Publications

i. Refereed journal article citations

1.     Dean JFD, La Bonte DR, Nankar AN, Rustgi S, Santantoni N, Smith GR, Yu S, Chen C (2026) The US NPGS is a Critical Resource for Plant Breeding. Crop Science DOI: 10.1002/csc2.70372 [IF 2.4]

2.     Alam T, Saripalli G, Ballen-Taborda C, Rustgi S* (2026) Genetic regulation of major immunogenic protein accumulation in peanut seeds. Functional and Integrative Genomics 26:132. [IF 4.0]

3.     Jan S, Jan F, Rathore M, Singh Y, Kapoor P, Chaturvedi P, Ghatak A, Ramesh P, Kumar U, Prasad M, Kumar S, Rustgi S, Weckwerth W, Kalia S, Varshney RK, Mir RR (2026) Deciphering cold stress resilience: Multiomics insights in contrasting wheat genotypes from the Western Himalayas. Plant Biotechnology Journal 24:4577-4598. [IF 12.8]

4.     Ahmed MZ, Yadav N, Rustgi S, Saripalli G, Esquive IL, Bryant TB, Graham S, Jacobson AL, Gireesh M, Joseph SV, Pozo-Valdivia AD, Addesso KM, Raszick TJ, Khan R, Rodrigues JCV, Bilbo TR, Greene JK, Reay-Jones FFP (2026) Global Phylogeography of Amrasca biguttula (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) across eight countries reveals a single-haplotype incursion into the United States beyond its putative native range. J Applied Entomology 150:604-619. [IF 1.8]

5.     Saripalli G, Kakati JP, Ou X, Liu B, Rustgi S* (2026) Reprogramming Meiosis to Enhance Diversity and Chromatin Introgression in Polyploid Crops: A Focus on Wheat. Advances in Agronomy 196:65-108. [IF 8.78]

6.     Hammond S, Sathasivam M, Fallen B, Smith J, Bridges WC, Rustgi S, Narayanan S (2025) Identification of new germplasm sources and physiological traits for breeding heat-tolerant soybean varieties. Crop Science 65:e70209. [IF 2.4]

7.     Tallapragada M, Rustgi S (2025) When Visual-Verbal Overlap Matters: Examining its Boundary Conditions in Communicating Innovations. Science Communication https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470251403517 [IF 4.2]

8.     Shekar PV, Kumar A, Mulgaonkar N, Kashyap S, Choudhir G, Fernando S, Rustgi S* (2025) Aptamer Development for SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron Variants Using the Spike Protein Receptor Binding Domain as a Potential Diagnostic Tool and Therapeutic Agent. Biomolecules 15, 805. [IF 5.6]

9.     Alam T, Rustgi S* (2025) Peanut Genotypes with Reduced Content of Immunogenic Proteins by Breeding, Biotechnology, and Management: Prospects and Challenges. Plants 14:626. [IF 4.7]

10.  Ingole HP, Saripalli G, Jones ZT, Parthiban M, Toyinbo J, Narayanan S, Mir RR, Rustgi S* (2025) Genome-wide association analysis for pollen viability under heat stress in peanut. Plant Stress 15, 100760. [IF 8.1]

11.  Toyinbo JO, Saripalli G, Ingole HP, Jones ZT, Naveed S, Noh E, Narayanan S, Rustgi S* (2025) Impact of Mutations in Soybean Oleate and Linoleate Desaturase Genes on Seed Germinability of Heat-Stressed Plants. Crops 5, 2. [IF 2.1]

12.  Alam T, Saripalli G, Rustgi S* (2025) Gluten-free diet, a friend or a foe, an American perspective. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 80:1-6. [IF 3.1]

13.  Naveed S, Jones M, Campbell T, Rustgi S* (2024) Insights into cotton regrowth and management. CU Land-Grant Press 1195. 

14.  Rustgi S*, Kakati JP, Narayanan S (2024) Shaping plant architecture for improved productivity: Strigolactones and beyond. Advances in Agronomy 186:1-50. [IF 9.2]

15.  Parthiban M, Jan F, Mantoo MA, Kaur S, Rustgi S, Wani FJ, Varshney R, Mir RR (2024) Comprehensive analysis of antioxidants and plant secondary metabolites induced by cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus L.) infestation in wheat. Physiologia Plantarum 176:e14158. [IF 5.08]

16.  Alam T, Anco D, Rustgi S* (2023) Breeding peanut for reduced allergen content. CU Land-Grant Press 1183.

17.  Spivey WW, Rustgi S, Welti R, Roth MR, Burow MD, Bridges WC, Narayanan S (2023) Lipid Modulation Contributes to Heat Stress Adaptation in Peanut. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1299371. [IF 5.6]

