Laura Jaakola
Research leader, Climate laboratory
Job description
Professor in Plant Biology
Joel Abbey,
Sherin Jose,
David Percival,
Laura Jaakola,
Samuel K. Asiedu
:
Modulation of defense genes and phenolic compounds in wild blueberry in response to Botrytis cinerea under field conditions
BMC Plant Biology 28. February 2023 DOI
Mathias Amundsen,
Kjersti Aaby,
Laura Jaakola,
Gesine Schmidt,
Inger Martinussen,
Anne Linn Hykkerud
:
Effects of geographic origin on anthocyanin profile of wild Norwegian lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)
Acta Horticulturae 2023 DOI
Inger Martinussen,
Mathias Amundsen,
Aksel Granhus,
Antje Gonera,
Marius Hauglin,
Anne Linn Hykkerud
et al.:
Norwegian wild berries – increased predictability and value creation - the “WildBerries” project
Acta Horticulturae 2023 DOI
Stef Bokhorst,
Jarle W. Bjerke,
Gareth K. Phoenix,
Laura Jaakola,
Hanne Mæhre,
Hans Tømmervik
:
Sub-arctic mosses and lichens show idiosyncratic responses to combinations of winter heatwaves, freezing and nitrogen deposition
Mathias Amundsen,
Laura Jaakola,
Kjersti Aaby,
Inger Martinussen,
N. Kelanne,
S. Tuominen
et al.:
Effect of ripening temperature on the chemical composition of lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) of northern and southern origin
Mathias Amundsen,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Niina Kelanne,
Sanni Tuominen,
Gesine Schmidt,
Oskar Laaksonen
et al.:
Composition of Sugars, Organic Acids, Phenolic Compounds, and Volatile Organic Compounds in Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) at Five Ripening Stages
Foods 2023 DOI
Andrew P. Dare,
Catrin S. Günther,
Angus C. Grey,
George Guo,
Nicholas J. Demarais,
Sarah Cordiner
et al.:
Resolving the developmental distribution patterns of polyphenols and related primary metabolites in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruit
Food Chemistry 2022 DOI
Declan J. Lafferty,
Richard V. Espley,
Cecilia H. Deng,
Catrin S. Günther,
Blue Plunkett,
Janice L. Turner
et al.:
Hierarchical regulation of MYBPA1 by anthocyanin- and proanthocyanidin-related MYB proteins is conserved in Vaccinium species
Journal of Experimental Botany 2022 DOI
Thomas Roitsch,
Kristiina Himanen,
Aakash Chawade,
Laura Jaakola,
Ajit Nehe,
Erik Alexandersson
:
Functional phenomics for improved climate resilience in Nordic agriculture
Declan J. Lafferty,
Richard V. Espley,
Cecilia H. Deng,
Andrew P. Dare,
Catrin S. Günther,
Laura Jaakola
et al.:
The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium
Priyanka Trivedi,
Linards Klavins,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Jorens Kviesis,
Didzis Elferts,
Inger Martinussen
et al.:
Temperature has a major effect on the cuticular wax composition of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Tony K. McGhie,
Richard V. Espley,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
:
Flavonoid biosynthesis is differentially altered in detached and attached ripening bilberries in response to spectral light quality
Anna Avetisyan,
Tatevik Aloyan,
Amalya Iskandaryan,
Margarita Harutyunyan,
Laura Jaakola,
Andreas Melikyan
:
Distribution of biodiversity of wild beet species (Genus Beta L.) in Armenia under ongoing climate change conditions
Katja Karppinen,
Anna Avetisyan,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Laura Jaakola
:
A dPCR Method for Quantitative Authentication of Wild Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) versus Cultivated American Cranberry (V. macrocarpon)
Axel Mithöfer,
Michael Riemann,
Corine Alexis Faehn,
Anna Mrazova,
Laura Jaakola
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Plant defense under Arctic light conditions: Can plants withstand invading pests?
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Binita Dhakal,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
:
Insights into sugar metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development
Chen Wu,
Cecilia Deng,
Elena Hilario,
Nick W. Albert,
Declan Lafferty,
Ella R. P. Grierson
et al.:
A chromosome-scale assembly of the bilberry genome identifies a complex locus controlling berry anthocyanin composition
Molecular Ecology Resources 2021 DOI
Priyanka Trivedi,
Nga Nguyen,
Linards Klavins,
Jorens Kviesis,
Esa Heinonen,
Janne Remes
et al.:
Analysis of composition, morphology, and biosynthesis of cuticular wax in wild type bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and its glossy mutant
Heikki M. Salo,
Nga Nguyen,
Emmi Alakärppä,
Linards Klavins,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Katja Karppinen
et al.:
Authentication of berries and berry-based food products
Joel A. Abbey,
David Percival,
Laura Jaakola,
Samuel K. Asiedu
:
Potential use of biofungicides and conventional fungicide for the management of Botrytis blossom blight in lowbush blueberries
Katja Karppinen,
Declan J. Lafferty,
Nick W. Albert,
Nelli Mikkola,
Tony McGhie,
Andrew C. Allan
et al.:
MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co-regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue-coloured berries
Sherin Jose,
Joel Abbey,
Laura Jaakola,
David Percival
:
Elucidation of the molecular responses during the primary infection of wild blueberry phenotypes with Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi under field conditions
Jørgen A Mølmann,
Sigridur Dalmannsdottir,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Timo Hytönen,
Amos Samkumar,
Laura Jaakola
:
Influence of Arctic light conditions on crop production and quality
Anna Avetisyan,
M. Hokhanyan,
Kristina Herdt,
leidulf Lund,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Laura Jaakola
et al.:
Effect of organic fertilizer on growth of strawberry cultivar ‘Sonata’
Amos Samkumar,
Dan Jones,
Katja Karppinen,
Andrew P. Dare,
Nina Sipari,
Richard V. Espley
et al.:
Red and blue light treatments of ripening bilberry fruits reveal differences in signalling through abscisic acid-regulated anthocyanin biosynthesis
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen,
