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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
14706
World Ranking
1323
National Ranking
92

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Powdery mildew, Blumeria graminis, Hordeum vulgare, Botany and Microbiology. His Powdery mildew study combines topics in areas such as Biochemistry, Fungal pathogenesis, Cell biology, Plant development and Hordeum. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Genetics, Apoptosis and BAX inhibitor 1.

His Blumeria graminis research includes themes of Plant cell, Gene expression, Epidermis and Root hair. His Hordeum vulgare research includes elements of Haustorium, Actin cytoskeleton, Green fluorescent protein, Molecular biology and Programmed cell death. His study ties his expertise on Plant disease resistance together with the subject of Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • The endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica reprograms barley to salt-stress tolerance, disease resistance, and higher yield (912 citations)
  • SNARE-protein-mediated disease resistance at the plant cell wall (792 citations)
  • Cell Wall–Associated Mechanisms of Disease Resistance and Susceptibility (426 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Powdery mildew, Blumeria graminis, Botany, Hordeum vulgare and Cell biology. His Powdery mildew study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant disease resistance, Pathogen, Cytoplasm, Biochemistry and Mutant. He interconnects Haustorium, Gene expression, Microbiology, Gene silencing and Hordeum in the investigation of issues within Blumeria graminis.

His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Inoculation and Gene. His study in Hordeum vulgare is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Respiratory burst, Molecular biology, Root hair, Superoxide and Cell polarity. His studies deal with areas such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis as well as Cell biology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Powdery mildew (40.26%)
  • Blumeria graminis (35.06%)
  • Botany (34.42%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Cell biology (29.87%)
  • Genetics (16.88%)
  • Arabidopsis (15.58%)

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

Ralph Hückelhoven focuses on Cell biology, Genetics, Arabidopsis, Oomycete and Plant disease resistance. His Cell biology research incorporates themes from Haustorium, Cell, Blumeria graminis and Hordeum vulgare. His Haustorium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Powdery mildew, Function and Cell polarity.

His Arabidopsis study which covers Arabidopsis thaliana that intersects with Receptor complex, Elicitor, Fusarium and Metabolon. In his research on the topic of Plant disease resistance, Fungus is strongly related with Pathogen. Ralph Hückelhoven focuses mostly in the field of Microbiology, narrowing it down to topics relating to Inoculation and, in certain cases, Fungicide.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Bacterial medium-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acid metabolites trigger immunity in Arabidopsis plants. (53 citations)
  • The formation of a camalexin-biosynthetic metabolon (16 citations)
  • Oomycete small RNAs bind to the plant RNA-induced silencing complex for virulence (12 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

Ralph Hückelhoven spends much of his time researching Arabidopsis, Cell biology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Biochemistry and Elicitor. His Arabidopsis study improves the overall literature in Genetics. He has included themes like Cell growth, Fusarium oxysporum and Hordeum vulgare in his Cell biology study.

Ralph Hückelhoven combines subjects such as Haustorium, GTPase-activating protein, Function, RAC1 and Blumeria graminis with his study of Hordeum vulgare. His studies in Biochemistry integrate themes in fields like Immune system and Immunity. Ralph Hückelhoven has researched Elicitor in several fields, including Plant disease resistance, Receptor complex, Fusarium and Xanthomonas.

Best Publications

  • The endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica reprograms barley to salt-stress tolerance, disease resistance, and higher yield

    Frank Waller;Beate Achatz;Beate Achatz;Helmut Baltruschat;József Fodor

  • SNARE-protein-mediated disease resistance at the plant cell wall

    Nicholas C. Collins;Hans Thordal-Christensen;Volker Lipka;Stephan Bau

  • Cell Wall–Associated Mechanisms of Disease Resistance and Susceptibility

    Ralph Hückelhoven

  • Hypersensitive Cell Death and Papilla Formation in Barley Attacked by the Powdery Mildew Fungus Are Associated with Hydrogen Peroxide but Not with Salicylic Acid Accumulation

    Ralph Hückelhoven;József Fodor;Christine Preis;Karl Heinz Kogel

  • Endophyte or parasite--what decides?

    Karl-Heinz Kogel;Philipp Franken;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • The root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica requires host cell death for proliferation during mutualistic symbiosis with barley

    Sachin Deshmukh;Ralph Hückelhoven;Patrick Schäfer;Jafargholi Imani

  • Bipolaris sorokiniana, a cereal pathogen of global concern: cytological and molecular approaches towards better control‡

    Jagdish Kumar;Patrick Schäfer;Ralph Hückelhoven;Gregor Langen

  • A lectin S-domain receptor kinase mediates lipopolysaccharide sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Stefanie Ranf;Nicolas Gisch;Milena Schäffer;Tina Illig

  • Multivesicular bodies participate in a cell wall‐associated defence response in barley leaves attacked by the pathogenic powdery mildew fungus

    Qianli An;Ralph Hückelhoven;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Aart J E van Bel

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates in plant-microbe interactions: Who is who in powdery mildew resistance?

    Ralph Hückelhoven;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • The receptor-like MLO protein and the RAC/ROP family G-protein RACB modulate actin reorganization in barley attacked by the biotrophic powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei.

    Krystina S. Opalski;Holger Schultheiss;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • A Compromised Mlo Pathway Affects the Response of Barley to the Necrotrophic Fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (Teleomorph: Cochliobolus sativus) and Its Toxins.

    Jagdish Kumar;Ralph Hückelhoven;Ulrich Beckhove;Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

  • Overexpression of barley BAX inhibitor 1 induces breakdown of mlo-mediated penetration resistance to Blumeria graminis

    Ralph Hückelhoven;Cornelia Dechert;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • BAX Inhibitor-1, an ancient cell death suppressor in animals and plants with prokaryotic relatives

    R. Hückelhoven

  • Do plant cells secrete exosomes derived from multivesicular bodies

    Qianli An;Aart J. E. van Bel;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses in Crop Plants

    Thomas Dresselhaus;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • Bacterial medium-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acid metabolites trigger immunity in Arabidopsis plants.

    Alexander Kutschera;Corinna Dawid;Nicolas Gisch;Christian Schmid

  • Cell biology of the plant–powdery mildew interaction

    Ralph Hückelhoven;Ralph Panstruga;Ralph Panstruga

  • Multivesicular compartments proliferate in susceptible and resistant MLA12-barley leaves in response to infection by the biotrophic powdery mildew fungus.

    Qianli An;Katrin Ehlers;Karl‐Heinz Kogel;Aart J. E. Van Bel

  • Tissue-Specific Superoxide Generation at Interaction Sites in Resistant and Susceptible Near-Isogenic Barley Lines Attacked by the Powdery Mildew Fungus (Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei)

    Ralph Hückelhoven;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • A small GTP-binding host protein is required for entry of powdery mildew fungus into epidermal cells of barley.

    Holger Schultheiss;Cornelia Dechert;Karl Heinz Kogel;Ralph Hückelhoven

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Heinz Kogel
Karl-Heinz Kogel University of Giessen
Jochen Kumlehn
Jochen Kumlehn Leibniz Association
Goetz Hensel
Goetz Hensel Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences
Michael Rychlik
Michael Rychlik Technical University of Munich
Patrick Schweizer
Patrick Schweizer Leibniz Association
Bernhard Kuster
Bernhard Kuster Technical University of Munich
Hubert H. Felle
Hubert H. Felle University of Malaga
Martin Parniske
Martin Parniske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Aart J. E. van Bel
Aart J. E. van Bel University of Giessen
Ralph Panstruga
Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aachen University

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