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Richard R. Bélanger

Richard R. Bélanger

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
70
Citations
16611
World Ranking
716
National Ranking
22

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Biochemistry, Powdery mildew, Arabidopsis and Transporter. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Plant disease resistance and Microbiology. His study in the fields of Antifungal under the domain of Microbiology overlaps with other disciplines such as Flocculosin.

His Fatty acid and Mode of action study in the realm of Biochemistry connects with subjects such as Phospholipid and Sterol. His research integrates issues of Cucumis, Blumeria graminis, Poaceae and Root system in his study of Powdery mildew. His Transporter course of study focuses on Aquaporin and Amino acid, Phylogenetics, Efflux and Molecular evolution.

His most cited work include:

  • Soluble silicon: its role in crop and disease management of greenhouse crops (200 citations)
  • Benzothiadiazole-Mediated Induced Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in Tomato (162 citations)
  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology. (153 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Powdery mildew, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Gene. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ecology and Horticulture. His work in the fields of Sphaerotheca overlaps with other areas such as Phytoalexin.

His Microbiology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Antibiosis, Inoculation, Rhizobacteria and Pythium ultimum. His Pythium ultimum research incorporates elements of Cell wall and Pythium. He studied Gene and Effector that intersect with Transcriptome.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (37.84%)
  • Powdery mildew (25.23%)
  • Microbiology (23.42%)

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

  • Phytophthora sojae (7.21%)
  • Gene (18.92%)
  • Genetics (9.01%)

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

Richard R. Bélanger spends much of his time researching Phytophthora sojae, Gene, Genetics, Botany and Effector. The various areas that he examines in his Phytophthora sojae study include Inoculation and Virulence. His work in the fields of Gene, such as Conserved sequence, RNA and Genome evolution, overlaps with other areas such as Group I catalytic intron.

His work in the fields of Botany, such as Powdery mildew, overlaps with other areas such as Uniform field. His work deals with themes such as Ecology, Biological pest control, Blumeria graminis and Hordeum vulgare, which intersect with Powdery mildew. His study on Oomycete is often connected to Heterodera as part of broader study in Microbiology.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology. (153 citations)
  • Silicon protects soybean plants against Phytophthora sojae by interfering with effector-receptor expression. (34 citations)
  • Effectors involved in fungal–fungal interaction lead to a rare phenomenon of hyperbiotrophy in the tritrophic system biocontrol agent–powdery mildew–plant (22 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Richard R. Bélanger focuses on Phytophthora sojae, Effector, Botany, Biotic stress and Genetic variation. Richard R. Bélanger combines subjects such as Apoplast, Receptor, Receptor expression, Cell biology and Plant defense against herbivory with his study of Phytophthora sojae. His Effector study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Haustorium, Blumeria graminis, Biological pest control and Virulence.

His research in the fields of Moss overlaps with other disciplines such as Silicon uptake. His work in Biotic stress addresses issues such as Abiotic component, which are connected to fields such as Abiotic stress. His Genetic variation study combines topics in areas such as Genomics, Genome and Copy-number variation.

Best Publications

  • Silicon and plant disease resistance against pathogenic fungi

    François Fauteux;Wilfried Rémus-Borel;James G. Menzies;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Defense enzymes induced in cucumber roots by treatment with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Pythium aphanidermatum.

    Chunquan Chen;Richard R. Bélanger;Nicole Benhamou;Timothy C. Paulitz

  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology.

    Devrim Coskun;Rupesh Deshmukh;Humira Sonah;James G. Menzies

  • Silicon-mediated accumulation of flavonoid phytoalexins in cucumber.

    A. Fawe;M. Abou-Zaid;J. G. Menzies;R. R. Bélanger

  • Silicon in Agriculture

    Yongchao Liang;Miroslav Nikolic;Richard Bélanger;Haijun Gong

  • Silicon enhances the accumulation of diterpenoid phytoalexins in rice: a potential mechanism for blast resistance.

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;David J. McNally;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Jeffrey B. Jones

  • The protective role of silicon in the Arabidopsis–powdery mildew pathosystem

    François Fauteux;Florian Chain;François Belzile;James G. Menzies

  • Increased resistance toFusarium oxysporumf. sp.radicis-lycopersiciin tomato plants treated with the endophytic bacteriumPseudomonas fluorescensstrain 63-28

    P. M'piga;R.R. Bélanger;T.C. Paulitz;N. Benhamou

  • Ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects of silicon-mediated rice blast resistance.

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;Nicole Benhamou;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Jeffrey B. Jones

  • Soluble silicon: its role in crop and disease management of greenhouse crops

    R. R. Belanger;P. A. Bowen;D. L. Ehret;J. G. Menzies

  • Identification and functional characterization of silicon transporters in soybean using comparative genomics of major intrinsic proteins in Arabidopsis and rice

    Rupesh K. Deshmukh;Julien Vivancos;Valérie Guérin;Humira Sonah

  • Benzothiadiazole-Mediated Induced Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in Tomato

    Nicole Benhamou;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Silicon induced resistance in cucumber plants against Pythium ultimum

    M. Chérif;N. Benhamou;J.G. Menzies;R.R. Bélanger

  • Silicon induces antifungal compounds in powdery mildew-infected wheat

    Wilfried Rémus-Borel;James G. Menzies;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Specificity and mode of action of the antifungal fatty acid cis-9-heptadecenoic acid produced by Pseudozyma flocculosa.

