| Isolation and identification of actinobacteria from surface-sterilized wheat roots JT Coombs, CMM Franco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (9), 5603-5608, 2003 | 519 | 2003 |
| Endophytic Actinobacteria Induce Defense Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana VM Conn, AR Walker, CMM Franco Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 21 (2), 208-218, 2008 | 271 | 2008 |
| Marine sponge derived natural products between 2001 and 2010: trends and opportunities for discovery of bioactives M Mehbub, J Lei, C Franco, W Zhang Marine drugs 12 (8), 4539-4577, 2014 | 223 | 2014 |
| Analysis of the endophytic actinobacterial population in the roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing of 16S … VM Conn, CMM Franco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70 (3), 1787-1794, 2004 | 204 | 2004 |
| Evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria as antagonists of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in wheat JT Coombs, PP Michelsen, CMM Franco Biological control 29 (3), 359-366, 2004 | 185 | 2004 |
| Hydrophobic properties and chemical characterisation of natural water repellent materials in Australian sands CMM Franco, PJ Clarke, ME Tate, JM Oades Journal of Hydrology 231, 47-58, 2000 | 176 | 2000 |
| Purification, molecular cloning, and characterization of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from pigmented Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures as putative anthocyanin … S Conn, C Curtin, A Bézier, C Franco, W Zhang Journal of Experimental Botany 59 (13), 3621-3634, 2008 | 162 | 2008 |
| Studies on non-wetting sands. 1. The role of intrinsic particulate organic-matter in the development of water-repellency in non-wetting sands CMM Franco, ME Tate, JM Oades Soil Research 33 (2), 253-263, 1995 | 149 | 1995 |
| Integration of jasmonic acid and light irradiation for enhancement of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Vitis vinifera suspension cultures W Zhang, C Curtin, M Kikuchi, C Franco Plant Science 162 (3), 459-468, 2002 | 136 | 2002 |
| Visualization of an endophytic Streptomyces species in wheat seed JT Coombs, CMM Franco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (7), 4260-4262, 2003 | 134 | 2003 |
| Effect of microbial inoculants on the indigenous actinobacterial endophyte population in the roots of wheat as determined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism VM Conn, CMM Franco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70 (11), 6407-6413, 2004 | 120 | 2004 |
| Functions, applications and production of protein hydrolysates from fish processing co-products (FPCP) S He, C Franco, W Zhang Food Research International 50 (1), 289-297, 2013 | 108 | 2013 |
| Manipulating anthocyanin composition in Vitis vinifera suspension cultures by elicitation with jasmonic acid and light irradiation C Curtin, W Zhang, C Franco Biotechnology letters 25 (14), 1131-1135, 2003 | 81 | 2003 |
| Growth and lactic acid production in batch culture of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a defined medium AR Berry, CMM Franco, W Zhang, APJ Middelberg Biotechnology letters 21 (2), 163-167, 1999 | 80 | 1999 |
| Anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions (AVIs) selectively bind acylated anthocyanins in Vitis vinifera L. (grapevine) suspension culture S Conn, W Zhang, C Franco Biotechnology letters 25 (11), 835-839, 2003 | 78 | 2003 |
| Actinobacterial endophytes for improved crop performance C Franco, P Michelsen, N Percy, V Conn, E Listiana, S Moll, R Loria, ... Australasian Plant Pathology 36 (6), 524-531, 2007 | 77 | 2007 |
| Colonization of Orchis morio protocorms by a mycorrhizal fungus: effects of nitrogen nutrition and glyphosate in modifying the responses HF Beyrle, SE Smith, CMM Franco, RL Peterson Canadian Journal of Botany 73 (8), 1128-1140, 1995 | 71 | 1995 |
| Biocontrol of chickpea root rot using endophytic actinobacteria A Misk, C Franco BioControl 56 (5), 811-822, 2011 | 66 | 2011 |
| Rational approaches to improving the isolation of endophytic actinobacteria from Australian native trees O Kaewkla, CMM Franco Microbial ecology 65 (2), 384-393, 2013 | 61 | 2013 |
| Streptomyces turgidiscabies secretes a novel virulence protein, Nec1, which facilitates infection M Joshi, X Rong, S Moll, J Kers, C Franco, R Loria Molecular plant-microbe interactions 20 (6), 599-608, 2007 | 56 | 2007 |
Professor Wei ZhangFlinders UniversityVerified email at flinders.edu.au