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Research REPORTS - Summaries

10/11
Germination of Australian alpine species and implications in a changing climate       Grant details
Amelia J. Martyn, Karen D. Sommerville and Catherine A. Offord, The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, New South Wales

09/10

08/09
Impact of climate on the genetic diversity of native species using Microlaena stipoides as a model      Grant details
R.J. Henry1,2, S. McDonald1, F. M. Shapter1, I. Chivers3 and D.L.E. Waters1    1 Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross University.
  2Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland    3 Native Seeds Pty Ltd, Melbourne
Understanding the biochemical basis of flower colour in Australian native Ptilotus and Gomphrena
Dr Dion K. Harrison, Dr Jitka Kochanek and Professor Daryl C. Joyce, University of Queensland   Grant details
Developing a screening procedure to determine impact of climate change on seed germination threatened native plant species

Dr Jenny Guerin, Thai Te, Michael Thorpe, Daniel Duval and Dr Phillip Ainsley, South Australian Seed Conservation Centre   Grant details
Can the phenology of Australian wild relatives of cultivated rice be modified for human use?
Brian Atwell and Margaret Morgan, Departments of Biological Sciences & Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University    Grant details

07/08
Reproductive biology of the Magenta Lilly Pilly (Syzygium paniculatum) and its implications for conservation      Grant details
Katie A. G. Thurlby1, 2 , William B. Sherwin2 , Maurizio Rossetto1 , and Peter G. Wilson1
1 National Herbarium of NSW, Botanic Gardens Trust, Mrs Macquaries Rd Sydney, NSW 2000
2 School of Biotechnology and BioMolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052

06/07
Pollination biology of Ptilotus axillaris
Melinda Perkins and Margaret Johnston, Centre for Native Floriculture, School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton   Grant details

Breeding behaviour of Santalum lanceolatum self-, intra- and interspecific cross-compatibility
Tony Page and Hanington Tate, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland    Grant details

Mechanical constraint model of seed coat dormancy in Grevillea
E. Charles Morris and Candida Briggs, School of Natural Sciences, Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney   Grant details 

Mycorrhizal associations in the Fabaceae: are they really needed?
Tina Bell and Ghazala Yasmeen, School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria      Grant details

05/06
Do heat and smoke affect the permeability of the Grevillea seed coat to large molecular weight compounds?
E. Charles Morris & Candida Briggs, School of Science, Food and Horticulture, University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury      Grant details

Identification of fungal mycorrhizal species associated with increased plant growth of the rare Fabaceae species Gastrolobium vestitum
Dr Celeste Linde, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200    Grant details

Harnessing native Fabaceae for agriculture - the importance of mycorrhizal fungi
Mark Tibbett, Megan H. Ryan, Susan Barker, Yinglong Chen, Matthew D. Denton, Tamara Edmonds-Tibbett and Christopher Walker
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia   Grant details

04/05
The biology and cultivation of Revwattsia fragile (Watts) D. L. Jones, a rare Queensland fern, for potential commercial production
D. Christine Cargill1, 2 and Jen Johnston1: 1. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, CSIRO. Canberra. ACT. 2601; 2. Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra. ACT. 2601     Grant details

Measuring and managing the impact of secondary salinisation on riparian flora
Alan Lymbery, Michelle Ingram and Farhan Bokhari
Fish Health Unit, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University   Grant details

Land-use legacies in the Woohlpooer State Forest: The potential for recovery of herbaceous vegetation after release from a long history of sheep grazing in a species-rich woodland
Jodi N. Price, Nathan Wong and John W. Morgan, Department of Botany, La Trobe University     Grant details

Development of new root vegetable crops from southern Western Australia's diverse tuberous flora
Woodall GS1, Moule ML1, Eckersley P2, Boxshall B1 and Puglisi B1
1Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management,
The University of Western Australia, Albany WA
2 Eckersley Rural Consulting Bunbury WA     Grant details

03/04
Plasma discharge treatment for improved germination of seeds and killing of fungal spores on seed coats
Stefani S. Griesser, Shakti Prakash and Hans J. Griesser
Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095
   Grant details

Exploring the horticultural potential of native Australian flowering shrubs in the Solanum brownii group
Adam Marchant, Andrew Perkins, George Orel, Gillian Towler       Grant details

02/03
Life histories and reproductive biology of plants in the desert and halophytic genus Frankenia (Frankeniaceae) in Australia
Dr Lyndlee C. Easton, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University      Grant details

Germination, Establishment and Mycorrhizal Synthesis in the Epacrid Woollsia pungens
Anne E Ashford & John H Palmer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales        Grant details

Epacris impressa Labill.: Inoculation of cuttings with ericoid mycorrhizal fungus and DNA fingerprinting of floral races
Melanie Conomikes, Cassandra McLean and Gregory Moore    Grant details


Developing a technique for obtaining colour accurate photographs of Australian Native Flowers
Michael Eckert   Grant details

01/02
Pollination and fruit production of native species in fragmented remnant vegetation.
Mr. David Duncan, Australian National University, Department of Botany & Zoology            Grant details

Seed longevity and viability in several plant species of Box-Ironbark Forests
Corinna Orscheg, University of Melbourne              Grant details

The horticultural potential of an endangered species, the Freycinet WaxFlower from Eastern Tasmania.
Dr. Andrew Rozefelds, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery with the Tasmanian Herbarium     Grant details

