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D-Index
64
Citations
14231
World Ranking
986
National Ranking
88

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

Paul Nicholson mostly deals with Fusarium, Fungi imperfecti, Botany, Fusarium culmorum and Trichothecene. His research integrates issues of Mycotoxin, Competition and Agronomy in his study of Fusarium. His research in Fungi imperfecti intersects with topics in Veterinary medicine, Pathogen and Poaceae.

The various areas that Paul Nicholson examines in his Botany study include Genetic diversity and Phylogenetic tree. In his research, Blight and Glume is intimately related to Gibberella zeae, which falls under the overarching field of Fusarium culmorum. His Trichothecene study is associated with Genetics.

His most cited work include:

  • DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF FUSARIUM CULMORUM AND FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM IN CEREALS USING PCR ASSAYS (445 citations)
  • Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding (266 citations)
  • Community ecology of fungal pathogens causing wheat head blight. (191 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Fusarium, Genetics, Botany, Fungi imperfecti and Fusarium culmorum. His studies deal with areas such as Mycotoxin, Agronomy and Microbiology as well as Fusarium. The Microbiology study which covers Polymerase chain reaction that intersects with Southern blot.

His research investigates the connection between Botany and topics such as Plant disease resistance that intersect with problems in Pathosystem. His study in Fungi imperfecti is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Inoculation, Pathogen, Nucleic acid, Veterinary medicine and Poaceae. His studies in Trichothecene integrate themes in fields like Phylogenetic tree and Vomitoxin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fusarium (47.89%)
  • Genetics (33.80%)
  • Botany (28.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Fusarium (47.89%)
  • Genetics (33.80%)
  • Agronomy (16.20%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Fusarium, Genetics, Agronomy, Quantitative trait locus and Head blight. His Fusarium research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mycotoxin, Brachypodium distachyon and Fungicide. His Mycotoxin study incorporates themes from Fusarium culmorum, Crown, Plant science and Microbiology.

Paul Nicholson has researched Quantitative trait locus in several fields, including Resistance, Allele and Locus. Paul Nicholson combines subjects such as Plant disease resistance and Genotype with his study of Locus. His study explores the link between Head blight and topics such as Inoculation that cross with problems in Chinese spring, Grain yield, Genotyping, Host and Veterinary medicine.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding (266 citations)
  • Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research. (88 citations)
  • Mapping of QTL Associated with Fusarium Head Blight in Spring Wheat RL4137 (16 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Fusarium, Genetics, Greenhouse and Crop. His research on Fusarium focuses in particular on Fusarium culmorum. His work on Head blight, Inbred strain, Quantitative trait locus and Deletion mapping as part of general Genetics research is frequently linked to C2H2 Zinc Finger, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Greenhouse study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Brassica, Brachypodium distachyon and Canola. His Crop research includes themes of Agriculture, Food security, Hordeum vulgare and Plant breeding.

Best Publications

  • Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding

    Amy Watson;Sreya Ghosh;Matthew J. Williams;William S. Cuddy

  • DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF FUSARIUM CULMORUM AND FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM IN CEREALS USING PCR ASSAYS

    P Nicholson;D.R Simpson;G Weston;H.N Rezanoor

  • Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research.

    Sreya Ghosh;Amy Watson;Oscar E. Gonzalez-Navarro;Ricardo H. Ramirez-Gonzalez

  • Molecular Characterization of Rht-1 Dwarfing Genes in Hexaploid Wheat

    Stephen Pearce;Robert Saville;Simon P. Vaughan;Peter M. Chandler

  • Community ecology of fungal pathogens causing wheat head blight.

    Xiangming Xu;Paul Nicholson

  • Action and reaction of host and pathogen during Fusarium head blight disease

    Stephanie Walter;Paul Nicholson;Fiona M. Doohan

  • Differential control of head blight pathogens of wheat by fungicides and consequences for mycotoxin contamination of grain

    Duncan R. Simpson;Gillian E. Weston;Judith A. Turner;Philip Jennings

  • Development of a PCR assay to detect Fusarium poae in wheat

    D. W. Parry;P. Nicholson

  • Relationship between the fungal complex causing Fusarium head blight of wheat and environmental conditions.

