Projects

Management Technologies for Arid Rangelands Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412564

Identification, Characterization, & Transfer of Microbial Endophytes into Native Plant Materials to Improve Success of Rangeland Restoration Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 412128

Rangeland Management Practices and Technologies Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 413041

Publications

A retention index calculator simplifies volatile identification for exploration of desert scrub phytochemical ecology - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (13-Mar-09)

Do symbiotic microbes have a role in plant evolution, performance and response to stress? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Barrow, J.R., Lucero, M.E., Reyes-Vera, I., Havstad, K.M. 2008. Do symbiotic microbes have a role in plant evolution, performance and response to stress? Communicative and Integrative Biology. 1:1, 69-73.

A cryptic microbial community persists within micropropagated Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr. cultures - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lucero, M.E., Barrow, J.R., Osuna-Avila, P., Reyes-Vera, I. 2008. A cryptic microbial community persists within micropropagated Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr. cultures. Plant Science. 174:570-575.

Confirmation of artificial endophyte inoculation in maize and tomato by scanning electron microscopy and PCR amplification in it sequences - (Abstract) - (28-Jul-07)

Enhancing native grass productivity by cocultivating with endophyte-laden calli - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lucero, M.E., Barrow, J.R., Osuna, P., Reyes-Vera, I., Duke, S.E. 2008. Enhancing native grass productivity by cocultivating with endophyte-laden calli. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61:124-130.

Identification of seed borne endopohytes that confer salt tolerance to host plants - (Abstract) - (05-Mar-07)

Genetic characterization of uncultured fungal endophytes from Bouteloua eriopoda and Atriplex canescens - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (13-Nov-06)

ENDOSYMBIOTIC FUNGI STRUCTUALLY INTEGRATED WITH LEAVES REVEALS A LICHENOUS CONDITION OF C4 GRASSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Barrow, J.R., Lucero, M.E., Reyes-Vera, I., Havstad, K.M. 2007. Endosymbiotic fungi structually integrated with leaves reveals a lichenous condition of C4 grasses. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plants. 43:65-70.

Use of gene specific primers to identify fungal endophytes of native grasses - (Abstract) - (08-Oct-06)

GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF UNCULTURED FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FROM BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA AND ATRIPLEX - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (03-May-06)

WHAT DOES AN ENDOPHYTE LOOK LIKE? ENDOPHYTE PROFILES OF NATIVE GRASSES AND SHRUBS - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (03-May-06)

NATIVE SYMBIOTIC FUNGI INCREASE STRESS TOLERANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PLANTS IN ARID LANDS - (Abstract) - (17-Feb-06)

PLANT INOCULATION WITH OBLIGATE ENDOPHYTES FROM ARID RANGELAND GRASSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER USAGE - (Abstract) - (17-Feb-06)

COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ANEMOPSIS CALIFORNICA LEAF OIL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Medina, A.L., Lucero, M.E., Holguin, F.O., Estell, R.E., Posakony, J.J.,Simon, J., O'Connell, M.A. 2005. Composition and antimicrobial activity of Anemopsis californica leaf oil. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53:8694-8698.

WHOSE GENES ARE WE SEQUENCING? EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE GENOMES IN NATIVE AND REGENERATED HIGH PLANTS - (Abstract)

Lucero, M., Barrow, J.R. 2005. Whose genes are we sequencing? Evidence for the presence of multiple genomes in native and regenerated higher plants [abstract]. American Society of Plant Biologists. Plant Genetics 2005 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation. Paper No. 33.

PLANT-FUNGAL INTERACTIONS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS: LARGE-SCALE IMPACTS FROM MICROSCALE PROCESSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lucero, M.E., Barrow, J.R., Osuna, P., Reyes, I. 2006. Plant-fungal interactions in arid and semi-arid ecosystems: Large-scale impacts from microscale processes. Journal of Arid Environments. 65:276-284.

ENHANCEMENT OF CHILE BIOMAS, FRUIT QUALITY, AND DROUGHT STRESS TOLERANCE BY INOCULATION WITH NATIVE PLANT ENDOPHYTES - (Abstract)

Lucero, M., O'Connell, M. 2005. Enhancement of chile biomass, fruit quality, and drought stress tolerance by inoculation with native plant endophytes [abstract]. 20th Annual Southwest Consortium on Plant Genetics and Water Resources Symposium. August 18-20, 2005, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. p. 6.

