William W. Bockus
Department of Plant Pathology
Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-5502
Phone = (785) 532-1378
FAX = (785) 532-5692
E-mail = Bockus@ksu.edu
VITAE
Education:
 Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from University of California, Davis, 1978.
 Master's in Biology (Botany sub-unit) from Calif. State Univ., Long Beach, 1974.
 Bachelor's in Biology from University of California, Irvine, 1972.
Positions:
 Professor (70% research, 30% teaching), Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State
University, 1990-present.
 Associate Professor (60% research, 40% teaching), Department of Plant Pathology,
Kansas State University, 1984-1990.
 Assistant Professor (50% research, 50% teaching), Department of Plant Pathology,
Kansas State University, 1978-1984.
 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California,
Davis, 1974-1978.
 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, California State University, Long
Beach, 1973.
Current Responsibilities:
Teaching responsibilities include the undergraduate course Microbes, Plants, and the
Human Perspective and the graduate course Plant Pathogenic Fungi. Chairs important
departmental committees related to teaching including Graduate Student Recruitment and Selection
Committee and Graduate Student Club. Research emphasis is with soil-borne and foliar fungal
diseases of wheat. Participates in the development of wheat germplasm resistant to fungal
pathogens in Kansas. Studies the effects of various cultural practices (tillage, fertilizers, crop
rotations, etc.) on diseases caused by these pathogens. Determines the efficacy of disease-control
chemicals on wheat diseases. Studies the biology of wheat pathogens (life cycles, interactions with
other microorganisms, effect of environment) in the laboratory, greenhouse, and field.
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Refereed Journal Articles (2011-2015):
1. Cruz, C. D., Magarey, R. D., Christie, D. N., Fowler, G. A., Fernandes, J. M., Bockus,
W. W., Valent, B., and Stack, J. P. 201X. Climate suitability for Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum
pathotype in the United States. Phytopathology (KAES # 12-218-J, submitted).
2. Peiris, K. H. S., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 201X. Single kernel
deoxynivalenol accumulation in wheat cultivars having different resistance levels to Fusarium
head blight. Cereal Chemistry (KAES # 15-387-J, submitted).
3. Cruz, C. D., Kiyuna, J., Bockus, W. W., Todd, T. C., Stack, J. P., and Valent, B. 201X.
Magnaporthe oryzae conidia on basal wheat leaves as a potential source of wheat blast inoculum.
Plant Pathology (accepted, KAES # 15-384-J).
4. Wegulo, S. N., Baenziger, P. S., Hernandez Nopsa, J., Bockus, W. W., and HallenAdams, H. 2015. Management of Fusarium head blight of wheat and barley. Crop Protection
73:100-107 (KAES # 15-177-J).
5. Cainong, J. C., Bockus, W. W., Feng, Y., Chen, P., Qi, L., Sehgal, S. K., Danilova, T.
V., Koo, D-H., Friebe, B., and Gill, B. S. 2015. Chromosome engineering, mapping, and
transferring of resistance to Fusarium Head Blight disease from Elymus tsukushiensis into wheat.
Theor. Appl. Genet. DOI 10.1007/s00122-015-2485-1 (KAES# 14-395-J).
6. Eckard, J. T., Gonzalez-Hernandez, J. L., Caffe, M., Berzonsky, W., Bockus, W. W.,
Marais, F. G., and Baenziger, P. S. 2015. Native Fusarium head blight resistance from winter
wheat cultivars ‘Lyman’, ‘Overland’, ‘Ernie’, and ‘Freedom’ mapped and pyramided onto
‘Wesley’-Fhb1 backgrounds. Molecular Breeding doi:10.1007/s11032-015-0200-1) (KAES #
14-373-J).
7. Gaunce, G. M. and Bockus, W. W. 2015. Estimating yield losses due to barley yellow
dwarf on winter wheat in Kansas using disease phenotypic data. Plant Health Progress.
doi:10.1094/PHP-RS-14-0039. (KAES # 14-275-J).
8. Liu, S., Yang, X., Zhang, D., Bai, G., Chao, S., and Bockus, W. 2014. Genome-wide
association analysis identified SNPs closely linked to a gene resistant to Soil-borne wheat mosaic
virus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 127:1039-1047 (KAES # 14-056-J).
9. Jin, F., Bai, G.-H., Zhang, D.-D., Dong, Y.-H, Ma, L.-J., Bockus, W., and Dowell, F.
2014. Fusarium-damaged kernels and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium-infected U.S. winter wheat.
Phytopathology 104:472-478 (KAES #13-403-J).
10. Bernardo, A., Bai, G., Yu, J., Kolb, F., Bockus, W., and Dong, Y. 2014. Registration
of near-isogenic winter wheat germplasm contrasting in Fhb1 for Fusarium head blight
resistance. Journal of Plant Registrations 8:106-108 (KAES #13-333-J).
