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Overview

Alan B. Bennett is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on plant science. The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including molecular biology, soil science, management, monitoring, policy and law, and geophysics.

The main topics of Alan B. Bennett's research include:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

The scientist has published research in a variety of venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Field Crops Research
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Alan B. Bennett are:

  • A Model for Nitrogen Fixation in Cereal Crops, 2020, Trends in Plant Science
  • Biological nitrogen fixation and prospects for ecological intensification in cereal-based cropping systems, 2022, Field Crops Research
  • Nitrogen fixation and mucilage production on maize aerial roots is controlled by aerial root development and border cell functions, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Diazotrophic bacteria from maize exhibit multifaceted plant growth promotion traits in multiple hosts, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Genomic characterization of a diazotrophic microbiota associated with maize aerial root mucilage, 2020, PLoS ONE

Collaborative efforts form a significant part of their scholarly activity. Frequent coauthors include Bart C. Weimer, Shawn M. Higdon, Tania Pozzo, Richard Jeannotte, and Bihua C. Huang.

Best Publications

  • ROLE OF CELL WALL HYDROLASES IN FRUIT RIPENING

    Robert L. Fischer;Alan B. Bennett

  • Modification of Expansin Protein Abundance in Tomato Fruit Alters Softening and Cell Wall Polymer Metabolism during Ripening

    David A. Brummell;Mark H. Harpster;Pedro M. Civello;Joseph M. Palys

  • Expression of a chimeric polygalacturonase gene in transgenic rin (ripening inhibitor) tomato fruit results in polyuronide degradation but not fruit softening.

    James J. Giovannoni;Dean DellaPenna;Alan B. Bennett;Robert L. Fischer

  • Cooperative disassembly of the cellulose-xyloglucan network of plant cell walls: parallels between cell expansion and fruit ripening.

    Jocelyn K.C Rose;Alan B Bennett

  • Expression of a divergent expansin gene is fruit-specific and ripening-regulated

    Jocelyn K. C. Rose;Howard H. Lee;Alan B. Bennett

  • Polygalacturonases: Many Genes in Search of a Function

    Kristen A. Hadfield;Alan B. Bennett

  • Temporal Sequence of Cell Wall Disassembly in Rapidly Ripening Melon Fruit

    Jocelyn K.C. Rose;Kristen A. Hadfield;John M. Labavitch;Alan B. Bennett

  • Nitrogen fixation in a landrace of maize is supported by a mucilage-associated diazotrophic microbiota.

    Allen Van Deynze;Pablo Zamora;Pierre Marc Delaux;Cristobal Heitmann

  • Transgenic Expression of Pear PGIP in Tomato Limits Fungal Colonization

    A. L. T. Powell;J. van Kan;A. ten Have;J. Visser

  • The intersection between cell wall disassembly, ripening, and fruit susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea

    D. Cantu;Ariel Roberto Vicente;L. C. Greve;F. M. Dewey

  • Molecular cloning of tomato fruit polygalacturonase: Analysis of polygalacturonase mRNA levels during ripening.

    Dean DellaPenna;Danny C. Alexander;Alan B. Bennett

  • Antisense Acid Invertase (TIV1) Gene Alters Soluble Sugar Composition and Size in Transgenic Tomato Fruit

    E. M. Klann;B. Hall;A. B. Bennett

  • Auxin-Regulated Genes Encoding Cell Wall-Modifying Proteins Are Expressed during Early Tomato Fruit Growth

    Carmen Catalá;Jocelyn K.C. Rose;Alan B. Bennett

  • Two divergent endo-beta-1,4-glucanase genes exhibit overlapping expression in ripening fruit and abscising flowers.

    Coralie C. Lashbrook;Carmen Gonzalez-Bosch;Alan B. Bennett

  • Strangers in the matrix: plant cell walls and pathogen susceptibility

    Dario Cantu;Ariel R. Vicente;John M. Labavitch;Alan B. Bennett

  • An Expansin Gene Expressed in Ripening Strawberry Fruit

    Pedro Marcos Civello;Ann L.T. Powell;Adnan Sabehat;Alan B. Bennett

  • Optical measurements of ΔpH and Δψ in corn root membrne vesicles: Kinetic analysis of Cl− effects on a proton-translocating ATPase

    Alan B. Bennett;Roger M. Spanswick

  • H+-ATPase Activity from Storage Tissue of Beta vulgaris: I. Identification and Characterization of an Anion-Sensitive H+-ATPase

    Alan B. Bennett;Sharman D. O'Neill;Roger M. Spanswick

  • Sink Metabolism in Tomato Fruit : IV. Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Sucrose Accumulation

    Serge Yelle;Roger T. Chetelat;Martin Dorais;Joseph W. DeVerna

  • Expression of a chimeric polygalacturonase gene in transgenic rin (ripening inhibitor) tomato fruit.

    J. J. Giovannoni;D. DellaPenna;C. C. Lashbrook;A. B. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Labavitch
John M. Labavitch University of California, Davis
Roger M. Spanswick
Roger M. Spanswick Cornell University
Jocelyn K. C. Rose
Jocelyn K. C. Rose Cornell University
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Robert L. Fischer
Robert L. Fischer University of California, Berkeley
David A. Brummell
David A. Brummell Plant & Food Research
Bart C. Weimer
Bart C. Weimer University of California, Davis
David Zilberman
David Zilberman University of California, Berkeley
Dean DellaPenna
Dean DellaPenna Michigan State University
Yoshinori Kanayama
Yoshinori Kanayama Tohoku University

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