Chuansheng Mei

Endogenous salicylic acid protects rice plants from oxidative damage caused by aging as well as biotic and abiotic stress.

Inducible overexpression of a rice allene oxide synthase gene increases the endogenous jasmonic acid level, PR gene expression, and host resistance to fungal infection.

Use of RNA interference to dissect defense-signaling pathways in rice.

The use of beneficial microbial endophytes for plant biomass and stress tolerance improvement.

Growth promotion and colonization of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cv. Alamo by bacterial endophyte Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN.