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Associate Professor Paul Dijkwel MSc, PhD

Associate Professor

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Agriculture and Environment

Director - Academic Centre

Massey Genome Service

Professional

Qualifications

  • Master of Science - University of Amsterdam (1991)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Utrecht (1996)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Ƶ

Research Projects

Current Projects

Project Title: Fungal volatile organic compounds for sustainable agriculture in a changing environment

Date Range: 2022 - 2027

Funding Body: Lincoln University

Project Team:

Project Title: Enhancing legume nitrogen fixation to reduce fertiliser use

Date Range: 2021 - 2025

Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Project Team:

Research Outputs

Journal

He, H., Wang, J., Meng, Z., Dijkwel, PP., Du, P., Shi, S., . . . Xie, Q. (2024). Genome-Wide Analysis of the SRPP/REF Gene Family in Taraxacum kok-saghyz Provides Insights into Its Expression Patterns in Response to Ethylene and Methyl Jasmonate Treatments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(13)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Duan, S., Dai, R., Hao, M., Shrestha, DK., Dijkwel, PP., Gao, K., . . . Fan, B. (2024). The complete chloroplast genome of the first registered Paeonia Itoh hybrid cv. Hexie in China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 9(6), 818-822
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Wang, J., Meng, Z., He, H., Du, P., Dijkwel, PP., Shi, S., . . . Xie, Q. (2024). Genome-Wide Analysis of BBX Gene Family in Three Medicago Species Provides Insights into Expression Patterns under Hormonal and Salt Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Forte, FP., Malinowska, M., Nagy, I., Schmid, J., Dijkwel, P., Hume, DE., . . . Asp, T. (2023). Corrigendum: Methylome changes in Lolium perenne associated with long-term colonisation by the endophytic fungus Epichloë sp. LpTG-3 strain AR37 (Frontiers in Plant Science, (2023), 14, (1258100), 10.3389/fpls.2023.1258100). Frontiers in Plant Science. 14
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Forte, FP., Malinowska, M., Nagy, I., Schmid, J., Dijkwel, P., Hume, DE., . . . Asp, T. (2023). Methylome changes in Lolium perenne associated with long-term colonisation by the endophytic fungus Epichloë sp. LpTG-3 strain AR37. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Aloryi, KD., Jing, HC., & Dijkwel, PP. (2023). Comparison of leaf senescence regulation between distantly related plant species uncovers knowledge gaps and opportunities for plant improvement strategies. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 214
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dong, Y., Gupta, S., Wargent, JJ., Putterill, J., Macknight, RC., Gechev, TS., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2023). Comparative Transcriptomics of Multi-Stress Responses in Pachycladon cheesemanii and Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Shirzadian-Khorramabad, R., Moazzenzadeh, T., Sajedi, RH., Jing, HC., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2022). A mutation in Arabidopsis SAL1 alters its in vitro activity against IP<inf>3</inf> and delays developmental leaf senescence in association with lower ROS levels. Plant Molecular Biology. 108(6), 549-563
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Kondratev, N., Middleditch, MJ., Denton-Giles, M., Bradshaw, RE., Cox, MP., & Dijkwel, PP. (2022). The secreted proteome of necrotrophic Ciborinia camelliae causes nonhost-specific virulence. Plant Pathology. 71(2), 437-445
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P.
Liu, RN., Jiao, TQ., Li, J., Wang, AY., Li, YX., Wu, SJ., . . . Zhu, JB. (2022). Drought-induced increase in catalase activity improves cotton yield when grown under water-limiting field conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 208(6), 853-867
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Kanojia, A., Shrestha, DK., & Dijkwel, PP. (2021). Primary metabolic processes as drivers of leaf ageing. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(19-20), 6351-6364
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Xu, X., Jibran, R., Wang, Y., Dong, L., Flokova, K., Esfandiari, A., . . . Hunter, DA. (2021). Strigolactones regulate sepal senescence in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(15), 5462-5477
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P., Sutherland-Smith, A.
Xu, X., Jibran, R., Wang, Y., Dong, L., Flokova, K., Esfandiari, A., . . . Hunter, D. (2021). Strigolactones regulate sepal senescence in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(5), 5462-5477 Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/72/15/5462/6273122
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P., Sutherland-Smith, A.
Kanojia, A., Gupta, S., Benina, M., Fernie, AR., Mueller-Roeber, B., Gechev, T., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2020). Developmentally controlled changes during Arabidopsis leaf development indicate causes for loss of stress tolerance with age. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(20), 6340-6354