18.  Rustgi S* (2023) Plant cytogenetics blurring disciplinary boundaries to sustain global food security. Nucleus 66:239-243. [IF 1.8]

19.  Naveed S, Toyinbo J, Ingole H, Valavanur Shekar P, Jones M, Campbell BT, Rustgi S* (2023) Development of high-yielding upland cotton genotypes with reduced regrowth after defoliation using a combination of molecular and conventional approaches. Genes 14(11):2081. [IF 3.5]

20.  Naveed S, Jones M, Campbell T, Rustgi S* (2023) An insight into the gene‑networks playing a crucial role in the cotton plant architecture regulation. The Nucleus 66:341-353. [IF 1.8]

21.  Jan S, Rustgi S, Barmukh R, Shikari AB, Leske B, Bekuma A, Sharma D, Ma W, Kumar U, Kumar U, Bohra A, Varshney RK, Mir RR (2023) Advances and opportunities in unraveling cold-tolerance mechanisms in the world’s primary staple food crops. The Plant Genome 2023:e20402. [IF 4.2]

22.  Naveed S, Gandhi N, Billings G, Jones Z, Campbell BT, Jones M, Rustgi S* (2023) Alterations in Growth Habit to Channel End-of-Season Perennial Reserves towards Increased Yield and Reduced Regrowth after Defoliation in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Int J Mol Sci 24:14174. [IF 5.6]

23.  Rustgi S*, Zhang H and Oz TM (2023), Editorial: Overcoming genome editing challenges in plants: new tools and nanotechnologies. Front. Genome Ed. 5:1230424.

24.  Naveed S, Rustgi S* (2023) Functional Characterization of Candidate Genes, Gohir.D05G103700 and Gohir.D12G153600, Identified through Expression QTL Analysis Using Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Agriculture 13:1007. [IF 3.408]

25.  Kumar S, Saini DK, Jan F, Jan S, Tahir M, Djalovic I, Latkovic D, Khan MA, Kumar S, Vikas VK, Kumar U, Kumar S, Dhaka NK, Dhankher OP, Rustgi S, Mir RR (2023) Comprehensive meta-QTL analysis for dissecting the genetic architecture of stripe rust resistance in bread wheat. BMC Genomics 24:1-19. [IF 4.558]

26.  Meher PK, Gupta A, Rustgi S*, Mir RR, Kumar A, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2023) Evaluation of eight Bayesian genomic prediction models for three micro-nutrient traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The Plant Genome e20332. [IF 4.219]

27.  Rustgi S*, Naveed N, Windham J, Zhang H, Demirer GS (2022) Plant Biomacromolecule Delivery Methods in the 21st Century. Frontiers in Genome Editing 4:1011934.

28.  Zhao A, Cui Chao, Li F, Li C, Naveed S, Dong J, Gao X, Rustgi S*, Wen S, Yang M (2022) Heterologous expression of the TaPI-PLC1-2B gene enhanced drought and salt tolerance in transgenic rice seedlings. Heredity 129:336–345. [IF 3.821]

29.  Meher PK, Sahu TK, Gupta A, Kumar A, Rustgi S* (2022) ASRpro: A machine learning-computational model for identifying proteins associated with multiple abiotic stress in plants. The Plant Genome 2022:e20259. [IF 4.219]

30.  Li F, Zhao A, Cui C, Dong J, Gao X, Rustgi S*, Yang M (2022) Progress in genetic studies of traits related to the nutritional value of wheat. Advances in Agronomy 176:35-113 https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2022.07.002. [IF 6.919]

31.  Billings GT, Jones MA, Rustgi S, Bridges Jr WC, Holland JB, Hulse-Kemp AM, Campbell BT (2022) Outlook for implementation of genomics-based selection in public cotton breeding programs. Plants 11:1446. [IF 4.658]

32.  Mir RR, Rustgi S, Zhang Y-M, Xu C (2022) Multi-faceted approaches for breeding nutrient-dense, disease resistant, and climate resilient crop varieties for food and nutritional security. Heredity 128:387–390. [IF 3.821]

33.  Meher PK, Rustgi S*, Kumar A (2022) Performance of Bayesian and BLUP alphabets for genomic prediction: Analysis, comparison and results. Heredity 128:519–530. [IF 3.821]

34.  Rustgi S*, Alam T, Jones ZT, Brar AK, Kashyap S (2022) Reduced-immunogenicity wheat and peanut lines for people with foodborne disorders. Chemistry Proceedings 10:67.

