| Dr Rakesh Minocha USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station P.O. Box 640 (271 Mast Road) Durham, NH 03824 Telephone: 603-868-7622 Fax: 603-868-7604 E-Mail: rminocha@fs.fed.us |
Research Publications:
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01. |
Batra
(Minocha)
R. 1976. Seasonal
variations in Noranga
Pond, |
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02. |
Minocha R, Thompson HJ, Meeker LD and Herbst EJ. 1984. Isolation of rat mammary epithelial cells for polyamine analysis. Biochem. J. 223:929‑932. |
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03. |
Effects of 2,4‑D on polysomal profiles and poly(A)+ RNA in excised tissue of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.).. Physiol. Plant. 61:189‑194. |
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04. |
Thompson
HJ, Herbst
EJ, Meeker LD, Minocha
R, Ronan AM and Fite
R. 1984. Effect of D,L‑alpha-difluoromethylornithine in murine mammary carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis 5:1649‑1651. |
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05. |
Minocha
R. 1985. Prevention
of carcinogenesis and cancer cell
proliferation by an inhibitor of polyamine biosynthesis. Ph.D.
Dissertation, |
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06. |
Thompson
HJ, Meeker LD, Herbst
EJ, Ronan AM and Minocha
R. 1985. Effect of concentration of D,L‑2-difluoromethylornithine on murine mammary carcinogenesis. Cancer Res. 45:1170‑1173. |
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07. |
Minocha
R and
Haney JF. 1986. Temporal pattern of feeding response of Chaoborus larvae to starvation. J. Plankt. Res. 8:229‑233. |
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08. |
Shortle
WC and Minocha
R. 1990. Applications of ion chromatography to study pollution effects in forest trees. Adv. Ion Chromatogr. 2: 299‑306. |
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09. |
High‑performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of dansyl‑polyamines. J. Chromatogr. A. 511: 177‑183 |
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10. |
Minocha
R, Role of polyamines in DNA synthesis and cell division in suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus. In Flores HE, Arteca RN and Shannon JC (eds.), Polyamines and Ethylene: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Interactions, American Society of Plant Physiologists. p.343‑345. |
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11. |
Polyamines and ethylene biosynthesis in relation to somatic embryogenesis in carrot (Daucus carota L.). In Flores HE, Arteca RN and Shannon JC (eds.), Polyamines and Ethylene: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Interactions, American Society of Plant Physiologists. p.339‑342. |
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12. |
The effects of polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors on S‑adenosylmethionine synthetase and S‑adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase activities in carrot cell cultures. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 29: 231‑237. |
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13. |
Minocha
R, Regulation of DNA synthesis and cell division by polyamines in Catharanthus roseus suspension cultures. Plant Cell Rep. 10: 126‑130. |
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14. |
Minocha
R, Effects of aluminum on DNA synthesis, cellular polyamines, polyamine biosynthetic enzymes, and inorganic ions in cell suspension cultures of a woody plant, Catharanthus roseus. Physiol. Plant. 85: 417‑424. |
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15. |
Minocha
R and Shortle
WC. 1993. Fast,
safe, and reliable methods for
extraction of major inorganic cations
from
small quantities of woody plant tissues. |
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16. |
Minocha
R, Kvaalen
H, Polyamines in embryogenic cultures of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and red spruce (Picea rubens). Tree Physiol. 13: 365-377. |
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18. |
Sun
D, Minocha
R and Minocha
SC. 1993. Genetic
transformation of Populus
to modulate polyamine metabolism.
Proceedings of Fifth International Workshop on the IUFRO Working Party
S2.04-07 - Somatic Cell Genetics: Biotechnology of Trees held on
October 18-22 at |
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19. |
Minocha
R and Shortle
WC. 1994. Polyamines
and inorganic ions extracted from
woody tissues by freeze-thawing. In Vozzo
JA (ed.), Research and Applications of Chemical Sciences in Forestry,
Proceedings of the Southern Station Chemical Society Meeting held on |
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20. |
Minocha
R, Shortle
WC, Long S and Minocha
SC. 1994. A rapid and reliable procedure for extraction of cellular polyamines and inorganic ions from plant tissues. J. Plant Growth Regul. 13: 187-193. |
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21. |
Minocha
R, Shortle
WC and Minocha
SC. 1994. Somatic
embryogenesis in Picea abies
(Norway
spruce) and Picea rubens
(red spruce): Growth rates and polyamines (Abstr.).
In Proceedings of Second International Symposium on the Applications of
Biotechnology to Tree Culture, Protection, and Utilization held on |
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22. |
HPLC method for polyamine analysis. LC.GC. 12:506. |
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23. |
Minocha
R, Somatic
embryogenesis and polyamines in
woody plants. In Jain SM, |
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24. |
Historical
aspects of somatic embryogenesis
in woody plants. In Jain SM, |
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24. |
Role
of polyamines in somatic embryogenesis.
