Biography
Education
B.S., Plant Science, Cornell University, 1976
M.S. Weed Science, Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, 1979
Ph.D. Weed Science, Herbicide Resistance Mechanisms, Michigan State University, 1984
Research
I am interested in biochemical and molecular seed defenses and how these are linked to wheat quality and seed longevity. I am also interested in the untapped potential of durum wheat because of its yield and diverse genetic resources. I am interested in applying this fundamental knowledge to practical applications, such as improved wheat varieties and new approaches to weed management.
Recent Grants Awarded
E.P. Fuerst (PD), A.C. Kennedy, and P.A. Okubara. ‘Biochemical And Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Decay in Weed Seeds’, Proposal 2013-02322 to USDANIFA starting January, 2014.
Craig F. Morris (PD) and E.P. Fuerst (Co-PD). ‘Soft Kernel Durum Wheat: Removing The Culinary Constraints Of This Genetically Rich Cereal Species’, Proposal 2013-01855 to USDANIFA starting January, 2014.
Publications
Fuerst, E.P., P.A. Okubara, J.V. Anderson, and C.F. Morris. 2014. Polyphenol oxidase as a biochemical seed defense mechanism. Frontiers in Plant Science (Invited manuscript) (Hypothesis and Theory Article). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00689.
Borrelli, K.A., R.T. Koenig, I.C. Burke, R.S. Gallagher, D. Pittmann, A. Snyder and E.P. Fuerst. 2014. Wheat yield and quality following legume and cereal-based cropping systems during the transition to organic production in the dryland region of the inland Pacific Northwest. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. doi:10.1017/S1742170514000283.
Yingjian, L., D. Luthria, E.P. Fuerst, A.M. Kiszonas, L. Yu, and C.F. Morris. 2014. Effect of processing on phenolic composition of dough and bread fractions made from refined and whole wheat flour of three wheat varieties. J. Agric. Food Chem. 62:10431-10436.
Park, E.Y., B-K Baik, S. Machado, H.T. Gollany, and E.P. Fuerst. Functional and Nutritional Characteristics of Soft Wheat Grown in No-till and Conventional Cropping Systems. Cereal Chem., in Press, accepted Dec. 24, 2014.
Morris, C. F., E. P. Fuerst, D. J. McLean, K. Momont, and C. P. James. 2014. The House Mouse (Mus musculus L.) Exerts Strong Differential Grain Consumption Preferences Among Hard Red and White Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties in a Single-Elimination Tournament Design. Journal of Food Science 79 (11): S2323-S2329
Fuerst, E.P., C.F. Morris, N. Dasgupta, and D.J. McLean. 2013. Optimizing experimental design using the house mouse (Mus musculus L.) as a model for determining grain feeding preferences. J. Food Sci. 78 (10) S1614-S1620.
Gallagher, R.S., K.L. Granger, A.M. Snyder, D. Pittmann, and E.P. Fuerst. 2013. Implications of Environmental Stress during Seed Development on Reproductive and Seed Bank Persistence Traits in Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.). Agronomy 3:537-549; doi:10.3390/agronomy3030537
Kiszonas, A.M., E.P. Fuerst, and C.F. Morris. 2013. Wheat arabinoxylan structure provides insight into function. Cereal Chem. 90:387-395.
Kiszonas, A.M., E.P. Fuerst, and C.F. Morris. 2013. A Comprehensive Survey of Soft Wheat Grain Quality in U.S. Germplasm. Cereal Chem. 90:47-57.
Morris, C.F., E.P. Fuerst, B.S. Beecher, D.J. McLean, C.P. James, and H.W. Geng. 2013. Did the house mouse (Mus musculus L.) shape the evolutionary trajectory of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)? Ecology and Evolution 3: 3447-3454.
Piaskowski, J., B. Weddell, E. P. Fuerst, D. Roberts, and L. Carpenter-Boggs. 2013. Building supportive networks among agricultural innovators through a symposium on dryland organic farming. Journal of Extension 51 (6) article 6FEA6. http://www.joe.org/joe/2013december/a6.php.
Borrelli, K., R. Koenig, R.S. Gallagher, D. Pittmann, A. Snyder, I. Burke, L. Hoagland, and E.P. Fuerst. 2012: Alternative strategies for transitioning to organic production in direct-seeded grain systems in eastern Washington II: Nitrogen fertility. J. Sustainable Agric., 36:461-477;http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10440046.2011.646354
Morris, C.F., D. McLean, J.A. Engleson, E.P. Fuerst, F. Burgos, and E. Coburn. 2012. Some observations on the granivorous feeding behavior preferences of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.). Mammalia 76:209-218.
Whent, M., H. Huang, Z. Xie, H. Lutterodt, Lu Yu, E.P. Fuerst, C.F. Morris, Liangli Yu, and D. Luthria. 2012. Phytochemical composition, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative activity of whole wheat flour. J. Agric. Food Chem. 60:2129-2135.
Fuerst, E.P., J.V. Anderson, A.C. Kennedy, and R.S. Gallagher. 2011. Induction of polyphenol oxidase activity in dormant wild oat (Avena fatua) seeds and caryopses: a defense response to seed decay fungi. Weed Sci. 59:137-144.
Morris, C.F., J.A. Anderson, G.E. King, A.D. Bettge, K. Garland-Campbell, R.E. Allan, E.P. Fuerst, and B.S. Beecher. 2011. Characterization of a unique “super soft” kernel trait in wheat. Cereal Chem. 88:576-583.
Granger K.L, R.S. Gallagher, E.P. Fuerst, and J.R. Alldredge. 2011. Comparison of seed phenolic extraction and assay methods. Methods Ecol. Evol. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00120.x
DeLuna, L.Z., A.C. Kennedy, J.C. Hansen, T.C. Paulitz, R.S. Gallagher, and E.P. Fuerst. 2011. Mycobiota on wild oat (Avena fatua L.) seed and their caryopsis decay potential. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2011-0210-01-RS.
Anderson, J.V., E.P. Fuerst, T. Tedrow, B. Hulke, and A.C. Kennedy. 2010. Activation of polyphenol oxidase in dormant wild oat caryopses by a seed-decay isolate of Fusarium avenaceum. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58:10597-10605.
Fuerst, E.P., J.V. Anderson, and C.F. Morris. 2010. Polyphenol Oxidase and Darkening of Asian Noodles – Mechanisms, Measurement and Improvement. Pages 285-312 in: G. Hou, Ed., Asian Noodles: Science, Technology, and Processing; Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Gallagher, R.S, D. Pittmann, A. M. Snyder, R.T. Koenig, E.P. Fuerst, I.C. Burke and L. Hoagland. 2010. Alternative Strategies for Transitioning to Organic Production in Direct-Seeded Grain Systems in Eastern Washington I: Crop Agronomy. J. Sustainable Agric. 34:483-503.
Gallagher, R.S., R. Ananth, K. Granger, B. Bradley, J.V. Anderson, and E.P. Fuerst. 2010. Phenolic and short-chained aliphatic organic acid constituents of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58:218-225.
Gallagher, R.S., K.L. Granger, L.H. Keser, J. Rossi, D. Pittmann, S. Rowland, M. Burnham, and E.P. Fuerst. 2010. Shade and drought stress-induced changes in phenolic content of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) seeds. J. Stress Physiol. Biochem. 6(4):90-107.