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Dr. Laura Dixon

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We are interested in translating molecular genetic understanding of how cereals respond and utilize the environmental signals of light and temperature to tangible understanding for crop improvement.

Most important publications

  1. Gauley A, Lacey I, Gonzalez-Suarez P, Taylor H, Hirsz D, Hayta S, Smedley M, Harwood W, Griffiths S, Cheng S, Dixon L (2025) Fine-tuning wheat development for the winter to spring transition. Plant Commun 6(11):101501. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2025.101501.
  2. Hirsz D, Taylor H, Lacey I, Gauley A, Dixon L (2025) VERNALIZATION2 (VRN2) alters early tiller development in a facultative spring hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). bioRxiv:2025.2004.2030.651433. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.30.651433.
  3. Cha JK, O'Connor K, Alahmad S, Lee JH, Dinglasan E, Park H, Lee SM, Hirsz D, Kwon SW, Kwon Y, Kim KM, Ko JM, Hickey LT, Shin D, Dixon LE (2022) Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops. Mol Plant 15(8):1300-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.06.012.
  4. Dixon LE, Pasquariello M, Badgami R, Levin KA, Poschet G, Ng PQ, Orford S, Chayut N, Adamski NM, Brinton J, Simmonds J, Steuernagel B, Searle IR, Uauy C, Boden SA (2022) MicroRNA-resistant alleles of HOMEOBOX DOMAIN-2 modify inflorescence branching and increase grain protein content of wheat. Sci Adv 8(19):eabn5907. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn5907.
  5. Dixon LE, Greenwood JR, Bencivenga S, Zhang P, Cockram J, Mellers G, Ramm K, Cavanagh C, Swain SM, Boden SA (2018) TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 Regulates Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plant Cell 30(3):563-581. doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00961.

 

Dr. Laura Dixon
Dr. Laura Dixon

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Genetics of Environmental Adaptation
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

https://www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/research/genebank/genetics-of-environmental-adaptation