11. Peiris, K. H. S., Dong, Y., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 2014. Single-kernel
near-infrared analysis for evaluating wheat samples for Fusarium head blight resistance. Cereal
Chemistry 91:35-40 (KAES #13-181-J).
12. Cox. C. M., Bockus, W. W., Holt, R. D., Fang, L, and Garrett, K. A. 2013. Spatial
connectedness of plant species: potential links for apparent competition via plant diseases. Plant
Pathology 62:1195-1204 (KAES #13-084-J).
13. Jin, F., Zhang, D., Bockus, W., Baenziger, S., Carver, B., and Bai, G. 2013. Fusarium
head blight resistance in U.S. winter wheat cultivars and elite breeding lines. Crop Science
53:2006-2013, doi: 10:2135/cropsci2012.09.0531 (KAES #13-403-J).
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14. Kim, D., Jeannotte, R., Welti, R., and Bockus, W. W. 2013. Lipid profiles in wheat
cultivars resistant and susceptible to tan spot and the effect of disease on the profiles.
Phytopathology 103:74-80 (KAES #12-320-J).
15. Peiris, K, Bockus, W., and Dowell, F. 2012. Infrared spectral properties of germ,
pericarp, and endosperm sections of sound wheat kernels and those damaged by Fusarium
graminearum. Applied Spectroscopy 66:1053-1060 (KAES #13-089-J).
16. Cruz, C. D., Bockus, W. W., Stack, J. P., Tang, X., Valent, B., Pedley, K. F., and
Peterson, G. L. 2012. Preliminary assessment of resistance among U.S. wheat cultivars to the
Triticum pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae. Plant Dis. 96:1501-1505 (KAES #12-218-J).
17. Willyerd, K. T., Li, C., Madden, L. V., Bradley, C. A., Bergstrom G. C., Sweets, L. E.,
McMullen, M., Ransom, J. K., Grybauskas, A., Osborne, L., Wegulo, S. N., Hershman, D. E.,
Wise, K., Bockus, W. W., Groth, D., Dill-Mackey, R., Milus, R., Esker, P. D., Waxman, K. D.,
Adee, E. A., Ebelhar, S. E., Young, B. D., and Paul, P. A. 2012. Efficacy and stability of
integrating fungicide and cultivar resistance to manage Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol
in wheat. Plant Dis. 96:957-967 (KAES # 13/082-J). (http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14117)
18. Zhang, X., Bai, G., Bockus, W., Ji, X., and Pan, H. 2012. Quantitative trait loci for
Fusarium head blight resistance in U.S. hard winter wheat cultivar Heyne. Crop Science
52:1187-1194 (KAES #11-220-J).
19. Noriel, A.J., Sun, X., Bockus, W., and Bai, G. 2011. Resistance to tan spot and
insensitivity to Ptr ToxA in wheat. Crop Sci. 51:1059-1067 (KAES #11-041-J).
20. Zhang, D., Bai, G., Hunger, R. M., Bockus, W. W., Yu, J., Carver, B. F., and BrownGuedira, G. 2011. Association study of resistance to Soilborne wheat mosaic virus in U.S.
winter wheat. Phytopathology 101:1322-1329 (KAES #11-220-J).
21. Gurung, S., Goodwin, S. B., Kabbage, M., Bockus, W. W., and Adhikari, T. B. 2011.
Genetic differentiation at microsatellite loci among populations of Mycosphaerella graminicola
from California, Indiana, Kansas and North Dakota. Phytopathology 101:1251-1259 (KAES #13081-J).
22. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E. D., Gill, B. S., Jardine, D. J., Stack, J. P., Bowden, R. L.,
Fritz, A. K., and Martin, T. J. 2011. Historical durability of resistance to wheat diseases in
Kansas. Plant Health Progress. Doi:10.1094/PHP-2011-0802-01-RV (KAES #10-329-J).
23. Wegulo, S. N., Bockus, W. W., Hernandez Nopsa, J., De Wolf, E. D., and Eskridge, K.
M., Peiris, K. H. S., and Dowell, F. E. 2011. Effects of integrating cultivar resistance and
fungicide application on Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol in winter wheat. Plant Dis.
95:554-560 (KAES #11-214-J).
Books and Book Chapters (2011-2015):
1. Bockus, W. W. 2015. Plant Pathology at Kansas State University. Pathology For The
Curious: Why Study Pathology? University of Canberra Press, Canberra, Australia. (KAES #15070-B).
2. Wegulo, S. N., Bockus, W. W., Hernandez Nopsa, J. F., Peiris, K. H. S., and Dowell, F.
E. 2013. Integration of fungicide application and cultivar resistance to manage Fusarium head
blight in wheat. Pages 35-54 in: Fungicides – Showcases of Integrated Plant Disease
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Management from Around the World. M. Nita (Ed.). InTech. Rijeka, Croatia. (KAES # 14190-B)
Wheat Cultivar and Germplasm Releases (2011-2015):
1. Friebe, B., Bockus, W. W., Chen, P.D., Qi, L. L., Cainong, J., Wilson, D. L., Raupp, W.
J., Poland, J., Bowden, R. L., Fritz, A. K., and Gill, B. S. 2013. Notice of release of
KS14WGRC61 Fusarium head blight-resistant wheat germ plasm. The Kansas Agricultural
Experiment Station, Manhattan. Annual Wheat Newsletter 59:137.
Plant Disease Management Reports (2011-2015):
1. Bockus, W. W., Cruz, C. C., Stack, J. P., and Valent, B. 2015. Effect of seed-treatment
fungicides on sporulation of Magnaporthe oryzae from wheat seed, 2014. (online) Plant Disease
Management Reports 9:ST0004. DOI:10.1094/PDMR09. The American Phytopathological
Society, St. Paul, MN.
2. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E., and Wegulo, S. N. 2015. Effect of fungicide
application on Fusarium head blight in eight winter wheat cultivars, 20 14. (online) Plant
Disease Management Reports 9:CF003. DOI:10.1094/PDMR09. The American Phytopathological
Society, St. Paul, MN
3. Bockus, W. W., Zhang, G., Fritz, A., Davis, M., Baenziger, P., and Caffe-Treml, M.
2015. Reaction of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota winter wheat accessions to Fusarium head
blight (FHB), 2014. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 9:CF004.
DOI:10.1094/PDMR09. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
4. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E. D., and Todd, T. C. 2015. Effects of planting date, cultivar,
and imidacloprid seed treatment on barley yellow dwarf of winter wheat, 2012-14. (online) Plant
Disease Management Reports 9:CF010. DOI:10.1094/PDMR09. The American Phytopathological
Society, St. Paul, MN.
5. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E., and Wegulo, S. N. 2014. Effect of Prosaro
fungicide application on Fusarium head blight in eight winter wheat cultivars, 20 13.
(online) Plant Disease Management Reports 8:CF005. DOI:10.1094/PDMR08. The American
Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN
6. Bockus, W. W., Zhang, G., Fritz, A., Davis, M., Baenziger, P., and Berzonsky, W. 2014.
Reaction of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota winter wheat accessions to Fusarium head blight
(FHB), 2013. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 8:CF025. DOI:10.1094/PDMR08. The
American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
7. Bockus, W. W., and De Wolf, E. D. 2014. Effects of planting date, cultivar, and
imidacloprid seed treatment on barley yellow dwarf of winter wheat, 2013. (online) Plant Disease
Management Reports 8:CF026. DOI:10.1094/PDMR08. The American Phytopathological Society,
St. Paul, MN.
8. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., and De Wolf, E. D. 2014. Evaluation of foliar fungicides
for control of tan spot of winter wheat, 2013. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports
8:CF004. DOI:10.1094/PDMR08. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
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9. Bockus, W. W., and Gaunce, G. 2014. Reaction of selected Kansas winter wheat
cultivars to barley yellow dwarf, 2013. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 8:CF003.
DOI:10.1094/PDMR08. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
10. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E., and Wegulo, S. N. 2013. Effect of foliar
fungicide application on Fusarium head blight in eight winter wheat cultivars, 20 12.
(online) Plant Disease Management Reports 7:CF018. DOI:10.1094/PDMR07. The American
Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
11. Bockus, W. W., Zhang, G., Fritz, A., Davis, M., Baenziger, P., and Berzonsky, W. 2013.
Reaction of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota winter wheat accessions to Fusarium head blight
(FHB), 2012. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 7:CF019. DOI:10.1094/PDMR07. The
American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
12. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., and De Wolf, E. D. 2013. Evaluation of foliar fungicides
for control of tan spot of winter wheat, 2012. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports
7:CF017. DOI:10.1094/PDMR07. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
13. Bockus, W. W., and Gaunce, G. 2013. Reaction of selected Kansas winter wheat
cultivars to barley yellow dwarf, 2012. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 7:CF016.
DOI:10.1094/PDMR07. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
14. Bockus, W. W., and De Wolf, E. D. 2013. Effects of planting date, cultivar, and
imidacloprid seed treatment on barley yellow dwarf of winter wheat, 2012. (online) Plant Disease
Management Reports 7:CF005. DOI:10.1094/PDMR07. The American Phytopathological Society,
St. Paul, MN.
15. Bockus, W. W., Cruz, C. C., Kalia, B., Gill, B. S., Stack, J. P., Pedley, K. F., Peterson,
G. L. and Valent, B. 2012. Reaction of selected accessions of Aegilops tauschii to wheat blast,
2011. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 6:CF005. DOI:10.1094/PDMR06. The
American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
16. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E., and Wegulo, S. N. 2012. Effect of fungicide
application on Fusarium head blight in eight winter wheat cultivars, 2011. (online) Plant
Disease Management Reports 6:CF004. DOI:10.1094/PDMR06. The American Phytopathological
Society, St. Paul, MN.
