Research Summary
Metabolic coordination and role of secondary metabolites in plant developmental process as well as plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Uses flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in maize and sorghum as model system.
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Recent Publications
Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
Chatterjee, D., Lesko, T., Peiffer, M., Elango, D., Beuzelin, J., Felton, G. W. & Chopra, S., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Pest Science. 96, 4, p. 1551-1567 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Inclusion of high-flavonoid corn in the diet of broiler chickens as a potential approach for the control of necrotic enteritis
Buiatte, V., Dominguez, D., Lesko, T., Jenkins, M., Chopra, S. & Lorenzoni, A. G., May 2022, In: Poultry science. 101, 5, 101796.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Association genetics of early season cold and late season frost tolerance in Sorghum bicolor
Elango, D., Wang, X., Bhatnagar, R. S., Tan, Q., Gaffoor, I., Hu, Z., Xue, W., Roth, G. W., Morris, G. P., Reddivari, L. & Chopra, S., Sep 1 2022, In: Crop Science. 62, 5, p. 1844-1865 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides: Friend or Foe for Human and Plant Health?
Elango, D., Rajendran, K., Van der Laan, L., Sebastiar, S., Raigne, J., Thaiparambil, N. A., El Haddad, N., Raja, B., Wang, W., Ferela, A., Chiteri, K. O., Thudi, M., Varshney, R. K., Chopra, S., Singh, A. & Singh, A. K., Feb 17 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 829118.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Maize unstable factor for orange1 is essential for endosperm development and carbohydrate accumulation
Chatterjee, D., Wittmeyer, K., Lee, T. F., Cui, J., Yennawar, N. H., Yennawar, H. P., Meyers, B. C. & Chopra, S., Aug 2021, In: Plant physiology. 186, 4, p. 1932-1950 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Sorghum root flavonoid chemistry, cultivar, and frost stress effects on rhizosphere bacteria and fungi
Cloutier, M., Chatterjee, D., Elango, D., Cui, J., Bruns, M. V. & Chopra, S., 2021, In: Phytobiomes Journal. 5, 1, p. 39-50 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Performance of novel sorghum germplasm in Pennsylvania and their response to anthracnose
Gaffoor, I., Sandoya, G. V., Xavier, K. V., Nuckles, E. M., Pinnamaneni, S. R., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Chopra, S., Jul 1 2021, In: Crop Science. 61, 4, p. 2612-2627 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Characterization of Maize Near-Isogenic Lines With Enhanced Flavonoid Expression to Be Used as Tools in Diet-Health Complexity
Wu, B., Chang, H., Marini, R., Chopra, S. & Reddivari, L., Jan 18 2021, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, 619598.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Genome wide association mapping of epi-cuticular wax genes in Sorghum bicolor
Elango, D., Xue, W. & Chopra, S., Aug 1 2020, In: Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 26, 8, p. 1727-1737 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Seeding and nitrogen fertilization effects on the yield and quality of brachytic dwarf brown midrib forage sorghum hybrids
Elango, D., Chopra, S. & Roth, G. W., 2020, In: Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. 6, 1, e20067.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Intestinal mucosal barrier function restoration in mice by maize diet containing enriched flavan-4-ols
Wu, B., Bhatnagar, R., V.indukuri, V., Chopra, S., March, K., Cordero, N., Chopra, S. & Reddivari, L., Apr 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 4, 896.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Sorghum 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Flavonoids Confer Resistance against Corn Leaf Aphid
Kariyat, R. R., Gaffoor, I., Sattar, S., Dixon, C. W., Frock, N., Moen, J., De Moraes, C. M., Mescher, M. C., Thompson, G. A. & Chopra, S., Jan 1 2019, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
The dominant and poorly penetrant phenotypes of maize Unstable factor for orange1 are caused by DNA methylation changes at a linked transposon
Wittmeyer, K., Cui, J., Chatterjee, D., Lee, T. F., Tan, Q., Xue, W., Jiao, Y., Wang, P. H., Gaffoor, I., Ware, D., Meyers, B. C. & Chopraa, S., Dec 2018, In: Plant Cell. 30, 12, p. 3006-3023 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Genotypic and pathogenic diversity of Colletotrichum sublineola isolates from sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Johnsongrass (S. halepense) in the southeastern United States
Xavier, K. V., Mizubuti, E. S. G., Queiroz, M. V., Chopra, S. & Vaillancourt, L., Nov 2018, In: Plant disease. 102, 11, p. 2341-2351 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Overlapping RdDM and non-RdDM mechanisms work together to maintain somatic repression of a paramutagenic epiallele of maize pericarp color1
Wang, P. H., Wittmeyer, K. T., Lee, T. F., Meyers, B. C. & Chopra, S., Nov 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 11, e0187157.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review