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S. Christensen

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h-index: 32
Works: 70
Citations: 3,426

Most-cited papers

Biosynthesis, elicitation and roles of monocot terpenoid phytoalexins.
E. Schmelz, A. Huffaker, James W. Sims, S. Christensen +3 more
2014The Plant Journal277 citations Open access
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The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10, mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack.
S. Christensen, A. Nemchenko, E. Borrego, I. Murray +15 more
2013The Plant Journal249 citations Open access
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Disruption of OPR7 and OPR8 Reveals the Versatile Functions of Jasmonic Acid in Maize Development and Defense[W]
Yuan-Xin Yan, S. Christensen, T. Isakeit, J. Engelberth +4 more
2012The Plant Cell248 citations Open access
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The lipid language of plant-fungal interactions.
S. Christensen, M. Kolomiets
2011Fungal Genetics and Biology220 citations
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Accumulation of terpenoid phytoalexins in maize roots is associated with drought tolerance.
M. Vaughan, S. Christensen, E. Schmelz, A. Huffaker +5 more
2015Plant, Cell and Environment149 citations Open access
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Biosynthesis and function of terpenoid defense compounds in maize (Zea mays)
Anna K. Block, M. Vaughan, E. Schmelz, S. Christensen
2018Planta147 citations
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Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase–derived cyclopente(a)nones, display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators
S. Christensen, A. Huffaker, F. Kaplan, James W. Sims +13 more
2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America142 citations Open access
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The effects of climate change associated abiotic stresses on maize phytochemical defenses
M. Vaughan, Anna K. Block, S. Christensen, L. H. Allen +1 more
2018Phytochemistry Reviews133 citations
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Effects of elevated [CO2] on maize defence against mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides
M. Vaughan, A. Huffaker, E. Schmelz, N. Dafoe +8 more
2014Plant, Cell and Environment122 citations Open access
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Rapid defense responses in maize leaves induced by Spodoptera exigua caterpillar feeding
V. Tzin, Yuko Hojo, S. Strickler, L. J. Bartsch +7 more
2017Journal of Experimental Botany114 citations Open access
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Assessment of genetic diversity in the USDA and CIP-FAO international nursery collections of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) using microsatellite markers
S. Christensen, D. B. Pratt, C. Pratt, P. Nelson +6 more
2007Plant genetic resources113 citations
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Plant Defense Chemicals against Insect Pests
J. Yactayo-Chang, Ho-Ang V. Tang, Jorrel Mendoza, S. Christensen +1 more
202094 citations Open access
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Multiple genes recruited from hormone pathways partition maize diterpenoid defences
Ye-Zhang Ding, Katherine M. Murphy, Elly Poretsky, Sibongile Mafu +19 more
2019Nature Plants85 citations
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The novel monocot-specific 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX12 is required to mount an effective jasmonate-mediated defense against Fusarium verticillioides in maize.
S. Christensen, A. Nemchenko, Yong-Soon Park, E. Borrego +7 more
2014Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions85 citations Open access
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Two closely related members of Arabidopsis 13-lipoxygenases (13-LOXs), LOX3 and LOX4, reveal distinct functions in response to plant-parasitic nematode infection.
Rachel Ozalvo, J. Cabrera, C. Escobar, S. Christensen +5 more
2014Molecular plant pathology75 citations Open access
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Genetic elucidation of interconnected antibiotic pathways mediating maize innate immunity
Ye-Zhang Ding, Philipp R. Weckwerth, Elly Poretsky, Katherine M. Murphy +22 more
2020Nature Plants73 citations
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MSD1 regulates pedicellate spikelet fertility in sorghum through the jasmonic acid pathway
Yinping Jiao, Y. K. Lee, Nicholas Gladman, Ratan Chopra +7 more
2018Nature Communications61 citations Open access
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Interactions Among Plants, Insects, and Microbes: Elucidation of Inter-Organismal Chemical Communications in Agricultural Ecology.
John J. Beck, H. Alborn, Anna K. Block, S. Christensen +6 more
2018Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry59 citations
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Development and use of an expressed sequenced tag library in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) for the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms
N. Coles, C. E. Coleman, S. Christensen, E. Jellen +5 more
200559 citations
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Green leaf volatiles and jasmonic acid enhance susceptibility to anthracnose diseases caused by Colletotrichum graminicola in maize
Zachary Gorman, S. Christensen, Yuan-Xin Yan, Yongming He +2 more
2020Molecular plant pathology54 citations Open access
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Interactive Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Drought on the Maize Phytochemical Defense Response against Mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides
M. Vaughan, A. Huffaker, E. Schmelz, N. Dafoe +5 more
2016PLoS ONE51 citations Open access
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Fertility of Pedicellate Spikelets in Sorghum Is Controlled by a Jasmonic Acid Regulatory Module
Nicholas Gladman, Yinping Jiao, Y. K. Lee, Li-Fang Zhang +10 more
2019bioRxiv47 citations Open access
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RNA-Seq analysis of resistant and susceptible sub-tropical maize lines reveals a role for kauralexins in resistance to grey leaf spot disease, caused by Cercospora zeina
Jacqueline Meyer, D. Berger, S. Christensen, S. Murray
2017BMC Plant Biology47 citations Open access
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Quantification of fungal colonization, sporogenesis, and production of mycotoxins using kernel bioassays.
S. Christensen, E. Borrego, W. Shim, T. Isakeit +1 more
2012Journal of Visualized Experiments45 citations Open access
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Systems genetics reveals a transcriptional network associated with susceptibility in the maize–grey leaf spot pathosystem
