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Desa Rae Abrams

Pennsylvania State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Crop yields under simulated nuclear winter: a growth chamber experiment

Simon Blouin, Desa Rae Abrams, Rotem Ben-Zeev, Charles T. Anderson, Jesse R. Lasky, David Denkenberger

This study simulates nuclear winter conditions in growth chambers to assess crop yields, finding that wheat fails under temperate conditions while canola remains viable.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Neighbor sensing through rhizodeposits in sorghum affects plant physiology and productivity

Shiran Ben‐Zeev, Amanda Penn, Erica H. Lawrence, Desa Rae Abrams, Rotem Ben-Zeev, Carolyn Lowry, Jesse R. Lasky

This study shows sorghum plants alter their physiology in response to neighboring plants through belowground signaling via leachates, affecting growth and productivity.

AoB Plants · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology