Seeds possess a diverse array of adaptations to protect their viability until favorable conditions arise for germination. In species that must spend long periods of dormancy in the seed bank of tropical soils, these adaptations often include chemical defense to ward off fungal pathogens. The Murray lab at Hope College has studied the biology of pioneer plants at Monteverde, Costa Rica for many years, and more recently in collaboration with chemists William Mungall and Michael Short has begun to focus on the chemicals that enable pioneer seeds to survive for tens to hundreds of years. My work focuses on Phytolacca rivinoides, the seeds of which accumulate in the soil to densities more than an order of magnitude greater than that of annual...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
There are literally hundreds of polypeptides described in the literature which exhibit fungi-cide ac...
Despite formidable pressure from rodents, arthropods, and microbes, the seeds of many tropical plant...
Bocconia frutescens is a Costa Rican pioneer plant whose seeds persist for tens to hundreds of years...
The problem of seed-borne diseases is one of the most important threats to crop production in many c...
To discover microorganisms that naturally possess chemical weapons against the phytopathogen Fusariu...
Plant pathogens, in particular plant fungal pathogens, cause a major threat to food security. There ...
The quest for new antifungal drugs is critical for several reasons. Immune suppression causes suscep...
Trabajo presentado en el First International Congress on Strigolactones, celebrado en Wageningen (Ho...
National audienceimson weed (Datura stramonium L.) is an invasive weed plant that produces alkaloids...
Fungi (mycota) are cosmopolitan and ubiquitous decomposers of organic materials in nature and many s...
Due to plant’s immobile nature, they have evolved efficient chemical methods to defend themselves fr...
Covering: 2007 to 2015Fungal phytotoxins are secondary metabolites playing an important role in the ...
Native peoples of Southern California historically used a variety of local plants as remedies for il...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
There are literally hundreds of polypeptides described in the literature which exhibit fungi-cide ac...
Despite formidable pressure from rodents, arthropods, and microbes, the seeds of many tropical plant...
Bocconia frutescens is a Costa Rican pioneer plant whose seeds persist for tens to hundreds of years...
The problem of seed-borne diseases is one of the most important threats to crop production in many c...
To discover microorganisms that naturally possess chemical weapons against the phytopathogen Fusariu...
Plant pathogens, in particular plant fungal pathogens, cause a major threat to food security. There ...
The quest for new antifungal drugs is critical for several reasons. Immune suppression causes suscep...
Trabajo presentado en el First International Congress on Strigolactones, celebrado en Wageningen (Ho...
National audienceimson weed (Datura stramonium L.) is an invasive weed plant that produces alkaloids...
Fungi (mycota) are cosmopolitan and ubiquitous decomposers of organic materials in nature and many s...
Due to plant’s immobile nature, they have evolved efficient chemical methods to defend themselves fr...
Covering: 2007 to 2015Fungal phytotoxins are secondary metabolites playing an important role in the ...
Native peoples of Southern California historically used a variety of local plants as remedies for il...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
Studies on the health and quality of seeds from native tree species are scarce in the tropics, which...
There are literally hundreds of polypeptides described in the literature which exhibit fungi-cide ac...