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Randolph S. Currah

Randolph S. Currah

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
6761
World Ranking
2203
National Ranking
96

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Fungus
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Ecology, Taxon, Fungi imperfecti and Hypha. His work on Microfungi as part of general Botany study is frequently connected to Dark septate endophyte, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Randolph S. Currah combines subjects such as Decomposition and Tannic acid with his study of Microfungi.

Many of his research projects under Ecology are closely connected to Tephrocybe palustris and Commensalism with Tephrocybe palustris and Commensalism, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His work in Fungi imperfecti tackles topics such as Endophyte which are related to areas like Spacer DNA. His Hypha study combines topics in areas such as Fusarium, Verticillium wilt, Penicillium, Mycelium and Trichoderma.

His most cited work include:

  • Microfungal endophytes in roots (188 citations)
  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank (156 citations)
  • A comparative study of the effects of the root endophytes Leptodontidium orchidicola and Phialocephala fortinii (Fungi Imperfecti) on the growth of some subalpine plants in culture (148 citations)

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

Randolph S. Currah mainly investigates Botany, Ecology, Hypha, Ascocarp and Conidium. His Sphagnum fuscum research extends to Botany, which is thematically connected. His Hypha research integrates issues from Cell wall and Septate.

His Ascocarp research incorporates elements of Ascospore and Myxotrichaceae. The study incorporates disciplines such as Myxotrichum, Genus and Internal transcribed spacer in addition to Conidium. Randolph S. Currah interconnects Endophyte and Taxonomy in the investigation of issues within Fungi imperfecti.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (83.33%)
  • Ecology (17.71%)
  • Hypha (16.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2012)?

  • Botany (83.33%)
  • Ascocarp (15.62%)
  • Fungus (14.58%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Ascocarp, Fungus, Helotiales and Ascospore. His Botany study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Leotiomycetes. His Ascocarp research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Gemma and Peridium.

His work carried out in the field of Fungus brings together such families of science as Moss, Funaria hygrometrica and Hypha. His research on Helotiales also deals with topics like

  • Discomycetes that intertwine with fields like Dermateaceae,
  • Dothideomycetes and related Mycelium. His Conidium research includes themes of Endophyte, Capronia and Herpotrichiellaceae.

Between 2006 and 2012, his most popular works were:

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank (156 citations)
  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank (135 citations)
  • Patterns in the occurrence of saprophytic fungi carried by arthropods caught in traps baited with rotted wood and dung. (45 citations)

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

  • Fungus
  • Botany
  • Genus

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Computational biology, GenBank, Annotation and Fungus. His Botany research is mostly focused on the topic Polytrichum juniperinum. Randolph S. Currah has included themes like Chaetothyriomycetes, Hyphomycetes and Sphagnum fuscum in his Polytrichum juniperinum study.

His study in Bioinformatics extends to Computational biology with its themes. His research in Fungus intersects with topics in Bryophyte, Hypha, Funaria hygrometrica and Phoma. His Herpotrichiellaceae research incorporates elements of Endophyte, Leotiomycetes and Conidium.

Best Publications

  • Microfungal endophytes in roots

    H D Addy;M M Piercey;R S Currah

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • Hydrocarbon-degrading filamentous fungi isolated from flare pit soils in northern and western Canada

    T M April;J M Foght;R S Currah

  • A comparative study of the effects of the root endophytes Leptodontidium orchidicola and Phialocephala fortinii (Fungi Imperfecti) on the growth of some subalpine plants in culture

    Analie A. Fernando;Randolph S. Currah

  • Interactions between mosses (Bryophyta) and fungi

    Marie L. DaveyM.L. Davey;Randolph S. CurrahR.S. Currah

  • Fossil ectomycorrhizae from the Middle Eocene

    Ben A. Lepage;Randolph S. Currah;Ruth A. Stockey;Gar W. Rothwell

  • New records and new taxa of fungi from the mycorrhizae of terrestrial orchids of Alberta

