Affiliated Researchers: Plant Growth

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Plant Cells, Expansins, Cellulose, Cell Walls

Robert D. Berghage

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Roofs, Roof, Green Roofs, Stormwater, Runoff

Mary Barbercheck

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Soil, Tillage, Zea Mays

Sally Mackenzie

Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics and Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Mitochondrial Genome, Arabidopsis, Fertility, Plastids, Male Infertility

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ozone, Far-red Light, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Petioles

Ying Gu

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose Synthase, Arabidopsis, Cellulose, Pollen Tube, Microtubules

Robersy Sanchez

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Epigenome, DNA Methylation, Arabidopsis

Gary Felton

Department Head and Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivory, Insecta, Zea Mays, Herbivores, Helicoverpa Zea

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab, Remediation, Shell, Mushroom

James Schupp

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Apples, Rootstocks, Fruit Size, Thinning (plants), Cultivars

Marcia Maria de Oliveira Buanafina

Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Feruloyl Esterase, Cell Wall, Festuca, Festuca Arundinacea, Arabinoxylan

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Tea, Polyphenols, Epigallocatechin Gallate, (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate, Polyphenol

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate, Quercus, Oak, Pseudotsuga Menziesii, Pinus Ponderosa

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Abies Fraseri, Fans (equipment), Ammonia, Farms, Phytophthora Drechsleri

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Soil, Microbiota, Rhizosphere, Ecosystem, Microbiome

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Magnaporthe, Fungi, Oryza, Verticillium

Wayne Curtis

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Hyoscyamus, Bioreactors, Solavetivone, Suspensions, Growth

Kathleen Brown

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Ethylene, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn

Harland Patch

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Bee, Honey, Bombus, Pollen

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Zea Mays, Mycotoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Fusarium Verticillioides

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Insecta, Herbivory, Insect, Herbivores, Neonicotinoids

Jesse Lasky

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Genomics, Climate, Local Adaptation, Forests

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Harvest, Forest Management, Planning, Oak, Quercus

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Rye, Weeds, Vicia, Tillage

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: No-tillage, Cover Crops, Tillage, Corn, Soil

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Sorghum, Corn, Sorghum (Poaceae), Alleles

Majid Foolad

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Lycopersicon Esculentum, Tomatoes, Salt Tolerance, Germination, Quantitative Trait Loci

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Ontario, Canada, Soybeans, Deoxynivalenol, Soft Red Winter Wheat

Jonathan Lynch

Distinguished Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn, Beans

Paul Esker

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Soybeans, Zea Mays, Fungicides, Triticum, Chaetocnema Pulicaria

Charles Anderson

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Cell Wall, Pectins, Plant Cells, Cellulose

Erin Connolly

Department Head and Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Iron, Ferric Citrate Iron Reductase, Homeostasis, Ferric Chelate Reductases

Louis Bengyella

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Ascomycota, Solanum Tuberosum, Bambusa, Fungal Spores, Germination

Kim Steiner

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Kathy Kelley

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Edible Flowers, Consumer Preferences, Wine, Purchasing, Gardeners

Kelli Hoover

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Anoplophora Glabripennis, Coleoptera, Insecta, Larva, Baculoviridae

Marc D. Abrams

Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

Jill Hamilton

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Picea, Hybrid Zone, Pinus Torreyana, Picea Glauca, Climate

Sarah Assmann

Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, Guard Cells, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, GTP-Binding Proteins