Publications

• Taemeh MY, J Lin, DR Ifa, W Parrott & N Kovinich. 2021. Metabolomics of Glycine max QTLs resistant to soybean looper. Metabolites. PDF

• Wyant SR, MF Rodriguez, CK Carter, WA Parrott, SA Jackson, RM Stupar, PL Morrill. 2021. Fast neutron mutagenesis in soybean enriches for small indels and creates frameshift mutations G3: Genes Genomes Genetics. PDF

• Carrijo J, E Illa-Berenguer, G Rodrigues Vianna, P LaFayette, N Torres, FJL Aragão and WA Parrott. 2021. Evaluation of the editing efficiency of two CRISPR/Cas9 systems by hairy root. Transgenic Research. 30:239-249. PDF

• Entine, J, MSS Felipe, JH Groenewald, et al. 2021. Regulatory approaches for genome edited agricultural plants in select countries and jurisdictions around the world. Transgenic Res 30, 551-584. PDF

• Johnson A, E McAssey, S Diaz, J Reagin, A Strother, PS Redd, DR Parrilla, H Nguyen, A Stec, LAL McDaniel, TE Clemente, RM Stupar, WA Parrott, CN Hancock. 2021. Development of mPing-based activation tags for crop insertional mutagenesis. Plant Direct. PDF

Parrott WA, J Harbell, H Kaeppler, T Jones, D Tomes, J Van Eck, K Wang & A Wenck. 2020. The proposed APHIS regulation modernization could enhance agriculture biotechnology research and development in the USA. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 56: 1-7. PDF

Xie M, J Zhang, V Singan, MJ McGranahan, P LaFayette, S Jawdy, N Engle, C Doeppke, T Tschaplinski, M Davis, E Lindquist, K Barry, J Schmutz, W Parrott, F Chen, G Tuskan J-G Chen, and W Muchero. 2020. Identification of functional single nucleotide polymorphism of Populus trichocarpa PtrEPSP-TF and determination of its transcriptional effect. Plant Direct 4:1-13. PDF

• Ji L, SM Mathioni, S Johnson, D Tucker, AJ Bewick, KD Kim, J Daron, RK Slotkin, SA Jackson, WA Parrott, BC Meyers and RJ Schmitz. 2019. Genome-wide reinforcement of DNA methylation occurs during somatic embryogenesis in soybean. Plant Cell 2019 31: 2315-2331. PDF

• Ondzighi-Assoume CA, JD Willis, WK Ouma, SM Allen, Z King, WA Parrott, W Liu, JN Burris, SC Lenaghan, and CN Stewart, Jr. 2019. Embryogenic cell suspensions for high capacity genetic transformation and regeneration of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Biotechnology for Biofuels 12:290. PDF

• Campbell BW, JW Hoyle, B Bucchiarelli, AO Stec, DA Samac, WA Parrott & RM Stupar. 2019. Functional analysis and development of a CRISPR/Cas9 allelic series for a CPR5 ortholog necessary for proper growth of soybean trichomes. Scientific Reports 9: 14757. PDF

• Parrott W. 2018. Outlaws, old laws & no laws: the prospects of gene editing for agriculture in the USA. Physiologia Plantarum 164: 406 – 411. PDF

• Duensing N, T Sprink, WA Parrott, M Fedorova, MA Lema, JD Wolt and D Bartsch. 2018. Novel features and considerations for ERA and regulation of crops produced by genome editing. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 6:9. PDF

• Biswal AK, MA Atmodjo, M Li, HL Baxter, CG Yoo, Y Pu, Y-C Lee, M Mazerei, IM Black, J-Y Zhang, H Ramann, Al Bray, ZR King, PR LaFayette, S Pattathil, BS Donohoe, SS Mohanty, D Ryno, K Yee, OA Thompson, M Rodriguez Jr, A Dumitrache, J Natzke, K Winkeler, C Collins, X Yang, L Tan, RW Sykes, EL Gjersing, A Ziebell, GB Turner, SR Decker, MG Hahn, BH Davison, MK Uveardi, J Mielenz, MF Davis, RS Nelson, WA Parrott, AJ Ragauskas, CN Stewart Jr, and D Mohnen. 2017. Sugar release and growth of biofuel crops are improved by downregulation of pectin biosynthesis. Nature Biotechnology. 36: 249-257. PDF

