Karen Tanino
Professor
Plant Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Dr. Karen Tanino is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Ccanada. His research interests includes My specialization is plant abiotic stress physiology, eco-physiology and the interactions of plants with the environment. My research interests include the influence of temperature and water on vegetative bud dormancy and cold hardiness in woody plants; acclimation and cold stress responses on a single cell level using FTIR-synchrotron technology; salt and drought stress resistance in potato; Northern vigour (latitudinal) responses in horticulture crops; eco-physiology of plant adaptation to environmental stress.. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Karen Tanino is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to My specialization is plant abiotic stress physiology, eco-physiology and the interactions of plants with the environment. My research interests include the influence of temperature and water on vegetative bud dormancy and cold hardiness in woody plants; acclimation and cold stress responses on a single cell level using FTIR-synchrotron technology; salt and drought stress resistance in potato; Northern vigour (latitudinal) responses in horticulture crops; eco-physiology of plant adaptation to environmental stress..
Research Interest
My specialization is plant abiotic stress physiology, eco-physiology and the interactions of plants with the environment. My research interests include the influence of temperature and water on vegetative bud dormancy and cold hardiness in woody plants; acclimation and cold stress responses on a single cell level using FTIR-synchrotron technology; salt and drought stress resistance in potato; Northern vigour (latitudinal) responses in horticulture crops; eco-physiology of plant adaptation to environmental stress.
Publications
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Arve LE, Kruse OM, Tanino KK, Olsen JE, Futsæther C, Torre S. Growth in continuous high air humidity increases the expression of CYP707A-genes and inhibits stomatal closure. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2015 Jul 31;115:11-9.
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Lahlali R, Karunakaran C, Wang L, Willick I, Schmidt M, Liu X, Borondics F, Forseille L, Fobert PR, Tanino K, Peng G. Synchrotron based phase contrast X-ray imaging combined with FTIR spectroscopy reveals structural and biomolecular differences in spikelets play a significant role in resistance to Fusarium in wheat. BMC plant biology. 2015 Jan 28;15(1):24.
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Vijayan P, Willick IR, Lahlali R, Karunakaran C, Tanino KK. Synchrotron radiation sheds fresh light on plant research: The use of powerful techniques to probe structure and composition of plants. Plant and Cell Physiology. 2015 Jun 27;56(7):1252-63.
