Fields of Research

Plant physiology
Genetics
Plant cell and molecular biology

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Grain legumes
Terrestrial biodiversity
Horticultural crops
Field grown vegetable crops

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A Dominant Mutation in the Pea PHYA Gene Confers Enhanced Responses to Light and Impairs the Light-Dependent Degradation of Phytochrome A; Plant Physiology
Allele specific phenotypes in lh mutants of pea; ComBio 2004
Auxin from the Developing Inflorescence Is Required for the Biosynthesis of Active Gibberellins in Barley Stems; Plant Physiology
Brassinosteroid Deficiency Due to Truncated Steroid 5α-Reductase Causes Dwarfism in the lk Mutant of Pea; Plant Physiology
Characterization of two brassinosteroid C-6 oxidase genes in pea; Plant Physiology
Control of gibberellin levels and gene expression during de-etiolation in pea; Plant Physiology
Developmental regulation of the gibberellin pathway in pea shoots; Functional Plant Biology
Evidence that auxin is required for normal seed size and starch synthesis in pea; New Phytologist
Evidence that auxin promotes gibberellin A1 biosynthesis in pea; The Plant Journal
Feed-Forward Regulation of Gibberellin Deactivation in Pea; Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
Gibberellin 2-oxidation and the SLN gene of Pisum sativum; The Plant Journal
Gibberellins do not mediate the brassinosteroid response in pea; IPGSA Conference on Plant Growth Substances
phya and cry1 are both required for regulation of gibbereelin levels under blue light; IPGSA Conference on Plant Growth Substances
Recurrent nuclear DNA introgression accompanies chloroplast DNA exchange between two eucalypt species; Molecular Ecology
The lh mutants in pea block ent-kaurene oxidation in a tissue specific manner; IPGSA Conference on Plant Growth Substances
The brassinosteroid growth response in pea is not mediated by changes in gibberellin content; Planta
The hormonal regulation of de-etiolation; Planta
The Pea Gene LH Encodes ent-Kaurene Oxidase; Plant Physiology

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision