Mark Taylor
Current research interests
Mark Taylor completed his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Birmingham, UK. After completing post-doctoral studies at Royal Holloway, University of London and University of California , Berkeley, Taylor joined the James Hutton Institute (then SCRI) in Dundee Scotland, to lead studies in molecular physiology in potato. The main thrust of his research has been on understanding the molecular basis of quality and developmental traits in potato tubers.
- A wide range of contemporary approaches, including transcriptomics, and phytochemical analysis, exploiting variation of traits of interest in germplasm collections and using transgenic models as proof of function are being used to investigate quality and developmental traits in potato. Currently Taylor leads a Work Package in the EU FP7 project METAPRO that aims to optimise carotenoid accumulation in plant storage organs using transgenic approaches. An outcome of this work is the findings about carotenoid cleavage enzymes in potato (Pasare et al., 2013, Campbell et al, 2010).
- Taylor also currently leads a major Scottish Government funded project entitled “Crops and horticultural plants with improved performance in terms of resource use and outputs” (2011-2016). Here the responses of potato to elevated temperature are being investigated – genetic screens are being developed to analyse the response to temperature and the molecular physiology of temperature associated processes are under study.
- Regulation of the potato tuber life-cycle. Processes such as tuberisation and dormancy are fundamental in developing an improved potato crop and yet there are still major gaps in our knowledge about them. With recent advances in potato genomics it is now possible to unravel the mechanisms that control the tuber life-cycle. A particular focus will be on tuber dormancy in a project due to start in 2013.
- Consumer traits such as flavour, texture and glycaemic index are also being studied in the Taylor laboratory. A new project, co-funded by the Potato Council and industry on glycaemic index in potato is scheduled to start in October 2013.
Past research
- I completed my PhD and BSc studies in biochemistry at the University of Birmingham. I received a thorough grounding in chemistry and biochemistry with a particular focus on protein and nucleic acid chemistry. This provided a solid foundation for my subsequent research career, with its focus on plant molecular physiology. My PhD studies were on energetics in photosynthetic prokaryotes and had a strong biotechnological slant (Professor J.B. Jackson, supervisor). The microbiology skills developed have also been particularly useful in subsequent molecular biology studies.
- My interests in the molecular architecture of electron transport complexes expanded in a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Royal Holloway, University of London (Professor J.R. Bowyer, supervisor). Through collaborations with Imperial College (Professor Jim Barber’s group), significant progress was made in understanding the water splitting complex of photosystem II, the enzyme responsible for oxygen evolution.
Bibliography
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.; Cowan, G.; Young, V.; Chinoko, G.; Chitedze, G.; Kwendani, S.; Chiipanthenga, M.; Bita, C. E.; Mwenye, O.; Were, H.; Torrance, L.; Sharma, S.; Hancock, R.; Bryan, G.; Taylor, M. (2022) Allelic variants of a potato HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70 gene confer improved tuber yield under a wide range of environmental conditions, Food and Energy Security, Art. E377
- Sharma, S. K.; McLean, K.; Colgan, R. J.; Rees, D.; Young, S.; Sønderkær, M.; Terry, L. A.; Turnbull, C.; Taylor, M. A.; Bryan, G. J. (2021) Combining conventional QTL analysis and wholeexome capturebased bulksegregant analysis provides new genetic insights into tuber sprout elongation and dormancy release in a diploid potato population., Heredity, 127, 253-265.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Pont, S.D.A.; Verrall, S.R.; McManus, W.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2021) The impact of home storage conditions on the accumulation of acrylamide precursors in potato tubers., Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 304-314.
- Banda, L.; Moyo, M.; Nakitto, M.; Swanckaert, J.; Onyango, A.; Magiri, E.; McDougall, G.J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Taylor, M.; Muzhingi, T. (2021) Application of wedge fracture test for texture analysis in boiled Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)., African Journal of Food Science, 15, 145-151.
