Publication Beamlines Strategic Pillar
Vijayan, Permual; Willick, Ian R.; Lahlali, Rachid; Karunakaran, Chithra; Tanino, Karen K. et al. (2015). Synchrotron Radiation Sheds Fresh Light on Plant Research: The Use of Powerful Techniques to Probe Structure and Composition of Plants. Plant and Cell Physiology 56(7) , 1252-1263. 10.1093/pcp/pcv080. IDEAS, MID-IR, SM, VESPERS Agriculture
Willick, Ian R.; Lahlali, Rachid; Vijayan, Perumal; Muir, David; Karunakaran, Chithra et al. (2017). Wheat flag leaf epicuticular wax morphology and composition in response to moderate drought stress are revealed by SEM, FTIR-ATR and synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy. Physiologia Plantarum 162(3) , 316-332. 10.1111/ppl.12637. IDEAS, MID-IR Agriculture
Bamrah; Ramandeep Kaur (2019). Evaluation of X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy as a Tool for Element Analysis in Pea Seeds. Supervisor: Warkentin, Tom. Saskatchewan, Canada: University of Saskatchewan. https://harvest.usask.ca/handle/10388/11836. IDEAS Agriculture
Surendra Bhattarai (2022). Understanding the mechanism of salt tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Supervisor: Biligetu, Bill. Saskatchewan, Canada: University of Saskatchewan. https://harvest.usask.ca/items/0be012f7-b7d5-43cf-a4eb-f4b33a6f74c9. IDEAS, MID-IR, VESPERS Agriculture
Altartouri, Bara; Bidhendi, Amir J; Tani, Tomomi; Suzuki, Johnny; Conrad, Christina et al. (2019). Pectin Chemistry and Cellulose Crystallinity Govern Pavement Cell Morphogenesis in a Multi-Step Mechanism. Plant Physiology 181(1) , 127-141. 10.1104/pp.19.00303. MID-IR Agriculture
Ashe, Paula; Tu, Kaiyang; Stobbs, Jarvis A.; Dynes, James J.; Vu, Miranda et al. (2025). Applications of synchrotron light in seed research: an array of x-ray and infrared imaging methodologies. Frontiers in Plant Science 15. 10.3389/fpls.2024.1395952. BIOXAS-IMAGING, BMIT-BM, MID-IR, SM, SXRMB Agriculture
Bhattarai, Surendra; Liu, Na; Karunakaran, Chithra; Tanino, Karen K.; Fu, Yong-Bi et al. (2021). Tissue specific changes in elements and organic compounds of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars differing in salt tolerance under salt stress. Journal of Plant Physiology 264, 153485. 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153485. IDEAS, MID-IR, VESPERS Agriculture
Brar, Gurcharn S.; Karunakaran, Chithra; Bond, Toby; Stobbs, Jarvis; Liu, Na et al. (2018). Showcasing the application of synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography in host-pathogen interactions: The role of wheat rachilla and rachis nodes in Type-II resistance to Fusarium graminearum. Plant. Cell and Environment 42(2) , 509-526. 10.1111/pce.13431. BMIT-BM, MID-IR Agriculture
Deng, Ganqi; Nagy, Carlene; Yu, Peiqiang (2022). Combined molecular spectroscopic techniques (SR-FTIR, XRF, ATR-FTIR) to study physiochemical and nutrient profiles of Avena sativa grain and nutrition and structure interactive association properties. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition , 1-13. 10.1080/10408398.2022.2045470. MID-IR Agriculture
Divekar, Monali Trimbak; Karunakaran, Chithra; Lahlali, Rachid; Kumar, Saroj; Chelladurai, Vellaichamy et al. (2016). Effect of microwave treatment on the cooking and macronutrient qualities of pulses. International Journal of Food Properties 20(2) , 1-14. 10.1080/10942912.2016.1163578. MID-IR Agriculture
Dobson, S.; Stobbs, J.; Laredo, T.; Marangoni, A.G. (2023). A facile strategy for plant protein fiber formation without extrusion or shear processing. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 86, 103385. 10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103385. BMIT-BM, MID-IR Agriculture
Fadele, Opeoluwa; Oguocha, Ikechukwuka N. A.; Odeshi, Akindele; Soleimani, Majid; Karunakaran, Chithra et al. (2018). Characterization of raffia palm fiber for use in polymer composites. Journal of Wood Science 64(5) , 650-663. 10.1007/s10086-018-1748-2. MID-IR Agriculture
Feng, Xin; Liu, Na; Zhang, Huihua; Yu, Peiqiang (2020). Chemical Imaging of the Microstructure of Chickpea Seed Tissue within a Cellular Dimension Using Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68(41) , 11586-11593. 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04446. MID-IR Agriculture
Goff, Kira L.; Ellis, Thomas H.; Wilson, Kenneth E. (2020). Synchrotron FTIR spectromicroscopy as a tool for studying populations and individual living cells of green algae. Analyst 145(24) . 10.1039/d0an01386b. MID-IR Agriculture
Goff, Kira L.; Wilson, Kenneth E.; Ellis, Thomas H. (2025). Using synchrotron FTIR spectromicroscopy to assess physiological and metabolic changes in photosynthetic mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Canadian Journal of Chemistry . 10.1139/cjc-2024-0237. MID-IR Agriculture