PaSS - Faculty - Dr. Anderson

Michael P. Anderson
Associate Professor

Academic Areas

Dr. Anderson accepts M.S. and Ph.D. students for research in areas associated with research interests indicated below. However, funding for assistantships must come from either grant or from students own resources.

Research Interests

Bacterial-endophyte diversity studies
Beneficial plant – bacterial endophyte interactions
Increasing resistance to spring dead spot in bermudagrass
Cold tolerance gene expression in bermudagrass
Biocontrol of wheat and bermudagrass diseases using bacterial endophytes

Teaching

Herbicide Physiology Plant and Soil Science 5403
Plant Genetics 3554

Education

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Plant Physiology 1988
M.S., University of Minnesota – Agronomy 1985
B.S., Brigham Young University – Agronomy 1982

Most Recent Publications

Martin, D.L., N. Tisserat, C.M. Taliaferro, N. Walker and MP Anderson 2006 Resistant Cultivars Aid in Battle Against Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass. Turfgrass Trends (In Press).
Zhang, Y, A. C. Guenzi, M. P. Anderson, C. M. Taliaferro and R. A. Gonzales. 2006 Enrichment of bermudagrass genes associated with tolerance to the spring dead spot fungus Ophiosphaerella herpotricha. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (In Press).
Wu. YQ *, C. M. Taliaferro, G. H. Bai, D. L. Martin, J. A. Anderson, MP Anderson, and R. M. Edwards 2006 Genetic Analyses of Chinese Cynodon Accessions by Flow Cytometry and AFLP Markers. Crop Science (In Press).
Wu Y. Q., C.M. Taliaferro, GH. Bai, and MP Anderson 2005. Genetic diversity of Cynodon transvalensis Burtt Davy and its relatedness to hexaploid C. dactylon (L.) Pers. As indicated by AFLP markers. Crop Science 45: 848-853.
Yerramsetty PN, MP Anderson CM. Taliaferro and Dennis L. Martin 2005 DNA Fingerprinting of Seeded Bermudagrass Cultivars. Crop Science 45: 772-777.
Wu Y.Q., Taliaferro C.M., and MP Anderson 2004 AFLP, AFLP Analysis of Genetic Variation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon.Genome 47: 689-696..
Taliaferro, CM, DL Martin, JA Anderson, MP Anderson, GE Bell, AC Guenzi 2003 Registration for Yukon Bermudagrass. Crop Science 43: 1131-1132.
Anderson MP, CM Taliafero, DL Martin, and C Anderson. 2001. Comparative DNA Profiling of ‘U-3’ Turf Bermudagrass Strains. Crop Science 41:1184-1189.
de los Reyes, BG, CM Taliaferro, MP Anderson, JA Anderson, UK Melcher, and S McMaugh. 2001. Induced expression of the class II chitinase gene during cold acclimation and dehydration of bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 103: 297-306.
Assefa S., C. M. Taliaferro, and MP Anderson. 1998 Phylogenetic relationships among bermudagrass cultivars. Genome 42: 465-474.
Anderson, MP., CM Taliaferro, M Gatschet, B de los Reyes, and S Assefa. 1997. Molecular identification of cold acclimation genes in, and phylogenetic relationships among, Cynodon species. In Recent Cell and Molecular Genetics Approaches to Turfgrass Improvement: A Turfgrass Biotechnology Workshop, pp 115-134 Eds M. B Sticklan, and M. Kenna, Ann Arbor Press, University of Michigan.
Gatschet MJ, CM Taliaferro, DR Porter, MP Anderson, JA Anderson, and KW Jackson. 1996. A cold regulated protein form bermudagrass crowns is a chitinase. Crop Sci. 36: 712-718.
Anderson MP., CN Bensch, JF Stritzke, and J Caddel. 1995. Mechanism of tolerance to terbacil in field selected alfalfa. Weed Sci. 43: 365-369.
Anderson MP, CN Bensch, and JF Stritzke. 1994. A rapid DCPIP reduction assay for determining site of action sensitivity to photosystem II acting herbicides. Weed Sci. 42: 517-522.

