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Arthur A. Schaffer is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Organization in Israel and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The research primarily focuses on plant science and related subfields including molecular biology, genetics, horticulture, and food science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics of study:

  • Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Frequent coauthors in their research include Amit Gur, Yaakov Tadmor, Galil Tzuri, Elad Oren, and Joseph Burger. These collaborations indicate active involvement in genetic and molecular approaches within plant science.

Recent published papers include:

  • Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity, 2020, Metabolites
  • High-density NGS-based map construction and genetic dissection of fruit shape and rind netting in Cucumis melo, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Pan-genome and multi-parental framework for high-resolution trait dissection in melon (Cucumis melo), 2022, The Plant Journal
  • QTL mapping and genomic analyses of earliness and fruit ripening traits in a melon recombinant inbred lines population supported by de novo assembly of their parental genomes, 2022, Horticulture Research
  • 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases drive expansion of steroidal alkaloid structural diversity in the genus Solanum, 2022, New Phytologist

The scientist's publications often appear in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, New Phytologist, Metabolites, and The Plant Journal. This reflects a strong presence in both preprint and peer-reviewed platforms prominent in the fields of genetics and plant biology.

Best Publications

  • Overexpression of Arabidopsis Hexokinase in Tomato Plants Inhibits Growth, Reduces Photosynthesis, and Induces Rapid Senescence

    Nir Dai;Arthur Schaffer;Marina Petreikov;Yosepha Shahak

  • Branched-chain and aromatic amino acid catabolism into aroma volatiles in Cucumis melo L. fruit

    Itay Gonda;Itay Gonda;Einat Bar;Vitaly Portnoy;Shery Lev

  • Sucrose-to-Starch Metabolism in Tomato Fruit Undergoing Transient Starch Accumulation.

    Arthur A. Schaffer;Marina Petreikov

  • Plant cholesterol biosynthetic pathway overlaps with phytosterol metabolism

    Prashant D. Sonawane;Jacob Pollier;Sayantan Panda;Sayantan Panda;Jedrzej Szymanski;Jedrzej Szymanski

  • Functional characterization of CmCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from melon.

    Mwafaq Ibdah;Yaniv Azulay;Vitaly Portnoy;Boris Wasserman

  • A ‘golden’ SNP in CmOr governs the fruit flesh color of melon (Cucumis melo)

    Galil Tzuri;Xiangjun Zhou;Noam Chayut;Noam Chayut;Hui Yuan

  • A consensus linkage map for molecular markers and Quantitative Trait Loci associated with economically important traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

    Aurora Diaz;Mohamed Fergany;Mohamed Fergany;Gelsomina Formisano;Peio Ziarsolo

  • Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB): a central portal for comparative and functional genomics of cucurbit crops.

    Yi Zheng;Shan-dong Wu;Yang Bai;Honghe Sun;Honghe Sun

  • A genetic map of melon highly enriched with fruit quality QTLs and EST markers, including sugar and carotenoid metabolism genes

    R. Harel-Beja;G. Tzuri;V. Portnoy;M. Lotan-Pompan

  • The biosynthetic pathway of the nonsugar, high-intensity sweetener mogroside V from Siraitia grosvenorii.

    Maxim Itkin;Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati;Shahar Cohen;Vitaly Portnoy

  • Metabolism of soluble sugars in developing melon fruit: a global transcriptional view of the metabolic transition to sucrose accumulation.

    Nir Dai;Shahar Cohen;Vitaly Portnoy;Galil Tzuri

  • The PH gene determines fruit acidity and contributes to the evolution of sweet melons

    Shahar Cohen;Maxim Itkin;Yelena Yeselson;Galil Tzuri

  • Distinct Mechanisms of the ORANGE Protein in Controlling Carotenoid Flux.

    Noam Chayut;Hui Yuan;Shachar Ohali;Ayala Meir

  • The fruit cuticles of wild tomato species exhibit architectural and chemical diversity, providing a new model for studying the evolution of cuticle function

    Trevor H. Yeats;Gregory J. Buda;Zhonghua Wang;Noam Chehanovsky

  • Genetic variability for valuable fruit quality traits in Cucumis melo

    Yosef Burger;Uzi Sa'ar;Harry S. Paris;Efraim Lewinsohn

  • Role of carbohydrate reserves in yield production of intensively cultivated oil olive (Olea europaea L.) trees.

    Amnon Bustan;Avishai Avni;Shimon Lavee;Isaac Zipori

  • Deciphering genetic factors that determine melon fruit-quality traits using RNA-Seq-based high-resolution QTL and eQTL mapping.

    Navot Galpaz;Itay Gonda;Itay Gonda;Doron Shem-Tov;Omer Barad

  • Genetic diversity of Cucumis melo.

    Yosef Burger;Harry S. Paris;Ron Cohen;Nurit Katzir

  • Fgr, a major locus that modulates the fructose to glucose ratio in mature tomato fruits.

    I. Levin;N. Gilboa;E. Yeselson;S. Shen

  • Cloning and expression analysis of a UDP-galactose/glucose pyrophosphorylase from melon fruit provides evidence for the major metabolic pathway of galactose metabolism in raffinose oligosaccharide metabolizing plants.

    Nir Dai;Marina Petreikov;Vitaly Portnoy;Nurit Katzir

Frequent Co-Authors

Nurit Katzir
Nurit Katzir Agricultural Research Organization
Yaakov Tadmor
Yaakov Tadmor Agricultural Research Organization
David Granot
David Granot Agricultural Research Organization
Efraim Lewinsohn
Efraim Lewinsohn Agricultural Research Organization
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Harry S. Paris
Harry S. Paris Agricultural Research Organization
Li Li
Li Li Cornell University
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Aaron Fait
Aaron Fait Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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