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J. Johnston

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h-index: 35
Works: 100
Citations: 3,899

Most-cited papers

Postharvest softening of apple (Malus domestica) fruit: A review
J. Johnston, E. Hewett, M. Hertog
2002261 citations
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The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)
D. Chagné, R. Crowhurst, M. Pindo, A. Thrimawithana +33 more
2014PLoS ONE250 citations Open access
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Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit
R. Atkinson, P. Sutherland, Sarah Johnston, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan +6 more
2012BMC Plant Biology229 citations Open access
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The Role of Ethylene and Cold Temperature in the Regulation of the Apple POLYGALACTURONASE1 Gene and Fruit Softening1[W][OA]
Emma J. Tacken, Hilary S. Ireland, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Sakuntala Karunairetnam +8 more
2010Plant Physiology168 citations Open access
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Co-ordination of early and late ripening events in apples is regulated through differential sensitivities to ethylene
J. Johnston, K. Gunaseelan, P. Pidakala, Mindy Y. Wang +1 more
2009Journal of Experimental Botany168 citations Open access
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Mn2+-Dependent Regulation of Multiple Genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae through PsaR and the Resultant Impact on Virulence
J. Johnston, D. Briles, Lisa E. Myers, S. Hollingshead
2006Infection and Immunity139 citations Open access
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Fruit dry matter concentration: a new quality metric for apples.
J. Palmer, F. Harker, D. Tustin, J. Johnston
2010The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture133 citations
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Lipoprotein PsaA in Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Surface Accessibility and Role in Protection from Superoxide
J. Johnston, Lisa E. Myers, M. Ochs, W. Benjamin +2 more
2004Infection and Immunity131 citations Open access
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Cell wall structures leading to cultivar differences in softening rates develop early during apple (Malus x domestica) fruit growth
Jovyn K. T. Ng, Roswitha Schröder, P. Sutherland, I. Hallett +5 more
2013BMC Plant Biology119 citations Open access
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Temperature induces differential softening responses in apple cultivars
J. Johnston, E. Hewett, M. Hertog, F. Harker
2001102 citations
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Novel Sialic Acid Transporter of Haemophilus influenzae
S. Allen, A. Zaleski, J. Johnston, B. Gibson +1 more
2005Infection and Immunity99 citations Open access
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Transcriptomic events associated with internal browning of apple during postharvest storage
I. Mellidou, K. Buts, D. Hatoum, Q. T. Ho +8 more
2014BMC Plant Biology92 citations Open access
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Characterization of the N-Acetyl-5-neuraminic Acid-binding Site of the Extracytoplasmic Solute Receptor (SiaP) of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Strain 2019*
J. Johnston, N. Coussens, S. Allen, J. Houtman +5 more
2008Journal of Biological Chemistry85 citations Open access
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Physical change in apple texture with fruit temperature: effects of cultivar and time in storage
J. Johnston, E. Hewett, N. Banks, F.Roger Harker +1 more
200183 citations
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Lower cell wall pectin solubilisation and galactose loss during early fruit development in apple (Malus x domestica) cultivar 'Scifresh' are associated with slower softening rate.
Jovyn K. T. Ng, Roswitha Schröder, D. Brummell, P. Sutherland +4 more
2015Journal of plant physiology80 citations
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Antioxidant status and genotypic tolerance of Ribes in vitro cultures to cryopreservation
J. Johnston, K. Harding, E. Benson
200780 citations
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HPLC analysis of plant DNA methylation: a study of critical methodological factors.
J. Johnston, K. Harding, D. Bremner, G. Souch +4 more
2005Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB74 citations
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Cryopreservation induces temporal DNA methylation epigenetic changes and differential transcriptional activity in Ribes germplasm.
J. Johnston, E. Benson, K. Harding
2009Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB73 citations
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Chilling-related cell damage of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) fruit cortical tissue impacts antioxidant, lipid and phenolic metabolism.
R. Leisso, D. Buchanan, Jinwook Lee, J. Mattheis +9 more
2015Physiologia Plantarum : An International Journal for Plant Biology69 citations
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Ethylene regulates Apple (Malus x domestica) fruit softening through a dose x time-dependent mechanism and through differential sensitivities and dependencies of cell wall-modifying genes.
Hilary S. Ireland, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Ratnasiri Muddumage, Emma J. Tacken +3 more
2014Plant and Cell Physiology69 citations
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Red to Brown: An Elevated Anthocyanic Response in Apple Drives Ethylene to Advance Maturity and Fruit Flesh Browning
R. Espley, Davin Leif, B. Plunkett, T. McGhie +9 more
2019Frontiers in Plant Science66 citations Open access
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Genetic and environmental control of fruit maturation, dry matter and firmness in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)
D. Chagné, D. Dayatilake, R. Diack, Murray Oliver +6 more
2014Horticulture Research64 citations Open access
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Regulation of sialic acid transport and catabolism in Haemophilus influenzae
J. Johnston, A. Zaleski, S. Allen, Joe M. Mootz +4 more
2007Molecular Microbiology62 citations
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Harvest date and fruit size affect postharvest softening of apple fruit
J. Johnston, E. Hewett, M. Hertog, F. Harker
200261 citations
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Consumers’ visual attention to fruit defects and disorders: A case study with apple images
