James G. Menzies, Ph.D.

Research on the fungal smut pathogens of cereals, crown rust of oats and ergot on wheat, focused mostly on genetics.
Current research and/or projects
Identifying and characterizing sournces of resistance to the smut fungi in cereals, crown rust of oats and ergot of wheat.
Working to develop genetic markers for resistance to aid breeding programs.
Studying the genetics of the pathogens in terms of virulence to better understand the pathogen populations and provide informative advice to plant breeders.
Research and/or project statements
Genetics of resistance in wheat to ergot, oat to crown rust and cereals for the smut fungi.
Virulence assessement of collections of Puccinia coronata var avenae f. sp. avenae in western Canada (particularly Manitoba)
Assessment of resistance to the smut fungi, and crown rust in wheat, barley and oats to aid in development of new commercial cereal lines.
Professional activities / interests
Plant Pathology
Cereals
Genetics
Host-Pathogen interactions
Education and awards
Ph.D., University of Guelph, 1987
M.Sc. University of Manitoba, 1983
B.Sc. University of Winnipeg, 1979
Award for Outstanding Research, Canadian Phytopathological Society
International experience and/or work
Collaborative research projects with colleagues in the United Kingdom, the Unites States of America, Poland, China
Key publications
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Xue, A., S. Lim, Y. Chen, G. Humphreys, J. Menzies, C. Cowger, H. Li and M. Sarjazari (2021) Virulence structure of the powdery mildew population and effective resistance genes in Ontario in 2018 and 2019. 2021 CPS-CSA-CHSH Tri-Society Conference, Virtual Poster & Abstract, July 5-9, 2021.
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Zhao, J., Kebede, A.Z., Bekele, W.A., Menzies, J.G., Chong, J., Mitchell Fetch, J.W., Tinker, N.A., Beattie, A.D., Peng, Y.Y., McCartney, C.A. (2020). Mapping of the oat crown rust resistance gene PC39 relative to single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Plant Disease, [online] 104(5), 1507-1513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-2002-RE
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Randhawa, H.S., Brown, P.D., Fetch, J.M., Fetch, T., Gilbert, J., McCallum, B., Menzies, J., Gaudet, D. (2020). Aac crossfield red spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 100(2), 239-244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2019-0237
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Kebede, A.Z., Admassu-Yimer, B., Bekele, W.A., Gordon, T., Bonman, J.M., Babiker, E., Jin, Y., Gale, S., Wight, C.P., Tinker, N.A., Menzies, J.G., Beattie, A.D., Mitchell Fetch, J., Fetch, T.G., Esvelt Klos, K., McCartney, C.A. (2020). Mapping of the stem rust resistance gene Pg13 in cultivated oat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 133(1), 259-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03455-5
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Piché, I., Konkin, D.J., Knox, R., Menzies, J.G., Ruan, Y., Cuthbert, R., Poppy, M., Colenutt, T., and Campbell, H. 2019. Validation of exome capture sequence facilitated marker improvement for ergot resistance screening in durum wheat. 1st International Wheat Congress, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, July 21-26, 2019.
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Shoukouhi, P., Hicks, C., Menzies, J.G., Popovic, Z., Chen, W., Seifert, K.A., Assabgui, R., Liu, M. (2019). Phylogeny of Canadian ergot fungi and a detection assay by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Mycologia, [online] 111(3), 493-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2019.1581018
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M. Liu, W. Findlay, P. Shoukouhi, K. Dadej, H. D. T. Nguyen, J. G. Menzies, K. A. Seifert. 2019. A reminiscence of evolutionary hourglass: The pattern of ergot alkaloid gene divergence in Claviceps purpurea.
