Dr Roberto Busi
Research Associate
Contact details
| Address | School of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia (M086) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 1423 |
| Fax | 6488 1108 |
| rbusi@cyllene.uwa.edu.au |
Biography
Dr Roberto Busi completed his PhD on resistance to ALS herbicides in rice weeds at the University of Torino (Italy)
Key research
- At WAHRI, Dr Busi is focused on the evolutionary dynamics of herbicide resistance evolution from use of low herbicide rates and the investigation of herbicide resistance gene flow over long distances by pollen movement.
Major research interests
- Evolutionary ecology
- Herbicide resistance evolution
Publications
• Busi R. and Powles SB (2009). Evolution of glyphosate resistance in a Lolium rigidum population by glyphosate selection at sub-lethal doses. Heredity in press.
• Busi R, Yu Q., Barrett-Lennard R., Powles S.B. (2008). Long distance pollen-mediated flow of herbicide resistance genes in Lolium : rigidum, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 117: 1281-1290.
• Busi R., Vidotto F., Fischer A.J., Osuna M.D., De Prado R., Ferrero A (2006). Patterns of Resistance to ALS herbicides in Smallflower Umbrella Sedge (Cyperus difformis) and Ricefield Bulrush (Schoenoplectus mucronatus): Weed Technology, 20: 1004-1014.
• Busi R, Yu Q., Barrett-Lennard R., Powles S.B. (2008). Long distance pollen-mediated flow of herbicide resistance genes in Lolium : rigidum, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 117: 1281-1290.
• Busi R., Vidotto F., Fischer A.J., Osuna M.D., De Prado R., Ferrero A (2006). Patterns of Resistance to ALS herbicides in Smallflower Umbrella Sedge (Cyperus difformis) and Ricefield Bulrush (Schoenoplectus mucronatus): Weed Technology, 20: 1004-1014.
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Research Associate, Resistance Evolution
Future research
Herbicide resistance evolution due to use of sub-lethal doses of several herbicides
Pollen-mediated gene flow in GM (glyphosate-resistant) Brassica napus
Pollen-mediated gene flow in Lolium rigidum
Pollen-mediated gene flow in GM (glyphosate-resistant) Brassica napus
Pollen-mediated gene flow in Lolium rigidum
Funding received
Australian Weed Research Centre
Languages
Italian, English
Honours and awards
• 2009. Grain Research Development Corporation. Travel award to participate as invited speaker to the WSSA annual meeting, Orlando, FL, February 9-12, 2009.
• 2008. Council Australian Weed Societies. International travel grant to participate to IWSC in Vancouver Canada (June 2008)
• 2008. International Weed Science Society grant for young scientist to attend IWSS conference in Vancouver (June 2008)
• 2007. University of Western Australia. Supplementary travel grant for new academic staff.
• 2007. European Weed Research Society. Scholarship for young scientist to attend the 14th Symposium of the European Weed Research Society in Hamar, Norway 18-21 June 2007.
• 2005. Australian Government – Department of Education, Science and Training – a six months scholarship; “2005 Australia Endeavour Research Postdoctoral Fellowship”. University of Western Australia, Perth, July-December 2005.
• 2004. European Weed Research Society for the originality of my PhD thesis a scholarship to attend the “4th International Weed Science Congress, South Africa 20-24 June 2004”.
• 2001. Industrial Union of Torino with the OPTIME prize for the excellence of my graduation thesis and my curriculum as best-performance student at the University of Torino during the academic years (1996-2000).
• 2008. Council Australian Weed Societies. International travel grant to participate to IWSC in Vancouver Canada (June 2008)
• 2008. International Weed Science Society grant for young scientist to attend IWSS conference in Vancouver (June 2008)
• 2007. University of Western Australia. Supplementary travel grant for new academic staff.
• 2007. European Weed Research Society. Scholarship for young scientist to attend the 14th Symposium of the European Weed Research Society in Hamar, Norway 18-21 June 2007.
• 2005. Australian Government – Department of Education, Science and Training – a six months scholarship; “2005 Australia Endeavour Research Postdoctoral Fellowship”. University of Western Australia, Perth, July-December 2005.
• 2004. European Weed Research Society for the originality of my PhD thesis a scholarship to attend the “4th International Weed Science Congress, South Africa 20-24 June 2004”.
• 2001. Industrial Union of Torino with the OPTIME prize for the excellence of my graduation thesis and my curriculum as best-performance student at the University of Torino during the academic years (1996-2000).
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