Research Project: Molecular Genetic and Proximal Sensing Analyses of Abiotic Stress Response and Oil Production Pathways in Cotton, Oilseeds, and Other Industrial and Biofuel Crops

Location: Plant Physiology and Genetics Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Proximal active optical sensing operational improvement for research using the CropCircle ACS-470, implications for measurement of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Conley, M.M., Thompson, A.L., Hejl, R.W. 2023. Proximal active optical sensing operational improvement for research using the CropCircle ACS-470, implications for measurement of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Sensors. 23(11). Article 5044. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115044.

Advances in the application of small unoccupied aircraft systems (sUAS) for high-throughput plant phenotyping - (Review Article)
Ayankojo, I.T., Thorp, K.R., Thompson, A.L. 2023. Advances in the application of small unoccupied aircraft systems (sUAS) for high-throughput plant phenotyping. Remote Sensing. 15(10). Article 2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15102623.

Irrigation management impacts on cotton reproductive development and boll distribution - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Herritt, M.T., Thompson, A.L., Thorp, K.R. 2022. Irrigation management impacts on cotton reproductive development and boll distribution. Crop Science. 62(4):1559-1572. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20749.

Response of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) leaf chlorophyll content to high heat and low-soil water in the Arizona low desert - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thompson, A.L., Conley, M.M., Herritt, M.T., Thorp, K.R. 2022. Response of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) leaf chlorophyll content to high heat and low-soil water in the Arizona low desert. Photosynthetica. 60(2):280-292.

Response of leaf chlorophyll content to high heat and low-soil water in the Arizona low desert - (Abstract Only)

LDIP cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to facilitate lipid droplet biogenesis in Arabidopsis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pyc, M., Gidda, S.K., Seay, D., Esnay, N., Kretzschmar, F.K., Cai, Y., Doner, N.M., Greer, M.S., Hull, J.J., Coulon, D., Brehelin, C., Yurchenko, O., De Vries, J., Valerius, O., Braus, G.H., Ischebeck, T., Chapman, K.D., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T. 2021. LDIP cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to facilitate lipid droplet biogenesis in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 33(9):3076-3101. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab179.

Quantification of leaf wax and cutin monomer composition in Pima (Gossypium barbadense) and upland (G. hirsutum L.) cotton - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tomasi, P., Herritt, M.T., Jenks, M., Thompson, A.L. 2021. Quantification of leaf wax and cutin monomer composition in Pima (Gossypium barbadense) and upland (G. hirsutum L.) cotton. Industrial Crops and Products. 169. Article 113670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113670.

Arabidopsis thaliana EARLY RESPONSIVE TO DEHYDRATION 7 localizes to lipid droplets via its senescence domain - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Doner, N.M., Seay, D., Mehling, M.E., Sun, S., Gidda, S.K., Schmitt, K., Braus, G.H., Ischebeck, T., Chapman, K.D., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T. 2021. Arabidopsis thaliana EARLY RESPONSIVE TO DEHYDRATION 7 localizes to lipid droplets via its senescence domain. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 658961. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.658961.

FLIP:FLuorescence imaging pipeline for field-based chlorophyll fluorescence images - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Herritt, M.T., Long, J.C., Roybal, M.D., Moller Jr, D.C., Mockler, T.C., Pauli, D., Thompson, A.L. 2021. FLIP:FLuorescence imaging pipeline for field-based chlorophyll fluorescence images. SoftwareX. 14. Article 100685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100685.

High-throughput phenotyping data from a proximal sensing cart - (Database / Dataset)
Thompson, A.L., Conley, M.M., Roybal, M.D. 2021. High-throughput phenotyping data from a proximal sensing cart. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1520740.

Physaria fendleri and Ricinus communis lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase-like phospholipases selectively cleave hydroxy acyl chains from phosphatidylcholine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, Y., Caldo, K.P., Singer, S.D., Mietkiewska, E., Greer, M.S., Tian, B., Dyer, J.M., Smith, M., Zhou, X., Qiu, X., Weselake, R.J., Chen, G. 2020. Physaria fendleri and Ricinus communis lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase-like phospholipases selectively cleave hydroxy acyl chains from phosphatidylcholine. The Plant Journal. 105(1):182-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15050.

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fuzzy seed counting by image analysis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Herritt, M.T., Jones, D., Thompson, A.L. 2020. Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fuzzy seed counting by image analysis. Journal of Cotton Science. 24:112-120.

Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging captures photochemical efficiency of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in a field setting - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Herritt, M.T., Mockler, T.C., Pauli, W.D., Thompson, A.L. 2020. Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging captures photochemical efficiency of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in a field setting. Plant Methods. 16. Article 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00650-0.

A data workflow to support plant breeding decisions from a terrestrial field-based high-throughput plant phenotyping system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thompson, A.L., Thorp, K.R., Conley, M.M., Roybal, M.D., Moller Jr, D.C., Long, J.C. 2020. A data workflow to support plant breeding decisions from a terrestrial field-based high-throughput plant phenotyping system. Plant Methods. 16. Article 97. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00639-9.

