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Identifying novel tolerance to subsoil constraints in a FIGS wheat set

Honours project: Identify wheat lines from around the world that are tolerant to subsoil challenges such as high salinity and soil pH
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Use of drones to assess the performance of wheat in sodic soils
Honours project: Investigate wheat growth and yield in high-sodium soils using drone-mounted imaging techniques
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Exploring the function of MADS-box genes in barley inflorescence development

Honours project: Learn about functional gene research combined with molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and developmental biology
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Reconstructing past marine life using ancient DNA

Honours project: Reconstruct past marine life using ancient DNA from deep ocean sediments.
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Role of an RNA m5C methyltransferase during plant reproduction

Honours project: Investigate the role of an RNA m5C methyltransferase during early reproductive development as mutants abort early during seed development.
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Shoots or roots - which controls plant-fungal interactions?

Honours project: Investigate the origin of signals affecting colonisation of plant roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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Design of biomimetic coatings to understand plant-pathogen relations

Honours project: Investigate how plant fungal pathogens adhere to and infect plant surfaces.
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Structural studies of cell wall proteins involved during pathogenesis

Honours project: Study the structure of fungal cell wall proteins using ion mobility mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography.
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Assessing the effects of plant seed extracts on Caco2 cell cultures

Honours project: Investigate the nutritional value of a range of plant seeds using cell culture models
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Making a bistable switch

Honours project: This honours project involves the design, construction and testing of an activator based bistable switch.