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Forte, FP., Schmid, J., Dijkwel, PP., Nagy, I., Hume, DE., Johnson, RD., . . . Asp, T. (2020). Fungal Endophyte Colonization Patterns Alter Over Time in the Novel Association Between Lolium perenne and Epichloë Endophyte AR37. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Kanojia, A., Gupta, S., Benina, M., Fernie, AR., Mueller-Roeber, B., Gechev, T., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2020). Developmentally controlled changes during Arabidopsis leaf development indicate causes for loss of stress tolerance with age. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(20), 6340-6354 Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/71/20/6340/5877291
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Faisal, MB., Gechev, TS., Mueller-Roeber, B., & Dijkwel, PP. (2020). Putative alternative translation start site-encoding nucleotides of CPR5 regulate growth and resistance. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Guo, Y., Dupont, PY., Mesarich, CH., Yang, B., McDougal, RL., Panda, P., . . . Bradshaw, RE. (2020). Functional analysis of RXLR effectors from the New Zealand kauri dieback pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida. Molecular Plant Pathology. 21(9), 1131-1148
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Kondratev, N., Denton-Giles, M., Bradshaw, RE., Cox, MP., & Dijkwel, PP. (2020). Camellia plant resistance and susceptibility to petal blight disease are defined by the timing of defense responses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(7), 982-995
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P.
Denton-Giles, M., McCarthy, H., Sehrish, T., Dijkwel, Y., Mesarich, CH., Bradshaw, RE., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2020). Conservation and expansion of a necrosis-inducing small secreted protein family from host-variable phytopathogens of the Sclerotiniaceae. Molecular Plant Pathology. 21(4), 512-526
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Dijkwel, PP., & Lai, AG. (2019). Hypothesis: Plant stem cells hold the key to extreme longevity. Translational Medicine of Aging. 3, 14-16
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Grage, K., Wesche, F., Gore, S., Schardl, CL., . . . Scott, B. (2019). Efficient nonenzymatic cyclization and domain shuffling drive pyrrolopyrazine diversity from truncated variants of a fungal NRPS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116(51), 25614-25623
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dong, Y., Gupta, S., Sievers, R., Wargent, JJ., Wheeler, D., Putterill, J., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2019). Genome draft of the Arabidopsis relative Pachycladon cheesemanii reveals novel strategies to tolerate New Zealand's high ultraviolet B radiation environment. BMC Genomics. 20(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P., Wargent, J.
Bradshaw, RE., Bellgard, SE., Black, A., Burns, BR., Gerth, ML., McDougal, RL., . . . Horner, IJ. (2020). Phytophthora agathidicida: research progress, cultural perspectives and knowledge gaps in the control and management of kauri dieback in New Zealand. Plant Pathology. 69(1), 3-16
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Gupta, S., Dong, Y., Dijkwel, PP., Mueller-Roeber, B., & Gechev, TS. (2019). Genome-wide analysis of ROS antioxidant genes in resurrection species suggest an involvement of distinct ROS detoxification systems during desiccation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(12)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Rehner, SA., Grage, K., Dijkwel, PP., Young, CA., . . . Scott, B. (2019). Orthologous peramine and pyrrolopyrazine-producing biosynthetic gene clusters in Metarhizium rileyi, Metarhizium majus and Cladonia grayi. Environmental Microbiology. 21(3), 928-939
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Kanojia, A., & Dijkwel, PP. (2018). Abiotic stress responses are governed by reactive oxygen species and age. Annual Plant Reviews Online. 1(1), 295-326
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dhanushkodi, R., Matthew, C., McManus, MT., & Dijkwel, PP. (2018). Drought-induced senescence of Medicago truncatula nodules involves serpin and ferritin to control proteolytic activity and iron levels. New Phytologist. 220(1), 196-208
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Durgud, M., Gupta, S., Ivanov, I., Omidbakhshfard, MA., Benina, M., Alseekh, S., . . . Gechev, TS. (2018). Molecular mechanisms preventing senescence in response to prolonged darkness in a desiccation-tolerant plant. Plant Physiology. 177(3), 1319-1338
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Miret, JA., Munné-Bosch, S., & Dijkwel, PP. (2018). ABA signalling manipulation suppresses senescence of a leafy vegetable stored at room temperature. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 16(2), 530-544
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jibran, R., Tahir, J., Cooney, J., Hunter, DA., & Dijkwel, PP. (2017). Arabidopsis AGAMOUS regulates sepal senescence by driving jasmonate production. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Islam, A., Leung, S., Nikmatullah, A., Dijkwel, PP., & McManus, MT. (2017). Kunitz proteinase inhibitors limit water stress responses in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Tahir, J., & Dijkwel, P. (2016). β-Substituting alanine synthases: Roles in cysteine metabolism and abiotic and biotic stress signalling in plants. Functional Plant Biology. 43(4), 307-323