In Somatic Embryogenesis and |
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26. |
Zhou
X, Minocha
R and Minocha
SC. 1995. Physiological responses of suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus to aluminum: Changes in polyamines and inorganic ions. J. Plant Physiol. 145: 277-284. |
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27. |
Shortle
WC,
Smith KT, Minocha
R and Alexeyev
VA. 1995. Similar patterns of changes in stem wood calcium concentration in red spruce and Siberian fir. J. Biogeogr. 22:467-473. |
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28. |
Minocha
R, Shortle
WC, Lawrence GB, David MB and Minocha
SC. 1996. Putrescine:
A
marker of stress in red spruce trees. In
John H, Birdsey
R and O’Brian K
(eds.), Proceedings of the Northern Global Change Program held on |
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29. |
Smith
KT, Shortle
WC, Minocha
R and Alexeyev
VA. 1996. Dynamics
of calcium concentration in stemwood
of red spruce and Siberian fir. In John
H, Birdsey
R and O’Brian K (eds.),
Proceedings of the Northern Global Change Program held on |
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30. |
Minocha
R, Shortle
WC, Coughlin DJ and Minocha
SC. 1996. Effects
of Al on growth, polyamine
metabolism, and inorganic ions in suspension cultures of red spruce (Picea rubens). |
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31. |
Minocha
R, Shortle
WC, Lawrence GB, David MB and Minocha
SC. 1997. Relationships
among foliar chemistry, foliar
polyamines, and soil chemistry in red spruce trees growing across the
northeastern |
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32. |
Shortle
WC, Smith
KT, Minocha
R, Lawrence GB and David MB. 1997. Acid deposition, cation mobilization, and biochemical indicators of stress in healthy red spruce trees. J. Environ. Qual. 26:871-876. |
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33. |
Shortle
WC and Minocha
R. 1999. Taxol:
A Review.
In Biotechnology and Plant Protection in Forestry Science, Raychaudhuri
SP and Maramorosch
K (eds.), Science Publishers, Inc. |
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34. |
Minocha
R. 1999. Markers
of environmental stress. Proceedings
of an International Symposium on Sugar Maple Ecology and Health held on
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35. |
Minocha
R, Smith
DR, Reeves C, Steele KD and Minocha
SC.
1999. Polyamine levels during the development of zygotic and somatic embryos of Pinus radiata. Physiol. Plant. 105:155-164. |
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36. |
Minocha
R, Long
S, Maki H and Minocha
SC. 1999. Assays for the activities of polyamine biosynthetic enzymes using intact tissues. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 37: 597-603. |
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37. |
Genetic
Transformation in Conifers In
Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Vol. 5, Jain SM and |
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38. |
Shortle
WC,
Smith KT, Minocha
R, Minocha
SC, Wargo
PM and Vogt K. 1999. Tree
Health and Physiology in a Changing
Environment. In Ecological Studies: Responses of Northern |
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39. |
Minocha
R. and
Jain SM. 2000. Tissue
culture of woody plants and its
relevance to molecular biology. In
Molecular Biology of Woody Plants, Jain SM and |
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40. |
Minocha
R, Long
S, Magill
AH, Aber
J and McDowell WH. 2000. Foliar free polyamine and inorganic ion content in relation to soil and soil solution chemistry in two fertilized forest stands at the Harvard Forest, Massachusetts. Plant Soil. 222:119-137. |
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41. |
Minocha
R. 2000. Stress
Test for Trees. Northern
Woodlands Magazine. |
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42. |
Bhatnagar
P, Glasheen
BM, Bains
SK, Long SL, Minocha
R, Walter C and Minocha
SC. 2001. Transgenic manipulation of the metabolism of polyamines in Poplar (Populus nigra x maximoviczii) cells. Plant Physiol. 125: 2139-2153. |
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43. |
Minocha
R, McQuattie
C, Fagerberg
W, Long S and Woon
Noh E. 2001. Effects of aluminum in red spruce (Picea rubens) cell cultures: Cell growth and viability, mitochondrial activity, ultrastructure and potential sites of intracellular aluminum accumulation. Physiol. Plant. 113:486-498. |
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44. |
Bhatnagar,
P, Minocha
R and Genetic manipulation of the metabolism of polyamines in poplar cells. The regulation of putrescine catabolism. Plant Physiol. 128:1455-1469. |
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45. |
Wargo
PM, Minocha
R, Wong BL, Long RP, Horsley SB and Hall
TJ. 2002. Measuring changes in stress and vitality indicators in limed
sugar maple on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central |
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46. |
Quan
Y, Minocha
R and Minocha
SC. 2002. Genetic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar II. Effects on ethylene biosynthesis. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 40: 929-937. |
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47. |
Minocha
R, Monitoring
environmental stress in forest
trees using biochemical and physiological markers. In Sustainable
Forestry, Wood Products, and Biotechnology. Espinel
S, Barredo
Y and Ritter E (eds.), DFA-AFA
Press, |
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48. |
Genetic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar. In Sustainable Forestry, Wood Products, and Biotechnology, Espinel S, Barredo Y and Ritter E (eds.), DFA-AFA Press, Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain. p.179-194. |
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49. |
Minocha
R and
Long S. 2004. Effects of aluminum on organic acid metabolism and secretion by red spruce cell suspension cultures and the reversal of Al effects on growth and polyamine metabolism by exogenous organic acids. Tree Physiol. 24:55-64. |
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50. |
Minocha
R, Lee
JS, Long S, Bhatnagar
P and Minocha
SC. 2004. Physiological responses of wild type and putrescine-overproducing transgenic cells of poplar to variations in the form and concentration of nitrogen in the medium. Tree Physiol. 24:551-560. |
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51. |
Bauer
GA, Bazzaz
FA, Minocha
R, Long S, Magill
A, Aber
J
and Berntson
GM. 2004. Effects
of chronic N additions on tissue
chemistry, photosynthetic capacity, and carbon sequestration potential
of a red pine (Pinus resinosa
Ait.)
stand in the |
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52. |
Minocha
R and
Long S. 2004. Simultaneous separation and quantitation of amino acids and polyamines of forest tree tissues and cell cultures within a single high-performance liquid chromatography run using dansyl derivatization. J. Chromatogr. A. 1035 (1): 63-73. |
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53. |
Minocha
R, Polyamines and their biosynthetic enzymes during somatic embryo development in red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.). In vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 40:572-580. |