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Andy Pereira is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is notably concentrated within several subfields related to plant science, genetics, and molecular biology, including insect science and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics in their research include:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Andy Pereira has published in a range of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Genes
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Recent publications by the scientist include:

  • Using Network-Based Machine Learning to Predict Transcription Factors Involved in Drought Resistance, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Identification of Genomic Regions Controlling Chalkiness and Grain Characteristics in a Recombinant Inbred Line Rice Population Based on High-Throughput SNP Markers, 2021, Genes
  • Genetic Mapping Identifies Consistent Quantitative Trait Loci for Yield Traits of Rice under Greenhouse Drought Conditions, 2020, Genes
  • Genetic Dissection of Grain Yield Component Traits Under High Nighttime Temperature Stress in a Rice Diversity Panel, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Gene Identification for Chlorophyll Content in RIL Rice Population under Drought Conditions, 2021, Indonesian Journal of Natural Pigments

Throughout their career, Andy Pereira has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Julie Thomas
  • Yheni Dwiningsih
  • Chirag Gupta
  • Charles Ruiz
  • Anuj Kumar

Best Publications

  • The shine clade of AP2 domain transcription factors activates wax biosynthesis, alters cuticle properties, and confers drought tolerance when overexpressed in Arabidopsis

    Asaph Aharoni;Shital Dixit;Reinhard Jetter;Eveline Thoenes

  • Plant adaptation to drought stress.

    Supratim Basu;Venkategowda Ramegowda;Anuj Kumar;Andy Pereira

  • Molecular and physiological analysis of drought stress in Arabidopsis reveals early responses leading to acclimation in plant growth.

    Amal Harb;Arjun Krishnan;Madana M.R. Ambavaram;Andy Pereira

  • An ancient R gene from the wild potato species Solanum bulbocastanum confers broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora infestans in cultivated potato and tomato.

    Edwin van der Vossen;Anne Sikkema;Bas te Lintel Hekkert;Jack Gros

  • pBINPLUS: an improved plant transformation vector based on pBIN19.

    F A van Engelen;J W Molthoff;A J Conner;J P Nap

  • Improvement of water use efficiency in rice by expression of HARDY, an Arabidopsis drought and salt tolerance gene

    Aarati Karaba;Shital Dixit;Raffaella Greco;Raffaella Greco;Asaph Aharoni;Asaph Aharoni

  • Molecular characterization of the CER1 gene of arabidopsis involved in epicuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility.

    Mark G. M. Aarts;Christian J. Keijzer;Willem J. Stiekema;Andy Pereira

  • The Arabidopsis MALE STERILITY 2 protein shares similarity with reductases in elongation/condensation complexes

    Mark G.M. Aarts;Rachel Hodge;Kriton Kalantidis;Dion Florack

  • The Rpi-blb2 gene from Solanum bulbocastanum is an Mi-1 gene homolog conferring broad-spectrum late blight resistance in potato.

    Edwin A G van der Vossen;Jack Gros;Anne Sikkema;Marielle Muskens

  • Effects of Drought on Gene Expression in Maize Reproductive and Leaf Meristem Tissue Revealed by RNA-Seq

    Akshay Kakumanu;Madana M.R. Ambavaram;Madana M.R. Ambavaram;Madana M.R. Ambavaram;Curtis Matthew Klumas;Arjun Krishnan

  • Coordinated regulation of photosynthesis in rice increases yield and tolerance to environmental stress

    Madana M. R. Ambavaram;Supratim Basu;Arjun Krishnan;Venkategowda Ramegowda

  • Transposon tagging of a male sterility gene in Arabidopsis

    Mark G. M. Aarts;Wim G. Dirkse;Willem J. Stiekema;Andy Pereira

  • Molecular cloning of the a1 locus of Zea mays using the transposable elements En and Mu1

    Catherine O'Reilly;Nancy S. Shepherd;Andy Pereira;Zsuzsanna Schwarz-Sommer

  • ANTHOCYANINLESS2, a homeobox gene affecting anthocyanin distribution and root development in Arabidopsis.

    Hiroyoshi Kubo;Anton J. M. Peeters;Mark G. M. Aarts;Andy Pereira

  • Plant abiotic stress challenges from the changing environment

    Andy Pereira

  • Rice Mutant Resources for Gene Discovery

    Hirohiko Hirochika;Emmanuel Guiderdoni;Gynheung An;Yue-ie C. Hsing

  • Identification of R-Gene Homologous DNA Fragments Genetically Linked to Disease Resistance Loci in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Mark G. M. Aarts;Bas te Lintel Hekkert;Eric B. Holub;Jim L. Beynon

  • Molecular analysis of the En/Spm transposable element system of Zea mays.

    Andy Pereira;Heinrich Cuypers;Alfons Gierl;Zsuzsanna Schwarz-Sommer

  • Cyclophilin 20-3 relays a 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid signal during stress responsive regulation of cellular redox homeostasis

    Sang-Wook Park;Wei Li;Andrea Viehhauser;Bin He

  • Mutant resources in rice for functional genomics of the grasses

    Arjun Krishnan;Emmanuel Guiderdoni;Gynheung An;Yue-ie C. Hsing

Frequent Co-Authors

Evert Jacobsen
Evert Jacobsen Wageningen University & Research
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Willem J. Stiekema
Willem J. Stiekema Norwich Research Park
Emmanuel Guiderdoni
Emmanuel Guiderdoni Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Mark G. M. Aarts
Mark G. M. Aarts Wageningen University & Research
Lucia Colombo
Lucia Colombo University of Milan
Heinz Saedler
Heinz Saedler Max Planck Society
Paul Christou
Paul Christou University of Lleida
Venkatesan Sundaresan
Venkatesan Sundaresan University of California, Davis
Gerco C. Angenent
Gerco C. Angenent Wageningen University & Research

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