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jayaraman, J., Miret, JA., Munné-Bosch, S., & Dijkwel, PP. (2016). Redox and hormone profiling of a Nicotiana tabacum dedifferentiated protoplast culture suggests a role for a cytokinin and gibberellin in plant totipotency. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 124(2), 295-306
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Islam, A., Mercer, CF., Leung, S., Dijkwel, PP., & McManus, MT. (2015). Transcription of biotic stress associated genes in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) differs in response to cyst and root-knot nematode infection. PLoS ONE. 10(9)
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Islam, A., Leung, S., Burgess, EPJ., Laing, WA., Richardson, KA., Hofmann, RW., . . . Mcmanus, MT. (2015). Knock-down of transcript abundance of a family of Kunitz proteinase inhibitor genes in white clover (Trifolium repens) reveals a redundancy and diversity of gene function. New Phytologist. 208(4), 1188-1201
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jibran, R., Sullivan, KL., Crowhurst, R., Erridge, ZA., Chagné, D., McLachlan, ARG., . . . Hunter, DA. (2015). Staying green postharvest: How three mutations in the Arabidopsis chlorophyll b reductase gene NYC1 delay degreening by distinct mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(21), 6849-6862
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP., & Denton-Giles, MDG. (2014). Towards petal blight-resistant camellia. New Zealand Camellia Bulletin. 28(177), 6-12 Retrieved from http://www.nzcamelliasociety.co.nz/
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Schippers, JHM., Lai, AG., Mueller-Roeber, B., & Dijkwel, PP. (2013). Could ROS signals drive tissue-specific clocks?. Transcription. 4(5), 206-208
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jibran, R., Hunter, DA., & Dijkwel, PP. (2013). Hormonal regulation of leaf senescence through integration of developmental and stress signals. Plant Molecular Biology. 82(6), 547-561
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jibran, R., A Hunter, D., & P Dijkwel, P. (2013). Hormonal regulation of leaf senescence through integration of developmental and stress signals. Plant Molecular Biology. , 1-15
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Denton-Giles, M., Bradshaw, RE., & Dijkwel, PP. (2013). Ciborinia camelliae (Sclerotiniaceae) induces variable plant resistance responses in selected species of Camellia. Phytopathology. 103(7), 725-732
[Journal article]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P.
Tahir, J., Watanabe, M., Jing, HC., Hunter, DA., Tohge, T., Nunes-Nesi, A., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2013). Activation of R-mediated innate immunity and disease susceptibility is affected by mutations in a cytosolic O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal. 73(1), 118-130
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Lai, AG., Doherty, CJ., Mueller-Roeber, B., Kay, SA., Schippers, JHM., & Dijkwel, PP. (2012). Circadian Clock-Associated 1 regulates ROS homeostasis and oxidative stress responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109(42), 17129-17134
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Trivellini, A., Jibran, R., Watson, LM., O'Donoghue, EM., Ferrante, A., Sullivan, KL., . . . Hunter, DA. (2012). Carbon deprivation-driven transcriptome reprogramming in detached developmentally arresting arabidopsis inflorescences. Plant Physiology. 160(3), 1357-1372
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Lai, AG., Denton-Giles, M., Mueller-Roeber, B., Schippers, JHM., & Dijkwel, PP. (2011). Positional information resolves structural variations and uncovers an evolutionarily divergent genetic locus in accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome Biology and Evolution. 3(1), 627-640
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Simpson, GG., Laurie, RE., Dijkwel, PP., Quesada, V., Stockwell, PA., Dean, C., . . . Macknight, RC. (2010). Noncanonical translation initiation of the Arabidopsis flowering time and alternative polyadenylation regulator FCA. Plant Cell. 22(11), 3764-3777
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Shirzadian-Khorramabad, R., Jing, HC., Everts, GE., Schippers, JHM., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2010). A mutation in the cytosolic O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase induces a genome-dependent early leaf death phenotype in Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology. 10
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jung, J., O'Donoghue, EM., Dijkwel, PP., & Brummell, DA. (2010). Expression of multiple expansin genes is associated with cell expansion in potato organs. Plant Science. 179(1-2), 77-85
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Sturre, MJG., Shirzadian-Khorramabad, R., Schippers, JHM., Chin-A-Woeng, TFC., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2009). Method for the identification of single mutations in large genomic regions using massive parallel sequencing. Molecular Breeding. 23(1), 51-59
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., Hebeler, R., Oeljeklaus, S., Sitek, B., Stühler, K., Meyer, HE., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2008). Early leaf senescence is associated with an altered cellular redox balance in Arabidopsis cpr5/old1 mutants. Plant Biology. 10(SUPPL. 1), 85-98
