Erin Sparks

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University of Delaware

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Erin Sparks is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on plant mechanics, particularly in relation to maize root system architecture, environmental stress responses, and genetic factors influencing plant development. Recent publications include studies on conservation tillage, maize root stiffness, and the dynamics of root responses in different conditions. She contributes to understanding plant biology through innovative models and assessments of plant structures.

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Collaborative Research: PlantSynBio: Deciphering the roles of genetic and biochemical redundancy and pathway regulation via refactoring the protective plant cuticle

Open Date: 2022-08-01

Close Date: 2025-07-31

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Collaborative Research: Linking brace root development and function in maize

Open Date: 2021-09-01

Close Date: 2025-08-31

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Quantifying Crop Biomechanics Across Plant Lifespans

Open Date: 2021-06-01

Close Date: 2024-05-31

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Effect of Spaceflight and Simulated Microgravity on Plant Defense Responses

Open Date: 2019-09-01

Close Date: 2022-08-31

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Mechanism of Light Control of Root Growth

Open Date: 2018-09-01

Close Date: 2022-08-31

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Philip N. Benfey

Duke University

UNITED STATES

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Rajib Saha

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

UNITED STATES

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Brian Dilkes

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Purdue University

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Anjali S Iyer-Pascuzzi

Purdue University

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Gloria Coruzzi

Carroll & Milton Petrie Professor, NYU Biology (Chair 2003-2011)

New York University

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Megan Killian

University of Michigan

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Amanda Rasmussen

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University of Nottingham

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Rajdeep Singh Khangura

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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AraRoot—a comprehensive genome-scale metabolic model for the Arabidopsis root system

Conservation tillage increases maize (Zea mays L.) root lodging resistance through improving brace root development

A biphasic trajectory for maize stalk mechanics shaped by genetic, environmental, and biotic factors

A tool to measure maize root system stiffness that enables a comprehensive understanding of plant mechanics and lodging

Brace Roots

Stem-borne roots as a framework to study trans-organogenesis and uncover fundamental insights in developmental biology

Root responses to abiotic stress: a comparative look at root system architecture in maize and sorghum

Trade‐offs in plant responses to the environment

Maize plants and the brace roots that support them

Image-based assessment of plant disease progression identifies new genetic loci for resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato

Spatiotemporal analysis identifies ABF2 and ABF3 as key hubs of endodermal response to nitrate

Maize brace root mechanics vary by whorl, genotype and reproductive stage

Multiple brace root phenotypes promote anchorage and limit root lodging in maize

Evaluation of brace root parameters and its effect on the stiffness of maize

Bracing for sustainable agriculture: the development and function of brace roots in members of Poaceae

Maize brace roots provide stalk anchorage

Field‐based mechanical phenotyping of cereal crops to assess lodging resistance

Collaborators (8)

Philip N. Benfey

Rajib Saha

Brian Dilkes

Anjali S Iyer-Pascuzzi

Gloria Coruzzi

Megan Killian

Amanda Rasmussen

Rajdeep Singh Khangura

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