Ian Thomas Baldwin

The paper shows that trichome-produced acylsugars inhibit leafminer larvae growth and are translocated into mesophyll tissues via an ABC transporter, defending against both ectophagous and endophagous herbivores.

This study uses MAGIC lines of Nicotiana attenuata to associate genetic variation with leaf spectral variation, identifying a novel locus linked to red-edge and near-infrared reflectance.

Three CYP716 enzymes in Nicotiana attenuata catalyze distinct steps in triterpene biosynthesis, influencing growth and development through ABA and stress responses.

This study identifies a genetic locus associated with fungal pathogen resistance in wild tobacco plants, showing frequency- and spatially-dependent effects in mixed populations.

This study identifies two new pollen UI QTLs in Solanum pennellii and shows that three pui QTLs together can partially break stylar unilateral incompatibility.

The paper investigates how pre-zygotic mate selection in Nicotiana attenuata affects progeny fitness and links it to ethylene signaling and SLR gene expression.

This study shows capsidiol, a phytoalexin in Nicotiana attenuata, enhances resistance to Alternaria alternata and is regulated by an ERF2-like transcription factor.

The paper presents the genome of Cuscuta australis, revealing gene losses and evolutionary adaptations linked to its parasitic lifestyle.

This study sequenced wild tobacco genomes to uncover how nicotine biosynthesis evolved through gene duplications and transposable elements.