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  1. Cytokinin-like activity of some species of Rhodophyta from tropical and subtropical waters

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  2. Bioprospecting for bioactive compounds in microalgae: Antimicrobial compounds

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  3. Effect of storage on plant biostimulant and bioactive properties of freeze-dried Chlorella vulgaris biomass

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  4. Comparison of monocultures and a mixed culture of three Chlorellaceae strains to optimize biomass production and biochemical content in microalgae grown in a greenhouse

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  5. Smoke, seaweed extracts, and vermicompost leachates—classical natural plant biostimulants

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  6. Potential of phytohormones as a strategy to improve microalgae productivity for biotechnological applications

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  7. Interactions Between Microorganisms and a Seaweed-Derived Biostimulant on the Growth and Biochemical Composition of Amaranthus hybridus L.

    Article • Natural Product Communications, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  8. Effect of cell disruption methods on the extraction of bioactive metabolites from microalgal biomass

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  9. Endogenous brassinosteroids in microalgae exposed to salt and low temperature stress

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  10. Bacteria and smoke-water extract improve growth and induce the synthesis of volatile defense mechanisms in Vitis vinifera L.

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  11. Effect of temperature and nitrogen concentration on lipid productivity and fatty acid composition in three Chlorella strains

    Article • Algal Research, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  12. Effect of smoke-derived extracts on Spirodela polyrhiza, an aquatic plant grown in nutrient-rich and -depleted conditions

    Article • Aquatic Botany, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  13. Interactions between a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium and smoke-derived compounds and their effect on okra growth

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  14. Manipulation of nitrogen levels and mode of cultivation are viable methods to improve the lipid, fatty acids, phytochemical content, and bioactivities inChlorella minutissima

    Article • Journal of Phycology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  15. Advances in algal drug research with emphasis on enzyme inhibitors

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  16. Eckol - a new plant growth stimulant from the brown seaweed Ecklonia maxima

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  17. Plant Growth Regulators in Seaweeds

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  18. Potential antiradical and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors from Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  19. Abscisic acid, gibberellins and brassinosteroids in Kelpak®, a commercial seaweed extract made from Ecklonia maxima

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  20. Auxin and cytokinin relationships in 24 microalgal strains1

    Article • Journal of Phycology, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  21. Bioactive Metabolites and Value-Added Products from Marine Macroalgae

    Article • March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  22. Growth-promoting effects of a seaweed concentrate at various pH and water hardness conditions

    Article • South African Journal of Science, January 2013, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  23. Seasonal variation in the polyamines of Ecklonia maxima

    Article • Botanica Marina, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  24. Changes in lipid, protein and pigment concentrations in nitrogen-stressed Chlorella minutissima cultures

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  25. Sexually dimorphic gall structures correspond to differential phytohormone contents in male and female wasp larvae

    Article • Physiological Entomology, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  26. Factors contributing to in vitro shoot-tip necrosis and their physiological interactions

    Article • Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  27. Seasonal variation in antifungal, antibacterial and acetylcholinesterase activity in seven South African seaweeds

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  28. Factors contributing to the regulation of thermoinhibition in Tagetes minuta L.

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  29. Changes in Endogenous Cytokinins During Germination and Seedling Establishment of Tagetes minuta L.

    Article • Plant Growth Regulation, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  30. ENDOGENOUS CYTOKININS IN THREE GENERA OF MICROALGAE FROM THE CHLOROPHYTA1

    Article • Journal of Phycology, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  31. Occurrence of cytokinin-like compounds in two aquatic ferns and their exudates

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, February 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Wendy A Stirk

  32. IDENTIFICATION OF THE CYTOKININ ISOPENTENYLADENINE IN A STRAIN OF ARTHRONEMA AFRICANUM (CYANOBACTERIA)

    Article • Journal of Phycology, February 1999, Wiley

    Dr Wendy A Stirk