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Donald Grierson

Donald Grierson

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
100
Citations
32247
World Ranking
159
National Ranking
13

Genetics

D-Index
100
Citations
33214
World Ranking
757
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - The Bertebos Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry For his groundbreaking research to better understand the maturation of plants and to identify the genes that are active in ethylene synthesis as well as his efforts to develop technology to enhance and eliminate individual genes.
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Donald Grierson is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on plant science and molecular biology subfields.

The primary fields of study in Donald Grierson's work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their research contributions are concentrated in key subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Donald Grierson has published extensively on topics related to plant biology, with main research themes covering:

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

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Kunsong Chen
  • Yanna Shi
  • Yin X
  • Benzhong Zhu
  • Yunbo Luo

Donald Grierson has contributed to numerous research articles published primarily within the following journals:

  • Horticulture Research
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Journal
  • Postharvest Biology and Technology

Examples of recent publications include:

  • Re-evaluation of the nor mutation and the role of the NAC-NOR transcription factor in tomato fruit ripening, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Molecular and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Fleshy Fruit Ripening, 2021, Cells
  • Three AP2/ERF family members modulate flavonoid synthesis by regulating type IV chalcone isomerase in citrus, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • The strawberry transcription factor FaRAV1 positively regulates anthocyanin accumulation by activation of FaMYB10 and anthocyanin pathway genes, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • NAC Transcription Factor Family Regulation of Fruit Ripening and Quality: A Review, 2022, Cells

Best Publications

  • Ethylene biosynthesis and action in tomato: a model for climacteric fruit ripening

    Lucille Alexander;Don Grierson

  • Antisense gene that inhibits synthesis of the hormone ethylene in transgenic plants

    A. J. Hamilton;G. W. Lycett;D. Grierson

  • Antisense RNA inhibition of polygalacturonase gene expression in transgenic tomatoes

    C. J. S. Smith;C. F. Watson;J. Ray;C. R. Bird

  • Recent advances in ethylene research

    Zhefeng Lin;Silin Zhong;Don Grierson

  • The Effect of Low Temperature Pre-Sowing Treatment on the Germination Performance and Membrane Integrity of Artificially Aged Tomato Seeds

    P. Coolbear;Adele Francis;D. Grierson

  • The Regulation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthase Gene Expression during the Transition from System-1 to System-2 Ethylene Synthesis in Tomato

    Cornelius S. Barry;M. Immaculada Llop-Tous;Donald Grierson

  • Differential expression of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase gene family of tomato

    Cornelius S. Barry;Beatrix Blume;Mondher Bouzayen;Wendy Cooper

  • Constitutive expression of a fruit phytoene synthase gene in transgenic tomatoes causes dwarfism by redirecting metabolites from the gibberellin pathway

    Rupert G. Fray;Andrew Wallace;Paul D. Fraser;Daniel Valero

  • Inheritance and effect on ripening of antisense polygalacturonase genes in transgenic tomatoes

    Christopher J. S. Smith;Colin F. Watson;Peter C. Morris;Colin R. Bird

  • Identification and genetic analysis of normal and mutant phytoene synthase genes of tomato by sequencing, complementation and co-suppression

    Rupert G. Fray;Donald Grierson

  • Identification of a Specific Isoform of Tomato Lipoxygenase (TomloxC) Involved in the Generation of Fatty Acid-Derived Flavor Compounds

    Guoping Chen;Rachel Hackett;David Walker;Andy Taylor

  • Expression of a truncated tomato polygalacturonase gene inhibits expression of the endogenous gene in transgenic plants.

    C. J. S. Smith;C. F. Watson;C. R. Bird;J. Ray

  • Identification of a tomato gene for the ethylene-forming enzyme by expression in yeast

    A J Hamilton;M Bouzayen;D Grierson

  • Altered fruit ripening and leaf senescence in tomatoes expressing an antisense ethylene‐forming enzyme transgene

    Steve Picton;Sarah Louise Barton;Mondher Bouzayen;Andrew John Hamilton

  • The tomato polygalacturonase gene and ripening-specific expression in transgenic plants.

    C. R. Bird;C. J. S. Smith;J. A. Ray;P. Moureau

  • Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening.

    Selman Uluisik;Natalie H Chapman;Rebecca A. Smith;Mervin Poole

  • Molecular biology of fruit ripening and its manipulation with antisense genes.

    Julie Gray;Steve Picton;Junaid Shabbeer;Wolfgang Schuch

  • A tomato HD-Zip homeobox protein, LeHB-1, plays an important role in floral organogenesis and ripening

    Zhefeng Lin;Yiguo Hong;Mingan Yin;Chunyang Li

  • Delayed leaf senescence in ethylene‐deficient ACC‐oxidase antisense tomato plants: molecular and physiological analysis

    Isaac John;Rachel Drake;Aldo Farrell;Wendy Cooper

  • Long-distance signals regulating stomatal conductance and leaf growth in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants subjected to partial root-zone drying

    Wagdy Y. Sobeih;Ian C. Dodd;Mark A. Bacon;Donald Grierson

  • Ultrastructure of Tomato Fruit Ripening and the Role of Polygalacturonase Isoenzymes in Cell Wall Degradation

    Philip R. Crookes;Donald Grierson

  • 3D Chromatin Architecture of Large Plant Genomes Determined by Local A/B Compartments.

    Pengfei Dong;Xiaoyu Tu;Po Yu Chu;Peitao Lü

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Jide Afolayan
Anthony Jide Afolayan University of Fort Hare
Wolfgang Schuch
Wolfgang Schuch AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Gregory A. Tucker
Gregory A. Tucker University of Nottingham
Julie E. Gray
Julie E. Gray University of Sheffield
Graham B. Seymour
Graham B. Seymour University of Nottingham
Mondher Bouzayen
Mondher Bouzayen Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Xian Li
Xian Li Zhejiang University
Michael J. Holdsworth
Michael J. Holdsworth University of Nottingham
Cai-Zhong Jiang
Cai-Zhong Jiang University of California, Davis

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