Joanna Kud Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Entomology & Plant Pathology

9 h-index 20 pubs 480 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Joanna Kud's research focuses on understanding plant immunity and host-parasite interactions, particularly involving nematodes. Her work investigates the molecular mechanisms by which plants perceive pathogens and initiate defense responses. Recent publications explore the role of specific receptors, such as NILR1, in detecting nematode-derived molecules like ascarosides, which then trigger immune signaling pathways. Kud also studies how parasitic nematodes, like those in the *Globodera* genus, manipulate plant processes for successful infection, including targeting RNA metabolism machinery. Her scholarship includes research on the genetic enhancement of plant resistance, as demonstrated by studies on the overexpression of *AtPROPEP6* to improve resistance against root-knot nematodes. Collaborations with researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville have contributed to her publication record. Kud has authored 20 publications, with an h-index of 9 and 476 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 20
  • Citations: 480

Selected Publications

  • Overexpression of <i>AtPROPEP6</i> enhances <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> resistance to Southern root-knot nematode <i>Meloidogyne incognita</i> (2026)
  • A receptor for dual ligands governs plant immunity and hormone response and is targeted by a nematode effector (2024)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The potato RNA metabolism machinery is targeted by the cyst nematode effector RHA1B for successful parasitism (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • NILR1 perceives a nematode ascaroside triggering immune signaling and resistance (2023)
    27 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Novel Rhabdovirus Associated with the Idaho Population of Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida (2022)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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