• Kandoth PK, S Liu, E Prenger, A Ludwig, N. Lakhssassi, R Heinz, Z Zhou, A Howland, J Gunther, S Eidson, A Dhroso, P LaFayette, D Tucker, SE Johnson, J Anderson, A Alswad, S Cianzio, WA Parrott, D Korkin, K Meksem, and MG Mitchum. 2017. Systematic mutagenesis of serine hydroxymethyltransferase reveals essential role in nematode resistance. Plant Physiology. 175: 1370 – 1380. PDF

• Sánchez MA and WA Parrott. 2017. Characterization of scientific studies usually cited as evidence of adverse effects of GM food/feed. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15(10):1227-1234. PDF

• Glenn KC, B Alsop, E Bell, M Goley, J Jenkinson, B Liu, C Martin, W Parrott, C Souder, O Sparks, W Urquhart, JM Ward and JL Vincini. 2017. Bringing new plant varieties to market: plant breeding and selection practices advance beneficial characteristics while minimizing unintended changes. Crop Science 57: 6: 2906-2921. PDF

• Ortega MA, LA Lail, ED Wood, JN All, Z Li, HR Boerma and WA Parrott. 2017. Registration of two soybean germplasm lines containing leaf-chewing insect resistance QTLs from PI 229358 and PI 227687 introgressed into ‘Benning’ Journal of Plant Registrations 11:185-191. PDF

• Bray AL, LA Lail, JN All, Z Li, and WA Parrott. 2016. Phenotyping techniques and identification of soybean resistance to the kudzu bug. Crop Science. 56: 1807-1816. PDF

• Heckart DL, BM Schwartz, PL Raymer, and WA Parrott. 2016. Synonymous mutation gene design to overexpress ACCase in creeping bentgrass to obtain resistance to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides. Transgenic Research. PDF

• Conko G, DL Kershen, HI Miller, and WA Parrott. 2016. A risk-based approach to the regulation of genetically engineered plants. Nature Biotechnology. 34: 493 – 503. PDF

• Ortega, MA, AJ Davis, HR Boerma, and WA Parrott. 2016. Suitability of soybean meal from insect-resistant soybeans for broiler chickens. J Agric Food Chem. PDF

• Ortega MA, JN All, HR Boerma, and WA Parrott. 2016. Pyramids of QTLs enhance host-plant resistance and Bt-mediated resistance to leaf-chewing insects in soybean. Theor Appl Genet. 129:703-715. PDF

• Heckart DL, TM Tate, WA Parrott, and PL Raymer. 2016. In Vitro selection of sethoxydim-resistant creeping bentgrass. Crop Science. 56:845-850. PDF

• Pierce EC, PR LaFayette, MA Ortega, BL Joyce, DA Kopsell, and WA Parrott. 2015. Ketocarotenoid production in soybean seeds through metabolic engineering. PLOS One. PDF

• Jacobs T, N Lawler, P LaFayette, L Vodkin, and W Parrott. 2015. Simple gene-silencing using the trans-acting siRNA pathway. Plant Biotechnology Journal. PDF

• Jacobs, TB, PR LaFayette, MA Ortega, RJ Schmitz, WA Parrott. 2015. Targeted genome modifications in soybean with CRISPR/Cas9. BMC Biotechnology. 15:16. PDF

• Bartholomeaus A, JC Batista, M Burachik, and W Parrott. 2015. Recommendations from the workshop on comparative approaches to safety assessment of GM plant materials: A road towards harmonized criteria. GM Crops Food 6:69-79. PDF
• Kanizay LB, TB Jacobs, K Gillespie, JA Newsome, BN Spaid, and WA Parrott. HtStuf: High-throughput sequencing to locate unknown DNA junction fragments. Plant Genome 8(1). PDF

