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Objective 1.
To increase by 6-fold the content and bioavailability of Zn/Fe in cassava roots of a model cassava cultivar and demonstrate its viability in the field and efficacy in humans.

Manary, M.J.

  • Manary MJ, Hotz C, Krebs NF, Gibson RS, Westcott JE, Broadhead RL, Hambidge KM (2002) Zinc homeostasis in Malawian children on a high phytate maize-based diet.  Am J Clin Nutr 75: 1057-1061. 

Sayre, R.T.

  • Rubinelli P, Siripornadulsil S, Gao-Rubinelli F and Sayre RT (2002) Cadmium and iron-stress inducible gene expression in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: evidence for H43 protein function in iron assimilation. Planta 215: 1-13.

Schachtman, D.

  • Ramesh, S., Shin, R., Eide, D.J. and Schachtman, D.P. (2003) Differential metal selectivity and gene expression of two zinc transporters from rice.  Plant Physiology 133: 126-134.

Objective 2.
To increase by 4-fold the protein content of cassava roots of a model cassava cultivar and demonstrate its viability in the field and efficacy in humans.

Fauquet, C. and Taylor, N.

  • Speichinger, J., Taylor, N., Fauquet, C. and Chen, S. (2005). The cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root proteome: protein identification and differential expression. Proteomics. In Press.

 Manary, M.J.

  • Manary, MJ (2001) Protein - Energy Malnutrition: There is still work to do.  J Pediatr Gastro Nutr 32: 519-520.

  • Manary MJ, Yarasheski KE, Smith S, Abrams ET, Hart CA (2004) Protein quantity, not protein quality, accelerates whole-body leucine kinetics and the acute phase response during acute infection in marasmic Malawaian children. Brit J Nutr. 92: 589-595.

  • Manary MJ, Yarasheski KE, Smith S, Abrams ET, Hart CA (2004) Protein quantity, not protein quality, accelerates whole-body leucine kinetics and the acute phase response during acute infection in marasmic Malawaian children. Brit J Nutr 92:589-595.

  • Manary MJ, Yarasheski KE, Smith S, Abrams ET, Hart CA (2004) Protein quantity, not protein quality, accelerates whole-body leucine kinetics and the acute phase response during acute infection in marasmic Malawaian children. Brit J Nutr 92:589-595.

 Sayre, R.T.

  • Siritunga D and Sayre, RT (2004) Engineering cyanogen synthesis and turnover in cassava (Manihot esculenta). Plant Molecular Biology 56: 661-669.

Zhang, P. and Gruissem, W.

  • Zhang P, Bohl-Zenger S, Puonti-Kaerlas J, Potrykus I and Gruissem W (2003) Two cassava promoters related to vascular expression and storage root formation. Planta 218, 192-203.

  • Zhang P, Jaynes JM, Potrykus I, Gruissem W and Puonti-Kaerlas J (2003) Transfer and expression of an artificial storage protein (ASP1) gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Transgenic Research 12, 243-250.

  • Zhang P, Jaynes JM, Potrykus I, Gruissem W and Puonti-Kaerlas J (2003) Transfer and expression of an artificial storage protein (ASP1) gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): towards improving nutritive value of storage roots. In: Vasil I.K. (ed.) Plant Biotechnology 2002 and Beyond. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. Pages 425-427.

Objective 3.
To increase by 10-fold the vitamin A and E content of cassava roots of a model cassava cultivar and demonstrate its viability in the field and efficacy in humans.

Cahoon, E.B.

  • Cahoon EB, Hall SE, Ripp KG, Ganzke TS, Hitz WD, Coughlan SJ (2003) Metabolic redesign of vitamin E biosynthesis in plants for tocotrienol production and increased antioxidant content. Nature Biotechnology 21: 1082-1087.

  • Sattler SE, Cahoon EB, Coughlan SJ, DellaPenna D (2003) Characterization of tocopherol cyclases from higher plants and cyanobacteria. evolutionary implications for tocopherol synthesis and function.  Plant Physiol. 132: 2184-2195.

 

Objective 4.
To decrease by 10-fold the cyanogen content in cassava roots of a model cassava cultivar and demonstrate its viability in the field.

 

Sayre, R.T. and Siritunga, D.

  • Mkpong OE, Yan H, Chism G and Sayre RT (1990) Purification, characterization and localization of linamarase in cassava.Plant Physiol. 93: 176-181.

  • McMahon J.M and Sayre RT (1993) Differential biosynthesis of linamarin in low and high cyanide cultivars of cassava. in: Proceedings of the First International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network; Roca, W.M. and Thro, A.M. eds., pgs. 376-378.

  • Arias-Garzon  DI  and Sayre RT (1993) Differential inhibition of transient gene expression in cassava root and leaf tissues. in: Proceedings of the First International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network; Roca, W.M. and Thro, A.M. eds., pgs. 239-243.

  • White WLB and Sayre RT (1993) Partial purification and characterization of hydroxynitrile lyase from cassava. in: Proceedings of the First International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network; Roca, W.M. and Thro, A.M. eds., pgs. 379-383.

  • Arias-Garzon DI and Sayre RT (1993) Tissue specific inhibition of transient gene expression in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) tissues. Plant Science 93: 121-130.

  • White W, McMahon J and Sayre RT (1994) Regulation of cyanogenesis in cassava. Acta Horticulturae375: 69-77.

  • McMahon JM, White W, and Sayre RT (1995) Cyanogenesis in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). J. Exp. Bot. 46: 731-741.

  • McMahon J M and Sayre RT (1995) Cyanogenic glycosides: physiology and regulation of synthesis. In: Phytochemicals and Health, D.L. Gustine and H.E. Flores, eds. pgs 75-84.

  • White W and Sayre RT (1995) Characterization of hydroxynitrile lyase for the production of safe food products from cassava. In: Phytochemicals and Health, D.L. Gustine and H.E. Flores, eds. pgs 152-153.

