Jonathan Lynch

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Plant Science

Research Summary

Research focuses on understanding the basis of plant adaptation to drought and low soil fertility. This encompasses physiology, genetics and ecology, centered on organismic processes.

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Recent Publications

Integrated root phenotypes for improved rice performance under low nitrogen availability

Ajmera, I., Henry, A., Radanielson, A. M., Klein, S. P., Ianevski, A., Bennett, M. J., Band, L. R. & Lynch, J. P., Mar 2022, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 45, 3, p. 805-822 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Erratum to: Relative utility of agronomic, phenological, and morphological traits for assessing genotype-by-environment interaction in maize inbreds (Crop Science, (2020), 60, 1, (62-81), 10.1002/csc2.20035)

Falcon, C. M., Kaeppler, S. M., Spalding, E. P., Miller, N. D., Haase, N., AlKhalifah, N., Bohn, M., Buckler, E. S., Campbell, D. A., Ciampitti, I., Coffey, L., Edwards, J., Ertl, D., Flint-Garcia, S., Gore, M. A., Graham, C., Hirsch, C. N., Holland, J. B., Jarquín, D., Knoll, J., & 19 othersLauter, N., Lawrence-Dill, C. J., Lee, E. C., Lorenz, A., Lynch, J. P., Murray, S. C., Nelson, R., Romay, M. C., Rocheford, T., Schnable, P. S., Scully, B., Smith, M., Springer, N., Tuinstra, M. R., Walton, R., Weldekidan, T., Wisser, R. J., Xu, W. & de Leon, N., Nov 1 2022, In: Crop Science. 62, 6, p. 2568-2569 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Many paths to one goal: Identifying integrated rice root phenotypes for diverse drought environments

Fonta, J. E., Vejchasarn, P., Henry, A., Lynch, J. P. & Brown, K. M., Aug 22 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 959629.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Spatiotemporal responses of rice root architecture and anatomy to drought

Fonta, J. E., Giri, J., Vejchasarn, P., Lynch, J. P. & Brown, K. M., Oct 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 479, 1-2, p. 443-464 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism

Fusi, R., Rosignoli, S., Lou, H., Sangiorgi, G., Bovina, R., Pattem, J. K., Borkar, A. N., Lombardi, M., Forestan, C., Milner, S. G., Davis, J. L., Lale, A., Kirschner, G. K., Swarup, R., Tassinari, A., Pandey, B. K., York, L. M., Atkinson, B. S., Sturrock, C. J., Mooney, S. J., & 15 othersHochholdinger, F., Tucker, M. R., Himmelbach, A., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Nagel, K. A., De Gara, L., Simmonds, J., Uauy, C., Tuberosa, R., Lynch, J. P., Yakubov, G. E., Bennett, M. J., Bhosale, R. & Salvi, S., Aug 2 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 31, e2201350119.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Improving Soil Resource Uptake by Plants Through Capitalizing on Synergies Between Root Architecture and Anatomy and Root-Associated Microorganisms

Galindo-Castañeda, T., Lynch, J. P., Six, J. & Hartmann, M., Mar 9 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 827369.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: Root anatomical phenotypes related to growth under low nitrogen availability in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids (Plant and Soil, (2022), 474, 1-2, (265-276), 10.1007/s11104-022-05331-6)

Jia, X., Wu, G., Strock, C., Li, L., Dong, S., Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Lynch, J. P. & Liu, P., Aug 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 477, 1-2, p. 843-844 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Root anatomical phenotypes related to growth under low nitrogen availability in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids

Jia, X., Wu, G., Strock, C., Li, L., Dong, S., Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Lynch, J. P. & Liu, P., May 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 474, 1-2, p. 265-276 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Stomata-mediated interactions between plants, herbivores, and the environment

Lin, P. A., Chen, Y., Ponce, G., Acevedo, F. E., Lynch, J. P., Anderson, C. T., Ali, J. G. & Felton, G. W., Mar 2022, In: Trends in Plant Science. 27, 3, p. 287-300 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Gradual domestication of root traits in the earliest maize from Tehuacan

Lopez-Valdivia, I., Perkins, A. C., Schneider, H. M., Vallebueno-Estrada, M., Burridge, J. D., Gonzalez-Orozco, E., Montufar, A., Montiel, R., Lynch, J. P. & Vielle-Calzada, J. P., Apr 26 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 17, e2110245119.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: Root anatomy and soil resource capture (Plant and Soil, (2021), 466, 1-2, (21-63), 10.1007/s11104-021-05010-y)

Lynch, J. P., Strock, C. F., Schneider, H. M., Sidhu, J. S., Ajmera, I., Galindo-Castaneda, T., Klein, S. P. & Hanlon, M. T., Jun 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 475, 1-2, p. 669 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Edaphic stress interactions: Important yet poorly understood drivers of plant production in future climates

Lynch, J. P., Jul 1 2022, In: Field Crops Research. 283, 108547.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Future roots for future soils

Lynch, J. P., Mooney, S. J., Strock, C. F. & Schneider, H. M., Mar 2022, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 45, 3, p. 620-636 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Harnessing root architecture to address global challenges

Lynch, J. P., Jan 2022, In: Plant Journal. 109, 2, p. 415-431 17 p.

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Developmental Morphology and Anatomy Shed Light on Both Parallel and Convergent Evolution of the Umbellate Inflorescence in Monocots, Underlain by a New Variant of Metatopy

Martínez-Gómez, J., Atluri, T. A. M., Rose, I. J., Holliday, A. J., Strock, C. F., Lynch, J. P., Miller, W. B., Stevenson, D. W. & Specht, C. D., Apr 29 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 873505.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review