• Ladics GS, A Bartholomaeus, P Bregitzer, NG Doerrer, A Gray, T. Holzhauser, M Jordan, P Keese, E Kok, P Macdonald, W Parrott, L Privalle, A Raybould, SY Rhee, E Rice, J Romeis, J Vaughn, J-M Wal, and K Glenn. 2015. Genetic basis and detection of unintended effects in genetically modified crop plants. Transgenic Research 24:587-603. PDF

• Schmidt, M., W. Parrott, D. Hildebrand, R. Berg, A. Cooksey, K. Pendarvis, Y. He, F. McCarthy, E. Herman. 2014. Transgenic soybean seeds accumulating β-carotene exhibit the collateral enhancements of oleate and protein content traits. Plant Biotechnology Journal. PDF

• Grimshaw, A.L., B.M. Schwartz, T.L. Grey, P.E. McCullough, P.L. Raymer, T.M. Webster, A. Kowalewski, T.M. Tate and W.A. Parrott. 2014. Acetyl-coA carboxylase herbicide tolerance in bermudagrass. Agron. J. 106: 925-930. PDF

• King, Z.R., A.L. Bray, P.R. LaFayette, and W.A. Parrott. 2014. Biolistic transformation of elite genotypes of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Plant Cell Reports. 33:313-322. PDF

• Bartholomaeus, A., W. Parrott, G Bondy and K. Walker. 2013. The use of whole food animal studies in the safety assessment of genetically modified crops: limitations and recommendations. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 43:1-24. PDF

• Reyno, R., D.-M. Khu, M.J. Monteros, J.H. Bouton, W. Parrott, and E.C. Brummer. 2013. Evaluation of two transgenes for aluminum tolerance in alfalfa. Crop Science 53:1 – 8. PDF

• Hardin, C.F., C.Fu, H. Hisano, X. Xaio, H. Shen, C.N. Stewart Jr., W. Parrott, R.A. Dixon, and Z-Y. Wang. 2013. Standardization of switchgrass sample collection for cell wall and biomass trait analysis. Bioenergy Research. PDF

• Arjó, G., M. Portero, C. Piñol, J. Viñas, X. Matias-Guiu, T. Capell, A. Bartholomaeus, W. Parrott and P. Christou. 2013. Plurality of opinion, scientific discourse and pseudoscience: an in depth analysis of the Séralini et al. study claiming that Roundup® Ready corn or the herbicide Roundup® cause cancer in rats Transgenic Research 22:255 – 267. PDF

• Steiner, H.-Y., C. Halpin, J. M. Jez, J. Kough, W. Parrott, L. Underhill, N. Weber, and L.C. Hannah. 2013. Evaluating the potential for adverse interactions within genetically engineered breeding stacks. Plant Physiology 161:1587-1594. PDF

• Cui, Y., S. Barampuram, M.G. Stacey, C.N. Hancock, S. Findley, M. Mathieu, Z. Zhang, W.A. Parrott, and G. Stacey. Tnt1 retrotransposon mutagenesis: A tool for soybean functional genomics. Plant Physiol. 2013 161: 36-47. PDF

• Weber, N., C. Halpin, L.C. Hannah, J.M. Jez, J. Kough and W. Parrott. 2012. Crop genome plasticity and its relevance to food and feed safety of genetically engineered breeding stacks. Plant Physiol. 160: 1842-1853. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., J.M. Jez and L.C. Hannah. 2012. To be or not to be transgenic. Nature Biotechnology 30:825-826. PDF

• Zhang,H., B. Phan, K. Wang, B. Artelt, J. Jiang, W. Parrott, K. Dawe. 2012. Stable integration of an engineered megabase repeat array into the maize genome. The Plant Journal. 70:357–365. PDF

