Peter M. Gresshoff

Peter M. Gresshoff is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research, an AU$ 38 million research effort over eight years, headquartered at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is widely published in the area of plant molecular biology and legume nodulation, with over 230 publications and almost 40 book chapters. He is a member of the editorial boards of six peer-reviewed journals, and Coeditor of Plant Genomics and Genetics. Peter received his B.S. degree in biochemistry and genetics from the University of Alberta in 1970, before moving to Canberra, Australia, to complete both his Ph.D. degree in plant somatic cell genetics and his Doctor of Science degree in nodulation genetics of legumes in 1973 and 1989, respectively. After completing an eight-year tenure as a Senior Lecturer in genetics at the Australian National University (ANU), Peter spent 11 years as a Professor of plant molecular genetics and Lab Head at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus, before returning to Australia to take up the position of Head of the Botany Department during 1999-2000 and Head of the School of Life Sciences during 2000-2002 both at the University of Queensland, Australia. His current research area is molecular genetics of plant development with special emphasis on nodulation and nitrogen fixation in legumes. More recently, he has been an invited member of a delegation of scientists advising the State Government and Premier of Queensland to BIO2003, BIO2004, and BIO2005, and a member of the review teams for the EU-GLIP and Hungarian Edward Teller program, both in 2006.

Biography Updated on 6 May 2007

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Nodulation deficiency caused by fast neutron mutagenesis of the model legume Lotus japonicus
    Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 164, no. 4, pp. 460–469, 2007
  2. Common regulatory themes in meristem development and whole-plant homeostasis
    Current Opinion in Plant Biology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 44–51, 2007
  3. Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of soybean to study root biology
    Nature Protocols, vol. 2, no. 4, Article ID nprot.2007.141, 4 pages, 2007
  4. Short- and long-distance control of root development by LjHAR1 during the juvenile stage of Lotus japonicus
    Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 164, no. 4, pp. 452–459, 2007
  5. Promoters of Orthologous Glycine max and Lotus japonicus Nodulation Autoregulation Genes Interchangeably Drive Phloem-Specific Expression in Transgenic Plants
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 769–780, 2007
  6. Two defined alleles of the LRR receptor kinase GmNARK in supernodulating soybean govern differing autoregulation of mycorrhization
    Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 261–270, 2007
  7. Ultrasensitive Determination of Absolute mRNA Amounts at Attomole Levels of Nearly Identical Plant Genes with High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry (MassARRAY)
    Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 48, no. 9, pp. 1379–1384, 2007
  8. Agrobacterium rhizogenes Transformation of the Phaseolus spp.: A Tool for Functional Genomics
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 1385–1393, 2006
  9. Genetics of Symbiosis in Lotus japonicus: Recombinant Inbred Lines, Comparative Genetic Maps, and Map Position of 35 Symbiotic Loci
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 80–91, 2006
  10. Legume nodulation: successful symbiosis through short- and long-distance signalling
    Functional Plant Biology, vol. 33, no. 8, p. 707, 2006
  11. Foreword to 'Legume Genomics and Genetics'
    Functional Plant Biology, vol. 33, no. 8, p. iii, 2006
  12. A novel cis-acting element, ESP, contributes to high-level endosperm-specific expression in an oat globulin promoter
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 62, no. 1-2, pp. 195–214, 2006
  13. Promoter trapping in Lotus japonicus reveals novel root and nodule GUS expression domains
    Plant and Cell Physiology, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 1202–1212, 2005
  14. Genetic diversity and regional identity in the Australian remnant Nothofagus moorei
    Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 53, no. 5, p. 437, 2005
  15. Lack of mycorrhizal autoregulation and phytohormonal changes in the supernodulating soybean mutant nts1007
    Planta, vol. 222, no. 4, pp. 709–715, 2005
  16. Genome Biology, vol. 6, no. 6, p. 324, 2005
  17. Long-Distance Signaling in Nodulation Directed by a CLAVATA1-Like Receptor Kinase
    Science, vol. 299, no. 5603, pp. 109–112, 2003
  18. Molecular Analysis of the Pathway for the Synthesis of Thiol Tripeptides in the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 1039–1046, 2003
  19. Genome Biology, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 201, 2003
  20. A synthetic xylanase as a novel reporter in plants
    Plant Cell Reports, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 135–140, 2003
  21. Additional Signalling Compounds are Required to Orchestrate Plant Development
    Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 15–24, 2003
  22. Euphytica, vol. 129, no. 3, pp. 387–393, 2003
  23. Research note: Shoot control of hypernodulation and aberrant root formation in the har1-1 mutant of Lotus japonicus
    Functional Plant Biology, vol. 29, no. 11, p. 1371, 2002
  24. Tissue-specific gene expression in soybean () detected by cDNA microarray analysis
    Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 159, no. 12, pp. 1361–1374, 2002
