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Norman Best
Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: (573) 882-1575
bestn@missouri.edu
301 Bond Life Sciences Center
News about Norman Best
2019
The barren stalk2 Gene Is Required for Axillary Meristem Development in Maize. Yao H, Skirpan A, Wardell B, Matthes MS, Best NB, McCubbin T, Durbak A, Smith T, Malcomber S, McSteen P. Molecular Plant; 12(3):374-389.
Date published: March 4, 2019Featured in this article: Norman Best, Paula McSteen.
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Auxin EvoDevo: Conservation and Diversification of Genes Regulating Auxin Biosynthesis, Transport, and Signaling. Matthes MS, Best NB, Robil JM, Malcomber S, Gallavotti A, McSteen P. Molecular Plant; 12(3):298-320.
Date published: March 4, 2019Featured in this article: Norman Best, Jan Lorie Robil, Paula McSteen.
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2018
Brassinosteroids modulate meristem fate and differentiation of unique inflorescence morphology in Setaria viridis. Yang J, Thames S, Best NB, Jiang H, Huang P, Dilkes BP, Eveland AL. Plant Cell; 30(1):48-66.
Date published: January 1, 2018Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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2017
Phytohormone inhibitor treatments phenocopy brassinosteroid–gibberellin dwarf mutant interactions in maize. Best NB, Johal G, Dilkes BP. Plant Direct; 1(2):1-18.
Date published: July 1, 2017Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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Forward genetics by sequencing EMS variation-induced inbred lines. Addo-Quaye C, Buescher E, Best N, Chaikam V, Baxter I, Dilkes BP. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics; 7(2):413-425.
Date published: February 1, 2017Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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2016
Nana plant2 encodes a maize ortholog of the arabidopsis brassinosteroid biosynthesis gene DWARF1, identifying developmental interactions between brassinosteroids and gibberellins. Best NB, Hartwig T, Budka J, Fujioka S, Johal G, Schulz B, Dilkes BP. Plant Physiology; 171(4):2633-2647.
Date published: August 1, 2016Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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Sunflower ‘sunspot’ is hyposensitive to GA3 and has a missense mutation in the DELLA motif of HaDella1. Best NB, Wang X, Brittsan S, Dean E, Helfers SJ, Homburg R, Mobley ML, Spindler TL, Xie B, Zhang M, Hasegawa PM, Joly RJ, Rhodes D, Dilkes BP. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science; 141(4):389-394.
Date published: July 1, 2016Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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2014
Soilless plant growth media influence the efficacy of phytohormones and phytohormone inhibitors. Best NB, Hartwig T, Budka JS, Bishop BJ, Brown E, Potluri DPV, Cooper BR, Premachandra GS, Johnston CT, Schulz B. PLoS ONE; 9(12):e107689.
Date published: December 8, 2014Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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2012
Propiconazole is a specific and accessible brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthesis inhibitor for arabidopsis and maize. Hartwig T, Corvalan C, Best NB, Budka JS, Zhu J-Y, Choe S, Schulz B. PLoS ONE; 7(5):e36625.
Date published: May 9, 2012Featured in this article: Norman Best.
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