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Plant Science and Agronomy
Canada
2025

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Biochemistry, Terpenoid, Complementary DNA and Monoterpene. Jörg Bohlmann has researched Botany in several fields, including Methyl jasmonate, Terpene and Pissodes strobi. His study in the fields of Photosynthesis and Non-photochemical quenching under the domain of Biochemistry overlaps with other disciplines such as Abietadiene synthase and Zeaxanthin.

His study focuses on the intersection of Terpenoid and fields such as Biosynthesis with connections in the field of Oleoresin, Diterpene and Cyclase. His Complementary DNA study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sesquiterpene, Gene expression, ATP synthase and Populus trichocarpa. As part of the same scientific family, Jörg Bohlmann usually focuses on Monoterpene, concentrating on Pinaceae and intersecting with Carene, Sex pheromone, Kairomone and Pheromone.

His most cited work include:

  • The family of terpene synthases in plants: A mid-size family of genes for specialized metabolism that is highly diversified throughout the kingdom (653 citations)
  • Genes, enzymes and chemicals of terpenoid diversity in the constitutive and induced defence of conifers against insects and pathogens. (481 citations)
  • Methyl Jasmonate Induces Traumatic Resin Ducts, Terpenoid Resin Biosynthesis, and Terpenoid Accumulation in Developing Xylem of Norway Spruce Stems (426 citations)

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

Jörg Bohlmann mostly deals with Botany, Biochemistry, Terpenoid, Gene and Terpene. His Botany research includes themes of Transcriptome, Pissodes strobi, Methyl jasmonate and Gene family. His Biochemistry and ATP synthase, Diterpene, Biosynthesis, Monoterpene and Enzyme investigations all form part of his Biochemistry research activities.

He has included themes like Sesquiterpene and Sex pheromone in his Monoterpene study. His work carried out in the field of Terpenoid brings together such families of science as Synthetic biology, Oleoresin, Metabolic engineering and Sclareol. His Gene research is classified as research in Genetics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (46.63%)
  • Biochemistry (33.13%)
  • Terpenoid (25.15%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Botany (46.63%)
  • Biochemistry (33.13%)
  • Terpene (16.56%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Biochemistry, Terpene, Biosynthesis and Terpenoid. His research integrates issues of Transcriptome and Gene family in his study of Botany. His Gene family study combines topics in areas such as Computational biology and Genomics.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Terpene, Oleoresin are connected with Embryo, Histology, Herbivore and Horticulture and other disciplines. The study incorporates disciplines such as Metabolite and ATP synthase in addition to Biosynthesis. Jörg Bohlmann merges Terpenoid with Dephosphorylation in his research.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Expanding the Landscape of Diterpene Structural Diversity through Stereochemically Controlled Combinatorial Biosynthesis. (93 citations)
  • Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa (79 citations)
  • Terpenes in Cannabis sativa - From plant genome to humans. (55 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Terpene, Botany, Terpenoid, Biosynthesis and Biochemistry. He combines subjects such as Diterpene biosynthesis and Gene family with his study of Terpene. Jörg Bohlmann interconnects RNA-Seq and Plant defense against herbivory in the investigation of issues within Botany.

His Terpenoid study incorporates themes from Metabolite, Kinase and Cytochrome P450, Metabolism. His work deals with themes such as Phylogenetics, Santalum album and ATP synthase, which intersect with Biosynthesis. Many of his research projects under Biochemistry are closely connected to Dephosphorylation with Dephosphorylation, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

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

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.

    Björn Nystedt;Nathaniel Robert Street;Anna Wetterbom;Andrea Zuccolo

  • The family of terpene synthases in plants: A mid-size family of genes for specialized metabolism that is highly diversified throughout the kingdom

    Feng Chen;Dorothea Tholl;Jörg Bohlmann;Eran Pichersky

  • Genes, enzymes and chemicals of terpenoid diversity in the constitutive and induced defence of conifers against insects and pathogens.

    Christopher I. Keeling;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Methyl Jasmonate Induces Traumatic Resin Ducts, Terpenoid Resin Biosynthesis, and Terpenoid Accumulation in Developing Xylem of Norway Spruce Stems

    Diane Martin;Dorothea Tholl;Jonathan Gershenzon;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Terpenoid biomaterials

    Jörg Bohlmann;Christopher I. Keeling

  • Sesquiterpene synthases from grand fir (Abies grandis). Comparison of constitutive and wound-induced activities, and cDNA isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of delta-selinene synthase and gamma-humulene synthase.

