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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
12438
World Ranking
1221
National Ranking
46

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

Botany, Explant culture, Auxin, Biochemistry and Melatonin are her primary areas of study. Her studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Pteropus mariannus and Cell biology. Susan J. Murch focuses mostly in the field of Explant culture, narrowing it down to matters related to Tissue culture and, in some cases, Callus.

Her work deals with themes such as Hypocotyl and Somatic embryogenesis, which intersect with Auxin. While the research belongs to areas of Biochemistry, Susan J. Murch spends her time largely on the problem of Plant physiology, intersecting her research to questions surrounding Regulator and Pineal gland. Her Melatonin research incorporates elements of Datura metel, Medicinal plants, Anthesis and Serotonin.

Her most cited work include:

  • Diverse taxa of cyanobacteria produce β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid (518 citations)
  • Biomagnification of cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease among the Chamorro people of Guam. (455 citations)
  • Thidiazuron : A potent regulator of in vitro plant morphogenesis (421 citations)

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

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Biochemistry, Micropropagation, Shoot and Hypericum perforatum. The study incorporates disciplines such as Explant culture, Auxin, Horticulture and Tissue culture in addition to Botany. Her work on Cyanobacteria expands to the thematically related Biochemistry.

Her Micropropagation study which covers Organogenesis that intersects with Callus and Hypocotyl. Her Shoot research incorporates themes from Artemisia judaica, Protoplast and Subculture. Her Hypericum perforatum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Melatonin and Medicinal plants.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (40.36%)
  • Biochemistry (13.86%)
  • Micropropagation (13.25%)

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

  • Biochemistry (13.86%)
  • Human health (4.22%)
  • Amino acid (9.04%)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Human health, Amino acid, Food science and Melatonin. Her Amino acid research includes elements of Cyanobacteria and Hydrophilic interaction chromatography. The concepts of her Food science study are interwoven with issues in Physiological significance and Cultivar.

Her Melatonin study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Axenic, Tryptamine, Abscisic acid and Serotonin. Shoot is a subfield of Botany that she investigates. Her study on Germination is often connected to Balsamorhiza as part of broader study in Botany.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Melatonin and Serotonin: Mediators in the Symphony of Plant Morphogenesis (49 citations)
  • Direct visualization of location and uptake of applied melatonin and serotonin in living tissues and their redistribution in plants in response to thermal stress. (38 citations)
  • Melatonin in plant signalling and behaviour. (23 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

Susan J. Murch focuses on Melatonin, Serotonin, Ecology, Cyanobacteria and Public health. Her Melatonin research is within the category of Neuroscience. She has included themes like Abscisic acid, Abiotic stress, Cell growth and Cell biology in her Serotonin study.

Her Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Stimulus, Signalling cascades and Plant growth. Susan J. Murch interconnects Spirulina, Hydrophilic interaction chromatography, Reversed-phase chromatography, Chromatography and Alanine in the investigation of issues within Cyanobacteria. Many of her Public health research pursuits overlap with Event and Environmental resource management.

Best Publications

  • Diverse taxa of cyanobacteria produce β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid

    Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch;Ulla Rasmussen

  • Thidiazuron : A potent regulator of in vitro plant morphogenesis

    B. N. S. Murthy;S. J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Biomagnification of cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease among the Chamorro people of Guam.

    Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch

  • A mechanism for slow release of biomagnified cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease in Guam

    Susan J. Murch;Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack

  • Role of melatonin in alleviating cold stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Vikramjit S. Bajwa;Mukund R. Shukla;Sherif M. Sherif;Susan J. Murch

  • Tryptophan is a precursor for melatonin and serotonin biosynthesis in in vitro regenerated St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L. cv. Anthos) plants.

    S. J. Murch;S. KrishnaRaj;P. K. Saxena

  • Occurrence of beta-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) in ALS/PDC patients from Guam.

    S. J. Murch;P. A. Cox;S. A. Banack;S. A. Banack;J. C. Steele

  • Melatonin in feverfew and other medicinal plants

    Susan J Murch;Colleen B Simmons;Praveen K Saxena

  • Thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis in intact seedlings of peanut (Arachis hypogaea): Endogenous growth regulator levels and significance of cotyledons

    B. N. S. Murthy;Susan J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

  • THE ROLE OF SEROTONIN AND MELATONIN IN PLANT MORPHOGENESIS: REGULATION OF AUXIN-INDUCED ROOT ORGANOGENESIS IN IN VITRO-CULTURED EXPLANTS OF ST. JOHN'S WORT (HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.)

    Susan J. Murch;Skye S. B. Campbell;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Melatonin and serotonin in flowers and fruits of Datura metel L.

    Susan J. Murch;Ali R. Alan;Jin Cao;Praveen K. Saxena

  • DNA Barcoding for the Identification of Botanicals in Herbal Medicine and Dietary Supplements: Strengths and Limitations.

    Iffat Parveen;Stefan Gafner;Natascha Techen;Susan J. Murch

  • Neurotoxic flying foxes as dietary items for the Chamorro people, Marianas Islands.

    Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch;Paul Alan Cox

  • Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the nutritional value of tomatoes

    Miranda Hart;David L. Ehret;Angelika Krumbein;Connie Leung

  • Melatonin: A potential regulator of plant growth and development?

    Susan J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Thidiazuron-induced regeneration of Echinacea purpurea L.: micropropagation in solid and liquid culture systems.

    Maxwell P. A. Jones;Zhijun Yi;Susan J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Nickel contamination affects growth and secondary metabolite composition of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

    Susan J. Murch;Kamran Haq;H.P.Vasantha Rupasinghe;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Thidiazuron-induced plant regeneration from hypocotyl cultures of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum. cv 'Anthos')

    S. J. Murch;K. L. Choffe;J. M. R. Victor;T. Y. Slimmon

  • A new balancing act: The many roles of melatonin and serotonin in plant growth and development

    Lauren A E Erland;Susan J Murch;Russel J Reiter;Praveen K Saxena

  • Changes in the levels of indoleamine phytochemicals during véraison and ripening of wine grapes

    Susan J. Murch;Barbara A. Hall;Cuong H. Le;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Molecular fate of thidiazuron and its effects on auxin transport in hypocotyls tissues of Pelargonium × hortorum Bailey

    Susan J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Light-enhanced caffeic acid derivatives biosynthesis in hairy root cultures of Echinacea purpurea

    Bilal H. Abbasi;Chun-Long Tian;Susan J. Murch;Praveen K. Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Praveen K. Saxena
Praveen K. Saxena University of Guelph
Paul Alan Cox
Paul Alan Cox National Tropical Botanical Garden
Chun-Zhao Liu
Chun-Zhao Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ronald O. Ball
Ronald O. Ball University of Alberta
Deborah C. Mash
Deborah C. Mash University of Miami
H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe
H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe Dalhousie University
Bilal Haider Abbasi
Bilal Haider Abbasi Quaid-i-Azam University
Geoffrey A. Codd
Geoffrey A. Codd University of Dundee
Miranda M. Hart
Miranda M. Hart University of British Columbia
Birgitta Bergman
Birgitta Bergman Stockholm University

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