17. Bockus, W. W., Baenziger, P. S., and Berzonsky, W. 2012. Reaction of Kansas,
Nebraska, and South Dakota winter wheat accessions to Fusarium head blight (FHB), 2011.
(online) Plant Disease Management Reports 6:CF003. DOI:10.1094/PDMR06. The American
Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
18. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., and De Wolf, E. D. 2012. Evaluation of foliar fungicides
for control of tan spot of winter wheat, 2011. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports
6:CF002. DOI:10.1094/PDMR06. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
19. Bockus, W. W., and Davis, M. A. 2012. Reaction of selected Kansas winter wheat
cultivars to barley yellow dwarf, 2011. (online) Plant Disease Management Reports 6:CF001.
DOI:10.1094/PDMR06. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
20. Bockus, W. W., Friebe, B., and Gill, B. S. 2011. Reaction of winter wheat accessions
containing Fhb3 and selected cultivars to Fusarium head blight, 2010. Plant Disease Management
Reports (online). Report 5:CF006. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05. The American Phytopathological
Society, St. Paul, MN.
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21. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., and De Wolf, E. D. 2011. Evaluation of foliar fungicides
for control of tan spot and leaf rust of winter wheat, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports
(online). Report 5:CF007. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05. The American Phytopathological Society, St.
Paul, MN.
22. Bockus, W. W., and Davis, M. A. 2011. Reaction of selected Kansas winter wheat
cultivars to barley yellow dwarf, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports (online). Report
5:CF005. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
23. Bockus, W. W., Baenziger, P. S., and Berzonsky, W. 2011. Reaction of Kansas,
Nebraska, and South Dakota winter wheat accessions to Fusarium head blight (FHB), 2010. Plant
Disease Management Reports (online). Report 5:CF008. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05 The American
Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
24. Bockus, W. W., De Wolf, E., and Wegulo, S. N. 2011. Effect of fungicide
application on Fusarium head blight in eight winter wheat cultivars, 20 10. Plant Disease
Management Reports (online). Report 5:CF009. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05. The American
Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
25. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., Fritz, A. K., and Martin, T. J. 2011. Reaction of the 2010
Kansas Intrastate Nursery to Fusarium head blight. Plant Disease Management Reports (online).
Report54:CF010. DOI:10.1094/PDMR05. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul,
MN.
Other Non-refereed Articles (2011-2015):
1. Appel, J. A., De Wolf, E., Todd, T., and Bockus, W. W. 2014. Preliminary 2014 Kansas
Wheat Disease Loss Estimates. Kansas Cooperative Plant Disease Survey Report.
(http://agriculture.ks.gov/docs/default-source/PP-Disease-Reports-2014/2014-ks-wheat-diseaseloss-estimates.pdf
2. Bockus, W. W., Baenziger, P. S., Berzonsky, W., Caffe, M., Davis, M. A., Fritz, A. K.,
Marais, G., Ranson, J., Wegulo, S. N., and Zhang, G. 2014 Hard winter wheat scab nurseries –
2006 to the present. Fusaruim Focus 14:7.
3. De Wolf, E. D., Bockus, W. W., and Whitworth, J. R. 2014. Wheat Variety Disease
and Insect Ratings 2014. Kansas Cooperative Extension Service publication MF-991. 4 pp.
4. Lingenfelser, J., Bockus, B., DeWolf, E., Fritz, A., Knapp, M., Whitworth, J., Miller,
R., Shoryer, J., Adee, E., Cramer, G., Kimball, J., Nelson, R., Evans, P., Kusel, K., Schlegel, A.,
Seaman, C., Spangler, M., Zhang, G., Chen, M., Chen, R., and Knopf, J. 2013 Performance Tests.
Pages 6-29 in: 2013 Kansas Wheat Seed Book. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment
Station and Cooperative Extension Service Report of Progress No. 1090. 52 pp.
5. De Wolf, E. D., Bockus, W. W., and Whitworth, J. R. 2013. Wheat Variety Disease
and Insect Ratings 2013. Kansas Cooperative Extension Service publication MF-991. 4 pp.
6. Appel, J. A., De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W., and Todd, T. 2013. Preliminary 2013 Kansas
Wheat Disease Loss Estimates. Kansas Cooperative Plant Disease Survey Report.
(http://agriculture.ks.gov/docs/default-source/pp-disease-reports-2012/2013-ks-wheat-disease-lossestimates44D2D289EE71.pdf?sfvrsn=6)
7. Peiris, K.H.S., Dong, Y., Bockus, W.W., and Dowell, F. E. 2013. Estimation of bulk
DON content of small grain samples for comprehensive evaluation of Fusarium head blight
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resistance in wheat. Full-length paper and presentation at the 2013 meeting of the American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Kansas City, MO.
