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Plant Science and Agronomy
France
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
15192
World Ranking
1028
National Ranking
31

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Rhizosphere, Pseudomonas, Microbiology and Proteobacteria. His studies deal with areas such as Inoculation, Rhizobacteria, Solanaceae and Bacteria as well as Botany. The Rhizosphere study combines topics in areas such as Thielaviopsis basicola, Root rot, Thielaviopsis and Root hair.

His Pseudomonas study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pseudomonas fluorescens and Hydrogen cyanide. His Microbiology research integrates issues from Pythium and Pythium ultimum. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil microbiology, Gammaproteobacteria, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria.

His most cited work include:

  • The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms (891 citations)
  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and root system functioning. (582 citations)
  • Phylogeny of the 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid deaminase‐encoding gene acdS in phytobeneficial and pathogenic Proteobacteria and relation with strain biogeography (209 citations)

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

Yvan Moënne-Loccoz mainly investigates Rhizosphere, Botany, Pseudomonas, Microbial inoculant and Pseudomonas fluorescens. His work carried out in the field of Rhizosphere brings together such families of science as Thielaviopsis, Poaceae, Agronomy, Root rot and Soil microbiology. His work in Botany addresses issues such as Proteobacteria, which are connected to fields such as Gammaproteobacteria and Firmicutes.

His studies in Pseudomonas integrate themes in fields like 16S ribosomal RNA and Biological pest control. His Microbial inoculant study incorporates themes from Glomus, Rhizobacteria and Secondary metabolite. His Pseudomonas fluorescens research includes elements of Ecology, Fungicide, Microbiology, Lysimeter and Sugar beet.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Rhizosphere (75.14%)
  • Botany (71.19%)
  • Pseudomonas (48.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Botany (71.19%)
  • Rhizosphere (75.14%)
  • Pseudomonas (48.02%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Rhizosphere, Pseudomonas, Agronomy and Gene. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Rhizobacteria, Bulk soil and Colonization. Yvan Moënne-Loccoz combines subjects such as Thielaviopsis, Rhizoctonia solani, Nitrogen fixation, Poaceae and Soil microbiology with his study of Rhizosphere.

His work deals with themes such as Pseudomonas fluorescens, Inoculation, Microbial inoculant and Biological pest control, which intersect with Pseudomonas. His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Microorganism, Agriculture and Soil water. His studies in Gene integrate themes in fields like Microbiology and Bacteria.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and root system functioning. (582 citations)
  • Analysis of genes contributing to plant-beneficial functions in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and related Proteobacteria (116 citations)
  • Analysis of genes contributing to plant-beneficial functions in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and related Proteobacteria (116 citations)

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

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • Botany

Yvan Moënne-Loccoz mainly investigates Botany, Agronomy, Rhizosphere, Rhizobacteria and Pseudomonas. He has included themes like Abiotic component, Soil microbiology and Colonization in his Botany study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Thielaviopsis, Plant breeding, Root hair and Root rot in addition to Rhizosphere.

His Rhizobacteria research incorporates elements of Quorum sensing, Biotic component, Functional group, Genome and Biotechnology. The concepts of his Pseudomonas study are interwoven with issues in Glomus, Inoculation and Microbial inoculant. His Microbial inoculant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Microorganism, Environmental biotechnology, Plant physiology and Secondary metabolite.

Best Publications

  • The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms

    Jos M. Raaijmakers;Timothy C. Paulitz;Christian Steinberg;Claude Alabouvette

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and root system functioning.

    Jordan Vacheron;Guilhem Desbrosses;Marie-Lara Bouffaud;Bruno Touraine

  • Let the Core Microbiota Be Functional.

    Philippe Lemanceau;Manuel Blouin;Daniel Muller;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Pseudomonas protegens sp. nov., widespread plant-protecting bacteria producing the biocontrol compounds 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol and pyoluteorin.

