- Johnson, K., Douglas, R. K., Allen, W. C., Yoder, K., Sherif, S. M., Cox, K., ... & Villani, S. M. (2025). Evaluation of Fungicides for the Management of Glomerella Leaf Spot and Bitter Rot on Apple in North Carolina. Plant Disease, (ja).
- Das, P. R., Islam, M. T., Liu, J., Liu, Z., Dardick, C., & Sherif, S. M. (2024). Temporal changes in the proanthocyanidins to anthocyanins ratio during dormancy associate with bloom time variations in peach. Current Plant Biology, 40, 100393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2024.10039
- Zarrabian, M. and Sherif, S.M., (2024). Silence is not always golden: A closer look at potential environmental and ecotoxicological impacts of large-scale dsRNA application. Science of The Total Environment, doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175311.
- Tipu, M. M. H., & Sherif, S. M. (2024). Ethylene and its crosstalk with hormonal pathways in fruit ripening: mechanisms, modulation, and commercial exploitation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 10.3389/fpls.2024.1475496
- Gajjar, P., Ismail, A., Islam, T., Moniruzzaman, M., Darwish, A. G., Dawood, A. S., Mohamed, A.G., Haikal, A.M., El-Saady, A.M., El-Kereamy, A., Sherif, S.M. and El-Sharkawy, I. (2024). Transcriptome Profiling of a Salt Excluder Hybrid Grapevine Rootstock ‘Ruggeri’ throughout Salinity. Plants, 13(6), 837. 10.3390/plants13060837
- Jahed, K.R., Saini, A.K., & Sherif, S.M. (2023). Coping with the cold: unveiling cryoprotectants, molecular signaling pathways, and strategies for cold stress resilience. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1246093
- Gajjar, P., Ismail, A., Islam, T., Darwish, A. G., Moniruzzaman, M., Abuslima, E., Dawood, A. S., El-Saady, A. M., Tsolova, V., El-Kereamy, A., Nick, P., Sherif, S.M., Abazinge, M. D., & El-Sharkawy, I. (2023). Physiological Comparison of Two Salt-Excluder Hybrid Grapevine Rootstocks under Salinity Reveals Different Adaptation Qualities. Plants, 12 (18). 10.3390/plants12183247
- Sapkota, S., Salem, M., Jahed, K.R., Artlip, T.S., Sherif, S.M. (2023). From endodormancy to ecodormancy: the transcriptional landscape of apple floral buds. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
- Gajjar, P., Ismail, A., Islam, T., Darwish, A.G., Moniruzzaman, M., Abuslima, E., Dawood, A., El-Saady, A., Tsolova, V.,El-Kereamy, A., Ick, P., Sherif, S.M., Abazinge, M., and El-Sharkawy, I. (2023). Physiological Comparison of Two Salt-Excluder Hybrid Grapevine Rootstocks under Salinity Reveals Different Adaptation Qualities. Plants, 12(18), 3247.
- Jahed, K.R., Saini, A.K., & Sherif, S.M. (2023). Coping with the cold: unveiling cryoprotectants, molecular signaling pathways, and strategies for cold stress resilience. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.
- Robinson, T. L., Gonzalez, L., Cheng, L., Ziang, Y., Peck, G., Arnoldussen, B., Gomez, M., Guerra, M., Miranda Sazo, M., Kahlke, C., Einhorn, T., Wallis, A., Musacchi, S., Serra, S., Lewis, K., Schmidt, T., Heinemann, P., He, L., Kon, T., Sherif, S.M., Clements, J., & Layer, C. (2023). Studies in precision crop load management of apple. Acta Horticulturae, 1366(25). doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1366.25
- Huang, D., Gao, L., McAdams, J., Zhao, F., Lu, H., Wu, Y., Martin, J., Sherif, S.M., Subramanian, J., Duan, H., Liu, W. (2022). Engineered cleistogamy in Camelina sativa for bioconfinement. Horticulture Research.
- **Liu, J., **Islam, M.T., Laliberte, S., Haak, D.C., and Sherif, S.M. (2022). Fall applications of ethephon modulates gene networks controlling bud development during dormancy in peach (Prunus Persica). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(12), 6801.
