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Publications (Dr. Dimitra A. Loka)

  1. Hu, W., Y. Liu, D.A. Loka, R. Zahoor, S. Wang, Z. Zhou. 2019. Drought limits pollen tube growth by altering carbohydrate metabolism in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Plant Sci. DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.06.003
  2. Loka, D.A., J. Harper, M. Humphreys, D. Gasior, P. Wootton – Beard, D. Gwynn-Jones, J. Scullion, J. Doonan, A. Kingston-Smith, R. Dodd, J. Wang, D. Chadwick, P. Hill, D. Jones, G. Mills, F. Hayes, D. Robinson. 2019. Impacts of abiotic stress on the physiology and metabolism of cool-season grasses: A review. Food Energy Security. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.152
  3. Shrivastava, P.K., G.P. Petropoulos, M. Gupta, S.K. Singh, T. Islam, D.A. Loka. 2019. Deriving forest fire probability from the fusion of visible/infrared satellite data and geospatial data mining. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. DOI: 10.1007/s40808-018-0555-5
  4. Pilon, C., D.A. Loka, J.L. Snider, D.M. Oosterhuis. 2019. Drought-induced osmotic adjustment and changes in leaves and flowers of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). J. Agron. Crop Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12315
  5. Loka, D.A., D.M. Oosterhuis, D. Baxevanos, D.N. Vlachostergios, W.Hu. 2018. How potassium deficiency alters flower bud retention on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1511894
  6. Humphreys, M., J.H. Doonan, R.D. Boyle, A. Camargo, C.L. Marley, K. Williams, M.S. Farrell, J. Brook, D. Gasior, D. A. Loka, R.P. Collins, A. Marshall, D.K. Allen, R.S. Yadav, J. Dungait, P.J. Murray, J. Harper. 2018. Root imaging showing comparisons in root distribution and ontogeny in novel Festulolium populations and closely related perennial ryegrass varieties. Food Energy Security. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.145
  7. Hu, W., D. Loka, T.R. Fitzsimons, Z. Zhou, D.M. Oosterhuis. 2018. Potassium deficiency limits reproductive success by altering carbohydrate and protein balances in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Environ. Exp. Bot. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.10.024
  8. Hu, W., T.D. Coomer, D. Loka, D.M. Oosterhuis, Z. Zhao. 2017. Potassium deficiency affects the carbon-nitrogen balance in cotton leaves. Plant Phys. Biochem. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.04.005
  9. D.A. Loka, D.M. Oosterhuis. 2016. Effect of high night temperatures during anthesis on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) pistil and leaf physiology and biochemistry. Aust. J. Crop Sci. DOI: 10.21475/ajcs.2016.10.05.p7498
  10. Hu, W., Z. Zhao, J. Yang, D.A. Loka, D.M. Oosterhuis, Z. Zhou. 2016. Relationship between potassium fertilization and nitrogen metabolism in the leaf subtending the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) boll during the boll development stage. Plant Phys. Biochem. 101: 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.01.019
  11. Loka, D.A., and D.M. Oosterhuis. 2016. Increased night temperatures during cotton’s early reproductive stage affect leaf physiology and flower bud carbohydrate content decreasing flower bud retention. J. Agron. Crop Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12170
  12. N.E. Korres, J.K. Norsworthy, P. Techranchian, T.C. Gitsopoulos, D.A. Loka, D.M. Oosterhuis. 2016. Effects of climate change on crops and weeds. Can tolerant to abiotic stress cultivars suppress the weeds under various climate change scenarios? Agron. Sust. Devel. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-016-0350-5
  13. Pilon, C., J.L. Snider, D.M. Oosterhuis, and D.A. Loka. 2016. The effects of genotype and irrigation regime on PSII heat tolerance in cotton. Adv. Res. 6: 1-11.
  14. Loka, D.A., D.M. Oosterhuis. 2015. Effects of high night temperatures on cotton leaf gas exchange and ATP levels at flowering. Am. J. Exp. Agric. DOI: 10.9734/AJEA/2015/17347
  15. Loka, D.A., D.M. Oosterhuis, C. Pilon. 2015. Endogenous levels of polyamines under water-deficit stress during cotton’s reproductive development. Am. J. Plant Sci. DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2015.62039
  16. Oosterhuis, D.M., D.A. Loka, E.M. Kawakami, and W.T. Pettigrew. 2014. The physiology of potassium in crop production. Adv. Agron. 126: 203-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800132-5.00003-1
  17. Echer, F.R., D.M. Oosterhuis, D.A. Loka, C.A. Rosolem. 2014. High night temperatures during the floral bud stage increase the abscission of reproductive structures in cotton. J. Agr. Crop Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12056
  18. Loka D.A., and D.M. Oosterhuis. 2014. Water-deficit stress on pistil biochemistry and leaf physiology in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2014.03.019
  19. Loka, D.A., D.M. Oosterhuis, J.D. Mattice, and B.L. McMichael. 2013. Polyamine metabolism of the cotton flower and its subtending leaf under water-deficit stress in the field. Am. J. Plant Sci. DOI:10.4236/ajps.2013.45A013
  20. Oosterhuis, D.M., D.A. Loka, and T.B. Raper. 2013. Potassium and stress alleviation: physiological functions and management of cotton. J Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201200414
  21. Loka, D.A., and D.M. Oosterhuis. 2013. Effect of 1-MCP on gas exchange and carbohydrate concentrations of the cotton flower and subtending leaf under water-deficit stress. Am. J. Plant Sci. DOI:10.4236/ajps.2013.41019
  22. Snider, J.L., D.M. Oosterhuis, D.A. Loka, and E.M. Kawakami. 2011. High temperature limits in vivo pollen tube growth rates by altering diurnal carbohydrate balance in field-grown Gossypium hirsutum pistils. J. Plant Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2010.12.011
  23. Loka, D.A., and D. M. Oosterhuis. 2010. Effect of high night temperatures on cotton respiration, ATP levels and carbohydrate content. Environ. Exp. Bot. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.01.006

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Loka, D.A., and D.M. Oosterhuis. 2012. Water-deficit stress and reproductive development in cotton. (D.M. Oosterhuis, and T.L. Cothren, eds). pp. 51-59. The Cotton Foundation. Cordova, TN.
  2. Oosterhuis, D.M., and D.A. Loka. 2012. Polyamines and cotton flowering. In: Flowering and fruiting of cotton (D.M. Oosterhuis, and T.L. Cothren, eds). pp. 109-133. The Cotton Foundation. Cordova, TN.
  3. Loka, D.A., D.M. Oosterhuis, and G. L. Ritchie. 2011. Water-deficit stress in cotton. In: Stress physiology in cotton (D.M. Oosterhuis, ed.). pp. 37-73. The Cotton Foundation. Cordova, TN.

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