Anna K. Block

Agricultural Research Service — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(22), Plant Parasitism and Resistance(17), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity(16), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms(10), Insect Pest Control Strategies(10)

Publications74 total

Quinol C-methyltransferases from extant species of early cyanobacterial lineages shed light on the emergence of plastoquinone in oxygenic phototrophs
Photosynthesis Research·2025
6.21 Readiness and Preparedness of Children and Adolescents to Recover in Partial Hospitalization Programs for Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Quality Improvement Study
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry·2025
A herbivore-induced salicylic acid carboxyl methyl transferase produces methyl salicylate in tomato to mediate defense signaling and deter pests
Plant and Cell Physiology·2025· 3 cited
Maize <i>big embryo 6</i> reveals roles of plastidial and cytosolic prephenate aminotransferases in seed and plant development
The Plant Cell·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Disruption of allene oxide cyclase in maize reveals the necessity of enzymatically produced 12‐<scp>OPDA</scp> for the induction of jasmonic acid during herbivory
The Plant Journal·2025· 2 cited
The herbivore-inducible coumarate-CoA ligase 5 (Zm4CL5) in maize contributes to the production of non-lignin phenylpropanoids
Planta·2025
Flood‐Induced Insect Resistance in Maize Involves Flavonoid‐Dependent Salicylic Acid Induction
Plant Cell & Environment·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
The airborne herbivore‐induced plant volatile indole is converted to benzoxazinoid defense compounds in maize plants
New Phytologist·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Volatile Byproducts of Carotenoid Degradation as Biomarkers of Maize Infestation by the Maize Weevil (<i>Sitophilus zeamais</i>) (Motsch.)
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·2024
The origin and metabolic fate of 4-hydroxybenzoate in Arabidopsis
Planta·2024· 1 cited
Genome analysis and hyphal movement characterization of the hitchhiker endohyphal <i>Enterobacter</i> sp. from <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i>
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Maize terpene synthase 1 impacts insect behavior via the production of monoterpene volatiles β-myrcene and linalool
Phytochemistry·2023· 23 cited
Genome analysis and hyphal movement characterization of the hitchhiker endohyphal <i>Enterobacter</i> sp. from <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i>
2023Open Access
The impact of climate change on maize chemical defenses
Biochemical Journal·2023· 9 cited
The evolution of strictly monofunctional naphthoquinol <i>C</i>-methyltransferases is vital in cyanobacteria and plastids
The Plant Cell·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Maize Terpene Synthase 8 (ZmTPS8) Contributes to a Complex Blend of Fungal-Elicited Antibiotics
Plants·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Metabolic link between auxin production and specialized metabolites in <i>Sorghum bicolor</i>
Journal of Experimental Botany·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
The impact of post-harvest storage on sweet corn aroma
Phytochemistry Letters·2022· 17 cited
Production of the Green Leaf Volatile (Z)-3-Hexenal by a Zea mays Hydroperoxide Lyase
Plants·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Dedicated farnesyl diphosphate synthases circumvent isoprenoid‐derived growth‐defense tradeoffs in <i>Zea mays</i>
The Plant Journal·2022· 11 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Shawn A. Christensen(15), Gilles J. Basset(14), Hans T. Alborn(9), Charles T. Hunter(9), Eric A. Schmelz(8), Christian Elowsky(8), Scott Latimer(8), Eric Soubeyrand(8), Jessica P. Yactayo‐Chang(7), James R. Alfano(6), Jorrel Mendoza(6), Martha Vaughan(5), Caitlin C. Rering(5), Harry J. Klee(4), Abdelhak Fatihi(4), Jeongim Kim(4), Thomas A. Colquhoun(4), James H. Tumlinson(3), Jeffrey B. Jones(3), Hoang V. Tang(3)