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Hebeler, R., Oeljeklaus, S., Reidegeld, KA., Eisenacher, M., Stephan, C., Sitek, B., . . . Warscheid, B. (2008). Ƶ of early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana by quantitative proteomics using reciprocal <sup>14</sup>N/<sup>15</sup>N labeling and difference gel electrophoresis. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 7(1), 108-120
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., & Dijkwel, PP. (2008). CPR5: A jack of all trades in plants. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 3(8), 562-563
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Schippers, JHM., Nunes-Nesi, A., Apetrei, R., Hille, J., Fernie, AR., & Dijkwel, PP. (2008). The Arabidopsis onset of leaf death5 mutation of quinolinate synthase affects nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis and causes early ageing. Plant Cell. 20(10), 2909-2925
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Bagherieh-Najjar, MB., Navabpour, S., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2007). Isolation and molecular characterization of the RecQsim gene in Arabidopsis, rice (Oryza sativa) and rape (Brassica napus). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT PRODUCTION. 1(1), 22-32
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., Anderson, L., Sturre, MJG., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2007). Arabidopsis CPR5 is a senescence-regulatory gene with pleiotropic functions as predicted by the evolutionary theory of senescence. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58(14), 3885-3894
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., Schippers, JHM., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2005). Ethylene-induced leaf senescence depends on age-related changes and OLD genes in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56(421), 2915-2923
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Bagherieh-Najjar, MB., De Vries, OMH., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2005). Arabidopsis RecQl4A suppresses homologous recombination and modulates DNA damage responses. Plant Journal. 43(6), 789-798
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP., Simpson, GG., Quesada, V., Henderson, IR., MacKnight, R., & Dean, C. (2004). RNA processing and Arabidopsis flowering time control. Biochemical Society transactions.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2003). Ageing in Plants: Conserved Strategies and Novel Pathways. Plant Biology. 5(5), 455-464
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Bagherieh-Najjar, MB., De Vries, OMH., Kroon, JTM., Wright, EL., Elborough, KM., Hille, J., . . . Dijkwel, PP. (2003). Arabidopsis RecQsim, a plant-specific member of the RecQ helicase family, can suppress the MMS hypersensitivity of the yeast sgs1 mutant. Plant Molecular Biology. 52(2), 273-284
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Simpson, GG., Dijkwel, PP., Quesada, V., Henderson, I., & Dean, C. (2003). FY is an RNA 3′ end-processing factor that interacts with FCA to control the Arabidopsis floral transition. Cell. 113(6), 777-787
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Macknight, R., Duroux, M., Laurie, R., Dijkwel, P., Simpson, G., & Dean, C. (2002). Functional significance of the alternative transcript processing of the Arabidopsis floral promoter FCA. Plant Cell. 14(4), 877-888
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Jing, HC., Sturre, MJG., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2002). Arabidopsis onset of leaf death mutants identify a regulatory pathway controlling leaf senescence. Plant Journal. 32(1), 51-63
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dean, C., Dean, C., Dijkwel, P., Duroux, M., Gendall, T., Hutchison, C., . . . West, J. (2000). Molecular analysis of flowering time and vernalization response in arabidopsis, a minireview. 6(C), 115-121
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP., Rook, F., & Smeekens, SCM. (1998). Analysis of light-regulated gene expression. Methods in Enzymology. 297, 182-191
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP., Huijser, C., Weisbeek, PJ., Chua, NH., & Smeekens, SCM. (1997). Sucrose control of phytochrome a signaling in arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 9(4), 583-595
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Van Oosten, JM., Gerbaud, A., Huijser, C., Dijkwel, PP., Chua, NH., & Smeekens, SCM. (1997). An Arabidopsis mutant showing reduced feedback inhibition of photosynthesis. Plant Journal. 12(5), 1011-1020
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP., Kock, PAM., Bezemer, R., Weisbeek, PJ., & Smeekens, SCM. (1996). Sucrose represses the developmentally controlled transient activation of the plastocyanin gene in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Plant Physiology. 110(2), 455-463
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
DIJKWEL, P., KOCK, P., BEZEMER, R., WEISBEEK, P., SMEEKENS, S., & CHUA, NH. (1995). ARABIDOPSIS MUTANTS INVOLVED IN SUCROSE REPRESSION OF PLASTOCYANIN GENE-EXPRESSION. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. , 494-494
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Rommens, CMT., Rudenko, GN., Dijkwel, PP., van Haaren, MJJ., Ouwerkerk, PBF., Blok, KM., . . . Hille, J. (1992). Characterization of the Ac/Ds behaviour in transgenic tomato plants using plasmid rescue. Plant Molecular Biology. 20(1), 61-70
[Journal article]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Book

