Kari Vinzant

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UA Little Rock

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4 h-index 9 pubs 86 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Kari Vinzant's research focuses on the development and application of sustainable nanomaterials for agricultural purposes. Her work investigates the use of cellulose nanocrystals as biocompatible nanocarriers for delivering agrochemicals and DNA directly to plant cells. Vinzant has explored advanced applications of these biological nano-polymers in agricultural production, aiming for more sustainable and efficient methods. Her publications also delve into fundamental plant biology, including studies on gene function related to grain quality and growth in rice (Oryza sativa). Vinzant collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. She has authored eight publications with a total of 80 citations and an h-index of 4.

Metrics

h-index: 4
Publications: 9
Citations: 86

Selected Publications

A Decade of Green Nanotechnology: Applications, Advances, and Emerging Directions (2026)

Advanced Sustainable Systems DOI OpenAlex
A Plant-Derived Arabinoxylan Platform for Biomolecule Delivery into Plant Cells (2026)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry DOI OpenAlex
From Plants to Plants: Plant-Derived Biological Polymers as Sustainable and Safe Nanocarriers for Direct Delivery of DNA to Plant Cells (2025)

Nano Letters 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
A vacuolar proton pump controls the post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2025)

Plant Growth Regulation 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
A vacuolar proton pump controls post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2024)

Research Square 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 5/2024) (2024)

Advanced Sustainable Systems DOI OpenAlex
Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (2023)

Advanced Sustainable Systems 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Targeted mutagenesis of the vacuolar H<sup>+</sup> translocating pyrophosphatase gene reduces grain chalkiness in rice (2023)

The Plant Journal 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Advanced applications of sustainable and biological nano-polymers in agricultural production (2023)

Frontiers in Plant Science 44 citations DOI OpenAlex