Rakesh Minocha, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Alexander R Young, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, John E Drake, Ruth D Yanai. 2023. Patterns of physical, chemical, and metabolic characteristics of sugar maple leaves with depth in the crown and in response to nitrogen and phosphorus addition
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2023. Seasonal changes in foliar calcium oxalate concentrations in conifer and hardwood trees: a potentially bioavailable source of cellular calcium and/or oxalate under stress
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2022. Is foliar tissue drying and grinding required for reliable and reproducible extraction of total inorganic nutrients? A comparative study of three tissue preparation methods
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Paul J. Galewski, Imad Eujayl, Rakesh Minocha, Eric Vincill, Carl A. Strausbaugh. 2022. Regulatory Roles of Small Non-coding RNAs in Sugar Beet Resistance Against Beet curly top virus
• Megan Blagden, Jamie L. Harrison, Rakesh Minocha, Rebecca Sanders‐DeMott, Stephanie Long, Pamela H. Templer. 2022. Climate change influences foliar nutrition and metabolism of red maple (Acer rubrum) trees in a northern hardwood forest
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Carl A. Strausbaugh, Paul J. Galewski, Rakesh Minocha, Christopher W. Rogers. 2022. Cell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes-Related Genes Originating from Rhizoctonia solani Increase Sugar Beet Root Damage in the Presence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides
• Rakesh Minocha, Alexandra R. Contosta, Gregory B. Lawrence, Ravinder K. Kohli, Subhash C. Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2021. Changes in Soil Chemistry and Foliar Metabolism of Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara) and Himalayan Spruce (Picea smithiana) along an Elevational Gradient at Kufri, HP, India: The Potential Roles of Regional Pollution and Localized Grazing
• Chuanxin Ma, Hong Liu, Guangcai Chen, Qing Zhao, Huiyuan Guo, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Yuanzhi Tang, Emily M. Saad, Roberto DeLaTorreRoche, Jason C. White, Baoshan Xing, Om Parkash. Dhankher. 2020. Dual roles of glutathione in silver nanoparticle detoxification and enhancement of nitrogen assimilation in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)
• Covel R. McDermot, Rakesh Minocha, Vince D'Amico, Stephanie Long, Tara L. E. Trammell. 2020. Red maple (Acer rubrum L.) trees demonstrate acclimation to urban conditions in deciduous forests embedded in cities
• S. D. Atabayeva, Rakesh Minocha, S. C. Minocha, A. Rakhymgozhina, A. M. Nabieva, A. C. Nurmahanova, S. S. Кenzhebayeva, R. A. Alybayeva, S. S. Asrandina. 2020. Response of plants to cadmium stress
• Maegan A. Gagne, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2019. Effects of different foliar nitrogen fertilizers on cellular nitrogen metabolism and biomass of two shrub willow cultivars
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Swathi A. Turlapati, Ivan Fernandez. 2019. Dynamic species-specific metabolic changes in the trees exposed to chronic N+S additions at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Rakesh Minocha, Matthew D. Lebar, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Stephanie Long, Carol Carter-Wientjes, Subhash Minocha, Jeffrey W. Cary. 2019. Contribution of Maize Polyamine and Amino Acid Metabolism Toward Resistance Against Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Production
• Wegi Wuddineh, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2018. Polyamines in the Context of Metabolic Networks, Chapter 1
• Leandro Francisco de Oliveira, Bruno Viana Navarro, Giovanni Victório Cerruti, Paula Elbl, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, André Luis Wendt dos Santos, Eny Iochevet Segal. Floh. 2018. Polyamine- and Amino Acid-Related Metabolism: The Roles of Arginine and Ornithine are Associated with the Embryogenic Potential