    Tyler J. Avis;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Effect of root and foliar applications of soluble silicon on powdery mildew control and growth of wheat plants

    M.-H. Guével;J. G. Menzies;R. R. Bélanger

  • The effects of plant extracts of Reynoutria sachalinensis on powdery mildew development and leaf physiology of long English cucumber.

    F. Daayf;A. Schmitt;R. R. Bélanger

  • Cloning, functional characterization and heterologous expression of TaLsi1, a wheat silicon transporter gene

    Jonatan Montpetit;Julien Vivancos;Namiki Mitani-Ueno;Naoki Yamaji

  • A precise spacing between the NPA domains of aquaporins is essential for silicon permeability in plants

    Rupesh Kailasrao Deshmukh;Julien Vivancos;Gowsica Ramakrishnan;Valérie Guérin

  • A U-Shaped Association Between Intensity of Internet Use and Adolescent Health

    Richard E. Bélanger;Christina Akre;André Berchtold;Pierre-André Michaud

  • Silicon‐mediated resistance of Arabidopsis against powdery mildew involves mechanisms other than the salicylic acid (SA)‐dependent defence pathway

    Julien Vivancos;Caroline Labbé;James G. Menzies;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Methyl Ester ofp-Coumaric Acid: A Phytoalexin-Like Compound from Long English Cucumber Leaves

    Fouad Daayf;Rachid Bel-Rhlid;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Molecular evolution of aquaporins and silicon influx in plants

    Rupesh Deshmukh;Richard R. Bélanger

  • INDUCTION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN TWO CULTIVARS OF CUCUMBER BY TREATMENT OF HEALTHY AND POWDERY MILDEW-INFECTED PLANTS WITH EXTRACTS OF Reynoutria sachalinensis

    Fouad Daayf;Marc Ongena;Rénald Boulanger;Ismail El Hadrami

  • Antifungal Activity of Flocculosin, a Novel Glycolipid Isolated from Pseudozyma flocculosa

    Benjamin Mimee;Caroline Labbé;René Pelletier;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Effect of oxygen concentration on plant growth, lipidperoxidation, and receptivity of tomato roots to Pythium F under hydroponic conditions

    M. Chérif;Y. Tirilly;R. R. Bélanger

  • Discovery of a multigene family of aquaporin silicon transporters in the primitive plant Equisetum arvense

    Caroline Grégoire;Wilfried Rémus-Borel;Julien Vivancos;Caroline Labbé

  • Computational Prediction of Effector Proteins in Fungi: Opportunities and Challenges.

    Humira Sonah;Rupesh K. Deshmukh;Richard R. Bélanger

  • Powdery mildew of Arabidopsis thaliana: a pathosystem for exploring the role of silicon in plant–microbe interactions

    Dalila Ghanmi;David J. McNally;Nicole Benhamou;Jim G. Menzies

  • Role of Salicylic Acid in Systemic Resistance Induced by Pseudomonas spp. Against Pythium aphanidermatum in Cucumber Roots

    Chunquan Chen;Richard R. Bélanger;Nicole Benhamou;Timothy C. Paulitz

  • Silicon protects soybean plants against Phytophthora sojae by interfering with effector-receptor expression.

    Aliyeh Rasoolizadeh;Caroline Labbé;Humira Sonah;Rupesh K. Deshmukh

  • Comparison of three biological control agents against cucumber powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea) in semi-commercial-scale glasshouse trials

    A.J. Dik;M.A. Verhaar;R.R. Bélanger

  • Oligandrin, the elicitin-like protein produced by the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum, induces systemic resistance to Fusarium crown and root rot in tomato plants

    Nicole Benhamou;Richard R Bélanger;Patrice Rey;Yves Tirilly

  • Synthesis of C-glycosyl flavonoid phytoalexins as a site-specific response to fungal penetration in cucumber

    David J McNally;Kirstin V Wurms;Caroline Labbé;Richard R Bélanger

  • Mechanisms and means of detection of biocontrol activity of Pseudozyma yeasts against plant‐pathogenic fungi

    Tyler J Avis;Richard R Bélanger

Frequent Co-Authors

François Belzile
François Belzile Université Laval
Nicole Benhamou
Nicole Benhamou Université Laval
James G. Menzies
James G. Menzies Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Jian Feng Ma
Jian Feng Ma Okayama University
Timothy C. Paulitz
Timothy C. Paulitz United States Department of Agriculture
Armand Séguin
Armand Séguin Natural Resources Canada
Richard C. Hamelin
Richard C. Hamelin University of British Columbia
Allen Xue
Allen Xue Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Fouad Daayf
Fouad Daayf University of Manitoba
Michael Bölker
Michael Bölker Philipp University of Marburg

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