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 Fundamental ResearchMost of the fundamental research is conducted within three broad areas: Natural Products in Plant Defense, Plant Productivity, and Seed Biology. Follow the links to faculty web pages for detailed descriptions of the projects below. Evaluation of Natural Products for Mediating Plant Resistance to Arthropods and for Use in Protecting Horticultural Crops from Insect Damage John Snyder
Isolation and Identification of Volatile Chemicals From Food-Borne Bacterial Pathogens Which Cause Human Illness Thomas Hamilton-Kemp and Douglas Archbold
Plant Volatile Compounds and Microbial Development During Postharvest Storage Douglas Archbold and Thomas R. Hamilton-Kemp
Spider Mite Resistance Mechanisms in Lycopersicon Hirsutum Accession John Snyder Mechanisms and Significance of Post-translational Modifications in the Large (LS) and Small (SS) Subunits of Rubisco Robert Houtz
Peptide Deformylase: A Novel Herbicide Target Amenable to Genetically Engineered Tolerance Mark Williams
Regulation of Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Activity During Apple Fruit Development: Genotypic Differences and the Impact of Cultural Practices Douglas Archbold
Go to www.uky.edu/Projects/SeedBiology/education.htm for a description of the interdepartmental Seed Biology Program. The Role of Ethylene and Polyamine Interaction in the Time to Radicle Protrusion During Seed Germination. Robert Geneve
Molecular Characterization of the Role of Raffinose in the Model Plants Corn and Arabidopsis Bruce Downie
Galactinol Synthase: A Key Enzyme in Plant Stress Tolerance Bruce Downie Send
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