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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
65
Citations
25772
World Ranking
894
National Ranking
240

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Bacteria
  • Gene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Microbiology, Rhizosphere, Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Ecology and Lateral root. The concepts of his Microbiology study are interwoven with issues in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonadales and Biofilm.

His studies in Rhizosphere integrate themes in fields like Plant roots, Caffeic acid and Rosmarinic acid. His Arabidopsis thaliana research includes themes of Rhizobacteria and Pseudomonas syringae, Bacteria. His work is dedicated to discovering how Arabidopsis, Plant defense against herbivory are connected with Pathogen and Plant physiology and other disciplines.

His most cited work include:

  • The Role of Root Exudates in Rhizosphere Interactions with Plants and Other Organisms (2554 citations)
  • Root exudation and rhizosphere biology. (967 citations)
  • Allelopathy and Exotic Plant Invasion: From Molecules and Genes to Species Interactions (851 citations)

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

Harsh P. Bais mostly deals with Botany, Rhizosphere, Rhizobacteria, Arabidopsis thaliana and Microbiology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Arabidopsis and Horticulture in addition to Botany. His Rhizosphere research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Microbiome, Biofilm, Biotechnology, Arsenic and Oryza sativa.

Harsh P. Bais interconnects Host and Agronomy in the investigation of issues within Rhizobacteria. His Arabidopsis thaliana research integrates issues from Pseudomonas syringae and Bacillus subtilis. His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Plant disease resistance, Mutant, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteria and Virulence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (73.68%)
  • Rhizosphere (38.60%)
  • Rhizobacteria (28.07%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Botany (73.68%)
  • Rhizobacteria (28.07%)
  • Rhizosphere (38.60%)

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

Harsh P. Bais focuses on Botany, Rhizobacteria, Rhizosphere, Microbiology and Bacillus subtilis. Specifically, his work in Botany is concerned with the study of Lindera benzoin. His Rhizobacteria research incorporates themes from Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Biotechnology and Biofilm.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Microbiome, Oryza sativa and Arsenic. Harsh P. Bais combines subjects such as Inoculation, Mutant, Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Bacteria with his study of Microbiology. His research investigates the connection with Bacillus subtilis and areas like Arabidopsis thaliana which intersect with concerns in Leafy, Plant Stomata, Malic acid and Salmonella.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Functional Soil Microbiome: Belowground Solutions to an Aboveground Problem (171 citations)
  • Natural rice rhizospheric microbes suppress rice blast infections (109 citations)
  • Natural rice rhizospheric microbes suppress rice blast infections (109 citations)

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

  • Bacteria
  • Botany
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Rhizosphere, Rhizobacteria, Microbiome and Biotechnology. The various areas that Harsh P. Bais examines in his Botany study include Pathogen, Abscisic acid, Abiotic stress, Cell biology and Abiotic component. Harsh P. Bais has included themes like Oryza sativa and Microbial inoculant in his Rhizosphere study.

The Rhizobacteria study combines topics in areas such as Soil water and Agronomy, Drought tolerance. His Microbiome research includes elements of Ecology, Plant morphology, Arabidopsis and Arabidopsis thaliana. His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phyllosphere and Plant roots.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Root Exudates in Rhizosphere Interactions with Plants and Other Organisms

    Harsh P. Bais;Tiffany L. Weir;Laura G. Perry;Simon Gilroy

  • Root exudation and rhizosphere biology.

    Travis S. Walker;Harsh Pal Bais;Erich Grotewold;Jorge M. Vivanco

  • Allelopathy and Exotic Plant Invasion: From Molecules and Genes to Species Interactions

    Harsh P. Bais;Ramarao Vepachedu;Simon Gilroy;Ragan M. Callaway

  • Biocontrol of Bacillus subtilis against Infection of Arabidopsis Roots by Pseudomonas syringae Is Facilitated by Biofilm Formation and Surfactin Production

    Harsh Pal Bais;Ray Fall;Jorge M. Vivanco

  • Root-secreted malic acid recruits beneficial soil bacteria

    Thimmaraju Rudrappa;Kirk J. Czymmek;Paul W. Paré;Harsh P. Bais

  • How plants communicate using the underground information superhighway.

