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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
15393
World Ranking
2608
National Ranking
206

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Botany, Abscisic acid, Germination, Endosperm and Gibberellin are his primary areas of study. His study in Seed dormancy and Dormancy falls within the category of Germination. While the research belongs to areas of Seed dormancy, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger spends his time largely on the problem of Glucanase, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Gene expression.

The Dormancy study combines topics in areas such as Plant hormone and Auxin. His Endosperm research incorporates themes from Arabidopsis, Nicotiana tabacum, Radicle, Imbibition and Cell biology. His Gibberellin research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Adaptation, Plant genetics and Agronomy, Seedling.

His most cited work include:

  • Seed dormancy and the control of germination (1747 citations)
  • Plant hormone interactions during seed dormancy release and germination (738 citations)
  • The evolution of seeds (418 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Germination, Abscisic acid, Endosperm and Gibberellin. Gerhard Leubner-Metzger has researched Botany in several fields, including Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tabacum and Cell biology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Arabidopsis and Seedling in addition to Germination.

His Abscisic acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Sugar beet and Gibberellic acid. His Endosperm research incorporates elements of Hypocotyl, Reactive oxygen species, Lepidium sativum and Xyloglucan. His Seed dormancy research includes themes of Adaptation and Hormone.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (78.50%)
  • Germination (77.57%)
  • Abscisic acid (52.34%)

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

  • Brassicaceae (36.45%)
  • Germination (77.57%)
  • Botany (78.50%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Brassicaceae, Germination, Botany, Abscisic acid and Biological dispersal. His Brassicaceae study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Evolutionary biology, Aethionema arabicum and Sequence assembly. Gerhard Leubner-Metzger interconnects Endosperm, Transcriptome, Abiotic component and Seedling in the investigation of issues within Germination.

His work on Dormancy and Radicle as part of general Botany study is frequently connected to Fracture, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. As a member of one scientific family, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger mostly works in the field of Radicle, focusing on Caryopsis and, on occasion, Seed dormancy. His work in Abscisic acid tackles topics such as Gibberellin which are related to areas like Arabidopsis.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Tissue and cellular mechanics of seeds. (23 citations)
  • Dispersal biophysics and adaptive significance of dimorphic diaspores in the annual Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae). (20 citations)
  • Dispersal biophysics and adaptive significance of dimorphic diaspores in the annual Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae). (20 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Gerhard Leubner-Metzger focuses on Brassicaceae, Botany, Transcriptome, Abscisic acid and Biological dispersal. His Brassicaceae research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Zoology, Environmental gradient, Natural stress, Colonization and Phenology. His study in Botany focuses on Germination, Radicle and Cell wall.

His study in Germination is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Gibberellin, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis and Biotic component. His research integrates issues of Late embryogenesis abundant proteins and Transcription in his study of Transcriptome. His work in the fields of Biological dispersal, such as Diaspore, overlaps with other areas such as Phenotypic plasticity, Dormancy, Arid and Range.

Best Publications

  • Seed dormancy and the control of germination

    William E. Finch‐Savage;Gerhard Leubner‐Metzger

  • Plant hormone interactions during seed dormancy release and germination

    Birgit Kucera;Marc Alan Cohn;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • First off the mark: early seed germination

    Karin Weitbrecht;Kerstin Müller;Kerstin Müller;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • Molecular mechanisms of seed dormancy

    Kai Graeber;Kazumi Nakabayashi;Emma Miatton;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • The evolution of seeds

    Ada Linkies;Kai Graeber;Charles A. Knight;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • In Vivo Cell Wall Loosening by Hydroxyl Radicals during Cress Seed Germination and Elongation Growth

    Kerstin Müller;Ada Linkies;Robert A.M. Vreeburg;Stephen C. Fry

  • Beyond gibberellins and abscisic acid: how ethylene and jasmonates control seed germination

    Ada Linkies;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • Endosperm-limited Brassicaceae Seed Germination: Abscisic Acid Inhibits Embryo-induced Endosperm Weakening of Lepidium sativum (cress) and Endosperm Rupture of Cress and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kerstin Müller;Stefanie Tintelnot;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • Ethylene Interacts with Abscisic Acid to Regulate Endosperm Rupture during Germination: A Comparative Approach Using Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ada Linkies;Kerstin Müller;Karl Morris;Veronika Turečková

  • Water Uptake and Distribution in Germinating Tobacco Seeds Investigated in Vivo by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Bertram Manz;Kerstin Müller;Birgit Kucera;Frank Volke

  • Functions and regulation of β-1,3-glucanases during seed germination, dormancy release and after-ripening

    Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 mediates a conserved coat-dormancy mechanism for the temperature- and gibberellin-dependent control of seed germination

    Kai Graeber;Ada Linkies;Tina Steinbrecher;Klaus Mummenhoff

  • The NADPH-oxidase AtrbohB plays a role in Arabidopsis seed after-ripening.

    Kerstin Müller;Anna Catharina Carstens;Ada Linkies;Miguel Angel Torres

  • The biomechanics of seed germination.

    Tina Steinbrecher;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • β‐1,3‐Glucanase gene expression in low‐hydrated seeds as a mechanism for dormancy release during tobacco after‐ripening

    Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • Transcriptional dynamics of two seed compartments with opposing roles in Arabidopsis seed germination

    Bas J.W. Dekkers;Simon Pearce;R.P. van Bolderen-Veldkamp;Alex Marshall

  • Brassinosteroids and gibberellins promote tobacco seed germination by distinct pathways.

    Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

  • Class I β-1,3-Glucanase and Chitinase Are Expressed in the Micropylar Endosperm of Tomato Seeds Prior to Radicle Emergence

    Chun-Ta Wu;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger;Frederick Meins;Kent J. Bradford

  • Class I [beta]-1,3-Glucanases in the Endosperm of Tobacco during Germination

    G. Leubner-Metzger;C. Frundt;R. Vogeli-Lange;F. Meins

  • Cross-species approaches to seed dormancy and germination: conservation and biodiversity of ABA-regulated mechanisms and the Brassicaceae DOG1 genes

    Kai Graeber;Ada Linkies;Kerstin Müller;Andrea Wunchova;Andrea Wunchova

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan A. Rensing
Stefan A. Rensing University of Freiburg
Frederick Meins
Frederick Meins Friedrich Miescher Institute
Miroslav Strnad
Miroslav Strnad Palacký University, Olomouc
Klaus Mummenhoff
Klaus Mummenhoff Osnabrück University
Danuše Tarkowská
Danuše Tarkowská Czech Academy of Sciences
William E. Finch-Savage
William E. Finch-Savage University of Warwick
Michael J. Holdsworth
Michael J. Holdsworth University of Nottingham
Vincent A. A. Jansen
Vincent A. A. Jansen Royal Holloway University of London
Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid
Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid Austrian Academy of Sciences
Leónie Bentsink
Leónie Bentsink Wageningen University & Research

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