35.  Wen N, Osorio CE, Brew-Appiah RAT, Mejias JH, Alam T, Kashyap S, Reinbothe S, Reinbothe C, Moehs CP, von Wettstein D, and Rustgi S* (2022) Targeting Induced Local Lesions in the wheat DEMETER and DRE2 genes, responsible for transcriptional derepression of wheat gluten proteins in the developing endosperm. Frontiers in Nutrition 9:847635. [IF 6.590]

36.  Miao Y, Cong W, Yan Y, Kang Y, Yu L, Zhao W, He B, Rustgi S*, Liu B, Ou X (2022) Genotypic differences in physiological response to heavy metal stress in rice are correlated with distinct alterations in DNA methylation. Chemosphere 292:133462. [IF 8.943]

37.  Alam T, Rustgi S* (2021) Organic pesticides label: What you need to know? eOrganic https://eorganic.org/node/35008. 

Note: This article is translated into Spanish (https://eorganic. org/node/35266)

38.  Rustgi S*, Kakati JP, Jones ZT, Zoong Lwe ZS, Narayanan S (2021) Heat tolerance as a function of membrane lipid remodeling in the major US oilseed crops (soybean and peanut). Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 30:652–667 [IF 1.525]

39.  Alam T, Anco D, Rustgi S* (2021) Reconditioning and disposition of aflatoxin-contaminated peanut: A guide for the United States peanut producers. Clemson University Land-Grant Press LGP 1116. https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/reconditioning-and-disposition-of-aflatoxin-contaminated-peanut-a-guide-for-us-peanut-producers/.

40.  Rossig C, Gray J, Valdes O, Springer A, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Rassow J, Reinbothe S (2021) PRAT proteins operate in organellar protein import and export in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants 10:958 [IF 3.935]

41.  Billings GT, Jones MA, Rustgi S, Hulse-Kemp AM, Campbell BT (2021) Population structure and genetic diversity of the Pee Dee cotton germplasm collection. G3 https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab145 [IF 2.781]

42.  Reinbothe S, Rossig C, Gray J, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Rassow J (2021) tRNA-dependent import of a transit sequence-less aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (LeuRS2) into the mito-chondria of Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22:3808 [IF 5.923]

43.  Tyagi S, Kumar A, Gautam T, Pandey R, Rustgi S, Mir RR (2021) Development and use of miRNA-derived SSR markers for the study of genetic diversity, population structure, and characterization of genotypes for breeding heat tolerant wheat varieties. PLoS ONE 16:e0231063 [IF 3.240]

44.  Yang MM, Wang X, Dong J, Zhao W, Alam T, Thomashow LS, Weller DM, Gao X, Rustgi S*, Wen S (2021) Proteomics reveals the changes that contribute to Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. Phytopathology 111:386-397 [IF 4.025]

45.  Lwe ZSZ, Welti R, Anco D, Naveed S, Rustgi S, Narayanan S (2020) Heat stress elicits remodeling in the anther lipidome of peanut. Scientific Reports 10:22163 [IF 4.379]

46.  Rustgi S*, Brouwer B, von Wettstein D, Reisenauer PE, Lyon S, Ankrah N, Jones S, Guy SO, Chen X (2020) Registration of ‘Fritz’, a two-row spring barley. Journal of Plant Registrations 14:242-249. [IF 0.590]

47.  Alam T, Rustgi S* (2020) Organic management of bacterial wilt of tomato and potato caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. eOrganic https://eorganic.org/node/34193

48.  Alam T, Anco DJ, Rustgi S* (2020) Management of aflatoxins in peanuts. Clemson University Land-Grant Press LGP 1073. https://doi.org/10.34068/report7

49.  Narayanan S, Zoong-Lwe ZS, Gandhi N, Welti R, Fallen B, Smith JR, Rustgi S* (2020) Comparative lipidomic analysis reveals heat stress responses of two soybean genotypes differing in temperature sensitivity. Plants 9:457. [IF 3.935]

50.  Osorio CE, Wen N, Mejias JH, Mitchell S, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2020) Directed-mutagenesis of Flavobacterium meningosepticum prolyl-oligopeptidase and a glutamine-specific endopeptidase from barley. Frontiers in Nutrition 7:11. [IF 6.576]

51.  Yang M, Liu Y, Dong J, Zhao W, Kashyap S, Gao X, Rustgi S*, Wen S (2020) Probing early wheat grain development via transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. Functional & Integrative Genomics 20:63-74. [IF 3.410]

52.  Osorio CE, Mejias JH, Rustgi S* (2019) Gluten detection methods and their critical role in assuring safe diets for celiac patients. Nutrients 11:2920. [IF 5.717]