  • Arias-Garzon DI, Sarria R, Gelvin S and Sayre RT (1995) New Agrobacterium tumefaciens plasmids for cassava transformation. in: Proceedings of the Second International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network; Roca, W.M. and Thro, A.M. eds., CIAT, Cali, Colombia, no. 150, pgs. 245-256.

  • McMahon JM and Sayre RT (1995) Regulation of cyanogenic potential in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). in: Proceedings of the Second International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network; Roca, W.M. and Thro, A.M. eds. CIAT, Cali, Colombia, no. 150, pgs. 423-438.

  • McMahon J and Sayre RT (1997) Partial purification of the linamarin synthesizing enzyme complex from cassava. African J. Root Tuber Crops 2: 85-87.

  • White W, Arias-Garzon D, McMahon J and Sayre RT (1998) Cyanogenesis in cassava: The role of hydroxynitrile lyase in root cyanide production. Plant Physiology 116: 1219-1225.

  • Sayre RT (1998) Recent Advances in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cyanogenesis in Cassava. Proceedings of the 1st Latin American Conference on Tropical Root Crops, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  • Arias-Garzon DI and Sayre RT (2000) Genetic engineering approaches to reducing the cyanide toxicity in cassava. (Manihot esculenta, Crantz).In: Cassava Biotechnology; IV International Scientific Meeting - CBN. Carvalho LJCB, Thro AM and Vilarinhos AD eds. Pgs. 213-221. Embrapa, Brasilia.

  • Siritunga D and Sayre RT (2003) Generation of cyanogen-free transgenic cassava. Planta 217: 367-373.

  • Siritunga D, Arias-Garzon D., White W and Sayre RT (2004) Over-expression of hydroxynitrile lyase in cassava roots accelerates cyanogenesis and detoxification. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2: 37-43.

  • Siritunga D and Sayre, RT (2004) Engineering cyanogen synthesis and turnover in cassava (Manihot esculenta). Plant Molecular Biology 56: 661-669.

  • Msikita W, Ihemere U, Siritunga D and Sayre RT (2005) Cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz) Transformation. In: Agrobacterium Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology. vol. 44. Kan Wang, ed. Humana Press. (in press).

Objective 5.
To delay the rapid post-harvest physiological deterioration inherent to cassava roots of a model cultivar and demonstrate its viability in the field.  

Beeching, J.

  • Buschmann H, Reilly K, Rodriguez MX, Tohme J, Beeching JR. (2000) Hydrogen peroxide and flavan-3-ols in storage roots of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) during postharvest deterioration. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 48: 5522-5529.

  • Buschmann H, Rodriguez MX, Tohme J, Beeching JR. (2000) Accumulation of hydroxycoumarins during post-harvest deterioration of tuberous roots of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Annals of Botany. 86: 1153-1160.

  • Han Y, Gómez-Vásquez R, Reilly K, Li H, Tohme J, Cooper RM, Beeching JR. (2001) Hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins expressed during stress responses in cassava. Euphytica. 120: 59-70.

  • Reilly K, Han Y, Tohme J, Beeching JR. (2001) Isolation and characterisation of a cassava catalase expressed during post-harvest physiological deterioration. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1518: 317-323.

  • Cortés DF, Reilly K, Okogbenin E, Beeching JR, Iglesias C, Tohme J. (2002) Mapping genes implicated in post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Euphytica. 128: 47-53.

  • Reilly K, Gómez-Vásquez R, Buschmann, H, Tohme J, Beeching JR. (2003) Oxidative stress responses during cassava post-harvest physiological deterioration. Plant Molecular Biology 53: 669-685.

  • Gómez-Vásquez R, Day R, Buschmann H, Randles S, Beeching JR, Cooper RM. (2004) Phenylpropanoids, phenylalanine ammonia lyase and peroxidases in elicitor-challenged cassava (Manihot esculenta) suspension cells and leaves. Annals of Botany. 94: 87-97.

  • Kemp BP, Beeching JR, Cooper RM. (2005) cDNA-AFLP reveals genes differentially expressed during the hypersensitive response of cassava. Molecular Plant Pathology. 6: 113-123.

Objective 6. To develop a model cassava cultivar with high levels of resistance to CMD and demonstrate its resistance in the field.

 Fauquet, C. and Taylor, N.
  • Masona, M.V., Taylor, N.J., Robertson, A.I. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Transferring a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genetic engineering capability to the African environment:  Progress and prospects.  Euphytica, 120: 43-48.

  • Ndjiondjop, M.N., Brugidou, C., Zang, S., Fargette, D., Ghesquiere, A. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  High resistance to rice yellow mottle virus in two cultivated rice cultivars is correlated with failure of cell to cell movement. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 59: 309-316.

  • Pita, J.S., Fondong, V.N., Sangaré, A., Kokora, R.N.N. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Genomic and biological diversity of the African cassava geminiviruses.  Euphytica, 120: 115-125.

  • Pita, J.S., Fondong, V.N., Sangaré, A., Otim-Nape, G.W., Ogwal, S. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Recombination, pseudorecombination and synergism of geminiviruses are determinant keys to the epidemic of severe cassava mosaic disease in Uganda.  Journal of General Virology, 82: 655-665.

  • Taylor, N.J., Masona, M.V., Carcamo, R., Ho, T., Schôpke, C. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Production of embryogenic tissues and regeneration of transgenic plants in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz).  Euphytica, 120: 25-34.

  • Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Viral Classification and Nomenclature. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. London: Nature Publishing Group. [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0000440] http://www.els.net/

  • Fofana, I.B.F., Sangaré, A., Ndunguru, J., Kahn, K. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  Principles for control of virus diseases in developing countries.  In Gad Loebenstein and George Thottapilly (Eds.), Virus and virus-like diseases of major crops in developing countries: Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

  • Fauquet, C.M., Ceballos, H., and Zhang, P. (Eds.)(2004).  Special Cassava Issue.  Plant Molecular Biology.

  • Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Family Geminiviridae.  In Lapierre, H. and Signoret, P.-A. (Eds.), Viruses and virus diseases of Poaceae (Gramineae).  INRA Editions, Versailles, France.

  • Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Viral classification and nomenclature. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. London: Nature Publishing Group. [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0000440] http://www.els.net/

  • Chellappan, P., Masona, M.V., Vanitharani, R., Taylor, N.J. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Broad spectrum resistance to ssDNA viruses associated with transgene-induced gene silencing in cassava. Plant Molecular Biology. 56: 601-611.

  • Fauquet, C.M. and Tohme, J. (2004). The Global Cassava Partnership for Genetic Improvement. Plant Molecular Biology. 56:V-X.

  • Fofana, I.B.F., Sangare, A., Collier, R., Taylor, C. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004). A geminivirus-induced gene silencing system for gene function validation in cassava. Plant Molecular Biology. 56: 613-624.

  • Legg, J.P. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa. Plant Molecular Biology.  56:585-599.

  • Taylor, N.J., Kent, L. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004). Progress and challenges for the deployment of transgenic technologies in cassava.  AgBioForum.  7: article 10.

  • Vanitharani, R., Chellappan, P., Pita, J. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Differential roles of AC2 and AC4 of cassava geminiviruses in mediating synergism and post-transcriptional gene silencing suppression. Journal of Virology 78: 9487-9498.

  • Fauquet, C.M., Mayo, M.A., Maniloff, J., Desselberger, U. and Ball, L.A. (Eds.)(2005).  Virus Taxonomy, VIIIth Report of the ICTV.  Elsevier/Academic Press, London, pp. 1258.

  • Vanitharani, R., Chellappan, P. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  RNAi and gene silencing phenomena mediated by viral suppressors in plants. In Krishnarao Appasani (Ed.), RNA Interference Technology: From Basic Science to Drug Development. Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.

  • Yadav, J.S., Fauquet, C.M. and Beachy, R.N. (2005).  Control of plant virus diseases. In Robert M. Goodman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. Marcel Dekker, New York. Accepted.

  • Ndunguru, J., Legg, J.P., Thompson, G., Aveling, T. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Molecular biodiversity of cassava begomoviruses in Tanzania: evolution of cassava geminiviruses in Africa and evidence for East Africa.being a center of diversity of cassava geminiviruses. Virology Journal. 2:21. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-2-21.

  • Ndunguru, J., Legg, J.P., Aveling, T., Thompson, G. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Restriction and sequence analysis of PCR-Amplified viral DNAs suggests the existence of different cassava mosaic disease in Tanzania. AAB. In Press

  • Ndunguru, J., Legg, J.P., Fofana, B., Aveling, T., Thompson, G. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  First report of a naturally occurring defective interfering molecule of East African Cassava Mosaic Virus. Archives of Virology. In Press.

  • Ndunguru, J., Fofana, I.B.F., Legg, J.P., Chellappan, P., Pita, J.S., Taylor, N.J., Thompson, G., Aveling, T. and Fauquet, C.M. (2006).  Two novel satellite DNA molecules associated with bipartite cassava mosaic begomoviruses enhance symptoms and break resistance in cassava germplasm. Virology. Submitted.

  • Marmey, P. and Fauquet, C.M. (2006).  CMI/AAB Description of Plant Viruses – Cassava vein mosaic virus. Submitted.

Fregene, M. and Ceballos, H.
  • Fregene M. , Okogbenin E., Marin J., Moreno I., Ariyo O., Akinwale O., Barrera E., Ceballos H., and Dixon A. (2006).  Molecular Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) of Resistance to the Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD).  Euphytica (in press)

  • 3. Elizabeth Balyejusa Kizito, Anton Bua, Martin Fregene, Thomas Egwang, Urban Gullberg and Anna Westerbergh (2005).  The effect of cassava mosaic disease on the genetic diversity of cassava in Uganda Euphytica 146:45-54

  • Fregene M., Matsumura H., Akano A., Dixon A., Terauchi R. (2004). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) of Host Plant Resistance to the Cassava Mosaic Disease Resistance (CMD) Plant Molecular Biology 56:563-571.

  • Fregene M., and Mba C. (2004).  Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS).  In: Hershey C. (ed).  Cassava Breeding.  FAO, Via Caravelle, Rome, Italy

  • Taylor, N., Mkumbira J., Lokko Y., Fregene M., Fauquet C. (2004) Progress in Understanding, Generating and Deploying Resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease.  Agronomy Review (In press)

  • Tomkins J., Fregene M., Main D., Kim H., Wing R., and Tohme J. (2004). Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Library Resources for Positional Cloning of Pest and Disease Resistance Genes in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Plant Molecular Biology 56: 555-561

  • Akano A., Barrera E., Dixon A.G.O., Fregene M. (2002).  Molecular Genetic Mapping of Resistance to the African Cassava Mosaic Disease.  Theor and Appl Genet 105:521-525.

  • Fregene M.A., Bernal A., Dixon A., Roca W., and Tohme J.. (2000). AFLP analysis of African cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) germplasm resistant to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD).  Theor and Appl Genet. 100:678-685

Zhang and Gruissem

  • Zhang P, Vanderschuren H, Fütterer J and Gruissem W (2005) Resistance to cassava mosaic disease in transgenic cassava expressing antisense RNAs targeting virus replication genes. Plant Biotechnology Journal 3, 385-397.

  • Akbergenov R, Si-Ammour A, Blevins T, Amin I, Kutter C, Vanderschuren H, Zhang P, Gruissem W, Meins F Jr, Hohn T, Pooggin MM (2006) Molecular characterization of geminivirus-derived small RNAs in different plant species. Nucleic Acids Research  34(2), 462-471

 

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Cahoon, E.B.

  • Cahoon EB, Shanklin J (2000) Substrate-dependent mutant complementation to select fatty acid desaturase variants for metabolic engineering of plant seed oils. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97: 12350-12355.