  25. All We Are Saying Is Give Plants a Chance!
    Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 115–116, 2002
  26. Transformation of Lotus japonicus using the herbicide resistance bar gene as a selectable marker
    Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 52, no. 361, pp. 1697–1702, 2001
  27. A Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library of Lotus japonicus Constructed in an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Transformable Vector
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 422–425, 2001
  28. DAF yields a cloned marker linked to the soybean () supernodulation locus
    Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 158, no. 8, pp. 999–1006, 2001
  29. Short root mutant of Lotus japonicus with a dramatically altered symbiotic phenotype
    The Plant Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 97–114, 2000
  30. Inoculation and nitrate alter phytohormone levels in soybean roots: differences between a supernodulating mutant and the wild type
    Planta, vol. 211, no. 1, pp. 98–104, 2000
  31. Nitrogen-induced changes in morphological development and bacterial susceptibility of Belgian endive ( Cichorium intybus L.) are genotype-dependent
    Planta, vol. 209, no. 4, pp. 389–398, 1999
  32. Differential sensitivity of nodulation to ethylene in soybean cv. Bragg and a supernodulating mutant
    New Phytologist, vol. 142, no. 2, pp. 233–242, 1999
  33. Does root glutamine synthetase control plant biomass production in Lotus japonicus L.?
    Planta, vol. 209, no. 4, pp. 495–502, 1999
  34. T-DNA Tagging of Nodulation- and Root-Related Genes in Lotus japonicus: Expression Patterns and Potential for Promoter Trapping and Insertional Mutagenesis
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 275–284, 1999
  35. Identification of DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) markers close to the symbiosis-ineffective sym31 mutation of pea ( Pisum sativum L.)
    TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 98, no. 6-7, pp. 929–936, 1999
  36. The Early enod2 and the Leghemoglobin (lbc3) Genes Segregate Independently from Other Known Soybean Symbiotic Genes
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 6–13, 1998
  37. Classical and Molecular Genetics of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 59–68, 1997
  38. Map order and linkage distances of molecular markers close to the supernodulation ( nts-1 ) locus of soybean
    Molecular and General Genetics MGG, vol. 254, no. 1, pp. 29–36, 1997
  39. High frequency transformation and regeneration of transgenic plants in the model legume Lotus japonicus
    Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 48, no. 7, pp. 1357–1365, 1997
  40. Characterization and application of soybean YACs to molecular cytogenetics
    MGG Molecular & General Genetics, vol. 252, no. 4, p. 483, 1996
  41. Developmental mapping of nodulation events in pea (Pisum sativum L.) using supernodulating plant genotypes and bacterial variability reveals both plant and Rhizobium control of nodulation regulation
    Plant Science, vol. 117, no. 1-2, pp. 167–179, 1996
  42. PERIPHERAL HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES FOLLOWING CESSATION OF SMOKING IN MIDDLE AGED MEN AND WOMEN 887
    Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 28, no. Supplement, p. 149, 1996
  43. Advances in the positional cloning of nodulation genes in soybean
    Plant and Soil, vol. 186, no. 1, pp. 1–7, 1996
  44. A major satellite DNA of soybean is a 92-base pairs tandem repeat
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 90, no. 5, 1995
  45. DNA amplification fingerprinting analysis of bermudagrass (Cynodon): genetic relationships between species and interspecific crosses
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 91, no. 2, 1995
  46. Dissecting molecular mechanisms of nodulation: taking a leaf from Arabidopsis
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 549–552, 1994
  47. Stimulatory and Inhibitory Effects of Sucrose Concentration on Xylogenesis in Lettuce Pith Explants; Possible Mediation by Ethylene Biosynthesis
    Annals of Botany, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 65–73, 1994
  48. Inheritance of polymorphic markers generated by DNA amplification fingerprinting and their use as genetic markers in soybean
