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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
World-wide, pathogens, insects and abiotic stresses cause major losses to agricultural production and productivity. Our lab employs integrated approaches for basic and translational studies of crop stress responses in model and crops. We are using the latest genomics, genetics, and bioinformatics tools to study plant stress responses to diverse plant biotic and abiotic stress conditions, as well as enhance their stress tolerance using biotechnology and breeding tools.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Insect Behavior And Pathogen Colonization

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3205 Medical Biochemistry And Metabolomics

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5 Development Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions

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Networking And Information Technology R&d

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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3102 Bioinformatics And Computational Biology

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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3102 Bioinformatics And Computational Biology

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Global Transcription Factor Group E Protein (gte)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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A Versatile Agrobacterium-Based Transformation System for Genetic Engineering of Diverse Citrus Cultivars

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Development of transcriptomic resources for interrogating the biosynthesis of monoterpene indole alkaloids in medicinal plant species.

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Comparative analysis of antiviral responses in Brachypodium distachyon and Setaria viridis reveals conserved and unique outcomes among C3 and C4 plant defenses.

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Vitamin E does not modulate plasma lipid profile or C-reactive protein despite suppressing oxidative stress in orchiectomized rats.

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Identification and characterization of long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) modulated during 'Candidatus Liberibacter spp.' infection of potato

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Unprecedented enhancement of recombinant protein production in sugarcane culms using a combinatorial promoter stacking system.

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(462) Citrus and Its Putative Bioactive Limonoids: Beneficial Effects on Bone Strength

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Genome-wide characterization of alternative splicing patterns in sugarcane modulated during infection with smut pathogen, Sporisorium scitamineum

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GenFam: A web application and database for gene family-based classification and functional enrichment analysis.

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Genome-wide alternative splicing landscapes modulated by biotrophic sugarcane smut pathogen.

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A Perspective on Current Therapeutic Molecule Screening Methods Against 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the Presumed Causative Agent of Citrus Huanglongbing.

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BT2, a BTB Scaffold Protein, Mediates Responses to Multiple Biotic and Abiotic Signals in Arabidopsis

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Evaluation of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Efflux Pump Inhibition by Antimicrobial Peptides.

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Editorial: Alternative Splicing Regulation in Plants.

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Vitamin E does not Support Bone Quality in Orchidectomized Rats

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Rhizobium rhizogenes-mediated hairy root induction and plant regeneration for bioengineering citrus.

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Linking metabolic phenotypes to pathogenic traits among "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" and its hosts.

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High-Level Production of Recombinant Snowdrop Lectin in Sugarcane and Energy Cane.

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Inoculation of Tomato With Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Affects the Tomato-Potato Psyllid-Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum Interactions.

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Development of an in vitro Microtuberization and Temporary Immersion Bioreactor System to Evaluate Heat Stress Tolerance in Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.).

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Cranberry juice increases antioxidant status without affecting cholesterol homeostasis in orchidectomized rats.

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Improving Firmness and shelf-Life in Fresh Market Tomato

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BT2, a BTB protein, mediates multiple responses to nutrients, stresses, and hormones in Arabidopsis.

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Developing Growth-Associated Molecular Markers Via High-Throughput Phenotyping in Spinach.

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Genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing landscapes modulated during plant-virus interactions in Brachypodium distachyon.

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Development of HLB-tolerant Citrus: From Gene Discovery to Commercial Deployment

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Spatial chemistry of citrus reveals molecules bactericidal to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

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Rapid and noninvasive diagnostics of Huanglongbing and nutrient deficits on citrus trees with a handheld Raman spectrometer.

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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Germplasm Developed by Texas A&M Breeding Programs

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Grapefruit juice modulates bone quality in rats.

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A biolistic-based genetic transformation system applicable to a broad-range of sugarcane and energycane varieties.

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Characterization of SCL33 splicing patterns during diverse virus infections in Brachypodium distachyon.

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Panicum mosaic virus modulates reactive oxygen species homeostasis in Brachypodium distachyon

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Applications of CRISPR/Cas13-Based RNA Editing in Plants.

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Methods, compositions, and systems for culturing and characterizing fastidious plant microbes

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Identification and Characterization of Potato Zebra Chip Resistance Among Wild Solanum Species.

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Editorial: Evolutionary genomics of Candidatus Liberibacter spp. and their interactions with plant and insect-vector hosts.

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Cranberry juice improved antioxidant status without affecting bone quality in orchidectomized male rats.

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Subcellular localization of Panicum mosaic virus proteins reflects the altered host transcriptional profiles in Brachypodium distachyon

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New Era in Plant Alternative Splicing Analysis Enabled by Advances in High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Technologies.

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Potato Zebra Chip: An Overview of the Disease, Control Strategies, and Prospects.

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Methods, Compositions, And Systems For Culturing And Characterizing Fastidious Plant Microbes

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HTSQualC is a flexible and one-step quality control software for high-throughput sequencing data analysis.