    Harsh Pal Bais;Sang-Wook Park;Tiffany L Weir;Ragan M Callaway

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Plant Root Interactions. Pathogenicity, Biofilm Formation, and Root Exudation

    Travis S. Walker;Harsh Pal Bais;Eric Déziel;Herbert P. Schweizer

  • Root specific elicitation and antimicrobial activity of rosmarinic acid in hairy root cultures of Ocimum basilicum

    Harsh Pal Bais;Travis S Walker;Herbert P Schweizer;Jorge M Vivanco

  • Chemical characterization of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) found in local accessions and used in traditional medicines in Iran.

    Jamal Javanmardi;A. Khalighi;A. Kashi;H. P. Bais

  • Curcumin, a known phenolic from Curcuma longa, attenuates the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in whole plant and animal pathogenicity models.

    Thimmaraju Rudrappa;Harsh P Bais

  • Biogeographical variation in community response to root allelochemistry: novel weapons and exotic invasion

    Jorge M. Vivanco;Harsh P. Bais;Frank R. Stermitz;Giles C. Thelen

  • Functional Soil Microbiome: Belowground Solutions to an Aboveground Problem

    Venkatachalam Lakshmanan;Gopinath Selvaraj;Harsh P. Bais

  • Role of polyamines in the ontogeny of plants and their biotechnological applications

    Harsh Pal Bais;G.A. Ravishankar

  • Root exudates mediate kin recognition in plants

    Meredith L. Biedrzycki;Tafari A. Jilany;Susan A. Dudley;Harsh P. Bais

  • Enantiomeric-Dependent Phytotoxic and Antimicrobial Activity of (±)-Catechin. A Rhizosecreted Racemic Mixture from Spotted Knapweed

    Harsh Pal Bais;Travis S. Walker;Frank R. Stermitz;Ruth A. Hufbauer

  • The rhizobacterial elicitor acetoin induces systemic resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Thimmaraju Rudrappa;Meredith L Biedrzycki;Sridhara G Kunjeti;Nicole M Donofrio

  • Bacillus subtilis Early Colonization of Arabidopsis thaliana Roots Involves Multiple Chemotaxis Receptors

    Rosalie Allard-Massicotte;Laurence Tessier;Frédéric Lécuyer;Venkatachalam Lakshmanan

  • Dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentration and quality in a forested mid-Atlantic watershed, USA

    Shreeram Inamdar;Nina Finger;Shatrughan Singh;Myron Mitchell

  • Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry as a New Tool for Real Time Analysis of Root-Secreted Volatile Organic Compounds in Arabidopsis

    Marco Steeghs;Harsh Pal Bais;Joost de Gouw;Paul Goldan

  • Causes and consequences of plant‐associated biofilms

    Thimmaraju Rudrappa;Thimmaraju Rudrappa;Meredith L. Biedrzycki;Meredith L. Biedrzycki;Harsh P. Bais;Harsh P. Bais

  • Cichorium intybus L – cultivation, processing, utility, value addition and biotechnology, with an emphasis on current status and future prospects

    Harsh Pal Bais;G A Ravishankar

  • Natural rice rhizospheric microbes suppress rice blast infections

    Carla Spence;Carla Spence;Emily Alff;Emily Alff;Cameron Johnson;Cassandra Ramos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge M. Vivanco
Jorge M. Vivanco Colorado State University
Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar
Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar Visvesvaraya Technological University
Frank R. Stermitz
Frank R. Stermitz Colorado State University
Delphis F. Levia
Delphis F. Levia University of Delaware
Kirk J. Czymmek
Kirk J. Czymmek Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Balakrishnan Prithiviraj
Balakrishnan Prithiviraj Dalhousie University
Durelle T. Scott
Durelle T. Scott Virginia Tech
Myron J. Mitchell
Myron J. Mitchell SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Ragan M. Callaway
Ragan M. Callaway University of Montana
Herbert P. Schweizer
Herbert P. Schweizer Colorado State University

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