8. Peiris, K.H.S., Dong, Y., Bockus, W.W., and Dowell, F. E. 2013. Estimation of bulk
deoxynivalenol and moisture content of wheat grain samples by FT-NIR spectroscopy. Fulllength-paper and presentation at the 2013 meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers. Kansas City, MO.
9. Appel, J. A., De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W., and Todd, T. 2012. Preliminary 2012 Kansas
Wheat Disease Loss Estimates. Kansas Cooperative Plant Disease Survey Report.
(http://www.ksda.gov/includes/document_center/plant_protection/Plant_Disease_Reports/2012KS
WheatDiseaseLossEstimates.pdf)
10. Lingenfelser, J., Bockus, B., DeWolf, E., Fritz, A., Knapp, M., Whitworth, J., Adee, E.,
Heer, W., Kimball, J., Nelson, R., Evans, P., Kusel, K., Martin, T. J., Schlegel, A., Seaman, C.,
Spangler, M., Zhang, G., Chen, M., Chen, R., Knopf, J., Miller, R., and Shroyer, J. 2012
Performance Tests. Pages 6-30 in: 2012 Kansas Wheat Seed Book. Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Report of Progress No. 1072.
52 pp.
11. De Wolf, E. D., Bockus, W. W., and Whitworth, J. R. 2012. Wheat Variety Disease
and Insect Ratings 2012. Kansas Cooperative Extension Service publication MF-991. 4 pp.
12. De Wolf, E., Eddy, R., Bockus, W., Duncan, S., Shoup, D., and Shroyer, J. 2012.
Evaluating the Need for Wheat Foliar Fungicides. Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
publication MF-3057. 4 pp.
13. Appel, J. A., De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W., and Todd, T. 2011. Preliminary 2011 Kansas
Wheat Disease Loss Estimates. Kansas Cooperative Plant Disease Survey Report.
(http://www.ksda.gov/includes/document_center/plant_protection/Plant_Disease_Reports/2011KS
WheatDiseaseLossEstimates.pdf)
14. Lingenfelser, J., Bockus, B., DeWolf, E., Fritz, A., Knapp, M., Whitworth, J., Heer, W.,
Kimball, J., Nelson, R., Maddux, L., Evans, P., Kusel, K., Seaman, C., Martin, T. J., Schlegel,
A., Spangler, M., Chen, M., Chen, R., Knopf, J., Miller, R., and Shroyer, J. 2011 Performance
Tests. Pages 9-23 in: 2011 Kansas Wheat Seed Book. Kansas State University Agricultural
Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Report of Progress No. 1054. 50 pp.
15. De Wolf, E. D., Bockus, W. W., and Whitworth, J. R. 2011. Wheat Variety Disease
and Insect Ratings 2011. Kansas Cooperative Extension Service publication MF-991. 4 pp.
Abstracts (2011-2015):
1. Peiris, K. H. S., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 2015. Near infrared spectroscopic
method for evaluating resistance to deoxynivalenol accumulation in wheat. International Grain
Quality and Food Security Conference. Manhattan, KS August 3-6, 2015.
2. B.S. Gill, B. S., Cainong, J. C., Feng, Y., Chen, P.D., Qi, L. L., Danilova, T., Koo, D-H.,
Sehgal, S. K., Bockus, W.W., and Freibe, B. 2014. Chromosome engineering and next
generation sequencing assisted transfer and deployment of alien grass species resistance to FHB
in wheat. Proceedings of the 2014 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 54). St. Louis, MO,
WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
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3. Bai, Guihua, Cai, Jin, Su, Zhengqi, St Amand, Paul, Bernardo, Amy, Bockus, William,
Baenziger, Stephen, Carber. Brett, Fritz, Allan, Berzonsky, William, and Marais, Francois. 2014.
Using marker-assisted selection to improve hard winter wheat FHB resistance. Proceedings of
the 2014 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 74). St. Louis, MO, WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley
Scab Initiative.
4. Clinesmith, Marshall A., Bockus, William, Fritz, Allan, and Poland, Jesse A. 2014.
Mapping of quantitative trait loci for FHB and DON resistance in a doubled haploid population
of Everest × Art. Proceedings of the 2014 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 79). St.
Louis, MO, WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
5. Peiris, K. H. S., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 2014. FT-NIR optical characteristics
of sound and Fusarium damaged wheat at two moisture content levels. Proceedings of the 2014
National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 90). St. Louis, MO, WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab
Initiative.
6. Bockus, W., De Wolf, E., and Davis, M. A. 2014. Kansas. Report for the Western
Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on cereal diseases (WERA-97).
7. Bockus, W., De Wolf, E., and Davis, M. A. 2014. Kansas. Report for the NorthCentral
Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on Management of Small
Grain Diseases (NCERA-184).