53.  Rustgi S*, Shewry P, Brouns F, Deleu L, Delcour JA (2019) Wheat seed proteins - factors influencing their content, composition, and technological properties, and strategies to reduce adverse reactions. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 18:1751-1769. [IF 12.236]

54.  Cong X, Miao Y, Xu L, Zhang Y, Yuan C, Wang J, Zhuang T, Lin X, Jiang L, Wang N, Ma J, Sanguinet KA, Liu B,Rustgi S*, Ou X (2019) Transgenerational memory of gene expression changes induced by heavy metal stress in rice(Oryza sativa L.). BMC Plant Biology 19:282. [IF 3.497]

55.  Brouns F, Van Rooy G, Shewry P, Rustgi S, Jonkers D (2019) Adverse reactions to wheat or wheat components. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 18:1437-1452. [IF 12.236]

56.  Rustgi S, Springer A, Kang C, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Reinbothe S, Pollmann S (2019) Two non-canonical cytochrome P450s in Arabidopsis thaliana and their different roles in plant defense. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20:3064. [IF 5.923]

57.  Pollmann S, Springer A, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Kang C, Reinbothe C, Reinbothe S (2019) Substrate channeling in oxylipin biosynthesis through a protein complex in the plastid envelope of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany 70:1483-1495. [IF 6.992]

58.  Osorio CE, Wen N, Mejias JH, Liu B, Reinbothe S, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2019) Development of wheat genotypes expressing a glutamine-specific endoprotease from barley and a prolyl endopeptidase from Flavobacterium meningosepticum or Pyrococcus furiosus as a potential remedy to celiac disease. Functional & Integrative Genomics19:123-136. [IF 3.410]

59.  Gill US, Sun L, Rustgi S, Tang Y, von Wettstein D, Mysore KS (2018) Transcriptome-based analyses of phosphite-mediated suppression of rust pathogens Puccinia emaculata and Phakopsora pachyrhizi and functional characterization of selected fungal target genes. The Plant Journal 93:894-904. [IF 6.417]

60.  Rustgi S, Boex-Fontvieille E, Reinbothe C, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe S (2018) The complex world of plant protease inhibitors: Insights into a Kunitz-type cysteine protease inhibitor of Arabidopsis thaliana. Communicative & Integrative Biology 11:e1368599. [IF 2.310]

61.  Rossig C, Gray J, Valdes O, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Reinbothe S (2017) HP30-2, a mitochondrial PRAT protein for import of signal sequence-less precursor proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 59:535-551 [IF 7.061]

62.  Yang MM, Gao X, Dong J, Gandhi N, Cai H, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S*, Wen S (2017) Pattern of protein expression in developing wheat grains identified through proteomic analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 8:962. [IF 5.753]

63.  Buhr F, Lahroussi A, Springer A, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Reinbothe S (2017) NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase B (PORB) action in Arabidopsis thaliana revisited through transgenic expression of engineered barley PORB mutant proteins. Plant Molecular Biology 94:45-59. [IF 4.076]

64.  Rustgi S, Boex-Fontvieille E, Reinbothe C, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe S (2017) Serpin 1 and the water-soluble chlorophyll binding Kunitz protease inhibitor WSCP differentially regulate the activity of the cysteine protease RD21 (RESPONSIVE TO DESICCATION) during plant development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 114:2212–2217. [IF 11.205]

65.  Boex-Fontvieille E, Rustgi S*, von Wettstein D, Pollmann S, Reinbothe S, Reinbothe C (2016) An ethylene-protected Achilles’ heel of etiolated seedlings for arthropod deterrence. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1246. [IF 5.753]

66.  Boex-Fontvieille E, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Pollmann S, Reinbothe S, Reinbothe C (2016) Jasmonic acid protects etiolated seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana against herbivorous arthropods. Plant Signaling and Behavior11:e1214349. [IF 2.247]

67.  Springer A, Kang C, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Pollmann S, Reinbothe S (2016) Programmed chloroplast destruction during leaf senescence involves 13-lipoxygenase (13-LOX). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 113:3383–3388. [IF 11.205]

68.  Gray J, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C, Reinbothe S (2015) Common functions of the chloroplast and mitochondrial co-chaperones cpDnaJL (CDF1) and mtDnaJ (PAM16) in protein import and ROS scavenging in Arabidopsis thaliana. Communicative & Integrative Biology 9:e1119343. [IF 2.310]

69.  Boex-Fontvieille E, Rustgi S, Reinbothe S, Reinbothe C (2015) A Kunitz-type protease inhibitor regulates programmed cell death during flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany 66:6119-6135. [IF 6.992]

