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New Zealand
2026

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Citations
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World Ranking
3826
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Andrew C. Allan is a researcher affiliated with Plant & Food Research in New Zealand. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, their subfields of specialization include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Andrew C. Allan has contributed to publications in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • New Phytologist
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Horticulture Research
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Scientia Horticulturae

Some of their recent papers include:

  • The strawberry transcription factor FaRAV1 positively regulates anthocyanin accumulation by activation of FaMYB10 and anthocyanin pathway genes, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co-regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue-coloured berries, 2021, New Phytologist
  • DNA demethylation is involved in the regulation of temperature-dependent anthocyanin accumulation in peach, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Unraveling a genetic roadmap for improved taste in the domesticated apple, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Why do plants blush when they are hungry?, 2023, New Phytologist

Andrew C. Allan has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including Richard V. Espley, Yin X, Kui Lin-Wang, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, and Xiaofen Liu.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants

    Roger P Hellens;Andrew C Allan;Ellen N Friel;Karen Bolitho

  • Red colouration in apple fruit is due to the activity of the MYB transcription factor, MdMYB10

    R.V. Espley;R.P. Hellens;J. Putterill;D.E. Stevenson

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

    Kui Lin-Wang;Karen Bolitho;Karryn Grafton;Anne Kortstee

  • MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

    A.C. Allan;R.P. Hellens;W.A. Laing

  • Two Distinct Sources of Elicited Reactive Oxygen Species in Tobacco Epidermal Cells.

    Andrew C. Allan;Robert Fluhr

  • Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

    Richard V. Espley;Cyril Brendolise;David Chagné;Sumathi Kutty-Amma

  • Molecular genetics of blood-fleshed peach reveals activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors.

    Hui Zhou;Kui Lin-Wang;Huiliang Wang;Chao Gu

  • High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

    Kui Lin-Wang;Diego Micheletti;John Palmer;Richard Volz

  • An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

    David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  • Map-based cloning of the pear gene MYB114 identifies an interaction with other transcription factors to coordinately regulate fruit anthocyanin biosynthesis.

    Gaifang Yao;Meiling Ming;Andrew C. Allan;Andrew C. Allan;Chao Gu

  • Growth of Pollen Tubes of Papaver rhoeas Is Regulated by a Slow-Moving Calcium Wave Propagated by Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate.

    Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong;Bjorn K. Drobak;Andrew C. Allan;Peter A. C. Watkins

  • Two Transduction Pathways Mediate Rapid Effects of Abscisic Acid in Commelina Guard Cells.

    Andrew C. Allan;Mark D. Fricker;Jane L. Ward;Michael H. Beale

  • Coordinated regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit by a R2R3 MYB transcription factor

    Shan-Shan Niu;Chang-Jie Xu;Wang-Shu Zhang;Bo Zhang

  • Kiwifruit EIL and ERF Genes Involved in Regulating Fruit Ripening

    Xue-ren Yin;Andrew C. Allan;Kun-song Chen;Ian B. Ferguson

  • Analyses of Expressed Sequence Tags from Apple

    Richard D. Newcomb;Ross N. Crowhurst;Andrew P. Gleave;Erik H.A. Rikkerink

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

    D. Ravaglia;R.V. Espley;R.A. Henry-Kirk;C. Andreotti

  • Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Daryl D. Rowan;Mingshu Cao;Kui Lin‐Wang;Janine M. Cooney

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard V. Espley
Richard V. Espley Plant & Food Research
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Tony K. McGhie
Tony K. McGhie Plant & Food Research
Erika Varkonyi-Gasic
Erika Varkonyi-Gasic Plant & Food Research
Robert J. Schaffer
Robert J. Schaffer Plant & Food Research
Ian B. Ferguson
Ian B. Ferguson Zhejiang University
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research
William A. Laing
William A. Laing Plant & Food Research
Anthony Trewavas
Anthony Trewavas University of Edinburgh

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