8. Acosta-Leal, R., Hervey, K. L., Whitfield, A. E., Bockus, W. W., and Rotenberg, D.
2013. Genetic diversity of Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) populations in Kansas wheat
fields. Phytopathology 103(Suppl. 3):S3.1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-103-9-S3.1
9. Cai, J., Bai, G., Jin, F., St. Amand, P., Bockus, W. and Beenziger, S. 2013. Effects of
Fhb1 on resistance to wheat FHB in different hard winter wheats. Proceedings of the 2013
National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 12). Milwaukee, WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab
Initiative.
10. Peiris, K. H. S., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 2013. Patterns of single kernel
deoxynivalenol levels in artificially inoculated wheat spikes as a detected by near infrared
spectroscopy. Proceedings of the 2013 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 36). Milwaukee,
WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
11. Eckard, J. T., Gonzalez-Hernandez, J. L., Berzonsky, W. A., Bockus, W., and Marais, G. F.
2013. Native Fusarium head blight resistance from ‘Lyman’, ‘Overland’, ‘Ernie’ and ‘Freedom”
wheat cultivars pyramided onto Wesley-FHB1 backgrounds using a family-based mapping
approach. Proceedings of the 2013 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 17). Milwaukee,
WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
12. Friebe, B., Cainong, J. Chen, P., Bockus, W. W. and Gill, B. S. 2013. Transfer of
Fusarium head blight resistance from Elymus tsukushiensis to wheat via a T1AL.1AS-1ETS#1S
translocation. Proceedings of the 2013 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 68). Milwaukee,
WI: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
13. Bockus, W., De Wolf, E., and Davis, M. A. 2013. Kansas. Report for the Western
Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on cereal diseases (WERA-97).
14. Bockus, W., De Wolf, E., and Davis, M. A. 2013. Kansas. Report for the NorthCentral
Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on Management of Small
Grain Diseases (NCERA-184).
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15. Friebe, B., Cainong, J., Chen, P., Bockus, W. W., and Gill, B. S. 2012. A novel source
of Fusarium head blight resistance derived from Elymus tsukushiense. In: Canty, S., Clark, A.,
Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2012 National Fusarium
Head Blight Forum (p. 134). Orlando, FL: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
16. Jin, F., Zhang, D., Zhu, C., Bockus, W., Baenziger, P. S., Chao, S., and Bai, G. 2012.
Association mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance in U.S. hard winter wheat. In: Canty, S.,
Clark, A., Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2012 National
Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 61). Orlando, FL: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
17. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., De Wolf, E. D., and Fritz, A. K. Adoption of wheat
cultivar Everest significantly lowered the Kansas statewide Fusrium head blight phenotype. In:
Canty, S., Clark, A., Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2012
National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 48). Orlando, FL: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
18. De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W.., and Davis, M. A. 2012. Kansas. Report for the
NorthCentral Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on Management
of Small Grain Diseases (NCERA-184).
19. De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W.., and Davis, M. A. 2012. Kansas. Report for the Western
Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on cereal diseases (WERA-97).
20. Bai, G., Beanziger, P. S., Berzonsky, W., Bernardo, A., St. Amand, P., Zhang, D., Cai, J.,
Jin, F., Li, T., Yu, J., Bockus, W., and Kold, F. 2011. Using marker-assisted selection to
improve Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance in hard winter wheat. In: Canty, S., Clark, A.,
Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2011 National Fusarium
Head Blight Forum (p. 6). East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
21. Jin, F., Zhang, D., Bockus, W., Baenziger, P. S., and Bai, G. 2011. Fusarium head blight
resistance in US hard winter wheat. In: Canty, S., Clark, A., Anderson-Scully, A., and Van
Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2011 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (pp. 30-31).
East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
22. Peiris, K. H. S., Dong, Y., Bockus, W. W., and Dowell, F. E. 2011. A single kernel
near-infrared (SKNIR) technique for comprehensive evaluation of Fusarium head blight (FHB)
resistance in wheat germplasm and for evaluation of fungicide treatments for managing FHB in
wheat. In: Canty, S., Clark, A., Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of
the 2011 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum (pp. 43-44). East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY:
U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
23. Friebe, B., Cainong, J., Chen, P., Bockus, W. W., and Gill, B. S. 2011. Utilizing alien
sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight for wheat improvement. In: Canty, S., Clark, A.,
Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2011 National Fusarium
Head Blight Forum (p. 84). East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
24. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., and De Wolf, E. D. 2011. Effect of seed treatment of
scabby seed on plant stands and grain yields of winter wheat. In: Canty, S., Clark, A., AndersonScully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2011 National Fusarium Head Blight
Forum (p. 123). East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.
25. Wegulo, S. N., Stevens, J. A., Byamukama, E. Z., Baenziger, P. S., and Bockus, W. W.
2011. Effects of winter wheat cultivars and ProsaroTM fungicide on FHB and DON. In: Canty,
S., Clark, A., Anderson-Scully, A., and Van Sanford, D. (Eds). Proceedings of the 2011 National
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Fusarium Head Blight Forum (p. 159-160). East Lansing, MI/Lexington, KY: U.S. Wheat &
Barley Scab Initiative.
