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Overview

Robert J Henry is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans key areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a broad expertise in plant science and related disciplines.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus are:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Food Science

The main research topics covered include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Robert J Henry has authored numerous recent papers, prominently in top journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Wild Sorghum as a Promising Resource for Crop Improvement" (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "The complex polyploid genome architecture of sugarcane" (2024, Nature)
  • "Comparison of long-read methods for sequencing and assembly of a plant genome" (2020, GigaScience)
  • "Improving rice salt tolerance by precision breeding in a new era" (2021, Current Opinion in Plant Biology)
  • "Improving enzymatic digestibility of sugarcane bagasse from different varieties of sugarcane using deep eutectic solvent pretreatment" (2021, Bioresource Technology)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Agnelo Furtado
  • Ardashir Kharabian Masouleh
  • Bruce Topp
  • Patrick J. Mason
  • Frederik C. Botha

The scientist regularly publishes in several venues, with their most frequent publication outlets being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Molecular Plant
  • Plants
  • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

The breadth of Robert J Henry's work demonstrates a concentrated effort in advancing knowledge on crop improvement, genome sequencing techniques, and plant-based biofuel production, intersecting genetics and molecular biology within agricultural applications.

Best Publications

  • Plant DNA barcoding: From gene to genome

    Xiwen Li;Yang Yang;Robert J. Henry;Maurizio Rossetto

  • Analysis of SSRs derived from grape ESTs.

    K. D. Scott;P. Eggler;G. Seaton;M. Rossetto

  • Simultaneous Determination of Moisture, Organic Carbon, and Total Nitrogen by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometry

    R. C. Dalal;R. J. Henry

  • The coffee genome provides insight into the convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesis

    Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Alexis Dereeper;Gaëtan Droc

  • An improved procedure for the methylation analysis of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides

    Philip J. Harris;Robert J. Henry;Anthony B. Blakeney;Bruce A. Stone

  • Microsatellite markers from sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) ESTs cross transferable to erianthus and sorghum.

    G.M Cordeiro;R Casu;C.L McIntyre;J.M Manners

  • The gene for fragrance in rice

    Louis M. T. Bradbury;Timothy L. Fitzgerald;Robert J. Henry;Qingsheng Jin

  • Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza

    Joshua C. Stein;Yeisoo Yu;Dario Copetti;Dario Copetti;Derrick J. Zwickl

  • Identification of new volatile thiols in the aroma of Vitis vinifera L. var. Sauvignon blanc wines

    Takatoshi Tominaga;Anton Furrer;Robert Henry;Denis Dubourdieu

  • Protocol: a simple method for extracting next-generation sequencing quality genomic DNA from recalcitrant plant species.

    Adam Healey;Agnelo Furtado;Tal Cooper;Robert J Henry

  • A mosaic monoploid reference sequence for the highly complex genome of sugarcane

    Olivier Garsmeur;Olivier Garsmeur;Gaëtan Droc;Gaëtan Droc;Rudie Antonise;Jane Grimwood

  • Recent innovations in analytical methods for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of lignin

    Jason S. Lupoi;Jason S. Lupoi;Seema Singh;Seema Singh;Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi;Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi;Blake A. Simmons;Blake A. Simmons;Blake A. Simmons

  • Chloroplast genomes of plants.

    L. A. Raubeson;R. K. Jansen;R. J. Henry

  • Chloroplast genome sequences from total DNA for plant identification

    Catherine J. Nock;Daniel L.E. Waters;Mark A. Edwards;Stirling G. Bowen

  • Genomics of crop wild relatives: expanding the gene pool for crop improvement

    Marta Brozynska;Agnelo Furtado;Robert J. Henry

  • Domestication to Crop Improvement: Genetic Resources for Sorghum and Saccharum (Andropogoneae)

    Sally L Dillon;Frances M Shapter;Robert J Henry;Giovanni Cordeiro

  • Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: Progress and prospects

    Chittaranjan Kole;Mehanathan Muthamilarasan;Robert Henry;David Edwards

  • A perfect marker for fragrance genotyping in rice

    Louis M. T. Bradbury;Robert J. Henry;Qingsheng Jin;Russell F. Reinke

  • A simplified method for the preparation of fungal genomic DNA for PCR and RAPD analysis.

    G. C Graham;P Mayers;R. J Henry

  • Characterisation of microsatellite markers from sugarcane (Saccharum sp.), a highly polyploid species.

    Giovanni M Cordeiro;G O Taylor;Robert J Henry

Frequent Co-Authors

Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Maurizio Rossetto
Maurizio Rossetto Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Russell F. Reinke
Russell F. Reinke International Rice Research Institute
Seema Singh
Seema Singh Sandia National Laboratories
Bruce A. Stone
Bruce A. Stone La Trobe University
Sunder Mudaliar
Sunder Mudaliar University of California, San Diego
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Keith J. Edwards
Keith J. Edwards University of Bristol
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Kemal Kazan
Kemal Kazan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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