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Robert J. Schaffer

Robert J. Schaffer

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
8167
World Ranking
3627
National Ranking
42

Best Publications

  • The late elongated hypocotyl Mutation of Arabidopsis Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and the Photoperiodic Control of Flowering

    Robert Schaffer;Nicola Ramsay;Alon Samach;Sally Corden

  • Microarray Analysis of Diurnal and Circadian-Regulated Genes in Arabidopsis

    Robert Schaffer;Jeff Landgraf;Monica Accerbi;Vernadette Simon

  • A dynamic interplay between phytohormones is required for fruit development, maturation, and ripening.

    Peter McAtee;Peter McAtee;Siti Karim;Siti Karim;Robert James Schaffer;Robert James Schaffer;Karine David

  • A genomics approach reveals that aroma production in apple is controlled by ethylene predominantly at the final step in each biosynthetic pathway

    Robert J. Schaffer;Ellen N. Friel;Edwige J.F. Souleyre;Karen Bolitho

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Daryl D. Rowan;Mingshu Cao;Kui Lin‐Wang;Janine M. Cooney

  • Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit.

    Bart J Janssen;Kate Thodey;Robert J Schaffer;Rob Alba;Rob Alba

  • Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit

    Ross G Atkinson;Paul W Sutherland;Sarah L Johnston;Kularajathevan Gunaseelan

  • A genomics approach to understanding the role of auxin in apple ( Malus x domestica) fruit size control

    Fanny Devoghalaere;Thomas Doucen;Baptiste Guitton;Jeannette Keeling

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    Ross N Crowhurst;Andrew P Gleave;Elspeth A MacRae;Charles Ampomah-Dwamena

  • Dissecting the role of climacteric ethylene in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) ripening using a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase knockdown line

    Ross G. Atkinson;Kularajathevan Gunaseelan;Mindy Y. Wang;Luke Luo

  • The Role of Ethylene and Cold Temperature in the Regulation of the Apple POLYGALACTURONASE1 Gene and Fruit Softening

    Emma Tacken;Hilary Ireland;Kularajathevan Gunaseelan;Sakuntala Karunairetnam

  • A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants

    Sarah M. Pilkington;Ross Crowhurst;Elena Hilario;Simona Nardozza

  • Co-ordination of early and late ripening events in apples is regulated through differential sensitivities to ethylene

    Jason W. Johnston;Kularajathaven Gunaseelan;Paul Pidakala;Mindy Wang

  • EARLY BOLTING IN SHORT DAYS Is Related to Chromatin Remodeling Factors and Regulates Flowering in Arabidopsis by Repressing FT

    Manuel Piñeiro;Manuel Piñeiro;Concepción Gómez-Mena;Robert Schaffer;José Miguel Martínez-Zapater

  • Apple SEPALLATA1/2-like genes control fruit flesh development and ripening

    Hilary S. Ireland;Jia-Long Yao;Sumathi Tomes;Paul W. Sutherland

  • Stone formation in peach fruit exhibits spatial coordination of the lignin and flavonoid pathways and similarity to Arabidopsis dehiscence

    Christopher D Dardick;Ann M Callahan;Remo Chiozzotto;Robert J Schaffer

  • Fruit development of the diploid kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A'.

    Annette C Richardson;Helen L Boldingh;Peter A McAtee;Kularajathevan Gunaseelan

  • Ethylene receptors and related proteins in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits.

    Yi Chen;Jérôme Grimplet;Karine David;Simone Diego Castellarin

  • Arabidopsis microarrays identify conserved and differentially expressed genes involved in shoot growth and development from distantly related plant species.

    David P. Horvath;Robert Schaffer;Mark West;Ellen Wisman

  • Transcriptomic events associated with internal browning of apple during postharvest storage

    Ifigeneia Mellidou;Kim Buts;Darwish Hatoum;Quang Tri Ho

  • Identification of a cis-regulatory element by transient analysis of co-ordinately regulated genes

    Andrew P Dare;Robert J Schaffer;Kui Lin-Wang;Andrew C Allan

  • SEPALLATA1/2-suppressed mature apples have low ethylene, high auxin and reduced transcription of ripening-related genes.

    Robert J. Schaffer;Hilary S. Ireland;John J. Ross;Toby J. Ling

  • Ethylene Regulates Apple (Malus × domestica) Fruit Softening Through a Dose × Time-Dependent Mechanism and Through Differential Sensitivities and Dependencies of Cell Wall-Modifying Genes

    Hilary S. Ireland;Kularajathevan Gunaseelan;Ratnasiri Muddumage;Emma J. Tacken;Emma J. Tacken

  • A draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    S.E. Gardiner;R.N. Crowhurst;M. Pindo;A. Thrimawithana

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Ross G. Atkinson
Ross G. Atkinson Plant & Food Research
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
David R. Rudell
David R. Rudell United States Department of Agriculture
Christopher B. Watkins
Christopher B. Watkins Cornell University
Ian C. Hallett
Ian C. Hallett Plant & Food Research
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute

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