SEIPIN isoforms interact with the membrane-tethering protein VAP27-1 for lipid droplet formation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Greer, M.S., Cai, Y., Gidda, S.K., Esnay, N., Kretzschmar, F.K., Seay, D., Mclinchie, E., Ischebeck, T., Mullen, R.T., Dyer, J.M., Chapman, K.D. 2020. SEIPIN isoforms interact with the membrane-tethering protein VAP27-1 for lipid droplet formation. The Plant Cell. 32(9):2932-2950. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00771.

Photosynthesis in a changing global climate: scaling up and scaling down - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Baslam, M., Mitsui, T., Hodges, M., Priesack, E., Herritt, M.T., Aranjuelo, I., Sanz-Saez, A. 2020. Photosynthesis in a changing global climate: scaling up and scaling down. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00882.

Lipid droplets in plants and algae: distribution, formation, turnover and function - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ischebeck, T., Mullen, R.T., Dyer, J.M., Chapman, K.D. 2020. Lipid droplets in plants and algae: distribution, formation, turnover and function. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 108:82-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.02.014.

Characterization of photosynthetic phenotypes and chloroplast ultrastructural changes of soybean (Glycine max) in response to elevated air temperatures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Herritt, M.T., Fritschi, F.B. 2020. Characterization of photosynthetic phenotypes and chloroplast ultrastructural changes of soybean (Glycine max) in response to elevated air temperatures. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:153.

Lipid droplet-peroxisome connections in plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Esnay, N., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T., Chapman, K.D. 2020. Lipid droplet-peroxisome connections in plants. Contact. 3:1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515256420908765.

The genome of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis): A taxonomically isolated species that directs wax ester accumulation in its seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sturtevant, D., Lu, S., Zhou, Z., Shen, Y., Wang, S., Song, J., Zhong, J., Burks, D.J., Yang, A., Yang, Q., Cannon, A.E., Herrfurth, C., Feussner, I., Borisjuk, L., Munz, E., Verbeck, G.F., Wang, X., Azad, R.K., Singleton, B.B., Dyer, J.M., Chen, L., Chapman, K.D., Guo, L. 2020. The genome of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis): A taxonomically isolated species that directs wax ester accumulation in its seeds. Science Advances. 6(11). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay3240.

Castor patatin-like phospholipase A IIIß facilitates removal of hydroxy fatty acids from phosphatidylcholine in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lin, Y., Chen, G., Mietkiewska, E., Song, Z., Caldo, K.P., Singer, S.D., Dyer, J.M., Smith, M., McKeon, T.A., Weselake, R.J. 2019. Castor patatin-like phospholipase A IIIß facilitates removal of hydroxy fatty acids from phosphatidylcholine in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds. Plant Molecular Biology. 101:521-536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-019-00915-w.

Mouse Fat-Specific Protein 27 (FSP27) expressed in plant cells localizes to lipid droplets and promotes lipid droplet accumulation and fusion - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Price, A.M., Doner, N., Gidda, S.K., Puri, V., James, C., Schami, A., Yurchenko, O., Mullen, R.T., Dyer, J.M., Chapman, K.D. 2019. Mouse Fat-Specific Protein 27 (FSP27) expressed in plant cells localizes to lipid droplets and promotes lipid droplet accumulation and fusion. Biochimie. 169:41-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2019.08.002.

Mechanisms of lipid droplet biogenesis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chapman, K.D., Aziz, M., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T. 2019. Mechanisms of lipid droplet biogenesis. Biochemical Journal. 476(13):1929-1942. https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20180021.

Comparing nadir and multi-angle view sensor technologies for measuring in-field plant height of upland cotton - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thompson, A.L., Thorp, K.R., Conley, M.M., French, A.N., Andrade-Sanchez, P., Pauli, D. 2019. Comparing nadir and multi-angle view sensor technologies for measuring in-field plant height of upland cotton. Remote Sensing of Environment. 11:700-719. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11060700.

Metabolic engineering for enhanced oil in biomass - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vanhercke, T., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T., Kilaru, A., Rahman, M.M., Petrie, J.R., Green, A.G., Yurchenko, O., Singh, S.P. 2019. Metabolic engineering for enhanced oil in biomass. Progress in Lipid Research. 74:103-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plipres.2019.02.002.

An RK/ST C-terminal motif is required for targeting of OEP7.2 and a subset of other Arabidopsis tail-anchored proteins to the plastid outer envelope membrane - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Teresinski, H.J., Gidda, S.K., Nhuyen, T.N., Howard, M., Porter, B.K., Grimberg, N., Smith, M.D., Andrews, D.W., Dyer, J.M., Mullen, R.T. 2018. An RK/ST C-terminal motif is required for targeting of OEP7.2 and a subset of other Arabidopsis tail-anchored proteins to the plastid outer envelope membrane. Plant and Cell Physiology. 60:516-537. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcy234.