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Stephen J. Powers is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a concentration on plant science, insect science, genetics, ecology, and artificial intelligence.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Progress on reducing acrylamide levels in potato crisps in Europe, 2002 to 2019, 2021, Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), 2023, Annals of Applied Biology
  • Regression analysis in the context of designed experiments: Neglect not thy opportunity to test for position and parallelism, 2021, Annals of Applied Biology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • József Vuts
  • Gareth Thomas
  • John C. Caulfield
  • Michael A. Birkett
  • Richard Barker

The primary venues where Stephen J. Powers has published are:

  • Annals of Applied Biology
  • New Phytologist
  • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • PLoS ONE
  • Pest Management Science

The main research fields for this scientist are agricultural and biological sciences, with significant focus on the following subfields:

  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Artificial Intelligence

The key topics of Stephen J. Powers' work include:

  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Best Publications

  • Genetic Characterization and Functional Analysis of the GID1 Gibberellin Receptors in Arabidopsis

    Jayne Griffiths;Kohji Murase;Ivo Rieu;Rodolfo Zentella

  • Inhibition of SNF1-Related Protein Kinase1 Activity and Regulation of Metabolic Pathways by Trehalose-6-Phosphate

    Yuhua Zhang;Lucia F. Primavesi;Deveraj Jhurreea;P. John Andralojc

  • Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: design, calculations, and statistics.

    Ivo Rieu;Stephen J. Powers

  • The gibberellin biosynthetic genes AtGA20ox1 and AtGA20ox2 act, partially redundantly, to promote growth and development throughout the Arabidopsis life cycle.

    Ivo Rieu;Omar Ruiz-Rivero;Nieves Fernandez-Garcia;Jayne Griffiths

  • Genetic Analysis Reveals That C19-GA 2-Oxidation Is a Major Gibberellin Inactivation Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Ivo Rieu;Sven Eriksson;Stephen J. Powers;Fan Gong

  • Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus

    Hortense Brun;Anne-Marie Chèvre;Bruce D L Fitt;Stephen Powers

  • Transcriptome and metabolite profiling of the infection cycle of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat reveals a biphasic interaction with plant immunity involving differential pathogen chromosomal contributions and a variation on the hemibiotrophic lifestyle definition.

    Jason J. Rudd;Kostya Kanyuka;Keywan Hassani-Pak;Mark Derbyshire

  • Identification of Human-Derived Volatile Chemicals that Interfere with Attraction of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

    James G. Logan;Michael A. Birkett;Suzanne J. Clark;Stephen Powers

  • Wheat receptor-kinase-like protein Stb6 controls gene-for-gene resistance to fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici.

    Cyrille Saintenac;Wing-Sham Lee;Florence Cambon;Jason J Rudd

  • Analysis of the Developmental Roles of the Arabidopsis Gibberellin 20-Oxidases Demonstrates That GA20ox1, -2, and -3 Are the Dominant Paralogs

    Andrew R.G. Plackett;Stephen J. Powers;Nieves Fernandez-Garcia;Terezie Urbanova

  • Production of high‐starch, low‐glucose potatoes through over‐expression of the metabolic regulator SnRK1

    Rowan S. McKibbin;Nira Muttucumaru;Matthew J. Paul;Stephen J. Powers

  • Inhibition of SnRK1 by metabolites: Tissue-dependent effects and cooperative inhibition by glucose 1-phosphate in combination with trehalose 6-phosphate

    Cátia Nunes;Lucia F. Primavesi;Mitul K. Patel;Eleazar Martinez-Barajas

  • Suppression of the SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 triacylglycerol lipase family during seed development enhances oil yield in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L)

    Amélie A. Kelly;Eve Shaw;Stephen J. Powers;Smita Kurup

  • Transgenesis has less impact on the transcriptome of wheat grain than conventional breeding

    María Marcela Baudo;Rebecca Lyons;Stephen Powers;Gabriela M. Pastori

  • bZIP67 Regulates the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Content of Arabidopsis Seed Oil by Activating FATTY ACID DESATURASE3

    Ana Mendes;Amélie A. Kelly;Harrie van Erp;Eve Shaw

  • Timing of weed management and yield losses due to weeds in irrigated rice in the Sahel

    D. E. Johnson;M. C. S. Wopereis;D. Mbodj;S. Diallo

  • Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes.

    Ailie Robinson;Annette O Busula;Annette O Busula;Mirjam A Voets;Khalid B Beshir

  • GCN2-dependent phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor-2α in Arabidopsis

    Yuhua Zhang;Yifei Wang;Kostya Kanyuka;Martin A. J. Parry

  • Concentrations of free amino acids and sugars in nine potato varieties: effects of storage and relationship with acrylamide formation.

    Nigel G Halford;Nira Muttucumaru;Stephen J Powers;Peter N Gillatt

  • Effects of crop nutrition on wheat grain composition and end use quality.

    Dan Godfrey;Malcolm J Hawkesford;Stephen J Powers;Sam Millar

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel G. Halford
Nigel G. Halford Rothamsted Research
Michael A. Birkett
Michael A. Birkett Rothamsted Research
Peter R. Shewry
Peter R. Shewry Rothamsted Research
John A. Pickett
John A. Pickett Cardiff University
Donald S. Mottram
Donald S. Mottram University of Reading
Brian R. Kerry
Brian R. Kerry Rothamsted Research
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Andrew L. Phillips
Andrew L. Phillips Rothamsted Research
Peter Hedden
Peter Hedden Rothamsted Research
David A. Bohan
David A. Bohan INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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