Kanojia, A., Xu, X., & Dijkwel, PP. (2022). Ethylene as a plant aging modulator. In The Plant Hormone Ethylene: Stress Acclimation and Agricultural Applications. (pp. 73 - 87).
[Chapter]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Hunter, DA., Jibran, R., Dijkwel, P., Chagné, D., Sullivan, K., Kanojia, A., . . . Crowhurst, R. (2018). Identification of postharvest senescence regulators through map-based cloning using detached arabidopsis inflorescences as a model tissue. In Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 195 - 220).
[Chapter]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Graham, LE., Schippers, JHM., Dijkwel, PP., & Wagstaff, C. (2012). Ethylene and Senescence Processes. In The Plant Hormone Ethylene. (pp. 305 - 341).
[Chapter]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Schippers, JHM., Jing, HC., Hille, J., & Dijkwel, PP. (2007). Developmental and Hormonal Control of Leaf Senescence. In Senescence Processes in Plants. (pp. 145 - 170).
[Chapter]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Thesis

Berry, D. (2016). Characterisation of novel secondary metabolism genes in plant-endophytic Epichloë fungi. (Doctoral Thesis, Ƶ, New Zealand)
[Doctoral Thesis]Edited by: Dijkwel, P.

IP

Dijkwel, PP., Simpson, GG., & Dean, C.(2005). . Patent ref. US 6949694: Methods and means for modification of plant characteristics
[Patent]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Report

Dijkwel, PP. (2013). Affidavit court case: In the high court of New Zealand Wellington registry civ-2013-485-877, in the matter of a determination of the environmental protection authority made under s 26 of the hazardous substances and new organisms act 1996 in relation to application app201381. ( Report No. CIV 2013 - 485 - 877 [2014] NZHC 1067).
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Conference