  • Cahoon EB, Marrillia EF, Stecca KL, Hall SE, Taylor DC, Kinney AJ (2000) Production of fatty acid components of meadowfoam oil in somatic soybean embryos. Plant Physiol. 124: 243-251.

  • Cahoon EB, Ripp KG, Hall SE, Kinney AJ (2001) Formation of conjugated D8, D10 double bonds by D12-oleic acid desaturase related enzymes: biosynthetic origin of calendic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 276: 2637-2643.

  • Mekhedov S, Cahoon EB, Ohlrogge J (2001) An unusual seed‑specific 3‑ketoacyl‑ACP synthase associated with the synthesis of petroselinic acid.  Plant Mol. Biol. 47:507‑518

  • Kinney AJ, Cahoon EB, Hitz WD (2002) Manipulating desaturase activities in transgenic crop plants. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30: 1099-1103.

  • Cahoon EB, Ripp KG, Hall SE, McGonigle B (2002) Transgenic production of epoxy fatty acids by expression of a cytochrome P450 enzyme from Euphorbia lagascae seed.  Plant Physiol. 128: 615-624.

  • Cahoon EB (2003) Genetic enhancement of soybean oil for industrial uses: prospects and challenges. Agbioforum 6: 11-13.

  • Cahoon EB, Schnurr JA, Huffman EA, Minto RE (2003) Fungal responsive fatty acid acetylenases occur widely in evolutionarily distant plant families.  Plant J. 34: 671-683.

  • Jaworski J, Cahoon EB (2003) Industrial oils from transgenic plants. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 6: 178-184.

  • Cahoon EB, Kinney AJ (2004) Dimorphecolic acid is synthesized by the coordinate activities of two divergent Δ12-oleic acid desaturases.  J Biol. Chem. 279: 12495-12502

  • Whittle E,  Cahoon EB, Subrahmanyam S, Shanklin J (2005) A multifunctional acyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase from Hedera helix L. (English ivy) can synthesize 16- and 18-carbon monoene and diene products. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 28169-28176.

  • Schmidt MA, Dietrich CR, Cahoon EB (2005) Biotechnological enhancement of soybean oil for lubricant applications.  In Synthetics, Mineral Oils, and Bio-Based Lubricants: Chemistry and Technology (Ed., LR Rudnick), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 389-397.

  • Cahoon EB, Kinney AJ (2005) Production of vegetable oils with novel properties:  using genomic tools to probe and manipulate fatty acid metabolism.  Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 107: 239-243.

  • Arkus K, Cahoon EB, Jez JM (2005) Kinetic characterization of wheat chlorophyllase reveals a mechanistic connection to the carboxylesterase enzyme family.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 438: 146-155.

  • Schmidt MA, Tucker DM, Cahoon EB, Parrott WA (2005) Towards normalization of soybean somatic embryo maturation. Plant Cell Reports Published online April 22, 2005.

  • Cahoon EB, Dietrich CR, Meyer K, Damude HG, Dyer JM, Kinney AJ (2006) Conjugated fatty acids accumulate to high levels in phospholipids of metabolically engineered seeds of soybean and Arabidopsis. Phytochemistry in press.

  • Paul S, Gable K, Beaudoin F, Cahoon E, Jaworski J, Napier JA, Dunn TM (2006) Members of the FAE1-like-3-ketosynthase gene family substitute for the Elop proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  J. Biol. Chem. published online January 30, 2006.

Chávez, A. L.

Fauquet, C. and Taylor, N.

  • Bigarré L., Chazly M., Salah M., Ibrahim M., Padidam M., Nicole M., Peterschmitt M., Fauquet, C.M. and Thouvenel, J.C. (2001).  Characterization of a new begomovirus from Egypt infecting hollyhock (Althea rosea). European Journal of Plant Pathology, 107: 701-711.

  • Chatterji, A., Beachy, R.N. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Expression of the oligomerization domain of the replication-associated protein (Rep) of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus interferes with DNA accumulation of heterologous geminiviruses.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276: 25631-25638. JBC Online, www.jbc.org.

  • Dai, S., Zheng, P., Marmey, P., Zhang, S., Tian, W., Chen, S., Beachy, R.N. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Comparative analysis of transgenic rice plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and particle bombardment.  Molecular Breeding, 7: 25-33.

  • Fauquet, C.M. and Mayo, M.A. (2001).  The 7th ICTV Report.  Archives of Virology, 146: 189-196.

  • Ndjiondjop, M.N., Brugidou, C., Zang, S., Fargette, D., Ghesquiere, A. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  High resistance to rice yellow mottle virus in two cultivated rice cultivars is correlated with failure of cell to cell movement. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 59: 309-316.

  • Wu, J.D., Yang, J.B., Xu, C.W., Li, L., Xiang, T.H., Ni, D.F., Wang, X.F., Jia, S.R., Tang, Y.X., Zhang, S. and Fauquet, C.M. (2001).  Study on resistance gene to Bacterial Blight Xa21 transgenic rice and their hybrid combinations. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 27: 29-34.

  • Brugidou, C., Opalka, N., Yeager, M., Beachy, R.N. and Fauquet, C.M. (2002).  Stability of Rice yellow mottle virus and cellular compartmentalization during the infection process in Oryza sativa (L).  Virology, 297: 98-108.

  • Fargette D, Pinel A, Halimi H, Brugidou C., Fauquet, C.M. and van Regenmortel M.H.V. (2002).  Comparison of molecular and immunological typing of isolates of Rice yellow mottle virus. Archives of Virology, 147: 583-596.

  • Mayo, M.A., Maniloff, J., van Regenmortel, M.H.V. and Fauquet, C.M. (2002).  The type species in virus taxonomy.  Archives of Virology, 147: 1271-1274.

  • Taylor, N.J. and Fauquet, C.M. (2002).  Microparticle bombardment as a tool in plant science and agricultural biotechnology.  DNA and Cell Biology, 21:963-977.

