Rachel L. Melnick

1.6k total citations
22 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Rachel L. Melnick is a scholar working on Horticulture, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel L. Melnick has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Horticulture, 13 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rachel L. Melnick's work include Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (13 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Rachel L. Melnick is often cited by papers focused on Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (13 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Rachel L. Melnick collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Costa Rica. Rachel L. Melnick's co-authors include Bryan A. Bailey, Mary D. Strem, Richard C. Sicher, Soo‐Hyung Kim, Hanhong Bae, P. A. Backman, Mark J. Guiltinan, Siela N. Maximova, Nina K. Zidack and Daniel P. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Experimental Botany and BMC Genomics.

In The Last Decade

Rachel L. Melnick

21 papers receiving 974 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel L. Melnick United States	13	712	264	240	224	81	22	1.0k
Jayne Crozier United Kingdom	13	893 1.3×	358 1.4×	354 1.5×	247 1.1×	105 1.3×	23	1.2k
Ulrike Krauss Costa Rica	22	669 0.9×	330 1.3×	122 0.5×	523 2.3×	93 1.1×	44	1.2k
Hugo E. Cuevas United States	21	938 1.3×	263 1.0×	383 1.6×	183 0.8×	103 1.3×	65	1.4k
José Luiz Bezerra Brazil	12	534 0.8×	455 1.7×	154 0.6×	129 0.6×	185 2.3×	124	781
James D. McCreight United States	26	1.6k 2.2×	175 0.7×	251 1.0×	314 1.4×	125 1.5×	111	1.8k
Ricardo Goenaga United States	15	528 0.7×	126 0.5×	164 0.7×	141 0.6×	79 1.0×	118	780
Christopher M. Wallis United States	19	1.0k 1.5×	229 0.9×	182 0.8×	92 0.4×	109 1.3×	69	1.2k
Megan M. Dewdney United States	17	757 1.1×	534 2.0×	150 0.6×	57 0.3×	193 2.4×	110	882
Margaret R. Pooler United States	19	899 1.3×	263 1.0×	401 1.7×	194 0.9×	190 2.3×	79	1.1k
Teresa Lino‐Neto Portugal	23	1.1k 1.6×	350 1.3×	274 1.1×	28 0.1×	141 1.7×	63	1.4k

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Rajagopalan, Kirti, Chad E. Kruger, Michael Brady, et al.. (2023). Climate analogs can catalyze cross-regional dialogs for US specialty crop adaptation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9317–9317. 5 indexed citations

Melnick, Rachel L., Larissa Jarvis, Paul Hendley, et al.. (2023). GEnZ explorer: a tool for visualizing agroclimate to inform research and regulatory risk assessment. Transgenic Research. 32(4). 321–337. 2 indexed citations

Gustafson, David I., Senthold Asseng, Clyde W. Fraisse, et al.. (2022). In pursuit of more fruitful food systems. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 27(12). 1267–1269. 2 indexed citations

Backlund, Peter, Lawrence Buja, Michael J. Walsh, et al.. (2020). USDA Climate Change Indicators for Agriculture: A New Framework for Understanding Climate Risks and Impacts to U.S. Agriculture.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2020. 2 indexed citations

Roberts, Andrew, Jörg Romeis, John L. Teem, et al.. (2020). Sublethal Endpoints in Non-target Organism Testing for Insect-Active GE Crops. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 556–556. 12 indexed citations

Teem, John L., Luke Alphey, Owain R. Edwards, et al.. (2020). Genetic Biocontrol for Invasive Species. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 452–452. 82 indexed citations

Ali, Shahin S., Jonathan Shao, David J. Lary, et al.. (2017). Phytophthora megakarya and Phytophthora palmivora, Closely Related Causal Agents of Cacao Black Pod Rot, Underwent Increases in Genome Sizes and Gene Numbers by Different Mechanisms. Genome Biology and Evolution. 9(3). 536–557. 53 indexed citations

Phillips‐Mora, Wilbert, et al.. (2015). First report of frosty pod rot caused by Moniliophthora roreri on cacao in Bolivia. New Disease Reports. 31(1). 29–29. 13 indexed citations

Melnick, Rachel L., et al.. (2015). Trichoderma from Aceh Sumatra reduce Phytophthora lesions on pods and cacao seedlings. Biological Control. 89. 33–41. 21 indexed citations

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Bailey, Bryan A., Rachel L. Melnick, Mary D. Strem, et al.. (2014). Differential gene expression by M oniliophthora roreri while overcoming cacao tolerance in the field. Molecular Plant Pathology. 15(7). 711–729. 20 indexed citations

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Meinhardt, Lyndel W., Gustavo G.L. Costa, Paulo José Pereira Lima Teixeira, et al.. (2014). Genome and secretome analysis of the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, which causes frosty pod rot disease of cacao: mechanisms of the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 164–164. 80 indexed citations

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Ali, Shahin S., Rachel L. Melnick, Jayne Crozier, et al.. (2014). Successful pod infections by M oniliophthora roreri result in differential T heobroma cacao gene expression depending on the clone's level of tolerance. Molecular Plant Pathology. 15(7). 698–710. 9 indexed citations

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Melnick, Rachel L., Mary D. Strem, Jayne Crozier, Richard C. Sicher, & Bryan A. Bailey. (2013). Molecular and metabolic changes of cherelle wilt of cacao and its effect on Moniliophthora roreri. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 84. 153–162. 8 indexed citations

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Melnick, Rachel L., et al.. (2012). Detection and expression of enterotoxin genes in endophytic strains of Bacillus cereus. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 54(5). 468–474. 14 indexed citations

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Bailey, Bryan A., Jayne Crozier, Richard C. Sicher, et al.. (2012). Dynamic changes in pod and fungal physiology associated with the shift from biotrophy to necrotrophy during the infection of Theobroma cacao by Moniliophthora roreri. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 81. 84–96. 35 indexed citations

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Melnick, Rachel L., Jean‐Philippe Marelli, Richard C. Sicher, Mary D. Strem, & Bryan A. Bailey. (2012). The interaction of Theobroma cacao and Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches’ broom disease, during parthenocarpy. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 8(6). 1261–1279. 12 indexed citations

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Melnick, Rachel L., et al.. (2011). Isolation of endophytic endospore-forming bacteria from Theobroma cacao as potential biological control agents of cacao diseases. Biological Control. 57(3). 236–245. 81 indexed citations

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Bae, Hanhong, Daniel P. Roberts, Hyoun–Sub Lim, et al.. (2010). Endophytic Trichoderma Isolates from Tropical Environments Delay Disease Onset and Induce Resistance Against Phytophthora capsici in Hot Pepper Using Multiple Mechanisms. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 24(3). 336–351. 123 indexed citations

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Bae, Hanhong, Richard C. Sicher, Soo‐Hyung Kim, et al.. (2009). The beneficial endophyte Trichoderma hamatum isolate DIS 219b promotes growth and delays the onset of the drought response in Theobroma cacao. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(11). 3279–3295. 309 indexed citations

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Melnick, Rachel L., Nina K. Zidack, Bryan A. Bailey, et al.. (2008). Bacterial endophytes: Bacillus spp. from annual crops as potential biological control agents of black pod rot of cacao. Biological Control. 46(1). 46–56. 109 indexed citations

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