Ruairidh Sawers
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Associate Professor, Plant Science
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Recent Publications
The genetic architecture of leaf vein density and its importance for photosynthesis in maize
Coyac-Rodríguez, J. L., Pérez-Limón, S., Hernández-Jaimes, E., Hernández-Coronado, M., Camo-Escobar, D., Alonso-Nieves, A. L., Ortega-Estrada, M. D. J., Gómez-Capetillo, N., Sawers, R. J. H. & Ortiz-Ramírez, C., Aug 2026, In: New Phytologist. 251, 4, p. 1738-1754 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Metabolic modeling predicts synergistic growth benefits between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and theoretical N2-fixing rhizobia symbiosis in maize
Kaste, J. A. M., Ji, R., Sydow, P., Sawers, R. J. H. & Matthews, M. L., Jul 2026, In: Plant physiology. 201, 3, kiag327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The MexMAGIC population reveals the genetic architecture of traits exhibiting clinal variation in Mexican native maize
Perez-Limón, S., Alonso-Nieves, A. L., Ramírez-Flores, M. R., Cintora-Martínez, G. C., Salazar-Vidal, M. N., Torres-Rodriguez, J. V., Carcaño-Macías, J., Perryman, M. G., Paulson, O. H. S., Sidhu, J. S., Yu, P., Llaca, V., Fengler, K. A., Li, F., Runcie, D. E., Ross-Ibarra, J., Gillmor, C. S., Rellán-Álvarez, R. & Sawers, R. J. H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: New Phytologist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
Keagy, J., Drummond, C. P., Gilbert, K. J., Grozinger, C. M., Hamilton, J., Hines, H. M., Lasky, J., Logan, C. A., Sawers, R. & Wagner, T., Jul 2025, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 25, 5, e13796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Environmental data provide marginal benefit for predicting climate adaptation
Li, F., Gates, D. J., Buckler, E. S., Hufford, M. B., Janzen, G. M., Rellán-Álvarez, R., Rodríguez-Zapata, F., Navarro, J. A. R., Sawers, R. J. H., Snodgrass, S. J., Sonder, K., Willcox, M. C., Hearne, S. J., Ross-Ibarra, J. & Runcie, D. E., Jun 2025, In: PLoS genetics. 21, 6 June, e1011714.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In silico analysis of the evolution of root phenotypes during maize domestication in Neolithic soils of Tehuacán
Lopez-Valdivia, I., Vallebueno-Estrada, M., Rangarajan, H., Swarts, K., Benz, B. F., Blake, M., Sidhu, J. S., Perez-Limon, S., Sawers, R. J. H., Schneider, H. & Lynch, J. P., Oct 2025, In: New Phytologist. 248, 1, p. 339-353 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Maladaptation in cereal crop landraces following a soot-producing climate catastrophe
M. McLaughlin, C., Shi, Y., Viswanathan, V., Sawers, R. J. H., Kemanian, A. R. & Lasky, J. R., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 4289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Designing a nitrogen-efficient cold-tolerant maize for modern agricultural systems
Ojeda-Rivera, J. O., Barnes, A. C., Ainsworth, E. A., Angelovici, R., Basso, B., Brindisi, L. J., Brooks, M. D., Busch, W., Buttelmann, G. L., Castellano, M. J., Chen, J., Costich, D. E., De Leon, N., Emmett, B. D., Ertl, D., Fitzsimmons, S. L., Flint-Garcia, S. A., Gore, M. A., Guan, K. & Hale, C. O. & 36 others, , Jul 1 2025, In: Plant Cell. 37, 7, koaf139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The ancestral environment of teosinte populations shapes their root microbiome
Barnes, C. J., Bünner, M. S., Ramírez-Flores, M. R., Nielsen, I. B., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Zharikova, D., McLaughlin, C. M., Gilbert, M. T. & Sawers, R. J. H., Dec 2024, In: Environmental Microbiome. 19, 1, 64.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interplay between developmental cues and rhizosphere signals from mycorrhizal fungi shape root anatomy, impacting crop productivity
Grondin, A., Li, M., Bhosale, R., Sawers, R. & Schneider, H. M., Oct 2024, In: Plant and Soil. 503, 1-2, p. 587-594 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Heritable microbiome variation is correlated with source environment in locally adapted maize varieties
He, X., Wang, D., Jiang, Y., Li, M., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., McLaughlin, C., Marcon, C., Guo, L., Baer, M., Moya, Y. A. T., von Wirén, N., Deichmann, M., Schaaf, G., Piepho, H. P., Yang, Z., Yang, J., Yim, B., Smalla, K., Goormachtig, S. & de Vries, F. T. & 7 others, , Apr 2024, In: Nature Plants. 10, 4, p. 598-617 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evidence that variation in root anatomy contributes to local adaptation in Mexican native maize
McLaughlin, C. M., Li, M., Perryman, M., Heymans, A., Schneider, H., Lasky, J. R. & Sawers, R. J. H., Mar 2024, In: Evolutionary Applications. 17, 3, e13673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Teosinte populations exhibit weak local adaptation to their rhizosphere biota despite strong effects of biota source on teosinte fitness and traits
O'Brien, A. M., Sawers, R. J. H., Gasca-Pineda, J., Baxter, I., Eguiarte, L. E., Ross-Ibarra, J. & Strauss, S. Y., Dec 1 2024, In: Evolution. 78, 12, p. 1991-2005 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Maize zinc uptake is influenced by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis under various soil phosphorus availabilities
Yu, B., Zhou, C., Wang, Z., Bucher, M., Schaaf, G., Sawers, R. J. H., Chen, X., Hochholdinger, F., Zou, C. & Yu, P., Sep 2024, In: New Phytologist. 243, 5, p. 1936-1950 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Seedling root system adaptation to water availability during maize domestication and global expansion
Yu, P., Li, C., Li, M., He, X., Wang, D., Li, H., Marcon, C., Li, Y., Perez-Limón, S., Chen, X., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Koller, R., Metzner, R., van Dusschoten, D., Pflugfelder, D., Borisjuk, L., Plutenko, I., Mahon, A., Resende, M. F. R. & Salvi, S. & 18 others, , Jun 2024, In: Nature Genetics. 56, 6, p. 1245-1256 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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