70.  Boex-Fontvieille E, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe S, Reinbothe C (2015) Water-Soluble chlorophyll protein (WSCP) is involved in light-dependent herbivore resistance activation during greening of Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 112:7303–7308. [IF 11.205]

71.  Rustgi S*, von Wettetsin D (2015) Breeding barley ornamented with the novel agronomical attributes. Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 4:e158. [IF 1.57]

72.  Reinbothe S, Gray J, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe C (2015) Cell growth defect factor 1 is crucial for the plastid import of NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase A in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 112:838–5843. [IF 11.205]

73.  Ou X, Zhuang T, Yin W, Miao Y, Zhang Y, Lin X, Xu C, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S*, Liu B (2015) DNA methylation changes induced in rice by exposure to high concentrations of the nitric oxide modulator, sodium nitroprusside. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 33:1428-1440. [IF 1.595]

74.  Rustgi S, Pollmann S, Buhr F, Springer A, Reinbothe C, von Wettstein D, Reinbothe S (2014) JIP60-mediated, jasmonate- and senescence-induced molecular switch in translation toward stress and defense protein synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 111:14181-14186. [IF 11.205]

75.  Bhullar R, Nagarajan R, Bennypaul H, Sidhu GK, Sidhu G, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Gill KS (2014) Silencing of a metaphase I-specific gene results in a phenotype similar to that of the Pairing homeologous 1 (Ph1) gene mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 111:14187-14192. [IF 11.205]

76.  Yang C, Zhao L, Yang Z, Xu C, Zhang H, Wen S, Zhang C, Rustgi S*, von Wettstein D, Liu B (2014) Evolution of physiological responses to salt stress in hexaploid wheat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 111:11882-11887. [IF 11.205]

77.  Hu L, Li N, Xu C, Zhong S, Lin X, Yang J, Zhou T, Yuliang A, Cao X, Zemach A, Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Liu B (2014) Mutation of a major CG methylase in rice causes genome-wide hypomethylation, dysregulated genome expression, and seedling lethality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America111:10642-10647. [IF 11.205]

78.  Rustgi S*, Matanguihan J, Mejías J, Gemini R, Osorio C, Wen N, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah R, Murphy KM, von Wettstein D (2014) Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Barley Cultivars and Breeding Lines Adapted to the US Pacific Northwest, and Its Implications in Breeding Barley for Imidazolinone-Resistance. PLOS One 9:e100998. [IF 3.240]

79.  Mejias JH, Lu X, Osorio C, Ullman JL, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2014) Analysis of wheat prolamins, the causative agents of celiac sprue, using reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Nutrients 6:1578–1597. [IF 5.717]

80.  Zhang H, Bian Y, Gou X, Zhu B, Xu C, Qi B, Li N, Rustgi S, Zhou H, Han F, Jiang J, von Wettstein D, Liu B (2013) Persistent whole-chromosome aneuploidy is generally associated with nascent allohexaploid wheat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 110:3447-3452. [IF 11.205]

81.  Rustgi S, Shafqat MN, Kumar N, Ali ML, Dweikat I, Baenziger P, Gill KS (2013) Genetic dissection of yield and its component traits using high-density composite map of wheat chromosome 3A: Bridging gaps between QTLs and underlying genes. PLoS ONE 8:e70526. [IF 3.240]

82.  Rustgi S* (2013) Engineering wheat genotypes compatible for gluten sensitive, allergenic and intolerant individuals.International Journal of Plant Biology & Research 1:1003. [IF 0.740]

83.  Brew-Appiah RAT, Ankrah N, Liu W, Konzak CF, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2013) Generation of doubled haploid transgenic wheat lines by microspore transformation. PLoS ONE 8:e80155. [IF 3.240]

84.  Zhang H, Bian Y, Gou X, Dong Y, Rustgi S, Zhang B, Xu C, Li N, Qi B, Han F, von Wettstein D, Liu B (2013) Intrinsic karyotype stability and gene copy number variations may have laid the foundation for tetraploid wheat formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 110:19466-19471. [IF 11.205]

85.  Rustgi S* (2013) Bringing barley back in crop rotation by breeding for imidazolinone resistance. Medicinal & Aromatic Plants 2:e148. [IF 1.57]

86.  Bennypaul HS, Mutti JS, Rustgi S, Kumar N, Okubara PA, Gill KS (2012) Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of genes expressed in root, leaf and meiotic tissues of wheat. Functional & Integrative Genomics 12:143-156. [IF 3.410]

