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Last published 2026
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Argelia Lorence

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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

ARA Fellow

Also affiliated: Rothamsted Research (2016); Schlumberger (Ireland) (2016); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2007–2026); Virginia Tech (2003–2009); Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (1995–2001); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1993–1997)

Faculty Researcher

30 h-index 97 pubs 3,745 cited

  • Ascorbic Acid
  • Arabidopsis
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Plant Leaves
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Phenotype
  • Mutation
  • Oryza
  • Genes, Plant
  • Phylogeny
  • Seeds
  • Reactive Oxygen Species

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Argelia Lorence's research focuses on plant science, with a particular emphasis on plant physiology, stress responses, and high-throughput phenotyping. She has investigated alternative pathways for ascorbate biosynthesis in plants and the role of specific enzymes, such as Arabidopsis Gluconolactonase, in protecting plants from light stress. Her work also extends to understanding natural variations that influence plant traits, such as rice grain weight under warmer night conditions.

Lorence is a principal investigator on federal grants, including a significant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for collaborative research aimed at boosting tolerance to water stress in rice and wheat using mycorrhizal inoculants. She is a recognized high-impact researcher, indicated by her h-index of 30 and over 3,700 citations. Her research network includes collaborators from Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Her contributions to the field include the development and application of high-throughput plant phenotyping tools and software, such as PlantCV v4, which facilitates detailed image analysis for plant studies. She is also involved in research related to the quality control of herbal drugs using DNA barcoding.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 97
  • Citations: 3,745

Selected Publications

  • A prebiotic-based biostimulant enhances growth parameters, photosynthetic efficiency, and grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2026)
    Frontiers in Plant Science DOI OpenAlex
  • PlantCV v4: Image analysis software for high-throughput plant phenotyping (2025)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A technique for measuring non-structural carbohydrate reserves in flag leaves of paddy rice using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (2025)
    Plant Methods DOI OpenAlex
  • Natural variation in LONELY GUY-Like 1 regulates rice grain weight under warmer night conditions (2024)
    PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alternative pathways leading to ascorbate biosynthesis in plants: lessons from the last 25 years (2024)
    Journal of Experimental Botany 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Arabidopsis Gluconolactonase, the First Enzyme Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis Localized in the Chloroplast Protects Plants from Light Stress (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Field‐based infrastructure and cyber–physical system for the study of high night air temperature stress in irrigated rice (2023)
    The Plant Phenome Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Field Infrastructure for Phenomics of High Night Air Temperature Stress Tolerance of Rice (2022)
  • High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping (2022)
    Methods in molecular biology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Novel High-Throughput Phenotyping Hydroponic System for Nitrogen Deficiency Studies in Arabidopsis thaliana (2022)
    Methods in molecular biology DOI OpenAlex
  • An Automated High-Throughput Phenotyping System for Marchantia polymorpha (2022)
    Methods in molecular biology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Significant Shift of Ambient Night-Time Air Temperature during Rice Growing Season in Major US Rice States (2021)
    American Journal of Climate Change 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <i>Myo</i> -inositol Oxygenase Overexpression Rescues Vitamin C Deficient Arabidopsis ( <i>vtc</i> ) Mutants (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Application of DNA Barcoding for Quality Control of Herbal Drugs and Their Phytopharmaceuticals (2021)
    Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Phenotypic characterization of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> lines overexpressing <i>AVP1</i> and <i>MIOX4</i> in response to abiotic stresses (2020)
    Applications in Plant Sciences 16 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2015 ARA Fellow

Dr. Lorence directs the Plant High-Throughput Phenotyping Facility at A-State and co-directs the Plant Imaging Consortium, a multi-state effort using phenomics and imaging techniques to help crops adapt to a changing climate. Her research contributed to the discovery of a new biosynthetic pathway for vitamin C in plants, with work that has the potential to positively impact U.S. agriculture.

Policy Impact

Co-directs a multi-state Plant Imaging Consortium and operates Arkansas's high-throughput phenotyping facility, advancing precision agriculture tools for U.S. crop production.

Growth Areas

['Precision Agriculture', 'Food Production & Integrative Health']

Federal Grants 1 $2,214,790 total

Collaboration Network

64 Collaborators 21 Institutions 6 Countries

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