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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
25
Sep
2024
12pm 25 September 2024
Peri A. Tobias, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney
Austropuccinia psidii is the fungal pathogen that causes myrtle rust on Myrtaceae hosts. First described on South American guava in 1884, the disease was noted on introduced eucalypt plantations in Brazil in 1912 before spreading globally.
PS Seminar Series: Myrtle rust research advances and challenges
Austropuccinia psidii is the fungal pathogen that causes myrtle rust on Myrtaceae hosts. First described on South American guava in 1884, the disease was noted on introduced eucalypt plantations in Brazil in 1912 before spreading globally. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-myrtle-rust-research-advances-and-challenges
2024-09-25 02:00:00Z
2024-09-25 02:00:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
27
Sep
2024
PS PhD Exit Seminar -
TBC. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-phd-exit-seminar-0
2024-09-27 05:30:00Z
2024-09-27 05:30:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
16
Oct
2024
PS Seminar Series
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series
2024-10-16 01:00:00Z
2024-10-16 01:00:00Z
Slatyer Seminar Room
N2011, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
15
Nov
2024
PS PhD Exit Seminar
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-phd-exit-seminar
2024-11-15 04:30:00Z
2024-11-15 04:30:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, Level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
Past events
06
Mar
2024
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Cytosolic Ca2+ signals and changes in pH are universal signaling elements that couple a wide range of stimuli to their characteristic responses in plants. Despite decades of intensive research, it is still poorly understood.
01
Mar
2024
PS Seminar Series: Molecular coordination between plant surface and intracellular immune receptors »
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21
Feb
2024
PS Seminar Series - Building Eco-Resilience of Oil Palm with Biotechnology Tools towards a Green Planet »
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16
Feb
2024
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In response to plant disease as a severe limiting factor in crop production, genomics-informed surveillance promises to support crop protection and biosecurity efforts.
29
Nov
2023
PS Seminar Series - Biofortified rice and wheat to alleviate global malnutrition »
The development of iron enriched “biofortified” crops is a sustainable way of increasing iron intakes at no additional cost to growers and food manufacturers.
24
Nov
2023
PS Seminar Series: One, two, three: Portable sample size in biological research »
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16
Nov
2023
PS Seminar Series: Plant Biosecurity and the Beauty of Timor-Leste »
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14
Nov
2023
Joint PS and BSB Seminar - Synthetic control of peptide and protein architectures »
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03
Nov
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar: Plant genome evolution in the genus Eucalyptus driven by structural rearrangements that promote sequence divergence »
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01
Nov
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar: Identification of auxin transport inhibiting flavonoids necessary for nodulation in Medicago truncatula »
During nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, soil bacteria called rhizobia induce the formation of root nodules on legume roots, in which they fix atmospheric nitrogen that the plant can use as a nitrogen source.
18
Oct
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar - Roles and Interplay of Flavonoids, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Cytokinin in the Symbiotic Infection of Medicago truncatula by Sinorhizobium meliloti »
In my project I have examined the roles and interplay of the plant signalling factors, flavonoids, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and cytokinin in establishment of symbiotic infection of rhizobia in the roots of the model legume Medicago truncatula.
13
Oct
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar - From structure to function: characterising enzymatic effectors from pathogenic fungi »
Agricultural crop production is continually challenged by plant-pathogenic fungi, jeopardizing global food security. Central to plant-fungal interactions are small proteins called effectors, which can be secreted by pathogens into plant cells to promote disease.
28
Sep
2023
PS Seminar Series: Redesigning plants to support long-term Space exploration and for on Earth sustainability »
Jenny Mortimer is Associate Professor of Plant Synthetic Biology at the University of Adelaide, Australia, in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine & The Waite Research Institute.
13
Sep
2023
PS Seminar Series: Carbon sequestration with benefits to soil and plants »
One of society’s greatest challenges is sequestering vast amounts of carbon to avoid dangerous climate change without driving competition for land and resources.
06
Sep
2023
PS Seminar Series: Acclimation of photosynthesis and leaf respiration to warming and elevated CO2 – Results from experimental field studies in boreal and tropical regions »
Photosynthesis and leaf respiration are key metabolic processes for plant growth and their carbon exchange with the atmosphere are the largest within the global carbon cycle.