Erin E. Sparks

This study identifies the factors contributing to root system stiffness in maize and shows that below-ground root architecture primarily determines its prediction.

Drone imagery from 356 flights in 19 Genomes to Fields maize environments; vegetation-index functional principal components complement genomic kernels, predicting yield of held-out hybrids at r up to 0.501.

This study uses meter-scale 2D clinostats to simulate microgravity for tomato plants, revealing environmental factors like temperature influence growth responses.

This study identifies a biphasic trajectory in maize stalk mechanics influenced by genetic, environmental, and biotic factors, showing material properties define the trajectory and environmental factors modulate its rate.

This study shows lead inhibits auxin distribution in Arabidopsis root cells, affecting growth and gravitropic response, and identifies similar effects in maize.

The paper develops AraRoot, a genome-scale metabolic model for Arabidopsis root system, identifying key metabolic pathways and stress responses.

The paper identifies genetic incompatibility between tomato and pepper as the cause of graft rejection, characterized by hyperimmune responses and prolonged cell death.

The paper identifies SHORTROOT and CIF2 as sufficient to induce and stabilize an endodermis-like state in Arabidopsis root sub-epidermal cells through non-cell-autonomous signaling.