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 105–116, 1994
  49. Buffer components tailor DNA amplification with arbitrary primers.
    Genome Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 59–61, 1994
  50. DNA Amplification Fingerprinting Using Arbitrary Mini-hairpin Oligonucleotide Primers
    Bio/Technology, vol. 12, no. 6, Article ID nbt0694-619, 4 pages, 1994
  51. Nodulation of white clover (Trifolium repens) in the absence ofRhizobium
    Protoplasma, vol. 179, no. 3-4, pp. 106–110, 1994
  52. Ultrastructure of transfer cells in spontaneous nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
    Protoplasma, vol. 172, no. 2-4, pp. 64–76, 1993
  53. DNA amplification fingerprinting of the Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 363–373, 1993
  54. Nodule distribution on the roots of soybean and a supernodulating mutant in sand-vermiculite
    Plant and Soil, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 265–270, 1993
  55. Physical mapping of a region in the soybean (Glycine max) genome containing duplicated sequences
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 437–446, 1993
  56. Enhanced detection of polymorphic DNA by multiple arbitrary amplicon profiling of endonuclease-digested DNA: identification of markers tightly linked to the supernodulation locus in soybean
    MGG Molecular & General Genetics, vol. 241-241, no. 1-2, pp. 57–64, 1993
  57. Primer-template interactions during DNA amplification fingerprinting with single arbitrary oligonucleotides
    MGG Molecular & General Genetics, vol. 235, no. 2-3, pp. 157–165, 1992
  58. Plant genetic suppression of the non-nodulation phenotype of Rhizobium meliloti host-range nodH mutants: gene-for-gene interaction in the alfalfa-Rhizobium symbiosis?
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 84-84, no. 5-6, 1992
  59. Nucleotide sequence of the 5S rRNA gene from Glycine soja
    Plant Molecular Biology, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1045–1047, 1992
  60. Spontaneous nodules induce feedback suppression of nodulation in alfalfa
    Planta, vol. 183, no. 1, 1991
  61. Fast and sensitive silver staining of DNA in polyacrylamide gels
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 196, no. 1, pp. 80–83, 1991
  62. Errata
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 198, no. 1, p. 217, 1991
  63. Ontogeny and ultrastructure of spontaneous nodules in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
    Protoplasma, vol. 162, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 1991
  64. DNA Amplification Fingerprinting Using Very Short Arbitrary Oligonucleotide Primers
    Bio/Technology, vol. 9, no. 6, Article ID nbt0691-553, 4 pages, 1991
  65. The genetic interaction between non-nodulation and supernodulation in soybean: an example of developmental epistasis
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 79, no. 1, 1990
  66. Development ofBradyrhizobium infections in supernodulating and non-nodulating mutants of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill)
    Protoplasma, vol. 150, no. 1, pp. 40–47, 1989
  67. Alleviation of nitrate inhibition of soybean nodulation by high inoculum does not involve bacterial nitrate metabolism
    Plant and Soil, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 123–127, 1988
  68. Inheritance of supernodulation in soybean and estimation of the genetically effective cell number
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 54–58, 1988
  69. Fluoroacetamide resistance mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
    Archives of Microbiology, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. 8–13, 1987
  70. Stimulation of respiration and nitrogenase in bacteroids of Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) by plant nodule cytosol
    Plant Cell Reports, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 207–209, 1986
  71. Isolation and oxidative properties of mitochondria and bacteroids from soybean root nodules
    Protoplasma, vol. 134, no. 2-3, pp. 121–129, 1986
  72. Competitive growth of slow growingRhizobium japonicum against fast growingEnterobacter andPseudomonas species at low concentrations of succinate and other substrates in dialysis culture
    Archives of Microbiology, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 223–228, 1985
  73. Selective removal of seedling root hairs for studies of the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis
    Journal of Microbiological Methods, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 95–102, 1985
  74. Carbon-nitrogen requirements for the expression of nitrogenase activity in cultured Parasponia-Rhizobium strain ANU 289
    Archives of Microbiology, vol. 137, no. 1, pp. 58–62, 1984
  75. Rapid derepression of in vitro nitrogenase activity in a Rhizobium strain which nodulates legumes and the nonlegume Parasponia
    Plant Cell Reports, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 176–179, 1984
  76. Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Aroclor 1242) on the Ultrastructure of Certain Planktonic Algae
    Botanical Gazette, vol. 144, no. 1, p. 56, 1983
  77. Ecotypic variation of in vitro plantlet formation in white clover (Trifolium repens)
    Plant Cell Reports, vol. 1, no. 5, 1982
  78. Amide metabolism of Chlamydomonas reinhardi
    Archives of Microbiology, vol. 128, no. 3, pp. 303–306, 1981
  79. Cycloheximide resistance in carrot culture
    Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 141–143, 1979
  80. Transfer of organelles of the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardii into carrot cells by protoplast fusion
    Planta, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 341–347, 1979
  81. Viability of Rhizobium bacteroids isolated from soybean nodule protoplasts
    Planta, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 329–333, 1978
  82. Fate of polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1242) in an experimental study and its significance to the natural environment
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 686–691, 1977
  83. Development and differentiation of haploid Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)
    Planta, vol. 107, no. 2, pp. 161–170, 1972