- **Islam, M., **Liu, J., **Das, P., Singh, A., and Sherif, S.M. (2022). Rootstock effects on bitter pit incidence in ‘Honeycrisp’ apples are associated with changes in fruit’s cell wall chemical properties. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
- **Liu, J.; **Islam, M.T.; and Sherif, S.M. (2022). Effects of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) and 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on the pre-harvest drop rate, fruit quality, and stem-end splitting in ‘Gala’ Apples. Horticulturae, 8, 1100.
- **Das, P.R., Darwish, A.G., Ismail, A., Haikal, A.M., Gajjar, P., Balasubramani, S.P., Sheikh, M.B., Tsolova, V., Soliman, K.F., Sherif, S.M. and El-Sharkawy, I. (2022). Diversity in blueberry genotypes and developmental stages enables discrepancy in the bioactive compounds, metabolites, and cytotoxicity. Food Chemistry, 374, 131632.
- Nigg, M., de Oliveira, T.C., Sarmiento-Villamil, J.L., de la Bastide, P.Y., Hintz, W.E., Sherif, S.M., Shukla, M., Bernier, L., and Saxena, P.K. (2022). Comparative analysis of transcriptomes of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ssp. americana colonizing resistant or sensitive genotypes of American elm. Journal of Fungi, 8(6), 637.
- **Islam, M.T., Coutin, J.F., Shukla, M., Dhaliwal, A.K., Nigg, M., Bernier, L., Sherif, S.M., and Saxena, P. (2022). Deciphering the genome-wide transcriptomic changes during interactions of resistant and susceptible genotypes of American elm with Ophiostoma novo-ulmi. Journal of Fungi, 8, 120.
- Misk, E., Huber, P., Maclnnes, J., Sherif, S.M., Abo-Ismail, M., and Lumsden, J. (2022). Innate response of rainbow trout gill epithelial (RTgill-W1) cell line to ultraviolet-inactivated VHSV and FliC and rhabdovirus infection. Fish and Shellfish Immunology Reports, 68, 395-403.
- Darwish A.G., **Das, P.R., Ismail, A., Gajjar, P., Balasubramani, S.P., Sheikh, M.B., Tsolova, V., Sherif, S.M., and El-Sharkawy, I. (2021). Untargeted Metabolomics and antioxidant capacities of muscadine grape genotypes during berry development. Antioxidants, 10, 914.
- Hezema, Y.S., Shukla, M.R., Ayyanath, M.M., Sherif, S.M., and Saxena, P.K. (2021). Physiological and molecular responses of six apple rootstocks to osmotic stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, 16.
- Hezema, Y.S., Shukla, M.R., Goel, A., Ayyanath, M.M., Sherif, S.M., and Saxena, P.K. (2021). Rootstocks overexpressing stnpr1 and stdreb1 improve osmotic stress tolerance of wild-type scion in transgrafted tobacco plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, 29.
- **Liu, J., **Islam, M.T., *Sapkota, S., Ravindran, P., Kumar, P.P., Artlip, T.S., and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Ethylene-mediated modulation of bud phenology, cold hardiness, and hormone biosynthesis in Peach (Prunus persica). Plants, 10, 23.
- *Allen, W.C., Kon, T., and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Evaluation of blossom thinning spray timing strategies in apple. Horticulturae, 7, 12.
- *Sapkota, S., **Liu, J., **Islam, M.T., and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Changes in reactive oxygen species, antioxidants and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to dormancy transition and bud break in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh) cultivars. Antioxidants, 10, 16.
- **Islam, M.T., **Liu, J., and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Ethephon-mediated bloom delay in peach is associated with alterations in reactive oxygen species, antioxidants, and carbohydrate metabolism during dormancy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 15.
- *Sapkota, S., **Liu, J., **Islam, M.T., Ravindran, P., Kumar, P.P., and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Contrasting bloom dates in two apple cultivars linked to differential levels of phytohormones and heat requirements during ecodormancy. Scientia Horticulturae, 288, 9.
- Cline, J.A., Autio, W., Clements, J., Crassweller, R., Einhorn, T., Fahalli, E., Francescatto, P., Hoover, E., Lang, G., Lordan, J., Moran, R., Muehlbauer, M., Musacchi, S., Stasiak, M., Parra Quezada, R., Robinson, T., Sherif, S.M., and Zandstra, J. (2021). Early performance of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple trees on several size-controlling rootstocks in the 2014 NC-140 rootstock trial. Journal of American Pomological Society, 75, 189-202.