Berry, D., Grage, K., Ram, A., Nagabhyru, P., Schardl, C., Young, C., . . . Scott, B. (2019). Identification and characterization of SMT, a biosynthetic gene cluster from Epichloë species involved in stroma development.. Poster session presented at the meeting of IS-MPMI XVIII Congress. Glasgow, Scotland
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Grage, K., Ram, A., Nagabhyru, P., Schardl, C., Young, C., . . . Scott, B. (2019). Identification and characterization of SMT, a biosynthetic gene cluster from Epichloë species involved in stromata development. Poster session presented at the meeting of 30th Fungal Genetics Conference. Pacific Grove, CA
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Grage, K., Ram, A., Nagabhyru, P., Dijkwel, P., Young, C., . . . Scott, B. (2018, June). Regulation of stroma development in sexual Epichloë species. Presented at ISFEG10. The 10th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. Salamanca, Spain.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Bode, H., Grage, K., Young, C., Schardl, C., . . . Scott, B. (2018, June). More than just peramine: new pyrrolopyrazine alkaloids from the surprisingly diverse PER locus. Presented at ISFEG10. The 10th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. Salamanca, Spain.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Bode, H., Grage, K., Young, C., Schardl, C., . . . Scott, D. (2018). More than just peramine: new pyrrolopyrazine alkaloids from the surprisingly diverse PER locus. Poster session presented at the meeting of State of the World’s Fungi. Kew Gardens, England
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Bradshaw, RE., Guo, Y., Mesarich, CH., McDougal, RL., Dijkwel, PP., Sambles, CM., . . . Dupont, P. (2017, September). Kauri dieback in New Zealand: Ancient trees meet new pathogen, new pathogen meets genomic interrogation. Presented at International Union of Forest Research Organisations 125th Congress. Freiburg, Germany.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Bradshaw, RB., Dupont, P., Guo, Y., Mesarich, CH., Studholme, DJ., Sambles, CM., . . . McDougal, RL. (2017, September). Effector discovery and functional analysis in the kauri dieback pathogen. Presented at Queenstown Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Meeting. Queenstown, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Berry, D., Bode, H., Grage, K., Mace, W., Young, C., Dijkwel, P., . . . Scott, B. (2017, March). Historic transposon-driven evolution of a novel non-ribosomal peptide. Presented at 29th Fungal Genetics Conference. Pacific Grove, United States of America.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2016, October). Camellia petal blight resistance: Uncovering the veil. Presented at Ciborinia Brainstorming Meeting. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2016, August). The function of Kunitz proteinase inhibitors in biotic and abiotic stress resistance of white clover: With an introduction into NZ pasture research. Presented at The International Symposium on Sustained Pasture-Livestock. Hailer, China.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Grage, K., Mace, W., Young, C., Schardl, C., Dijkwel, P., . . . Scott, B. (2016). Evolution at work: transposon-driven devolpment of a novel NRPS. Poster session presented at the meeting of 13th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG13). Paris, France
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Guo, Y., Dupont, P., McDougal, RL., Mesarich, CH., Dijkwel, P., & Bradshaw, RE. (2016, November). Harnessing molecular determinants of virulence and adaptation in the kauri dieback pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida. Presented at NZMS and NZSBMB Joint Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bradshaw, R., Dijkwel, P., Mesarich, C.
Berry, D., Young, CA., Dijkwel, P., Schardl, CL., & Scott, DB. (2015, September). Characterization of a secondary metabolism gene cluster essential for the Epichloë festucae-Lolium perenne symbiosis and its role in stroma development. Presented at 9th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. Melbourne, Australia.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Grage, K., Mace, W., Young, C., Dijkwel, P., & Scott, B. (2015). Has a peramine synthetase C-terminal deletion driven evolution of a novel product?. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses and 1st International Symposium on Plant Microbiomes (ISFEG and ISPM)). Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Dijkwel, P., Young, C., & Scott, B. (2015). Identification of a novel secondary metabolism gene cluster essential for the Epichloë festucae-Lolium perenne symbiosis. Poster session presented at the meeting of 28th Fungal Genetics Conference, Pacific Grove, California. California, United States of America
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Scott, DB., Young, CA., & Dijkwel, P. (2014, November). Transposon-associated evolution of a fungal NRPS. Presented at NZSBMB/NZMS Joint Conference. Wellington, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2014, August). Arabidopsis leaf senescence is regulated by oxidative stress-induced age signals. Presented at The Plant QMB satellite meeting “Plant molecular biology". Queenstown, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Mace, W., Young, C., Dijkwel, P., & Scott, B. (2014). Transposon-associated evolution of a fungal NRPS. Poster session presented at the meeting of NZMS/NZSBMB Joint Conference 2014: Molecules and Microbes, Wellington
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Berry, D., Young, C., Dijkwel, P., & Scott, B. (2013). Transposon-associated evolution of a fungal NRPS. Poster session presented at the meeting of 27th Fungal Genetics Conference, Pacific Grove, California. California, United States of America
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2012, October). Arabidopsis leaf senescence is regulated by oxidative stress-induced age signals. Presented at 10th IPMB triennial congress (International Society for Plant Molecular Biology Congress),. Jeju, Korea.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2011, August). The Arabidopsis biological clock regulates the anticipation of oxidative stress. Presented at The Plant QMB satellite meeting “Plant Stress Responses ". Queenstown, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP.(2010, August). Chair 3rd session, ‘ModelSEN’,. .
[Conference]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.Contributed to by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP.(2010, November). Chair 4th session, the panel discussion.. .
[Conference]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.Contributed to by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2010, August). Evolution of ageing in plants. Presented at The 5th European plant senescence network meeting. Wokefield Reading, United Kingdom,.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Bowman, J., & Dijkwel, PP.(2009, December). Co-chair 4th session of the Plant Biology stream ‘Molecular Biology of Plant Development’. .
[Conference]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.Contributed to by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2009, February). Oxidative stress as a regulator of Ageing. Presented at The 4th European Senescence Network meeting. Umea, Lapland, Sweden.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2009, August). Oxidative stress as a regulator of Ageing. Presented at The Plant QMB satellite meeting "Plant Genes, Genomes and Genomics". Queenstown, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2009, December). The onset of leaf death 1 gene of Arabidopsis: A Jack of all trades in plants. Presented at Combio2009. Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2008, June). Live Fast, Die Young! High respiration causes early senescence. Presented at Gordon Research Conferences on Plant Senescence. Massachusetts, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2008, November). Identification of Arabidopsis stay green mutants with a functional ethylene-response pathway (or: how to design new traits your way). Presented at Symposium: Seeds for Futures. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2008, November). Living plant life in the fast lane: early ageing linked with increased oxidative stress. Presented at The New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists Symposium. Dunedin, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP.(2007, February). Co-chair 6th session, ‘Cell death processes’ with Stefan Jansson,. .
[Conference]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.Contributed to by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2007, June). Mutation of an enzyme involved in the de novo synthesis of NAD causes early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Presented at 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. Beijing, China.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2006, October). Ageing in Arabidopsis: OLD genes controlling ancient processes. Presented at The Annual Molecular Genetics work group. Lunteren, the Netherlands.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2005, November). OLD genes regulate ethylene-induced senescence by modifying age-related-changes. Presented at Second European Workshop on Plant Senescence. Groningen, the Netherlands.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2004, January). Analysis of mutants disrupted in ethylene-dependent leaf senescence. Presented at First European Workshop on Plant Senescence,. Alcala, Spain.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2004, June). Arabidopsis genes that regulate ethylene-induced senescence. Presented at Gordon Research Conferences on Plant Senescence and Programmed Cell Death. Massachusetts, USA,.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Simpson, GG., Quesada, V., Henderson, IR., Dijkwel, PP., Macknight, R., & Dean, C.RNA processing and Arabidopsis flowering time control. Biochemical Society Transactions. 32 (4)(pp. 565 - 566). 0300-5127.
[Conference]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2002, February). The regulation of leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Presented at Symposium: Programmed Cell Death Day. Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Other