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Wingfield, B.D., Liu, M., Nguyen, H.D.T., Lane, F.A., Morgan, S.W., De Vos, L., Markus Wilken, P., Duong, T.A., Aylward, J., Coetzee, M.P.A., Dadej, K., De Beer, Z.W., Findlay, W., Havenga, M., Kolarík, M., Menzies, J.G., Naidoo, K., Pochopski, O., Shoukouhi, P., Santana, Q.C., Seifert, K.A., Soal, N., Steenkamp, E.T., Tatham, C.T., van der Nest, M.A., Wingfield, M.J. (2018). Nine draft genome sequences of Claviceps purpurea s.lat., including C. arundinis, C. humidiphila, and C. cf. spartinae, pseudomolecules for the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum, draft genome of Davidsoniella eucalypti, Grosmannia galeiformis, Quambalaria eucalypti, and Teratosphaeria destructans. IMA Fungus, [online] 9(2), 401-418. http://dx.doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.02.10
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Legge, W.G., Badea, A., Tucker, J.R., Fetch, T.G., Banik, M., Haber, S., Menzies, J.G., Tekauz, A., Turkington, T.K., Martin, R.A., Choo, T.M., Blackwell, B.A., Savard, M.E. (2018). AAC goldman barley. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 98(5), 1203-1211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2017-0361
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Kumar, S., Fox, S.L., Humphreys, D.G., Mitchell Fetch, J., Green, D., Fetch, T., McCallum, B., Menzies, J. (2017). AAC prevail Canada western red spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 98(2), 475-482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/CJPS-2017-0193
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Liu M, Shoukouhi P, Menzies J, Popovic Z, Liang J, Seifert K, Assabgui R. 2017 New Canadian lineages of ergot fungi revealed by multi-gene phylogeny. XIX International Botanic Congress Abstracts.
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Menzies, J.G., Klein-Gebbinck, H.W., Gordon, A., O’Sullivan, D.M. (2017). Evaluation of Claviceps purpurea isolates on wheat reveals complex virulence and host susceptibility relationships. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 39(3), 307-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2017.1355334
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Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., Hiebert, C.W., Pozniak, C.J., Fobert, P.R., Sharpe, A.G., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., Rezac Harrison, N., Fellers, J.P., McCallum, B.D., McCartney, C.A. (2017). Highly predictive SNP markers for efficient selection of the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr16. BMC Plant Biology, [online] 17(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-0993-7
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Legge, W.G., Badea, A., Tucker, J.R., Fetch, T.G., Haber, S., Menzies, J.G., Tekauz, A., Turkington, T.K., Martin, R.A., Choo, T.M., Blackwell, B.A., Savard, M.E. (2017). AAC connect barley. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 97(3), 539-548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2016-0312
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McCartney, C.A., Kassa, M.T., Hiebert, C.W., You, F.M., Pozniak, C.J., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A.G., Menzies, J.G., Jordan, M.C., Zhu, T., Luo, M.-C., and Fetch Jr., T.G. (2016). "High resolution mapping of the stem rust resistance gene SrCad.", XXIV Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 9-13, 2016.
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Brown, P.D., Randhawa, H.S., Fetch, J.M., Meiklejohn, M., Fox, S.L., Humphreys, D.G., Green, D., Wise, I., Fetch, T., Gilbert, J., McCallum, B., Menzies, J. (2016). Conquer red spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 97(1), 147-152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2016-0107
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Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., Fetch, T.G., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A., Pozniak, C.J., Menzies, J.G., Jordan, M.C., Humphreys, G., Zhu, T., Luo, M.C., McCartney, C.A., Hiebert, C.W. (2016). Genetic mapping of SrCad and SNP marker development for marker-assisted selection of Ug99 stem rust resistance in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 129(7), 1373-1382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-016-2709-z
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Fox, S.L., Kumar, S., Thomas, J.B., Humphreys, D.G., Mitchell Fetch, J., Green, D., Wise, I., Smith, M., Fetch, T., Gilbert, J., McCallum, B., Menzies, J. (2016). AAC cameron Canada western red spring wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 96(6), 1065-1072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2016-0011
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McCartney, C.A., Kassa, M.T., You, F.M., McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Cabral, A.L., Panwar, V., Pozniak, C.J., Menzies, J.G., Humphreys, D.G., Fobert, P., Sharpe, A.G., and Jordan, M.C. (2015). "Progress towards sequencing the leaf rust resistance gene Lr16.", 9th International Wheat Conference 2015, Sydney, Australia, September 20-25, 2015.
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Menzies, J.G., Xue, A.G., Gruenke, J., Dueck, R., Saramaga, C., Popovic, Z., and Dykstra, T. (2015). "Crown rust of oat in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario in 2013.", Canadian Plant Disease Survey, 95, pp. 103-105.
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Laval University, Quebec, Quebec
Canadian Phytopathological Society