Robert Backer

University of Pretoria — South Africa

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

10h-index781citations25works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity(10), Plant Pathogens and Resistance(9), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(7), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies(5), Mental Health Research Topics(5)

Publications25 total

The avocado pangenome reveals dynamic clustering and lineage-specific diversity of <i>NLR</i> genes
2025Open Access
Phosphite inhibits Phytophthora cinnamomi by downregulating oxidoreductases and disrupting energy metabolism
Frontiers in Microbiology·2025Open Access
Towards developing an integrated approach for the treatment of white root rot in commercial avocado orchards
Phytoparasitica·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Identification of Phytophthora cinnamomi CRN effectors and their roles in manipulating cell death during Persea americana infection
BMC Genomics·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi
BMC Plant Biology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi
Research Square (Research Square)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Differing Responses to Phytophthora cinnamomi Infection in Susceptible and Partially Resistant Persea americana (Mill.) Rootstocks: A Case for the Role of Receptor-Like Kinases and Apoplastic Proteases
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Behavioral Studies Using Large-Scale Brain Networks – Methods and Validations
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
The Identification and Characterization of Endopolygalacturonases in a South African Isolate of Phytophthora cinnamomi
Microorganisms·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Partially Resistant Avocado Rootstock Dusa® Shows Prolonged Upregulation of Nucleotide Binding-Leucine Rich Repeat Genes in Response to Phytophthora cinnamomi Infection
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
How the brain negotiates divergent executive processing demands: Evidence of network reorganization in fleeting brain states
NeuroImage·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
Expression of several Phytophthora cinnamomi putative RxLRs provides evidence for virulence roles in avocado
PLoS ONE·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Advances in Understanding Defense Mechanisms in Persea americana Against Phytophthora cinnamomi
Frontiers in Plant Science·2021· 38 citedOpen Access
Context Matters: Situational Stress Impedes Functional Reorganization of Intrinsic Brain Connectivity during Problem-Solving
Cerebral Cortex·2020· 13 cited
How the brain negotiates divergent executive processing demands: Evidence of network reorganization during fleeting brain states
2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Context matters: Situational stress impedes functional reorganization of intrinsic brain connectivity during problem solving
2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Perceptual contributions to racial bias in pain recognition.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General·2019· 94 citedOpen Access
The NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) and Related Family: Mechanistic Insights in Plant Disease Resistance
Frontiers in Plant Science·2019· 320 citedOpen Access
Perceptual contributions to racial bias in pain recognition
2018· 9 citedOpen Access
An Integrative Computational Approach to Evaluate Genetic Markers for Bipolar Disorder
Scientific Reports·2017· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Noëlani van den Berg(13), Juanita Engelbrecht(7), Mengting Liu(5), Rachel C. Amey(5), Velushka Swart(4), Chad E. Forbes(4), Sanushka Naidoo(3), Alicia Fick(3), Peter Mende‐Siedlecki(2), Jennie Qu‐Lee(2), S. Ashok Prabhu(2), Aureliano Bombarely(2), Eric E. Splan(2), Adam Magerman(2), Fred D. Sheffield(1), J. Wulff(1), Jay J. Van Bavel(1), Waheed Mahomed(1), Bianca Reeksting(1), Enrique Ibarra‐Laclette(1)