Dijkwel, P. (2023, September). Plant stress, metabolism and death: keys to their extreme survival. Presented at ICPSBB.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2016, October). Invited talk : Eternal youth in plants: reuse, reduce, and discard”. Umea University, Sweden,.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2015, August). Invited talk: “Arabidopsis leaf senescence is regulated by oxidative stress-induced age signals”. EU-IRSES workshop on High-throughput transcriptional profiling and metabolomics. Potsdam, Germany.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2015, October). Invited talk: “Plant ageing is regulated by oxidative stress-regulated age signals”. York University, United Kingdom.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2015, October). Invited talk: “Life is tough and then you die; not so true for plants?” University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2014, October). Invited talk: “How do plants capture energy from sunlight?”, U3A Science for all meeting, Palmerston North.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2014, September). “Arabidopsis leaf senescence is regulated by oxidative stress-induced age signals" , Irses workshop. Presented at Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2013, July). Invited talk: “The Cytosolic Cysteine Synthase and Evolution of Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis”. University of Melbourne, Australia.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2013, January). Invited talk: “The regulation of programmed cell death in plants”. Plants at Massey meeting, Palmerston North. Presented at Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2012, June). Invited talk: “The use of modern high throughput sequence technologies to study pathogen interactions in non-model plant species and its implications for breeding strategies”. East West Seed, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2012, July). Invited talk: “The cytosolic cysteine synthase of Arabidopsis and disease resistance”. University of Sevilla, Spain.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2012, August). “Camellia flower blight resistance: Beauty is in the DNA of the beholder”,. Presented at New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2011, November). Invited talk: “Ageing in Arabidopsis: OLD genes controlling ancient processes” Palmerston North Plant Biology Lecture Series, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2011, April). “Nature verses Nurture”. Presented at Awahou School, Pohangina, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2010, September). Invited talk: “Speciation”. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tubingen, Germany..
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2010, September). Invited talk: “Ageing in Arabidopsis: OLD genes controlling ancient processes”. University of Barcelona, Spain..
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2008, June). Invited talk: Presentation: “Ageing in Arabidopsis: the oxidative stress connection”. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2007, February). Invited talk: “Arabidopsis OLD genes provide a link between oxidative stress and the regulation of leaf senescence”. Ƶ, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2007, September). Invited talk “Ageing in plants”. University of Groningen. Presented at Groningen, the Netherlands.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2006, May). Invited talk: “About Arabidopsis senescence, Schrödinger's leaf-age and plant hormones”. University of Auckland, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2006, May). Invited talk: “Characterization of Arabidopsis onset of leaf death 9 uncovers a dual function for Cytokinin in the regulation of leaf senescence”. Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (Cologne, Germany).
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2005, June). “OLD genes regulate senescence and other things”. Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2003, May). “Control of ageing in Arabidopsis”. University of Bielefeld, Germany.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2003, May). “OLD genes uncover novel ageing strategies in plants”. Medical Proteome Centre Bochum, Germany.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2002, November). “OLD genes regulate Arabidopsis ageing”. Horticultural Research Institute, Warwick, United Kingdom.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.
Dijkwel, PP. (2001, November). “Ageing in plants: a forward and reverse genetics approach”. IPK, Gatersleben, Germany.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Dijkwel, P.

