Kent Burkey
Adjunct Professor
Crop and Soil Sciences Department, NC State
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)
- Microbial community dynamics responding to nutrient allocation associated with soybean cultivar ?Jake? ozone adaptation , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (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)
- 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)
- Tropospheric ozone rapidly decreases root growth by altering carbon metabolism and detoxification capability in growing soybean roots , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)
- Warming and elevated ozone induce tradeoffs between fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi and stimulate organic carbon decomposition , SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)