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Virus-induced changes in grass systems biology

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Brachypodium: A Monocot Grass Model Genus for Plant Biology.

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Genetic modulation of NPR1 and NPR3 confers resistance to potato zebra chip disease

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Differential Gene Expression Profile between Resistant and Susceptible Tomato Genotypes in Response to Tomato-potato Psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) Infestation

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Identification of Fruit Quality Associated Loci in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping

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Plant immune responses against viruses: how does a virus cause disease?

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Role of tyrosine autophosphorylation and methionine residues in BRI1 function in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Use of bioreactors for large-scale multiplication of sugarcane (Saccharumspp.), energy cane (Saccharumspp.), and related species

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Detection and identification of canker and blight on orange trees using a hand-held Raman spectrometer

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Minor alleles are associated with white rust (Albugo occidentalis) susceptibility in spinach (Spinacia oleracea).

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Genomic architecture and functional relationships of intronless, constitutively- and alternatively-spliced genes in Brachypodium distachyon.

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GenFam: A web application and database for gene family-based classification and functional enrichment analysis

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Plant-based expression platforms to produce high-value metabolites and proteins.

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Brachypodium Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase (PAL) Promotes Antiviral Defenses against Panicum mosaic virus and Its Satellites.

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Biochemical Origin of Raman-Based Diagnostics of Huanglongbing in Grapefruit Trees.

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Editorial: Regulation of alternative splicing in plant stress responses.

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Genomic Approaches to Analyze Alternative Splicing, A Key Regulator of Transcriptome and Proteome Diversity in Brachypodium distachyon.

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Long intergenic non-coding RNAs modulate proximal protein-coding gene expression and tolerance to Candidatus Liberibacter spp. in potatoes.

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Regulation of telomerase in Arabidopsis by BT2, an apparent target of TELOMERASE ACTIVATOR1.

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Tomato plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress

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Plant hairy roots enable high throughput identification of antimicrobials against Candidatus Liberibacter spp.

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Grapefruit pulp increases antioxidant status and improves bone quality in orchidectomized rats.

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Red Mexican grapefruit: a novel source for bioactive limonoids and their antioxidant activity.

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A BTB-TAZ protein is required for gene activation by Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S multimerized enhancers.

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Single-marker and haplotype-based association analysis of anthracnose (Colletotrichum dematium) resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

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A versatile Agrobacterium-based plant transformation system for genetic engineering of diverse citrus cultivars.

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Phenotypic Diversity and Association Mapping of Ascorbic Acid Content in Spinach.

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Grapefruit juice improves trabecular microarchitecture and biomechanical properties in orchidectomized and control rats

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Inhibition of colon cancer cell growth and antioxidant activity of bioactive compounds from Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.

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Developing zebra chip disease resistant potato by modulating salicylic acid receptor activity

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Orange pulp improves antioxidant status and suppresses lipid peroxidation in orchidectomized male rats.

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Pathogen resistant citrus compositions, organisms, systems, and methods

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Citrus bioactive compounds improve bone quality and plasma antioxidant activity in orchidectomized rats.

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Single SNP- and Haplotype-Based Association Analysis of Anthracnose Disease Caused By Colletotrichum Dematium in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

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Setaria: A Food Crop and Translational Research Model for C4 Grasses.

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Reproducible genomic DNA preparation from diverse crop species for molecular genetic applications.

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Raman Spectroscopy vs Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction In Early Stage Huanglongbing Diagnostics.

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Genome editing of NPR3 confers potato resistance to Candidatus Liberibacter spp.

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Potential of Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy for Detection of Zebra Chip and Potato Virus Y Diseases of Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)

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Novel triterpenoid from Citrus aurantium L. possesses chemopreventive properties against human colon cancer cells.

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Panicum Mosaic Virus and Its Satellites Acquire RNA Modifications Associated with Host-Mediated Antiviral Degradation.

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Orange Pulp Increases Antioxidant Status and Improves Bone Quality in Orchidectomized Rats

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HTSQualC is a Flexible and One-Step Quality Control Software for High-throughput Sequencing Data Analysis

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Bromodomain proteins GTE9 and GTE11 are essential for specific BT2-mediated sugar and ABA responses in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Characterization of a viral synergism in the monocot Brachypodium distachyon reveals distinctly altered host molecular processes associated with disease.

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A Sugarcane G-Protein-Coupled Receptor, ShGPCR1, Confers Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses.

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Molecular and Omics Approaches to Elucidate Plant Stress Signaling and Crop Improvement

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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A biological mimic hairy root platform for rapid culture, propagation & functional studies of fastidious vascular colonizing plant pathogens

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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A scalable bioassay for culturing CLas and high-throughput screening of novel antimicrobials for HLB management

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Weslaco; 9999 TAMUS

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers Make Breakthrough in Fighting Agricultural Plant Diseases

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AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Weslaco