• Mann,D.G.J., P.R. LaFayette, L.L. Abercrombie, Z.R. King, M. Mazarei, M.C. Halter, C.R. Poovaiah, H. Baxter, H. Shen, R.A. Dixon, W.A. Parrott and C.N. Stewart Jr. 2012. Gateway-compatible vectors for high-throughput gene functional analysis in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and other monocot species. Plant Biotechnology Journal 10:226-236. PDF

• Hancock, C.N., F. Zhang, K. Floyd, A.O. Richardson, P. LaFayette, D. Tucker, S.R. Wessler, and W.A. Parrott. 2011. The rice (Oryza sativa) MITE mPing is an effective insertional mutagen in soybean (Glycine max). Plant Physiology 157:552-562. PDF

• Mann DGJ, ZR King, W Liu , BL Joyce, RJ Percifield, JS Hawkins, PR LaFayette, BJ Artelt, JN Burris, M Mazarei, JL Bennetzen, WA Parrott and CN Stewart Jr. 2011. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) ubiquitin gene (PvUbi1 and PvUbi2) promoters for use in plant transformation. BMC Biotechnology 11:74. PDF

• Heckart, D.L., W.A. Parrott, and P.L. Raymer. 2010. Obtaining sethoxydim resistance in seashore paspalum. Crop Science 50:2632-2640. PDF

• Parrott, W.A. 2010. Genetically modified myths and realities. New Biotechnology. 27:545-551. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., B. Chassy, J. Ligon, L.Meyer, J. Petrick, J. Zhou, R. Herman, B. Delaney, and M. Levine. 2010. Application of food and feed safety assessment principles to evaluate transgenic approaches to gene modulation in crops. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 48:1773-1790. PDF

• Tashiro,R.T., Y. Han, M. Monteros, and J. Bouton, and W.A. Parrott. 2010. Leaf trait coloration in white clover and molecular mapping of the red midrib and leaflet number traits . Crop Science 50:1260–1268. PDF

• Tashiro, R.T., J.H. Bouton, and W.A. Parrott. 2009. ‘Frosty Morning’, ‘Patchwork Quilt’, ‘Irish Mist’, and ‘Pistachio Ice Cream’ ornamental white clover (Trifolium repens L.) Hortscience. 44:1779-1782. PDF

• Herman, R.A. B.M. Chassy and W. Parrott. 2009. Compositional assessment of transgenic crops: an idea whose time has passed. Trends in Biotechnology 27:555–557. PDF

• Zhu, S, C.A. Saski, H.R. Boerma, J.P. Tomkins, J.N. All and W.A. Parrott. 2008. Construction of a BAC library for a defoliating insect-resistant soybean and identification of candidate clones using a novel approach. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. PDF

• Warrington, C.V., S. Zhu, W.A. Parrott, J.N. All, and H.R. Boerma. 2008. Seed yield of near-isogenic soybean lines with introgressed Quantitative Trait Loci conditioning resistance to corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and soybean looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from PI 229358. J. Econ. Entomol. 101:1471-1477. PDF

• Schmidt, M.A., P.R. LaFayette, B.A. Artelt and W.A. Parrott. 2008. A comparison of strategies for transformation with multiple genes via microprojectile-mediated bombardment. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant 44:162-168. PDF

• Barone, P., D. Rosellini, P. LaFayette, J. Bouton, F. Veronesi, and W. Parrott. 2008. Bacterial citrate synthase expression and soil aluminum tolerance in transgenic alfalfa. Plant Cell Rep. 27:893-901. PDF

• Zhu, S., D.R. Walker, H.R. Boerma, J.N. All and W.A. Parrott. 2008. Effects of defoliating insect resistance QTLs and a cry1Ac transgene in soybean near-isogenic lines. Theor. Appl. Genet. 116:455-463. PDF

• Zhu, S., D.R. Walker, C.V. Warrington, W.A. Parrott, E.D. Wood, and H.R. Boerma. 2007. Registration of four soybean germplasm lines containing defoliating insect resistance QTLs from PI 229358 introgressed into ‘Benning’. J. Plant Reg. 1:162-163. PDF

