Song B-H, Li F-Z, The identity of Amaranthus taishanensis F. Z. Li et C. K. Ni. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 383-384
Li F-Z, Song B-H, Lu Y-Q, Two new records of plants from China. Guihaia 2002, 22: 7-8
Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z, Hong D-Y, Further evidence for paraphyly of the Celtidaceae from the chloroplast gene matK. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2001, 228:107-115
Song B-H, Chen Z-D, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z. Sequence analysis of the ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) in Chinese Amaranthus and its systematic utility. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2000, 42: 1184-1189
Song B-H, Li F-Z, He X-Q, Ni C-K, The determination of composition and content of amino acids in leaf protein of 30 species and its nutritive value. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 2000, 9: 59-60

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Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H. Genetic Architecture of Early Vigor Traits in Wild Soybean. International Journal of Molecular Science*. 2020. 21, 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093105 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Mujacic I#, Mitchell-Olds T, Song B-H. De novo* genome assembly and polymorphism identification in an endangered rockcress, Boechera fecunda. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. 8 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.55093 (#Graduate Student)

Xiang, Q.‐Y., Chen, Z.‐D., Song, B.‐H. and Boufford, D.E. (2020), In memory of Professor Tang Yan‐Cheng: New perspectives in systematic and evolutionary biology. Journal of Systematics and Evolution., 2020. 58: 527-532. doi:10.1111/jse.12677

Anderson J* and Song B-H., Plant Climate Change Adaptation-where are we? Journal of Systematics and Evolution*. 2020. 58: 533-545. doi:10.1111/jse.12649

Zhang H, Yasmin F#, Song B-H. Neglected treasure in the wild – Legume wild relatives in food security and human health. Current Opinion in Plant Biology*. 2019. 49: 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.004.. (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Zuelsdorf C#, Penneys D, Fan S, Kofsky J#, Song B-H. Transcriptome profiling of a beach-adapted wild legume for dissecting novel mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Scientific Data*. 2018. In print. (#Graduate Student)

Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H. The untapped genetic reservoir: The past, current, and future applications of the wild soybean (Glycine* soja). Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. 9, 949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00949 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Song Q, Griffin J, and Song B-H. Genetic Architecture of Wild Soybean (Glycine soja) Response to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines). Molecular Genetics and Genomics*. 2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00438-017-1345-x

Leamy JL, Zhang H, Li C, Chen CY, and Song B-H. A genome-wide association study of seed composition traits in wild soybean (Glycine soja). 2017 BMC Genomics.* 18:18. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3397-4

Zhang H, Song B-H. RNA-seq data comparisons of wild soybean genotypes in response to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). Genomics Data*. 2017 Aug 9;14:36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017 Dec. PubMed PMID: 28856099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5565783.

Yu Y, Xiang Q, Manos PS, Soltis DE, Chen S, Song B-H, Liu X, and Wong G. Whole-genome duplication and accelerated molecular evolution in the angiosperm genus Cornus L. 2017. PLoS One. 12: e0171361.

Zhang H, Mittal N#, Leamy JL, Barazani O, and Song B-H. Back into the Wild – Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement. 2017 Evolutionary Applications.* 1752-4571. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12434 . (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Li C, Davis EL, Wang J, Griffin JD. kofsky J#, and Song B-H. Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) HG Type 2.5.7 in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja). 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science*. 7: 1214.doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01214 (#Graduate Student)

Reid RW, Luo Y, Yan S, Miller T, Song B-H. Transcriptome dataset of halophyte beach morning glory, a close wild relative of sweet potato. 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science*. 7: 1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01267.

Luo Y, Hu J-Y, Li L, Luo Y-L, Wang P-F and Song B-H. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae). 2016. BMC Genomics 17: 382. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2732-0

Mittal N#, Varshney VK, Song B-H, Ginwal HS. High Levels of Diversity in the Phytochemistry, Ploidy and Genetics of the Medicinal Plant Acorus calamus L. 2015. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants* S1:002. doi:10.4172/2167-0412.S1-002 (#Graduate Student)

Leamy LJ, Lee C-R, Cousins V^#, Mujacic I^#, Manzaneda AJ, Prasad K, Mitchell-Olds T and Song B-H, Large-scale adaptive divergence in Boechera* fecunda, an endangered wild relative of Arabidopsis. Ecology and Evolution 2014, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1148 (# undergraduate student).

