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Cross-tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants: a focus on resistance to aphid infestation by Foyer, Christine H., Rasool, Brwa, Davey, Jack W., Hancock, Robert D.

“…Plants co-evolved with an enormous variety of microbial pathogens and insect herbivores under daily and seasonal variations in abiotic environmental…”
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Combined Drought and Heat Activates Protective Responses in Eucalyptus globulus That Are Not Activated When Subjected to Drought or Heat Stress Alone by Correia, Barbara, Hancock, Robert D, Amaral, Joana, Gomez-Cadenas, Aurelio, Valledor, Luis, Pinto, Glória

“…Aiming to mimic a more realistic field condition and to determine convergent and divergent responses of individual stresses in relation to their combination,…”
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Mechanism of “Turn-on” Fluorescent Sensors for Mercury(II) in Solution and Its Implications for Ligand Design by Lee, Hyunjung, Lee, Hee-Seung, Reibenspies, Joseph H, Hancock, Robert D

“…The tendency of a HgII ion to strongly quench fluorescence of potential fluorescent sensors is explored. Fluorescence measurements show the expected order of…”
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Role of Fluorophore–Metal Interaction in Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) Sensors: Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) Study by Lee, Hyunjung, Hancock, Robert D, Lee, Hee-Seung

“…The origins of fluorescence quenching by Hg(II) ion chelation and fluorescence enhancement by Zn(II) ion chelation to a PET sensor are investigated…”
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Highly Preorganized Ligand 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic Acid for the Selective Recovery of Uranium from Seawater in the Presence of Competing Vanadium Species by Lashley, Mark A., Ivanov, Alexander S., Bryantsev, Vyacheslav S., Dai, Sheng, Hancock, Robert D.

“…Studies of the complexation of new promising ligands with uranyl (UO2 2+) and other seawater cations can aid the development of more efficient, selective, and…”
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Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature by HANCOCK, ROBERT D., MORRIS, WAYNE L., DUCREUX, LAURENCE J. M., MORRIS, JENNY A., USMAN, MUHAMMAD, VERRALL, SUSAN R., FULLER, JOHN, SIMPSON, CRAIG G., ZHANG, RUNXUAN, HEDLEY, PETE E., TAYLOR, MARK A.

“…As we demonstrate in this study, potato tuber yield is susceptible to mild temperature stress. We demonstrate that despite the decreased tuber yield, there is…”
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Physiological, Biochemical, and Transcriptional Responses to Single and Combined Abiotic Stress in Stress-Tolerant and Stress-Sensitive Potato Genotypes by Demirel, Ufuk, Morris, Wayne L, Ducreux, Laurence J M, Yavuz, Caner, Asim, Arslan, Tindas, Ilknur, Campbell, Raymond, Morris, Jenny A, Verrall, Susan R, Hedley, Pete E, Gokce, Zahide N O, Caliskan, Sevgi, Aksoy, Emre, Caliskan, Mehmet E, Taylor, Mark A, Hancock, Robert D

“…Potato production is often constrained by abiotic stresses such as drought and high temperatures which are often present in combination. In the present work,…”
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Enhanced Metal Ion Selectivity of 2,9-Di-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline and Its Use as a Fluorescent Sensor for Cadmium(II) by Cockrell, Gregory M, Zhang, Gang, VanDerveer, Donald G, Thummel, Randolph P, Hancock, Robert D

“…The metal ion complexing properties of the ligand DPP (2,9-di-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline) were studied by crystallography, fluorimetry, and UV−visible…”
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Fluorescence and Metal-Binding Properties of the Highly Preorganized Tetradentate Ligand 2,2′-Bi-1,10-phenanthroline and Its Remarkable Affinity for Cadmium(II) by Tucker, Lyndsay E, Littman, Galen C, Uritis, Stuart, Nugent, Joseph W, Thummel, Randolph P, Reibenspies, Joseph H, Jones, S. Bart, Lee, Hee-Seung, Hancock, Robert D

“…The metal-ion-complexing properties of the tetradentate ligand 2,2′-bi-1,10-phenanthroline (BIPHEN) in 50% CH3OH/H2O are reported for a variety of metal ions…”
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Possible Steric Control of the Relative Strength of Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence for Zinc(II) Compared to Cadmium(II): Metal Ion Complexing Properties of Tris(2-quinolylmethyl)amine, a Crystallographic, UV−Visible, and Fluorometric Study by Williams, Neil J, Gan, Wei, Reibenspies, Joseph H, Hancock, Robert D

“…The idea is examined that steric crowding in ligands can lead to diminution of the chelation enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) effect in complexes of the small…”
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Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes by Pongrac, Paula, Castillo-Michel, Hiram, Reyes-Herrera, Juan, Hancock, Robert D, Fischer, Sina, Kelemen, Mitja, Thompson, Jacqueline A, Wright, Gladys, Likar, Matevž, Broadley, Martin R, Vavpetič, Primož, Pelicon, Primož, White, Philip J

“…Phosphorus (P) deficiency limits crop production worldwide. Crops differ in their ability to acquire and utilise the P available. The aim of this study was to…”
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Pinus Susceptibility to Pitch Canker Triggers Specific Physiological Responses in Symptomatic Plants: An Integrated Approach by Amaral, Joana, Correia, Barbara, António, Carla, Rodrigues, Ana Margarida, Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio, Valledor, Luis, Hancock, Robert D, Alves, Artur, Pinto, Glória

“…, the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC), is an emergent and still understudied risk that threatens forests worldwide, with potential production and…”
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Affinity of the Highly Preorganized Ligand PDA (1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid) for Large Metal Ions of Higher Charge. A Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Study of PDA Complexes of Thorium(IV) and the Uranyl(VI) ion by Dean, Nolan E, Hancock, Robert D, Cahill, Christopher L, Frisch, Mark

“…The hydrothermal synthesis and structures of [UO2(PDA)] (1) and [Th(PDA)2(H2O)2]·H2O (2) (PDA = 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid) are reported. 1 is…”
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Biofortification of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with iron and zinc: Achievements and challenges by Huertas, Raul, Karpinska, Barbara, Ngala, Sophia, Mkandawire, Bertha, Maling'a, Joyce, Wajenkeche, Elizabeth, Kimani, Paul M., Boesch, Christine, Stewart, Derek, Hancock, Robert D., Foyer, Christine H.

“…Micronutrient deficiencies (hidden hunger), particularly in iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), remain one of the most serious public health challenges, affecting more…”
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Quantitative trait loci mapping of polyphenol metabolites in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) by Abreu, Ilka N., Brennan, Rex M., Kanichukattu, Eapen N., Stewart, Derek, Hancock, Robert D., McDougall, Gordon J., Hackett, Christine A.

“…Introduction Commercially, blackcurrants ( Ribes nigrum L.) are grown mainly for processing, especially for juice production. They are valued for their high…”
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Co-ordinated gene expression during phases of dormancy release in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) buds by Mazzitelli, Luca, Hancock, Robert D, Haupt, Sophie, Walker, Paul G, Pont, Simon D.A, McNicol, Jim, Cardle, Linda, Morris, Jenny, Viola, Roberto, Brennan, Rex, Hedley, Peter E, Taylor, Mark A

“…Bud break in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is often poor and uneven, with many of the subapical buds remaining in a dormant state. In order to determine the…”
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Complexation of Metal Ions, Including Alkali-Earth and Lanthanide(III) Ions, in Aqueous Solution by the Ligand 2,2′,6′,2′′-Terpyridyl by Hamilton, Joanna M, Anhorn, Michael J, Oscarson, Karen A, Reibenspies, Joseph H, Hancock, Robert D

“…Some metal-ion-complexing properties of the ligand 2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridyl (terpy) in aqueous solution are determined by following the π−π* transitions of 2 ×…”
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Restraining Quiescence Release-Related Ageing in Plant Cells: A Case Study in Carrot by Schulz, Katie, Machaj, Gabriela, Knox, Paul, Hancock, Robert D, Verrall, Susan R, Korpinen, Risto, Saranpää, Pekka, Kärkönen, Anna, Karpinska, Barbara, Foyer, Christine H

“…The blackening of cut carrots causes substantial economic losses to the food industry. Blackening was not observed in carrots that had been stored underground…”
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Complexes of Greatly Enhanced Thermodynamic Stability and Metal Ion Size-Based Selectivity, Formed by the Highly Preorganized Non-Macrocyclic Ligand 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic Acid. A Thermodynamic and Crystallographic Study by Melton, Darren L, VanDerveer, Donald G, Hancock, Robert D

“…The metal ion-complexing properties of 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid (PDA) are reported. The protonation constants (pK 1 = 4.75, pK 2 = 2.53) and…”
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A Transcript and Metabolite Atlas of Blackcurrant Fruit Development Highlights Hormonal Regulation and Reveals the Role of Key Transcription Factors by Jarret, Dorota A, Morris, Jenny, Cullen, Danny W, Gordon, Sandra L, Verrall, Susan R, Milne, Linda, Hedley, Pete E, Allwood, J William, Brennan, Rex M, Hancock, Robert D

“…Blackcurrant fruit collected at six stages of development were assessed for changes in gene expression using custom whole transcriptome microarrays and for…”
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