Robert J. Schaffer

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

  1083
  Citations

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

  Robert Schaffer;Jeff Landgraf;Monica Accerbi;Vernadette Simon

  579
  Citations

• 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

  511
  Citations

• 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

  448
  Citations

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

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

  318
  Citations

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

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

  308
  Citations

• 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

  274
  Citations

• 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

  260
  Citations

• 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

  250
  Citations

• 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

  247
  Citations

• 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

  213
  Citations

• 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

  204
  Citations

• 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

  202
  Citations

• 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

  188
  Citations

• 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

  175
  Citations

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

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

  167
  Citations

• 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

  156
  Citations

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

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

  147
  Citations

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

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

  142
  Citations

• 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

  113
  Citations

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

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

  112
  Citations

• 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

  97
  Citations

• 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

  91
  Citations

• 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

  77
  Citations

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

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

  1
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