Fields of Research

Plant physiology
Crop and pasture post harvest technologies (incl. transportation and storage)
Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Natural resource management
Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology
Education assessment and evaluation
Plant cell and molecular biology

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Other plant production and plant primary products
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Barley
Wheat
Field grown vegetable crops
Management of water consumption by plant production
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Other environmental management
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A Model Formative Assessment Strategy to Promote Student-Centered Self-Regulated Learning in Higher Education; US-China Education Review
Aluminium affects Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ uptake in roots of intact Arabidopsis thaliana; Genetics of Plant Mineral Nutrition
Aluminium-induced ion transport in Arabidopsis: the relationship between Al tolerance and root ion flux; Journal of Experimental Botany
Aluminium-sensitive Arabidopsis thaliana mutants als3 and als5 differ in response to acidic stress; 7th International Symposium on Plant-Soil Interactions at low pH
Aluminum-dependent dynamics of ion transport in Arabidopsis: specificity of low pH and aluminum responses; Physiologia Plantarum
Application of Non-invasive Microelectrode Flux Measurements in Plant Stress Physiology; Plant Electrophysiology : Methods and Cell Electrophysiology
Assessing the role of root plasma membrane and tonoplast Na⁺/H⁺ exchangers in salinity tolerance in wheat: in planta quantification methods; Plant, Cell and Environment
Calcium efflux systems in stress signaling and adaptation in plants; Frontiers in Plant Science
Cell-type-specific H⁺-ATPase activity in root tissues enables K⁺ retention and mediates acclimation of barley (Hordeum vulgare) to salinity stress; Plant Physiology
Changes in expression level of OsHKT1;5 alters activity of membrane transporters involved in K⁺ and Ca²⁺ acquisition and homeostasis in salinized rice roots; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Cross-talk between reactive oxygen species and polyamines in regulation of ion transport across the plasma membrane: implications for plant adaptive responses; Journal of Experimental Botany
Difference in root K⁺ retention ability and reduced sensitivity of K⁺-permeable channels to reactive oxygen species confer differential salt tolerance in three Brassica species; Journal of Experimental Botany
Effect of integrated crop management practices on rice ( Oryza sativa L.) root volume and rhizosphere redox potential; Journal of Agronomy
Evaluating relative contribution of osmotolerance and tissue tolerance mechanisms toward salinity stress tolerance in three Brassica species; Physiologia Plantarum
GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters; Nature Communications
Haem oxygenase modifies salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by controlling K⁺ retention via regulation of the plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase and by altering SOS1 transcript levels in roots; Journal of Experimental Botany
Halophytes: what makes them special? Revealing ionic mechanisms of salinity tolerance; XVIII International Botanical Congress
Improving magnesium nutrition in plants: Is it the jack-of-all-trades to engineer aluminium-tolerant crops?; IWPMB 2010: International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology XV
Ion flux measurements using the MIFE technique; Plant Mineral Nutrients: Methods and Protocols
Ion transport in broad bean leaf mesophyll under saline conditions; Planta
Irrigation Regimes and N Levels Influence Chlorophyll, Leaf Area Index, Proline and Soluble Protein Content of Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.); International Journal of Agricultural Research
Kinetics of xylem loading, membrane potential maintenance, and sensitivity of K⁺-permeable channels to reactive oxygen species: physiological traits that differentiate salinity tolerance between pea and barley; Plant, Cell and Environment
Linking salinity stress tolerance with tissue-specific Na⁺ sequestration in wheat roots; Frontiers in Plant Science
Low-pH and aluminum resistance in Arabidopsis correlates with high cytosolic magnesium content and increased magnesium uptake by plant roots; Plant and Cell Physiology
Nitric Oxide in Drought Stress Signalling and Tolerance in Plants; Nitric Oxide Action in Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants
On a quest for stress tolerance genes: membrane transporters in sensing and adapting to hostile soils; Journal of Experimental Botany
Polyamines cause plasma membrane depolarization, activate Ca²⁺-, and modulate H⁺-ATPase pump activity in pea roots; Journal of Experimental Botany
Polyamines induce membrane depolarization and cationic fluxes in roots; ComBio2011
Polyamines Interact with Hydroxyl Radicals in Activating Ca²⁺ and K⁺ Transport across the Root Epidermal Plasma Membranes ^1[W]; Plant Physiology
Potassium retention in leaf mesophyll as an element of salinity tissue tolerance in halophytes; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Rapid regulation of the plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase activity is essential to salinity tolerance in two halophyte species, Atriplex lentiformis and Chenopodium quinoa; Annals of Botany
Relationship Between Index Leaf Nitrogen and Leaf Colour Chart (LCC) Values in Direct Wet Seeded Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
Research in the School of Agricultural Science – Stress Physiology Research Group
Role of magnesium in alleviation of aluminium toxicity in plants; Journal of Experimental Botany
ROS homeostasis in halophytes in the context of salinity stress tolerance; Journal of Experimental Botany
ROS Production, Scavenging, and Signaling under Salinity Stress; Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives
Salicylic acid improves salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by restoring membrane potential and preventing salt-induced K⁺ loss via GORK channel; Journal of Experimental Botany
Salicylic acid in plant salinity stress signalling and tolerance; Plant Growth Regulation
Salinity effects on chloroplast PSII performance in glycophytes and halophytes; Functional Plant Biology
Salt bladders: do they matter?; Trends in Plant Science
Salt stress sensing and early signalling events in plant roots: current knowledge and hypothesis; Plant Science
Targeting vacuolar sodium sequestration in plant breeding for salinity tolerance; Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives
Technical effectiveness of artificial recharge structures in hard rock area - A case study in Coimbatore District, India; 5th International Symposium on Management of Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR5)
The NPR1-dependent salicylic acid signalling pathway is pivotal for enhanced salt and oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis; Journal of Experimental Botany

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision

Linking Detrimental Effects of Salinity on Leaf Photosynthesis with Ion Transport in Leaf Mesophyll
Role of Nitric Oxide in Barley Plant to Drought and Salinity
The Role of CNGC's and HKT Transporters in Oxidative Stress Signalling in Plants.