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Plant Science and Agronomy

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57
Citations
12925
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1424
National Ranking
14

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Henk W. M. Hilhorst mostly deals with Botany, Germination, Dormancy, Abscisic acid and Seed dormancy. His research integrates issues of Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant and Cell biology in his study of Botany. As part of one scientific family, Henk W. M. Hilhorst deals mainly with the area of Arabidopsis thaliana, narrowing it down to issues related to the Gibberellic acid, and often Abiotic stress.

His Germination study frequently links to other fields, such as Nitrate. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Membrane, Arabidopsis and Water potential. Henk W. M. Hilhorst combines subjects such as Regulation of gene expression and Biological system with his study of Arabidopsis.

His most cited work include:

  • Seed Dormancy and Germination (904 citations)
  • Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism (328 citations)
  • In Vivo Inhibition of Seed Development and Reserve Protein Accumulation in Recombinants of Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Responsiveness Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana (290 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Germination, Botany, Dormancy, Horticulture and Desiccation tolerance. His studies deal with areas such as Endosperm, Embryo and Seedling as well as Germination. He has included themes like Arabidopsis thaliana, Abscisic acid and Cell biology in his Botany study.

His Arabidopsis thaliana research integrates issues from Arabidopsis and Abiotic stress. The various areas that he examines in his Abscisic acid study include Gibberellic acid and Mutant. Seed dormancy and Stratification are the primary areas of interest in his Dormancy study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Germination (53.30%)
  • Botany (49.45%)
  • Dormancy (26.92%)

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

  • Germination (53.30%)
  • Desiccation tolerance (19.78%)
  • Desiccation (14.29%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Germination, Desiccation tolerance, Desiccation, Seedling and Horticulture. His Germination research is included under the broader classification of Botany. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Phylogenomics and Phylogenetics.

His Desiccation tolerance study also includes

  • Drought tolerance that connect with fields like Chromatin, Seed dehydration, Resurrection grass and Sorghum,
  • Evolutionary biology which connect with Gene expression,
  • Perennial plant which intersects with area such as Paclobutrazol and Gibberellin. His Desiccation research incorporates elements of Agronomy, Habitat and Cell biology. The Dormancy study combines topics in areas such as Strigolactone and Abscisic acid.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Phylogenomics reveals multiple losses of nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis (132 citations)
  • Desiccation Tolerance: Avoiding Cellular Damage During Drying and Rehydration. (24 citations)
  • Dissecting the genomic diversification of Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) protein gene families in plants (24 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Henk W. M. Hilhorst mainly investigates Desiccation tolerance, Desiccation, Germination, Horticulture and Dormancy. His studies in Desiccation tolerance integrate themes in fields like Evolutionary biology, Cell damage and Metabolic Stress. His research in Desiccation intersects with topics in Dry weight, Agriculture, Crop and Cell biology.

His Germination research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Solanum, Solanum pimpinellifolium, Abscisic acid and Seedling. His work deals with themes such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant, Wild type and Enzyme assay, which intersect with Horticulture. His Dormancy research includes themes of Rainforest, Vegetative reproduction, Ecophysiology and Threatened species.

Best Publications

  • Seed Dormancy and Germination

    Maarten Koornneef;Leónie Bentsink;Henk Hilhorst

  • Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism

    Cassandra S.C. Cadman;Peter E. Toorop;Henk W.M. Hilhorst;William E. Finch-Savage

  • A critical update on seed dormancy. I. Primary dormancy

    Henk W. M. Hilhorst

  • Phylogenomics reveals multiple losses of nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis

    Maximilian Griesmann;Yue Chang;Xin Liu;Yue Song

  • In Vivo Inhibition of Seed Development and Reserve Protein Accumulation in Recombinants of Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Responsiveness Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Maarten Koornneef;Corrie J. Hanhart;Henk W. M. Hilhorst;Cees M. Karssen

  • Seed dormancy release in Arabidopsis Cvi by dry after‐ripening, low temperature, nitrate and light shows common quantitative patterns of gene expression directed by environmentally specific sensing

    William E. Finch-Savage;Cassandra S. C. Cadman;Peter E. Toorop;James R. Lynn

  • GERMINATOR: a software package for high-throughput scoring and curve fitting of Arabidopsis seed germination

    Ronny V. L. Joosen;Jan Kodde;Leo A. J. Willems;Wilco Ligterink

  • Seed dormancy and germination: the role of abscisic acid and gibberellins and the importance of hormone mutants

    H. W. M. Hilhorst;C. M. Karssen

  • Learning from Co-expression Networks: Possibilities and Challenges

    Elise A. R. Serin;Harm Nijveen;Henk W. M. Hilhorst;Wilco Ligterink

  • Identification Of Reference Genes For RT-qPCR Expression Analysis In Arabidopsis And Tomato Seeds

    Bas J. W. Dekkers;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Leo Willems;George W. Bassel;R. P. (Marieke) van Bolderen-Veldkamp;R. P. (Marieke) van Bolderen-Veldkamp

  • Desiccation Tolerance: Avoiding Cellular Damage During Drying and Rehydration.

    Melvin J. Oliver;Melvin J. Oliver;Jill Margaret Farrant;Henk Hilhorst;Sagadevan Mundree

  • The Arabidopsis DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 gene affects ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) expression and genetically interacts with ABI3 during Arabidopsis seed development.