- **Islam, M.T., Davis, Z., Chen, L., Englaender, J., Zomorodi, S., Frank, J., Bartlett, K., Somers, E., Carballo, S.M., Kester, M., Shakeel, A., Pourtaheri, P and Sherif, S.M. (2021). Minicell-based fungal RNAi delivery for sustainable crop protection. Microbial Biotechnology, 14, 1847-1856.
- El-Sharkawy, I., Ismail, A., Darwish, A., El Kayal, W., Subramanian, J., and Sherif, S.M. (2020). Functional characterization of a gibberellin F-box protein, PslSLY1, during plum fruit development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72, 371-384.
- Sherif, S.M., Yoder, K., & Peck, G. (2020). Effects of dwarfing and semi-dwarfing apple rootstocks on the growth and yield of ‘Gala’, ‘Fuji’ and ‘York’ apples. Acta Horticulturae, 1281.
- Marini, R.P., Baugher, T.A., Muehlbauer, M., Sherif, S.M., Crassweller, R., and Schupp, J.R. (2020). Verification and modification of a model to predict bitter pit for ‘Honeycrisp’ apples. HortScience, 55, 1882-1887. doi:10.21273/hortsci15301-20
- **Das, P.R., and Sherif, S.M. (2020). Application of exogenous dsRNAs-induced RNAi in agriculture: Challenges and triumphs. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 946. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00946
- **Islam, M.T., and Sherif, S.M. (2020). RNAi-based biofungicides as a promising next-generation strategy for controlling devastating gray mold diseases. International Journal of Molecular Science, 2020, 21, 2072. doi:10.3390/ijms21062072
- Ismail, A., El-Sharkawy, I. and Sherif, S.M. (2020). Salt stress signals on demand: cellular events in the right context. International Journal of Molecular Science, 30, 21, 3918. org/10.3390/ijms21113918
- **Liu, J., & Sherif, S.M. (2019). Combating spring frost with ethylene. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 6. org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01408
- **Liu, J., & Sherif, S.M. (2019). Hormonal orchestration of bud dormancy cycle in deciduous woody perennials. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 21. org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01136
- Elsadr, H., Sherif, S.M., Banks, T., Somers, D., and Jayasankar, S. (2019). Refining the genomic region containing a major locus controlling fruit maturity in peach. Scientific Reports, 9, 12. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-44042-4
- Saremba, B.M., Tymm, F.J.M., Baethke, K., Rheault, M.R., Sherif, S.M., Saxena, P.K., and Murch, S.J. (2017). Plant signals during beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) feeding in American elm (Ulmus americana Planch). Plant Signaling & Behavior, 12, 11. doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2017.1296997
- Sherif, S.M., Erland, L.A., Shukla, M.R., and Saxena, P.K. (2017). Bark and wood tissues of American elm exhibit distinct responses to Dutch elm disease. Scientific Reports, 7, 11. org/10.1038/s41598-017-07779-4
- Dek, M.S.P., Padmanabhan, P., Sherif, S.M., Subramanian, J., and Paliyath, G. (2017). Upregulation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K) Enhances Ethylene Biosynthesis and Accelerates Flower Senescence in Transgenic Nicotiana tabacum L. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18, 15. doi.org/10.3390/ijms18071533
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Abdulla, M., and Jayasankar, S. (2017). Plum Fruit Development Occurs via Gibberellin-Sensitive and-Insensitive DELLA Repressors. PLoS ONE, 12, e0169440. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169440
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., El Kayal, W., Jones, B., Li, Z., Sullivan, A.J., and Jayasankar, S. (2016). Overexpression of plum auxin receptor PslTIR1 in tomato alters plant growth, fruit development and fruit shelf-life characteristics. BMC Plant Biology, 16, 12. org/10.1186/s12870-016-0746-z
- Sherif, S.M., Shukla, M.R., Murch, S. J., Bernier, L., and Saxena, P.K. (2016). Simultaneous induction of jasmonic acid and disease-responsive genes signifies tolerance of American elm to Dutch elm disease. Scientific Reports, 6, 15. org/10.1038/srep21934
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Qubbaj, T., Sullivan, A.J., and Jayasankar, S. (2016). Stimulated auxin levels enhance plum fruit ripening, but limit shelf-life characteristics. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 112, 215-223. org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.09.012
- Jones, A.M.P., Shukla, M.R., Sherif, S.M., Brown, P.B., and Saxena, P.K. (2016). Growth regulating properties of isoprene and isoprenoid-based essential oils. Plant Cell Reports, 35, 91-102. org/10.1007/s00299-015-1870-1
