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D-Index
44
Citations
8549
World Ranking
2992
National Ranking
183

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

Agronomy, Biochemistry, Shoot, Poaceae and Proteome are his primary areas of study. His work in the fields of Agronomy, such as Crop and Crop yield, intersects with other areas such as Saline. His research investigates the connection between Biochemistry and topics such as Phosphorus deficiency that intersect with problems in Channel blocker, Nuclear chemistry, Fusicoccin, Citric acid and Incubation.

The Shoot study combines topics in areas such as Oxidative stress, Increased sodium, Glutathione and Antioxidant. His Poaceae research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Turgor pressure, Plant breeding, Hybrid, Osmosis and Breeding program. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthesis and Ferredoxin, Enzyme, which intersect with Proteome.

His most cited work include:

  • Potassium in agriculture--status and perspectives. (396 citations)
  • Adaptation of H+-Pumping and Plasma Membrane H+ ATPase Activity in Proteoid Roots of White Lupin under Phosphate Deficiency (209 citations)
  • The biochemical reaction of maize (Zea mays L.) to salt stress is characterized by a mitigation of symptoms and not by a specific adaptation (111 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Christian Zörb mostly deals with Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture, Shoot and Biochemistry. His work on Crop yield, Crop and Fertilizer as part of general Agronomy research is frequently linked to Composition, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Crop yield study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sustainable agriculture and Soil fertility.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Zea mays and Growth inhibition in addition to Botany. His work on Vicia faba and Yield as part of general Horticulture research is frequently linked to Open pollination, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. In his study, Saline water is inextricably linked to Suaeda maritima, which falls within the broad field of Shoot.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (34.26%)
  • Botany (26.85%)
  • Horticulture (19.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Horticulture (19.44%)
  • Agronomy (34.26%)
  • Chloride (8.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Horticulture, Agronomy, Chloride, Food science and Metabolite. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Organic acid and Lycopene. Christian Zörb works in the field of Agronomy, namely Zea mays.

His study on Wine and Gluten is often connected to Magnesium and Ammonium nitrate as part of broader study in Food science. He combines subjects such as Biotechnology, Aroma, Fumaric acid and Malic acid with his study of Metabolite. To a larger extent, Christian Zörb studies Botany with the aim of understanding Shoot.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Salinity and crop yield (110 citations)
  • Ion-dependent metabolic responses of Vicia faba L. to salt stress. (11 citations)
  • Improving crop salt tolerance using transgenic approaches: An update and physiological analysis (10 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Vicia faba, Shoot, Horticulture, Metabolite and Crop. His studies deal with areas such as Photosynthesis, Malic acid and Chromosomal translocation as well as Vicia faba. His Shoot study improves the overall literature in Botany.

The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Aroma and Organic farming. Christian Zörb has included themes like Bulb, Fructan and Fumaric acid in his Metabolite study. His Crop study contributes to a more complete understanding of Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Potassium in agriculture - status and perspectives

    Christian Zörb;Mehmet Senbayram;Edgar Peiter

  • Salinity and crop yield

    C. Zörb;C.-M. Geilfus;K.-J. Dietz

  • Drought and crop yield.

    K.-J. Dietz;C. Zörb;C.-M. Geilfus

  • Adaptation of H+-Pumping and Plasma Membrane H+ ATPase Activity in Proteoid Roots of White Lupin under Phosphate Deficiency

    Feng Yan;Yiyong Zhu;Caroline Müller;Christian Zörb

  • Perspective on Wheat Yield and Quality with Reduced Nitrogen Supply

    Christian Zörb;Uwe Ludewig;Malcolm J. Hawkesford

  • Salt resistance of maize: Recent developments

    Sven Schubert;Christian Zörb;Ali Sümer

  • The biochemical reaction of maize (Zea mays L.) to salt stress is characterized by a mitigation of symptoms and not by a specific adaptation

    Christian Zörb;Sigrid Schmitt;Angelika Neeb;Sandra Karl

  • Molecular characterization of Na+/H+ antiporters (ZmNHX) of maize (Zea mays L.) and their expression under salt stress.

    Christian Zörb;Anja Noll;Sandra Karl;Katja Leib

  • Development of salt-resistant maize hybrids: the combination of physiological strategies using conventional breeding methods.

    Sven Schubert;Anja Neubert;Antje Schierholt;Ali Sümer

  • Silicon-mediated improvement in the salt resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum) results from increased sodium exclusion and resistance to oxidative stress.

    Muhammad Saqib;Muhammad Saqib;Muhammad Saqib;Christian Zörb;Christian Zörb;Sven Schubert

  • The influence of salt stress on ABA and auxin concentrations in two maize cultivars differing in salt resistance

    Christian Zörb;Christoph-Martin Geilfus;Karl H. Mühling;Jutta Ludwig-Müller

  • Proteomic changes in maize roots after short-term adjustment to saline growth conditions

    Christian Zörb;Sigrid Schmitt;Karl H. Mühling

  • Metabolite profiling of wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) from organic and conventional agriculture.

    Christian Zörb;Georg Langenkämper;Thomas Betsche;Karsten Niehaus

  • Metabolic contribution to salt stress in two maize hybrids with contrasting resistance.

    Julia Annika Richter;Alexander Erban;Joachim Kopka;Christian Zörb

  • Short-term effects of salt exposure on the maize chloroplast protein pattern

    Christian Zörb;Ramona Herbst;Christoph Forreiter;Sven Schubert

  • Salt stress differentially affects growth-mediating β-expansins in resistant and sensitive maize (Zea mays L.).

    Christoph-Martin Geilfus;Christian Zörb;Karl H. Mühling

  • Chloride‐inducible transient apoplastic alkalinizations induce stomata closure by controlling abscisic acid distribution between leaf apoplast and guard cells in salt‐stressed Vicia faba

    Christoph‐Martin Geilfus;Axel Mithöfer;Jutta Ludwig‐Müller;Christian Zörb

  • Metabolic Adaptations of White Lupin Roots and Shoots under Phosphorus Deficiency.

    Julia Müller;Victoria Gödde;Karsten Niehaus;Christian Zörb

  • A link between citrate and proton release by proteoid roots of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) grown under phosphorus-deficient conditions?

    Yiyong Zhu;Feng Yan;Christian Zörb;Sven Schubert

  • Improving crop salt tolerance using transgenic approaches: An update and physiological analysis

    Lukasz Kotula;Pedro Garcia Caparros;Christian Zörb;Timothy D. Colmer

  • Salt resistance is determined by osmotic adjustment and abscisic acid in newly developed maize hybrids in the first phase of salt stress.

    Weerathunga De Costa;Christian Zörb;Wolfram Hartung;Sven Schubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl H. Mühling
Karl H. Mühling Kiel University
Sven Schubert
Sven Schubert University of Giessen
Karsten Niehaus
Karsten Niehaus Bielefeld University
Timothy J. Flowers
Timothy J. Flowers University of Sussex
Dirk Becker
Dirk Becker University of Würzburg
Joachim Kopka
Joachim Kopka Max Planck Society
Alexander Erban
Alexander Erban Max Planck Society
Andreas Fangmeier
Andreas Fangmeier University of Hohenheim
Petra Högy
Petra Högy University of Hohenheim

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