Fields of Research

Plant physiology
Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Plant biology
Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology
Plant developmental and reproductive biology

Research Objectives

Grain legumes
Wheat
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Altered expression of an FT cluster underlies a major locus controlling domestication-related changes to chickpea phenology and growth habit; Frontiers in Plant Science
Genetic analysis of early phenology in lentil identifies distinct loci controlling component traits; Journal of Experimental Botany
Genetic control of flowering time in legumes; Frontiers in Plant Science
Molecular characterization of several Wx alleles in durum wheat; Biologia Plantarum

Research Projects

Improving the adaption and profitability of high value pulses (chickpea and lentil) across Australian agroecological zones; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Research Candidate Supervision