W. A. Parrott

Identification and characterization of a temperature sensitive chlorotic soybean mutant

The paper identifies a temperature-sensitive chlorotic soybean mutant and shows that a mutation in Glyma.07G102300 causes the phenotype, with severity increasing at lower temperatures.

An Agrobacterium strain auxotrophic for methionine is useful for switchgrass transformation

This study shows that methionine auxotrophic Agrobacterium strains improve switchgrass transformation by reducing bacterial overgrowth and enabling longer co-cultivation periods.

Plant-derived insulator-like sequences for control of transgene expression

This study identifies plant-derived insulator-like sequences that reduce ectopic transgene expression but also decrease promoter effectiveness, suggesting they function as silencers with potential utility in plant transformation.

Development of mPing-based Activation Tags for Crop Insertional Mutagenesis

This paper develops mPing-based activation tags for crop insertional mutagenesis, showing they can induce gene overexpression and improve mutagenesis effectiveness.

Genome-scale sequence disruption following biolistic transformation in rice and maize

This study examines genome damage in rice and maize after biolistic transformation, finding that some events result in large-scale chromosomal alterations and repair via homology-dependent mechanisms.