A5067954396- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Plant responses to water stress
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
The University of Adelaide
2016-2025
Shandong Academy of Sciences
2019-2023
Qilu University of Technology
2019-2023
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2019
Agriculture and Food
2019
Auburn University
2019
Australian Wine Research Institute
2011
The University of Western Australia
2003-2008
Agriculture Victoria
2007
Abstract We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values plant traits for taxa in Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). synthesises data on 448 across 28,640 from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary scope physiological measures performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes leaf area, seed mass, height) which link aspects ecological variation. contains...
ABSTRACT Banksia species (Proteaceae) occur on some of the most phosphorus (P)‐impoverished soils in world. We hypothesized that spp. maximize P‐use efficiency through high photosynthetic efficiency, long leaf lifespan (P residence time), effective P re‐mobilization from senescing leaves, and maximizing seed concentration. Field glasshouse experiments were conducted to quantify nine species. Leaf concentrations for all extremely low (0.14–0.32 mg g −1 DM) compared with other reported...
Astragalus membranaceus, also known as Huangqi in China, is one of the most widely used medicinal herbs Traditional Chinese Medicine. Medicine formulations from membranaceus have been to treat a wide range illnesses, such cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, nephritis and cancers. Pharmacological studies shown that immunomodulating, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant antiviral activities exist extract membranaceus. Therefore, characterising biosynthesis bioactive...
Abstract Background The soil environment is responsible for sustaining most terrestrial plant life, yet we know surprisingly little about the important functions carried out by diverse microbial communities in soil. Soil microbes that inhabit channels of decaying root systems, detritusphere, are likely to be essential growth and health, as these preferred locations new growth. Understanding metagenome how it responds agricultural management such crop rotations tillage, vital improving global...
Abstract Background Unveiling the diversity of plant strategies to acquire and use phosphorus (P) is crucial understand factors promoting their coexistence in hyperdiverse P-impoverished communities within fire-prone landscapes such as cerrado (South America), fynbos Africa) kwongan (Australia). Scope We explore P-acquisition strategies, highlighting one that has received little attention: acquisition P following fires temporarily enrich soil with P. This strategy expressed by fire...
The biophysical characteristics of the farm and farmers’ socioeconomic factors have been used to explain adoption technologies in Africa. However, agricultural technology requires that we also understand psychological can encourage or discourage farmer technologies. aim this article is assess drivers intentions adopt agroforestry on their farms. We obtained data from 400 smallholder farmers Mt. Elgon region Uganda. Theory Planned Behavior was as main framework. Quantitative were analyzed...
Burkholderia vietnamiensis B418 is a multifunctional plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) strain with nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing capability which can be employed for root-knot nematode (RKN) management on various crops vegetables. Here we investigated the control efficacy of B. inoculation against RKN watermelon, applied either alone or combined nematicides fosthiazate avermectin, their effects bacterial fungal microbiomes in rhizosphere soil. The results field...
Nitrogen (N) contributed by legumes is an important component of N supply to subsequent cereal crops, yet few Australian grain-growers routinely monitor soil mineral before applying fertiliser. Soil and crop data from 16 dryland experiments conducted in eastern Australia 1989–2016 were examined explore the possibility developing simple predictive relationships assist farmer decision-making. In each experiment, legume crops harvested for grain or brown-manured (BM, terminated maturity with...
Abstract Taro ( Colocasia esculenta (L.), Schott), from the Araceae family, is one of oldest crops with important edible, medicinal, nutritional and economic value. a highly polymorphic species including diverse genotypes adapted to broad range environments, but taro genome has rarely been investigated. Here, high‐quality chromosome‐level C. was assembled using data sequenced by Illumina, PacBio Nanopore platforms. The size 2,405 Mb contig N50 400.0 kb scaffold 159.4 Mb. In total, 2,311...
Clubroot is a disease of cruciferous crops that causes significant economic losses to vegetable production worldwide. We applied high-throughput amplicon sequencing technology quantify the effect Trichodermaharzianum LTR-2 inoculation on rhizosphere community Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis cv. Jiaozhou) in commercial area. T. harzianum reduced incidence clubroot by 45.4% (p < 0.05). The control efficacy (PDIDS) was 63%. This reduction and severity coincided with drastic...
Abstract We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of measurements plant traits for taxa in Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). synthesises data on 375 across 29230 from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual descriptions. Traits vary scope physiological measures performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological parameters leaf area, seed mass, height) which link aspects ecological variation. contains...
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii is a soil-inhabiting bacterium that has the capacity to be an effective nitrogen fixing microsymbiont of diverse range annual Trifolium (clover) species. Strain WSM1325 aerobic, motile, non-spore forming, Gram-negative rod isolated from root nodules collected in 1993 Greek Island Serifos. produced commercially Australia as inoculant for broad clovers Mediterranean origin due its superior attributes saprophytic competence, fixation and acid-tolerance. Here...
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii is the effective nitrogen fixing microsymbiont of a diverse range annual and perennial Trifolium (clover) species. Strain WSM2304 an aerobic, motile, non-spore forming, Gram-negative rod, isolated from polymorphum in Uruguay 1998. This predominated grasslands Glencoe Research Station, Uruguay, to competitively nodulate its host, fix atmospheric nitrogen. Here we describe basic features WSM2304, together with complete genome sequence, annotation. first...
In Ethiopia, inoculation of soybean with rhizobial inoculants is not common practice, but could provide an option to increase grain yields in low nitrogen (N) acidic soils. these acid soils, the selection tolerant rhizobia one strategy that may performance soybean. this study, strains isolated from Ethiopian soils were evaluated for their tolerance and symbiotic N fixation efficiency soybean, controlled environments. Following this, four six field experiments major growing areas Ethiopia....