Mirwais Mauj Qaderi

Research Interests:

Mechanisms of plant responses to multiple environmental factors: temperature, carbon dioxide, ultraviolet-B radiation, red/far red ratio, and water stress.

Selected Publications:

Qaderi MM, Basraon NK, Chinnappa CC and Reid DM (2010) Combined effects of temperature, ultraviolet-B radiation, and watering regime on growth and physiological processes in canola (Brassica napus) seedlings. Int J Plant Sci 171:466-481.

Qaderi MM and Reid DM (2009) Methane emissions from six crop species exposed to three components of global climate change: temperature, ultraviolet-B radiation and water stress. Physiol Plant 137:139-147.

Qaderi MM, Yeung EC and Reid DM (2008) Growth and physiological responses of an invasive alien species, Silene noctiflora, during two developmental stages to four levels of ultraviolet-B radiation. Écoscience 15:150-159.

Qaderi MM, Kurepin LV and Reid DM (2006) Growth and physiological responses of canola (Brassica napus) to three components of global climate change: temperature, carbon dioxide and drought. Physiol Plant 128:710-721.

Qaderi MM and Reid DM (2005) Growth and physiological responses of canola (Brassica napus) to UV-B and CO₂ under controlled environment conditions. Physiol Plant 125:247-259.

Qaderi MM, Cavers PB and Bernards MA (2003) Isolation and structural characterization of a water-soluble germination inhibitor from Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) cypselas. J Chem Ecol 29:2425-2438.

Qaderi MM, Cavers PB and Bernards MA (2003) Pre- and post-dispersal factors regulate germination patterns and structural characteristics of Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) cypselas. New Phytol 159:263-278.

Qaderi MM, Cavers PB and Bernards MA (2002) Seed bank dynamics of Onopordum acanthium: emergence patterns and chemical attributes. J Ecol 90:672-683.