    X.-M. Xu;P. Nicholson;M. A. Thomsett;D. Simpson

  • Predominance and association of pathogenic fungi causing Fusarium ear blight in wheat in four European countries

    X. M. Xu;D. W. Parry;P. Nicholson;M. A. Thomsett

  • Development of PCR assays to Tri7 and Tri13 trichothecene biosynthetic genes, and characterisation of chemotypes of Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium cerealis

    Elizabeth A. Chandler;Duncan R. Simpson;Martha A. Thomsett;Paul Nicholson

  • Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement.

    Kumar Gaurav;Sanu Arora;Paula Silva;Javier Sánchez-Martín

  • Variation in pathogenicity associated with the genetic diversity of Fusarium graminearum.

    J.P. Carter;H.N. Rezanoor;D. Holden;A.E. Desjardins

  • Novel Fusarium head blight pathogens from Nepal and Louisiana revealed by multilocus genealogical concordance.

    Brice A.J. Sarver;Todd J. Ward;Liane R. Gale;Karen Broz

  • Possible Role of Trichothecene Mycotoxins in Virulence of Fusarium graminearum on Maize

    L J Harris;A E Desjardins;R D Plattner;P Nicholson

  • The use of species‐specific PCR‐based assays to analyse Fusarium ear blight of wheat

    F. M. Doohan;D. W. Parry;P. Jenkinson;P. Nicholson

  • Effects of PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE (PAL) knockdown on cell wall composition, biomass digestibility, and biotic and abiotic stress responses in Brachypodium

    Cynthia L. Cass;Antoine Peraldi;Patrick F. Dowd;Yaseen Mottiar

  • Determination of deoxynivalenol- and nivalenol-producing chemotypes of Fusarium graminearum isolated from wheat crops in England and Wales

    P. Jennings;M. E. Coates;K. Walsh;J. A. Turner

  • The dddP gene, encoding a novel enzyme that converts dimethylsulfoniopropionate into dimethyl sulfide, is widespread in ocean metagenomes and marine bacteria and also occurs in some Ascomycete fungi

    J. D. Todd;A. R. J. Curson;C. L. Dupont;P. Nicholson

  • Refinement of PCR-detection of Fusarium avenaceum and evidence from DNA marker studies for phenetic relatedness to Fusarium tricinctum

    A. S. Turner;A. K. Lees;H. N. Rezanoor;P. Nicholson

  • Identification of QTLs for resistance to Fusarium head blight, DON accumulation and associated traits in the winter wheat variety Arina

    R. Draeger;N. Gosman;N. Gosman;A. Steed;E. Chandler

  • Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Fusarium graminearum and F. asiaticum on wheat spikes throughout China

    B. Qu;H. P. Li;J. B. Zhang;Y. B. Xu

  • Determination of deoxynivalenol and nivalenol chemotypes of Fusarium culmorum isolates from England and Wales by PCR assay.

    P. Jennings;M. E. Coates;J. A. Turner;E. A. Chandler

  • Development of a PCR assay to identify and quantify Microdochium nivale var. nivale and Microdochium nivale var. majus in wheat

    P. Nicholson;A.K. Lees;N. Maurin;D.W. Parry

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona M. Doohan
Fiona M. Doohan University College Dublin
Xiangming Xu
Xiangming Xu East Malling Research (United Kingdom)
Cristobal Uauy
Cristobal Uauy John Innes Centre
James Simmonds
James Simmonds John Innes Centre
Antonio Moretti
Antonio Moretti National Research Council (CNR)
Marc Lemmens
Marc Lemmens BOKU University
Giuseppina Mulè
Giuseppina Mulè National Research Council (CNR)
Hermann Buerstmayr
Hermann Buerstmayr BOKU University
Lee T. Hickey
Lee T. Hickey University of Queensland
James K. M. Brown
James K. M. Brown Norwich Research Park

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