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Dr. Autar Krishen Mattoo (1943-2024): an outstanding plant biologist with a focus on photosynthesis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We provide here the academic life of Dr. Autar Krishen Mattoo (1943-2024), including his role as a research leader at the United States Department of Agriculture and his outstanding contributions in photosynthesis, plant physiology and molecular biology with a focus to enhance nutrients. His work included ways to regulate Photosystem II (PSII) reaction center proteins, as well as to exploit, for our benefit, the role of polyamines in the plant world. Further, he provided the basis for beneficial aspects of sustainable agriculture systems and for selecting genes/proteins that provide better growth, higher disease resistance, and tolerance from abiotic stress. Autar K. Mattoo was a true international scholar and leader. We include below an overview of his selected research, his wonderful association with others, as well as a few reminiscences.

Source: Photosynthetica

DOI: 10.32615/ps.2025.014

Authors: A.K. HANDA, M. EDELMAN, W.W. ADAMS III, G. GOVINDJEE

Institutions: Purdue University West Lafayette, Weizmann Institute of Science, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,140