A5013024668- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Cornell University
2018-2023
Ithaca College
2019-2023
Iowa State University
2015-2021
Fusarium graminearum, one of the causal agents Head Blight (FHB, scab), leads to severe losses in grain yield and quality due production mycotoxins which are harmful human livestock. Different traits for FHB resistance wheat were identified common (Triticum aestivum L.) while sources durum turgidum ssp. Durum), cereals most susceptible F. graminearum infection, have not been found. New lines evidence indicate that content composition cell wall polymers affect susceptibility degrading enzymes...
The complexity of cell wall composition and structure determines the strength, flexibility, function primary in plants. However, contribution various components to integrity remains unclear. Modifications can induce plant responses known as Cell Wall Integrity control. In this study, we used transgenic expression fungal feruloyl esterase AnFAE examine effect post-synthetic modification Arabidopsis Brachypodium walls. Transgenic plants expressing showed a significant reduction monomeric...
The highly diverse Solanaceae family contains several widely studied models and crop species. Fully exploring, appreciating, exploiting this diversity requires additional model systems. Particularly promising are orphan fruit crops in the genus Physalis, which occupy a key evolutionary position capture understudied variation traits such as inflorescence complexity, ripening metabolites, disease insect resistance, self-compatibility, most notable, striking inflated calyx syndrome (ICS), an...
Pectin is a critical component of the plant cell wall, supporting wall biomechanics and contributing to signaling in response stress. The carefully regulates pectin methylesterification with endogenous methylesterases (PMEs) their inhibitors (PMEIs) promote growth protect against pathogens. We expressed Aspergillus nidulans methylesterase (AnPME) Arabidopsis thaliana plants determine impacts status on function. Plants expressing AnPME had roughly 50% reduction methylester content compared...
The plant cell wall (CW) is an outer skeleton that plays important role in growth and protection against both biotic abiotic stresses. Signals molecules produced during host-pathogen interactions have been proven to be involved stress responses initiating signal pathways. Based on our previous research findings, the present study explored possibility of additively or synergistically increasing resistance by stacking beneficial genes. In order prove hypothesis, we generated transgenic...
Cell walls are essential components of plant cells which perform a variety important functions for the different cell types, tissues and organs plant. Besides mechanical function providing shape, participate in intercellular communication, defense during plant-microbe interactions, growth. The wall consists predominantly polysaccharides with addition structural glycoproteins, phenolic esters, minerals, lignin, associated enzymes. Alterations composition created through either changes...
Pectin is a major component of the plant cell wall and involved in functions including growth cell, organ development, defense against pathogens. Our lab has developed suite transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing microbial‐derived wall‐degrading enzymes to study Cell Wall Integrity (CWI) responses. Plants one such enzyme, A. nidulans Methylesterase (AnPME), exhibit dwarfism beginning with emergence first true leaves affecting all specialized organs structures throughout their...
ABSTRACT The highly diverse Solanaceae family contains several widely studied model and crop species. Fully exploring, appreciating, exploiting this diversity requires additional systems. Particularly promising are orphan fruit crops in the genus Physalis, which occupy a key evolutionary position capture understudied variation traits such as inflorescence complexity, ripening metabolites, disease insect resistance, self-compatibility, most notable, striking Inflated Calyx Syndrome (ICS), an...