87.  Osorio C, Wen N, Gemini R, Zemetra R, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2012) Targeted modification of wheat grain protein to reduce the content of celiac causing epitopes. Functional & Integrative Genomics 12:417-438.  [IF 3.410]

88.  Wen S, Wen N, Pang J, Langen G, Brew-Appiah RAT, Mejias JH, Osorio C, Yang MM, Gemini R, Moehs CP, Zemetra RS, Kogel KH, Liu B, Wang X, von Wettstein D, Rustgi S* (2012) Structural genes of wheat and barley 5-methylcytosine DNA glycosylases and their potential applications for human health. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 109:20543-20548. [IF 11.205]

89.  Riar DS, Rustgi S, Burke IC, Gill KS, Yenish JP (2011) EST-SSR development from 5 Lactuca species and their use in studying genetic diversity among L. serriola biotypes. Journal of Heredity 102:17-28. [IF 2.645]

90.  Lee H, Rustgi S, Kumar N, Burke IC, Yenish JP, Gill KS, von Wettstein D, Ullrich SE (2011) Single nucleotide mutation in the barley acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS) gene confers resistance to imidazolinone herbicides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 108:8909-8913. [IF 11.205]

91.  Bandopadhyay R, Rustgi S, Chaudhuri RK, Khurana P, Khurana JP, Tyagi AK, Balyan HS, Houben A, Gupta PK (2011) Use of methylation filtration and C0t fractionation for analysis of genome composition and comparative genomics in bread wheat. Journal of Genetics & Genomics 38:315-325. [IF 4.275]

92.  Rustgi S, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2011) MSL and SNPL: Softwares for in silico mining of SSRs and SNPs. International Journal of Biotechnology & Biosciences 1:353-355.

93.  Baenziger PS, Dweikat I, Gill K, Eskridge K, Berke T, Shah M, Campbell BT, Ali ML, Mengistu N, Mahmood A, Auvuchanon A, Yen Y, Rustgi S, Moreno-Sevilla B, Mujeeb-Kazi A, Morris RM (2011) Understanding grain yield:  It is a journey, not a destination. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 47:S77-S84 [IF 0.865]

94.  Rustgi S, Bandopadhyay R, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2009) EST-SNPs in bread wheat: Discovery, validation, genotyping and haplotype structure. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 45:106-116. [IF 0.865]

95.  Sidhu GK, Rustgi S, Shafqat MN, von Wettstein D, Gill KS (2008) Fine structure mapping of a gene-rich region of wheat carrying Ph1, a suppressor of crossing over between homoeologous chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America 105:5815-5820. [IF 11.205]

96.  Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Mir RR (2008) Array-based high-throughput DNA markers for crop improvement. Heredity 101:5-18. [IF 3.821]

97.  Mir RR, Rustgi S, Sharma S, Singh R, Goyal A, Kumar J, Gaur A, Tyagi AK, Khan H, Sinha MK, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2007) A preliminary genetic analysis of fibre traits and the use of new genomic SSRs for genetic diversity in jute. Euphytica 161:413-427. [IF 2.181]

98.  Singh R, Kumar N, Bandopadhyay R, Rustgi S, Sharma S, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2006) Development and use of anchored-SSRs to study DNA polymorphism in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Molecular Ecology Notes 6:296-299. [IF 7.090]

99.  Roy JK, Bandopadhyay R, Rustgi S, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2006) Association analysis of agronomically important traits using SSR, SAMPL and AFLP markers in bread wheat. Current Science 90:683-689. [IF 1.102]

100.    Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Kumar N (2006) Genetic and molecular basis of grain size and grain number and its relevance to grain productivity in higher plants. Genome 49:565-571. [IF 2.166]

101.    Gupta PK, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S (2005) Wheat cytogenetics in the genomics era and its relevance to breeding. Cytogenetics & Genome Research 109:315-327. [IF 1.636]

102.    Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Kulwal PL (2005) Linkage disequilibrium and association studies in higher plants: Present status and future prospects. Plant Molecular Biology 57:461-485. [IF 4.076]

103.    Balyan HS, Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Bandopadhyay R, Goyal A, Singh R, Kumar A, Kumar N, Sharma S (2005) Development and use of SSRs of bread wheat for genetic and physical mapping and transferability to the species of Triticum-Aegilops complex. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 41:141-144. [IF 0.865]

104.    Bandopadhyay R, Sharma S, Rustgi S, Singh R, Kumar A, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2004) DNA polymorphism among 18 species of Triticum-Aegilops complex using wheat EST-SSRs. Plant Science 166:349-356. [IF 4.729]

105.    Gupta PK, Rustgi S (2004) Molecular markers from the transcribed/expressed region of the genome in higher plants. Functional & Integrative Genomics 4:139-162. [IF 3.410]

