M.E. Light

4.3k citations

65 papers · 3.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27

Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance 34
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions 27
- Seed Germination and Physiology 19
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies 10
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation 5
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies 4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
- Plant and animal studies 7
Biochemistry top 5%
Pharmacology top 2%
Forestry top 2%
Molecular Biology
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration 4

Co-authors: J. Van Staden S.G. Sparg Anna K. Jäger Manoj G. Kulkarni Tudor H. Thomas Ladislav Kohout N.A.C. Brown G.I. Stafford
Cited by: Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Biochemistry
Journals: Journal of Ethnopharmacology (7 papers)Plant Growth Regulation (4 papers)South African Journal of Botany (26 papers)
Partner nations: South Africa Czechia Australia

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M.E. Light

64 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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1	New Nonwoven Fabrics for Pollination Control Bags for Oil Palm M.E. Light,D. S. Virk,J. C. Rosmaninho Seabra	2023	0
2	An irrigation control system with a web-based interface for the management of Eucalyptus planting stock in a nursery Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science ·Thomas F. Magner,Michael J. Savage,M.E. Light	2018	1
3	Effect on nursery and field performance of Pinus patula seedlings after inoculation with Fusarium circinatum Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science ·신금봉,Andrea D’Iorio,M.E. Light,Ryan L. Nadel,K.F. LUDWIG,Gerda Fourie,Michael J. Wingfield,Andrew R Morris	2014	9
4	Genotoxicity testing of 3,4,5-trimethylfuran-2(5H)-one, a compound from plant-derived smoke with germination inhibitory activity Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis ·M.E. Light,Roel Anthonissen,Yuanfang Xu,Luc Verschaeve,Martin Pošta,J. Van Staden	2014	5
5	Comparison of germination responses of Anigozanthos flavidus (Haemodoraceae), Gyrostemon racemiger and Gyrostemon ramulosus (Gyrostemonaceae) to smoke-water and the smoke-derived compounds karrikinolide (KAR1) and glyceronitrile Annals of Botany ·Katherine S. Downes,M.E. Light,Martin Pošta,Ladislav Kohout,J. Van Staden	2013	39
6	Structure–activity relationships of analogs of 3,4,5-trimethylfuran-2(5H)-one with germination inhibitory activities Journal of Plant Physiology ·Martin Pošta,M.E. Light,王峰清,J. Van Staden,Ladislav Kohout	2013	19
7	Positive effect of smoke‐derived butenolide priming on melon seedling emergence and growth New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science ·Kazım Mavi,M.E. Light,İ. Demir,J. Van Staden,Fikret Yaşar	2010	16
8	Transcriptome analysis of germinating maize kernels exposed to smoke-water and the active compound KAR1 BMC Plant Biology ·Vilmos Soós,Endre Sebestyén,Angéla Juhász,M.E. Light,Ladislav Kohout,Gabriella Szalai,Júlia Tandori,J. Van Staden,Ervin Balázs	2010	42
9	The fire ephemeral Tersonia cyathiflora (Gyrostemonaceae) germinates in response to smoke but not the butenolide 3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one Annals of Botany ·Katherine S. Downes,Byron B. Lamont,M.E. Light,J. Van Staden	2010	31
10	Stress-related genes define essential steps in the response of maize seedlings to smoke-water Functional & Integrative Genomics ·Vilmos Soós,Endre Sebestyén,Angéla Juhász,陈先久,M.E. Light,J. Van Staden,Ervin Balázs	2009	27
11	Anti-inflammatory, anticholinesterase, antioxidant and phytochemical properties of medicinal plants used for pain-related ailments in South Africa Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Olaniyi Amos Fawole,Stephen O. Amoo,A.R. Ndhlala,M.E. Light,J.F. Finnie,J. Van Staden	2009	127
12	Smoke-derived butenolide: Towards understanding its biological effects South African Journal of Botany ·M.E. Light,Matthew I. Daws,J. Van Staden	2008	113
13	The polyacetylene falcarindiol with COX-1 activity isolated from Aegopodium podagraria L. Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Narkeeran Nallasamy,V. A. Epanecnikov,M.E. Light,G.I. Stafford,J. Van Staden,Anna K. Jäger	2007	25
14	Antibacterial activity of hairy-root cultures of Maytenus senegalensis South African Journal of Botany ·N. Jain,M.E. Light,J. Van Staden	2007	12
15	Improving seedling vigour of indigenous medicinal plants with smoke Bioresource Technology ·S.G. Sparg,Manoj G. Kulkarni,M.E. Light,Nasreddine Abdoune	2005	88
16	Riding the wave: South Africa's contribution to ethnopharmacological research over the last 25 years Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·M.E. Light,S.G. Sparg,G.I. Stafford,J. Van Staden	2005	53
17	Phytochemical and pharmacological screening of Sterculiaceae species and isolation of antibacterial compounds Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·AIREN SURAYYA KHAIRU ANUAR,Anna K. Jäger,M.E. Light,Dulcie A. Mulholland,J. Van Staden	2005	49
18	In vitro flowering of Kniphofia leucocephala: influence of cytokinins Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) ·Randy Steven Taylor,M.E. Light,J. Van Staden	2005	39
19	Biological activities and distribution of plant saponinsbreakdown → Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·S.G. Sparg,M.E. Light,J. Van Staden	2004	1142
20	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles and Mascarenes South African Journal of Botany ·M.E. Light	2004	8

About M.E. Light

M.E. Light is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Forestry, having authored 65 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (34 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (27 papers), Seed Germination and Physiology (19 papers), Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (10 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers), Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation (5 papers), Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (4 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (2.3k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (598 citations) and Biochemistry (181 citations). M.E. Light has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Czechia and Australia. Frequent co-authors include J. Van Staden, S.G. Sparg, Anna K. Jäger, Manoj G. Kulkarni, Tudor H. Thomas, Ladislav Kohout, N.A.C. Brown, G.I. Stafford, Matthew I. Daws and Olaniyi Amos Fawole. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Plant Growth Regulation, South African Journal of Botany, Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis and Seed Science Research.

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