Elevated ozone reduces photosynthetic carbon gain by accelerating leaf senescence of inbred and hybrid maize in a genotype‐specific manner

…, CM Montes, T Tomaz, CA Sorgini… - Plant, Cell & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to elevated tropospheric ozone concentration ([O 3 ]) accelerates leaf senescence
in many C 3 crops. However, the effects of elevated [O 3 ] on C 4 crops including maize ( …

Uncovering hidden genetic variation in photosynthesis of field‐grown maize under ozone pollution

…, TM Wertin, CM Montes, CA Sorgini… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ozone is the most damaging air pollutant to crops, currently reducing Midwest US maize
production by up to 10%, yet there has been very little effort to adapt germplasm for ozone …

[HTML][HTML] Examining genetic variation in maize inbreds and mapping oxidative stress response QTL in B73-Mo17 nearly isogenic lines

CA Sorgini, I Barrios-Perez, PJ Brown… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Screening crop plants under elevated ozone concentrations ([O 3 ]) is a pre-requisite for
identification of tolerant lines, but few studies have mapped maize responses to elevated [O 3 ]. …

The genetic architecture of leaf stable carbon isotope composition in Zea mays and the effect of transpiration efficiency on leaf elemental accumulation

CA Sorgini, LM Roberts, M Sullivan, AB Cousins… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
With increased demand on freshwater resources for agriculture, it is imperative that more
water-use efficient crops are developed. Leaf stable carbon isotope composition, δ 13 C, is a …

The Genetic Architecture of Leaf Stable Carbon Isotope Composition in Zea mays and the Effect of Transpiration Efficiency on Elemental Accumulation

CA Sorgini, LM Roberts, AB Cousins, I Baxter… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
With increased demand on freshwater resources for agriculture, it is imperative that more
water-use efficient crops are developed. Leaf stable carbon isotope composition, δ 13 C, is a …

Utilizing maize genomics for pre-breeding insights

CA Sorgini - 2018 - ideals.illinois.edu
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is estimated to cause billions of dollars in global crop losses, but
few studies have investigated the effects of elevated O3 on growth and development of C4 …

Identifying In Situ Conservation Priorities for Teosinte

CA Sorgini - 2013 - scholarworks.umb.edu
I evaluated phenotypic variation and geographic distributions to assess status and conservation
needs among Zea diploperennis, Zea perennis, Zea luxurians, Zea nicaraguensis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting Type 2 Diabetes Incidence with Genome-wide Gene-gene and Gene-diet Interactions (OR31-08-19)

C Sorgini, J Christensen, L Parnell… - Current …, 2019 - cdn.nutrition.org
Objectives To identify genetic and dietary factors, and their interactions that contribute to
type 2 diabetes (T2D) and predict an individual's risk to design more precise prevention and …

Towards the exploitation of the American hazelnut (Corylus americana)

RS Revord - 2019 - ideals.illinois.edu
In the Midwest US landscape dominated by the corn-soybean rotation, agroforestry systems
can be particularly valuable for increasing the provisioning and regulatory capacity of the …

Unlocking the genetic diversity of the undomesticated rice relative Oryza longistaminata

MR Labroo - 2017 - ideals.illinois.edu
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a crucial part of the global food supply. Meeting projected increases in
demand, which are rising fastest in sub-Saharan Africa, while using resources efficiently …