Carol M. Duffus PhD, DIC, FRSA, FRSE is a British professor who specialised in crop science and technology. She worked in the Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) at King's Buildings, Edinburgh, when in 1995, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Duffus was first female president of the Association of Applied Biologists, and wrote a cameo piece The Influence of the Association on Public Opinion in the centenary newsletter, about the (lack) of opportunity to use the influence of biological scientists on UK government policy development, whilst recognising that some consultations during her tenure, have penetrated, though not perhaps into the wider public eye.[1]
Her research interests have include plant growth regulation and growth biochemistry in cereals,[2] including her doctoral thesis on carbohydrate synthesis.[3]
She co-authored a book on seeds (1980),[4] and co-edited another on toxic substances in crop plants (1991),[5] as well as monographs on carbohydrate synthesis (1984,1986). [6][7]
Her work has included research on amyloplasts[8] and further biochemical research in the development of barley.[9][10][11][12] She has also investigated the development of starch production for industrial use.[13]
References
edit- ^ Langton, F. Allen; Thompson, Alwyn R.; Millman, Carol A., eds. (2004). Association of Applied Biologists 1904-2004: A Celebration of Achievement. Association of Applied Bioscientists. p. 26.
- ^ Nutbeam, Anthony R.; Duffus, Carol M. (1976-06-21). "Evidence for C4 photosynthesis in barley pericarp tissue". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 70 (4): 1198–1203. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(76)91029-9. ISSN 0006-291X.
- ^ Duffus, Carol Margaret (1982). "Cereal grain biochemistry and related studies". University of Edinburgh doctoral thesis.
- ^ Duffus, C. M.; Slaughter, J. C. (1980). Seeds and their uses. Chichester [Eng.]; New York: J. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-27798-9.
- ^ D'Mello, J. P. Felix; Duffus, C. M.; Duffus, J. H.; Royal Society of Chemistry, eds. (1991). Toxic substances in crop plants. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0-85186-863-9.
- ^ Duffus, C. M.; Duffus, John H. (1984). Carbohydrate metabolism in plants. London: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-44642-7.
- ^ Duffus, C.M. (1 May 1986). Carbohydrate Synthesis And Degradation. John Wiley and Sons Inc. ISBN 9780470204702.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Williams, J. Margaret; Duffus, Carol M. (1977). "Separation and Some Properties of Large and Small Amyloplasts throughout Development in Barley Endosperm". Plant Physiology. 59 (2): 189–192. ISSN 0032-0889.
- ^ Asthir, Bavita; Spoor, William; Duffus, Carol; Parton, Richard M. (November 2001). "The location of (1-3)-β-glucan in the nucellar projection and in the vascular tissue of the crease in developing barley grain using a (1-3)-β-glucan-specific monoclonal antibody". Planta. 214 (1): 85–88. doi:10.1007/s004250100587. ISSN 0032-0935.
- ^ Asthir, B.; Duffus, C.M.; Spoor, W. (March 2004). "Correlation of gibberellin-induced growth, polyamine levels and amine oxidases in epicotyl, root and leaf blade of barley seedlings". Plant Growth Regulation. 42 (3): 193–201. doi:10.1023/B:GROW.0000026546.38671.1e. ISSN 0167-6903.
- ^ Asthir, Bavita; Spoor, William; Duffus, Carol M. (April 2004). "Involvement of polyamines, diamine oxidase and polyamine oxidase in resistance of barley to Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei". Euphytica. 136 (3): 307–312. doi:10.1023/B:EUPH.0000032730.48474.b1. ISSN 0014-2336.
- ^ Asthir, Bavita; Duffus, Carol M.; Smith, Rachel C.; Spoor, William (2002-04-01). "Diamine oxidase is involved in H2O2 production in the chalazal cells during barley grain filling". Journal of Experimental Botany. 53 (369): 677–682. doi:10.1093/jexbot/53.369.677. ISSN 1460-2431.
- ^ Ellis, Roger P; Cochrane, M Patricia; Dale, M Finlay B; Duffus, Carol M; Lynn, Andrew; Morrison, Ian M; Prentice, R Derek M; Swanston, J Stuart; Tiller, Sarah A (July 1998). "Starch production and industrial use". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 77 (3): 289–311. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199807)77:3<289::AID-JSFA38>3.0.CO;2-D. ISSN 0022-5142.