{"id":13515,"date":"2020-01-09T15:57:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T21:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/?page_id=13515"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:44:07","slug":"dr-csengele-barta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-csengele-barta\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Csengele Barta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #000000;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: -50px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-4 fusion-columns-total-8 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cseng-f19-2.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Undergraduate researchers (from left) Makenzie Helsel (Spring `19), Rachael Prawitz (Fall \u201819), Devon Lindstrom (Fall \u201819) and Dr. Csengele Barta present their research at the 2019 Missouri Academy of Science Meeting.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cseng-f19-2-320x202.jpeg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Biology students presenting Portal research\" title=\"cseng-f19-2\" aria-label=\"cseng-f19-2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13225 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs11.jpg\" data-caption=\"A bittersweet farewell and the starting point of amazing future careers: graduating research student Jeremy Brown and supplementary instructor and researcher Jacob Wagner (Spring \u201819) are greeted by Dr. Csengele Barta at their graduation ceremony.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs11-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Csengele Barta with MWSU graduates\" title=\"cs11\" aria-label=\"cs11\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13294 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs13.jpg\" data-caption=\"Plant Morphology (BIO 307, 2019) students exploring plant form diversity on a field trip to the Youngdahl Conservation Area in Missouri.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs13-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Csengele Barta with biology students\" title=\"cs13\" aria-label=\"cs13\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13295 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic.jpg\" data-caption=\"The 2019 \u201cIsoprenado\u201d summer undergraduate research team presents their research posters (from left Zachary Schank, Rachael Prawitz (Fall `19), Dr. Csengele Barta, Devon Lindstrom (Fall \u201919), Cameron Hall and Chayatta Faye Thammarat).\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"biology students and Dr. Barta presenting Portal research\" title=\"barta-pic\" aria-label=\"barta-pic\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13249 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_6719.jpg\" data-caption=\"Petrified Wood in the Petrified National Forest \u2013 a bonanza of amazing colors!\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_6719-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"petrified tree\" title=\"img_6719\" aria-label=\"img_6719\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13296 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7286.jpg\" data-caption=\"Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.) spreading its seeds in the Grand Canyon National Park.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7286-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"plant macro closeup\" title=\"img_7286\" aria-label=\"img_7286\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13298 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7550.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pine\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7550-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"plant macro closeup\" title=\"img_7550\" aria-label=\"img_7550\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13299 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_9570.jpg\" data-caption=\"\u201cNatural Flight Masters\u201d: technology inspired by nature. MWSU biology exhibitors at \u201cThe Sound of Speed\u201d Airshow, 2018, in Saint Joseph, MO (from left front then back Dr. Tilottama Roy, future Griffon Luka Poet, Dr. Carissa Ganong, Dr. Mark Mills, undergraduate Laney Hayward Nute (Fall \u201918), Jessica Poet and Dr. Csengele Barta).\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_9570-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"MWSU biology students and faculty - Natural Flight Masters presentation\" title=\"img_9570\" aria-label=\"img_9570\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13300 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #212121;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"barta\" title=\"barta-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 class=\"margin-bottom-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Csengele Barta, Associate Professor<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"margin-top-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(816) 271-4334 | cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Csengele Barta has been at MWSU since 2012. Her research interests include the effect of global climate change on photosynthesis and volatile compound synthesis and emission.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(175,175,126,0.81);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/10\/field-research.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">To be or not to be from a plant\u2019s perspective: survival in and adaptation to adverse environments. The future of plant conservation. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Collaboration with Dr. Cary Chevalier and Dr. Csengele Barta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Requirements: Interest in molecular biology, biochemistry, plant biology, or ecology-physiology. Concurrent enrollment or prior completion of at least one of the introductory biology or chemistry core courses is a plus (BIO 105 or BIO 106 or CHE 111).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Chemical warfare in the plant world: allelopathic chemicals as high efficiency tools in the arsenal of invasive plants in competing for resources with native species<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Invasive plant species are a threat to biodiversity and a relevant concern for species conservation and restoration. Leachates from decomposing leaves of Amur honeysuckle (<em>Lonicera maackii)<\/em>, a highly invasive shrub rapidly conquering regions of the Midwestern US have been documented to have devastating effects on native species diversity, via their negative allelopathic effect on native seed germination and seedling growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Within the frame of this project we will identify and characterize the honeysuckle metabolites responsible for the inhibitory effect, will characterize their biosynthetic pathway(s) and the seasonal or environment-driven regulation of their synthesis. In addition, we will also identify the action mechanism of honeysuckle leachate-induced allelopathic inhibition. A better understanding of the inhibition mechanism by allelopathic chemicals is expected to contribute to developing effective invasive species management approaches in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(175,175,126,0.81);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-background.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Paying \u201cthe right price\u201d for stress protection in a \u201cvolatile\u201d future: plants\u2019 costs and benefits of emitting isoprene in a warming climate<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Within this project we will focus on mechanisms regulating the seasonal and climate-controlled isoprene biosynthesis in oaks (<em>Quercus <\/em>spp.), particularly abundant in Missouri. We will investigate the key regulatory steps of isoprene biosynthesis and emission in oaks under physiological and changing environmental conditions.\u00a0In addition, we will also address the molecular and eco-physiological consequences of changing climate-induced alterations in isoprene synthesis and emission and assess the relationship between the metabolic costs of isoprene synthesis and the molecular\/physiological\/plant fitness benefits provided.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The molecular basis of diversity in the isoprene synthesis and emission capacity of Missouri oaks.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Isoprene emission inventory data indicate that the capacity to emit isoprene is present in species of many families of plants, but is rarely widespread across all species of the same family. This research project will focus on investigating the molecular basis at the diversity of volatile emission capacities in members of the oak family, and the evolution of the isoprene emission capacity in emitter North American oaks.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #d3d3d3;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Requirements: Interest in molecular biology, biochemistry, plant biology, or ecology-physiology. Concurrent enrollment or prior completion of at least one of the introductory biology or chemistry core courses is a plus (BIO 105 or BIO 106 or CHE 111).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.99);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Dr. Csengele Barta\" title=\"cs4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs4.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs4-200x274.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs4-400x549.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs4-600x823.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/cs4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 18pt;\">About Dr. Csengele Barta<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ph.D. Plant Physiology, University of Szeged<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">M.S., Plant Physiology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B.S., Biology, B.S., Chemistry, B.S., Biology\/Chemistry Education, Babes Bolyai University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/12\/Barta-CV.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Curriculum Vitae<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-file-pdf far\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">Contact Dr. Barta<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Agenstein 237B<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu\">cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"tel:8162714334\">(816) 271-4334<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4525 Downs Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Saint Joseph, MO 64507<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13515"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13770,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13515\/revisions\/13770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}