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Matt Lebar, Brian Mack, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash Minocha, Carol Carter-Wientjes, Christine Sickler, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary. 2018. The Aspergillus flavus Spermidine Synthase (spds) Gene, Is Required for Normal Development, Aflatoxin Production, and Pathogenesis During Infection of Maize Kernels
• Cornelia Wilson, Charles E. Flower, Kathleen Knight, C. Marks, Rakesh Minocha, D. Lesser, Keith Woeste, Paul Schaberg, B. Baldwin, D.M. Delatte, Timothy Fox, Nancy L. Hayes-Plazolles, B. Held, Kirsten Lehtoma, Stephanie Long, S. Mattix, A. Sipes, J.M. Slavicek. 2017. Development of new Dutch Elm disease-tolerant selections for restoration of the American Elm in urban and forested landscapes
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Boubker Barchi, Swathi A. Turlapati, Maegan Gagne, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2016. Glutamate, Ornithine, Arginine, Proline, and Polyamine Metabolic Interactions: The Pathway Is Regulated at the Post-Transcriptional Level
• Andrew F. Page, Leland J. Cseke, Rakesh Minocha, Swathi A. Turlapati, Gopi K. Podila, Alexander Ulanov, Zhong Li, Subhash C. Minocha. 2016. Genetic manipulation of putrescine biosynthesis reprograms the cellular transcriptome and the metabolome
• Linda T. A. van Diepen, Serita D. Frey, Christopher M. Sthultz, Eric W. Morrison, Rakesh Minocha, Anne Pringle. 2015. Changes in litter quality caused by simulated nitrogen deposition reinforce the N-induced suppression of litter decay
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash Minocha. 2015. Ornithine: at the crossroads of multiple paths to amino acids and polyamines
• Chuanxin Ma, Sudesh Chhikara, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Craig Musante, Jason C. White, Baoshan Xing, Om Parkash Dhankher. 2015. Reduced Silver Nanoparticle Phytotoxicity in Crambe abyssinica with Enhanced Glutathione Production by Overexpressing Bacterial y-Glutamylcysteine Synthase
• Rakesh Minocha, Swathi A. Turlapati, Stephanie Long, William H. McDowell, Subhash C. Minocha. 2015. Long-term trends of changes in pine and oak foliar nitrogen metabolism in response to chronic nitrogen amendments at Harvard Forest, MA
• Swathi A. Turlapati, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Jordan Ramsdell, Subhash C. Minocha. 2015. Oligotyping reveals stronger relationship of organic soil bacterial community structure with N-amendments and soil chemistry in comparison to that of mineral soil at Harvard Forest, MA, USA
• Rakesh Minocha, Bradley Chamberlain, Stephanie Long, Swathi A. Turlapati, Gloria Quigley. 2015. Extraction and estimation of the quantity of calcium oxalate crystals in the foliage of conifer and hardwood trees
• Yi Lasanajak, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Ravinder Goyal, Tahira Fatima, Avtar K. Handa, Autar K. Mattoo. 2014. Enhanced flux of substrates into polyamine biosynthesis but not ethylene in tomato fruit engineered with yeast S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene
• Rakesh Minocha, Rajtilak Majumdar, Subhash C. Minocha. 2014. Polyamines and abiotic stress in plants: a complex relationship Frontiers in Plant Science
• Lin Shao, Pratiksha Bhatnagar, Rajtilak Majumdar, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2014. Putrescine overproduction does not affect the catabolism of spermidine and spermine in poplar and Arabidopsis
• Rakesh Minocha, Swathi A. Turlapati, Stephanie Long, Malcolm P. North. 2013. Fuel treatment effects on soil chemistry and foliar physiology of three coniferous species at the Teakettle Experimental Forest, California, USA
• Rajtilak Majumdar, Lin Shao, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2013. Ornithine: the overlooked molecule in the regulation of polyamine metabolism
• Swathi A. Turlapati, Rakesh Minocha, Premsai S. Bhiravarasa, Louise S. Tisa, William K. Thomas, Subhash C. Minocha. 2013. Chronic N-amended soils exhibit an altered bacterial community structure in Harvard Forest, MA, USA
• Emily E. Puckett, Michelle J. Serpiglia, Alyssa M. DeLeon, Stephanie Long, Rakesh Minocha, Lawrence B. Smart. 2012. Differential expression of genes encoding phosphate transporters contributes to arsenic accumulation in shrub willow (Salix spp.)
