• Plant physiological and molecular development
• Physiological ecology
• Hormone signaling, water uptake and use, leaf stomatal conductance, seed development, branching

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• Our research investigates the physiology of organ specific processes and how they interact at the whole-plant level. Investigations, so far, have involved everything from small herbs to crops and mature trees. The results have implications for crop farming practice and the well-being of natural ecosystems. 
• Additionally, we are investigating the presence and the potential role for cytokinins in other groups of organisms, not related to plant kingdom, including bacteria, slime mold, nematodes, microalgae, seaweeds, insects, and even mammals.

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Seed Development​

Plant Pathogens,
​Tumors and Galls

Plant Growth
Promoting Bacteria

Abiotic Strees