Research at the Centre, in conjunction with collaborators at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus has shed light on the action of the serious agricultural pest, cereal cyst nematode, which will help progress improved resistant varieties. The publication, “The dynamics of cereal cyst nematode infection differ between susceptible and resistant barley cultivars and lead to changes […]
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Centre’s Research Showcase #pcw2018 Podcast: Making friends with fronds TV series SCOPE features Centre work Pint of Science with Centre CI New animation of an illustrative model of the primary plant cell wall |
 New Publication: Healthy grain fibre helps barley resist pests
March 20, 2015
New Publication: Where is the dietary fibre beta-glucan made?Melbourne node investigators, lead by Monica Doblin have had their paper Determining the Subcellular Location of Synthesis and Assembly of the Cell Wall Polysaccharide (1,3; 1,4)-β-d-Glucan in Grasses published in The Plant Cell. The article shows compelling evidence that beta-glucan is actually made at the cell surface, rather than at the plasma membrane. This research […] |
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