N. Christie, A. Myburg, F. Joubert, S. Murray +9 more
2017The Plant Journal43 citations Open access
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Genetic mapping shows intraspecific variation and transgressive segregation for caterpillar‐induced aphid resistance in maize
V. Tzin, Penelope L. Lindsay, S. Christensen, Lisa N. Meihls +2 more
2015Molecular Ecology42 citations
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Commercial hybrids and mutant genotypes reveal complex protective roles for inducible terpenoid defenses in maize
S. Christensen, James W. Sims, M. Vaughan, C. Hunter +5 more
2018Journal of Experimental Botany41 citations Open access
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Elevated carbon dioxide reduces emission of herbivore-induced volatiles in Zea mays.
Anna K. Block, M. Vaughan, S. Christensen, H. Alborn +1 more
2017Plant, Cell and Environment38 citations Open access
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Brachypodium Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase (PAL) Promotes Antiviral Defenses against Panicum mosaic virus and Its Satellites
S. Pant, S. Irigoyen, Jia-Xing Liu, R. Bedre +5 more
2021mBio35 citations Open access
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Fighting on Two Fronts: Elevated Insect Resistance in Flooded Maize.
Anna K. Block, C. Hunter, S. Sattler, Caitlin C. Rering +3 more
2019Plant, Cell and Environment35 citations
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Sorghum MSD3 Encodes an ω-3 Fatty Acid Desaturase that Increases Grain Number by Reducing Jasmonic Acid Levels
Lavanya Dampanaboina, Yinping Jiao, Jun-Ping Chen, Nicholas Gladman +7 more
2019International Journal of Molecular Sciences32 citations Open access
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Herbivore-derived fatty-acid amides elicit reactive oxygen species burst in plants
Anna K. Block, S. Christensen, C. Hunter, H. Alborn
2018Journal of Experimental Botany32 citations Open access
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Fungal and herbivore elicitation of the novel maize sesquiterpenoid, zealexin A4, is attenuated by elevated CO2
S. Christensen, A. Huffaker, James W. Sims, C. Hunter +7 more
2017Planta32 citations Open access
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Analysis of the transcriptomic, metabolomic, and gene regulatory responses to Puccinia sorghi in maize
Saet-Byul Kim, Lisa Van den Broeck, Shailesh Karre, Hoseong Choi +5 more
2021Molecular plant pathology29 citations Open access
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9,10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory.
Peiguo Yuan, E. Borrego, Yong-Soon Park, Zachary Gorman +11 more
2023Molecular Plant28 citations Open access
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Maize w3 disrupts homogentisate solanesyl transferase (ZmHst) and reveals a plastoquinone-9 independent path for phytoene desaturation and tocopherol accumulation in kernels.
C. Hunter, Jonathan W Saunders, M. Magallanes-Lundback, S. Christensen +6 more
2018The Plant Journal26 citations Open access
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Contrasting insect attraction and herbivore-induced plant volatile production in maize
Anna K. Block, C. Hunter, Caitlin C. Rering, S. Christensen +1 more
2018Planta24 citations
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Thermal characterization and separation of whey proteins by differential scanning calorimetry.
Charity C. Jennings, McCall Freidenberger, S. Christensen, Joy Conlin +2 more
2024Food Chemistry22 citations
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A maize death acid, 10-oxo-11-phytoenoic acid, is the predominant cyclopentenone signal present during multiple stress and developmental conditions
S. Christensen, A. Huffaker, C. Hunter, H. Alborn +1 more
2016Plant Signalling & Behavior21 citations Open access
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Metabolomics by UHPLC-HRMS reveals the impact of heat stress on pathogen-elicited immunity in maize
S. Christensen, E'lysse A. Santana, H. Alborn, Anna K. Block +1 more
2021Metabolomics19 citations
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Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa
Juliet Ochola, L. Cortada, Onesmus Mwaura, Meklit Tariku +13 more
2022Nature Sustainability18 citations Open access
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A maize leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinase mediates responses to fungal attack
Anna K. Block, Ho-Ang V. Tang, Dorothea Hopkins, Jorrel Mendoza +3 more
2021Planta18 citations
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A maize polygalacturonase functions as a suppressor of programmed cell death in plants
Yi-Jian He, Shailesh Karre, G. Johal, S. Christensen +1 more
2019BMC Plant Biology17 citations Open access
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A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack
Pei-Cheng Huang, M. Tate, Katherine M Berg-Falloure, S. Christensen +4 more
2023Molecular plant pathology15 citations Open access
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Exploring the metabolic variation between domesticated and wild tetraploid wheat genotypes in response to corn leaf aphid infestation
K. Chandrasekhar, Reut Shavit, A. Distelfeld, S. Christensen +1 more
2018Plant Signalling & Behavior13 citations Open access
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Fusarium verticillioides induces maize-derived ethylene to promote virulence by engaging fungal G-protein signaling.
Yong-Soon Park, E. Borrego, Xi-Quan Gao, S. Christensen +7 more
2021Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions12 citations Open access
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Production of the Green Leaf Volatile (Z)-3-Hexenal by a Zea mays Hydroperoxide Lyase
J. Yactayo-Chang, C. Hunter, H. Alborn, S. Christensen +1 more
2022Plants9 citations Open access
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RNAi-induced knockdown of white gene in the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula L.)
Dariane Souza, S. Christensen, Ke Wu, Lyle Buss +4 more
2022Scientific Reports9 citations Open access
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Setaria viridis as a model for translational genetic studies of jasmonic acid-related insect defenses in Zea mays.
C. Hunter, Anna K. Block, S. Christensen, Qin-Bao Li +2 more
2020Plant Science9 citations Open access
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A novel, conditional, lesion mimic phenotype in cotton cotyledons due to the expression of an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens.
Vinod Kumar, Vilas Parkhi, S. Joshi, S. Christensen +4 more
2012Plant Science9 citations
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