Stefan Meldau

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Stefan Meldau is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Meldau has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Insect Science and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Stefan Meldau's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (17 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Stefan Meldau is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (17 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Stefan Meldau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Stefan Meldau's co-authors include Ian T. Baldwin, Matthias Erb, Gregg A. Howe, Jianqiang Wu, Christian Hettenhausen, Martin Schäfer, Christoph Brütting, Ivan D. Meza‐Canales, Radomı́ra Vaňková and Hendrik Wünsche and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Meldau

28 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Role of phytohormones in insect-specific plant reactions

2012 678 citations Matthias Erb, Stefan Meldau et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

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Stefan Meldau

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Ian T. Major United States

Abdul Rashid War India

Caroline C. von Dahl Germany

Hari Chand Sharma India

Remco M. P. Van Poecke Netherlands

Juan M. Alba Netherlands

Si‐Jun Zheng Netherlands

Ivan Hiltpold Switzerland

Abdul Ahad Buhroo India

Christian Hettenhausen Germany

Ian T. Major United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Meldau

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Schuman, Meredith C., et al.. (2018). The Active Jasmonate JA-Ile Regulates a Specific Subset of Plant Jasmonate-Mediated Resistance to Herbivores in Nature. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 787–787. 36 indexed citations

Brütting, Christoph, Cristina M. Crava, Martin Schäfer, et al.. (2018). Cytokinin transfer by a free-living mirid to Nicotiana attenuata recapitulates a strategy of endophytic insects. eLife. 7. 22 indexed citations

Kallenbach, Mario, Stefan Meldau, Daniel Veit, et al.. (2018). Functional variation in a key defense gene structures herbivore communities and alters plant performance. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0197221–e0197221. 2 indexed citations

Ohse, Bettina, Almuth Hammerbacher, Stefan Meldau, et al.. (2016). Salivary cues: simulated roe deer browsing induces systemic changes in phytohormones and defence chemistry in wild‐grown maple and beech saplings. Functional Ecology. 31(2). 340–349. 24 indexed citations

Meldau, Stefan, Sang‐Gyu Kim, Grit Kunert, et al.. (2015). Shifting Nicotiana attenuata's diurnal rhythm does not alter its resistance to the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 58(7). 656–668. 13 indexed citations

Meldau, Stefan, et al.. (2015). Using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) to study carbon allocation in plants after herbivore attack. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 45–45. 2 indexed citations

Schäfer, Martin, Christoph Brütting, Ivan D. Meza‐Canales, et al.. (2015). The role ofcis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plant growth regulation and mediating responses to environmental interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(16). 4873–4884. 196 indexed citations

Schäfer, Martin, Ivan D. Meza‐Canales, Christoph Brütting, Ian T. Baldwin, & Stefan Meldau. (2015). Cytokinin concentrations and CHASE‐DOMAIN CONTAINING HIS KINASE 2 (NaCHK2)‐ andNaCHK3‐mediated perception modulate herbivory‐induced defense signaling and defenses inNicotiana attenuata. New Phytologist. 207(3). 645–658. 28 indexed citations

Erb, Matthias, et al.. (2014). Salicylic Acid, a Plant Defense Hormone, Is Specifically Secreted by a Molluscan Herbivore. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86500–e86500. 34 indexed citations

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Meldau, Stefan, et al.. (2014). Salicylic acid-dependent gene expression is activated by locomotion mucus of different molluscan herbivores. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 7(3). e28728–e28728. 11 indexed citations

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Baldwin, Ian T. & Stefan Meldau. (2013). Just in time. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(6). e24410–e24410. 23 indexed citations

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Erb, Matthias, Stefan Meldau, & Gregg A. Howe. (2012). Role of phytohormones in insect-specific plant reactions. Trends in Plant Science. 17(5). 250–259. 678 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meldau, Stefan, Matthias Erb, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2012). Defence on demand: mechanisms behind optimal defence patterns. Annals of Botany. 110(8). 1503–1514. 143 indexed citations

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Meldau, Stefan, et al.. (2012). MAPK-dependent JA and SA signalling in Nicotiana attenuata affects plant growth and fitness during competition with conspecifics. BMC Plant Biology. 12(1). 213–213. 54 indexed citations

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Meldau, Stefan, Ian T. Baldwin, & Jianqiang Wu. (2011). For security and stability. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(10). 1479–1482. 16 indexed citations

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Schäfer, Martin, Christine Fischer, Ian T. Baldwin, & Stefan Meldau. (2011). Grasshopper oral secretions increase salicylic acid and abscic acid levels in wounded leaves ofArabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(9). 1256–1258. 11 indexed citations

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Ibáñez, Alfredo J., Judith Scharte, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2010). Rapid metabolic profiling of Nicotiana tabacum defence responses against Phytophthora nicotianae using direct infrared laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry and principal component analysis. Plant Methods. 6(1). 14–14. 29 indexed citations

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Meldau, Stefan, Ian T. Baldwin, & Jianqiang Wu. (2010). SGT1 regulates wounding‐ and herbivory‐induced jasmonic acid accumulation andNicotiana attenuata’s resistance to the specialist lepidopteran herbivoreManduca sexta. New Phytologist. 189(4). 1143–1156. 33 indexed citations

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Meldau, Stefan, Jianqiang Wu, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2008). Silencing two herbivory‐activated MAP kinases, SIPK and WIPK, does not increaseNicotiana attenuata's susceptibility to herbivores in the glasshouse and in nature. New Phytologist. 181(1). 161–173. 74 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianqiang, Christian Hettenhausen, Stefan Meldau, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2007). Herbivory Rapidly Activates MAPK Signaling in Attacked and Unattacked Leaf Regions but Not between Leaves of Nicotiana attenuata. The Plant Cell. 19(3). 1096–1122. 360 indexed citations

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