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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
14533
World Ranking
839
National Ranking
226

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Enzyme

Craig F. Morris mainly investigates Gene, Genetics, Botany, Food science and Agronomy. His research investigates the link between Genetics and topics such as Serine that cross with problems in Mutation and Nucleic acid sequence. In the field of Botany, his study on Endosperm, Germplasm and Caryopsis overlaps with subjects such as Gene nomenclature.

Craig F. Morris has researched Food science in several fields, including Biotechnology and Absorption of water. Many of his research projects under Agronomy are closely connected to Water soluble with Water soluble, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Wheat flour research includes themes of Composition and Starch.

His most cited work include:

  • Puroindolines: the molecular genetic basis of wheat grain hardness. (433 citations)
  • Wheat grain hardness results from highly conserved mutations in the friabilin components puroindoline a and b. (375 citations)
  • A glycine to serine change in puroindoline b is associated with wheat grain hardness and low levels of starch-surface friabilin (317 citations)

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

Agronomy, Cultivar, Genetics, Botany and Food science are his primary areas of study. In general Agronomy study, his work on Winter wheat, Wheat grain and Crop often relates to the realm of Texture, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Cultivar research incorporates elements of Plant disease resistance, Biochemistry and Poaceae.

Genetics is a component of his Gene, Allele, Locus, Haplotype and Common wheat studies. Much of his study explores Botany relationship to Horticulture. His studies in Food science integrate themes in fields like Arabinoxylan and Composition.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (35.93%)
  • Cultivar (23.33%)
  • Genetics (22.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (35.93%)
  • White (5.56%)
  • Food science (17.41%)

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

Craig F. Morris spends much of his time researching Agronomy, White, Food science, Winter wheat and Genetics. His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Tilletia controversa and Spring. His research in Food science is mostly concerned with Starch.

As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Starch, focusing on Crop and, on occasion, Bread making, Gluten and Endosperm. Genetics is represented through his Quantitative trait locus, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Locus, Gene and Haplotype research. His Wheat flour study which covers Genotype that intersects with Plant breeding and Cultivar.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genetic Dissection of End-Use Quality Traits in Adapted Soft White Winter Wheat. (18 citations)
  • Genetic analysis of kernel texture (grain hardness) in a hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) bi-parental population (14 citations)
  • Relationships between Falling Number, α-amylase activity, milling, cookie, and sponge cake quality of soft white wheat (12 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Enzyme

His primary scientific interests are in Food science, Horticulture, Germplasm, Genetics and Triticum turgidum. His work on Starch, Falling Number and Sponge cake as part of general Food science research is frequently linked to Water uptake, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His work carried out in the field of Starch brings together such families of science as Endosperm, Bread making, Crop and Gluten.

His Horticulture research incorporates themes from Genetic association and Allele specific. His Germplasm study contributes to a more complete understanding of Agronomy. His study looks at the intersection of Genetics and topics like Kernel with Test weight.

Best Publications

  • Puroindolines: the molecular genetic basis of wheat grain hardness.

    Craig F. Morris

  • Wheat grain hardness results from highly conserved mutations in the friabilin components puroindoline a and b.

    Michael J. Giroux;Craig F. Morris

  • A glycine to serine change in puroindoline b is associated with wheat grain hardness and low levels of starch-surface friabilin

    M. J. Giroux;C. F. Morris

  • Sources of Variation for Starch Gelatinization, Pasting, and Gelation Properties in Wheat

    Ming Zeng;Craig F. Morris;Ian L. Batey;Colin W. Wrigley

  • Molecular genetics of puroindolines and related genes: allelic diversity in wheat and other grasses.

    Mrinal Bhave;Craig F. Morris

  • Elevated CO2, drought and soil nitrogen effects on wheat grain quality

    B. A. Kimball;C. F. Morris;P. J. Pinter;G. W. Wall

  • A leucine to proline mutation in puroindoline b is frequently present in hard wheats from Northern Europe

    M. Lillemo;C. F. Morris

  • Milling and Bread Baking Traits Associated with Puroindoline Sequence Type in Hard Red Spring Wheat

    J.M. Martin;R.C. Frohberg;C.F. Morris;L.E. Talbert

  • Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat: 2013-14 Supplement

    R.A. Mcintosh;J. Dubcovsky;John William Rogers;C. F. Morris

  • Allelic variation of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) genes located on chromosomes 2A and 2D and development of functional markers for the PPO genes in common wheat

    X. Y. He;Z. H. He;L. P. Zhang;D. J. Sun

  • Prevalence of puroindoline grain hardness genotypes among historically significant North American spring and winter wheats

    Craig F. Morris;Morten Lillemo;Marco C. Simeone;Michael J. Giroux

  • A Novel STS Marker for Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in Bread Wheat

    D. J. Sun;Z. H. He;X. C. Xia;L. P. Zhang

  • Relationship between endosperm texture and the occurrence of friabilin and bound polar lipids on wheat starch

    G. A. Greenblatt;A. D. Bettge;C. F. Morris

  • An improved whole-seed assay for screening wheat germplasm for polyphenol oxidase activity

    James V. Anderson;Craig F. Morris

  • Molecular genetics of puroindolines and related genes: regulation of expression, membrane binding properties and applications

    Mrinal Bhave;Craig F. Morris

  • Isolation and Characterization of Multiple Forms of Friabilin

    C.F. Morris;G.A. Greenblatt;A.D. Bettge;H.I. Malkawi

  • Relationships Among Grain Hardness, Pentosan Fractions, and End-Use Quality of Wheat

    A. D. Bettge;Craig F. Morris

  • Instrumental Texture of White Salted Noodles Prepared from Recombinant Inbred Lines of Wheat Differing in the Three Granule Bound Starch Synthase (Waxy) Genes

    J Epstein;C.F Morris;K.C Huber

  • Influence of Cultivar and Environment on Water-Soluble and Water-Insoluble Arabinoxylans in Soft Wheat

    S. M. Finnie;A. D. Bettge;C. F. Morris

  • Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of selected wheat varieties released since 1903 to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide: can yield sensitivity to carbon dioxide be a factor in wheat performance?

    L. H. Ziska;C. F. Morris;E. W. Goins

  • Wheat polyphenol oxidase : Distribution and genetic mapping in three inbred line populations

    Tigst Demeke;Craig F. Morris;Kimberly G. Campbell;Garrison E. King

  • Grain hardness: a major determinant of wheat quality.

    I. Pasha;F.M. Anjum;C.F. Morris

  • CATALOGUE OF GENE SYMBOLS FOR WHEAT: 2012 SUPPLEMENT

    R. A. McIntosh;J. Dubcovsky;C. Morris;R. Appels

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianming Chen
Xianming Chen Washington State University
Arron H. Carter
Arron H. Carter Washington State University
Zhonghu He
Zhonghu He Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Michael J. Giroux
Michael J. Giroux Montana State University
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Xianchun Xia
Xianchun Xia Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Morten Lillemo
Morten Lillemo Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rudi Appels
Rudi Appels University of Melbourne
John M. Martin
John M. Martin Montana State University
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota

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