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Research centres
- West Australian Biogeochemistry Centre (WABC)
- Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI)
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Publications
Our research covers cropping, natural terrestrial and marine systems.
Our highly cited researchers include: Winthrop Professor Hans Lambers, Laureate Professor Richard Hobbs, Winthrop Professor Stephen Powles and Emeritus Professor John Pate.
Key research areas by staff
Cropping Systems
Agriculture and horticulture apply modern approaches in plant sciences, including genetics & plant breeding, ecology and physiology, developmental biology, molecular biology, pathology and natural product chemistry.
Martin Barbetti, Susan Barker, Tim Colmer, Michael Considine, Wallace Cowling, Kenneth Flower, Steve Powles, Julie Plummer, Michael Renton, Erik Veneklaas, Guijun Yan
Natural Terrestrial Systems
Focused on interactions between plants and their environment, with many researchers studying threatening processes such as habitat destruction, fragmentation of wild areas, dieback disease, invasion by weeds, salinity and eutrophication.
Susan Barker, Mark Brundrett, Tim Colmer, Kingsley Dixon (BGPA), Patrick Finnegan, Pauline Grierson, Siegy Krauss (BGPA), Hans Lambers, Michael Moody, Pieter Poot, Michael Renton, Erik Veneklaas and Richard Hobbs
Marine Systems
Research interests and activities range from habitat mapping, basic taxonomy, genetics and physiology of marine plants to population and community ecology of plants, invertebrates and fish.