    Bas J.W. Dekkers;Bas J.W. Dekkers;Hanzi He;Johannes Hanson;Johannes Hanson;Leo A.J. Willems

  • Cell Division and Subsequent Radicle Protrusion in Tomato Seeds Are Inhibited by Osmotic Stress But DNA Synthesis and Formation of Microtubular Cytoskeleton Are Not

    R. D. de Castro;A. A. M. van Lammeren;S. P. C. Groot;R. J. Bino

  • Interaction between parental environment and genotype affects plant and seed performance in Arabidopsis

    Hanzi He;Deborah de Souza Vidigal;L. Basten Snoek;Sabine Schnabel

  • Abscisic acid controls embryo growth potential and endosperm cap weakening during coffee (Coffea arabica cv. Rubi) seed germination

    E. A. Amaral da Silva;Peter E. Toorop;Adriaan C. van Aelst;Henk W. M. Hilhorst

  • Coffee seed physiology

    Mirian T. S. Eira;E. A. Amaral da Silva;Renato D. De Castro;Stéphane Dussert

  • Dual Effect of Light on the Gibberellin- and Nitrate-Stimulated Seed Germination of Sisymbrium officinale and Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Henk W. M. Hilhorst;Cees M. Karssen

  • The regulation of secondary dormancy. The membrane hypothesis revisite

    Henk W. M. Hilhorst

  • A new assay for quantifying endo-β-d-mannanase activity using congo red dye

    Bruce Downie;Henk W.M. Hilhorst;J. Derek Bewley

  • Effect of chemical environment on seed germination

    C.M. Karssen;H.W.M. Hilhorst

  • Metabolite profiling, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Brazilian propolis : Use of correlation and multivariate analyses to identify potential bioactive compounds

    Mara L.F. Bittencourt;Paulo R. Ribeiro;Paulo R. Ribeiro;Rosana L.P. Franco;Henk W.M. Hilhorst

  • The Re-Establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinated Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds and Its Associated Transcriptome

    Julio Maia;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Nicholas J. Provart;Wilco Ligterink

  • Altitudinal and climatic associations of seed dormancy and flowering traits evidence adaptation of annual life cycle timing in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Deborah S. Vidigal;Alexandre C. S. S. Marques;Leo A. J. Willems;Gonda Buijs

  • Dissecting the genomic diversification of Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) protein gene families in plants

    Mariana Aline Silva Artur;Tao Zhao;Wilco Ligterink;Eric Schranz

  • Acquisition and loss of desiccation tolerance in seeds: from experimental model to biological relevance

    Bas J. W. Dekkers;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Maria Cecilia D. Costa;Julio Maia;Leónie Bentsink

  • Abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity regulates desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis seeds.

    Julio Maia;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Bas J. W. Dekkers;Miranda J. Dolle;Wilco Ligterink

  • Exploring the Natural Variation for Seedling Traits and Their Link with Seed Dimensions in Tomato

    Noorullah Khan;Rashid H. Kazmi;Leo A. J. Willems;Adriaan W. van Heusden

  • Physiological and biochemical responses of Ricinus communis seedlings to different temperatures: a metabolomics approach

    Paulo Roberto Ribeiro;Paulo Roberto Ribeiro;Luzimar Gonzaga Fernandez;Renato Delmondez de Castro;Wilco Ligterink

  • Nuclear replication activities during imbibition of abscisic acid- and gibberellin-deficient tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) seeds

    Yongqing Liu;Jan H. W. Bergervoet;C. H. Ric De Vos;Henk W. M. Hilhorst

  • Visualizing the genetic landscape of Arabidopsis seed performance

    Ronny Viktor Louis Joosen;Danny Arends;Leo Albert Jan Willems;Wilco Ligterink

  • Galactinol as marker for seed longevity.

    Deborah de Souza Vidigal;Leo Willems;Jeroen van Arkel;Bas J.W. Dekkers

  • A Predictive Coexpression Network Identifies Novel Genes Controlling the Seed-to-Seedling Phase Transition in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Anderson Tadeu Silva;Pamela Anahí Ribone;Raquel Lia Chan;Wilco Ligterink

  • Advances in Genetical Genomics of Plants

    R.V.L. Joosen;W. Ligterink;H.W.M. Hilhorst;J.J.B. Keurentjes

  • Identifying genotype-by-environment interactions in the metabolism of germinating Arabidopsis seeds using Generalized Genetical Genomics

    Ronny Viktor Louis Joosen;Danny Arends;Yang Li;Leo A.J. Willems

  • A gene co-expression network predicts functional genes controlling the re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

    Maria Cecília D. Costa;Karima Righetti;Harm Nijveen;Farzaneh Yazdanpanah

  • Structure and Composition

    J. Derek Bewley;Kent J. Bradford;Henk W. M. Hilhorst;Hiro Nonogaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilco Ligterink
Wilco Ligterink KeyGene (Netherlands)
Leónie Bentsink
Leónie Bentsink Wageningen University & Research
Jill M. Farrant
Jill M. Farrant University of Cape Town
J. Derek Bewley
J. Derek Bewley University of Guelph
Raoul J. Bino
Raoul J. Bino Wageningen University & Research
Steven P. C. Groot
Steven P. C. Groot Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Hanson
Johannes Hanson Umeå University
Julia Buitink
Julia Buitink University of Rennes
Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
Maarten Koornneef
Maarten Koornneef Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

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