  • van Regenmortel, M.H.V. and Fauquet, C.M. (2002).  Utilisation d’un système binomial pour les noms d’espèces virales.  Qu’en pense la communauté des virologues?  Virologie, 6:70-73.

  • van Regenmortel, M.H.V. and Fauquet, C.M. (2002).  Only italicised species names of viruses have a taxonomic meaning. Archives of Virology, 147: 2247-2250.

  • Chakraborty, S., Pandey, P.K., Banerjee, M.K., Kalloo, G. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  A new Begomovirus species causing tomato leaf curl disease in Varanasi, India. Plant Disease, 87: 313.

  • Chakraborty, S., Pandey, P.K., Banerjee, M.K., Kalloo, G. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  A new tomato leaf curl disease induced by the Tomato leaf curl Gujarat virus from Varanasi, India. Phytopathology, 93: 1485-1495.

  • Fauquet, C.M. and Stanley, J. (2003).  Geminivirus Classification and Nomenclature: progress and problems. Annals of Applied Biology, 142: 165-189.

  • Fauquet, C.M., Bisaro, D.M., Briddon, R.W, Brown, J., Harrison, B.D., Rybicki, E.P., Stenger, D.C. and Stanley, J. (2003).  Revision of taxonomic criteria for species demarcation in the family Geminiviridae, and an updated list of begomovirus species.  Archives of Virology, 148: 405-421.

  • Lotrakul, P., Valverde, R.A., Clark, C.A. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  Properties of a Begomovirus Isolated from Sweet Potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] Infected with Sweet potato leaf curl virus.  Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología 21: 128-136.

  • Mansoor, S., Briddon, R.W., Bull, S.E., Bedford, I.D., Bashir, A., Hussain, M., Saeed, M., Zafar, Y., Malik, A., Fauquet, C.M. and Markham, P.G.. (2003). Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with multiple monopartite begomoviruses supported by single DNA beta. Archives of Virology 148: 1969-1986.

  • Mayo, M.A., Fauquet, C.M. and Maniloff, J. (2003). Taxonomic proposals on the eb: New ICTV consultative procedures. Archives of Virology, 148: 609-611.

  • Méndez-Lozano, J., Torres-Pacheco, I., Fauquet, C.M., Rivera-Bustamente, R.F. (2003).  Interactions between Geminiviruses in a naturally occurring mixture: Pepper huasteco virus and Pepper golden mosaic virus. Phytopathology, 93: 270-277.

  • Vanitharani R., Chellappan P. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  siRNA-mediated interference of gene expression and viral DNA accumulation in cultured plant cells. PNAS, 100: 9632-9636. Published online July 28, 2003, 10.1073/pnas.1733874100.

  • Zhou, X., Xie, Y., Tao, X., Zhang, Z., Li, Z. and Fauquet, C.M. (2003).  Characterization of DNA-beta associated with begomoviruses in China and evidence for co-evolution with their cognate viral DNA-A. Journal of General Virology, 84: 237-247.

  • Adams, M.J., Antoniw, J.F., Bar-Joseph, M., Brunt, A.A., Candresse, T., Foster, G.D., Martelli, G.P., Milne, R.G. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  The new plant virus family Flexiviridae and assessment of molecular criteria for species demarcation. Archives of Virology 149: 1045-1060.

  • Berry, S.D., Fondong, V.N., Rey, C., Rogan, D., Fauquet, C.M., Brown, J.K. (2004).  Molecular evidence for five distinct Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) geographic haplotypes associated with cassava plants in sub-Saharan Africa. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97: 852-859.

  • Chellappan, P., Vanitharani, R. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Short interfering RNA accumulation correlates with host recovery in DNA virus infected hosts and gene silencing targets specific viral sequences. Journal of Virology. 78: 7465-7477.

  • Cui, X., Tao, X., Xie, Y., Fauquet, C.M. and Zhou, X. (2004).  A DNA beta associated with Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl China Virus is required for symptom induction.  Journal of Virology. 78: 13966-13974.

  • Fargette, D., Pinel, A., Abubakar, Z., Traore, O., Brugidou, C., Fatogoma, S., Hebrard, E., Choisy M., Sere, Y., Fauquet, C.M. and Konate, G. (2004).  Inferring the evolutionary history of Rice yellow mottle virus from genomic, phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies.  Journal of Virology. 78: 3252-3261.

  • Chellappan, P., Vanitharani, R. and Fauquet, C.M. (2004).  Short interfering RNA accumulation correlates with host recovery in DNA virus infected hosts and gene silencing targets specific viral sequences. Journal of Virology. 78: 7465-7477.

  • Cui, X., Tao, X., Xie, Y., Fauquet, C.M. and Zhou, X. (2004).  A DNA beta associated with Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl China Virus is required for symptom induction.  Journal of Virology. 78: 13966-13974.

  • Fargette, D., Pinel, A., Abubakar, Z., Traore, O., Brugidou, C., Fatogoma, S., Hebrard, E., Choisy M., Sere, Y., Fauquet, C.M. and Konate, G. (2004).  Inferring the evolutionary history of Rice yellow mottle virus from genomic, phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies.  Journal of Virology. 78: 3252-3261.

  • de Villiers, E.M., Fauquet, C.M., Broker, T.R., Bernard, H.U. and zur Hausen, H. (2004).  Classification of papillomaviruses. Virology 324: 17-27.

  • Voloudakis, A.E., Malpica, C.A., Aleman-Verdaguer, M.-E., Stark, D.M., Fauquet, C.M. and Beachy, R.N. (2004). Structural characterization of Tobacco etch virus coat protein mutants. Archives of Virology. 149: 699-712.

  • Adams, M.J., Antoniw, J.F. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Molecular criteria for genus and species discrimination within the family Potyviridae. Archives of Virology. 150: 459-479. DOI: 10.1007/s00705-004-0440-6.

