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Overview

Hans T. Alborn is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a substantial focus on Insect Science and Plant Science as key subfields. Their research also engages with Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including:

  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Nematode Management and Characterization Studies
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant and Animal Studies

Hans T. Alborn has contributed to several research publications, with notable works including:

  • Sampling of Volatiles in Closed Systems: A Controlled Comparison of Three Solventless Volatile Collection Methods (2021) published in the Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Metabolomics by UHPLC-HRMS reveals the impact of heat stress on pathogen-elicited immunity in maize (2021) published in Metabolomics
  • Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • Nematodes Follow a Leader (2021) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • The impact of post-harvest storage on sweet corn aroma (2022) published in Phytochemistry Letters

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • David I. Shapiro-Ilan
  • Alexander M. Gaffke
  • Fatma Kaplan
  • Edwin E. Lewis
  • Anna K. Block

Hans T. Alborn regularly publishes in scientific journals such as:

  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • Journal of Nematology
  • Journal of Applied Entomology
  • Metabolomics

Best Publications

  • Herbivore-infested plants selectively attract parasitoids

    C. M. De Moraes;W. J. Lewis;P. W. Paré;H. T. Alborn

  • An Elicitor of Plant Volatiles from Beet Armyworm Oral Secretion

    H. T. Alborn;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen

  • Airborne signals prime plants against insect herbivore attack

    Juergen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;Eric A. Schmelz;James H. Tumlinson;James H. Tumlinson

  • Fragments of ATP synthase mediate plant perception of insect attack.

    Eric A. Schmelz;Mark J. Carroll;Sherry LeClere;Stephen M. Phipps

  • An elicitor in caterpillar oral secretions that induces corn seedlings to emit chemical signals attractive to parasitic wasps

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Philip J. McCall;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Tumlinson

  • A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Jagan Srinivasan;Fatma Kaplan;Fatma Kaplan;Ramadan Ajredini;Ramadan Ajredini;Cherian Zachariah;Cherian Zachariah

  • Simultaneous analysis of phytohormones, phytotoxins, and volatile organic compounds in plants

    Eric A. Schmelz;Juergen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;Phillip O'Donnell

  • Induced Release of a Plant-Defense Volatile ‘Deceptively’ Attracts Insect Vectors to Plants Infected with a Bacterial Pathogen

    Rajinder S. Mann;Jared G. Ali;Sara L. Hermann;Siddharth Tiwari

  • The use of vapor phase extraction in metabolic profiling of phytohormones and other metabolites.

    Eric A. Schmelz;Juergen Engelberth;James H. Tumlinson;Anna Block

  • Identity, regulation, and activity of inducible diterpenoid phytoalexins in maize

    Eric A. Schmelz;Fatma Kaplan;Alisa Huffaker;Nicole J. Dafoe

  • Phytohormone-based activity mapping of insect herbivore-produced elicitors

    Eric A. Schmelz;Jurgen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Iii. Tumlinson

  • Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense

    Alisa Huffaker;Gregory Pearce;Nathalie Veyrat;Matthias Erb

  • Disulfooxy fatty acids from the American bird grasshopper Schistocerca americana, elicitors of plant volatiles.

    Hans T. Alborn;Trond V. Hansen;Trond V. Hansen;Tappey H. Jones;Derrick C. Bennett

  • Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize

    Alisa Huffaker;Fatma Kaplan;Martha M. Vaughan;Nicole J. Dafoe

  • Quantitative relationships between induced jasmonic acid levels and volatile emission in Zea mays during Spodoptera exigua herbivory.

    Eric A. Schmelz;Hans T. Alborn;Erika Banchio;James H. Tumlinson

  • Concerted biosynthesis of an insect elicitor of plant volatiles

    P. W. Paré;H. T. Alborn;J. H. Tumlinson

  • Subterranean Herbivore-induced Volatiles Released by Citrus Roots upon Feeding by Diaprepes abbreviatus Recruit Entomopathogenic Nematodes

    Jared G. Ali;Hans T. Alborn;Lukasz L. Stelinski

  • The influence of intact-plant and excised-leaf bioassay designs on volicitin- and jasmonic acid-induced sesquiterpene volatile release in Zea mays.

    Eric A. Schmelz;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Tumlinson

  • In vivo volatile emissions from peanut plants induced by simultaneous fungal infection and insect damage

    Yasmin J. Cardoza;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Tumlinson

  • Volicitin, an elicitor of maize volatiles in oral secretion of Spodoptera exigua: isolation and bioactivity

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Hans T. Alborn;John H. Loughrin;James H. Tumlinson

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Tumlinson
James H. Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University
Eric A. Schmelz
Eric A. Schmelz University of California, San Diego
Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture
Lukasz L. Stelinski
Lukasz L. Stelinski University of Florida
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ted C. J. Turlings
Ted C. J. Turlings University of Neuchâtel
Frank C. Schroeder
Frank C. Schroeder Boyce Thompson Institute
Leon Hartwell Allen
Leon Hartwell Allen Agricultural Research Service
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology

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