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Functional genomics and molecular physiology of nodules. Professor Gresshoff is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research.
His main research interests are the following areas:
1) Functional genomic analysis of nodulation and nitrogen fixation in legumes:
• Molecular components of the control of nodulation (AON) in soybean and Lotus japonicus
• Analysis of ethylene and ABA insensitive legume mutants and transgenics
• Genetic transformation of soybean and Lotus
• Transcription analysis of legumes
• Analysis of acid soil effect on nodulation
• Analysis of Nodulation factor receptors NFR1 and NFR5 in soybean
• Mutational analysis of the GmNARK receptor kinase
2) Sustainable Biofuel Production from Legume Tree Pongamia pinnata:
• Analysis of genetic stability
• Fatty acid analysis
• Field trials
• Clonal propagation
• Gene and promoter discovery
• Functional genomics
• Genetic transformation
Professor Gresshoff is member of the editorial boards of several international journals (among others Molecular Plant, J. Plant Physiology, Symbiosis). He also is a member of the Advisory Committee of the OGTR as well as the Biofuel and Bioenergy Committee of RIRDC.
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