- Okamoto, H.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Allwood, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Wright, A.; Gururajan, V.; Terry, M.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) Light regulation of chlorophyll and glycoalkaloid biosynthesis during tuber greening of potato S. tuberosum., Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article No. 753.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Cammarano, D.; Taylor, M.A.; Thompson, J.A.; Wright, G.; Faichney, A.; Haacker, R.; Orr, A.; White, P.J. (2020) Predicting dates of head initiation and yields of broccoli crops grown throughout Scotland., European Journal of Agronomy, 116, Article No. 126055.
- Chow, K.S.; Bahari, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Marshall, D.F. (2020) Genomics of rubber biosynthesis in Hevea brasiliensis., In: Matsui, M. & Chow, K.S. (eds.).The Rubber Tree Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham., Switzerland, Chapter 7, pp93-115.
- Changan, S.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Raigond, P.; Dutt, S.; Kumar, D.; Lal, M.K.; Kumar, M.; Tomar, M.; Singh, B. (2020) Potato carotenoids., In: Raigond, P., Singh, B., Dutt, S. & Chakrabarti, S.K. (eds). Potato. Springer, Singapore, pp151-171.
- Schlesinger, D.; Rikanati, R.D.; Volis, S.; Faigenboim, A.; Vendramin, V.; Cattonaro, F.; Hooper, M.; Oren, E.; Taylor, M.; Sitrit, Y.; Inbar, M.; Lewinsohn, E. (2019) Alkaloid chemodiversity in Mandragora spp. is associated with loss-of-functionality of MoH6H, a hyoscyamine 6 beta-hydroxylase gene., Plant Science, 283, 301-310.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Campbell, R.; Usman, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Identification of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 as a temperature-sensitive negative regulator of tuberization in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 5703-5714.
- Morris, W.L.; Alamar, M.C.; Lopez-Cobollo, R.M.; Cañete Castillo, J.; Bennett, M.; Van der Kaay, J.; Stephens, J.; Sharma, S.K.; Thompson, A.J.; Terry, L.A.; Turnbull, C.G.N.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) A member of the TERMINAL FLOWER 1/CENTRORADIALIS gene family controls sprout growth in potato tubers., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 835-843.
- Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Improving flavor to increase consumption., American Journal of Potato Research, 96, 195-200.
- Bonar, N.; Liney, M.; Zhang, R.X.; Austin, C.; Dessoly, J.; Davidson, D.; Stephens, J.; McDougall, G.; Taylor, M.; Bryan, G.J.; Hornyik, C. (2018) Potato miR828 is associated with purple tuber skin and flesh colour., Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 9, Article No. 1742.
- Taylor, M.A. (2018) Routes to genetic gain in potato., Nature Plants, 4, 631-632.
- George, T.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Dodd, I.C.; White, P.J. (2018) Climate change and consequences for potato production: a review of tolerance to emerging abiotic stress., Potato Research, 60, 239-268.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bita, C.E.; Morris, W.; Wiese, C.; Morris, J.A.; Paterson, C.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Correction to: A reversible light and genotype dependent acquired thermotolerance response protects the potato plant from excessive temperature., Planta, 247, 1377-1393.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- George, T.S.; Taylor, M.; Dodd, I.C.; White, P.J. (2017) Climate change and consequences on potato production: tolerance to emerging abiotic stresses., 20th EAPR Triennial Conference, Paris, France, 9-14 July 2017.
- Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2017) The solanaceous vegetable crops: potato, tomato, pepper, and eggplant., In: Thomas, B., Murray, B.G. & Murphy, D.J. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Volume 3, Waltham, MA., Academic Press, pp. 55-58.
- Campbell, R.; Freitag, S.; Bryan, G.J.; Stewart, D.; Taylor M.A. (2016) Environmental and genetic factors associated with solanesol accumulation in potato leaves., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 1263.
- Mortimer, C.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.; Campbell, R.; Bramley, P.M.; Taylor, M.; Fraser, P.D. (2016) Product stability and sequestration mechanisms in Solanum tuberosum engineered to biosynthesize high value ketocarotenoids., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14, 140-152.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2015) Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment., Plant Science, 234, 27-37.
- Zuber, T.; Holm, D.; Byrne, P.; Ducreux, L.; Taylor, M.; Kaiser, M.; Stushnoff, C. (2015) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts., Food and Function, 6, 72-83.
- Campbell, R.; Pont, S.D.A.; Morris, J.A.; McKenzie, G.; Sharma, S.K.; Hedley, P.E.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Genome-wide QTL and bulked transcriptomic analysis reveals new candidate genes for the control of tuber carotenoid content in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127, 1917-1933.
- Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.D.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Fuller, J.; Simpson, C.G.; Zhang, R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 439-450.
- Taylor, M.A. (2014) Potato flavour., In: Navarre, R., Pavek, M.J. (eds.). The Potato: Botany, Production and Uses. CABI, Wallingford, pp. 345-384.
- Cheema, M.U.A.; Rees, D.; Colgan, R.J.; Taylor, M.; Westby, A. (2013) The effects of ethylene, 1-MCP and AVG on sprouting in sweetpotato roots., Postharvest Biology and Technology, 85, 89-93.
- Pasare, S.; Wright, K.; Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Chapman, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Roberts, A.G.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The sub-cellular localisation of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes, CrtRb2 and PSY2., Protoplasma, 250, 1381-1392.
- Pasare, S.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Campbell, R.; Sharma, S.K.; Roumeliotis, E.; Kohlen, W.; van der Krol, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Roberts, A.G.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The role of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) CCD8 gene in stolon and tuber development., New Phytologist, 198, 1108-1120.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) High temperature inhibition of potato tuberisation is associated with altered redox status and associated transcript profiles., 11th International PCA Conference - Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants, Warsaw, 17-19 July 2013.
- George, D.; Rind, F.C.; Bendall, M.W.; Taylor, M.A.; Gatehouse, A.M.R. (2012) Developmental studies of transgenic maize expressing Cry1Ab on the African stem borer, Busseola fusca; effects on midgut cellular structure., Pest Management Science, 68, 330-339.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Shepherd, T.; Lewinsohn, E.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Sitrit, Y.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Utilisation of the MVA pathway to produce elevated levels of the sesquiterpene alpha copaene in potato tubers., Phytochemistry, 72, 2288-2293.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
- Ross, H.A.; Wright, K.M.; McDougall, G.J.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Stewart, D.; Tucker, G.A.; James, E.K.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Potato tuber pectin structure is influenced by pectin methyl esterase activity and impacts on cooked potato texture., Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, 371-381.
- Cullen, D.W.; Harwood, W.A.; Smedley, M.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Comparison of DNA walking methods for isolation of transgene flanking regions in GM potato., Molecular Biotechnology, 49, 19-31.
- Taylor, M.A.; Fraser, P.D. (2011) Solanesol: added value from solanaceous waste., Phytochemistry, 72, 1323-1327.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.; Cowan, G.; Young, V.; Chinoko, G.; Chitedze, G.; Kwendani, S.; Chiipanthenga, M.; Bita, C. E.; Mwenye, O.; Were, H.; Torrance, L.; Sharma, S.; Hancock, R.; Bryan, G.; Taylor, M. (2022) Allelic variants of a potato HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70 gene confer improved tuber yield under a wide range of environmental conditions, Food and Energy Security, Art. E377
- Sharma, S. K.; McLean, K.; Colgan, R. J.; Rees, D.; Young, S.; Sønderkær, M.; Terry, L. A.; Turnbull, C.; Taylor, M. A.; Bryan, G. J. (2021) Combining conventional QTL analysis and wholeexome capturebased bulksegregant analysis provides new genetic insights into tuber sprout elongation and dormancy release in a diploid potato population., Heredity, 127, 253-265.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Pont, S.D.A.; Verrall, S.R.; McManus, W.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2021) The impact of home storage conditions on the accumulation of acrylamide precursors in potato tubers., Annals of Applied Biology, 178, 304-314.
- Banda, L.; Moyo, M.; Nakitto, M.; Swanckaert, J.; Onyango, A.; Magiri, E.; McDougall, G.J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Taylor, M.; Muzhingi, T. (2021) Application of wedge fracture test for texture analysis in boiled Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)., African Journal of Food Science, 15, 145-151.
- Okamoto, H.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Allwood, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Wright, A.; Gururajan, V.; Terry, M.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) Light regulation of chlorophyll and glycoalkaloid biosynthesis during tuber greening of potato S. tuberosum., Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article No. 753.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Cammarano, D.; Taylor, M.A.; Thompson, J.A.; Wright, G.; Faichney, A.; Haacker, R.; Orr, A.; White, P.J. (2020) Predicting dates of head initiation and yields of broccoli crops grown throughout Scotland., European Journal of Agronomy, 116, Article No. 126055.
- Schlesinger, D.; Rikanati, R.D.; Volis, S.; Faigenboim, A.; Vendramin, V.; Cattonaro, F.; Hooper, M.; Oren, E.; Taylor, M.; Sitrit, Y.; Inbar, M.; Lewinsohn, E. (2019) Alkaloid chemodiversity in Mandragora spp. is associated with loss-of-functionality of MoH6H, a hyoscyamine 6 beta-hydroxylase gene., Plant Science, 283, 301-310.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Campbell, R.; Usman, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Identification of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 as a temperature-sensitive negative regulator of tuberization in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 5703-5714.
- Morris, W.L.; Alamar, M.C.; Lopez-Cobollo, R.M.; Cañete Castillo, J.; Bennett, M.; Van der Kaay, J.; Stephens, J.; Sharma, S.K.; Thompson, A.J.; Terry, L.A.; Turnbull, C.G.N.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) A member of the TERMINAL FLOWER 1/CENTRORADIALIS gene family controls sprout growth in potato tubers., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 835-843.
- Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2019) Improving flavor to increase consumption., American Journal of Potato Research, 96, 195-200.
- Bonar, N.; Liney, M.; Zhang, R.X.; Austin, C.; Dessoly, J.; Davidson, D.; Stephens, J.; McDougall, G.; Taylor, M.; Bryan, G.J.; Hornyik, C. (2018) Potato miR828 is associated with purple tuber skin and flesh colour., Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 9, Article No. 1742.
- Taylor, M.A. (2018) Routes to genetic gain in potato., Nature Plants, 4, 631-632.
- George, T.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Dodd, I.C.; White, P.J. (2018) Climate change and consequences for potato production: a review of tolerance to emerging abiotic stress., Potato Research, 60, 239-268.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bita, C.E.; Morris, W.; Wiese, C.; Morris, J.A.; Paterson, C.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Correction to: A reversible light and genotype dependent acquired thermotolerance response protects the potato plant from excessive temperature., Planta, 247, 1377-1393.
- Trapero-Mozos, A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McLean, K.; Stephens, J.; Torrance, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2018) Engineering heat tolerance in potato by temperature-dependent expression of a specific allele of HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16, 197-207.
- Campbell, R.; Freitag, S.; Bryan, G.J.; Stewart, D.; Taylor M.A. (2016) Environmental and genetic factors associated with solanesol accumulation in potato leaves., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 1263.
- Mortimer, C.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.; Campbell, R.; Bramley, P.M.; Taylor, M.; Fraser, P.D. (2016) Product stability and sequestration mechanisms in Solanum tuberosum engineered to biosynthesize high value ketocarotenoids., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14, 140-152.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Misawa, N.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2015) Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment., Plant Science, 234, 27-37.
- Zuber, T.; Holm, D.; Byrne, P.; Ducreux, L.; Taylor, M.; Kaiser, M.; Stushnoff, C. (2015) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts., Food and Function, 6, 72-83.
- Campbell, R.; Pont, S.D.A.; Morris, J.A.; McKenzie, G.; Sharma, S.K.; Hedley, P.E.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Genome-wide QTL and bulked transcriptomic analysis reveals new candidate genes for the control of tuber carotenoid content in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127, 1917-1933.
- Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.D.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Fuller, J.; Simpson, C.G.; Zhang, R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 439-450.
- Cheema, M.U.A.; Rees, D.; Colgan, R.J.; Taylor, M.; Westby, A. (2013) The effects of ethylene, 1-MCP and AVG on sprouting in sweetpotato roots., Postharvest Biology and Technology, 85, 89-93.
- Pasare, S.; Wright, K.; Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Chapman, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Roberts, A.G.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The sub-cellular localisation of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes, CrtRb2 and PSY2., Protoplasma, 250, 1381-1392.
- Pasare, S.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Campbell, R.; Sharma, S.K.; Roumeliotis, E.; Kohlen, W.; van der Krol, S.; Bramley, P.M.; Roberts, A.G.; Fraser, P.D.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) The role of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) CCD8 gene in stolon and tuber development., New Phytologist, 198, 1108-1120.
- George, D.; Rind, F.C.; Bendall, M.W.; Taylor, M.A.; Gatehouse, A.M.R. (2012) Developmental studies of transgenic maize expressing Cry1Ab on the African stem borer, Busseola fusca; effects on midgut cellular structure., Pest Management Science, 68, 330-339.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Shepherd, T.; Lewinsohn, E.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Sitrit, Y.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Utilisation of the MVA pathway to produce elevated levels of the sesquiterpene alpha copaene in potato tubers., Phytochemistry, 72, 2288-2293.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
- Ross, H.A.; Wright, K.M.; McDougall, G.J.; Roberts, A.G.; Chapman, S.N.; Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Stewart, D.; Tucker, G.A.; James, E.K.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Potato tuber pectin structure is influenced by pectin methyl esterase activity and impacts on cooked potato texture., Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, 371-381.
- Cullen, D.W.; Harwood, W.A.; Smedley, M.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Comparison of DNA walking methods for isolation of transgene flanking regions in GM potato., Molecular Biotechnology, 49, 19-31.
- Taylor, M.A.; Fraser, P.D. (2011) Solanesol: added value from solanaceous waste., Phytochemistry, 72, 1323-1327.
- Cullen, D.W.; Harwood, W.A.; Smedley, M.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Development of a standard, validated procedure for the isolation of transgene flanking regions in single and multiple copy lines of GM potato., Molecular Biotechnology 49, 19-31.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Morris, J.A.; Suttle, J.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The metabolic and developmental roles of cartotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 from potato., Plant Physiology, 154, 656-664.
- Ross, H.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Vincent, J.F.V.; Stewart, D.; Verrall, S.R.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Discerning intra-tuber differences in textural properties in cooked Solanum tuberosum group Tuberosum and group Phureja tubers., Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90, 1527-1832.
- Morris, W.L.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; McNicol, J.W.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Relationships between volatile and non-volatile metabolites and attributes of processed potato flavour., Phytochemistry, 71, pp. 1765-1773.
- Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
- Davies, H.V.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Advances in functional genomics and genetic modification of potato (Review)., Potato Research, 51, 283-299.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., American Journal of Potato Research, 85, 286-297.
- Zhang, X.; Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Mellado-Ortega, E.; Roberts, A.G.; Stephens, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Torrance, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Prat, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2020) TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex., The Plant Journal, 103, 2263-2278.
- Chow, K.S.; Bahari, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Marshall, D.F. (2020) Genomics of rubber biosynthesis in Hevea brasiliensis., In: Matsui, M. & Chow, K.S. (eds.).The Rubber Tree Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham., Switzerland, Chapter 7, pp93-115.
- Changan, S.S.; Taylor, M.A.; Raigond, P.; Dutt, S.; Kumar, D.; Lal, M.K.; Kumar, M.; Tomar, M.; Singh, B. (2020) Potato carotenoids., In: Raigond, P., Singh, B., Dutt, S. & Chakrabarti, S.K. (eds). Potato. Springer, Singapore, pp151-171.
- Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2017) The solanaceous vegetable crops: potato, tomato, pepper, and eggplant., In: Thomas, B., Murray, B.G. & Murphy, D.J. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Volume 3, Waltham, MA., Academic Press, pp. 55-58.
- Taylor, M.A. (2014) Potato flavour., In: Navarre, R., Pavek, M.J. (eds.). The Potato: Botany, Production and Uses. CABI, Wallingford, pp. 345-384.
- Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Tuber development., In: Pua, E.C. & Davey, M.R. (eds.). Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives Volume 1. Springer, Heidelberg, Chapter 7, 137-150.
- Taylor, M.A. (2009) Plant metabolic engineering for improved quality and nutrition., Blackwell, Oxford.
- Kerby, N.W.; Dale, M.F.B.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Potato breeding to improve storage and quality., In: Haverkort, A.J. & Anisimov, B.V. (eds.). Potato Production and Innovative Technologies. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 340-347.(Proceedings from the Potato Russia International Conference, Moscow, Russia, August 2007)
- Taylor, M.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Stewart, D. (2007) Potato flavour and texture., In: Vreugdenhil, D., Bradshaw, J.E., Gebhardt, C., Govers, F., MacKerron, D.K.L. Taylor, M.A. & Ross, H.A. (eds.). Potato Biology and Biotechnology: Advances and Perspectives. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Chapter 24, pp525-540. ISBN: 978-0444510181
- Vreugdenhil, D.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Gebhardt, C.; Govers, F.; MacKerron, D.K.L.; Taylor, M.A.; Ross, H.A. (2007) Potato Biology and Biotechnology: Advances and Perspectives., Elsevier, Amsterdam. 856pp.
- Kerby, N.W.; Dale, M.F.B.; Lees, A.K.; Taylor, M.A.; Bradshaw, J.E. (2005) Breeding and diagnostic developments for better storage of potatoes to meet future industry needs., In: Potato in Progress: Science Meets Practice (eds. Haverkort, A.J. and Struik, P.C.), Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp76-85. (Proceedings of the Potato 2005 Congress, Emmeloord, Netherlands, 5-7 September 2005.)
- Taylor, M.A. (2003) Genetic manipulation of the potato SAMDC gene - consequences for polyamine content and plant development., Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg.
- Kumar, A.; MacLeod, M.R.; Arif, M.A.D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (1998) A molecular approach to study the role of polyamines and ethylene in plant development., In: Bardocz, S.; White, A.; Tiburcio, A.F. (eds.). COST 917: Biogenically Active Amines in Food, Volume 1, pp 43-52.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in heat responses of potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp11-13.
- Mazzitelli, L.; Hancock, R.D.; Haupt, S.; McNicol, J.W.; Viola, R.; Brennan, R.M.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Understanding dormancy release in raspberry buds., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp32-33.
- Taylor, M.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S. (2004) Isoprenoid metabolic networks in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp140-141.
- Hrubikova, K.; Gilroy, E.M.; Faivre-Rampant, O.; Loake, G.; Birch, P.R.J.; Taylor, M.A.; Lacomme, C. (2003) Viral induced gene silencing in crop species., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp98-99.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Millam, S.; Stewart, D.; Griffiths, D.W.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Carotenogenesis in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp109.
- Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A.; Tiller, S.A.; Witte, C. (2002) Molecular manipulation of urea metabolism in potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp140-142.
- Viola, R.; Taylor, M.A.; Oparka, K.J. (2001) Meristem activation in potato: impact on tuber formation, development and dormancy., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2000/2001, pp99-102.