    Alban Ramette;Michele Frapolli;Marion Fischer-Le Saux;Christelle Gruffaz

  • Phylogeny of the 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid deaminase‐encoding gene acdS in phytobeneficial and pathogenic Proteobacteria and relation with strain biogeography

    Didier Blaha;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Muhammad Sajjad Mirza;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens and closely-related fluorescent pseudomonads as biocontrol agents of soil-borne phytopathogens.

    O. Couillerot;O. Couillerot;C. Prigent-Combaret;C. Prigent-Combaret;J. Caballero-Mellado;Yvan Moenne-Loccoz;Yvan Moenne-Loccoz

  • Analysis of genes contributing to plant-beneficial functions in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and related Proteobacteria

    Maxime Bruto;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Daniel Muller;Daniel Muller;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Root microbiome relates to plant host evolution in maize and other Poaceae.

    Marie-Lara Bouffaud;Marie-Lara Bouffaud;Marie-Andrée Poirier;Marie-Andrée Poirier;Daniel Muller;Daniel Muller;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Strain Fo47 Induces Resistance to Fusarium Wilt in Tomato.

    J.G. Fuchs;Y. Moenne-Loccoz;G. Defago

  • Biological control of Pythium ultimum by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia W81 is mediated by an extracellular proteolytic activity

    Colum Dunne;Colum Dunne;Jer J. Crowley;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;David N. Dowling

  • Role of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol in the Interactions of the Biocontrol Pseudomonad Strain F113 with the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera rostochiensis.

    D Cronin;Y Moenne-Loccoz;A Fenton;C Dunne

  • Phylogeny of HCN synthase-encoding hcnBC genes in biocontrol fluorescent pseudomonads and its relationship with host plant species and HCN synthesis ability

    Alban Nicolas Ramette;Michele Frapolli;Geneviève Défago;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.)

    Fabien Cormier;John Foulkes;Bertrand Hirel;David Gouache

  • Comparison of rhizobacterial community composition in soil suppressive or conducive to tobacco black root rot disease.

    Martina Kyselková;Jan Kopecký;Michele Frapolli;Geneviève Défago

  • Rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with disease suppressiveness stages of take‐all decline in wheat monoculture

    H. Sanguin;H. Sanguin;A. Sarniguet;K. Gazengel;Y. Moënne‐Loccoz;Y. Moënne‐Loccoz

  • Ecological interaction of a biocontrol Pseudomonas fluorescens strain producing 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol with the soft rot potato pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica

    Don Cronin;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Anne Fenton;Colum Dunne

  • Host plant secondary metabolite profiling shows a complex, strain-dependent response of maize to plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria of the genus Azospirillum.

    Vincent Walker;Vincent Walker;Cédric Bertrand;Floriant Bellvert;Floriant Bellvert;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Biocontrol of soil-borne fungal plant diseases by 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol-producing fluorescent pseudomonads with different restriction profiles of amplified 16S rDNA

    Abbas Sharifi-Tehrani;Marcello Zala;Andreas Natsch;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Combining proteolytic and phloroglucinol-producing bacteria for improved biocontrol of Pythium-mediated damping-off of sugar beet

    C. Dunne;Y. Moënne-Loccoz;J. McCarthy;P. Higgins

  • The Pseudomonas Secondary Metabolite 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol Is a Signal Inducing Rhizoplane Expression of Azospirillum Genes Involved in Plant-Growth Promotion

    Emeline Combes-Meynet;Joël F. Pothier;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • The type III secretion system of biocontrol Pseudomonas fluorescens KD targets the phytopathogenic Chromista Pythium ultimum and promotes cucumber protection.

    Fabio Rezzonico;Christian Binder;Geneviève Défago;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

Frequent Co-Authors

Claire Prigent-Combaret
Claire Prigent-Combaret Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Fergal O'Gara
Fergal O'Gara University College Cork
Christoph Keel
Christoph Keel University of Lausanne
Alban Ramette
Alban Ramette University of Bern
Jacques Le Gouis
Jacques Le Gouis INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Paola Bonfante
Paola Bonfante University of Turin
Philippe Normand
Philippe Normand Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Christian Steinberg
Christian Steinberg INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bruno Touraine
Bruno Touraine University of Montpellier

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