    Christopher L. Steele;John Crock;Jörg Bohlmann;Rodney Croteau

  • Induction of volatile terpene biosynthesis and diurnal emission by methyl jasmonate in foliage of Norway spruce

    Diane M. Martin;Jonathan Gershenzon;Jörg Bohlmann

  • (E)-β-Ocimene and Myrcene Synthase Genes of Floral Scent Biosynthesis in Snapdragon: Function and Expression of Three Terpene Synthase Genes of a New Terpene Synthase Subfamily

    Natalia Dudareva;Diane Martin;Christine M. Kish;Natalia Kolosova

  • Genomic analysis of the terpenoid synthase ( AtTPS) gene family of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    S. Aubourg;A. Lecharny;J. Bohlmann

  • Functional Annotation, Genome Organization and Phylogeny of the Grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ) Terpene Synthase Gene Family Based on Genome Assembly, FLcDNA Cloning, and Enzyme Assays

    Diane M. Martin;Sebastien Aubourg;Marina B Schouwey;Laurent Daviet

  • Functional Characterization of Nine Norway Spruce TPS Genes and Evolution of Gymnosperm Terpene Synthases of the TPS-d Subfamily

    Diane M. Martin;Jenny Fäldt;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Assembling the 20 Gb white spruce (Picea glauca) genome from whole-genome shotgun sequencing data

    Inanc Birol;Anthony Raymond;Shaun D. Jackman;Stephen Pleasance

  • Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation.

    Jürgen Ehlting;Nathalie Mattheus;Dana S. Aeschliman;Eryang Li

  • Insect-Induced Conifer Defense. White Pine Weevil and Methyl Jasmonate Induce Traumatic Resinosis, de Novo Formed Volatile Emissions, and Accumulation of Terpenoid Synthase and Putative Octadecanoid Pathway Transcripts in Sitka Spruce

    Barbara Miller;Lufiani L. Madilao;Steven Ralph;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) induce local and systemic diurnal emissions of terpenoid volatiles in hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x deltoides): cDNA cloning, functional characterization, and patterns of gene expression of (-)-germacrene D synthase, PtdTPS1.

    Gen-ichiro Arimura;Dezene P. W. Huber;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Efficacy of tree defense physiology varies with bark beetle population density: a basis for positive feedback in eruptive species

    Celia K. Boone;Celia K. Boone;Celia K. Boone;Brian H. Aukema;Brian H. Aukema;Brian H. Aukema;Joerg Bohlmann;Allan L. Carroll;Allan L. Carroll

  • Diterpene resin acids in conifers.

    Christopher I. Keeling;Jörg Bohlmann

  • Conifer defence against insects: microarray gene expression profiling of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) induced by mechanical wounding or feeding by spruce budworms (Choristoneura occidentalis) or white pine weevils (Pissodes strobi ) reveals large-scale changes of the host transcriptome

    Steven G. Ralph;Hesther Yueh;Michael Friedmann;Dana Aeschliman

  • Terpenoid biosynthesis and specialized vascular cells of conifer defense.

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  • Pine monoterpenes and pine bark beetles: a marriage of convenience for defense and chemical communication

    Steven J. Seybold;Dezene P. W. Huber;Dezene P. W. Huber;Dezene P. W. Huber;Jana C. Lee;Jana C. Lee;Andrew D. Graves

  • The transcriptional response of hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides) to infection by Melampsora medusae leaf rust involves induction of flavonoid pathway genes leading to the accumulation of proanthocyanidins.

    Manoela Miranda;Steven G Ralph;Robin Mellway;Rick White

  • Transgenic, non-isoprene emitting poplars don’t like it hot

    Katja Behnke;Barbara Ehlting;Markus Teuber;Martina Bauerfeind

  • Traumatic resin defense in Norway spruce (Picea abies): Methyl jasmonate-induced terpene synthase gene expression, and cDNA cloning and functional characterization of (+)-3-carene synthase

    Jenny Fäldt;Diane Martin;Barbara Miller;Suman Rawat

  • Robust simple sequence repeat markers for spruce ( Picea spp.) from expressed sequence tags

    Dainis Rungis;Yanik Bérubé;Jun Zhang;Steven Ralph

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kermit Ritland
Kermit Ritland University of British Columbia
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Robert A. Holt
Robert A. Holt BC Cancer Research Institute
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Bing Yang
Bing Yang University of Missouri
Inanc Birol
Inanc Birol University of British Columbia
Steven P. Briggs
Steven P. Briggs University of California, San Diego
Gen-ichiro Arimura
Gen-ichiro Arimura Tokyo University of Science
Richard A. Moore
Richard A. Moore BC Cancer Agency

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