Area of research
Insect Science · Plant Science
Research interest
Research interests include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant and animal studies, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.
Maize resistance to witchweed through changes in strigolactone biosynthesis
9,10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory
Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced <i>O</i>-methylated flavonoids in maize
A receptor-like protein mediates plant immune responses to herbivore-associated molecular patterns
Genetic elucidation of interconnected antibiotic pathways mediating maize innate immunity
The maize heterotrimeric G protein β subunit controls shoot meristem development and immune responses
Multiple genes recruited from hormone pathways partition maize diterpenoid defences
Biosynthesis and function of terpenoid defense compounds in maize (Zea mays)
An apoplastic peptide activates salicylic acid signalling in maize
Discovery, Biosynthesis and Stress-Related Accumulation of Dolabradiene-Derived Defenses in Maize
The effects of climate change associated abiotic stresses on maize phytochemical defenses
Fungal-induced protein hyperacetylation in maize identified by acetylome profiling
Selinene Volatiles Are Essential Precursors for Maize Defense Promoting Fungal Pathogen Resistance
Fungal and herbivore elicitation of the novel maize sesquiterpenoid, zealexin A4, is attenuated by elevated CO2
Dynamic maize responses to aphid feeding are revealed by a time series of transcriptomic and metabolomic assays
Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase–derived cyclopente(a)nones, display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators
Impacts of insect oral secretions on defoliation-induced plant defense
Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense