News: Honours projects - Plant science
Genomic analysis of fungal cell wall synthesis
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Honours project: Examine which sugars are made by different fungal species as cell wall components through genomic analysis.
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Developing usable rangeland condition assessment tools
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Honours project: Develop usable rangeland condition assessment tools in the area of remote sensing.
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Measurement & characterisation of arid wetland vegetation dynamics
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Honours project: Explore the dynamics of arid wetland vegetation.
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Future carbon emissions – comparing the responses of land plants with marine plants
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Honours project: Compare responses of land plants with marine plants to future carbon emissions.
Restoration of Adelaide’s coastal seagrasses
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Honours project: Help support the restoration of Adelaide’s coastal seagrasses.
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Modulation of the plant defence response by the fungal extracellular matrix
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Honours project: Investigate the relationship between fungal plant pathogen secretions and the plant defence response
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Stomatal protection mechanisms in Casuarinaceae
Honours project: Investigate how this iconic family manage to evolve to the point where it is one of the last trees standing in arid Australia.
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Evolution of photosynthetic organs in Acacia
Honours project: Explore the evolution of photosynthetic organs in Acacia.
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Tropical rainforest in Antarctic latitudes
Honours project: Examine fossil floras to help answer important questions about South Australia’s ecological history.
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Fossil history of selected plant taxa
Honours project: Explores a detailed examination of the fossil history of selected plant taxa.