Lovell, JT, Aliyu W, Mau M, Schranz ME, Koch M, Kiefer C, Song B-H, Mitchell-Olds T and Sharbel TF, On the origin and evolution of apomixis in Boechera, Plant Reproduction 2013, 26:309-315

2011 and before

Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Evolutionary and ecological genomics of non-model plants. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2011, 49: 17-24

Rushworth C, Song B-H, Lee C-R and Mitchell-Olds T, Boechera, a model system for ecological genomics. Molecular Ecology 2011, 20: 4843–4857

Gossmann TI, Song B-H, Windsor AJ, Mitchell-Olds T and Eyre-Walker, Genome wide analyses reveal little evidence for adaptive evolution in plants. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2010, 27: 1822-1832

Song B-H, Windsor A, Ramos-Onsins S, Schmid KJ, Schranz ME, Heidel A, Mitchell-Olds T, Multilocus nucleotide diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium of a wild Arabidopsis relative − Boechera stricta. Genetics 2009, 181: 1021–1033

Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, High genetic diversity and population differentiation in Boechera fecunda, a rare relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2007, 16: 4079-4088

Schranz ME, Song B-H, Winsor AJ and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: the need for family- a family-wide perspective. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2007, 10: 168-175

Schranz ME, Winsor AJ, Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genetic mapping in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae). Plant Physiology 2007, 14: 286-298

Song B-H, Clauss M, Pepper A, Mitchell-Olds T, Spatial patterns of microsatellite variation in Boechera stricta, a close relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15:357–369

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Ding K-Y, Hong D-Y, Cytoplasmic composition of Pinus densata and population establishment of the diploid hybrid pine. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 2995-3001

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Sun L-J, Hong D-Y, Peng P-H, Maternal Lineage of Pinus densata, a diploid hybrid. Molecular Ecology 2002, 11: 1057-1063

Song B-H, Li F-Z, The utility of trnK introns 5’ region in phylogenetic analysis of Ulmaceae s.l. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40 (2): 125-132

Song B-H, Zhang X-J, Li F-Z, Wan P, Chromosome numbers of 14 species in Amaranthus from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 428-432

Li Z-Y, Song B-H, Li F-Z, The identity of Amaranthus taishanensis F. Z. Li et C. K. Ni. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 383-384

Li F-Z, Song B-H, Lu Y-Q, Two new records of plants from China. Guihaia 2002, 22: 7-8

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z, Hong D-Y, Further evidence for paraphyly of the Celtidaceae from the chloroplast gene matK. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2001, 228:107-115

Song B-H, Chen Z-D, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z. Sequence analysis of the ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) in Chinese Amaranthus and its systematic utility. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2000, 42: 1184-1189

Song B-H, Li F-Z, He X-Q, Ni C-K, The determination of composition and content of amino acids in leaf protein of 30 species and its nutritive value. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 2000, 9: 59-60

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Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H*. Genetic Architecture of Early Vigor Traits in Wild Soybean. International Journal of Molecular Science. 2020. 21, 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093105 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Mujacic I#, Mitchell-Olds T, Song B-H*. De novo genome assembly and polymorphism identification in an endangered rockcress, Boechera fecunda. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. 8 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.55093 (#Graduate Student)

Xiang, Q.‐Y., Chen, Z.‐D., Song, B.‐H. and Boufford, D.E. (2020), In memory of Professor Tang Yan‐Cheng: New perspectives in systematic and evolutionary biology. Journal of Systematics and Evolution., 2020. 58: 527-532. doi:10.1111/jse.12677

Anderson J* and Song B-H*., Plant Climate Change Adaptation-where are we? Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2020. 58: 533-545. doi:10.1111/jse.12649

Zhang H, Yasmin F#, Song B-H*. Neglected treasure in the wild – Legume wild relatives in food security and human health. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 2019. 49: 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.004.. (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Zuelsdorf C#, Penneys D, Fan S, Kofsky J#, Song B-H*. Transcriptome profiling of a beach-adapted wild legume for dissecting novel mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Scientific Data. 2018. In print. (#Graduate Student)

Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H*. The untapped genetic reservoir: The past, current, and future applications of the wild soybean (Glycine soja). Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. 9, 949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00949 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Song Q, Griffin J, and Song B-H*. Genetic Architecture of Wild Soybean (Glycine soja) Response to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines). Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00438-017-1345-x

Leamy JL, Zhang H, Li C, Chen CY, and Song B-H*. A genome-wide association study of seed composition traits in wild soybean (Glycine soja). 2017 BMC Genomics. 18:18. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3397-4

Zhang H, Song B-H*. RNA-seq data comparisons of wild soybean genotypes in response to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). Genomics Data. 2017 Aug 9;14:36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017 Dec. PubMed PMID: 28856099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5565783.

Yu Y, Xiang Q, Manos PS, Soltis DE, Chen S, Song B-H, Liu X, and Wong G. Whole-genome duplication and accelerated molecular evolution in the angiosperm genus Cornus L. 2017. PLoS One. 12: e0171361.

Zhang H, Mittal N#, Leamy JL, Barazani O, and Song B-H*. Back into the Wild – Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement. 2017 Evolutionary Applications. 1752-4571. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12434 . (#Graduate Student)

Reid RW, Luo Y, Yan S, Miller T, Song B-H*. Transcriptome dataset of halophyte beach morning glory, a close wild relative of sweet potato. 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science. 7: 1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01267.

Luo Y*, Hu J-Y, Li L, Luo Y-L, Wang P-F and Song B-H*. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae). 2016. BMC Genomics 17: 382. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2732-0

Mittal N#, Varshney VK, Song B-H*, Ginwal HS. High Levels of Diversity in the Phytochemistry, Ploidy and Genetics of the Medicinal Plant Acorus calamus L. 2015. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants S1:002. doi:10.4172/2167-0412.S1-002 (#Graduate Student)

Leamy LJ, Lee C-R, Cousins V#, Mujacic I#, Manzaneda AJ, Prasad K, Mitchell-Olds T and Song B-H*, Large-scale adaptive divergence in Boechera fecunda, an endangered wild relative of Arabidopsis. Ecology and Evolution 2014, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1148 (# undergraduate student).

Lovell, JT, Aliyu W, Mau M, Schranz ME, Koch M, Kiefer C, Song B-H, Mitchell-Olds T and Sharbel TF, On the origin and evolution of apomixis in Boechera, Plant Reproduction 2013, 26:309-315

2011 and before

Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Evolutionary and ecological genomics of non-model plants. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2011, 49: 17-24

Rushworth C, Song B-H, Lee C-R and Mitchell-Olds T, Boechera, a model system for ecological genomics. Molecular Ecology 2011, 20: 4843–4857

Gossmann TI, Song B-H, Windsor AJ, Mitchell-Olds T and Eyre-Walker, Genome wide analyses reveal little evidence for adaptive evolution in plants. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2010, 27: 1822-1832

Song B-H, Windsor A, Ramos-Onsins S, Schmid KJ, Schranz ME, Heidel A, Mitchell-Olds T, Multilocus nucleotide diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium of a wild Arabidopsis relative − Boechera stricta. Genetics 2009, 181: 1021–1033

Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, High genetic diversity and population differentiation in Boechera fecunda, a rare relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2007, 16: 4079-4088

Schranz ME, Song B-H, Winsor AJ and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: the need for family- a family-wide perspective. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 2007, 10: 168-175

Schranz ME, Winsor AJ, Song B-H and Mitchell-Olds T, Comparative genetic mapping in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae). Plant Physiology 2007, 14: 286-298

Song B-H, Clauss M, Pepper A, Mitchell-Olds T, Spatial patterns of microsatellite variation in Boechera stricta, a close relative of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15:357–369

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Ding K-Y, Hong D-Y, Cytoplasmic composition of Pinus densata and population establishment of the diploid hybrid pine. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 2995-3001

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Wang X-R, Sun L-J, Hong D-Y, Peng P-H, Maternal Lineage of Pinus densata, a diploid hybrid. Molecular Ecology 2002, 11: 1057-1063

