Kari Vinzant Data-verified

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Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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4 h-index 8 pubs 79 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Kari Vinzant's research focuses on the development and application of sustainable nano-polymers for agricultural uses. Vinzant has investigated cellulose nanocrystals as biocompatible nanocarriers for delivering agrochemicals and DNA directly to plant cells. This work explores renewable materials for targeted delivery in agricultural production, aiming for safer and more efficient methods. Vinzant also studies fundamental plant physiology, including the role of vacuolar proton pumps in grain chalkiness and post-germinative growth in rice (Oryza sativa).

Vinzant's work has been published in journals such as *Advanced Sustainable Systems*. Key collaborators include Mariya V. Khodakovskaya, Peter James Icalia Gann, Vibha Srivastava, and Soumen Nandy. Vinzant's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 7 total publications and 73 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 79

Selected Publications

  • From Plants to Plants: Plant-Derived Biological Polymers as Sustainable and Safe Nanocarriers for Direct Delivery of DNA to Plant Cells (2025)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A vacuolar proton pump controls the post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2025)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A vacuolar proton pump controls post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 5/2024) (2024)
  • Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (2023)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeted mutagenesis of the vacuolar H<sup>+</sup> translocating pyrophosphatase gene reduces grain chalkiness in rice (2023)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Advanced applications of sustainable and biological nano-polymers in agricultural production (2023)
    37 citations DOI OpenAlex

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