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Citations
14087
World Ranking
1666
National Ranking
128

Overview

Ulrike Mathesius is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and conducts research primarily within agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including plant science, agronomy and crop science, soil science, molecular biology, and ecology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics centered on plant physiology and soil interactions, with a particular focus on:

  • Legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Agronomic practices and intercropping systems
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Ulrike Mathesius include:

  • "Humboldt Review: Are legumes different? Origins and consequences of evolving nitrogen fixing symbioses," 2022, Journal of Plant Physiology
  • "Manipulating exudate composition from root apices shapes the microbiome throughout the root system," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Characterisation of Medicago truncatula CLE34 and CLE35 in nitrate and rhizobia regulation of nodulation," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "CEP receptor signalling controls root system architecture in Arabidopsis and Medicago," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "Interaction of Symbiotic Rhizobia and Parasitic Root-Knot Nematodes in Legume Roots: From Molecular Regulation to Field Application," 2021, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yansheng Li, Caixian Tang, Peter R. Ryan, Zhihuang Xie, and Zhenhua Yu. These coauthors have contributed significantly to joint research efforts, appearing in multiple publications alongside Mathesius.

The Australian National University researcher frequently publishes in journals such as Plant and Soil, New Phytologist, Plant Methods, Plants, and Frontiers in Plant Science. These journals collectively represent the main venues in which they disseminate their research findings.

Best Publications

  • Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

    A.B. Nicotra;O.K. Atkin;S.P. Bonser;A.M. Davidson

  • The role of flavonoids in root–rhizosphere signalling: opportunities and challenges for improving plant–microbe interactions

    Samira Hassan;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Extensive and specific responses of a eukaryote to bacterial quorum-sensing signals

    Ulrike Mathesius;Susan Mulders;Mengsheng Gao;Max Teplitski

  • Auxin transport inhibition precedes root nodule formation in white clover roots and is regulated by flavonoids and derivatives of chitin oligosaccharides.

    Ulrike Mathesius;Helmi R. M. Schlaman;Herman P. Spaink

  • Silencing the flavonoid pathway in Medicago truncatula inhibits root nodule formation and prevents auxin transport regulation by rhizobia

    AP Wasson;FI Pellerone;U Mathesius

  • Flavonoids: Their Structure, Biosynthesis and Role in the Rhizosphere, Including Allelopathy

    Leslie A. Weston;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Bioinformatic analysis of the CLE signaling peptide family.

    Karsten Oelkers;Karsten Oelkers;Nicolas Goffard;Nicolas Goffard;Georg F Weiller;Georg F Weiller;Peter M Gresshoff;Peter M Gresshoff

  • MtCRE1-dependent cytokinin signaling integrates bacterial and plant cues to coordinate symbiotic nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula

    Julie Plet;Anton Wasson;Federico Ariel;Christine Le Signor

  • Signaling Interactions During Nodule Development

    Brett James Ferguson;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Establishment of a root proteome reference map for the model legume Medicago truncatula using the expressed sequence tag database for peptide mass fingerprinting.

    Ulrike Mathesius;Guido Keijzers;Siria H. A. Natera;Jeremy J. Weinman

  • Plant responses to bacterial quorum sensing signals.

    Wolfgang D Bauer;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Microbiome and Exudates of the Root and Rhizosphere of Brachypodium distachyon, a Model for Wheat.

    Akitomo Kawasaki;Suzanne Donn;Peter R. Ryan;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Defective Long-Distance Auxin Transport Regulation in the Medicago truncatula super numeric nodules Mutant

    Giel E. van Noorden;John J. Ross;James B. Reid;Barry G. Rolfe

  • Flavonoid Functions in Plants and Their Interactions with Other Organisms

    Ulrike Mathesius

  • Phytohormone Regulation of Legume-Rhizobia Interactions

    Brett J Ferguson;Ulrike Mathesius

  • The impact of beneficial plant-associated microbes on plant phenotypic plasticity.

    Chooi Hua Goh;Debora F. Veliz Vallejos;Adrienne B. Nicotra;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Perception and degradation of N-Acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing signals by mammalian and plant cells

    Max Teplitski;Ulrike Mathesius;Kendra P Rumbaugh

  • The palaeoenvironments of coastal lagoons in the southern Baltic Sea, I. The application of sedimentary Corg/N ratios as source indicators of organic matter

    Anne Müller;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Auxin: at the root of nodule development?

    Ulrike Mathesius

  • Temporal and spatial order of events during the induction of cortical cell divisions in white clover by Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii inoculation or localized cytokinin addition.

    Ulrike Mathesius;Celine Charon;Barry G. Rolfe;Adam Kondorosi

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry G. Rolfe
Barry G. Rolfe Australian National University
Michael A. Djordjevic
Michael A. Djordjevic Australian National University
Jian Jin
Jian Jin Soochow University
Michelle Watt
Michelle Watt University of Melbourne
Peter M. Gresshoff
Peter M. Gresshoff University of Queensland
Adrienne B. Nicotra
Adrienne B. Nicotra Australian National University
Brett J. Ferguson
Brett J. Ferguson University of Queensland
Max Teplitski
Max Teplitski University of Florida
Florian Frugier
Florian Frugier University of Évry Val d'Essonne
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University

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