Dana Macgregor

Name	Dana Macgregor
Job title	Research Scientist: Molecular Weed Biologist
Email address	dana.macgregor@rothamsted.ac.uk
Department	Protecting Crops and the Environment
Research cluster	BCP: Pesticide Resistance
ORCID	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-0408
Office	Harpenden

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Research outputs

Developmental constraint underlies the replicated evolution of grass awns

Patterson, E. L., Macgregor, D., Heeney, M., Gallagher, J. P., Nuesslein, B., Cartwright, A. and Bartlett, M. 2025. Developmental constraint underlies the replicated evolution of grass awns. New Phytologist. 245 (2), pp. 835-848. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20268

Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research

Montgomery, J. S., Morran, S., Macgregor, D., McElory, J. S., Neve, P., Neto, C., Vila-Aiub, M. M., Sandoval, M. V., Menendez, A. I., Kreiner, J. M., Fan, L., Caicedo, A. L., Maughan, P. J., Martins, B. A. B., Mika, J., Collavo, A., Merotto, A. J., Subramanian, N., Bagavathiannan, M. V., Cutti, L., Islam, M. M., Gill, B. S., Cicchillo, R., Gast, R., Soni, N., Wright, T., Zastrow-Hayes, G., May, G., Malone, J., Sehgal, D., Kaundun, S. S., Dale, R. P., Vorster, B. J., Peters, B., Lercel, J., Tranel, P J., Beffa, R., Fournier-Level, A., Jugulam, M., Fengler, K., Llaca, V., Patterson, E. L. and Gaines, T. A. 2024. Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research. Genome Biology. 24, p. 139. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-024-03274-y

The mechanisms behind the contrasting responses to waterlogging in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Harrison, C., Noleto-Dias, C., Ruvo, G., Hughes, D. J., Smith, D., Mead, A., Ward, J. L., Heuer, S. and Macgregor, D. 2024. The mechanisms behind the contrasting responses to waterlogging in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and wheat (Triticum aestivum). Functional Plant Biology. 51, p. FP23193. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP23193

Evaluation of techniques to break seed dormancy in Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)

Ahmadnia, F., Alebrahim, M. T., Souha, L. N and Macgregor, D. 2023. Evaluation of techniques to break seed dormancy in Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus). Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3920

Sequence Characterization of Extra-Chromosomal Circular DNA Content in Multiple Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Populations.

Fu, W., Macgregor, D., Comont, D. and Saski, C. A. 2023. Sequence Characterization of Extra-Chromosomal Circular DNA Content in Multiple Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Populations. Genes. 14 (10), p. 1905. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14101905

A VEL3 histone deacetylase complex establishes a maternal epigenetic state controlling progeny seed dormancy

Chen, X., Macgregor, D., Stefanto, F. L., Zhang, N., Barros-Galvao, T. and Penfield, S. 2023. A VEL3 histone deacetylase complex establishes a maternal epigenetic state controlling progeny seed dormancy. Nature Communications. 14, p. 2220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37805-1

Genetic variation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) suggests multiple independent introductions into Iran

Moghadam, S. H., Alebrahim, M. T., Mohebodini, M. and Macgregor, D. 2023. Genetic variation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) suggests multiple independent introductions into Iran. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, p. 1024555. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1024555

The blackgrass genome reveals patterns of non-parallel evolution of polygenic herbicide resistance

Cai, L., Comont, D., Macgregor, D., Lowe, C., Beffa, R., Saski, C. A. and Neve, P. 2022. The blackgrass genome reveals patterns of non-parallel evolution of polygenic herbicide resistance. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18655

Dissecting weed adaptation: fitness and trait correlations in herbicide resistant Alopecurus myosuroides

Comont, D., Macgregor, D., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Nguyen, L., Freckleton, R. P., Childs, D. Z. and Neve, P. 2022. Dissecting weed adaptation: fitness and trait correlations in herbicide resistant Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. 78 (7), pp. 3039-3050. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6930

Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and lamb's quarters ‎‎(Chenopodium album L.) populations exhibit a high degree of ‎morphological and biochemical diversity

Moghadam, S. H., Alebrahim, M. T., Tobeh, A., Mohebodini, M., Werck-Reichhart, D., Macgregor, D. and Tseng, Te Ming 2021. Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and lamb's quarters ‎‎(Chenopodium album L.) populations exhibit a high degree of ‎morphological and biochemical diversity . Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 593037. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.593037

What makes a weed a weed? How virus-mediated reverse genetics can help to explore the genetics of weediness

Macgregor, D. 2020. What makes a weed a weed? How virus-mediated reverse genetics can help to explore the genetics of weediness. Outlooks on Pest Management. 31 (5), pp. 223 - 229. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1564/v31_oct_07

Evaluation of ultrasound technology to break seed dormancy of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)

Babaei-Ghaghelestany, A., Taghi Alebrahim, M., Macgregor, D., Assieh Khatami, S and Farzaneh, R. H. N 2020. Evaluation of ultrasound technology to break seed dormancy of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album). Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1547

Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable gene function studies in black-grass

Mellado-Sanchez, M., Mcdiarmid, F., Cardoso, V., Kanyuka, K. and Macgregor, D. 2020. Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable gene function studies in black-grass . Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00205

Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable genetic modification of Alopecurus myosuroides

Mellado-Sanchez, M., Mcdiarmid, F., Cardoso, V., Kanyuka, K. and Macgregor, D. 2020. Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable genetic modification of Alopecurus myosuroides. Plant Physiology. 183, pp. 455-459. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00205

ICE1 and ZOU determine the depth of primary seed dormancy in Arabidopsis independently of their role in endosperm development

MacGregor, D. R., Zhang, N., Iwasaki, M., Chen, M., Dave, A., Lopez-Molina, L. and Penfield, S. 2018. ICE1 and ZOU determine the depth of primary seed dormancy in Arabidopsis independently of their role in endosperm development. The Plant Journal. 98 (2), pp. 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14211