News: Honours projects - Horticulture
Honours project - Stuart Roy
Loss of crop yield due to high concentrations of Na+ and Cl- on agricultural land is a significant problem for Australian farmers.
Genes controlling seed development
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Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project on dissecting the MADS-box interactome during barley ovule and seed development.
Transcription factors controlling seed development
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Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project understanding seed development in flowering plants.
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Global change ecology and conservation
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Honours project: Various projects are available global change ecology; climate change, macroecology, planetary health and conservation biogeography.
How will the trees of urban Adelaide respond to climate change?
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Honours project: Assist with the strategic future of the Waite Arboretum, a valuable resource for local, national, and international urban planning.
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Stop the spot: Almond bacterial spot disease in Australia
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Honours project: Uncover the morphological features, genetic diversity and the host- pathogen relationship among bacteria and stone fruits.
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Understanding pollination processes between bees and flowers
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Honours project: Investigate the molecular basis of extrorse anther outcrossing mechanism in flowering plants.
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CRISPR genome editing approach for vetch improvement
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Honours project: Opportunities to use state-of-the-art next generation breeding technology to improve vetch seed nutrition.
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Ecology of Koonamore Reserve
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Honours project: Research projects with fieldwork including differences in spatial heterogeneity between grazed and ungrazed areas.
Interactions between microbes & plants
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Honours project: Learn about the success of invasive species and how we can help increase our ability restore native vegetation.