Affiliated Researchers: Plant Growth

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Expansin, Cell Wall, Plant Cell Wall, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanofibrils

Gary Felton

Department Head and Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Caterpillar, Helicoverpa Zea, Plant Defense, Herbivore, Host Plant

Mary Barbercheck

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Cover Crop, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Entomopathogenic Nematode, Tillage

Robert D. Berghage

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

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: Watermelon, Far-red Light, Petiole, Common Bean, Snap Bean

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Sorghum, Allele, Pericarp, Flavonoids

Laura Leites

Associate Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Quercus, Growth Potential, Response To Climate, Pseudotsuga Menziesii

Marcia Maria de Oliveira Buanafina

Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Esterase, Tall Fescue, Ferulic Acid, Festuca Arundinacea

Robersy Sanchez

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

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Rachel Brennan

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Chitin, Crab Shell, Duckweed, Mine-impacted Water, Spent Mushroom Compost

Joshua D. Lambert

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Polyphenol, Malignant Neoplasm, Green Tea Polyphenols

Ying Gu

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Synthase, Cellulose Synthase, Arabidopsis, Cellulose Synthesis

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Horticulture, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Christmas Trees, Foliar Nitrogen

Mihail Kantor

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematodes, Nematoda

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Magnaporthe Grisea, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Pathogenicity

Femeena Pandara Valappil

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Duckweed, Watersheds, Lemna, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Irrigation

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Kathleen Brown

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

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Maize, Fusarium Verticillioides, Fusarium, Fusarium Graminearum, Ensiling

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Cultivar, Seeds

Erin Connolly

Department Head and Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Ferric Reductase, Oxidoreductase, Reductase, Iron Uptake

Jonathan Lynch

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

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Carbon Nanotube, Lithiation, Silicon, Nanoparticle, Lithium Ion Battery

Long He

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Apple, Mechanical Harvesting, Apple Orchard, Orchard, Mechanical Energy Harvesting

Louis Bengyella

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cochliobolus Lunatus, Curvularia Lunata, Conidium, Solanum Tuberosum, Lycopersicon

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Yield Loss, Loss Measurement, Ontario Canada, Soybean Yield

Kim Steiner

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

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, Explant, Callus, Plant Regeneration

Kathy Kelley

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Wine, Pennsylvania, Consumer Preferences, Edible Flower, Edible Flowers

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Forest Planning, Forest Management, Quercus, Harvest-scheduling Model

Marc D. Abrams

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

Katriona Shea

Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Thistle, Life History, Pollinator

Armen Kemanian

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Grains, Cover Crop, Soil Organic Carbon, Cover Crops

Kevin Hockett

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacteriocin, Infectious Agent, Pseudomonas, Bacteriophage

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Tami Mysliwiec

Associate Professor of Biology, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Tyrosine Kinase, C-Terminus, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, SH3 Domain, Sporogenesis