Kirstie Halsey

NameKirstie Halsey
Job titleScientific Specialist - Bioimaging
Email addresskirstie.halsey@rothamsted.ac.uk
DepartmentPlant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
Research clusterCAS: Bioimaging
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1701-0198
OfficeHarpenden

Research outputs

Characterisation of fatty acyl reductases of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed

DeAndres-Gil, C., Moreno-Perez, A. J., Villoslada-Valbuena, M., Halsey, K., Martinez-Force, E., Garces, R., Kurup, S., Beaudoin, F., Salas, J. J. and Venegas-Caleron, M. 2024. Characterisation of fatty acyl reductases of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed. Plant Science. 341, p. 111992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.111992

High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma

Rose, T., Lowe, C., Miret, J. A., Walpole, H., Halsey, K., Venter, E., Urban, M. O., Buendia, H. F., Kurup, S., O’Sullivan, D., Beebe, S. and Heuer, S. 2023. High temperature tolerance in a novel, high-quality Phaseolus vulgaris breeding line is due to maintenance of pollen viability and successful germination on the stigma. Plants - Basel. 12 (13), p. 2491. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132491

The post-registration monitoring of glyphosate-treated plants using anecic earthworms

Halsey, K. and Stroud, J. L. 2023. The post-registration monitoring of glyphosate-treated plants using anecic earthworms. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 183 (2), pp. 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12838

A high soluble-fibre allele in wheat encodes a defective cell wall peroxidase responsible for dimerization of ferulate moieties on arabinoxylan

Mitchell, R. A. C., Oszvald, M., Pellny, T. K., Freeman, J., Halsey, K., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Specel, S., Leverington-Waite, M., Griffiths, S., Shewry, P. R. and Lovegrove, A. 2023. A high soluble-fibre allele in wheat encodes a defective cell wall peroxidase responsible for dimerization of ferulate moieties on arabinoxylan. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.08.531735

The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species

Shortall, C. R., Perryman, S. A. M., Halsey, K. and West, J. S. 2022. The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species. Outlooks on Pest Management. 33 (1), pp. 13-16(4). https://doi.org/10.1564/v33_feb_05

RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm

Wilkinson, M. D., Kosik, O., Halsey, K., Walpole, H., Evans, J., Wood, A. J., Ward, J. L., Mitchell, R. A. C., Lovegrove, A. and Shewry, P. R. 2021. RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm. PLOS ONE. 16 (8), p. e0256350. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256350

Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces

Singh, B., Simon, A. L., Halsey, K., Kurup, S., Clark, S. J. and Aradottir, G. I. 2020. Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 177 (2), pp. 184-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12616

Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking

Pellny, T. K., Wood, A., Freeman, J., Halsey, K., Plummer, A., Kosik, O., Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A., Phillips, A. L. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2020. Loss of TaIRX9b gene function in wheat decreases chain length and amount of arabinoxylan in grain but increases cross-linking. Plant Biotechnology Journal. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13393

Non-canonical fungal G-protein coupled receptors promote Fusarium head blight on wheat

Dilks, T., Halsey, K., De Vos, R., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Brown, N. A. 2019. Non-canonical fungal G-protein coupled receptors promote Fusarium head blight on wheat. PLOS Pathogens. 15 (4), p. e1007666. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007666

The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Moore, K. L., Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Jones, E. R., Jones, E. J., Rodriguez-Celma, J., Halsey, K., Domoney, C., Shewry, P. R., Fairweather-Tait, S. and Balk, J. 2018. The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Scientific Reports. 8 (6865). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25130-3

A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces

King, R., Urban, M., Lauder, R. P., Hawkins, N. J., Evans, M., Plummer, A., Halsey, K., Lovegrove, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2017. A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces. PLOS Pathogens. 13 (10), p. e1006672. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006672

Morphological, molecular and serological characterisation of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus isolates

Fonseca, L., Curtis, R. H. C., Halsey, K., Santos, M. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2006. Morphological, molecular and serological characterisation of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus isolates. Abstracts International Symposium on Pine Wilt Disease: a Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems, Lisbon, 10-14 July 2006 . pp. 63-64

Immunological detection of pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Fonseca, L., Curtis, R. H. C., Halsey, K., Viera Dos Santos, M. C. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2006. Immunological detection of pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Abstracts AAB Conference on Advances in Nematology, London, 12 December 2006 .

The use of monoclonal phage antibodies for the detection of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Fonseca, L., Curtis, R. H. C., Halsey, K., Vieira Dos Santos, M. C. and Abrantes, I. M. De O. 2006. The use of monoclonal phage antibodies for the detection of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Abstracts 28th International Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 5-9 June 2006 . Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1991.tb04868.x

Phytoplasma disease surveys in Tonga, New Caledonia and Vanuatu

Davis, R. I., Jones, P., Holman, T. J., Halsey, K., Amice, R., Tupuoniua, S. K. and Seth, M. 2006. Phytoplasma disease surveys in Tonga, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Australasian plant pathology. 35, pp. 335-340. https://doi.org/10.1071/AP06029

Screening for resistance to Polymyxa betae the development of a recombinant antiserum

Mutasa-Göttgens, E. S., Chwarszczynska, D. M., Kingsnorth, C. S., Halsey, K. and Asher, M. J. C. 2000. Screening for resistance to Polymyxa betae the development of a recombinant antiserum. Proceedings 63rd Congress of the Institut International de Recherches Betteravieres, Interlaken, February 2000 . pp. 465-470

The development of a recombinant antibody to Polymyxa betae and its use in resistance screening

Mutasa-Göttgens, E. S., Chwarszczynska, D. M., Kingsnorth, C. S., Halsey, K. and Asher, M. J. C. 2000. The development of a recombinant antibody to Polymyxa betae and its use in resistance screening. Sherwood, J. L. and Rush, C. M. (ed.) Proceedings 4th Symposium of the International Working Group on Plant Viruses with Fungal Vectors, Monterey, 6-9 October 1999 . pp. 97-100

Specific polyclonal antibodies for the obligate plant parasite Polymyxa - a targeted recombinant DNA approach

Mutasa-Göttgens, E. S., Chwarszczynska, D. M., Halsey, K. and Asher, M. J. C. 2000. Specific polyclonal antibodies for the obligate plant parasite Polymyxa - a targeted recombinant DNA approach. Plant Pathology. 49 (2), pp. 276-287. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3059.2000.00446.x

The development of immunological techniques for the detection and evaluation of fungal disease inoculum in oilseed rape crops

Schmechel, D., McCartney, H. A. and Halsey, K. 1994. The development of immunological techniques for the detection and evaluation of fungal disease inoculum in oilseed rape crops. in: Dewey, F. M., Oliver, R. and Schots, A. (ed.) Modern detection assays for plant pathogenic fungi: identification, detection and quantification CABI International, Wallingford, Oxon (CABI). pp. 247-253

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