- Selvaraj, D., Sherif, S.M., Dek, M.S.P., Paliyath, G., El-Sharkawy, I., and Subramanian, J. (2016). Identification and characterization of genes involved in the fruit color development of European plum. Journal of The American Society for Horticultural Science, 141, 467-474. org/10.21273/JASHS03617-16
- Bajwa, V.S., Shukla, M.R., Sherif, S.M., Murch, S.J., and Saxena, P.K. (2015). Identification and characterization of serotonin as an anti-browning compound of apple and pear. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 110, 183-189. org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.08.018
- Sherif, S.M., El-Sharkawy, I., Mathur, J., Ravindran, P., Kumar, P., Paliyath, G., and Jayasankar, S. (2015). A stable JAZ protein from peach mediates the transition from outcrossing to self-pollination. BMC Biology, 13, 17. org/10.1186/s12915-015-0124-6
- Sherif, S.M., El-Sharkawy, I., Paliyath, G., and Jayasankar, S. (2015). Molecular Insights into Plant-Phytopathogenic Bacteria Interactions. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 33, 1116-1130. org/10.1007/s11105-014-0822-1
- Jayanthi, M., Jerard, A., Sherif, S.M., and Jayasankar, S. (2015). Molecular characterization of somatic embryogenesis receptor-like kinase (SERK) genes from plum (Prunus salicina) and peach (Prunus persica). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 71. https://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijh&volume=71&issue=4&article=021
- Sherif, S.M., Jones, A.M.P., Shukla, M.R., and Saxena, P.K. (2014). Establishment of invasive and non-invasive reporter systems to investigate American elm-Ophiostoma novo-ulmi interactions. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 71, 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.08.005
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Jones, B., Mila, I., Kumar, P.P., Bouzayen, M., and Jayasankar, S. (2014). TIR1-like auxin-receptors are involved in the regulation of plum fruit development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65, 5205-5215. org/10.1093/jxb/eru279
- Bajwa, V.S., Shukla, M.R., Sherif, S.M., Murch, S.J., and Saxena, P.K. (2014). Role of melatonin in alleviating cold stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Pineal Research, 56, 238-245. org/10.1111/jpi.12115.
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., El Kayal, W., Mahboob, A., Abubaker, K., Ravindran, P., Jyothi-Prakash P.A., Kumar, P.P., and Jayasankar, S. (2014). Characterization of gibberellin-signalling elements during plum fruit ontogeny defines the essentiality of gibberellin in fruit development. Plant Molecular Biology, 84, 399-413. org/10.1007/s11103-013-0139-8
- Sherif, S.M., El-Sharkawy, I., Paliyath, G., and Jayasankar, S. (2013). PpERF3b, a transcriptional repressor from peach, contributes to disease susceptibility and side branching in EAR-dependent and -independent fashions. Plant Cell Reports, 32, 1111-1124. org/10.1007/s00299-013-1405-6
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Mahboob, A., Abubaker, K., Bouzayen, M., and Jayasankar, S. (2012). Expression of auxin-binding protein1 during plum fruit ontogeny supports the potential role of auxin in initiating and enhancing climacteric ripening. Plant Cell Reports, 31, 1911-1921. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1304-2
- Sherif, S.M., El-Sharkawy, I., Paliyath, G., and Jayasankar, S. (2012). Differential expression of peach ERF transcriptional activators in response to signaling molecules and inoculation with Xanthomonas campestris pruni. Journal of Plant Physiology, 169, 731-739. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22410465/
- Sherif, S.M., Paliyath, G., and Jayasankar, S. (2012). Molecular characterization of peach PR genes and their induction kinetics in response to bacterial infection and signaling molecules. Plant Cell Reports, 31, 697-711. DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.02.003
- Prasath, D., El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Tiwary, K.S., and Jayasankar, S. (2011). Cloning and characterization of PR5 gene from Curcuma amada and Zingiber officinale in response to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Plant Cell Reports, 30, 1799-1809. org/10.1007/s00299-011-1087-x
- El-Sharkawy, I., Sherif, S.M., Mila, I., Bouzayen, M., and Jayasankar, S. (2009). Molecular characterization of seven genes encoding ethylene-responsive transcriptional factors during plum fruit development and ripening. Journal of Experimental Botany, 60, 907-922. org/10.1093/jxb/ern354