Fields of Research

Forest health and pathology
Tree nutrition and physiology
Tree improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Forestry sciences

Research Objectives

Hardwood plantations
Softwood plantations
Other plant production and plant primary products
Native forests
Table grapes
Environmentally sustainable plant production

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Mycosphaerella leaf diseases of temperate eucalypts around the southern Pacific rim; 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology
Mycosphaerella leaf diseases of temperate eucalypts around the Southern Pacific rim; New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science
Anatomical and histochemical defence responses induced in juvenile leaves of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens by Mycosphaerella infection; Forest Pathology
Association of Eucalyptus globulus leaf anatomy with susceptibility to Teratosphaeria leaf disease; Forest Pathology
Development of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Mycosphaerella spp. and Its Application to the Study of Leaf Disease in Eucalyptus Plantations; Phytopathology
Ease of access to an alternative food source enables wallabies to strip bark in Tasmanian Pinus radiata plantations; Forests
Impacts of Teratosphaeria leaf disease on plantation Eucalyptus globulus productivity; Forest Pathology
Investigating the Repelling Properties of Tannins in the Bark of Pinus Radiatus to Browsing Mammals
PCR detection of Mycosphaerella species in early lesion developmental stages of Mycosphaerella leaf disease; 8th International Mycological Congress
Precision and accuracy of pest and pathogen damage assessment in young eucalypt plantations; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Survey of the needle fungi associated with Spring Needle Cast in Pinus radiata; An Integrated Approach
The Development of Strategies for the Management and Research of Foliar Pathogens on Eucalypt Plantations: Using Mycosphaerella as a Case Study

Research Projects

Investigating the Repelling Properties of Tannins in the Bark of Pinus Radiatus to Browsing Mammals; Australian Academy of Science (AASc)
Linking Environmental Stress in Pine Plantations to Bark Stripping by Browsers and Fungal Attack: Developing Novel Options for Management; Australian Research Council (ARC)

Research Candidate Supervision

Characterization of Needle Fungi Associated with Pinus Radiata