• Andrew F. Page, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2012. Living with high putrescine: expression of ornithine and arginine biosynthetic pathway genes in high and low putrescine producing poplar cells
• Ganapathi Sridevi, Rakesh Minocha, Swathi A. Turlapati, Katherine C. Goldfarb, Eoin L. Brodie, Louis S. Tisa, Subhash C. Minocha. 2012. Soil bacterial communities of a calcium-supplemented and a reference watershed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), New Hampshire, USA
• Jill L. Bubier, Rose Smith, Sari Juutinen, Tim R. Moore, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subash Minocha. 2011. Effects of nutrient addition on leaf chemistry, morphology, and photosynthetic capacity of three bog shrubs
• Paul Schaberg, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Joshua M. Halman, Gary J. Hawley, Christopher Eagar. 2011. Calcium addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest increases the capacity for stress tolerance and carbon capture in red spruce (Picea rubens) trees during the cold season
• Autar K. Mattoo, Subhash C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha, Avtar K. Handa. 2010. Polyamines and cellular metabolism in plants: transgenic approaches reveal different responses to diamine putrescine versus higher polyamines spermidine and spermine
• Sridev Mohapatra, Smita Cherry, Rakesh Minocha, Rajtilak Majumdar, Palaniswamy Thangavel, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2010. The response of high and low polyamine producing cell lines to aluminum and calcium stress
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Palaniswamy Thangavel, Subhash C. Minocha, Christopher Eagar, Charles T. Driscoll. 2010. Elevation dependent sensitivity of northern hardwoods to Ca addition at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH USA
• Sridev Mohapatra, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2010. Transgenic manipulation of a single polyamine in poplar cells affects the accumulation of all amino acids
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, S. Minocha, Paula E. Marquardt, Mark E. Kubiske. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO2 and O3 on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site [Abstract]
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash Minocha, Paula E. Marquardt, Neil Nelson, Mark E. Kubiske. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO₂ and O₃ on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site
• Pavel Krám, Filip Oulehle, Veronika Štedrá, Jakub Hruška, James B. Shanley, Rakesh Minocha, Elena Traister. 2009. Geoecology of a forest watershed underlain by serpentine in Central Europe
• Rakesh Minocha, Gabriela Martinez, Benjamin Lyons, Stephanie Long. 2009. Development of a standardized methodology for quantifying total chlorophyll and carotenoids from foliage of hardwood and conifer tree species
• Sridev Mohapatra, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 2009. Putrescine overproduction negatively impacts the oxidative state of poplar cells in culture
• Kevin T. Smith, Walter Shortle, Jon H. Connolly, Rakesh Minocha, Jody Jellison. 2009. Calcium fertilization increases the concentration of calcium in sapwood and calcium oxalate in foliage of red spruce
• Rakesh Minocha, P. Thangavel, Om Parkash Dhankher, Stephanie Long. 2008. Separation and quantification of monothiols and phytochelatins from a wide variety of cell cultures and tissues of trees and other plants using high performance liquid chromatography
• Michelle J. Serapiglia, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2008. Changes in polyamines, inorganic ions and glutamine synthetase activity in response to nitrogen availability and form in red spruce (Picea rubens)
• Walter Shortle, Peter S. Murdoch, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, Gregory B. Lawrence. 2008. 6.0 Monitoring recovery from calcium depletion and nitrogen saturation
• P. Thangavel, Stephanie Long, Rakesh Minocha. 2007. Changes in phytochelatins and their biosynthetic intermediates in red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) cell suspension cultures under cadmium and zinc stress
• Andrew F. Page, Sridev Mohapatra, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2007. The effects of genetic manipulation of putrescine biosynthesis on transcription and activities of the other polyamine biosynthetic enzymes
• Stephanie M. Juice, Timothy J. Fahey, Thomas G. Siccama, Charles T. Driscoll, Ellen G. Denny, Christopher Eagar, Natalie L. Cleavitt, Rakesh Minocha, Andrew D. Richardson. 2006. Response of sugar maple to calcium addition to northern hardwood forest