  • Chellappan, P., Vanitharani, R.and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  MicroRNA binding viral protein interferes with Arabidopsis development. PNAS. 102:10381-10386.
    Chellappan, P., Vanitharani, R., Ogbe, F. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Evaluation of influence of temperature on geminivirus genome-wide RNA silencing in plants. 2005. Plant Physiology.  DOI: 10.1104/p.105.066563.

  • Fauquet, C.M., Sawyer, S., Idris, A.M. and Brown, J.K. (2005).  Sequence analysis and classification of apparent recombinant begomoviruses infecting tomato in the Nile and Mediterranean basins. Phytopathology. 95: 549-555. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0549.

  • Fauquet, C.M. and Stanley J. (2005).  Revising the way we conceive and name viruses below the species level:  A review of geminivirus taxonomy calls for new standardized isolate descriptors.  Archives of Virology (In press) 000: 1-29 DOI 10.1007/s00705-005-0583-0.

  • Kouassi, N. K., N’Guessan, P., Albar, L., Fauquet, C.M. and Brugidou. C. (2005).  Distribution and characterization of Rice yellow mottle virus: A threat to African farmers.  Plant Disease. 89: 124-133. DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-0124.

  • Marmey, P., Rojas-Mendoza, A., de Kochko, A., Beachy, R.N., and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Characterization of the protease domain of Rice tungro bacilliform virus responsible for the processing of the capsid protein from the polyprotein. Virology Journal. 2: 33. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-2-33.

  • Ndunguru, J., Taylor, N.J., Yadav, J., Aly, H., Legg, J.P., Aveling, T., Thompson, G., Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Application of FTA technology for sampling, recovery and molecular characterization of viral pathogens and virus-derived transgenes from plant tissues. Virology Journal 2:45.  doi:10.1186/1743-422X-2-45.

  • Vanitharani, R., Chellappan, P. and Fauquet, C.M. (2005).  Geminiviruses and RNA Silencing.  Trends in Plant Science. 10:1360-1385. oi:10.1016/j.tplants.2005.01.005.

  • Altpeter, F., Baisakh, N., Beachy, R., Bock, R., Capell, T., Christou, P., Daniell, H., Datta, K., Datta, S., Dix, P.J., Fauquet, C., Huang, N., Kohli, A., Mooibroek, H., Nicholson, L., Nguyen, T.T., Nugent, G., Raemakers, K., Romano, A., Somers, D. A., Stoger, E., Taylor, N., and Visser, R. (2005). Particle bombardment and the genetic enhancement of crops: myths and realities. Molecular Breeding. 15:305–327. DOI 10.1007/s11032-004-8001-y. [Altpeter_MB_05]

  • Fauquet, C.M. and Fargette, D. (2005). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and the 3,142 unnamed species. Virology Journal. 2:64. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-2-64. [Fauq_Farg_VJ_05.pdf]

  • Fargette, D., Fauquet, C.M., Konate G., Muller, E., and Petterschmidt, M. (2006). Molecular ecology of tropical plant viruses.  Annual Review of Phytopathology. Submitted.

  • Vanitharani, R., Chellappan, P., Berg, H., Stanley, J., and Fauquet, C. (2006). A novel viral protein binds to both single-stranded and duplex forms of microRNAs and ta-siRNAs causes pleiotropic defects in Arabidopsis. PNAS. accepted.

Fellman, J.
  • Warren, J.M., J.H. Bassman,  D.S. Mattinson, J.K. Fellman, G.E. Edwards, R. Robberecht (2002) Alteration of foliar flavonoid chemistry induced by enhanced UV-B radiation in field-grown Pinus ponderosa,Quercus rubra, and Pseudotsuga menziesii. J. Photochem. and Photobiol. B: Biology 66:125-133

  • Rudell, D.R., Mattheis, J.P., Fan, X.; Fellman, J.K. (2002). Methyl jasmonate enhances anthocyanin accumulation and modified production of phenolics and pigments in 'Fuji' apples. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 127: 435-441.

  • Rudell, D. R., D.S. Mattinson, S.G. Wyllie, and J.K. Fellman (2002).  Investigations of aroma volatile biosynthesis under anoxic conditions and in different tissues of ‘Redchief Delicious’ apple fruit (Malus domestica Borkh.) J. Agr. Food Chem. 50:2627-2632.

  • Haines, M.M., Shiel, P.J., Fellman, J.K., and Berger, P.H. (2003). Abnormalities in growth, development and physiological responses to biotic and abiotic stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum) transformed with Arabidopsis ETR1. Journal of Agricultural Science 141: 1-15.

  • Warren, J.M., Bassman, J.H., Fellman, J.K., Eigenbrode, S.D., and Mattinson, D.S. (2003). UV-B radiation alters phenolic profiles in Populus trichocarpa, with implications for Chrysomelid herbivory. Tree Physiology 23:527-536.

  • Fellman, J.K., Rudell, D. R., Mattinson, D.S., and Mattheis, J.P. (2003). Relationship of harvest maturity to flavor regeneration after CA storage of ‘Delicious’ apples. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 27:39-51.

  • Lu, G.; Edwards, C.G.; Fellman, J.K., Mattinson, D.S., and Navazio, J. (2003). Biosynthetic origin of geosmin in red beets (Beta vulgaris L.). J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:1026-1029.

  • Lu, G.; Edwards, C.G.; Fellman, J.K., Mattinson, D.S., and Navazio, J. (2003). Quantitative determination of geosmin in red beets (Beta vulgaris L.) using headspace solid-phase microextraction. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:1021-1025.

  • Cramer, A.-C. J., Mattinson, D. S., Fellman, J. K., and Baik, B.-K. (2005). Analysis of volatile compounds from various types of barley cultivars. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:7526-7531.

  • Rudell, D., Mattheis, J., and Fellman, J. (2005). Relationship of superficial scald development and a-farnesene oxidation to reactions of diphenylamine and diphenylamine derivatives in cv. Granny Smith apple peel. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:8382-8389.