DIFFERENCES IN VOLATILE PROFILES BETWEEN POPULATIONS OF CERATOIDES LANATA VAR. SUBSPINOSA (RYDB.) J.T. HOWELL - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Lucero, M.E., Estell, R.E., Anderson, D.M., Fredrickson, E.L., Remmenga, M. 2007. Differences in volatile profiles between populations of Ceratoides lanata var. subspinosa (Rydb.) J.T.Howell. In: Sosebee, R.E., Wester, D.B., Britton, C.M., McArthur, E.D., Kitchen, S.G., editors. Proceedings: Shrubland Dynamics-Fire and Water; August 10-12, 2004, Lubbock, Texas. US Forest Service RMRS-P-47 p. 142-146.

FUNGAL GENOMES THAT INFLUENCE BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF BLACK GRAMA AND FOURWING SALTBUSH IN ARID SOUTHWESTERN RANGELANDS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Barrow, J.R., Lucero, M.E., Osuna, P., Reyes, I., Aaltonen, R.E. 2007. Fungal genomes that influence basic physiological processes of black grama and fourwing saltbush in arid southwestern rangelands. In: Sosebee, R.E., Wester, D.B., Birton, D.M., McArthur, S.G., compilers. Proceedings: Shrubland Dynamics-Fire and Water, August 10-12, 2004, Lubbock, Texas. U.S. FOrest Service RMRS-P-27. p. 123-131.

IMPLICATIONS OF PLANT-FUNGAL INTERACTIONS: CAN MICROSCALE PROCESSES HAVE MACROSCALE IMPACTS? - (Abstract)

Lucero, M.E., Barrow, J.R. 2004. Implications of plant-fungal interactions: can microscale processes have macroscale impacts [abstract]? Sixth Symposium on the Natural Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, October 14-17, 2004, Alpine, Texas. p. 32.

LOSS OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM LEAF LITTER OF CREOSOTEBUSH [LARREA TRIDENTATA (SESS. & MOC. EX DC.) COV] AND TARBUSH (FLOURENSIA CERNUA DC.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hyder, P.W., Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Lucero, M.E., Remmenga, M.D. 2005. Loss of phenolic compounds from leaf litter of creosotebush [Larrea tridentata (Sess. & Moc. ex DC.) Cov] and tarbush (Flourensia cernua DC.). Journal of Arid Environments. 61(1):79-91.

VOLATILE COMPOSITION OF GUITERRIZIA SAROTHRAE (BROOM SNAKEWEED) AS DETERMINED BY STEAM DISTILLATION AND SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lucero, M.E., Fredrickson, E.L., Estell, R.E., Morrison, A.A., Richman, D.B. 2006. Volatile composition of Gutierrezia sarothrae (Broom Snakeweed) as determined by steam distillation and solid phase microextraction. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 18:121-125.

TRANSPORT OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM LEAF SURFACE OF CREOSOTEBUSH AND TARBUSH TO SOIL SURFACE BY PRECIPITATION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

HYDER, P.W., FREDRICKSON, E.L., ESTELL, R.E., LUCERO, M.E. TRANSPORT OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM LEAF SURFACE OF CREOSOTEBUSH AND TARBUSH TO SOIL SURFACE BY PRECIPITATION. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. 2002. V. 28(12). P. 2469-2476.

LANDSCAPE-LEVEL PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF A CHIHUAHUAN DESERT SHRUBLAND - (Abstract)

LUCERO, M.E., ESTELL, R.E., TELLEZ, M., FREDRICKSON, E.L., HAVSTAD, K.M. LANDSCAPE-LEVEL PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF A CHIHUAHUAN DESERT SHRUBLAND. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA. 2002. ABSTRACT P. 49.

RAPID PROFILING OF SHRUB VOLATILES USING SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MASS SPECTROSCOPY (GC-MS) - (Abstract)

LUCERO, M.E., ESTELL, R.E., WANT, Y. RAPID PROFILING OF SHRUB VOLATILES USING SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MASS SPECTROSCOPY (GC-MS). PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA PROCEEDINGS. 2002. ABSTRACT P. 49.

COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF ANEMPOSIS CALIFORNICA - (Abstract)

MEDINA, A., LUCERO, M.E., O'CONNELL, M. COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF ANEMPOSIS CALIFORNICA. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA SYMPOSIUM. 2002. P. 60. ABSTRACT NO. BP-2.

RAPID PROFILING OF SHRUB VOLATILES USING SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MASS SPECTROSCOPY (GC-MS) - (Abstract)

LUCERO, M.E., ESTELL, R.E., WANG, Y. RAPID PROFILING OF SHRUB VOLATILES USING SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MASS SPECTROSCOPY (GC-MS). 12TH ANNUAL WILDLAND SHRUB SYMPOSIUM. 2002. ABSTRACT P. 27.