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Johanna Schmitt is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on plant science and ecology-related subfields. The scientist's work also encompasses molecular biology and nature conservation topics.

Their recent publications address various aspects of plant biology and ecology, particularly involving the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. Notable papers include:

  • Functional variants of DOG1 control seed chilling responses and variation in seasonal life-history strategies in Arabidopsis thaliana (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Adaptive significance of flowering time variation across natural seasonal environments in Arabidopsis thaliana (2022, New Phytologist)
  • Precipitation timing and soil substrate drive phenology and fitness of Arabidopsis thaliana in a Mediterranean environment (2023, Functional Ecology)
  • Exploring the molecular regulation of vernalization-induced flowering synchrony in Arabidopsis (2024, New Phytologist)
  • Accelerated Phenology Fails to Buffer Fitness Loss from Delayed Rain Onset in a Clade of Wildflowers (2025, The American Naturalist)

Frequent co-authors in Schmitt's research include Alejandra Martínez-Berdeja, Daniel E. Runcie, Martha D. Cooper, Michelle C. Stitzer, and Mark A. Taylor. This suggests collaborative work across multiple projects in their areas of expertise.

Their publications are regularly featured in well-known venues such as New Phytologist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Functional Ecology, The American Naturalist, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Main fields of study for Johanna Schmitt are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Subfields covered in their work include:

  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling

Key research topics addressed in Schmitt's publications include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Best Publications

  • A Map of Local Adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    A. Fournier-Level;A. Korte;M. D. Cooper;M. Nordborg

  • The Evolution of Plant Ecophysiological Traits: Recent Advances and Future Directions

    David D. Ackerly;Susan A. Dudley;Sonia E. Sultan;Johanna Schmitt

  • Testing the Adaptive Plasticity Hypothesis: Density-Dependent Selection on Manipulated Stem Length in Impatiens capensis

    Susan A. Dudley;Johanna Schmitt

  • A latitudinal cline in flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana modulated by the flowering time gene FRIGIDA

    John R. Stinchcombe;Cynthia Weinig;Mark Ungerer;Kenneth M. Olsen

  • Genetic mechanisms and evolutionary significance of natural variation in Arabidopsis

    Thomas Mitchell-Olds;Johanna Schmitt

  • Light spectral quality, phytochrome and plant competition.

    Johanna Schmitt;Renata D. Wulff

  • Effects of Genetic Perturbation on Seasonal Life History Plasticity

    Amity M. Wilczek;Judith L. Roe;Mary C. Knapp;Martha D. Cooper

  • Epistatic interaction between Arabidopsis FRI and FLC flowering time genes generates a latitudinal cline in a life history trait.

    Ana L. Caicedo;John R. Stinchcombe;Kenneth M. Olsen;Johanna Schmitt

  • A Test of the Adaptive Plasticity Hypothesis Using Transgenic and Mutant Plants Disabled in Phytochrome-Mediated Elongation Responses to Neighbors

    Johanna Schmitt;Alex C. McCormac;Harry Smith

  • THE EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF SEED GERMINATION OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA: VARIABLE NATURAL SELECTION ON GERMINATION TIMING

    Kathleen Donohue;Lisa Dorn;Converse Griffith;Eunsuk Kim

  • Manipulative Approaches to Testing Adaptive Plasticity: Phytochrome-Mediated Shade-Avoidance Responses in Plants.

    Johanna Schmitt;Susan A. Dudley;Massimo Pigliucci

  • PLASTICITY TO LIGHT CUES AND RESOURCES IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA: TESTING FOR ADAPTIVE VALUE AND COSTS

    Lisa A. Dorn;Elizabeth Hammond Pyle;Johanna Schmitt

  • POLLINATOR FORAGING BEHAVIOR AND GENE DISPERSAL IN SENECIO (COMPOSITAE).

    Johanna Schmitt

  • The Adaptive Evolution of Plasticity: Phytochrome-Mediated Shade Avoidance Responses

    Johanna Schmitt;John R. Stinchcombe;M. Shane Heschel;Heidrun Huber

  • EVIDENCE OF ADAPTIVE DIVERGENCE IN PLASTICITY: DENSITY- AND SITE-DEPENDENT SELECTION ON SHADE-AVOIDANCE RESPONSES IN IMPATIENS CAPENSIS

    Kathleen Donohue;Dinan Messiqua;Elizabeth Hammond Pyle;M. Shane Heschel

  • Genetic and physiological bases for phenological responses to current and predicted climates

    A. M. Wilczek;L. T. Burghardt;A. R. Cobb;M. D. Cooper

  • Environmental and genetic influences on the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field

    Kathleen Donohue;Lisa Dorn;Converse Griffith;EunSuk Kim

  • Norms of Reaction of Seed Traits to Maternal Environments in Plantago lanceolata

    Johanna Schmitt;Jennifer Niles;Renata D. Wulff

  • Adaptive divergence in plasticity in natural populations of Impatiens capensis and its consequences for performance in novel habitats.

    Kathleen Donohue;Elizabeth Hammond Pyle;Dinan Messiqua;M. Shane Heschel

  • Genetic differentiation in morphological responses to simulated foliage shade between populations of Impatiens capensis from open and woodland sites.

    S. A. Dudley;J. Schmitt

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Stinchcombe
John R. Stinchcombe University of Toronto
Eric J. B. von Wettberg
Eric J. B. von Wettberg University of Vermont
Kathleen Donohue
Kathleen Donohue Duke University
Michael D. Purugganan
Michael D. Purugganan New York University
Janis Antonovics
Janis Antonovics University of Virginia
Maarten Koornneef
Maarten Koornneef Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Nolan C. Kane
Nolan C. Kane University of Colorado Boulder
C. Jessica E. Metcalf
C. Jessica E. Metcalf Princeton University
Magnus Nordborg
Magnus Nordborg Austrian Academy of Sciences
Douglass H. Morse
Douglass H. Morse Brown University

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