Saman Seneweera

Expression regulation of myo-inositol 3-phosphate synthase 1 (INO1) in determination of phytic acid accumulation in rice grain.

Ishara Perera, Ayaka Fukushima, Tatsuki Akabane, Genki Horiguchi, Saman Seneweera, Naoki Hirotsu

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

Phytic acid (PA) is the primary phosphorus (P) storage compound in the seeds of cereals and legumes. Low PA crops, which are consi..

Impact of elevated carbon dioxide and temperature on strawberry polyphenols

Himali N Balasooriya, Kithsiri B Dassanayake, Saman Seneweera, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

BACKGROUND: The strawberry cultivars 'Albion' and 'San Andreas' ('SA') were grown under various combinations of day temperature (2..

Assessment of grain quality in terms of functional group response to elevated [CO2], water, and nitrogen using a meta-analysis: Grain protein, zinc, and iron under future climate

Ikhlas Al-Hadeethi, Yan Li, Abdul Kareem H Odhafa, Hanan Al-Hadeethi, Saman Seneweera, Shu K Lam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ecology and Evolution

The increasing [CO2] in the atmosphere increases crop productivity. However, grain quality of cereals and pulses are substantially..

Exploring natural variation of photosynthesis in a site-specific manner: evolution, progress, and prospects.

Prabuddha Dehigaspitiya, Paul Milham, Gavin J Ash, Kiruba Arun-Chinnappa, Dananjali Gamage, Anke Martin, Seiji Nagasaka, Saman Seneweera

Journal article  |  2019  |  Planta

MAIN CONCLUSION: Site-specific changes of photosynthesis, a relatively new concept, can be used to improve the productivity of cri..

Arsenic in cooked rice foods: Assessing health risks and mitigation options.

Prasanna Kumarathilaka, Saman Seneweera, Yong Sik Ok, Andrew Meharg, Jochen Bundschuh

Journal article  |  2019  |  Environment International

Human exposure to arsenic (As) through the consumption of rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a worldwide health concern. In this paper, we ..

Elevated carbon dioxide and nitrogen supply affect photosynthesis and nitrogen partitioning of two wheat varieties

P Li, X Hao, M Aryal, M Thompson, S Seneweera

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Plant Nutrition

© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The response of wheat to elevated carbon dioxide concentration (e[CO2]) is likely to..

Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on plant biomass and grain protein concentration differs across bread, durum and synthetic hexaploid wheat genotypes

M Thompson, D Gamage, D Ratnasekera, A Perera, A Martin, S Seneweera

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Cereal Science

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Atmospheric carbon dioxide conditions predicted for future climates cause increases in wheat biomass, but also..

The Impact of Elevated CO2 and High Temperature on the Nutritional Quality of Fruits – A Short Review

Said Ajlouni, Saman Seneweera, Kithsiri Dassanayake, Himali Balasooriya

Journal article  |  2019  |  American Journal of Agricultural Research

Fruits are essential components of modern diet. Fruit nutrients provide important benefits to human in various ways for better hea..

Interaction of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature on Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Growth and Fruit Yield

Said Ajlouni, Himali Balasooriya, Kithsiri Dassanayake, Saman Seneweera

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration [CO2] and ambient temperature associated with changing climatic conditions will have sig..

Can additional N fertiliser ameliorate the elevated CO2-induced depression in grain and tissue N concentrations of wheat on a high soil N background?

M Tausz, RM Norton, S Tausz-Posch, M Low, S Seneweera, G O'Leary, R Armstrong, GJ Fitzgerald

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE

Elevated CO₂ stimulates crop yields but leads to lower tissue and grain nitrogen concentrations [N], raising concerns about grai..