Elizabeth Aitken
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Professor
Elizabeth Aitken
Email: : e.aitken@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 54775
Positions
Affiliate of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection : ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection : Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Professor : School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability : Faculty of Science
Overview
Background
Professor Elizabeth Aitken (Liz) obtained her BSc Hons in Agricultural Science (Crop Science) from Edinburgh University where she specialised in Plant Pathology. She then went on to undertake her PhD studies at Aberdeen University in conjunction with the UK Forestry Commission on a study of dieback on Scots pine trees. This was followed with postdoctoral studies at Birmingham University and the Sainsbury Lab, aiming to identify a rust resistance gene by transposon tagging. In 1993 she moved to Australia and joined UQ as an academic staff member.
Much of Liz’s research at UQ has focused on diseases of tropical crops in particular banana, ginger, cotton and sunflower. Research topics have included the genetics of plant-pathogen interactions, molecular aspects of pathogenicity and disease diagnostics. This research has been undertaken with strong collaborations with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and with CSIRO. Research topics have included the genetics of plant-pathogen interactions, molecular aspects of pathogenicity and disease diagnostics. This work has assisted in the identification of disease incursions in particular in banana and of cryptic plant pathogen species of Pythium in ginger and Phomopsis in sunflower. One current research focus includes identification of resistance to Fusarium wilt in diploid banana lines for potential deployment against TR4 in commercial banana cultivars; this has received funding from BMGF in collaboration with the International Institute of Topical Agriculture in Africa as well as from Hort Innovation Australia. Other studies include analysis of putative pathogenicity genes including Six genes in Fusarium oxysporum affecting banana, strawberry and ginger and in collaboration with colleagues at CSIRO studies on Fusarium spp on wheat particularly with regard to influence of environmental factors related to climate change.
Since commencing at UQ in 1993, Liz has supervised numerous postgraduate and honours students and participated in undergraduate teaching at all levels in plant science and in particular in plant pathology and fungal biology. She has also taken on various roles and committee membership in postgraduate student mentoring, research integrity and biosafety.
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Availability
Professor Elizabeth Aitken is: : Not available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Biological Sciences Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds) Horticultural production Plant biology
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Edinburgh
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen
- Fellow, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Research interests
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Fusarium oxysporum
Analysis of the role of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum among members of the Zingeberales
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Analysis of putative pathogenicity genes including "Six" genes in Fusarium oxysporum that affect a range of crop species including strawberry and ginger
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Identification and characterization of resistance to Fusarium wilt in seeded diploid banana lines for potential deployment against TR4
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Histological and molecular interaction of Verticillium dahliae on cotton
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I am very keen to help in expanding our knowledge of Australian macrofungi and lichens
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Research impacts
Much of Prof. Aitken’s research at UQ has focused on diseases of tropical crops in particular banana, ginger and sunflower. Research topics have included the genetics of plant-pathogen interactions, molecular aspects of pathogenicity and disease diagnostics. This work has assissted in the identification of disease incursions in particular in banana and of cryptic plant pathoegn species in ginger and sunflower. Current research focus includes identification of resistance to Fusraium wilt in diploid banana lines for potential deployment against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense race 4 in commercial banana cultivars.
