Staff Scientist

Tholen D, Boom C, and Zhu X-G (2012), Opinion: Prospects for improving photosynthesis by altering leaf anatomy, Plant Science DOI: 10.1016/j. plantsci.2012.09.005
 

Tholen D, Ethier G, Genty B, Pepin S, and Zhu X-G (2012). Variable mesophyll conductance revisited. Theoretical background and experimental implications. Plant Cell Environ DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02538.x
 

Tholen D, and Zhu X-G (2011). The mechanistic basis of internal conductance: A theoretical analysis of mesophyll cell photosynthesis and CO₂  diffusion. Plant Physiol 156: 90-105.
 

Terashima I, Hanba YT, Tholen D, and Niinemets Ü (2011). Leaf functional anatomy in relation to photosynthesis. Plant Physiol 155: 108-116.
 

Yoshida K, Watanabe CK, Hachiya T, Tholen D, Shibata M, Terashima I, and NoguchiK (2011). Distinct responses of the mitochondrial respiratory chain to long- and short-term high light environments in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Environ 34: 618-628.
 

Hachiya T, Watanabe C, Boom C, Tholen D, Takahara K, Kawai-Yamada M, UchimiyaH, Uesono Y, Terashima I, and Noguchi K (2011). Ammonium-dependent respiratory increase is dependent on the cytochrome pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana shoots. Plant Cell Environ 33:1888-1897.
 

Zhu X-G, Zhang G, Tholen D, Wang Y, Xin C, and Song Q (2010). The next generation models for crops and agro-ecosystems. Science China 3: 589-597.
 

Hachiya T, Mizokami Y, Kazunori M, Tholen D, Watanabe CK, and Noguchi K (2010). Evidence for a nitrate-independent function of the nitrate sensor NRT1.1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Plant Res 124: 425-430.
 

Tholen D, Boom C, Noguchi K, Ueda S, Katase T, and Terashima I (2008). The chloroplast avoidance response decreases internal conductance to CO₂  diffusion in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. Plant Cell Environ 31: 1688-1700.
 

Tholen D, Pons TL, Voesenek LA, and Poorter H (2008). The role of ethylene perception in the control of photosynthesis. Plant Signal Behav 3: 108-109.
 

Tholen D, Pons TL, Voesenek LA, and Poorter H (2007). Ethylene insensitivity results in downregulation of Rubisco expression and photosynthetic capacity in tobacco. Plant Physiol 144: 1305-1315.
 

Pierik R, Tholen D, Poorter H, Visser EJ, and Voesenek LA (2006). The Janus face of ethylene: growth inhibition and stimulation. Trends Plant Sci. 11: 176-183.
 

Tholen D, Voesenek LA, and Poorter H (2004). Ethylene insensitivity does not increase leaf area or relative growth rate in Arabidopsis, Nicotiana tabacum, and Petunia x hybrida. Plant Physiol 134: 1803-1812.
 

Book Chapters

 

Tholen D, Poorter H, and Voesenek LA (2006). Ethylene and plant growth. In: Ethylene action in plants, Khan NA, ed. (Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag), pp. 35-46.
 

Tholen D, Poorter H, and Voesenek LACJ (2003). Ethylene insensitivity does not stimulate growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. In: Proceedings of the NATO advanced research workshop on biology and biotechnology of the plant hormone ethylene III. Vendrell et al, eds. (Amsterdam,the Netherlands: IOS Press), pp 250-252.
 

Major Conferences and Talks

 

2010 Beijing, China, invited oral presentation, 15th International Congress on Photosynthesis. Title: “A 3D reaction-diffusion model reveals the mechanisms underlying a variable diffusion limitation of photosynthesis”
 

2010 Shanghai, China, oral presentation, Symposium on C4 Plant Biology. Title: “C4 photosynthesis in a C3 mesophyll cell: Optimizing diffusion resistances”
 

2009 Shanghai, China, oral presentation, The 11th International Conference on Molecular Systems Biology. Title: “A new framework for estimating the mesophyll conductance to carbon dioxide”
 

2008 Sa Coma, Spain, invited oral presentation, ESF Exploratory Workshop on mesophyll conductance to CO₂ : mechanisms, modeling and ecological implications. Title: ”The effect of chloroplast movements on mesophyll conductance in Arabidopsis thaliana”
 

2007 Okazaki, Japan, oral presentation, Plant C/N Balance Workshop at the National Institute of Basic Biology. Title: “The Role Of Phytohormones In The Sugar Repression Of Photosynthesis”