  • Rudell, D., Fellman, J., Mattheis, J. (2005). Evaluation of diphenylamine derivatives in apple peel using gradient reversed-phase liquid chromatography with ultraviolet-visible absorption and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass selective detection. Journal of chromatography A. 1081:202-209.

  • Rudell, D., Fellman, J., Mattheis, J. (2005). Preharvest application of methyl jasmonate to 'Fuji' apples enhances red coloration and affects fruit size, splitting, and bitter pit incidence. HortScience  40:1760-1762.

  • Rudell, D., Mattheis, J., Fellman, J. (2006). Influence of ethylene action, storage atmosphere, and storage duration on diphenylamine and diphenylamine derivative content of 'Granny Smith' apple peel. J. Agric. Food Chem.54 (in press)

Fregene, M.

  • Emmanuel Okogbenin, Jaime Alberto Marin, and Martin Fregene (2006).  A SSR marker based Genetic Map of Cassava Euphytica (in press).

  • Xia L., Peng K., Yang S., Wenzl P., de Vicente M.C., Fregene M., and Kilian A. (2005) DArT for high-throughput genotyping of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and its wild relatives Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110(6):1092-8

  • Kelemu, S., Mahuku, G., Fregene, M., Pachico, P., Johnson, N., Calvert, L., Rao, I., Buruchara, R., Amede, T., Kimani, P., Kirkby, P., Kaaria, S., and Ampofo, K. (2004). Harmonizing the agricultural biotechnology debate for the benefit of African farmers. African Journal of Biotechnology 2(11):394-416.

  • Anderson J., Delseny M., Fregene M., Jorge V., Mba C., Lopez C., Restrepo C., Piegu B., Verdier V., Cooke R., Tohme J., Horvath D.  (2004).  An EST Resource for Cassava and Other Species of Euphorbiaceae.  Plant Molecular Biology 56: 527-540

  • Okogbenin E. and Fregene M (2003) Genetic Mapping of QTLs Affecting Productivity and Plant Architecture in a Full-Sib Cross from Non-Inbred Parents in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Theor Appl Genet 107:1452-1462

  • Fregene M., Suarez M., Mkumbira J. , Kulembeka H. , Ndedya E. , Kulaya A. , Mitchel S. Gullberg U. , Rosling H., Dixon A., Kresovich S. (2003) Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Diversity of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Landraces: Genetic Structure in a Predominatly Asexually Propagated Crop Theor Appl Genetics 107:1083-1093.

  • Okogbenin E. and Fregene M (2002) Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping of Early Bulking in an F1 Segregating Population from Non-inbred Parents in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Theor Appl Genet 106:58-66

  • Jorge V. Fregene M., Velez C.M., Duque M., Tohme J., and Verdier V. 2001.  QTL analysis of field resistance to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv manihotis in cassava.  Theor and Appl Genet 102:564-571.

  • Tichafa M. Kreuze J., Fregene M., Suurs L., Jacobsen E., Visser R. (2001) Isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding the large and small subunits of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from cassava (Manihot esulenta Crantz).  Euphytica 120:71-83, 2001.

  • Fregene M.; E. Okogbenin, C. Mba, F. Angel, Maria Christina Suarez, Guitierez Janneth, P. Chavarriaga, W. Roca, M. Bonierbale, and J. Tohme (2001) Genome Mapping in Cassava Improvement: Challenges, Achievements and Opportunities.  Euphytica 120:71-83, 2001

  • Mba R. E.C., P. Stephenson, K. Edwards, S. Melzer, J. Nkumbira, U. Gullberg, K. Apel, M. Gale, J. Tohme, and M. Fregene (2001) Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers Survey of the Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Genome: Towards a SSR-Based Molecular Genetic Map of Cassava. Theor and Appl Genet 102:21-31

  • Jorge, V., M. A. Fregene, M. C. Duque, M. W. Bonierbale, J. Tohme, V. Verdier: (2000) . Genetic mapping of resistance to bacterial blight disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Theor Appl Genet 101 (2000) 5/6, 865-872

  • Fregene M.A., Bernal A., Dixon A., Roca W., and Tohme J.. (2000). AFLP analysis of African cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) germplasm resistant to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD).  Theor and Appl Genet. 100:678-685

  • Suarez M. C.,A.Bernal, J. Gutierrez, J. Tohme, M. Fregene (2000) Development of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) from Polymorphic Transcription Derived Fragments  (TDFs) in cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) Genome Vol 43: 62-67

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  • Lokko Y., Okogbenin E., Mba C., Dixon A., Raji A. and Fregene M.(2004).  Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Cassava.  In: Kole C. Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding.  Oxford & IBH and Science Pub Inc (American)

  • Fregene M., and Mba C. (2004).  Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS).  In: Hershey C. (ed).  Cassava Breeding.  FAO, Via Caravelle, Rome, Italy

  • Fregene and Mba (2004).  Marker-Assisted selection (MAS) in cassava genetic improvement.  In: Hershey C. (ed) FAO, Via Caravalle, Rome, Italy.  (In press)

  • Fregene M. and Puoenti-Kaerlas (2002).  Cassava Biotechnology.  In: R. Hillocks (ed) Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI publishers London, UK.

  • Fregene M., Tohme J., Roca W., ChavariaggaP., Escobar R., and Ceballos H.  (2002) Biotechlogia para la Yuca.  In: Ospina and Ceballos (eds).  La Yuca en el tercer Milenio. Sistemas Modernos de produccion, Procesamiento, Utilization y Comercializacion.   CIAT. Cali, Colombia

Ingelbrecht, I.

  • Dixon, AGO, Bandyopadhyay, R, Coyne, D, Ferguson, M, Ferris, RSB, Hanna, R, Hughes, J, Ingelbrecht, I, Legg, J, Mahungu, N, Manyong, V, Mowbray, D, Neuenschwander, P, Whyte, J, Hartmann, P, and Ortiz, R. (2003). Cassava: From Poor Farmers’ Crop to Pacesetter of African Rural Development. Chronica Horticulturae, 43: 8-15.