106.    Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Sharma S, Singh R, Kumar N, Balyan HS (2003) Transferable EST-SSR markers for the study of polymorphism and genetic diversity in bread wheat. Molecular Genetics & Genomics 270:315-323. [IF 3.291]

107.    Gupta PK, Rustgi S (2003) Mass spectrometry: an essential tool for genome and proteome analysis. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 2:48-64. [IF 0.414]

108.    Sharma S, Rustgi S, Balyan HS, Gupta PK (2002) Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of ribosomal DNA of wild barley and their comparison with ITS sequences in common wheat. Barley Genetics Newsletter 32:38-45.

Chapters and Books 

1.     Jones ZT, Gaganjeet, Rustgi S* (2026) Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Delivery in Plants: A Focus on Pollen Transformation. In: Ristroph KD, Ahmed B, Demirer GS, Kah M (eds.) “Nanodelivery Systems in Plants: Principles, Pathways, and Applications”, John Wiley & Sons, USA (in press).

2.     Jones ZT, Rustgi S* (2026) Advances in Understanding and Reducing Allergens in Wheat. In: Rosentrater, K.A. (ed.), “Improving the processing quality of wheat,” Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing (in press).

3.     Gahlaut V, Rustgi S, Jaiswal V (eds.) (2026), “Smart Crop Development - Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Actions,” Springer Nature, pp 293.

4.     Kakati J, Ingole H, Rustgi S* (2026) Biomacromolecular Pattern-Guided Breeding for Nutritional Quality and Safety Under Heat Stress in Soybean and Peanut. In: Gahlaut V, Rustgi S, Jaiswal V (eds.), “Smart Crop Development - Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Actions,” Springer Nature, Pp 133-165.

5.     Rustgi S*, Naveed S, Shekar P (2021) Advances in understanding the genetics of the nutritional properties of cereals: maize and oat proteins. In: T. Beta (Ed.), Improving the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of wheat and other cereals. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. DOI: 10.19103/AS.2021.0087.12.

6.     Windham J, Sharma S, Kashyap MK, Rustgi S* (2021) CRISPR/Cas12a (Cpf1) and its role in plant genome editing. In: G. Tang, S. Teotia, X. Tang, D. Singh (Eds.), RNA-based technologies for functional genomics in plants. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. pp 15-42.

7.     Rustgi S*, Kashyap S, Deleu LJ, Delcour J (2021) Reduced-immunogenicity wheat now coming to age. In: Wani SH, Mohan A, Singh GP (eds) Physiological, Molecular, and Genetic perspectives of Wheat Improvement.  Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. pp 279-300.

8.     Rustgi S, Luo H (2020) Biolistic DNA delivery in plants. Springer Nature, New York, NY. Pp. 334.

9.     Rustgi S*, Kashyap S, Ankrah N, von Wettstein D (2020) Use of microspore-derived calli as explants for biolistic transformation of common wheat. In: S. Rustgi, H. Luo (Eds.), Biolistic DNA delivery in plants. Springer Nature, New York, NY. pp 263-279.

10.  Rustgi S*, Skadhauge B (2020) Diter von Wettstein, Professor of genetics and master of translating science into applications. In: S. Rustgi, H. Luo (Eds.), Biolistic DNA delivery in plants. Springer Nature, New York, NY. pp 3-18.

11.  Rustgi S*, Shewry P, Brouns F (2020) “Health hazards associated with gluten consumption in susceptible individuals and current status of research on the dietary therapies,” In: Igrejas G, Ikeda TM, Guzmán C (Eds.), ‘Wheat Quality for Improving Processing and Human Health,’ Springer, Cham. pp. 471-515.

12.  Rustgi S*, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah RAT, Sun Y, Liu W, von Wettstein D (2017) Doubled haploid transgenic wheat lines by microspore transformation. In: Bhalla PL, Singh MB (Eds.), ‘Wheat Biotechnology.’ Springer Nature, New York NY. pp. 213-234.

13.  Rustgi S*, Wen N, Osorio C, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen S, Gemini R, Mejias JH, Ankrah N, Moehs CP, von Wettstein D (2014) Natural dietary therapies for the ‘gluten syndrome’. The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen, Denmark. Pp 87.

14.  Kumar N, Rustgi S* (2014) Agronomically relevant traits transferred to major crop plants by alien introgressions. In: Pratap A, Kumar J (Eds.) Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants, Volume 1, Springer, New York, NY. pp 211-245.

