Professor Bernard Dell

Education

PhD Plant Physiology, University of Western Australia

Research Synopsis

• Training of research students in physiology of trees and crop plants, silviculture, beneficial microbes, mycorrhizal fungi, edible fungi and certain plant diseases (Australia, China, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, etc.).
• Mineral nutrition of tree and field crops.
• The structure and physiology of ectomycorrhizas and the use of fungi and bacteria for improving the growth of trees in plantations.
• Plant-microbe interactions.
• Project leader for Industry and Government funded research.
• Consultant to plantation managers and R & D staff on the health and nutrition of Australian and other trees in plantations, and on general silviculture.
• Independent forester (ASIC registered).
• Designing and running short-term training courses on tree nutrition and mycorrhizal technology for Thai Department of Agriculture, Thai Research Fund, BIOTROP Indonesia, Chinese Academy of Forestry and University of Viçosa, Brazil.
• Company Director
• Plant and fungal physiology education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Research Interests:

• The selection of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria for improving plant growth.
• Health of natural and man-made ecosystems.
• Plant nutrition.
• Animal-fungal interactions.
• Edible mycorrhizal and other fungi.
• New plantation tree crops.

Publications:

Over 170 research papers and books dealing with forestry and agriculture.

Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Woodland and Forest Health
School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Murdoch University
Western Australia 6150
Australia

Ph: (61-8) 9360 2875
Fax: +61 8 93606303
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