S. Jaeger, Lucía Antúnez, G. Ares, J. Johnston +2 more
201660 citations
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Effects of osmotic pretreatments on oxidative stress, antioxidant profiles and cryopreservation of olive somatic embryos.
P. Lynch, A. Siddika, J. Johnston, Susan M. Trigwell +4 more
2011Plant Science53 citations
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A rapid method of fruit cell isolation for cell size and shape measurements
P. McAtee, I. Hallett, J. Johnston, R. Schaffer
2009Plant Methods53 citations Open access
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Exploring the physiological basis of cryopreservation success and failure in clonally propagated in vitro crop plant germplasm
K. Harding, J. Johnston, E. Benson
200852 citations Open access
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Delayed response to cold stress is characterized by successive metabolic shifts culminating in apple fruit peel necrosis
N. Gapper, M. Hertog, Jinwook Lee, D. Buchanan +10 more
2017BMC Plant Biology46 citations Open access
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Characterization of a Ferrous Iron-Responsive Two-Component System in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Kendra H. Steele, Lauren O'Connor, Nicole Burpo, Katharina Kohler +1 more
2012Journal of Bacteriology40 citations Open access
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Temperature and ethylene affect induction of rapid softening in ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Pacific Rose™’ apple cultivars
J. Johnston, E. Hewett, M. Hertog, F. Harker
200240 citations
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Gene expression and metabolism preceding soft scald, a chilling injury of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple fruit
R. Leisso, N. Gapper, J. Mattheis, Nathanael L. Sullivan +8 more
2016BMC Genomics39 citations Open access
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Solid-state 13C NMR study of the mobility of polysaccharides in the cell walls of two apple cultivars of different firmness.
Jovyn K. T. Ng, Z. Zujovic, Bronwen G. Smith, J. Johnston +2 more
2014Carbohydrate Research39 citations Open access
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1‐methylcyclopropene extends Cymbidium orchid vaselife and prevents damaged pollinia from accelerating senescence
J. Heyes, J. Johnston
199837 citations Open access
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Headspace volatile markers for sensitivity of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) somatic embryos to cryopreservation
Jong-Yi Fang, A. Wetten, J. Johnston
2008Plant Cell Reports36 citations
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Selection of low-variance expressed Malus x domestica (apple) genes for use as quantitative PCR reference genes (housekeepers)
J. Bowen, Hilary S. Ireland, R. Crowhurst, Zhi-Wei Luo +9 more
2014Tree Genetics & Genomes35 citations
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Evaluation of the 1-methyl-2-phenylindole colorimetric assay for aldehydic lipid peroxidation products in plants: malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal.
J. Johnston, S. Horne, K. Harding, E. Benson
2007Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB35 citations
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Optimisation of the azinobis-3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid radical scavenging assay for physiological studies of total antioxidant activity in woody plant germplasm.
J. Johnston, S. Dussert, S. Gale, J. Nadarajan +2 more
2006Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB33 citations
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Amino acid metabolism in senescing Sandersonia aurantiaca flowers: cloning and characterization of asparagine synthetase and glutamine synthetase cDNAs
J. Eason, J. Johnston, L. de Vré, B. K. Sinclair +1 more
200033 citations
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Influence of postharvest water loss on apple quality: The use of a sensory panel to verify destructive and non-destructive instrumental measurements of texture
F. Harker, Jin-Quan Feng, J. Johnston, J. Gamble +3 more
2019Postharvest Biology and Technology32 citations
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Investigation of ascorbate metabolism during inducement of storage disorders in pear.
G. Cascia, S. Bulley, M. Punter, J. Bowen +4 more
2013Physiologia Plantarum : An International Journal for Plant Biology31 citations
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Cryopreservation of shoot tips and meristems.
E. Benson, K. Harding, J. Johnston
2007Methods in molecular biology28 citations
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Physical And Engineering Perspectives Of In Vitro Plant Cryopreservation
E. Benson, J. Johnston, Jayanthi Muthusamy, K. Harding
200827 citations
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Importance of texture in fruit and its interaction with flavour
F. Harker, J. Johnston
200827 citations
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Mining the apple genome reveals a family of nine ethylene receptor genes
Hilary S. Ireland, F. Guillén, J. Bowen, Emma J. Tacken +3 more
201226 citations
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Sialic acid transport and catabolism are cooperatively regulated by SiaR and CRP in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
J. Johnston, Haider Shamsulddin, A. Miller, M. Apicella
2010BMC Microbiology22 citations Open access
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Organic Apple Systems: Constraints and Opportunities for Producers in Local and Global Markets: Introduction to the Colloquium
K. Delate, Andrea McKern, Robert Turnbull, J. T. Walker +8 more
200822 citations Open access
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Organic Apple Production in Two Humid Regions: Comparing Progress in Pest Management Strategies in Iowa and New Zealand
K. Delate, Andrea McKern, Robert Turnbull, J. T. Walker +8 more
200821 citations Open access
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Genetic, metabolite and developmental determinism of fruit friction discolouration in pear
M. Saeed, L. Brewer, J. Johnston, T. McGhie +3 more
2014BMC Plant Biology20 citations Open access
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Integrated multi-omic analysis of fruit maturity identifies biomarkers with drastic abundance shifts spanning the harvest period in ‘Royal Gala’ apple
Laurie Favre, D. Hunter, E. M. O'Donoghue, Z. Erridge +18 more
2022Postharvest Biology and Technology18 citations
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