Robert J. Schaffer

Plant & Food Research — New Zealand

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

41h-index7.3kcitations138works1.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies(68), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management(49), Plant Molecular Biology Research(33), Plant Reproductive Biology(30), Plant Gene Expression Analysis(26)

Publications138 total

Mutagenesis of <i>AcCLV1</i> genes in kiwifruit: implications for shoot apical meristem and fruit development
Acta Horticulturae·2025
Characterisation of the Gillenia S-locus provides insight into evolution of the nonself-recognition self-incompatibility system in apple
Scientific Reports·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Prediction of the onset of climacteric fruit ripening based on fruit growth characteristics
Postharvest Biology and Technology·2025· 1 cited
Overexpression of the apple SEP1/2-like gene MdMADS8 promotes floral determinacy and enhances fruit flesh tissue and ripening
Planta·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Analysis on Unveiling the Natural Dynamics of Parthenocarpy and Self-Compatibility in Apple Trees
Horticulturae·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
The genetic control of herkogamy
Functional Plant Biology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Constitutive expression of apple <i>endo‐POLYGALACTURONASE1</i> in fruit induces early maturation, alters skin structure and accelerates softening
The Plant Journal·2023· 17 citedOpen Access
A MADS-box gene-induced early flowering pear (Pyrus communis L.) for accelerated pear breeding
Frontiers in Plant Science·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Differential expression of ethylene biosynthetic and receptor genes in pollination-induced senescence of Dendrobium flowers
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry·2022· 3 cited
Cell Division Controls Final Fruit Size in Three Apple (Malus x domestica) Cultivars
Horticulturae·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
New insights into the storage performance of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit from a comparison of three cultivars
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science·2022· 8 cited
Cell division controls final fruit size in three apple (Malus x domestica) cultivars
Preprints.org·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
System and methodology for designing x-ray based simulants for test and evaluation of explosive detection systems
2022· 1 cited
Comparison of material classification methods using explosive detection system acquired images
2022
First Chromosome-Scale Assembly and Deep Floral-Bud Transcriptome of a Male Kiwifruit
Frontiers in Genetics·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of induced Malus x domestica ‘Royal Gala’ cell differentiation by using different hormones in cell cultures
The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology·2022· 3 cited
Transposon insertions regulate genome‐wide allele‐specific expression and underpin flower colour variations in apple (<i>Malus</i> spp.)
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2022· 68 citedOpen Access
Resolving molecular diffusion and aggregation of antibody proteins with megahertz X-ray free-electron laser pulses
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
A Data Driven Approach to Assess Complex Colour Profiles in Plant Tissues
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of induced Malus x domestica ‘Royal Gala’ cell differentiation by using different hormones in cell cultures
Figshare·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jason W. Johnston(13), Hilary Ireland(11), Peter McAtee(10), Karine David(10), Ross G. Atkinson(10), Kularajathevan Gunaseelan(10), David Chagné(9), Andrew C. Allan(8), Judith Bowen(7), Andrew P. Gleave(7), Ross Crowhurst(7), Roger P. Hellens(7), Susan E. Gardiner(6), Ian C. Hallett(6), Zhiwei Luo(6), David R. Rudell(6), Bart Janssen(5), Jia‐Long Yao(5), Cecilia Deng(5), Roswitha Schröder(5)