Song B-H, Li F-Z, The utility of trnK introns 5’ region in phylogenetic analysis of Ulmaceae s.l. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40 (2): 125-132

Song B-H, Zhang X-J, Li F-Z, Wan P, Chromosome numbers of 14 species in Amaranthus from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 428-432

Li Z-Y, Song B-H, Li F-Z, The identity of Amaranthus taishanensis F. Z. Li et C. K. Ni. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2002, 40: 383-384

Li F-Z, Song B-H, Lu Y-Q, Two new records of plants from China. Guihaia 2002, 22: 7-8

Song B-H, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z, Hong D-Y, Further evidence for paraphyly of the Celtidaceae from the chloroplast gene matK. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2001, 228:107-115

Song B-H, Chen Z-D, Wang X-Q, Li F-Z. Sequence analysis of the ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) in Chinese Amaranthus and its systematic utility. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2000, 42: 1184-1189

Song B-H, Li F-Z, He X-Q, Ni C-K, The determination of composition and content of amino acids in leaf protein of 30 species and its nutritive value. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 2000, 9: 59-60

Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H. Genetic Architecture of Early Vigor Traits in Wild Soybean. International Journal of Molecular Science*. 2020. 21, 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093105 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Mujacic I#, Mitchell-Olds T, Song B-H. De novo* genome assembly and polymorphism identification in an endangered rockcress, Boechera fecunda. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. 8 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.55093 (#Graduate Student)

Anderson J* and Song B-H., Plant Climate Change Adaptation-where are we? Journal of Systematics and Evolution*. 2020. 58: 533-545. doi:10.1111/jse.12649

Zhang H, Yasmin F#, Song B-H. Neglected treasure in the wild – Legume wild relatives in food security and human health. Current Opinion in Plant Biology*. 2019. 49: 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.004.. (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Zuelsdorf C#, Penneys D, Fan S, Kofsky J#, Song B-H. Transcriptome profiling of a beach-adapted wild legume for dissecting novel mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Scientific Data*. 2018. In print. (#Graduate Student)

Kofsky J#, Zhang H, Song B-H. The untapped genetic reservoir: The past, current, and future applications of the wild soybean (Glycine* soja). Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. 9, 949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00949 (#Graduate Student)

Zhang H, Song Q, Griffin J, and Song B-H. Genetic Architecture of Wild Soybean (Glycine soja) Response to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines). Molecular Genetics and Genomics*. 2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00438-017-1345-x

Leamy JL, Zhang H, Li C, Chen CY, and Song B-H. A genome-wide association study of seed composition traits in wild soybean (Glycine soja). 2017 BMC Genomics.* 18:18. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3397-4

Zhang H, Song B-H. RNA-seq data comparisons of wild soybean genotypes in response to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). Genomics Data*. 2017 Aug 9;14:36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017 Dec. PubMed PMID: 28856099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5565783.

Zhang H, Mittal N#, Leamy JL, Barazani O, and Song B-H. Back into the Wild – Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement. 2017 Evolutionary Applications.* 1752-4571. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12434 . (#Graduate Student)

Reid RW, Luo Y, Yan S, Miller T, Song B-H. Transcriptome dataset of halophyte beach morning glory, a close wild relative of sweet potato. 2016 Frontiers in Plant Science*. 7: 1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01267.

Luo Y, Hu J-Y, Li L, Luo Y-L, Wang P-F and Song B-H. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae). 2016. BMC Genomics 17: 382. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2732-0

Mittal N#, Varshney VK, Song B-H, Ginwal HS. High Levels of Diversity in the Phytochemistry, Ploidy and Genetics of the Medicinal Plant Acorus calamus L. 2015. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants* S1:002. doi:10.4172/2167-0412.S1-002 (#Graduate Student)

Leamy LJ, Lee C-R, Cousins V^#, Mujacic I^#, Manzaneda AJ, Prasad K, Mitchell-Olds T and Song B-H, Large-scale adaptive divergence in Boechera* fecunda, an endangered wild relative of Arabidopsis. Ecology and Evolution 2014, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1148 (# undergraduate student).