Dr Liz Drew
Senior Research Officer (Rhizibiology)
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B.Ag.Sc.hons, PhD
Phone: + 61 8 8303 9452
Email: liz.drew@sa.gov.au
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Roles and expertise:
- Plant-Microbe interactions with expertise in Rhizobium and VA mycorrhiza
- Legume improvement and herbicide interactions in broad-acre agricultural systems
- Background in Soil Science
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Experience:
- 1995-1998 Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Soil Science major) with 1st Class Honours in Soil Science. University of Adelaide
- 1999-2002 PhD ( University of Adelaide)
Thesis: Growth and function of AM fungi in soils of limiting pore size.
- 2002-2006 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO Entomology.
Project title: Effect of herbicides on nitrogen fixation in grain legumes in southern Australia.
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Current and recent projects:
Improving legume symbioses using the pasture legume Trifolium subterraneum (Sub clover).
Specifically:
Selecting for plants and cultivars that form effective symbiosis with native populations of soil Rhizobium. Investigating the mechanisms controlling formation of effective and ineffective symbioses with native soil Rhizobium.
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