James H. Westwood

Best Publications

• The evolution of parasitism in plants.

  James H. Westwood;John I. Yoder;Michael P. Timko;Claude W. dePamphilis

  623
  Citations

• Weed management in 2050: perspectives on the future of weed science.

  James H. Westwood;Raghavan Charudattan;Stephen O. Duke;Steven A. Fennimore

  376
  Citations

• MicroRNAs from the parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris target host messenger RNAs.

  Saima Shahid;Gunjune Kim;Nathan R. Johnson;Eric Wafula

  375
  Citations

• Convergent evolution of strigolactone perception enabled host detection in parasitic plants

  Caitlin E. Conn;Rohan Bythell-Douglas;Drexel Neumann;Satoko Yoshida

  327
  Citations

• Functional Analysis of a Predicted Flavonol Synthase Gene Family in Arabidopsis

  Daniel K. Owens;Anne B. Alerding;Kevin C. Crosby;Aloka B. Bandara

  316
  Citations

• Genomic-scale exchange of mRNA between a parasitic plant and its hosts

  Gunjune Kim;Megan L. LeBlanc;Eric K. Wafula;Claude W. dePamphilis

  315
  Citations

• A New Mutation in Plant Als Confers Resistance to Five Classes of Als-inhibiting Herbicides

  Cory M. Whaley;Henry P. Wilson;James H. Westwood

  180
  Citations

• Cross-Species Translocation of mRNA from Host Plants into the Parasitic Plant Dodder

  Jeannine K. Roney;Piyum A. Khatibi;James H. Westwood

  179
  Citations

• Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal core parasitism genes and suggest gene duplication and repurposing as sources of structural novelty

  Zhenzhen Yang;Eric K. Wafula;Loren A. Honaas;Huiting Zhang

  159
  Citations

• The Parasitic Plant Genome Project: New Tools for Understanding the Biology of Orobanche and Striga

  James H. Westwood;Claude W. dePamphilis;Malay Das;Mónica Fernández-Aparicio;Mónica Fernández-Aparicio

  151
  Citations

• Molecular Dialog Between Parasitic Plants and Their Hosts.

  Christopher R. Clarke;Michael P. Timko;John I. Yoder;Michael J. Axtell

  120
  Citations

• Horizontal gene transfer is more frequent with increased heterotrophy and contributes to parasite adaptation

  Zhenzhen Yang;Yeting Zhang;Eric K. Wafula;Loren A. Honaas

  114
  Citations

• Characterization of the Orobanche-Arabidopsis system for studying parasite-host interactions.

  James H. Westwood

  109
  Citations

• Macromolecule exchange in Cuscuta-host plant interactions.

  Gunjune Kim;James H Westwood

  103
  Citations

• Convergent horizontal gene transfer and cross-talk of mobile nucleic acids in parasitic plants.

  Zhenzhen Yang;Zhenzhen Yang;Eric K. Wafula;Gunjune Kim;Saima Shahid;Saima Shahid

  101
  Citations

• Evolution of Weediness and Invasiveness: Charting the Course for Weed Genomics

  C. Neal Stewart;Patrick J. Tranel;David P. Horvath;James V. Anderson

  99
  Citations

• Transcriptomes of the Parasitic Plant Family Orobanchaceae Reveal Surprising Conservation of Chlorophyll Synthesis

  Norman J. Wickett;Loren A. Honaas;Eric K. Wafula;Malay Das

  97
  Citations

• RNA translocation between parasitic plants and their hosts.

  James H Westwood;Jeannine K Roney;Piyum A Khatibi;Verlyn K Stromberg

  97
  Citations

• Influence of nitrogen on germination and early development of broomrape (Orobanche spp.).

  James H. Westwood;Chester L. Foy

  91
  Citations

• Functional genomics of a generalist parasitic plant: Laser microdissection of host-parasite interface reveals host-specific patterns of parasite gene expression

  Loren A Honaas;Eric K Wafula;Zhenzhen Yang;Joshua P Der

  90
  Citations

• Expression of a Defense-Related 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl CoA Reductase Gene in Response to Parasitization by Orobanche spp.

  James H. Westwood;Xueshu Yu;Chester L. Foy;Carole L. Cramer

  85
  Citations

• Cellular mechanisms influence differential glyphosate sensitivity in field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) biotypes

  James H. Westwood;Stephen C. Weller

  76
  Citations

• Movement of protein and macromolecules between host plants and the parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca Pers.

  Radi Aly;Noureddine Hamamouch;Noureddine Hamamouch;Jacklin Abu-Nassar;Shmuel Wolf

  66
  Citations