Professor, Department of Agronomy

Dr. George J. Wagner

Office:  200D THRI  

University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY  40546-0236

Telephone:  859-257-5974 ; Fax:  859-323-1077

Email: gwagner@ca.uky.edu               

Recent Publications:  

Kroumova, A., Xie, Z., and G.J. Wagner. 1995. A pathway for synthesis of straight & branched, odd and even length, medium chain fatty acids in plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91:11437-11441

Kroumova, A. and G.J. Wagner. 1995. Methods for separation of short, medium, and long chain, free fatty acids and for their decarboxylation. Analytical Biochem. 225(2):270-276.

Guo, Z. and G. J. Wagner. 1995. Biosynthesis of cembratrienols in cell-free extracts from trichomes of Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Science. 110:1-10.

Gries, G. and G.J. Wagner. 1998. Association of nickel versus transport of cadmium and calcium in tonoplast vesicles of oat roots.. Planta. 204(3): 390-396.

Gonzales, A., V. Korenkov and G.J. Wagner. 1998. A comparison of Zn, Mn, Cd, and Ca transport mechanisms in oat root tonoplast vesicles. Physiol. Plant. 106: 203-209.

Kroumova, A.B. and G.J. Wagner. 1999. Mechanisms for elongation in the biosynthesis of long-chain fatty acid components of epi-cuticular waxes. Phytochem. 50: 1341-1345.

Hirschi, H.D., V. Korenkov, N. Wilganowski and G.J. Wagner.  Expression of Arabidopsis CAX2 in tobacco:  Altered metal accumulation and increased manganese tolerance.  Submitted.

Wang, E., R. Wang, J. DeParasis, J.H. Loughrin, S. Gan and G.J. Wagner.  Metabolic engineering of plant trichome glands enhances aphid resistance.  Submitted.