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Plant Science and Agronomy
Taiwan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
8622
World Ranking
1395
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His main research concerns Botany, Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, C4 photosynthesis and Photorespiration. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Complementary DNA, Oryza and Genetically modified rice. His Photosynthesis research incorporates elements of Intracellular, Organelle, Cell biology and Compartmentalization.

His studies in Biochemistry integrate themes in fields like Plasmodesma and Quantitative determination. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Pyruvate carboxylase and Anatomy. His Photorespiration research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ultrastructure, Vascular bundle, Cytosol, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Transpiration.

His most cited work include:

  • High-level expression of maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in transgenic rice plants (348 citations)
  • Turnover of Soluble Proteins in the Wheat Sieve Tube (212 citations)
  • Photosynthetic and photorespiratory characteristics of flaveria species. (158 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Photosynthesis, Botany, Biochemistry, Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and C4 photosynthesis. His study in Photosynthesis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Vascular bundle and Chloroplast. Maurice S. B. Ku has researched Botany in several fields, including Carbon dioxide and Genetically modified rice.

His work in Genetically modified rice addresses issues such as Gene expression, which are connected to fields such as Complementary DNA and Transformation. His work in Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase covers topics such as RuBisCO which are related to areas like Photosynthetic efficiency. His study looks at the relationship between C4 photosynthesis and topics such as Chenopodiaceae, which overlap with Salsola and Ecology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (56.70%)
  • Botany (56.70%)
  • Biochemistry (42.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2020)?

  • Botany (56.70%)
  • Gene (23.71%)
  • Photosynthesis (56.70%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Gene, Photosynthesis, Gene expression and Genetically modified rice. He has included themes like Thylakoid and Metabolism in his Botany study. His work deals with themes such as Vascular bundle and Plant physiology, which intersect with Photosynthesis.

Maurice S. B. Ku usually deals with Gene expression and limits it to topics linked to Transformation and Northern blot, Tiller, Wild type and Enzyme. Genetically modified crops and Biochemistry are the main areas of his Genetically modified rice studies. Maurice S. B. Ku interconnects Photosynthetic capacity and RuBisCO in the investigation of issues within Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

Between 1999 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Characterizing Regulatory and Functional Differentiation between Maize Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells by Transcriptomic Analysis (109 citations)
  • Characterizing Regulatory and Functional Differentiation between Maize Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells by Transcriptomic Analysis (109 citations)
  • Compartmentation of photosynthesis in cells and tissues of C4 plants (99 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

Maurice S. B. Ku focuses on Photosynthesis, Genetically modified rice, Biochemistry, Botany and Cell biology. His studies deal with areas such as Ultrastructure and Vascular bundle as well as Photosynthesis. His work on Molecular mass and Trypsin as part of general Biochemistry research is frequently linked to Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, Protease inhibitor and Helicoverpa armigera, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Botany research includes themes of Complementary DNA and Transformation. Maurice S. B. Ku focuses mostly in the field of Complementary DNA, narrowing it down to topics relating to Poaceae and, in certain cases, Gene and Regulation of gene expression. His Cell biology study combines topics in areas such as Gene family, Transcriptome, Cellular differentiation and Gene expression profiling.

Best Publications

  • High-level expression of maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in transgenic rice plants

    Maurice S.B. Ku;Sakae Agarie;Mika Nomura;Hiroshi Fukayama

  • Turnover of Soluble Proteins in the Wheat Sieve Tube

    Donald B. Fisher;Yujia Wu;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Photosynthetic and photorespiratory characteristics of flaveria species.

    Maurice S. B. Ku;Jingrui Wu;Ziyu Dai;Rick A. Scott

  • Control of Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance in Ricinus communis L. (Castor Bean) by Leaf to Air Vapor Pressure Deficit

    Ziyu Dai;Gerald E. Edwards;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Induction of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in the Facultative Halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum by Abscisic Acid

    Chun Chu;Ziyu Dai;Maurice S. B. Ku;Gerald E. Edwards

  • Evolution and expression of C4 photosynthesis genes.

    M. S. B. Ku;Y. Kano-Murakami;M. Matsuoka

  • Down-Regulation of Cytokinin Oxidase 2 Expression Increases Tiller Number and Improves Rice Yield

    Su-Ying Yeh;Hau-Wen Chen;Chun-Yeung Ng;Chu-Yin Lin

  • C3-C4 Intermediate Photosynthesis in Plants

    Russell K. Monson;Gerald E. Edwards;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Photosynthetic Characteristics of C3-C4 Intermediate Flaveria Species I. Leaf Anatomy, Photosynthetic Responses to O2 and CO2, and Activities of Key Enzymes in the C3 and C4 Pathways

    Maurice S. B. Ku;Russell K. Monson;Robert O. Littlejohn;Hitoshi Nakamoto

  • Characterizing Regulatory and Functional Differentiation between Maize Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells by Transcriptomic Analysis

