Research

My research program is focused on the plant root-soil interface. My objective is to determine how roots and rhizosphere processes can be managed to improve efficiency of nutrient use and minimize environmental pollution.

Phosphorus deficiency in white lupin

One major research project I have worked on for the last several years has been a collaboration with Carroll Vance to understand the biochemical and molecular responses of white lupin roots to phosphorus deficiency.

Soil quality in alternative cropping systems

Arsenic contamination from treated wood