Richard V. Espley,
Laura Jaakola
:
Light quality from supplemental light-emitting diodes modulates biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in ripening bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
Acta Horticulturae 2021 DOI
Catrin Sonja Günther,
Andrew P. Dare,
Tony K. McGhie,
Cecilia Deng,
Declan J. Lafferty,
Blue J. Plunkett
et al.:
Spatiotemporal modulation of flavonoid metabolism in blueberries
Jussi Suvanto,
Katja Karppinen,
Kaisu Riihinen,
Laura Jaakola,
Juha-Pekka Salminen
:
Changes in the Proanthocyanidin Composition and Related Gene Expression in Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Tissues
Sherin Jose,
Joel Abbey,
Laura Jaakola,
David Percival
:
Selection and validation of reliable reference genes for gene expression studies from Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi infected wild blueberry phenotypes
Priyanka Trivedi,
Nga Nguyen,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Hely Häggman,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
et al.:
Developmental and Environmental Regulation of Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Fleshy Fruits
Priyanka Trivedi,
Katja Karppinen,
Linards Klavins,
Jorens Kviesis,
Petri Sundqvist,
Nga Nguyen
et al.:
Compositional and morphological analyses of wax in northern wild berry species
Katja Hannele Karppinen,
Pinja Tegelberg,
Hely Häggman,
Laura Jaakola
:
Abscisic acid regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis and gene expression associated with cell wall modification in ripening bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) fruits
Nga Nguyen,
Marko Suokas,
Katja Karppinen,
Jaana Vuosku,
Laura Jaakola,
Hely Häggman
:
Recognition of candidate transcription factors related to bilberry fruit ripening by de novo transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses
Stef Bokhorst,
Matty P. Berg,
Guro Kristine Edvinsen,
Jacintha Ellers,
Amber Heitman,
Laura Jaakola
et al.:
Impact of multiple ecological stressors on a sub-arctic ecosystem: No interaction between extreme winter warming events, nitrogen addition and grazing
Jarle W. Bjerke,
Ellen Elverland,
Laura Jaakola,
Leidulf Lund,
Bogdan Zagajewski,
Zbigniew Bochenek
et al.:
High tolerance of a high-arctic willow and graminoid to
simulated ice encasement
Boreal Environment Research 2018 ARKIV
Katja Karppinen,
Charlotte Bour,
Muhammad Furqan Ashraf,
Hilary Edema,
Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar,
Teemu H. Teeri
et al.:
Genome mining for plant cell wall degrading enzymes of plant origin
2022
Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
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Interplay of sugar and hormone signaling in light-regulated flavonoid biosynthesis in bilberries
2022
Priyanka Trivedi,
Linards Klavins,
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Jorens Kviesis,
Didzis Elferts,
Inger Martinussen
et al.:
Effect of climatic factors on the composition of bilberry fruit cuticular wax through a latitudinal gradient
2022
Laura Jaakola,
Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen
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Regulation of blueish delphinidin branch anthocyanins in Vaccinium berries
2022
Laura Jaakola,
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen
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Bluer than blue: regulation of delphinidin branch anthocyanins in Vaccinium berries
2022
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Eivind Uleberg,
Laura Jaakola,
Inger Martinussen
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Effect of temperature on growth and quality of clones of Vaccinium myrtillus
2021
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola,
Katja Karppinen,
Nga Nguyet,
Priyanka Trivedi
et al.:
Natural WAX of Arctic Wild Berries
2019 PROSJEKT
Katja Karppinen,
Pinja Tegelberg,
Nelli Mikkola,
Hely Häggman,
Laura Jaakola
:
ABA and R2R3 MYB transcription factors control anthocyanin biosynthesis in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
2019
Amos Samkumar,
Florence Omowumi Omole,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
:
Role of light quality in regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in wild bilberry and woodland strawberry
2019
Anne Linn Hykkerud,
Inger Martinussen,
Ivan Paponov,
Mette Thomsen,
Eivind Uleberg,
Laura Jaakola
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Effect of temperature and light quality on regulation and levels of adaptogenic compounds in Rhodiola rosea
2018
Katja Karppinen,
Laura Zoratti,
Marian Sarala,
Elisabete Carvalho,
Jenni Pukki,
Helmi Mentula
et al.:
Carotenoid biosynthesis during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development and ripening
2018
Anna Avetisyan,
Anush Panosyan,
Martina Paponov,
Ivan Paponov,
Inger Martinussen,
Kirsten Krause
et al.:
Teaching plant biology brings together Norway and Armenia as platform for international collaboration
2018
Katja Karppinen,
Amos Samkumar,
Laura Zoratti,
Marian Sarala,
Elisabete Carvalho,
Stefan Martens
et al.:
Role of red light in carotenoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis during development and ripening of bilberry
2018
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
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Regulation of biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in wild Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus)
2018
Amos Samkumar,
Katja Karppinen,
Inger Martinussen,
Laura Jaakola
:
Regulation of biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in wild berries (Wild bilberry- Vaccinium myrtillus and Woodland strawberry- Fragaria vesca)
2018
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Research interests
Wild berries, plant secondary metabolites, flavonoids, regulation of biosynthesis, environmental effects
Teaching
BIO-3018/8018 Environmental Molecular Genetics
BIO-2016 Plant physiology
Member of research group
HOLT