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Dr. Allison R. Kermode, Professor
Plant Cell & Molecular Biology

Selected Publications

Authors

Year

Title

Journal

Chiwocha, SDS; Cutler, AJ; Abrams, SR; Ambrose, SJ; Yang, J; Ross, ARS; Kermode, AR

2005

The etr1-2 mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana affects the abscisic acid, auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin metabolic pathways during maintenance of seed dormancy, moist-chilling and germination

PLANT JOURNAL 42: 35-48

Terskikh, VV; Feurtado, JA; Borchardt, S; Giblin, M; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

2005

In vivo C-13 NMR metabolite profiling: potential for understanding and assessing conifer seed quality

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 56: 2253-2265

Terskikh, VV; Feurtado, JA; Ren, CW; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

2005

Water uptake and oil distribution during imbibition of seeds of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don) monitored in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging

PLANTA 221: 17-27

Feurtado, JA; Ambrose, SJ; Cutler, AJ; Ross, ARS; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

2004

Dormancy termination of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. Ex D. Don) seeds is associated with changes in abscisic acid metabolism

PLANTA 218: 630-639

Gulden, RH; Chiwocha, S; Abrams, S; McGregor, I; Kermode, A; Shirtliffe, S

2004

Response to abscisic acid application and hormone profiles in spring Brassica napus seed in relation to secondary dormancy

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE BOTANIQUE 82: 1618-1624

Raimondi, N; Kermode, AR

2004

Seedling growth and establishment in natural stands of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seedlings derived from the use of modified seed dormancy-breaking treatments

NEW FORESTS 27: 55-67

Ross, ARS; Ambrose, SJ; Cutler, AJ; Feurtado, JA; Kermode, AR; Nelson, K; Zhou, R; Abrams, SR

2004

Determination of endogenous and supplied deuterated abscisic acid in plaint tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography-electro-spray ionization tandem mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring

ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 329: 324-333

Zeng, Y; Kermode, A

2004

A gymnosperm ABI3 gene functions in a severe abscisic acid-insensitive mutant of Arabidopsis (abi3-6) to restore the wild-type phenotype and demonstrates a strong synergistic effect with sugar in the inhibition of post-germinative growth

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 56: 731-746

Chiwocha, SDS; Abrams, SR; Ambrose, SJ; Cutler, AJ; Loewen, M; Ross, ARS; Kermode, AR

2003

A method for profiling classes of plant hormones and their metabolites using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry: an analysis of hormone regulation of thermodormancy of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seeds

PLANT JOURNAL 35: 405-417

Feurtado, JA; Xia, JH; Ma, Y; Kermode, AR

2003

Increasing the temperature of the water soak preceding moist-chilling promotes dormancy-termination of seeds of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.)

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 31: 275-288

He, X; Kermode, AR

2003

Proteases associated with programmed cell death of megagametophyte cells after germination of white spruce (Picea glauca) seeds

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 52: 729-744

He, X; Kermode, AR

2003

Nuclease activities and DNA fragmentation during programmed cell death of megagametophyte cells of white spruce (Picea glauca) seeds

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 51: 509-521

Lait, CG; Miller, DR; Bates, SL; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR

2003

Biochemical assay detects feeding damage to loblolly pine seeds caused by the leaffooted pine seed bug (Hemiptera : Coreidae)

JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE 38: 644-653

Ma, YL; Feurtado, JA; Kermode, AR

2003

Effect of solid matrix priming during moist chilling on dormancy breakage and germination of seeds of four fir species

NEW FORESTS 25: 49-66

Palma, K; Kermode, AR

2003

Metabolism of hydrogen peroxide during reserve mobilization and programmed cell death of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) aleurone layer cells

FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 35: 1261-1270

Zeng, Y; Raimondi, N; Kermode, AR

2003

Role of an ABI3 homologue in dormancy maintenance of yellow-cedar seeds and in the activation of storage protein and Em gene promoters

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 51: 39-49

Bates, SL; Lait, CG; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR

2002

Measuring the impact of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera : Coreidae) on seed production in lodgepole pine using an antibody-based assay

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 95: 770-777

Crowe, AU; Plant, AL; Kermode, AR

2002

Effects of an industrial effluent on plant colonization and on the germination and post-germinative growth of seeds of terrestrial and aquatic plant species

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 117: 179-189

Lazarova, G; Zeng, Y; Kermode, AR

2002

Cloning and expression of an ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 3 (ABI3) gene homologue of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 53: 1219-1221

Schmitz, N; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

2002

Changes in ABA turnover and sensitivity that accompany dormancy termination of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 53: 89-101

Schmitz, N; Xia, JH; Kermode, AR

2002

Emergence and growth of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seedlings following modified dormancy-breaking treatments

