Plant Physiology, Viticulture and Horticulture

The Plant Physiology, Viticulture and Horticulture cluster investigate how plants function at the molecular, cellular and organism levels.  Research is driven by current problems in agriculture such as drought, salinity, acidity, climate change (warming and high carbon dioxide) and nutrition. There is a strong focus on membrane transporters and their regulation. Research areas range in focus from gene function to field based research on crops, grapevines and other horticultural plants.

The head of the Plant Physiology, Viticulture and Horticulture group is Professor Steve Tyerman.

Research Areas

	Plant Physiology Dr Brent Kaiser Dr Matthew Gilliham Professor Roger Leigh Dr Glenn McDonald Professor Mark Tester Professor Steve Tyerman Dr Amanda Able Dr Sigfredo Fuentes		Viticulture Professor Steve Tyerman Dr Brent Kaiser Dr Cassandra Collins Assoc Prof Peter Dry Dr Sue Bastian Professor Roger Leigh	Dr Matt Gilliham Dr Chris Ford Dr Kerry Wilkinson Professor Dennis Taylor Assoc Prof Eileen Scott Dr Sigfredo Fuentes
	Plant Cell Surface Interactions Dr Carolyn Schultz		Horticultural Plant Improvement Dr Michelle Wirthensohn Dr Tricia Franks Dr Chris Ford Dr Brent Kaiser Dr Jenny Guerin

Research Facilities and Resources

• Membrane Transporter Expression Facility - for membrane transport protein screening suitable for use in drug discovery and protein engineering
• Wine Innovation Cluster - five leading grape and wine research agencies collaborating to address the needs of the grape and wine sector
• Wine 2030 - research projects on wine linked with education innovations