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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
14677
World Ranking
838
National Ranking
13

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

Microbiology, Botany, Biochemistry, Colletotrichum and Postharvest are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Virulence factor, Virulence and Cell wall as well as Microbiology. Dov Prusky studies Penicillium expansum, a branch of Botany.

His Biochemistry research integrates issues from Solanum and Epidermis. His Colletotrichum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Host specificity, Transcriptome and Pectate lyase. His Postharvest study is concerned with Horticulture in general.

His most cited work include:

  • Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses (512 citations)
  • Pathogen quiescence in postharvest diseases. (254 citations)
  • Relationship Between Host Acidification and Virulence of Penicillium spp. on Apple and Citrus Fruit. (152 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Horticulture, Microbiology, Postharvest, Botany and Biochemistry. Ripening, Alternaria alternata, Preharvest, Fungicide and Inoculation are the core of his Horticulture study. His Ripening study combines topics in areas such as Appressorium, Conidium and Colletotrichum.

His Microbiology study incorporates themes from Penicillium expansum, Secretion, Mutant and Virulence. His research integrates issues of Titratable acid and Trichothecium roseum in his study of Postharvest. Dov Prusky combines subjects such as Host and Fungus with his study of Pathogen.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (44.39%)
  • Microbiology (35.29%)
  • Postharvest (34.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Horticulture (44.39%)
  • Postharvest (34.76%)
  • Microbiology (35.29%)

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

Dov Prusky mostly deals with Horticulture, Postharvest, Microbiology, Penicillium expansum and Food science. The Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Wound healing and Suberin. The various areas that Dov Prusky examines in his Postharvest study include Superoxide dismutase, Catalase, Trichothecium roseum, Alternaria alternata and Titratable acid.

His research in Microbiology intersects with topics in Solanum, Secondary metabolism and Virulence. His Penicillium expansum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Patulin and Penicillium. The subject of his Ripening research is within the realm of Botany.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • How alkalinization drives fungal pathogenicity. (37 citations)
  • LaeA regulation of secondary metabolism modulates virulence in Penicillium expansum and is mediated by sucrose. (33 citations)
  • Microbiome Alterations Are Correlated with Occurrence of Postharvest Stem-End Rot in Mango Fruit (27 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His main research concerns Penicillium expansum, Patulin, Microbiology, Postharvest and Virulence. His work on Pathogenicity as part of his general Microbiology study is frequently connected to Sodium bicarbonate, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His Postharvest study contributes to a more complete understanding of Horticulture.

His work on Ripening, Alternaria alternata and Lasiodiplodia theobromae as part of general Horticulture research is frequently linked to Internal transcribed spacer, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Virulence study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pathogen, Gene family, Toxin metabolism, Catabolite repression and Secondary metabolism. His study in Pathogen is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Mutant and Botany.

Best Publications

  • Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses

    Richard J. O'Connell;Michael R. Thon;Stéphane Hacquard;Stefan G. Amyotte

  • Pathogen quiescence in postharvest diseases.

    Dov Prusky

  • Quiescent and Necrotrophic Lifestyle Choice During Postharvest Disease Development

    Dov Prusky;Noam Alkan;Tesfaye Mengiste;Robert Fluhr

  • Reduction of the incidence of postharvest quality losses, and future prospects

    Dov Prusky

  • Relationship Between Host Acidification and Virulence of Penicillium spp. on Apple and Citrus Fruit.

    Dov Prusky;James L. McEvoy;Robert Saftner;William S. Conway

  • GLYCOALKALOID METABOLISM1 Is Required for Steroidal Alkaloid Glycosylation and Prevention of Phytotoxicity in Tomato

    Maxim Itkin;Ilana Rogachev;Noam Alkan;Tally Rosenberg

  • Pathogenic fungi: leading or led by ambient pH?

    Dov Prusky;Nir Yakoby

  • Local modulation of host pH by Colletotrichum species as a mechanism to increase virulence.

    Dov Prusky;James L. McEvoy;Britta Leverentz;William S. Conway

  • Ethylene involvement in chilling injury symptoms of avocado during cold storage

    Edna Pesis;Miriam Ackerman;Rosa Ben-Arie;Oleg Feygenberg

  • Involvement of preformed antifungal compounds in the resistance of subtropical fruits to fungal decay

    D. Prusky;N.T. Keen

  • The tomato SlSHINE3 transcription factor regulates fruit cuticle formation and epidermal patterning

    Jian Xin Shi;Jian Xin Shi;Avital Adato;Noam Alkan;Yonghua He

  • Colletotrichum : host specificity, pathology, and host-pathogen interaction

    Dov Prusky;Stanley Freeman;Martin B. Dickman

  • Simultaneous transcriptome analysis of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and tomato fruit pathosystem reveals novel fungal pathogenicity and fruit defense strategies.

    Noam Alkan;Gilgi Friedlander;Dana Ment;Dov Prusky

  • pH regulation of pectate lyase secretion modulates the attack of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on avocado fruits.

    Nir Yakoby;Ilana Kobiler;Amos Dinoor;Dov Prusky

  • pH regulates endoglucanase expression and virulence of Alternaria alternata in persimmon fruit.

    Dani Eshel;Itay Miyara;Tong Ailing;Amos Dinoor

  • Possible involvement of an antifungal diene in the latency of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on unripe avocado fruits.

    D. Prusky

  • 5-(12-heptadecenyl)-resorcinol, the major component of the antifungal activity in the peel of mango fruit

    Miriam Cojocaru;Samir Droby;Erwin Glotter;Alexander Goldman

  • Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pelB is an important virulence factor in avocado fruit-fungus interaction.

    Nir Yakoby;Delila Beno-Moualem;Noel T. Keen;Amos Dinoor

  • Effect of hot water brushing, prochloraz treatment and waxing on the incidence of black spot decay caused by Alternaria alternata in mango fruits

    Dov Prusky;Yoram Fuchs;Ilana Kobiler;Ilana Roth

  • Global aspects of pacC regulation of pathogenicity genes in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as revealed by transcriptome analysis.

    Noam Alkan;Xiangchun Meng;Gilgi Friedlander;Eli Reuveni

  • Activation of quiescent infections by postharvest pathogens during transition from the biotrophic to the necrotrophic stage

    Dov Prusky;Amnon Lichter

Frequent Co-Authors

Noel T. Keen
Noel T. Keen University of California, Riverside
Amnon Lichter
Amnon Lichter Agricultural Research Organization
Robert Fluhr
Robert Fluhr Weizmann Institute of Science
Nancy P. Keller
Nancy P. Keller University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eduardo A. Espeso
Eduardo A. Espeso Spanish National Research Council
Jeffrey A. Rollins
Jeffrey A. Rollins University of Florida
Yigal Elad
Yigal Elad Agricultural Research Organization
Yaacov Okon
Yaacov Okon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Samir Droby
Samir Droby Agricultural Research Organization
Ralph Panstruga
Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aachen University

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