• Phan, B., W. Jin, C. Topp, C. Zhong, J. Jiang, R. Dawe, and W. Parrott. 2006. Transformation of rice with long DNA-segments consisting of random genomic DNA or centromere-specific DNA. Trans. Res. 16:341-351. PDF

• Zhu, S., D.R. Walker, H.R. Boerma, J.N. All, and W.A. Parrott. 2006. Fine mapping of a major insect resistance QTL in soybean and its interaction with minor resistance QTLs. Crop Sci. 46:1094-1099. PDF

• LaFayette, P.R., P.M. Kane, B.H. Phan, and W.A. Parrott. 2005. Arabitol dehydrogenase as a selectable marker for rice. Plant Cell Rep. 24:596-602. PDF

• Schmidt, M.A., D.M. Tucker, E.B. Cahoon, and W.A. Parrott. 2005. Towards normalization of soybean somatic embryo maturation. Plant Cell Rep. 24:383-391. PDF

• Bradford, K.J., A. Van Deynze, N. Gutterson, W. Parrott, and S.H. Strauss. 2005. Regulating transgenic crops sensibly: Lessons from plant breeding, biotechnology and genomics. Nature Biotechnology 23:439-444. PDF

• Response: Bradford, K.J., N. Gutterson, W. Parrott, A. Van Deynze, and S.H. Strauss. 2005. Strauss and colleagues respond. Nature Biotechnology 23:787-789. PDF

• Walker, D.R., J. M. Narvel, H. R. Boerma, J. N. All, and W. A. Parrott. 2004. A QTL that enhances and broadens Bt insect resistance in soybean. Theor. Appl. Genet. 109:1051-1057. PDF

• Stacey, G., L. Vodkin, W.A. Parrott, and R.C. Shoemaker. 2004. National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop report. Draft plan for soybean genomics. Plant Physiol. 135:59-70. PDF

• Schmidt, M.A., G.S. Martin, B.A. Artelt, and W.A. Parrott. 2004. Increased transgene expression level by breeding and selection in white clover. Crop Sci. 44:963-967. PDF

• Rosellini, D., P. LaFayette, P. Barone, F. Veronesi, and W.A. Parrott. 2004. A point mutation in the alfalfa chloroplast DNA conditions for kanamycin resistance. Plant Cell Rep. 22:774-779. PDF

• Jiang, J., J.A. Birchler, W.A. Parrott, and R.K. Dawe. 2003. A molecular view of plant centromeres. Trends Plant Sci. 8:570-575. PDF

• Thomson, J.M., P.R. LaFayette, M.A. Schmidt, and W.A. Parrott. 2002. Artificial gene-clusters engineered into plants using a vector system based on intron- and intein-encoded endonucleases. In Vitro-Plant 38:537-542. PDF

• Beachy, R., J.L. Bennetzen, B.M. Chassy, M. Chrispeels, J. Chory, J.R. Ecker, J.P. Noel, S.A. Kay, C. Dean, C. Lamb, J. Jones, C.R. Santerre, J.I. Schroeder, J. Umen, M. Yanofsky, S. Wessler, Y.D. Zhao, and W. Parrott. 2002. Divergent perspectives on GM food. Nature Biotechnology 20:1195-1196. PDF

• Sledge, M.K., J.H. Bouton, M. Dall’Agnoll, W.A. Parrott and G. Kochert. 2002. Identification and confirmation of aluminum tolerance QTL in diploid Medicago sativa coerulea. Crop Sci. 42:1121-1128. PDF

• Walker, D.R., H.R. Boerma, J.N. All and W.A. Parrott. 2002. Combining cry1Ac with QTL alleles from PI 229358 to improve soybean resistance to lepidopteran pests. Mol. Breed. 9:43-51. PDF

• Dinkins, R., M.S.S. Reddy, C.A. Meurer, B. Yan, J. Finer, F. Thibaud-Nissen, W. Parrott, and G.B. Collins. 2001. Increased sulfur amino acids in soybean plants expressing the maize 15 kDa zein protein. In Vitro Plant.37:742-747. PDF

