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John E. Carlson is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work places particular emphasis on genomics, phylogenetic studies, and plant science, with considerable focus on plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, genetic diversity, and population structure.

Several topics frequently explored in their research include:

  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Plant and fungal interactions research
  • Plant and animal studies

John E. Carlson has authored multiple papers that contribute to the understanding of plant genomics and evolutionary relationships. Notable publications include:

  • Phylogenetic analysis based on chloroplast genome uncover evolutionary relationship of all the nine species and six cultivars of tree peony, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
  • A high-quality reference genome for Fraxinus pennsylvanica for ash species restoration and research, 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Use of Genomic Resources to Assess Adaptive Divergence and Introgression in Oaks, 2021, Forests
  • Host genomic influence on bacterial composition in the switchgrass rhizosphere, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Genome-wide association study of 23 flowering phenology traits and 4 floral agronomic traits in tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) reveals five genes known to regulate flowering time, 2022, Horticulture Research

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Forests, Tree Genetics & Genomes, and Industrial Crops and Products.

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Margaret Staton
  • Tetyana Zhebentyayeva
  • C. Dana Nelson
  • Jeanne Romero-Severson
  • Di Wu

John E. Carlson's research spans subfields such as plant science, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and genetics. This broad interdisciplinary approach supports their contributions to understanding the genetic and ecological factors influencing plant populations and their interactions.

Best Publications

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

    G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • Widespread genome duplications throughout the history of flowering plants

    Liying Cui;P. Kerr Wall;James H. Leebens-Mack;Bruce G. Lindsay

  • The genome of Theobroma cacao

    Xavier Argout;Jerome Salse;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Mark J Guiltinan

  • Plant defense priming against herbivores: getting ready for a different battle.

    Christopher J. Frost;Mark C. Mescher;John E. Carlson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Segregation of random amplified DNA markers in F1 progeny of conifers

    John Edward Carlson;L. K. Tulsieram;J. C. Glaubitz;V. W.K. Luk

  • FLOWERING LOCUS T duplication coordinates reproductive and vegetative growth in perennial poplar

    Chuan Yu Hsu;Joshua P. Adams;Hyejin Kim;Kyoungok No

  • Growth promotion of canola (rapeseed) seedlings by a strain of Pseudomonas putida under gnotobiotic conditions

    Ran Lifshitz;Joseph W. Kloepper;Maya Kozlowski;Catherine Simonson

  • Within‐plant signalling via volatiles overcomes vascular constraints on systemic signalling and primes responses against herbivores

    Christopher J. Frost;Heidi M. Appel;John E. Carlson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Lignin degradation in wood-feeding insects

    Scott M. Geib;Timothy R. Filley;Patrick G. Hatcher;Kelli Hoover

  • Priming defense genes and metabolites in hybrid poplar by the green leaf volatile cis-3-hexenyl acetate

    Christopher J. Frost;Mark C. Mescher;Christopher Dervinis;John M. Davis

  • Comparison of the transcriptomes of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) in response to the chestnut blight infection.

    Abdelali Barakat;Denis S DiLoreto;Yi Zhang;Chris Smith

  • A beta-glucosidase from lodgepole pine xylem specific for the lignin precursor coniferin.

    D. P. Dharmawardhana;B. E. Ellis;J. E. Carlson

  • Single Tree Genetic Linkage Mapping in Conifers Using Haploid DNA from Megagametophytes

    Lomas K. Tulsieram;Jeffrey C. Glaubitz;Gyula Kiss;John E. Carlson

  • Comparison of next generation sequencing technologies for transcriptome characterization

    P Kerr Wall;Jim Leebens-Mack;André S Chanderbali;Abdelali Barakat

  • Recharacterization of ancient DNA miscoding lesions: insights in the era of sequencing-by-synthesis

    M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Jonas Binladen;Webb Miller;Carsten Wiuf

  • The cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene family in Populus : phylogeny, organization, and expression

    Abdelali Barakat;Agnieszka Bagniewska-Zadworna;Alex Choi;Urmila Plakkat

  • Geologic map of Nevada

    John H. Stewart;John E. Carlson

  • Evolution of genome size and complexity in Pinus.

    Alison M. Morse;Daniel G. Peterson;M. Nurul Islam-Faridi;Katherine E. Smith

  • Complete plastid genome sequences of Drimys, Liriodendron , and Piper : implications for the phylogenetic relationships of magnoliids

    Zhengqiu Cai;Cynthia Penaflor;Jennifer V Kuehl;James Leebens-Mack

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

    G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia
Claude W. dePamphilis
Claude W. dePamphilis Pennsylvania State University
Stephan C. Schuster
Stephan C. Schuster Nanyang Technological University
Ming Tien
Ming Tien Pennsylvania State University
Mark J. Guiltinan
Mark J. Guiltinan Pennsylvania State University
Hong Ma
Hong Ma Pennsylvania State University
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay

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