Kathleen Brown

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Plant Science

Research Summary

Root traits that influence crop performance under soil stresses such as drought and nutrient deficiency.

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Recent Publications

Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion

Pandey, B. K., Huang, G., Bhosale, R., Hartman, S., Sturrock, C. J., Jose, L., Martin, O. C., Karady, M., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., Ljung, K., Lynch, J. P., Brown, K. M., Whalley, W. R., Mooney, S. J., Zhang, D. & Bennett, M. J., Jan 15 2021, In: Science. 371, 6526, p. 276-280 5 p.

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Genetic control of root architectural traits in KDML105 chromosome segment substitution lines under well-watered and drought stress conditions

Ruangsiri, M., Vejchasarn, P., Saengwilai, P., Lynch, J., Bennett, M. J., Brown, K. M., Chutteang, C., Boonruangrod, R., Shearman, J., Toojinda, T. & Siangliw, J. L., 2021, In: Plant Production Science. 24, 4, p. 512-529 18 p.

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Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils

Schneider, H. M., Strock, C. F., Hanlon, M. T., Vanhees, D. J., Perkins, A. C., Ajmera, I. B., Sidhu, J. S., Mooney, S. J., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., Feb 9 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 6, e2012087118.

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Nodal root diameter and node number in maize (Zea mays L.) interact to influence plant growth under nitrogen stress

Schneider, H. M., Yang, J. T., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., Mar 2021, In: Plant Direct. 5, 3, e00310.

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Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 15 (ZmCIPK15)

Schneider, H. M., Lor, V. S. N., Hanlon, M. T., Perkins, A., Kaeppler, S. M., Borkar, A. N., Bhosale, R., Zhang, X., Rodriguez, J., Bucksch, A., Bennett, M. J., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant Cell and Environment.

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Root metaxylem and architecture phenotypes integrate to regulate water use under drought stress

Strock, C. F., Burridge, J. D., Niemiec, M. D., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., Jan 2021, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 44, 1, p. 49-67 19 p.

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Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethylene-induced thickening

Vanhees, D. J., Schneider, H. M., Sidhu, J. S., Loades, K. W., Bengough, A. G., Bennett, M. J., Pandey, B. K., Brown, K. M., Mooney, S. J. & Lynch, J. P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant Cell and Environment.

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Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: An international, multicenter, comparative cohort study

COVIDSurg Collaborative, Jan 1 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39, 1, p. 66-78 13 p.

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Multiple integrated root phenotypes are associated with improved drought tolerance

Klein, S. P., Schneider, H. M., Perkins, A. C., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., Jul 2020, In: Plant physiology. 183, 3, p. 1011-1025 15 p.

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Parental effects and provisioning under drought and low phosphorus stress in common bean

Lorts, C., Lynch, J. P. & Brown, K. M., Feb 1 2020, In: Food and Energy Security. 9, 1, e192.

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