26. De Wolf, E., Bockus, W. W.., and Davis, M. A. 2011. Kansas. Report for the
NorthCentral Education/Extension Research Activities Coordinating Committee on Management
of Small Grain Diseases (NCERA-184).
27. Bockus, W. W., Davis, M. A., Fritz, A. K., and Martin, J. 2011 Continued deployment
of moderate resistance to Cephalosporium stripe in Kansas winter wheat cultivars.
Phytopathology 101:S18.
28. Cruz, C. D., Bockus, W. W., Pedley, K., Peterson, G., Stack, J., Tang, X., and Valent, B.
2011. Standardization of protocols to test wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for reaction to blast in a
biocontainment laboratory. Phytopathology 101:S40.
29. Peterson, G. L., Pedley, K. F., Bockus, W. W., Stack, J. P., Cruz, C. D., and Valent, B. S.
2011. Susceptibility of select U.S. winter wheat cultivars to wheat blast (Magnaporthe oryzae).
Phytopathology 101:S141.
30. Cruz, C. D., Bockus, W., Pedley, K., Peterson, G., Stack, J., Tang, X., and Valent, B.
2011 Resistance among U.S. wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars to the wheat pathotype of
Magnaporthe oryzae. Phytopathology 101:S220.
Sponsored Funding (2011-2015):
1. USDA/ARS U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative [lead P.I. with Alan Fritz (Agronomy)].
2015-2016. Development of scab resistant wheat cultivars for Kansas. $42,148. Portion to
Bockus = $42,148.
2. USDA, NIFA, AFRI. [Co-PI with B. Valent et al.]. 2013-2017. Novel strategies for
managing blast diseases on rice and wheat. $5,500,000. Portion to Bockus = $217,800.
3. Multi-sponsored (sole P.I.). 2011-2015. Seed treatment. $48,150.
4. Kansas Wheat Commission [sole P.I.]. 2014-2015. Disease phenotyping: determining
the reaction of wheat lines to important diseases. $30,000.
5. USDA/ARS U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative [lead P.I. with Alan Fritz (Agronomy)].
2014-2015. Development of scab resistant wheat cultivars for Kansas. $41,000. Portion to
Bockus = $41,000.
6. Kansas Wheat Commission [sole P.I.]. 2013-2014. Disease phenotyping: determining
the reaction of wheat lines to important diseases. $30,000.
7. USDA/ARS U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative [lead P.I. with Alan Fritz (Agronomy)].
2013-2014. Development of scab resistant wheat cultivars for Kansas. $37,270. Portion to
Bockus = $37,270.
8. Kansas Wheat Commission [Co-PI with Erick De Wolf (Plant Pathology)]. 2013-14.
Evaluation of the role of genetic resistance and seed treatment insecticide in the management of
barley yellow dwarf virus for new wheat varieties. $30,000. Portion to Bockus = $5,000.
9. Kansas Wheat Commission [sole P.I.]. 2012-2013. Disease phenotyping: determining
the reaction of wheat lines to important diseases. $30,000.
10. Kansas Wheat Commission [Co-PI with Erick De Wolf (Plant Pathology)]. 2012-13.
Development of new tools for wheat disease management in Kansas: Decision models for fungicide
applications. $30,000. Portion to Bockus = $5,000.
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11. USDA/ARS U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative [lead P.I. with Alan Fritz (Agronomy)].
2010-2012. Development of scab resistant wheat cultivars for Kansas. $76,552. Portion to
Bockus = $76,552.
12. Heartland Plant Innovations, Inc. [Co-PI with Dorith Rotenberg and Anna Whitfield
(Plant Pathology)]. 2011-2013. Enabling biotechnological breakthroughs for effective control of
wheat virus diseases in Kansas. $550,000. Portion to Bockus = $124,796.
13. Kansas Wheat Commission [sole P.I.]. 2011-2012. Disease phenotyping: determining
the reaction of wheat lines to important diseases. $30,000.
14. USDA, NRI. [Co-PI with B. Valent, J. Stack, and X. Tang (Plant Pathology)]. 20092012. Genome-enabled diagnosis of the wheat blast pathogen and identification of resistance
resources. $999,688. Portion to Bockus = $115,690.
15. Kansas Crop Improvement Association. [sole P.I.]. 2010-11. Do foliar wheat diseases
mask the advantage of planting large seed versus small seed? $4,000.
16. Kansas Wheat Commission [sole P.I.]. 2010-2011. Disease phenotyping: determining
the reaction of wheat lines to important diseases. $30,000.
17. Kansas Wheat Commission [Co-PI with Erick De Wolf (Plant Pathology)]. 2011-12.
Development of new tools for wheat disease management in Kansas: Decision models for fungicide
applications. $28,000. Portion to Bockus = $0.
Teaching Accomplishments:
 Developed and taught an undergraduate/graduate, three-credit-hour, lecture/laboratory
course entitled "Plant Disease Control" every fall semester from 1978-1993. The course
was part of the undergraduate Pest Science and Management Curriculum. See table
below for student evaluation scores.
 Advisor for undergraduate students in the Pest Science and Management Curriculum,
1979-1993.
 Developed and taught (in conjunction with B. A. D. Hetrick) a graduate-level, threecredit-hour, lecture/laboratory course entitled "Ecology and Epidemiology of Plant
Pathogens" in fall, 1982 and fall, 1985. The average of scores for student evaluations is
4.84 on a 1-5 scale.
 Developed and taught a one-hour undergraduate lecture course entitled "Seminar in
Crop Protection" in spring, 1987. This was the "capstone" course for the Pest Science
and Management Curriculum. No student evaluations were taken for this course.
 Chair, College Course and Curriculum Committee for two years (1988-1990).
 Coordinator for graduate-level seminar course, 1993.
 Took the leadership role for the Department of Plant Pathology and College of
Agriculture in developing several policy manuals related to teaching. These include:
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1) Handbook for Plant Pathology Graduate Students
2) College Proposal for Common Undergraduate Degree Requirements
3) College Assessment of Basic Skills in Undergraduate Education
4) Method of Evaluating Teaching in Plant Pathology
5) Policy for Teaching Assistants in Plant Pathology
6) Recruitment Brochure for Prospective Graduate Students
7) Requirements for Master's and Ph.D. Degrees in Plant Pathology
8) New Option within the Ph.D. program in Plant Pathology
9) Developing and assessing Student Learning Outcomes for M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees.
 Co-authored [with B. A. D. Hetrick (Plant Pathology)] a laboratory manual for an
introductory course in plant pathology. This is a required text for all students in
"Principles of Plant Pathology." The manual contains 10 laboratory projects that are
completed over a 16-week semester with two-hour laboratories meeting once per week.
 Served on a committee to develop a graduate student recruitment video for the
Department of Plant Pathology (2000).
 Coordinator for the Minors Program for the Department of Plant Pathology from 19952009.
 As a member of the College Committee on Effective Instruction (Chair in 2004-2006),
helped plan, implement, and attended numerous workshops and seminars on improving
teaching effectiveness. (1980-82, and 1999-2008).
 Taught "Principles of Plant Pathology" each spring semester 1995-2009. This is a threehour, lecture/laboratory course and serves as the introductory plant pathology course
required by several undergraduate majors in the College of Agriculture. Average
attendance was about 100 per semester. Average of student evaluation scores is 4.20 on
a 1-5 scale.
 Faculty advisor for the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Club, 1992-present.
 Developed and teaches a graduate-level, three-credit-hour, lecture/laboratory course
entitled "Plant Pathogenic Fungi" every other fall semester since 1988. The course is
part of the core graduate curriculum for the Department of Plant Pathology. Recent
average attendance is about 16 per semester. Average of student evaluation scores is
4.65 on a 1-5 scale.
 Developed and teaches an undergraduate-level, three-credit-hour, course entitled
"Microbes, Plants, and the Human Perspective" every spring semester since 2010. The
course is designed for non-science majors as part of the science requirement to meet
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general education requirements for Kansas State University. Average of student
evaluation scores is 4.76 on a 1-5 scale.
Special Service and Recognition:
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 Received the Professorial Performance Award from Kansas State University. 2013.
 Received the national Excellence in Teaching Award from the American
Phytopathological Society (2012).
 Received the Distinguished Service Award from the North Central Division of the
American Phytopathological Society (2010).
 Senior Editor for Plant Health Instructor for three years (2009-2011).
 Associate Editor for Plant Disease for three years (2007-2009).
 Received the Professorial Performance Award from Kansas State University. 2007.
 Took the lead in updating the APS publication “Compendium of Wheat Diseases.” 20052010.
 Member of Scientific Review Panel for the USDA Grass Seed Cropping Systems for a
Sustainable Agriculture. 2001 and 2003.
 Received the College of Agriculture Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, 2002
 Section Editor (Seed Treatment) for Fungicide & Nematicide Tests (1998-2001).
 Authored a Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of USDA concerning the likelihood of establishment of
Cephalosporium stripe disease of wheat in Brazil as a result of importation of U.S. wheat
grain for consumption (1998).
 Associate Editor for Journal of Production Agriculture (1993-1996).
 Reviewer of entire manuscript of Compendium of Rice Diseases for APS Press (1991).
 Senior Editor for Plant Disease for three years (1989-1991). 
 Member of USDA Western Region IPM Grant Review Panel during three years (1988,
1989, & 1994). 
 Associate Editor for Phytopathology for three years (1986-1988).