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Works
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All (162) Book (2) Journal Article (106) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (50) Book Chapter (2)
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Sequence variation in the putative effector gene SIX8 facilitates molecular differentiation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
Fraser-Smith, S., Czislowski, E., Meldrum, R. A., Zander, M., O'Neill, W., Balali, G. R. and Aitken, E. A. B. (2014). Sequence variation in the putative effector gene SIX8 facilitates molecular differentiation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Plant Pathology, 63 (5), 1044-1052. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12184
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Presence of putative pathogenicity genes in isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense from Australia
Meldrum, R. A., Fraser-Smith, S., Tran-Nguyen, L. T. T., Daly, A. M. and Aitken, E. A. B. (2012). Presence of putative pathogenicity genes in isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense from Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 41 (5), 551-557. doi: 10.1007/s13313-012-0122-x
Featured
2010
Journal Article
Production and fitness of Fusarium pseudograminearum inoculum at elevated carbon dioxide in FACE
Melloy, Paul, Hollaway, Grant, Luck, Jo, Norton, Rob, Aitken, Elizabeth and Chakraborty, Sukumar (2010). Production and fitness of Fusarium pseudograminearum inoculum at elevated carbon dioxide in FACE. Global Change Biology, 16 (12), 3363-3373. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02178.x
Production and fitness of Fusarium pseudograminearum inoculum at elevated carbon dioxide in FACE
2025
Journal Article
De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae
Chen, Andrew, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Le, Duy P. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2025). De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae. Australasian Plant Pathology, 54 (5), 511-518. doi: 10.1007/s13313-025-01075-w
De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae
2025
Journal Article
De novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two cotton-associated Fusarium oxysporum isolates
Gardiner, Donald M., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., van Dam, Peter, Le, Duy P., Smith, Linda J. and Chen, Andrew (2025). De novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two cotton-associated Fusarium oxysporum isolates. Australasian Plant Pathology, 54 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s13313-025-01057-y
2025
Journal Article
Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa spp.)
Sun, Jiaman, Zhang, Jinzhong, Gardiner, Donald M., van Dam, Peter, Fu, Gang, Ferguson, Brett J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Chen, Andrew (2025). Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa spp.). Journal of Fungi, 11 (6) 421, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/jof11060421
2025
Other Outputs
Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa. spp)
Sun, Jiaman, Zhang, Jinzhong, Gardiner, Donald M., van Dam, Peter, Fu, Gang, Ferguson, Brett J., Aitken, Elizabeth A.B. and Chen, Andrew (2025). Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa. spp). doi: 10.20944/preprints202503.1789.v1
2024
Journal Article
Toward marker-assisted selection in breeding for Fusarium wilt tropical race-4 type resistant bananas
Ferreira, Claudia Fortes, Chen, Andrew, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Swennen, Rony, Uwimana, Brigitte, Rocha, Anelita de Jesus, Soares, Julianna Matos da Silva, Ramos, Andresa Priscila de Souza and Amorim, Edson Perito (2024). Toward marker-assisted selection in breeding for Fusarium wilt tropical race-4 type resistant bananas. Journal of Fungi, 10 (12) 839, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/jof10120839
2024
Journal Article
Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance
Chen, Andrew, Chou, Ting-Yan, Chen, Yi, Fallatah, Sumayyah M. A., Anderson, Jay, Sun, Jiaman, Cosgrove, Harry, Gao, Siyuan, Ferguson, Brett J., Soper, Amelie, Gardiner, Donald M. and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance. Microorganisms, 12 (12) 2472, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12122472
2024
Journal Article
Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method
Chen, Andrew, Le, Duy P., Smith, Linda J., Kafle, Dinesh, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method. Journal of Fungi, 10 (10) 715, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/jof10100715
2024
Journal Article
The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields
Gardiner, Donald M., Smith, Linda J., Rusu, Anca and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields. Australasian Plant Pathology, 53 (5), 435-441. doi: 10.1007/s13313-024-00993-5
The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields
2024
Journal Article
The pathogenic diversity and host range of Colletotrichum spp. causing pepper spot and anthracnose of lychee (Litchi chinensis) in Australia
