Fields of Research

Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Plant physiology
Ocean engineering

Research Objectives

Barley
Wheat
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Wind energy

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Nax loci affect SOS1-like Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger expression and activity in wheat; Journal of Experimental Botany
Antioxidant activity in salt-stressed barley leaves: evaluating time- and age-dependence and suitability for the use as a biochemical marker in breeding programs; Journal of Agronomy and Crop 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
Conditioning of roots with hypoxia increases aluminum and acid stress tolerance by mitigating activation of K⁺ efflux channels by ROS in barley: insights into cross-tolerance mechanisms; Plant and Cell Physiology
Evaluating predictive values of various physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in wheat; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
K⁺ retention in leaf mesophyll, an overlooked component of salinity tolerance mechanism: a case study for barley; Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
Linking osmotic adjustment and stomatal characteristics with salinity stress tolerance in contrasting barley accessions; Functional Plant Biology
Motion response of a floating offshore wind turbine foundation; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Physiological and molecular mechanisms mediating xylem Na⁺ loading in barley in the context of salinity stress tolerance; Plant Cell and Environment
Physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in barley; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Relations betweeen physiological traits and grain yield in barley unders saline condition; The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision