Philipp Simon

About

Philipp Simon is a Professor affiliated with the USDA and the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on plant breeding and plant genetics, with specific emphasis on vegetable crops. He is involved in the USDA Vegetable Crops Research Unit and contributes to plant breeding programs, including carrot breeding. His contact information includes a phone number and email address, and his office is located in the Horticulture Building at Madison, WI. His work supports undergraduate and graduate programs in plant science and agroecology, and he is engaged in research, outreach, and educational activities related to plant and agroecosystem sciences.

Research topics

• Biology
• Botany
• Horticulture
• Genetics
• Chemistry
• Food science
• Agronomy
• Biochemistry
• Ecology
• Biotechnology

Selected publications

• Carrot Anthocyanins Genetics and Genomics: Status and Perspectives to Improve Its Application for the Food Colorant Industry

  Genes · 2020 · 62 citations

  Alef) are characterized by their dark purple- to black-colored roots, owing their appearance to high anthocyanin concentrations. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the use of black carrot anthocyanins as natural food dyes. Black carrot roots contain large quantities of mono-acylated anthocyanins, which impart a measure of heat-, light- and pH-stability, enhancing the color-stability of food products over their shelf-life. The genetic pathway controlling anthocyanin biosynthes…

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• Synergistic application of silver nanoparticles and indole acetic acid alleviate cadmium induced stress and improve growth of Daucus carota L

  Chemosphere · 2021 · 61 citations

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• Population genomics identifies genetic signatures of carrot domestication and improvement and uncovers the origin of high-carotenoid orange carrots

  Nature Plants · 2023 · 60 citations

  Here an improved carrot reference genome and resequencing of 630 carrot accessions were used to investigate carrot domestication and improvement. The study demonstrated that carrot was domesticated during the Early Middle Ages in the region spanning western Asia to central Asia, and orange carrot was selected during the Renaissance period, probably in western Europe. A progressive reduction of genetic diversity accompanied this process. Genes controlling circadian clock/flowering and carotenoid…

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• Root exudation and rhizosphere microbial assembly are influenced by novel plant trait diversity in carrot genotypes

  Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2024-07-08 · 37 citations

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• The influence of the Or and Carotene Hydroxylase genes on carotenoid accumulation in orange carrots [Daucus carota (L.)]

  Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 2021 · 27 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
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Frequent coauthors

• Douglas Senalik

  235 shared

• Pablo F. Cavagnaro

  140 shared

• Massimo Iorizzo

  136 shared

• David M. Spooner

  University of Georgia

  98 shared

• Shelby Ellison

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  68 shared

• C. E. Peterson

  The University of Texas at Austin

  58 shared

• Ahmet İpek

  Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

  58 shared

• Meryem İpek

  56 shared

Labs

• Vegetable Crops Research, Madison, WIPI

Education

• Ph.D., Genetics

  University of Wisconsin Madison

  1977

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