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	Previous Page Michael P. Anderson Associate Professor Academic Areas Dr. Anderson accepts M.S. and Ph.D. students for research in areas associated with research interests indicated below. However, funding for assistantships must come from either grant or from students own resources. Research Interests Bacterial-endophyte diversity studies Beneficial plant – bacterial endophyte interactions Increasing resistance to spring dead spot in bermudagrass Cold tolerance gene expression in bermudagrass Biocontrol of wheat and bermudagrass diseases using bacterial endophytes Teaching Herbicide Physiology Plant and Soil Science 5403 Plant Genetics 3554 Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Plant Physiology 1988 M.S., University of Minnesota – Agronomy 1985 B.S., Brigham Young University – Agronomy 1982 Most Recent Publications Martin, D.L., N. Tisserat, C.M. Taliaferro, N. Walker and MP Anderson 2006 Resistant Cultivars Aid in Battle Against Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass. Turfgrass Trends (In Press). Zhang, Y, A. C. Guenzi, M. P. Anderson, C. M. Taliaferro and R. A. Gonzales. 2006 Enrichment of bermudagrass genes associated with tolerance to the spring dead spot fungus Ophiosphaerella herpotricha. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (In Press). Wu. YQ , C. M. Taliaferro, G. H. Bai, D. L. Martin, J. A. Anderson, MP Anderson, and R. M. Edwards 2006 Genetic Analyses of Chinese Cynodon* Accessions by Flow Cytometry and AFLP Markers. Crop Science (In Press). Wu Y. Q., C.M. Taliaferro, GH. Bai, and MP Anderson 2005. Genetic diversity of Cynodon transvalensis Burtt Davy and its relatedness to hexaploid C. dactylon (L.) Pers. As indicated by AFLP markers. Crop Science 45: 848-853. Yerramsetty PN, MP Anderson CM. Taliaferro and Dennis L. Martin 2005 DNA Fingerprinting of Seeded Bermudagrass Cultivars. Crop Science 45: 772-777. Wu Y.Q., Taliaferro C.M., and MP Anderson 2004 AFLP, AFLP Analysis of Genetic Variation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon.Genome 47: 689-696.. Taliaferro, CM, DL Martin, JA Anderson, MP Anderson, GE Bell, AC Guenzi 2003 Registration for Yukon Bermudagrass. Crop Science 43: 1131-1132. Anderson MP, CM Taliafero, DL Martin, and C Anderson. 2001. Comparative DNA Profiling of ‘U-3’ Turf Bermudagrass Strains. Crop Science 41:1184-1189. de los Reyes, BG, CM Taliaferro, MP Anderson, JA Anderson, UK Melcher, and S McMaugh. 2001. Induced expression of the class II chitinase gene during cold acclimation and dehydration of bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 103: 297-306. Assefa S., C. M. Taliaferro, and MP Anderson. 1998 Phylogenetic relationships among bermudagrass cultivars. Genome 42: 465-474. Anderson, MP., CM Taliaferro, M Gatschet, B de los Reyes, and S Assefa. 1997. Molecular identification of cold acclimation genes in, and phylogenetic relationships among, Cynodon species. In Recent Cell and Molecular Genetics Approaches to Turfgrass Improvement: A Turfgrass Biotechnology Workshop, pp 115-134 Eds M. B Sticklan, and M. Kenna, Ann Arbor Press, University of Michigan. Gatschet MJ, CM Taliaferro, DR Porter, MP Anderson, JA Anderson, and KW Jackson. 1996. A cold regulated protein form bermudagrass crowns is a chitinase. Crop Sci. 36: 712-718. Anderson MP., CN Bensch, JF Stritzke, and J Caddel. 1995. Mechanism of tolerance to terbacil in field selected alfalfa. Weed Sci. 43: 365-369. Anderson MP, CN Bensch, and JF Stritzke. 1994. A rapid DCPIP reduction assay for determining site of action sensitivity to photosystem II acting herbicides. Weed Sci. 42: 517-522.