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Justin O. Borevitz is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research spans several fields within the broad disciplines of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work emphasizes subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Ecology. Key research topics include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, and Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques.

They have published in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology, BMC Genomics, Communications Earth & Environment, and PLoS ONE.

Some recent papers include:

  • Mineral-enriched biochar delivers enhanced nutrient recovery and carbon dioxide removal, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • High-molecular weight DNA extraction, clean-up and size selection for long-read sequencing, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Stabilisation of soil organic matter with rock dust partially counteracted by plants, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • Species-specific basecallers improve actual accuracy of nanopore sequencing in plants, 2022, Plant Methods
  • Spatial, climate and ploidy factors drive genomic diversity and resilience in the widespread grass Themeda triandra, 2020, Molecular Ecology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Borevitz include Scott Ferguson, Ashley Jones, Wolfram Buss, Benjamin Schwessinger, and Kevin Murray.

The body of work indicates a focus on integrating molecular techniques with ecological and geochemical data to study plant genetics and soil interactions.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines

    Susanna Atwell;Yu S. Huang;Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Glenda Willems

  • Activation Tagging Identifies a Conserved MYB Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis

    Justin O. Borevitz;Yiji Xia;Jack Blount;Richard A. Dixon

  • Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

    Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

  • Genome-wide patterns of genetic variation in worldwide Arabidopsis thaliana accessions from the RegMap panel

    Matthew W Horton;Angela M Hancock;Yu S Huang;Christopher Toomajian

  • Genome-wide association studies in plants: the missing heritability is in the field

    Benjamin Brachi;Geoffrey P Morris;Justin O Borevitz

  • Increased food and ecosystem security via perennial grains

    J.D. Glover;J.P. Reganold;L.W. Bell;J. Borevitz

  • Reconsidering plant memory: Intersections between stress recovery, RNA turnover, and epigenetics

    Peter A. Crisp;Diep Ganguly;Steven R. Eichten;Justin O. Borevitz

  • The extent of linkage disequilibrium in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Magnus Nordborg;Justin O. Borevitz;Joy Bergelson;Charles C. Berry

  • Large-Scale Identification of Single-Feature Polymorphisms in Complex Genomes

    Justin O. Borevitz;David Liang;David Plouffe;Hur-Song Chang

  • LUX ARRHYTHMO encodes a Myb domain protein essential for circadian rhythms

    Samuel P. Hazen;Thomas F. Schultz;Jose L. Pruneda-Paz;Justin O. Borevitz

  • The scale of population structure in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Alexander Platt;Matthew Horton;Yu S. Huang;Yan Li

  • Natural allelic variation underlying a major fitness trade-off in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Marco Todesco;Sureshkumar Balasubramanian;Sureshkumar Balasubramanian;Tina T. Hu;Tina T. Hu;M. Brian Traw

  • An extracellular aspartic protease functions in Arabidopsis disease resistance signaling.

    Yiji Xia;Yiji Xia;Hideyuki Suzuki;Justin Borevitz;Jack W. Blount

  • A Coastal Cline in Sodium Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Driven by Natural Variation of the Sodium Transporter AtHKT1;1

    Ivan Baxter;Jessica N. Brazelton;Danni Yu;Yu S. Huang

  • Root suberin forms an extracellular barrier that affects water relations and mineral nutrition in Arabidopsis.

    Ivan Baxter;Prashant S. Hosmani;Ana Rus;Brett Lahner

  • A methyl transferase links the circadian clock to the regulation of alternative splicing

    Sabrina E. Sanchez;Ezequiel Petrillo;Esteban J. Beckwith;Xu Zhang

  • Natural variation in light sensitivity of Arabidopsis

    Julin N. Maloof;Justin O. Borevitz;Tsegaye Dabi;Jason Lutes

  • Association mapping of local climate-sensitive quantitative trait loci in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Yan Li;Yu Huang;Joy Bergelson;Magnus Nordborg

  • Natural Selection Shapes Genome-Wide Patterns of Copy-Number Polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster

    J. J. Emerson;J. J. Emerson;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Justin O. Borevitz;Manyuan Long

  • A Systematic Map of Genetic Variation in Plasmodium falciparum

    Claire Kidgell;Sarah K Volkman;Johanna Daily;Justin O Borevitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Magnus Nordborg
Magnus Nordborg Austrian Academy of Sciences
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ryan Lister
Ryan Lister University of Western Australia
Julin N. Maloof
Julin N. Maloof University of California, Davis
Joy Bergelson
Joy Bergelson University of Chicago
Barry J. Pogson
Barry J. Pogson Australian National University
Christopher J. Lamb
Christopher J. Lamb John Innes Centre
Yiji Xia
Yiji Xia Hong Kong Baptist University

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