Grapevines engineered to express cisgenic Vitis vinifera thaumatin-like protein exhibit fungal disease resistance

Sadanand A. Dhekney, Zhijian T. Li, D. J. Gray

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant

Plant ImmunityEngineeringPlant-virus InteractionPathogenesisBiotechnology +7

PR-1 gene family of grapevine: a uniquely duplicated PR-1 gene from a Vitis interspecific hybrid confers high level resistance to bacterial disease in transgenic tobacco

Zhijian T. Li, Sadanand A. Dhekney, D. J. Gray

Plant Cell Reports

Plant ImmunityEngineeringPr-1 GenePlant VirusPr-1 Gene Family +12

Bi-directional Duplex Promoters with Duplicated Enhancers Significantly Increase Transgene Expression in Grape and Tobacco

Zhijian T. Li, S. Jayasankar, D. J. Gray

Transgenic Research

Bi-directional Duplex PromotersPlant Molecular BiologyPlant Gene ExpressionNatural SciencesGenetics +7

An improved protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

Zhijian T. Li, Sadanand A. Dhekney, Manjul Dutt, +1

Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)

EngineeringImproved ProtocolPlant-microbe InteractionPlant-virus InteractionAgrobacterium-mediated Transformation +7

Optimizing Initiation and Maintenance of Vitis Embryogenic Cultures

Sadanand A. Dhekney, Zhijian T. Li, Michael E. Compton, +1

HortScience

BotanyGeneticsCell CultureEmbryologyPlant Development +18

Exposure in vitro to an Environmentally Isolated Strain TC09 of Cladosporium sphaerospermum Triggers Plant Growth Promotion, Early Flowering, and Fruit Yield Increase

Zhijian T. Li, Wojciech J. Janisiewicz, Zongrang Liu, +4

Frontiers in Plant Science

Factors Influencing Genetic Transformation and Plant Regeneration of<i>Vitis</i>

Sadanand A. Dhekney, Zhijian T. Li, Thomas W. Zimmerman, +1

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Plant GeneticsBotanyGeneticsEmbryologyPlant Development +16

Use of the VvMybA1 gene for non-destructive quantification of promoter activity via color histogram analysis in grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and tobacco

Zhijian T. Li, Sadanand A. Dhekney, D. J. Gray

Transgenic Research

BiologyPlant BiologyColor Histogram AnalysisPlant Molecular BiologyPromoter Activity +8

Factors Influencing Genetic Transformation and Plant Regeneration of Vitis

Sadanand A. Dhekney, Zhijian T. Li, Thomas W. Zimmerman, +1

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Stable GfpFertilityBotanyGeneticsEmbryology +16

Large-scale characterization of promoters from grapevine (Vitis spp.) using quantitative anthocyanin and GUS assay systems

Zhijian T. Li, Kyung‐Hee Kim, Jonathon R. Jasinski, +2

Plant Science

Plant BiologyBiosynthesisPlant Gene ExpressionLarge-scale CharacterizationBotany +9