    R. S. Currah;L. Sigler;S. Hambleton

  • Suppression of Verticillium Wilt in Eggplant by Some Fungal Root Endophytes

    Kazuhiko Narisawa;Hitoshi Kawamata;Randolph S. Currah;Teruyoshi Hashiba

  • Endophytic fungi from the mycorrhizae of alpine ericoid plants

    Unknown

  • The mycorrhizal status of the dominant vegetation along a peatland gradient in southern boreal Alberta, Canada

    Markus N. Thormann;Randolph S. Currah;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

  • Fungal endophytes from the roots of alpine and boreal Ericaceae

    Sarah Hambleton;Randolph S. Currah

  • Comparison of decomposition of belowground and aboveground plant litters in peatlands of boreal Alberta, Canada

    Markus N. Thormann;Suzanne E. Bayley;Randolph S. Currah

  • Distribution and molecular characterization of the root endophyte Phialocephala fortinii along an environmental gradient in the boreal forest of Alberta

    Heather D. Addy;Sarah Hambleton;Randolph S. Currah

  • The relative ability of fungi from Sphagnum fuscum to decompose selected carbon substrates

    Markus N Thormann;Randolph S Currah;Suzanne E Bayley

  • Microfungus communities of white spruce and trembling aspen logs at different stages of decay in disturbed and undisturbed sites in the boreal mixedwood region of Alberta

    Trevor C Lumley;L Dennis Gignac;Randolph S Currah

  • Succession of microfungal assemblages in decomposing peatland plants

    Markus N. Thormann;Randolph S. Currah;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • The genus Oidiodendron: species delimitation and phylogenetic relationships based on nuclear ribosomal DNA analysis

    Sarah Hambleton;Keith N. Egger;Randolph S. Currah

  • Fungi from orchid mycorrhizas

    Unknown

  • Cretaceous and Eocene poroid hymenophores from Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

    Selena Y. Smith;Randolph S. Currah;Ruth A. Stockey

  • Degradation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by the ascomycete Pseudallescheria boydii (Microascaceae)

    T M April;S P Abbott;J M Foght;R S Currah

  • Microcosm tests of the effects of temperature and microbial species number on the decomposition of Carex aquatilis and Sphagnum fuscum litter from southern boreal peatlands.

    Markus N Thormann;Suzanne E Bayley;Randolph S Currah

  • MYCORRHIZAE AND MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI OF CALYPSO BULBOSA.

    R. S. Currah;S. Hambleton;A. Smreciu

  • Epulorhiza inquilina sp. nov. from Platanthera (Orchidaceae) and a key to Epulorhiza species

    R.S. Currah;L.W. Zettler;T.M. McInnis

  • Oidiodendron: A survey of the named species and related anamorphs of Myxotrichum

    Adrianne V. Rice;Randolph S. Currah

  • Modes of cell-wall degradation of Sphagnum fuscum by Acremonium cf. curvulum and Oidiodendron maius

    A Tsuneda;M N Thormann;R S Currah

  • Phialocephala sphaeroides sp. nov., a new species among the dark septate endophytes from a boreal wetland in Canada

    B J Wilson;H D Addy;A Tsuneda;S Hambleton

  • Patterns in the occurrence of saprophytic fungi carried by arthropods caught in traps baited with rotted wood and dung.

    M.D. Greif;R.S. Currah

  • An integrated approach to Rhizoctonia taxonomy: cultural, biochemical and numerical techniques

    J.E.M. Mordue;R.S. Currah;P.D. Bridge

  • Septal ultrastructure of some fungal endophytes from boreal orchid mycorrhizas

    R.S. Currah;R. Sherburne

  • Russulaceous ectomycorrhizae of Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii

    G. Kernaghan;R. S. Currah;R. J. Bayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Sigler
Lynne Sigler University of Alberta
Ruth A. Stockey
Ruth A. Stockey Oregon State University
Suzanne E. Bayley
Suzanne E. Bayley University of Alberta
Thomas R. Horton
Thomas R. Horton SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Meike Piepenbring
Meike Piepenbring Goethe University Frankfurt
Anthony E. Glenn
Anthony E. Glenn Agricultural Research Service
M. Catherine Aime
M. Catherine Aime Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert W. Lichtwardt
Robert W. Lichtwardt University of Kansas
Austin Burt
Austin Burt Imperial College London
Jason E. Stajich
Jason E. Stajich University of California, Riverside

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