Anderson, Jay M., Coates, Lindy M., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Mitchell, Roger W., McTaggart, Alistair R. and Dann, Elizabeth K. (2024). The pathogenic diversity and host range of Colletotrichum spp. causing pepper spot and anthracnose of lychee (Litchi chinensis) in Australia. Plant Pathology, 73 (6), 1334-1348. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13901
2024
Journal Article
Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species
Chen, Andrew, Morrison, Sabrina, Gregson, Aphrika, Le, Duy P., Urquhart, Andrew S., Smith, Linda J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species. Pathogens, 13 (6) 442, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13060442
2023
Journal Article
Impact of inoculum density of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi on symptomatic appearances and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)
Matthews, Andrea, Muthukumar, Sharan P. T., Hamill, Sharon, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Chen, Andrew (2023). Impact of inoculum density of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi on symptomatic appearances and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Access Microbiology, 5 (9) 000605.v3, 1-16. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000605.v3
2023
Journal Article
Diaporthe gulyae colonizes seeds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) systematically through leaf, petiole and stem infection
Thompson, Susan M., Neate, Stephen M., Gulya, Thomas J. and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2023). Diaporthe gulyae colonizes seeds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) systematically through leaf, petiole and stem infection. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 167 (1), 41-58. doi: 10.1007/s10658-023-02683-2
2023
Journal Article
Genetic mapping, candidate gene identification and marker validation for host plant resistance to the race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense using Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis
Chen, Andrew, Sun, Jiaman, Viljoen, Altus, Mostert, Diane, Xie, Yucong, Mangila, Leroy, Bothma, Sheryl, Lyons, Rebecca, Hřibová, Eva, Christelová, Pavla, Uwimana, Brigitte, Amah, Delphine, Pearce, Stephen, Chen, Ning, Batley, Jacqueline, Edwards, David, Doležel, Jaroslav, Crisp, Peter, Brown, Allan F., Martin, Guillaume, Yahiaoui, Nabila, D’Hont, Angelique, Coin, Lachlan, Swennen, Rony and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2023). Genetic mapping, candidate gene identification and marker validation for host plant resistance to the race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense using Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis. Pathogens, 12 (6) 820, 1-27. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12060820
2023
Other Outputs
Data associated with publication "Impacts of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) induced tree mortality on species and functional richness within seedling communities of a wet sclerophyll forest in Eastern Australia"
Stevenson, Kristy and Aitken, Elizabeth (2023). Data associated with publication "Impacts of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) induced tree mortality on species and functional richness within seedling communities of a wet sclerophyll forest in Eastern Australia". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/1e3afb5
2023
Journal Article
Identification of a major QTL-controlling resistance to the Subtropical Race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis
Chen, Andrew, Sun, Jiaman, Martin, Guillaume, Gray, Lesley-Ann, Hřibová, Eva, Christelová, Pavla, Yahiaoui, Nabila, Rounsley, Steve, Lyons, Rebecca, Batley, Jacqueline, Chen, Ning, Hamill, Sharon, Rai, Subash K., Coin, Lachlan, Uwimana, Brigitte, D’Hont, Angelique, Doležel, Jaroslav, Edwards, David, Swennen, Rony and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2023). Identification of a major QTL-controlling resistance to the Subtropical Race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis. Pathogens, 12 (2) 289, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12020289
2023
Journal Article
Fusarium yellows of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi is associated with cultivar-specific expression of defense-responsive genes
Prasath, Duraisamy, Matthews, Andrea, O’Neill, Wayne T., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Chen, Andrew (2023). Fusarium yellows of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi is associated with cultivar-specific expression of defense-responsive genes. Pathogens, 12 (1) 141, 141. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12010141
2022
Conference Publication
Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens
Ravichander, Pratyush, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Aitken, Elizabeth, Gardiner, Donald and Mitter, Neena (2022). Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens. TropAg Internation Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens
Funding
Current funding
- 2022 - 2027
Building an advanced genomics platform for Australian horticulture
Murdoch University
Open grant - 2021 - 2027
Technical assistance to enable acceleration of the identification of the resistance genes in banana and the generation of markers for the banana breeding program