    Yao-Ming Chang;Wen-Yu Liu;Arthur Chun-Chieh Shih;Meng-Ni Shen

  • Features of Photosynthesis in Haloxylon species of Chenopodiaceae that are Dominant Plants in Central Asian Deserts

    Vladimir I. Pyankov;Clanton C. Black;Elena G. Artyusheva;Elena V. Voznesenskaya

  • High Level Expression of C4-Specific NADP-Malic Enzyme in Leaves and Impairment of Photoautotrophic Growth in a C3 Plant, Rice

    Hiroko Tsuchida;Tesshu Tamai;Hiroshi Fukayama;Sakae Agarie

  • Significant Accumulation of C4-Specific Pyruvate, Orthophosphate Dikinase in a C3 Plant, Rice

    Hiroshi Fukayama;Hiroko Tsuchida;Sakae Agarie;Mika Nomura

  • Co-function of C3- and C4-photosynthetic pathways in C3, C4 and C3−C4 intermediate Flaveria species

    R. K. Monson;B. d. Moore;M. S. B. Ku;G. E. Edwards

  • Photosynthetic characteristics and tolerance to photo-oxidation of transgenic rice expressing C(4) photosynthesis enzymes.

    Demao Jiao;Xueqing Huang;Xia Li;Wei Chi

  • Analysis of inhibition of photosynthesis due to water stress in the C3 species Hordeum vulgare and Vicia faba: Electron transport, CO2 fixation and carboxylation capacity

    Archana Lal;M. S. B. Ku;Gerald E. Edwards

  • Photosynthetic acclimation of maize to growth under elevated levels of carbon dioxide

    João P. Maroco;Gerald E. Edwards;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Quantitative Determination of RuBP Carboxylase–Oxygenase Protein in Leaves of Several C3 and C4 Plants

    Maurice S. B. Ku;Mark R. Schmitt;Gerald E. Edwards

  • Compartmentation of photosynthesis in cells and tissues of C4 plants

    Gerald E. Edwards;Vincent R. Franceschi;Maurice S. B. Ku;Elena V. Voznesenskaya

  • Expression of Maize Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase in Transgenic Tobacco : Effects on Biochemistry and Physiology

    Richard L. Hudspeth;John W. Grula;Ziyu Dai;Gerald E. Edwards

  • Comparative transcriptomics method to infer gene coexpression networks and its applications to maize and rice leaf transcriptomes

    Yao-Ming Chang;Hsin-Hung Lin;Hsin-Hung Lin;Wen-Yu Liu;Chun-Ping Yu

  • Identification of potent inhibitors of Helicoverpa armigera gut proteinases from winged bean seeds.

    Ashok P. Giri;Abhay M. Harsulkar;Maurice S.B. Ku;Vidya S. Gupta

  • Photosynthetic performance of transgenic rice plants overexpressing maize C4 photosynthesis enzymes

    M. S. B. Ku;D. Cho;U. Ranade;T. P. Hsu

  • Photosynthesis in Flaveria brownii, a C(4)-Like Species: Leaf Anatomy, Characteristics of CO(2) Exchange, Compartmentation of Photosynthetic Enzymes, and Metabolism of CO(2).

    Shu-Hua Cheng;Brandon D. Moore;Gerald E. Edwards;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Characterization of the gene for pyruvate,orthophosphate dikinase from rice, a C3 plant, and a comparison of structure and expression between C3 and C4 genes for this protein.

    Nobuyuki Imaizumi;Maurice S.B. Ku;Kuni Ishihara;Muneaki Samejima

  • Occurrence of C(3) and C(4) photosynthesis in cotyledons and leaves of Salsola species (Chenopodiaceae).

    Vladimir I. Pyankov;Elena V. Voznesenskaya;Alexander N. Kuz'min;Maurice S. B. Ku

  • Introduction of genes encoding C4 photosynthesis enzymes into rice plants: physiological consequences.

    Maurice S.B. Ku;Dongha Cho;Xia Li;De Mao Jiao

  • Photosynthesis in Panicum milioides, a Species with Reduced Photorespiration

    Gerald E. Edwards;Maurice S.B. Ku;Marshall D. Hatch

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald E. Edwards
Gerald E. Edwards Washington State University
Vincent R. Franceschi
Vincent R. Franceschi Washington State University
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Mitsue Miyao
Mitsue Miyao Tohoku University
Russell K. Monson
Russell K. Monson University of Colorado Boulder
João Maroco
João Maroco ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Shin-Han Shiu
Shin-Han Shiu Michigan State University
Carlos S. Andreo
Carlos S. Andreo National University of Rosario
Paula Casati
Paula Casati Stanford University
Shu-Hsing Wu
Shu-Hsing Wu National Chung Hsing University

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