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Last published 2026
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Chunda Feng

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Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2012); Agricultural Research Service (2008–2025); United States Department of Agriculture (2024–2025); University of Arizona (2017); Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2012); University of Arkansas System (2004); Arizona Western College (2017); International Livestock Research Institute (2017); Washington State University (2012)

Faculty Researcher

20 h-index 57 pubs 1,194 cited

  • Spinacia oleracea
  • Plant Diseases
  • Peronospora
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Genes, Plant
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genetic Markers
  • Disease Resistance
  • Virulence
  • Genotype
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Oomycetes
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Arizona

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Chunda Feng's research focuses on the genetic analysis of plant traits, particularly in spinach and cotton. Her work involves identifying genes associated with disease resistance, crop yield, and developmental characteristics. Feng has investigated resistance to white rust and downy mildew in spinach through genome-wide association studies and high-resolution mapping, aiming to identify candidate genes and develop molecular markers.

Her research extends to understanding the genetic control of other important traits, such as bolting time and fruit spine development in spinach. Feng also contributes to understanding the evolutionary genetics of plant pathogens, including the assembly of the genome for *Peronospora effusa*, the causal agent of downy mildew. In cotton, her work has identified genetic sources of resistance to bacterial blight and investigated the transcriptome of resistant germplasm responding to reniform nematodes.

Feng has secured significant federal funding for her research, including grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). These grants support work on computational drug design and extending the capabilities of electronic structure methods. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including James C. Correll, Gehendra Bhattarai, Kelley J. Clark, and Dotun Olaoye, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20, 57 total publications, and 1,194 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 1,194

Selected Publications

  • Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Novel Strains of Spinach Downy Mildew Pathogen (2025)
    Plant Disease DOI OpenAlex
  • Dual transcriptional characterization of spinach and Peronospora effusa during resistant and susceptible race-cultivar interactions (2024)
    BMC Genomics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Draft genome sequences for four isolates of the hemp ( <i>Cannabis sativa</i> ) fungal pathogen <i>Neofusicoccum parvum</i> (2024)
    Microbiology Resource Announcements DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of downy mildew resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2024)
    Euphytica 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of Downy Mildew Resistance in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2023)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of white rust resistance in USDA GRIN spinach germplasm (2022)
    Horticulture Research 40 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ancestral chromosomes for the Peronosporaceae inferred from a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of <i>Peronospora effusa</i> (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • High resolution mapping and candidate gene identification of downy mildew race 16 resistance in spinach (2021)
    BMC Genomics 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fine mapping and molecular marker development of the Fs gene controlling fruit spines in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) (2021)
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genome Wide Association Studies in Multiple Spinach Breeding Populations Refine Downy Mildew Race 13 Resistance Genes (2020)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Phylogenetic Analysis, Vegetative Compatibility, Virulence, and Fungal Filtrates of Leaf Curl Pathogen <i>Colletotrichum fioriniae</i> from Celery (2020)
    Phytopathology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detached leaf inoculation assay for evaluating resistance to the spinach downy mildew pathogen (2020)
    European Journal of Plant Pathology 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Three New Fungal Leaf Spot Diseases of Spinach in the United States and the Evaluation of Fungicide Efficacy for Disease Management (2020)
    Plant Disease 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • First Report of <i>Neofusicoccum parvum</i> Causing Dieback and Canker Disease on Hemp in the United States (2020)
    Plant Disease 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sporangiospore Viability and Oospore Production in the Spinach Downy Mildew Pathogen, <i>Peronospora effusa</i> (2020)
    Plant Disease 19 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 3 $1,011,492 total

NIH Contact PI Jan 2017 - Dec 2023

Efficient and Accurate Force Fields for Computer-Aided Drug Design

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $294,607 R01
NSF PI Mar 2023 - Feb 2027

Extending the Time and Length Scale of Electronic Structure Methods Through Force Matching

Chem Thry, Mdls & Cmptnl Mthds $440,500

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