Barbara De Coninck

This study shows that increased nuclear SnRK11 activity in Arabidopsis reduces sink strength, thereby delaying clubroot development by repressing sucrose transporter and cell wall invertase expression and activity.

The paper develops a soil-based bioassay to study rhizogenic Agrobacterium-tomato interactions, showing it can assess disease symptoms and differentiate virulence among strains.

This study characterizes the ACO gene family in Arabidopsis, showing tissue-specific ethylene production and its role in stress responses, but not essential for normal development.