Thomas, Julian, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

195 Dafoe Rd
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M9
Telephone: 204-984-1134
Fax: 204-983-4604
Email: julian.thomas@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• molecular genetics
• haploidy
• fusarium head blight
• tan spot
• rust
• marker assisted selection
• wheat
• host resistance to insects
• crossing
• methodology development
• orange blossom wheat midge resistance
• wheat breeding
• gene transfer
• cereal genetics applications
• cytogenetics

Current Projects:

• A novel approach for the fast transfer of new traits in wheat
• Develop and apply genetic and biotechnology tools and strategies to facilitate genetic enhancement
• Enhancement of fusarium head blight resistance of durum wheat to improve food safety and reduce business risk for sustainable cropping systems
• Improve colour, protein quality and milling properties of durum wheat to maintain Canada's 60% share of global durum trade and capture increased share of niche market for very strong gluten 'desert durum' quality, combined with genetically-reduced

Research Publications:

2013:

• Ghazvini, H., Hiebert, C.W., Thomas, J.B., and Fetch Jr., T.G. (2013). "Development of a multiple bulked segregant analysis (MBSA) method used to locate a new stem rust resistance gene (Sr54) in the winter wheat cultivar Norin 40.", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 126(2), pp. 443-449. doi : 10.1007/s00122-012-1992-6
• Thomas, J.B., Fox, S.L., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Gilbert, J., Menzies, J.G., Wise, I.L., Smith, M.A.H., Despins, T., Niziol, D., Humphreys, D.G., and Brown, P.D. (2013). "Vesper hard red spring wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 93(2), pp. 315-321. doi : 10.4141/cjps2012-233

2012:

• Graf, R.J., Thomas, J.B., Beres, B.L., Gaudet, D.A., Laroche, A., and Eudes, F. (2012). "Flourish hard red winter wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(1), pp. 183-189. doi : 10.4141/CJPS2011-084
• Graf, R.J., Thomas, J.B., Gaudet, D.A., Laroche, A., and Beres, B.L. (2012). "Broadview hard red winter wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(1), pp. 177-181. doi : 10.4141/CJPS2011-083
• Thomas, J.B. and Graf, R.J. (2012). "AC Readymade and AC Tempest, selections from Redwin hard red winter wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(2), pp. 355-361. doi : 10.4141/CJPS2011-151
• Thomas, J.B., Conner, R.L., and Graf, R.J. (2012). "Radiant hard red winter wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(1), pp. 169-175. doi : 10.4141/CJPS2011-082
• Thomas, J.B., Gaudet, D.A., and Graf, R.J. (2012). "AC Bellatrix hard red winter wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(1), pp. 163-168. doi : 10.4141/CJPS2011-091

2011:

• DePauw, R.M., Knox, R.E., Humphreys, D.G., Thomas, J.B., Fox, S.L., Brown, P.D., Singh, A.K., Pozniak, C.J., Randhawa, H.S., Fowler, D.B., Graf, R.J., and Hucl, P.J. (2011). "New breeding tools impact Canadian commercial farmer fields.", Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (CJGPB), 47(Spec. Issue 1), pp. S28-S34.
• Hiebert, C.W., Fetch Jr., T.G., Zegeye, T., Thomas, J.B., Somers, D.J., Humphreys, D.G., McCallum, B.D., Cloutier, S., Singh, D., and Knott, D.R. (2011). "Genetics and mapping of seedling resistance to Ug99 stem rust in Canadian wheat cultivars ‘Peace’ and ‘AC Cadillac’.", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 122(1), pp. 143-149. doi : 10.1007/s00122-010-1430-6

2010:

• Fox, S.L., Townley-Smith, T.F., Thomas, J.B., Humphreys, D.G., Brown, P.D., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Menzies, J.G., Gilbert, J., Fernandez, M.R., Gaudet, D.A., and Noll, J.S. (2010). "Harvest hard red spring wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 90(4), pp. 503-509. doi : 10.4141/CJPS09114
• Hiebert, C.W., Thomas, J.B., McCallum, B.D., Humphreys, D.G., DePauw, R.M., Hayden, M.J., Mago, R., Schnippenkoetter, W., and Spielmeyer, W. (2010). "An introgression on wheat chromosome 4DL in RL6077 (Thatcher*6/PI 250413) confers adult plant resistance to stripe rust and leaf rust (Lr67).", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 121(6), pp. 1083-1091. doi : 10.1007/s00122-010-1373-y
• Hiebert, C.W., Thomas, J.B., and McCallum, B.D. (2010). "Stacking pairs of disease resistance genes in wheat populations using telocentric chromosomes.", Molecular Breeding, 26(4), pp. 681-692. doi : 10.1007/s11032-010-9404-6
• McLeod, G.J., May, W.E., Salmon, D.F., Sosulski, K., Thomas, J.B., Brown, P.D., and Vera, C.L. (2010). "Changes in ethanol production due to species, cultivar and location on the Canadian prairie.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 90(2), pp. 163-171. doi : 10.4141/CJPS09078
• Thomas, J.B., Nilmalgoda, S.D., Hiebert, C.W., McCallum, B.D., Humphreys, D.G., and DePauw, R.M. (2010). "Genetic markers and leaf rust resistance of the wheat gene Lr32.", Crop Science, 50(6), pp. 2310-2317. doi : 10.2135/cropsci2010.02.0065

2009:

• DePauw, R.M., Knox, R.E., Thomas, J.B., Smith, M.A.H., Clarke, J.M., Clarke, F.R., and McCaig, T.N. (2009). "Goodeve Hard Red Spring Wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 89(5), pp. 937-944.
• Fox, S.L., Thomas, J.B., Wise, I.L., Smith, M.A.H., Humphreys, D.G., Brown, P.D., Townley-Smith, T.F., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Menzies, J.G., Gilbert, J., Fernandez, M.R., Despins, T., and Niziol, D. (2009). "Waskada hard red spring wheat.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 89(5), pp. 929-936. doi : 10.4141/CJPS08222
• Wang, S., Knox, R.E., DePauw, R.M., Clarke, F.R., Clarke, J.M., and Thomas, J.B. (2009). "Markers to a common bunt resistance gene derived from ‘Blizzard’ wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and mapped to chromosome arm 1BS.", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 119(3), pp. 541-553. doi : 10.1007/s00122-009-1063-9

Other Science Related Publications:

2013:

• Kassa, M.T., McCartney, C.A., You, F.M., Hiebert, C.W., Jordan, M.C., Pozniak, C.J., MacLachlan, R., McCallum, B.D., Fox, S.L., Wise, I.L., and Thomas, J.B. (2013). "Marker development for wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr16 and wheat midge resistance gene Sm1 in Canadian wheat cultivars.", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.

2011:

• Fox, S.L., DePauw, R.M., Humphreys, D.G., Hucl, P.J., Singh, A.K., Pozniak, C.J., Brown, P.D., Graf, R.J., Randhawa, H.S., Voldeng, H.D., McCartney, C.A., Hiebert, C.W., Knox, R.E., Thomas, J.B., Townley-Smith, L., and Fetch Jr., T.G. (2011). "Canadian initiatives in breeding for stem rust resistance to race Ug99 and variants.", Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) 2011 Technical Workshop, St. Paul, MN, USA, June 13-16, 2011, pp. 121-126.
• Fox, S.L., Humphreys, D.G., Brown, P.D., McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Menzies, J.G., Gilbert, J., Wise, I.L., Smith, M.A.H., Thomas, J.B., Hiebert, C.W., McCartney, C.A., Lukow, O.M., and Niziol, D. (2011). "Breeding for Canada’s premier wheat marker class: Canadian Western Red Spring.", 1st Canadian Wheat Symposium, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, November 30-December 2, 2011.
• Ghazvini, H., Hiebert, C.W., Thomas, J.B., Zegeye, T., and Fetch Jr., T.G. (2011). "Linkage maps of two new stem rust resistance genes on chromosomes 2B and 6A of wheat line Tr129.", 1st Canadian Wheat Symposium, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, November 30-December 2, 2011, pp. 48.
• McCallum, B.D., Fetch Jr., T.G., Hiebert, C.W., and Thomas, J.B. (2011). "The effect of Lr34 on wheat stem rust.", Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) 2011 Technical Workshop, St. Paul, MN, USA, June 13-16, 2011, Poster #66. (Poster)
• Thomas, J.B. (2011). "Research investment and diversity in western Canadian wheat classes.", 1st Canadian Wheat Symposium, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, November 30-December 2, 2011.

2010:

• DePauw, R.M., Knox, R.E., Thomas, J.B., Humphreys, D.G., Fox, S.L., Brown, P.D., Singh, A.K., Randhawa, H.S., Hucl, P.J., Pozniak, C.J., Fowler, D.B., Graf, R.J., and Brûlé-Babel, A.L. (2010). "New breeding tools impact Canadian commercial farmer fields.", 8th International Wheat Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 1-4, 2010. (Presentation)

2009:

• DePauw, R.M., Fetch Jr., T.G., Hiebert, C.W., Humphreys, D.G., Knox, R.E., Pozniak, C.J., Thomas, J.B., Singh, A.K., Graf, R.J., Randhawa, H.S., Fox, S.L., Brown, P.D., Clarke, F.R., and Clarke, J.M. (2009). "Sources of resistance to stem rust race Ug99 and its variants in Canadian wheat germplasm.", Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) 2009 Technical Workshop, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México, March 17-20, 2009, pp. 171-178.