Kent Burkey

Bio

Dr. Burkey’s graduate training was in plant biochemistry. He has conducted research on photosynthesis, studying the effects of light and genotype on several chloroplast proteins (chlorophyll-protein complexes, plastocyanin, ATP synthetase, Rubisco). Currently as a member of the USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit, Dr. Burkey conducts air pollution and climate change research to determine impacts of ozone, carbon dioxide, and temperature on agricultural crops and natural vegetation.

Publications

• Long-term tropospheric ozone pollution disrupts plant-microbe-soil interactions in the agroecosystem , GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY (2024)
• A Rapid Alkalinization Factor-like Peptide EaF82 Impairs Tapetum Degeneration during Pollen Development through Induced ATP Deficiency , CELLS (2023)
• Impact of tropospheric ozone on root proteomes of two soybean genotypes with contrasting sensitivity to ozone , ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2023)
• The interaction of O3 and CO2 concentration, exposure timing and duration on stem rust severity on winter wheat variety 'Coker 9553' , ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (2023)
• Microbial community dynamics responding to nutrient allocation associated with soybean cultivar ?Jake? ozone adaptation , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2022)
• Different Capability of Native and Non-native Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria to Improve Snap Bean Tolerance to Ozone , WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION (2021)
• Impact of elevated ozone on yield and carbon-nitrogen content in soybean cultivar 'Jake' , PLANT SCIENCE (2021)
• Transformation of Long-Lived Albino Epipremnum aureum 'Golden Pothos' and Restoring Chloroplast Development , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)
• Warming and elevated ozone induce tradeoffs between fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi and stimulate organic carbon decomposition , SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)
• Differential Ozone Responses Identified among Key Rust-Susceptible Wheat Genotypes , AGRONOMY-BASEL (2020)