- George, T.S.; Taylor, M.; Dodd, I.C.; White, P.J. (2017) Climate change and consequences on potato production: tolerance to emerging abiotic stresses., 20th EAPR Triennial Conference, Paris, France, 9-14 July 2017.
- Hancock, R.D.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2013) High temperature inhibition of potato tuberisation is associated with altered redox status and associated transcript profiles., 11th International PCA Conference - Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants, Warsaw, 17-19 July 2013.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Campbell, R.; McDougall, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) Potato tuber quality traits and secondary metabolism., SOL 2009, New Delhi, 8-13 November 2009.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Scandura, M.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in tuber apical meristem activation and deactivation processes., SOL 2009, New Delhi, 8-13 November 2009.
- Scossa, F.; Diretto, G.; Taylor, M.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Stewart, D.; Guiliano, G. (2008) Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of transgenic 'Golden' potato tubers over-accumulating b-carotene., 5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008, Cologne, Germany, 12-16 October 2008.
- Bryan, G.J.; Lloyd, D.; Sharma, S.K.; Hackett, C.A.; Nevison, L.; Taylor, M.A.; Bradshaw, J.E. (2008) Genetic analysis of flavour and texture in potato., 5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008, Cologne, Germany, 12-16 October 2008.
- Taylor, M.A. (2008) Potato flavour and texture., Potatoes in Practice 2008. SCRI, Dundee, 7 August 2008.
- Taylor, M.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Ross, H.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E. (2008) Quality trait dissection in potato tubers using comparative metabolite and transcript analysis., 5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008, Cologne, Germany, 12-16 October 2008.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Williams, N.; Sullivan, L.; Taylor, M.A.; Shaw, D.S.; Bradshaw, N.J.; Bain, R.A. (2007) Survey of GB blight populations., EuroBlight Workshop, Bologna, Italy, 2-5 May 2007.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in tuber., 91st Annual Meeting of Potato Association of America, Idaho Falls, USA, 12-16 August 2007.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Scottish Plant Molecular Biology Meeting, Dundee, 9 January 2004.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenoid accumulation during potato tuber development and storage., SEB Annual Meeting, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 29 March - 2 April 2004.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Transgenic manipulation of tuber carotenoid content in Solanum phureja and Solanum tuberosum., SEB Annual Meeting, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 29 March - 2 April 2004.
- Taylor, M.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S. (2004) Metabolic engineering of carotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Aspects of Applied Biology, 72, 155-162.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Lacomme, C.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Gordon Conference - Carotenoids 2004, California, USA, 4-9 January 2004.
- Iannetta, P.P.M.; Medina-Escobar, N.; Ross, H.A.; Souleyre, E.; Taylor, M.A.; Davies, H.V. (2000) Enzymes of the TCA cycle expressed in strawberry fruit during ripening., The Scottish Cell and Molecular Biology Group, St Andrews University, 28 January 2000.
- Jones, C.S.; McNicol, R.J.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (1999) Analysis of genes differentially expressed during fruit ripening in raspberry (Rubus idaeus cv. Glen clova)., Acta Horticulturae, 505, 401-402.
- Taylor, M.A. (1998) Cloning and characterisation of two potato alpha-glucosidase genes., 5th International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Potato, Bogensee, Germany, 2-6 August 1998.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Taylor, M.A.; Schuch, W.; Knight, M.E.; Davies, H.V. (1998) Molecular manipulation of starch structure in potato tubers., 5th International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Potato, Bogensee, Germany, 2-6 August 1998.
- Davies, H.V.; Harris, N.; Taylor, M.A.; Jarvis, S.B.; Ross, H.A.; Millam, S.; Blundy, M.; Burrell, M.; Viola, R. (1998) Inhibition of starch biosynthesis in transgenic plants with down-regulated fructokinase activity., 5th International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Potato, Bogensee, Germany, 2-6 August 1998, 51.