• Narvel, J.M., D.R. Walker, B.G. Rector, J.N. All, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 2001. A retrospective DNA marker assessment of the development of insect resistant soybean. Crop Sci. 41: 1931-1939. PDF

• Schmidt, M.A. and W.A. Parrott. 2001. Quantitative detection of transgenes in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) and peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) by real-time PCR. Plant Cell Rep. 20:422-428. PDF

• Walker, D.R. and W.A. Parrott. 2001. Effect of polyethylene glycol and sugar alcohols on soybean somatic embryo germination and conversion. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult. 64:55-62. PDF

• LaFayette, P.R. and W.A. Parrott. 2001. A non antibiotic marker for amplification of plant transformation vectors in E. coli. Plant Cell Rep. 20:338-342. PDF

• Meurer, C.A., R.D. Dinkins, C.T. Redmond, K.P. McAllister, D.T. Tucker, D.R. Walker, W.A. Parrott, H.N. Trick, J.S. Essig, H.M. Franz, J.J Finer, and G.B. Collins. 2001. Embryogenic response of multiple soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] cultivars across three locations. In Vitro Plant. 37: 62-67. PDF

• Walker, D.R., J.N. All, R.M. McPherson, H.R. Boerma, and W.A. Parrott. 2000. Field evaluation of soybean engineered with a synthetic cry1Ac transgene for resistance to corn earworm, soybean looper, velvetbean caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and lesser cornstalk borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 93:613-622. PDF

• Bianchi-Hall, C.M., T.E. Carter, Jr., M.A. Bailey, M.A.R. Mian, T.W. Rufty, D.A. Ashley, H.R. Boerma, C. Arellano, R.S. Hussey, and W.A. Parrott. 2000. Aluminum tolerance associated with quantitative trait loci derived from soybean PI 416937 in hydroponics. Crop Sci. 40:538-545. PDF

• Magbanua, Z.V., H.D. Wilde, J.K. Roberts, K. Chowdhury, J. Abad, J.W. Moyer, H.Y. Wetzstein, and W.A. Parrott. 2000. Field resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus in transgenic peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) expressing an antisense nucleocapsid gene sequence. Mol. Breed. 6:227-236. PDF

• Rector, B.G., J.N. All, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 2000. Quantitative trait loci for antibiosis resistance to corn earworm in soybean. Crop Sci. 40:233-238. PDF

• Little, E.L., Z.V. Magbanua, and W.A. Parrott. 2000. A protocol for repetitive somatic embryogenesis from mature epicotyls of peanut. Plant Cell Rep. 19:351-357. PDF

• Rector, B.G., J.N. All, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1999. Quantitative trait loci for antixenosis resistance to corn earworm in soybean. Crop Sci. 39:531-538. PDF

• Samoylov, V.M., D.M. Tucker, and W.A. Parrott. 1998a. Soybean embryogenic cultures: the role of sucrose and total nitrogen content on proliferation. In Vitro-Plant 34:8-13. PDF

• Samoylov, V.M., D.M. Tucker, and W.A. Parrott. 1998b. A liquid medium-based protocol for rapid regeneration from embryogenic soybean cultures. Plant Cell Rep. 18:49-54. PDF

• Thomson, J.M., and W.A. Parrott. 1998. pMECA: A size-based, blue/white selection multiple common and rare-cutter general cloning and transcription vector. BioTechniques. 24:922-927. PDF

• Hazel, C.B., T.M. Klein, M. Anis, H.D. Wilde, and W.A. Parrott. 1998. Growth characteristics and transformability of soybean embryogenic cultures. Plant Cell Rep. 17:765-772. PDF

• Rector, B.G., J.N. All, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1998. Identification of molecular markers linked to quantitative trait loci for soybean resistance to corn earworm. Theor. Appl. Genet. 96:786-790. PDF

• Tamulonis, J.P., B.M. Luzzi, R.S. Hussey, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1997c. RFLP mapping of resistance to southern root-knot nematode in soybean. Crop Sci. 37:1903-1909. PDF