• Qingyuan Zhang, Xiangming Xiao, Bobby Braswell, Ernst Linder, Scott Ollinger, Marie-Louise Smith, Julian P. Jenkins, Fred Baret, Andrew D. Richardson, Berrien III Moore, Rakesh Minocha. 2006. Characterization of seasonal variation of forest canopy in a temperate deciduous broadleaf forest, using daily MODIS data
• Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2005. Effects of soil pH and aluminum on plant respiration
• Dirk Dujesiefken, Walter Liese, Walter Shortle, Rakesh Minocha. 2005. Response of beech and oaks to wounds made at different times of the year
• G.A. Bauer, F.A. Bazzaz, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, A. Magill, J. Aber, G.M. Berntson. 2004. Effects of chronic N additions on tissue chemistry, photosynthetic capacity, and carbon sequestration potential of a red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) stand in the NE United States
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2004. Effects of aluminum on organic acid metabolism and secretion by red spruce cell suspension cultures and the reversal of Al effects on growth and polyamine metabolism by exogenous organic acids
• Rakesh Minocha, Jae Soon Lee, Stephanie Long, Pratiksha Bhatnagar, Subhash C. Minocha. 2004. Physiological responses of wild type and putrescine-overproducing transgenic cells of poplar to variations in the form and concentration of nitrogen in the medium
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2004. Simultaneous separation and quantitation of amino acids and polyamines of forest tree tissues and cell cultures within a single high-performance liquid chromatography run using dansyl derivatization
• Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2004. Polyamines and their biosynthetic enzymes during somatic embryo development in red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.)
• Philip M. Wargo, Rakesh Minocha, Betty L. Wong, Robert P. Long, Stephen Horsley, Thomas J. Hall. 2003. Measuring stress and recovery in limed sugar maple on the Allegheny Plateau of north-central Pennsylvania
• Rakesh Minocha, S.C. Minocha, Stephanie Long. 2003. Monitoring environmental stress in forest trees using biochemical and physiological markers
• S.C. Minocha, P. Bhatnagar, Rakesh Minocha. 2003. Genetic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar
• Pratiksha Bhatnagar, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2002. Genetic manipulation of the metabolism of polyamines in poplar cells. The regulation of putrescine catabolism
• Philip M. Wargo, Rakesh Minocha, Betty Wong, Robert P. Long, Stephen Horsley, Thomas J. Hall. 2002. Measuring changes in stress and vitality indicators in limed sugar maple on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central Pennsylvania
• Rakesh Minocha, S.C. Minocha, S. Long. 2002. Monitoring environmental stress in forest trees using biochemical and physiological markers
• Yi Quan, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 2002. Genetic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar II: effects on ethylene biosynthesis
• Pratiksha Bhatnagar, Bernadette M. Glasheen, Suneet K. Bains, Stephanie Long, Rakesh Minocha, Christian Walter, Subhash C. Minocha. 2001. Transgenic manipulation of the metabolism of polyamines in poplar cells
• Rakesh Minocha, Carolyn McQuattie, Wayne Fagerberg, Stephanie Long, Eun Woon Noh. 2001. Effects of aluminum in red spruce (Picea rubens) cell cultures: Cell growth and viability, mitochondrial activity, ultrastructure and potential sites of intracellular aluminum accumulation
• Rakesh Minocha, S.M. Jain. 2000. Tissue culture of woody plants and its relevance to molecular biology
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Alison H. Magill, John Aber, William H. McDowell. 2000. Foliar free polyamine and inorganic ion content in relation to soil and soil solution chemistry in two fertilized forest stands at the Harvard Forest, Massachusetts
• Walter Shortle, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash Minocha, Philip M. Wargo, Kristina A. Vogt. 2000. Tree health and physiology in a changing environment
• Rakesh Minocha. 1999. Markers of environmental stress in forest trees
• Walter Shortle, Rakesh Minocha. 1999. Taxol: a review
• Rakesh Minocha, Dale R. Smith, Cathie Reeves, Kevin D. Steele, Subhash C. Minocha. 1999. Polyamine levels during the development of zygotic and somatic embryos of Pinus radiata
• Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Hisae Maki, Subhash C. Minocha. 1999. Assays for the activities of polyamine biosynthetic enzymes using intact tissues
• S.C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha. 1999. Genetic transformation in conifers
• Walter Shortle, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Philip M. Wargo, Kristiina A. Vogt. 1999. Tree health and physiology in a changing environment