Bayer Cropscience Pty Ltd
Past funding
- 2024 - 2025
Development of Molecular Diagnostic for Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. zingiberi (Foz)
Agrifutures Australia
Open grant - 2024
Testing banana germplasm with molecular markers
NQ Banana Research Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2022 - 2024
Identifying new resistance genes for Panama Tropical Race 4
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
Open grant - 2021 - 2023
Impact of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) infection on community composition and ecological function
Australian Plant Biosecurity Science Foundation
Open grant - 2020 - 2025
ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
Open grant - 2019 - 2023
Accelerated breeding of better bananas (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant led by IITA)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Open grant - 2019 - 2021
Development of molecular markers for Fusarium wilt resistance in banana
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
Open grant - 2018 - 2020
Development of GFP transformants of Verticillium and assessment in plants
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Open grant - 2017 - 2022
Strengthening the banana industry diagnostic capacity
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
Open grant - 2016 - 2020
BA14014 Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 Research Program
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Open grant - 2014 - 2019
Improvement of banana for smallholder farmers in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Open grant - 2014 - 2019
PRJ-008308 - Improved tissue culture production of ginger clean planting material
Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Open grant - 2013
Accelerated crop development and environmental compliance of agricultural and food systems
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2012 - 2015
Assessment of Pythium diversity in ginger
Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 2012
Confocal Microscopy Infrastructure for Plant Sciences
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2010 - 2016
Rapid introgression of crown rot resistance into hexaploid wheat
Grains Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 2009 - 2010
Analyses of the effect of silicon on Fusarium wilt on banana
Horticulture Australia Limited
Open grant - 2008 - 2009
Assessing the potential of silicone in the control of Fusarium wilt in banana
Horticulture Australia Limited
Open grant - 2008
Controlled Environment Facilities for the Challenges of the 21st Century
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2007
Potential novel biological control agents of the invasive weed Lygodium microphyllum: exploratory surveys and testing of possible pathogenic microbes in Australia and SE Asia
Florida Atlantic University
Open grant - 2006 - 2011
Strengthening disease detection, diagnosis and surveillance in the Australian banana industry
Horticulture Australia Limited
Open grant - 2002 - 2005
Identification and analysis of banana defence genes confering resistance to soil borne pathogens
Horticulture Australia Limited
Open grant - 2002 - 2004
PCR primer verification and analysis of the black Sigatoka outbreak in Tully
Horticulture Australia Limited
Open grant - 2002
CAPITAL ITEM GRANT: PCR MACHINE (THERMAL CYCLER)
Cotton Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 2001
Travel grant for Ms Elizabeth Miric to attend the Australasian Plant Pathology Society 13th Biennial Conference - September 2001.
Grains Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1998
Travel grant for Ms BC Engel to attend 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Edinburgh 1998
Grains Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1998 - 2000
Population and pathogenicity studies of the Black Sigatoka fungus
Horticultural Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1998
Study of genes involved in initiating trap production in nematode-trapping fungi
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 1997 - 1998
Mapping disease resistance genes in banana
Horticultural Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1997 - 1998
Population and pathogenicity studies of Mycosphaerella spp: pathogenicity studies
Horticultural Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1997 - 1998
Population and pathogenicity studies of Mycosphaerilla spp.
Queensland Department Primary Industries
Open grant - 1997
Travel grant for Ms BC Engel to attend and present a paper at the Australasian Plant Pathology Society 11th Biennial Conference
Grains Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1997
Analysis of constitutive and induced peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase levels in a Banana population segregating for reaction to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cubense
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 1995 - 1997
Molecular identification of strains of Sclerotinia spp.
Horticultural Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1995 - 1996
Population and pathogenicity studies of Mycosphaerella spp.
Queensland Department Primary Industries
Open grant - 1995 - 1997
Population and pathogenicity studies of Mycosphaerella spp.