15.  Gupta PK, Rustgi S, Mir RR (2013) Array-based high-throughput DNA markers for cereal genetics and genomics. In: Gupta PK, Varshney RK (Eds.) Cereal Genomics II, Springer, Dordrecht. pp 11-55.

16.  Rustgi S (2011) In silico development and use of SSR and SNP markers in bread wheat: Gene derived markers and genome fractionation a glimpse in the wheat genome. VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrücken, Germany. Pp 152.

Other Scholarly Publications  

1.       Rustgi S, Jones Z, Yang M, Wen S (2022) Transcriptomic and proteomics studies in common wheat for grain quality traits and Fusarium head blight resistance. Annual Wheat Newsletter 68:49-56.

2.       Rustgi S, Jones Z, Ou X, Liu B (2021) Fine tuning the genetic control of chromosome pairing in polyploid common wheat. Annual Wheat Newsletter 67:87-93.

3.       Rustgi S, Kashyap S, Alam T, Kerr R, Jones Z, Naveed S, Shekar PV, Gemini R, Reisenauer P (2020) Non-immunogenic wheat needed to feed 10% of the US population suffering from wheat-related disorders. Annual Wheat Newsletter 66:93-98.

4.       Rustgi S, Kashyap S, Gandhi N, Naveed S, Windham J, Yang M, Gemini R, and Reisenauer P (2019) A creative solution to gluten-induced disorders using a unique combination of multigene editing and nanoparticle-based gene-delivery. Annual Wheat Newsletter 65:79-84.

5.       Rustgi S, Kashyap S, Gandhi N, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Gemini R, Reisenauer P (2018) Novel wheat genotypes designed to meet the future needs for safe and surplus food. Annual Wheat Newsletter 64:56-61.

6.       Rustgi S, Gandhi N, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Gemini R, Reisenauer P (2017) Celiac-safe wheat genotypes: A target not beyond reach. Annual Wheat Newsletter 63:85-88.

7.       Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Ou X, Sun Y, Gemini R (2016) Quest for celiac-safe wheat. Annual Wheat Newsletter 62:89-92.

8.       Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen N, Mitchell SM, Gemini R, Reisenauer P (2015) Celiac-safe wheat genotypes: A dietary solution to the gluten-induced disorders. Annual Wheat Newsletter 61:99-103.

9.       Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen N, Mitchell SM, Gemini R, Reisenauer P, Brabb I(2014) Breeding celiac-safe wheat cultivars a future market class of wheat. Annual Wheat Newsletter 60:143-146.

10.    Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Mejias JH, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen S, Wen N, Osorio C, Gemini R, Reisenauer P, Mohan J, Brabb I (2013) A natural dietary-therapy for gluten intolerance, sensitivity and allergenicity. Annual Wheat Newsletter 59:151-155.

11.    Rustgi S, von Wettstein D, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen S, Wen N, Osorio C, Gemini R, Reisenauer P, Lu X,Mejias JH (2012) Engineering wheat for celiac patients. Annual Wheat Newsletter 58:248-253.

12.    von Wettstein D, Rustgi S, Kannangara CG, Ankrah N, Brew-Appiah RAT, Wen S, Wen N, Gemini R, Brueggeman R, Reisenauer P, Gill KS, Moehs CP, Liu B, Pang J, Wang X, Langen G, Kogel KH (2010) Multipronged approach to develop nutritionally improved celiac safe wheat varieties. Annual Wheat Newsletter 56:261-264.

13.    Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Bandopadhyay R, Kumar J, Mohan A, Kumar N, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S, Singh R, Goyal A, Kumar A, Kumar V, Girdharwal N, Mir RR (2006) Development and use of molecular markers for wheat genomics and breeding. Annual Wheat Newsletter 52:43-47.

14.    Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Bandopadhyay R, Kumar N, Sharma S, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S, Singh R, Goyal A, Kumar A (2005) Development and use of molecular markers for wheat genomics. Annual Wheat Newsletter 51:51-55.

15.    Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Bandopadhyay R, Kumar N, Sharma S, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S, Singh R, Goyal A, Kumar A (2004) Development and use of molecular markers for wheat genomics. Annual Wheat Newsletter 50:52-55.

16.    Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Prasad M, Roy JK, Bandopadhyay R, Kumar N, Sharma S, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S, Singh R, Goyal A, Kumar A, Prashant SN (2003) Development and use of molecular markers for QTL mapping and genomics research in bread wheat. Annual Wheat Newsletter 49:42-46.

17.    Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Kumar S, Prasad M, Roy JK, Kumar N, Sharma S, Kulwal PL, Rustgi S, Singh R (2002) Development and use of molecular markers for genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in wheat. Annual Wheat Newsletter 48:76-80.