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Gregory B. Lawrence, Mark B. David, Subhash C. Minocha. 1997. Relationships among foliar chemistry, foliar polyamines, and soil chemistry in red spruce trees growing across the northeastern United States
• Walter Shortle, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, Gregory B. Lawrence, Mark B. David. 1997. Acidic deposition, cation mobilization, and biochemical indicators of stress in healthy red spruce
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Gregory B. Lawrence, Mark B. David, Subhash C. Minocha. 1996. Putrescine: a marker of stress in red spruce trees
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Daniel J. Jr. Coughin, Subhash C. Minocha. 1996. Effects of aluminum on growth, polyamine metabolism, and inorganic ions in suspension cultures of red spruce (Picea rubens)
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Gregory B. Lawrence, B. David Mark, Subhash C. Minocha. 1996. Putrescine: a marker of stress in red spruce trees
• Kevin T. Smith, Walter Shortle, Rakesh Minocha, Vladislav A. Alexeyev. 1996. Dynamics of calcium concentration in stemwood of red spruce and Siberian fir
• Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Liisa Kaarina Simola. 1995. Somatic embryogenesis and polyamines in woody plants
• Subhash C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha. 1995. Historical aspects of somatic embryogenesis in woody plants
• S.C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha. 1995. Role of polyamines in somatic embryogenesis
• Xinhua Zhou, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha. 1995. Physiological responses of suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus to aluminum: changes in polyamines and inorganic ions
• Walter Shortle, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, V.A. Alexeyev. 1995. Similar patterns of change in stemwood calcium concentration in red spruce and Siberian fir
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Subhash C. Minocha. 1994. Somatic embryogenesis in Picea abies (Norway spruce) and Picea Rubens (red spruce): growth rates and polyamines
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle. 1994. Polyamines and inorganic ions extracted from woody tissues by freeze-thawing
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle, Stephanie L. Long, Subhash C. Minocha. 1994. A rapid and reliable procedure for extraction of cellular polyamines and inorganic ions from plant tissues
• Rakesh Minocha, Walter Shortle. 1993. Fast, safe, and reliable methods for extraction of major inorganic cations from small quantities of woody plant tissues
• Rakesh Minocha, Haarald Kvaalen, Subhash C. Minocha, Stephanie Long. 1993. Polyamines in embryogenic cultures of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and red spruce (Picea rubens)
• Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Stephanie Long, Walter Shortle. 1992. Effects of aluminum on DNA synthesis, cellular polyamines, polyamine biosynthetic enzymes and inorganic ions in cell suspension cultures of a woody plant, Catharanthus roseus
• Rakesh Minocha, S.C. Minocha, A. Komamine, Walter Shortle. 1991. Regulation of DNA synthesis and cell division by polyamines in Catharanthus roseus suspension cultures
• S.C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha, A. Komamine. 1991. Effects of polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors on S-adenosylmethionine synthetase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activities in carrot cell cultures
• Rakesh Minocha, Subhash C. Minocha, Atsushi Komamine, Walter Shortle. 1990. Role of polyamines in DNA synthesis of Catharanthus roseus cells grown in suspension culture
• Subhash C. Minocha, Cheryl A. Robie, Akhtar J. Khan, Nancy S. Papa, Andrew I. Samuelsen, Rakesh Minocha. 1990. Polyamine and ethylene biosynthesis in relation to somatic embryogenesis in carrot (Daucus carota L.) cell cultures
• Walter Shortle, Rakesh Minocha. 1990. Applications of ion chromatography to study pollution effects on forest trees
• Subhash C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha, Cheryl A. Robie. 1990. High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of dansyl-polyamines
• Rakesh Minocha, James F. Haney. 1986. Temporal pattern of feeding response of Chaoborus larvae to starvation

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  Northern Forest Science and Applications

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  Northern Research Station

• University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, Ph.D., Biochemistry (cancer), 1985
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, M.S., Zoology (Limnology), 1978
• Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, M.Sc. (Honors), Zoology (Limnology), 1976
• Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, B.Sc. (Honors), Zoology, 1975