Horticultural Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 1995
Genetic variation and sexual recombination in Australian field populations of the bean rust fungus
UQ External Support Enabling Grant
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Supervision
Availability
Professor Elizabeth Aitken is: : Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Diversity of Fusarium oxysporum on ginger and assessment of tissue culture derived plants to infection
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### Histological analysis of banana-Fusarium interactions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Donald Gardiner, Dr Shi Wei Chen - Doctor Philosophy
##### Improving forest restoration by integrating soil microbial interactions with tree seedlings in a global biodiversity hotspot
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Dennis, Dr John Dwyer - Doctor Philosophy
##### Pathology and Ecology of Fusarium Wilt Subtropical Race 4
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth, Dr Lilia Carvalhais - Doctor Philosophy
##### Molecular analysis of novel CLE peptide hormones that respond to legume pathogens
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr April Hastwell, Professor Brett Ferguson
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### Genetic analyses of Australian Fusarium pseudograminearum populations causing crown rot in wheat
Principal Advisor - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### Characterisation of putative pathogenicity SIX genes in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Donald Gardiner - 2020
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2020
Master Philosophy
##### Southern Sting Nematode (Ibipora lolii) on Turf Grass in Western Australia
Principal Advisor - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Dann - 2018
Master Philosophy
##### Fusarium species associated with grain sorghum and mungbean in Queensland
Principal Advisor - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2015
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2015
Master Philosophy
##### Breeding resistance in strawberry cultivars for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae
Principal Advisor - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Silicon in banana plants: uptake, distribution and interaction with the disease fusarium wilt
Principal Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### The diversity of Colletotrichum infecting lychee in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Dann - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Dann - 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### The aetiology of pineapple mealybug wilt disease in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Geering - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### POPULATION DIVERSITY, SOURCES AND EVALUATION OF METALAXYL-BASED MANAGEMENT OF PYTHIUM DAMPING-OFF OF CUCUMBER IN OMAN
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF INDUCED RESISTANCE IN THE CONTROL OF FUSARIUM WILT OF BANANA
Principal Advisor - 2004
Doctor Philosophy
##### STUDIES ON CHARCOAL ROT OF MUNGBEAN
Principal Advisor - 2003
Doctor Philosophy
##### Comparative studies of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Fusarium oxysporum in relation to developing disease management strategies for Fusarium wilt of banana
Principal Advisor - 2003
Doctor Philosophy
##### HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN Phloeospora mimosae-pigrae, AND Mimosa pigra, GIANT SENSITIVE PLANT
Principal Advisor - 2003
Doctor Philosophy
##### A GENETIC STUDY OF IMPORTANT AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata (L.) WILCZEK) USING A MAP-BASED QTL APPROACH
Principal Advisor - 2002
Doctor Philosophy
##### THE IDENTIFICATION OF WORLD WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF Phoma AND Phomopsis OF SUNFLOWER
Principal Advisor - 2026
Doctor Philosophy
##### Developing an RNA-based fungicide to control Fusarium head blight in cereals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan, Dr Donald Gardiner - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Soil Microbiome Modulation for Improved Plant Growth and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lilia Carvalhais - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lilia Carvalhais - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Microbiome of Musa spp.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Dennis - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Professor Lee Hickey - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### RNAi-based Management for Fusarium Wilt of Banana
Associate Advisor - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jitka Kochanek - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### The role of fungi and their associated volatiles in the ecology of Tribolium castaneum
Associate Advisor - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### Unlocking new sources of adult plant resistance to wheat leaf rust
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Field and Postharvest Biology of Dendritic Spot and Stem End Rot of Mango
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Victor Galea - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Development and validation of molecular markers for Phytophthora medicaginis resistance in Lucerne
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor John Irwin, Dr Christopher Lambrides, Dr Karen Aitken - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### The defense response of Arabidopsis thaliana roots against the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum
Associate Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Phyllosticta species causing freckle disease of banana
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### Australian macrofungi as a source of antimicrobial compounds
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Ross, Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Novel genes regulating susceptibility to Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis thaliana
Associate Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### The biology, epidemiology and variability of Quambalaria shoot blight of Corymbia species
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Husk Spot Disease of Macadamia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth, Professor Femi Akinsanmi - 2005
Doctor Philosophy
##### DNA BASED MARKERS FOR ERGOT RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Jordan, Professor Ian Godwin
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