Jonathan Lynch

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Plant Science

Research Summary

Research focuses on understanding the basis of plant adaptation to drought and low soil fertility. This encompasses physiology, genetics and ecology, centered on organismic processes.

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Recent Publications

LEADER (Leaf Element Accumulation from DEep Roots): A nondestructive phenotyping platform to estimate rooting depth in the field

Hanlon, M. T., Brown, K. M. & Lynch, J. P., Jan 1 2024, In: Crop Science. 64, 1, p. 333-353 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A role for fermentation in aerobic conditions as revealed by computational analysis of maize root metabolism during growth by cell elongation

Hunt, H., Leape, S., Sidhu, J. S., Ajmera, I., Lynch, J. P., Ratcliffe, R. G. & Sweetlove, L. J., Dec 2023, In: Plant Journal. 116, 6, p. 1553-1570 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Large root cortical cells and reduced cortical cell files improve growth under suboptimal nitrogen in silico

Lopez-Valdivia, I., Yang, X. & Lynch, J. P., Jul 2023, In: Plant physiology. 192, 3, p. 2261-2275 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Root phenotypes for improved nitrogen capture

Lynch, J. P., Galindo-Castañeda, T., Schneider, H. M., Sidhu, J. S., Rangarajan, H. & York, L. M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant and Soil.

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Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize

Schneider, H. M., Lor, V. S., Zhang, X., Saengwilai, P., Hanlon, M. T., Klein, S. P., Davis, J. L., Borkar, A. N., Depew, C. L., Bennett, M. J., Kaeppler, S. M., Brown, K. M., Bhosale, R. & Lynch, J. P., Mar 21 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 12, e2219668120.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

RootSlice—A novel functional-structural model for root anatomical phenotypes

Sidhu, J. S., Ajmera, I., Arya, S. & Lynch, J. P., May 2023, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 46, 5, p. 1671-1690 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Integrated root phenotypes for improved rice performance under low nitrogen availability

Ajmera, I., Henry, A., Radanielson, A. M., Klein, S. P., Ianevski, A., Bennett, M. J., Band, L. R. & Lynch, J. P., Mar 2022, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 45, 3, p. 805-822 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Root and xylem anatomy varies with root length, root order, soil depth and environment in intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza®) and alfalfa

Clément, C., Schneider, H. M., Dresbøll, D. B., Lynch, J. P. & Thorup-Kristensen, K., Sep 1 2022, In: Annals of botany. 130, 3, p. 367-382 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Erratum to: Relative utility of agronomic, phenological, and morphological traits for assessing genotype-by-environment interaction in maize inbreds (Crop Science, (2020), 60, 1, (62-81), 10.1002/csc2.20035)

Falcon, C. M., Kaeppler, S. M., Spalding, E. P., Miller, N. D., Haase, N., AlKhalifah, N., Bohn, M., Buckler, E. S., Campbell, D. A., Ciampitti, I., Coffey, L., Edwards, J., Ertl, D., Flint-Garcia, S., Gore, M. A., Graham, C., Hirsch, C. N., Holland, J. B., Jarquín, D., Knoll, J., & 19 othersLauter, N., Lawrence-Dill, C. J., Lee, E. C., Lorenz, A., Lynch, J. P., Murray, S. C., Nelson, R., Romay, M. C., Rocheford, T., Schnable, P. S., Scully, B., Smith, M., Springer, N., Tuinstra, M. R., Walton, R., Weldekidan, T., Wisser, R. J., Xu, W. & de Leon, N., Nov 1 2022, In: Crop Science. 62, 6, p. 2568-2569 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Many paths to one goal: Identifying integrated rice root phenotypes for diverse drought environments

Fonta, J. E., Vejchasarn, P., Henry, A., Lynch, J. P. & Brown, K. M., Aug 22 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 959629.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Spatiotemporal responses of rice root architecture and anatomy to drought

Fonta, J. E., Giri, J., Vejchasarn, P., Lynch, J. P. & Brown, K. M., Oct 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 479, 1-2, p. 443-464 22 p.

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Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism

Fusi, R., Rosignoli, S., Lou, H., Sangiorgi, G., Bovina, R., Pattem, J. K., Borkar, A. N., Lombardi, M., Forestan, C., Milner, S. G., Davis, J. L., Lale, A., Kirschner, G. K., Swarup, R., Tassinari, A., Pandey, B. K., York, L. M., Atkinson, B. S., Sturrock, C. J., Mooney, S. J., & 15 othersHochholdinger, F., Tucker, M. R., Himmelbach, A., Stein, N., Mascher, M., Nagel, K. A., De Gara, L., Simmonds, J., Uauy, C., Tuberosa, R., Lynch, J. P., Yakubov, G. E., Bennett, M. J., Bhosale, R. & Salvi, S., Aug 2 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 31, e2201350119.

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Improving Soil Resource Uptake by Plants Through Capitalizing on Synergies Between Root Architecture and Anatomy and Root-Associated Microorganisms

Galindo-Castañeda, T., Lynch, J. P., Six, J. & Hartmann, M., Mar 9 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 827369.

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Correction to: Root anatomical phenotypes related to growth under low nitrogen availability in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids (Plant and Soil, (2022), 10.1007/s11104-022-05331-6)

Jia, X., Wu, G., Strock, C., Li, L., Dong, S., Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Lynch, J. P. & Liu, P., Aug 2022, In: Plant and Soil.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Root anatomical phenotypes related to growth under low nitrogen availability in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids

Jia, X., Wu, G., Strock, C., Li, L., Dong, S., Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Lynch, J. P. & Liu, P., May 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 474, 1-2, p. 265-276 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review