Jorge Hugo Lemcoff Ph.D

Research Interests

• Environmental physiology of plants (grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees) under stress conditions (mainly drought).
• Hydraulic architecture of plants and rootstocks
  

Recent Publications

• Michal Levin, Jorge Hugo Lemcoff, Shabtai Cohen & Yoram Kapulnik. 2007. Low air humidity increases specific hydraulic conductance of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh (Brassicaceae). J. Exp. Bot. (submitted).
• Guarnaschelli, A.B., Prystupa, P. & Lemcoff, J.H. 2006. Drought conditioning improves water status, stomatal conductance and survival of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata seedlings. Ann. Forest Sci. 63:1-10.
• Garau, A.; Guarnaschelli, A. ;Carreras, K. and J.H. Lemcoff. 2001. Early architectural modifications induced by weeds in seedlings of two Eucalyptus globulus subesp. maidenii provenances. In: M. Labrecque (ed.) The Tree 2000. I. Quentin, Publ., Montreal, Canada, p. 53-58.
• Soriano, A., R.J.C. León, O.E. Sala, R.S. Lavado, V.A. Deregibus, M.A. Cahuepe, O.A. Scaglia, C.A. Velazquez and J.H. Lemcoff. 1992. Río de La Plata Grasslands. In: R.T. Coupland (ed.) Ecosystems of the World 8A. Natural Grasslands. Introduction and Western Hemisphere. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 367-407.
• Maseda, P., Lemcoff, J.H., Murúa, M., Fraysinet, N. and Carceller, M.S. 2004. Microcutting culture and morpho-physiological changes during acclimation in two Lycium chilense cytotypes. Biocell 28:271-277.
• Guarnaschelli, A. B., Lemcoff, J.H., Prystupa, P. and Basci, S.O. 2003. Drought acclimation in Eucalyptus globulus Labill. provenances. Trees: Structure and Function 17: 501-509.
• Lemcoff, J.H., Guarnaschelli, A.B., Garau, A.M. and Prystupa, P. 2002. Elastic and osmotic adjustments in rooted cuttings of several clones of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. from southeastern Australia after a drought. Flora 197: 134-142.
• Carceller, M., Prystupa, P. and Lemcoff, J.H. 1999. Remobilization of proline and other nitrogen compounds from senescing leaves of maize under water stress. J. Agron. & Crop Sci. 183:61-66.
• Prystupa, P. and Lemcoff, J.H. 1998. Increased root density of maize crops under drought in a typic Argiudoll. Maydica 43: 271-276.
• Lemcoff, J.H., Chimenti, C.A. and Davezac, T.A.E. 1998. Osmotic adjustment in maize (Zea mays L.): changes with ontogeny and its relationship with phenotypic stability. J. Agron. & Crop Sci. 180:241-247.
• Chanetton, E., J.H. Lemcoff and R.S. Lavado. 1996. Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in grazed and ungrazed temperate humid grassland in Argentina. J. Appl. Ecol. 33:291 302.
• Alvarez, R., Lemcoff, J.H. y Merzari, A. 1995. Nitrogen balance in a soil cropped to soybean. Ciencia del Suelo (Argentina) 13:38-40.
• Lemcoff, J.H., A.M. Garau, M.E. Bascialli, A.B. Guarnaschelli and C.M. Ghersa. 1994. Water stress tolerance characteristics and its use as selection criteria in Eucalyptus L'Herit. seedlings. Canadian J. Forest Res. 24:2004-2408.
• Lemcoff, J.H. and R.S. Loomis. 1994. Nitrogen and density influences upon silk emergence, endosperm development, and grain yield in maize. Field Crops Res. 38:63-72.
• Alvarez, R.; Lemcoff, J.H. y Daniel, P.E. 1987. Acumulación y distribución de azufre y fósforo durante el crecimiento del maíz en relación a la fertilización nitrogenada. Rev. Fac. Agronomía (Argentina), 8: 77 80.
• Lemcoff, J.H. y Loomis, R.S. 1986. Nitrogen influences on yield determination in maize. Crop Science 26: 1017 1022.
• Daniel, P.; Alvarez, R.; Lemcoff, J.H. y Canova, D. 1986. Efecto de los procesos de inmovilización y mineralización en el suelo sobre la determinación isot?pica del aprovechamiento de fertilizante nitrogenado en maíz. Ciencia del Suelo (Argentina), 4:85 89.
• Hall, A.J.; Lemcoff, J.H. y Trapani, N. 1981. Water stress before and during flowering in maize and its effects on yield, its components and its determinants. Maydica 26: 19 38.
• Hall, A.J.; Ginzo, H.D.; Lemcoff, J.H. y Soriano, A. 1980. Influence of drought during pollen shedding on flowering, growth and yield of maize. Z. Acker und Pflanzenbau 149: 287 298.
• Soriano, A.; Alippe, H.A.; Deregibus, V.A.; León, R.J.C.; Lemcoff, J.H.; Sala, O.E.; Schlichter, T.M. y Trabucco, R. "ex aequo". 1977. Ecología de los pastizales de la Depresión del Salado. Anales Acad. Nac. Agron. Vet. (Argentina) 31: 5 18.
• Hall, A.J.; Ginzo, H.D.; Lemcoff, J.H. y Soriano, A. 1976. Efecto de la sequ?a durante el panojado sobre el crecimiento y rendimiento del maíz. IDIA (Argentina) Supl. No. 32: 154 159.
• Lemcoff, J.H. 1975. Reservas de hidratos de carbono en la raíz y corona de especies forrajeras. Producción Animal (Argentina), 5: 288 306.
• Guarnaschelli, A.B., Prystupa, P. & Lemcoff, J.H. 2006. Drought conditioning improves water status, stomatal conductance and survival of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata seedlings. Ann. Forest Sci. (Accepted).
• Lemcoff, J.H., Ling, F. and Neumann, P.M. 2006. Short episodes of water stress increase barley root resistance to radial shrinkage in a dehydrating environment. Phys. Plant. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00688.x).

Current Projects

• Aquaporin overexpression for increasing water use efficiency of field crops
• Cytocinins for increasing water use efficiency and fruit quality in orchard trees

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