Teaching and Supervision

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 5 12
Co-supervisor 1 3

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Greg Dawson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Improving symbiotic nitrogen fixation under high nitrate soil conditions
  • Gabriela Damaso E Ricardo - Doctor of Philosophy
    Potential application of compounds from the phenylpropanoid pathway on sclerotiniaceous fungi.
  • Deny Kumar Shrestha - Doctor of Philosophy
    Understanding spore/host recognition to prevent plant infection from ascomycete fungal pathogens
  • Cade Fulton - Doctor of Philosophy
    Effects of UV light on Brassica - Alternaria brassicicola interactions
  • Trevorne Douglas - Doctor of Philosophy
    Molecular basis of plant resistance to Dothideomycete species

Co-supervisor of:

  • Yujie Han - Doctor of Philosophy
    Effects of modifying atmosphere on ‘Zesy008’ kiwifruit quality in storage

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2020 - Yanni Dong - Doctor of Philosophy
    Pachycladon species evolved traits to adapt to New Zealand habitats
  • 2020 - Xi Xu - Doctor of Philosophy
    Regulation of postharvest inflorescence senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • 2020 - Asad Razzaq - Doctor of Philosophy
    Bioinformatic detection of genetic changes in the fungal endophyte Epichloë festucae AR37 during adaptation to a new perennial ryegrass host
  • 2019 - Nikolai Kondratev - Doctor of Philosophy
    Identification of mechanisms defining resistance and susceptibility of Camellia plants to necrotrophic petal blight disease
  • 2018 - Ramadoss Dhanushkodi - Doctor of Philosophy
    Drought stress responses of the Medicago truncatula - Ensifer meliloti symbiosis on nodule senescence and nitrogen fixation
  • 2018 - Aakansha Kanojia - Doctor of Philosophy
    Stress-adapation and ageing is controlled by senescence-inducing age related changes in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • 2017 - Muhammad Faisal - Doctor of Philosophy
    Functional Characterisation of Constitutive Expresser of Pathogenesis-Related Genes 5
  • 2016 - Daniel Rexin - Doctor of Philosophy
    A molecular genetic analysis of the requirement of TOR kinase signalling for plant growth
  • 2015 - Matthew Denton-Giles - Doctor of Philosophy
    Characterization of incompatible and compatible Camellia-Ciborinia camelliae plant-pathogen interactions
  • 2014 - Rubina Jibran - Doctor of Philosophy
    Identification of genetic regulators of longevity in dark-held detached Arabidopsis inflorescences
  • 2013 - Jibran Tahir - Doctor of Philosophy
    Roles of a major O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase (OASTL) in cysteine biosynthesis, innate immunity and disease resistance in Arabidopsis
  • 2012 - Alvina Lai - Doctor of Philosophy
    Coordinated transcriptional regulation between a reactive oxygen species-responsive gene network and the circadian clock in Arabidopsis thaliana

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2019 - Rixta Sievers - Doctor of Philosophy
    Low fluence UV-B as a positive regulator of photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • 2016 - Daniel Berry - Doctor of Philosophy
    Characterisation of novel secondary metabolism genes in plant-endophytic Epichloe fungi
  • 2013 - Afsana Islam - Doctor of Philosophy
    Deciphering Kunitz Proteinase Inhibitors in White Clover (Triflolium repens L.): A transcriptional study