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 30: 249-262

Xia, JH; Stewart, D; Kermode, AR

2002

Modified moist chilling treatments that promote germination and post-germinative reserve mobilization of different seed lots of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis [D. Don] Spach)

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 30: 263-277

Bates, SL; Lait, CG; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR

2001

Effect of feeding by the western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, on the major storage reserves of developing seeds and on seedling vigor of Douglas-fir

TREE PHYSIOLOGY 21: 481-487

Crowe, AU; Han, B; Kermode, AR; Bendell-Young, LI; Plant, AL

2001

Effects of oil sands effluent on cattail and clover: photosynthesis and the level of stress proteins

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 113: 311-322

Lait, CG; Bates, SL; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR

2001

Protein reserve hydrolysis in Douglas-fir seeds (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) following feeding by the western conifer seed bug

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 29: 609-617

Lait, CG; Bates, SL; Kermode, AR; Morrissette, KK; Borden, JH

2001

Specific biochemical marker-based techniques for the identification of damage to Douglas-fir seed resulting from feeding by the western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera : Coreidae)

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 31: 739-746

Lait, CG; Bates, SL; Morrissette, KK; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR

2001

Biochemical assays for identifying seeds of lodgepole pine and other conifers fed on by Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera : Coreidae)

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE BOTANIQUE 79: 1349-1357

Schmitz, N; Xia, JH; Kermode, AR

2001

Dormancy of yellow cedar seeds is terminated by gibberellic acid in combination with fluridone or with osmotic priming and moist chilling

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 29: 331-346

Bates, SL; Borden, JH; Kermode, AR; Bennett, RG

2000

Impact of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera : Coreidae) on Douglas-fir seed production

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 93: 1444-1451

Bates, SL; Borden, JH; Savoie, A; Blatt, SE; Lait, CG; Kermode, AR; Bennett, RG

2000

Impact of feeding by Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera : Coreidae) on the major storage reserves of mature Douglas-fir (Pinaceae) seeds

CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 132: 91-102

Bendell-Young, LI; Bennett, KE; Crowe, A; Kennedy, CJ; Kermode, AR; Moore, MM; Plant, AL; Wood, A

2000

Ecological characteristics of wetlands receiving an industrial effluent

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 10: 310-322

Ren, CW; Kermode, AR

2000

An increase in pectin methyl esterase activity accompanies dormancy breakage and germination of yellow cedar seeds

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 124: 231-242

Schmitz, N; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

2000

Changes in abscisic acid content and embryo sensitivity to (+)-abscisic acid during the termination of dormancy of yellow cedar seeds

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 51: 1159-1162

Xia, JH; Kermode, AR

2000

Dormancy of yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis [D. Don] Spach) seeds is effectively terminated by treatment with 1-propanol or nitrate in combination with a warm water soak, gibberellin and moist chilling

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 28: 227-240

Ren, CW; Kermode, AR

1999

Analyses to determine the role of the megagametophyte and other seed tissues in dormancy maintenance of yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds: morphological, cellular and physiological changes following moist chilling and during germination

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 50: 1403-1419

Xia, JH; Kermode, AR

1999

Analyses to determine the role of embryo immaturity in dormancy maintenance of yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds: synthesis and accumulation of storage proteins and proteins implicated in desiccation tolerance

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 50: 107-118

Han, B; Berjak, P; Pammenter, N; Farrant, J; Kermode, AR

1997

The recalcitrant plant species, Castanospermum australe and Trichilia dregeana, differ in their ability to produce dehydrin-related polypeptides during seed maturation and in response to ABA or water-deficit-related stresses

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 48: 1717-1726

Han, B; Hughes, DW; Galau, GA; Bewley, JD; Kermode, AR

1997

Changes in late-embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) messenger RNAs and dehydrins during maturation and premature drying of Ricinus communis L seeds

PLANTA 201: 27-35

Kermode, AR

1997

Approaches to elucidate the basis of desiccation-tolerance in seeds

SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH 7: 75-95

Han, B; Kermode, AR

1996

Dehydrin-like proteins in castor bean seeds and seedlings are differentially produced in response to ABA and water-deficit-related stresses

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 47: 933-939

Jiang, LW; Abrams, SR; Kermode, AR

1996

Vicilin and napin storage-protein gene promoters are responsive to abscisic acid in developing transgenic tobacco seed but lose sensitivity following premature desiccation

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 110: 1135-1144

Jiang, LW; Kermode, AR; Jones, RL

1996

Premature drying increases the GA-responsiveness of developing aleurone layers of barley (Hordeum vulgare L) grain

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY 37: 1116-1125

Kermode, AR

1996

Mechanisms of intracellular protein transport and targeting in plant cells

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES 15: 285-423