• Tamulonis, J.P., R.S. Hussey, W.A. Parrott, and B.M. Luzzi. 1997b. Molecular markers linked to peanut root-knot nematode. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:664-670. PDF

• Tamulonis, J.P., B.M. Luzzi, R.S. Hussey, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1997a. DNA markers associated with resistance to Javanese root-knot nematode in soybean. Crop Sci. 37:783-788. PDF

• Trick, H.N., R.D. Dinkins, E.R. Santarem, R. Di, V. Samoylov, C. Meurer, D. Walker, W.A. Parrott, J.J. Finer, and G.B. Collins. 1997. Recent advances in soybean transformation. Plant Tiss. Cult. Biotechnol. 3:9-26. PDF

• Santos, M.O., M.J. Adang, J.N. All, H.R. Boerma, and W.A. Parrott. 1997. Testing transgenes for insect resistance using arabidopsis. Mol. Breed. 3:183-194. PDF

• Lee, S.H., M.A. Bailey, M.A.R. Mian, T.E. Carter, Jr., D.A. Ashley, R.S. Hussey, W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1996. Molecular markers associated with soybean plant height, lodging, and maturity across locations. Crop Sci. 36:728-735. PDF

• Lee, S.H., M.A. Bailey, M.A.R. Mian, T.E., Carter, Jr., E.R. Shipe, D.A. Ashley, W.A. Parrott, R.S. Hussey, and H.R. Boerma. 1996. RFLP loci associated with soybean seed protein and oil content across populations and locations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 93:649-657. PDF

• Lee, S.H., M.A. Bailey, M.A.R. Tian, E.R. Shipe, D.A. Ashley, W.A. Parrott, R.S. Hussey, and H.R.Boerma. 1996. Identification of quantitative trail loci for plant height, lodging, and maturity in a soybean population segregating for growth habit. Theor. Appl. Genet. 92:516-523. PDF

• Stewart, C. N., Jr., M.J. Adang, J.N. All, H. R. Boerma, G. Cardineau, D. Tucker, and W.A. Parrott. 1996b. Genetic transformation, recovery, and characterization of fertile soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) transgenic for a synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis CRY IA(c) gene. Plant Physiol. 112:121-129. PDF

• Stewart, N.S., Jr., M.J. Adang, J.N. All, P. Raymer, S. Ramachandran, and W.A. Parrott. 1996a. Insect control and dosage effects in transgenic canola, Brassica napus L. (Brassicaceae), containing a synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(c) gene. Plant Physiol. 112:115-120. PDF

• Baum, T.J., A. Hiatt, W.A. Parrott, L.H. Pratt, and R.S. Hussey. 1996. Expression in tobacco of a functional monoclonal antibody specific to stylet secretions of the root-knot nematode. Mol. Plant Mic. Int. 9:382-387. PDF

• Mian, M.A.R., M.A. Bailey, J.P. Tamulonis, E.R. Shipe, T.E. Carter, W.A. Parrott, D.A. Ashley R.S. Hussey, and H.R. Boerma. 1996. Molecular markers associated with seed weight in two soybean populations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 93:1011-1016. PDF

• Mian, M.A.R., M.A. Bailey, D.A. Ashley, R. Wells, T.E. Carter, Jr., W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1996. Molecular markers associated with water use efficiency and leaf ash in soybean. Crop Sci. 36:1252-1257. PDF

• Dall’Agnol, M., J.H. Bouton, and W.A. Parrott. 1996. Selection methods to develop alfalfa germplasms tolerant of acid, Al-toxic soils. Crop Sci. 36:64-70. PDF

• Baker, C.M. R.E. Durham, J.A. Burns, W.A. Parrott and H.Y. Wetzstein. 1995. High frequency somatic embryogenesis in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using mature, dry seed. Plant Cell Rep. 15:38-42. PDF

• Roylance, J.T., N.S. Hill, and W.A. Parrott. 1994. Detection of somaclonal variation in tissue culture regenerants of tall fescue. Crop Sci. 34:1369-1372. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., M.J. Adang, M.A. Bailey, J.N. All, H.R. Boerma, and N.S. Stewart. 1994. Recovery and evaluation of soybean plants transgenic for a Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki insecticidal gene. In Vitro-Plant. 30P:144-149. PDF

• Bailey, M.A., H.R. Boerma, and W.A. Parrott. 1994. Inheritance of tumor formation in response to Agrobacterium tumefaciens in soybean. Crop Sci. 34:514-519. PDF

• Bailey, M.A., W.A. Parrott, and H.R. Boerma. 1993a. Genotype effects on proliferative embryogenesis and plant regeneration of soybean. In Vitro-Plant. 29P:102-108. PDF

• Bailey, M.A., H.R. Boerma, and W.A. Parrott. 1993b. Genotype-specific optimization of plant regeneration from somatic embryos of soybean. Plant Sci. 93:117-120. PDF

• Weissinger, A.K., II, and W.A. Parrott. 1993. Repetitive somatic embryogenesis and plant recovery in white clover. Plant Cell Rep. 12:125-128. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and M.A. Bailey. 1993. Characterization of recurrent somatic embryogenesis in alfalfa. Plant Cell, Tiss. Org. Cult. 32:69-76. PDF

• Durham, R.E. and W.A. Parrott. 1992. Repetitive somatic embryogenesis from peanut cultures in liquid medium. Plant Cell Rep. 11:122-125. PDF

• Hill, N.S., W.A. Parrott, and D.D. Pope. 1991. Ergopeptine alkaloid production by endophytes in a common tall fescue genotype. Crop Sci. 31:1545-1547. PDF

• Quesenberry, K.H., R.R. Smith, N.L. Taylor, D.D. Baltensperger, and W.A. Parrott. 1991. Genetic nomenclature in clovers and special purpose legumes. I. Red and white clover. Crop Sci. 31:861-867. PDF

• Kearney, J.F., W.A. Parrott, and N.S. Hill. 1991. Infection of somatic embryos of tall fescue with Acremonium coenophialum. Crop Sci. 31:979-984. PDF

• Parrott, W.A. 1991. Auxin-stimulated somatic embryogenesis from immature embryos of white clover. Plant Cell Rep. 10:17-21. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and J.H. Bouton. 1990. Acid soil and aluminum tolerance in alfalfa as determined in field soil and tissue culture. Crop Sci. 30:387-389. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., L. Hoffmann, E.G. Williams, D.F. Hildebrand, and G.B. Collins. 1989. Recovery of primary transformants of soybean. Plant Cell Rep. 7:615-617. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., E.G. Williams, D.F. Hildebrand, and G.B. Collins. 1989. Effect of genotype on somatic embryogenesis from immature cotyledons of soybean. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ Cult. 16:15-21. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., G. Dryden, S. Vogt, D.F. Hildebrand, B.G. Collins, and E.G. Williams. 1988. Optimizing somatic embryogenesis and embryo germination in soybeans. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 24:817-820. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and R.E. Hanneman, Jr. 1988. Megasporogenesis in Solanum commersonii Dun. Genome 30:536-539. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and R.R. Smith. 1986. Recurrent selection for 2n pollen formation in red clover. Crop. Sci. 26:1132-1135. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and R.R. Smith. 1986. Evidence for the existence of Endosperm Balance Number in the true clovers (Trifolium spp.). Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 28:581-586. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and R.R. Smith. 1986. Description and inheritance of new genes in red clover. J. Hered. 77:351-358. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., R.R. Smith and M.M. Smith. 1985. Bilateral sexual tetraploidization of red clover. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 27:64-68. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and R.R. Smith. 1984. Production of 2n pollen in red clover. Crop Sci. 24:469-472. PDF

• Parrott, W.A., and G.B. Collins. 1983. In vitro callus and shoot-tip cultures of eight Trifolium species with regeneration via somatic embryogenesis of T. rubens. Plant Sci. Lett. 28:189-194. PDF