  • Menkir, A, Olowolafe MO, Ingelbrecht I, and Fawole, I. (2006). Assessment of testcross performance and genetic diversity of yellow endosperm maize lines derived from adapted x exotic backcrosses.Theor Appl Genet. in press.

  • Ingelbrecht I. (2006). Epigenetic Lessons from Transgenic Plants. In: Floricultural, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: Advances and topical issues (1st edition), Teixeira da Silva JA (ed), Global Science Books, London, UK, in press.

  • Nwilene FE, Onasanya A, Okhidievbie O, Sere, Y, Ndjiondjop MN, and Ingelbrecht I. (2006). Identification and differentiation of three Nigerian Orseolia sp. by RAPD markers. Asian J. Plant Sci. 5, 50-53.

  • Oriero CE, Odunola OA, Lokko Y and Ingelbrecht, I. (2006). Analysis of B-genome derived simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in Musa spp. Afr. J. Biotech. 5, 126-128.

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Kent, L.

  • What's the Holdup? Addressing Constraints to the Use of Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries” AgBioForum, 7 (1&2): 63-69, 2004.

  • Taylor, N., Kent, L. and Fauquet, C.M., (Eds.)(2004).  Special Issue:  Progress, Achievements and Constraints for Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries.  AgBioForum, The Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management and Economics. Vol. 7, Number 1 and 2.

Maziya Dixon, B.

  • Ezeagu, I.E., Maziya-Dixon, B., and Tarawali, G. 2003. Seed characteristics and antinutrient composition of 12 Mucuna accessions from Nigeria. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 1: 129-139.

  • Oikeh, S. O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R., and Glahn, R. P. 2002.  Enhancing micronutrient quality of tropical corn through plant breeding in West Africa. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 16(5): A980.

  • Oikeh, S.O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R., and Glahn, R. P. 2003. Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kernel-iron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition 26: 2307-2319.

  • Oikeh, S.O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R., and Glahn, R.P. 2003. Assessment of iron and Zinc and bioavailable iron in grains of early-maturing tropical maize varieties. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry 57: 3688-3694.

  • Menkir, A., and Maziya-Dixon, B. 2004. Influence of genotype and environment on carotene content of Tropical yellow maize. Maydica 49: 313-318.

  • Oikeh, S.O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R.M, and Glahn, R.P. 2004. Assessment of bioavailable iron from 20 elite tropical maize varieties using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 84:1202-1206.

  • Oikeh, S.O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R.M, Glahn, R.P., and Gauch Jr. G. 2004. Environmental stability of iron and zinc concentrations in grain of elite early-maturing tropical maize genotypes grown under field conditions. Journal of Agricultural Science 142(5): 543-551.

  • Williams, L., Maziya-Dixon, B., Harris, E., Nokoe, S., Akinyele, I., Sanusi, R., and Oguntona, T. 2005. Assessment of the nutritional status of children under-5 and their mothers in Nigeria. South African J. Clin. Nutr. 49 (S1): 359.

  • Maziya-Dixon, B., Akinyele, I.O., Oguntona, E.B., Sanusi, R.A. and Harris, E. Vitamin E status of children under-5 and their mothers in Nigeria. South African J. Clin. Nutr. 49 (S1): 352.

  • Maziya-Dixon, B., Harris, E., Nokoe, S. Akinyele, I., Sanusi, R. and Oguntona, T. Evaluation of zinc status in children under-5 in Nigeria by agroecological zone and urbanization. South African J. Clin. Nutr. 49 (S1): 153.

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Sayre, R.T.
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Schachtman, D.

  • Ahn, S.J., Shin, R. and Schachtman, D.P. (2004) Expression of KT/KUP genes in Arabidopsis and the role of root hairs in K+ uptake Plant Physiology 134:1135-45.

  • Amtmann, A., Fischer, M., Marsh, E.L., Stefanovic, A., Sanders, D. Schachtman, D.P. (2001) The wheat cDNA LCT1 generates hypersensitivity to sodium in a salt-sensitive yeast strain Plant Physiology 126:1061-1071.

  • Hammes, UZ, Schachtman, DP, Berg, RH, Nielsen, E., Koch, W., McIntyre, LM, Taylor, CG  (2005) Nematode induced changes of transporter gene expression in Arabidopsis roots Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 18:1247-1257

  • Liu, W., Fairbairn, D.J., Reid, R.J., Schachtman, D.P. (2001) Characterization of two HKT1 homologues from Eucalyptus camaldulensis that display intrinsic osmosensing capability Plant Physiology 127: 283-294.

  • Mpelasoka, B.S., Schachtman, D.P., Treeby, M.T., Thomas, M.R. (2003) A review of potassium nutrition in grapevines with special emphasis on berry accumulation.  Australian Journal of Grape and Wine 9:154-168.

  • Munns, R., Husain, S., Rivelli, A.R., James, R., Condon, A.G., Lindsay, M., Lagudah, E., Schachtman, D., Hare, R. (2002) Avenues for increasing salt tolerance of crops, and the role of physiologically-based selection traits.  Plant Soil 247: 93-105.

  • Schachtman, D.P. and Thomas, M.R. (2003) A rapid method for generating sufficient amounts of uniform genotype-specific material from woody perennials such as grapevine for ion transport studies.  Plant Soil 253: 195-199.

  • Storey, R. Schachtman, D.P. Thomas, M.R (2003) Root structure and cellular chloride, sodium and potassium distribution in salinized grapevines.  Plant Cell and Environment 26: 789 - 800.

  • Storey, R., Wyn Jones, R.G.,  Schachtman D.P.,  and Treeby M.T. (2003) Calcium accumulating cells in the meristematic region of grapevine root apices Functional Plant Biology 30: 719 – 727.

  • Shin, R. and Schachtman, D.P. (2004)  Hydrogen peroxide mediates plant root cell response to nutrient deprivation  Proceedings National Academy Science USA  101:8827-8832.

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Zhang, P. and Gruissem, W.
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