Development of somatic embryogenesis as a propagation method for ornamental eucalypts.
Margaret Sedgley, University of Adelaide                         Grant details

Genetic diversity and plant propagation in the rare rainforest tree, Ryparosa kurrangii.
Bruce L. Webber & Ian E. Woodrow, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne    Grant details

00/01
Genetic structure and diversity in the soil-stored seed bank of the endangered Grevillea caleyi
Tanya Llorens, University of Wollongong            Grant details

Investigating sterility in the clonal shrub Hakea pulvinifera: comparative studies of reproductive biology, floral development and genetic variation
Jennifer Smith and Acram Taji   Grant details

99/00
Root exudates of Banksia species from different habitats – a genus-wide comparison Erik J. Veneklaas, Hans Lambers and Greg Cawthray  Grant details

Phytophthora Species Associated with Root and Crown Rots of Boronia in Cut flower Production  L. Tesoriero, J. Lidbetter, M. Terras& A. Drenth  Grant details

Germination and growth response of salt tolerant native grasses from ephemeral wetlands in inland Victoria Brown, A.J., Reddy, N., Cody, J. and James, E.A. Grant details

98/99

Propagation of the Endangered ‘Gaping Leek Orchid’ (Prasophyllum correctum)
Tien Huynh, RMIT University and Fiona Coates, La Trobe University   Grant details

Lignotuber formation in Banksia
Professor Margaret Sedgley, University of Adelaide          Grant details

Hybridisation in three sympatric Persoonia species: P. chamaepitys, P. myrtelloides and P. levis
Chris Nancarrow, Institute for Conservation Biology and Law, University of Wollongong    Grant details

Developing propagation techniques for bush tomato
Krystyna A Johnson and Amani K Ahmed, University of Technology, Sydney      Grant details

Implications of reproductive biology and morphology on the conservation of Grevillea williamsonii (Proteaceae)
Elizabeth James, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne          Grant details

Interactions between nematodes and mycorrhizae and survival of the native hills daisy (Ixodia archillaeoides).  
Paul Dalby, Evelina Facelli and Greg Walker, University of Adelaide    Grant details

Do introduced honey bees Apis mellifera disrupt breeding systems of bird-adapted Australian plants? A comparison in Grevillea
Thomas Celebrezze , David J. Ayre and Robert J. Whelan, University of Wollongong       Grant details

97/98
Re-construction of an Australian Grassland.

John Delpratt, Burnley College, University of Melbourne
Ian Shears, Horticultural Consultant.                                    Grant details

Sporobolus virginicus a Native Grass for Saline Soils
Dr Anthony White, University of NSW                             Grant details

96/97
Restoration of a Mallee Community: the role of mycorrhizae.
Evelina Facelli, Zaida Antoniolli, Jose Facelli and Sally Smith, University of Adelaide    Grant details

Selection and evaluation of eastern Australian Conospermum species as cut flowers: The western Victorian species C. mitchellii and C. paten
Tony Slater    Grant details

Effects of auxin treatment, cutting type and air and root zone temperatures on cutting propagation of eastern species of Conospermum and Persoonia with potential horticultural value
Fiona Perry    Grant details

95/96
Changes in flammability of vegetation in relation to fire frequency: Fuel dynamics after prescribed fire and wildfire in forests of the ACT
Dr John Raison   Grant details

Ignitibility of leaves of Australian Plants
Malcolm Gill and Peter Moore  Grant details

Seed biology of Australian euphorbs
Dr Duncan Mackay and Dr Molly A. Whalen  Grant details

Photoautotrophic micropropagation of Banksia
John Godfrey & Rob Cross  Grant details

Modelling interactions of fire and rainforest
John Crockett, Brendan Mackey and Julian Ash   Grant details

Seed production of pink paper daisy (Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea) and yellow strawflower Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia (Asteraceae)
Julie A. Plummer, David T. Turner and D. Cheongsaat   Grant details

94/95
Significance of floral odours to bat pollinators
Anthony C. Oldfield   Grant details

Lomatia tasmanica and Persoonia muelleri propagation and commercial horticulture
Jocelyn Cambecedes and Jayne Balmer Grant details

Biological control of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Thryptomene spp. using manure treatments
David Guest, I. Nyoman Aryantha and Rob Cross   Grant details

Propagation of Persoonia virgarta for the development of a new floricultural export crop.
Lynda Bauer (ne Ketelhohn) and Margaret Johnston   Grant details

Stirlingia latifolia establishment
Aileen Reid and Alison Fuss    Grant details

93/94
Selection and evaluation of Ozothamnus obcordatus and Chrysocephalum semipapposum as cut flowers
A.T. Slater and A.D. Allen   Grant details 

Seed biology and germination study of Zieria prostrata
N.Prakash 
Grant details 

92/93
Cloning and Selection of banksia
Margaret Sedgley  Grant details

89/90
Microbial symbionts of Sturt's Desert Pea
Greg Kirby   Grant details

Propagation of Conospermum spp.
Acram Taji   Grant details

88/89
UV reflectance patterns in the flowers of Australian native plants
Dr B.R. Randell  Grant details

Pollination in Waratah
Robert Whelan and Ross Goldingay  Grant details

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