Emeritus Professor Peter Gresshoff
Emeritus Professor

Peter Gresshoff

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Background

Functional genomics and molecular physiology of nodules.

Professor Gresshoff is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research.

His main research interests are the following areas:

1) Functional genomic analysis of nodulation and nitrogen fixation in legumes:

  • Molecular components of the control of nodulation (AON) in soybean and Lotus japonicus
  • Analysis of ethylene and ABA insensitive legume mutants and transgenics
  • Genetic transformation of soybean and Lotus
  • Transcription analysis of legumes
  • Analysis of acid soil effect on nodulation
  • Analysis of Nodulation factor receptors NFR1 and NFR5 in soybean
  • Mutational analysis of the GmNARK receptor kinase

2) Sustainable Biofuel Production from Legume Tree Pongamia pinnata:

  • Analysis of genetic stability
  • Fatty acid analysis
  • Field trials
  • Clonal propagation
  • Gene and promoter discovery
  • Functional genomics
  • Genetic transformation

Professor Gresshoff is member of the editorial boards of several international journals (among others Molecular Plant, J. Plant Physiology, Symbiosis). He also is a member of the Advisory Committee of the OGTR as well as the Biofuel and Bioenergy Committee of RIRDC.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Peter Gresshoff is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Genetics Plant biology

Qualifications

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Search Professor Peter Gresshoff’s works on UQ eSpace

239 works between 1995 and 2023
All (239) Journal Article (135) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (89) Other Outputs (6)

41 - 60 of 239 works

2014

Journal Article

The value of biodiversity in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation and nodulation for biofuel and food production.

Gresshoff, Peter M., Hayashi, Satomi, Biswas, Bandana, Mirzaei, Saeid, Indrasumunar, Arief, Reid, Dugald, Samuel, Sharon, Tollenaere, Alina, van Hameren, Bethany, Hastwell, April, Scott, Paul and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). The value of biodiversity in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation and nodulation for biofuel and food production.. Journal of Plant Physiology, 172 (2-3), 128-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2014.05.013

The value of biodiversity in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation and nodulation for biofuel and food production.

2014

Journal Article

Mechanistic action of gibberellins in legume nodulation

Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). Mechanistic action of gibberellins in legume nodulation. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 56 (10), 971-978. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12201

Mechanistic action of gibberellins in legume nodulation

2014

Journal Article

The role of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in sustainable production of biofuels

Biswas, Bandana and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2014). The role of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in sustainable production of biofuels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15 (5), 7380-7397. doi: 10.3390/ijms15057380

The role of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in sustainable production of biofuels

2014

Book Chapter

Molecular signaling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Schaarschmidt, Sara and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2014). Molecular signaling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Mycorrhizas: structure, development and functions. (pp. 1-102) edited by Elaine Warwick. Hauppauge, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.

Molecular signaling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

2014

Journal Article

Transcriptome profiling of the shoot and root tips of S562L, a soybean GmCLAVATA1A mutant

Mirzaei, Saeid, Batley, Jacqueline, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2014). Transcriptome profiling of the shoot and root tips of S562L, a soybean GmCLAVATA1A mutant. Atlas Journal of Biology, 3 (1), 183-205. doi: 10.5147/ajb.2014.0133

Transcriptome profiling of the shoot and root tips of S562L, a soybean GmCLAVATA1A mutant

2014

Conference Publication

Negative regulation of legume nodules by inducible signal peptides

Hastwell, April, Li, Dongxue, Tollenaere, Alina, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). Negative regulation of legume nodules by inducible signal peptides. 17th Australian Nitrogen Fixation Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 28 September - 2 October 2014.

Negative regulation of legume nodules by inducible signal peptides

2013

Journal Article

Nodulation in the legume biofuel feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata

Samuel, Sharon, Scott, Paul T. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Nodulation in the legume biofuel feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata. Agricultural Research, 2 (3), 207-214. doi: 10.1007/s40003-013-0074-6

Nodulation in the legume biofuel feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata

2013

Journal Article

A chimeric cry8Ea1 gene flanked by MARs efficiently controls Holotrichia parallela

Geng, Lili, Chi, Jing, Shu, Changlong, Gresshoff, Peter M., Song, Fuping, Huang, Dafang and Zhang, Jie (2013). A chimeric cry8Ea1 gene flanked by MARs efficiently controls Holotrichia parallela. Plant Cell Reports, 32 (8), 1211-1218. doi: 10.1007/s00299-013-1417-2

A chimeric cry8Ea1 gene flanked by MARs efficiently controls Holotrichia parallela

2013

Journal Article

Technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane

Klein-Marcuschamer, Daniel, Turner, Christopher, Allen, Mark, Gray, Peter, Dietzgen, Ralf G., Gresshoff, Peter M., Hankamer, Ben, Heimann, Kirsten, Scott, Paul T., Stephens, Evan, Speight, Robert and Nielsen, Lars K. (2013). Technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 7 (4), 416-428. doi: 10.1002/bbb.1404

Technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane

2013

Journal Article

Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed soybean roots differ in their nodulation and nitrogen fixation response to genistein and salt stress

Dolatabadian, Aria, Sanavy, Seyed Ali Mohammad Modarres, Ghanati, Faezeh and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed soybean roots differ in their nodulation and nitrogen fixation response to genistein and salt stress. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 29 (7), 1327-1339. doi: 10.1007/s11274-013-1296-2

Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed soybean roots differ in their nodulation and nitrogen fixation response to genistein and salt stress

2013

Journal Article

Advances in the identification of novel factors required in soybean nodulation, a process critical to sustainable agriculture and food security

van Hameren, Bethany, Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2013). Advances in the identification of novel factors required in soybean nodulation, a process critical to sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Plant Biology and Soil Health, 1 (1).

Advances in the identification of novel factors required in soybean nodulation, a process critical to sustainable agriculture and food security

2013

Journal Article

Analyzing the soybean transcriptome during autoregulation of mycorrhization identifies the transcription factors GmNF-YA1a/b as positive regulators of arbuscular mycorrhization

Schaarschmidt, Sara, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Hause, Bettina (2013). Analyzing the soybean transcriptome during autoregulation of mycorrhization identifies the transcription factors GmNF-YA1a/b as positive regulators of arbuscular mycorrhization. Genome Biology, 14 (6) R62. doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-r62

Analyzing the soybean transcriptome during autoregulation of mycorrhization identifies the transcription factors GmNF-YA1a/b as positive regulators of arbuscular mycorrhization

2013

Journal Article

Classical ethylene insensitive mutants of the Arabidopsis EIN2 orthologue lack the expected 'hypernodulation' response in Lotus japonicus

Chan, Pick Kuen, Biswas, Bandana and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Classical ethylene insensitive mutants of the Arabidopsis EIN2 orthologue lack the expected 'hypernodulation' response in Lotus japonicus. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 55 (4), 395-408. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12040

Classical ethylene insensitive mutants of the Arabidopsis EIN2 orthologue lack the expected 'hypernodulation' response in Lotus japonicus

2013

Journal Article

Structure-function analysis of the GmRIC1 signal peptide and CLE domain required for nodulation control in soybean

Reid, Dugald E., Li, Dongxue, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Structure-function analysis of the GmRIC1 signal peptide and CLE domain required for nodulation control in soybean. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64 (6), 1575-1585. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ert008

Structure-function analysis of the GmRIC1 signal peptide and CLE domain required for nodulation control in soybean

2013

Journal Article

Rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses in Lotus japonicus require lectin nucleotide phosphohydrolase, which acts upstream of calcium aignaling

Roberts, Nicholas J., Morieri, Giulia, Kalsi, Gurpreet, Rose, Alan, Stiller, Jiri, Edwards, Anne, Xie, Fang, Gresshoff, Peter M., Oldroyd, Giles E. D., Downie, J. Allan and Etzler, Marilynn E. (2013). Rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses in Lotus japonicus require lectin nucleotide phosphohydrolase, which acts upstream of calcium aignaling. Plant Physiology, 161 (1), 556-567. doi: 10.1104/pp.112.206110

Rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses in Lotus japonicus require lectin nucleotide phosphohydrolase, which acts upstream of calcium aignaling

2013

Book Chapter

Systemic signalling in legume nodulation: nodule formation and its regulation

Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2013). Systemic signalling in legume nodulation: nodule formation and its regulation. Long-distance systemic signaling and communication in plants. (pp. 219-229) edited by František Baluška. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-36470-9_11

Systemic signalling in legume nodulation: nodule formation and its regulation

2013

Journal Article

Vermiculite's strong buffer capacity renders it unsuitable for studies of acidity on soybean (Glycine max L.) nodulation and growth

Indrasumunar, Arief and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Vermiculite's strong buffer capacity renders it unsuitable for studies of acidity on soybean (Glycine max L.) nodulation and growth. BMC Research Notes, 6 (1) 465, 465.1-465.8. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-465

Vermiculite's strong buffer capacity renders it unsuitable for studies of acidity on soybean (Glycine max L.) nodulation and growth

2013

Journal Article

Genetic and genomic analysis of the tree legume Pongamia pinnata as a feedstock for biofuels

Biswas, Bandana, Kazakoff, Stephen H., Jiang, Qunyi, Samuel, Sharon, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Scott, Paul T. (2013). Genetic and genomic analysis of the tree legume Pongamia pinnata as a feedstock for biofuels. Plant Genome, 6 (3), plantgenome2013.05.0015. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2013.05.0015

Genetic and genomic analysis of the tree legume Pongamia pinnata as a feedstock for biofuels

2013

Journal Article

Regulation of legume nodulation by acidic growth conditions

Ferguson, Brett, Lin, Meng-Han and Gresshoff, Peter (2013). Regulation of legume nodulation by acidic growth conditions. Plant Signalling & Behavior, 8 (3), e23426.1-e23426.5. doi: 10.4161/psb.23426

Regulation of legume nodulation by acidic growth conditions

2012

Journal Article

Capturing the biofuel wellhead and powerhouse: the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the leguminous feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata

Kazakoff, Stephen H., Imelfort, Michael, Edwards, David, Koehorst, Jasper, Biswas, Bandana, Batley, Jacqueline, Scott, Paul T. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2012). Capturing the biofuel wellhead and powerhouse: the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the leguminous feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata. PloS One, 7 (12) e51687, e51687.1-e51687.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051687

Capturing the biofuel wellhead and powerhouse: the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the leguminous feedstock tree Pongamia pinnata

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    Molecular dissection of systemic regulation of nodulation in legumes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Beyond genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes: high throughput analysis of gene and protein expression and function
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Identification and characterisation of new plant peptide hormones that control legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation.
    The Hermon Slade Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    The tree legume Pongamia pinnata on coal mine spoil: an integrated and sustainable rehabilitation, bioenergy and carbon farming production system
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Discovering the Activity of Novel CLE Peptide Hormones that Regulate Legume Nodulation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Discovery of the Systemic Regulator of Legume Nodulation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Future biofuels
    Queensland Government Smart Futures Research Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Confocal Microscopy Infrastructure for Plant Sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative
    Queensland Government Smart State National and International Research Alliances Program
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2014
    Genetic transformation of the biodiesel producing tree legume Pongamia pinnata
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Controlled Environment Facilities for the Challenges of the 21st Century
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Legume Biotechnology with Pongamia for the Advancement of Biodiesel Production
    Pacific Renewable Energy Pty Ltd (PRE)
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Australian Bio-Metals Research Network
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research (UQ lead institution)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    The Development of Molecular Markers for Reef-building Corals Using DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF) and Sequence Characterised Amplified Region (SCAR)
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Mutational approach to discovery of recognition and signalling genes that control compatibility between soybean and Phytophthora
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2004
    Oil palm DNA diagnostics research
    Guthrie Biotech Laboratory SDN BHD
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Cloning the Supernodulation Gene from Soybean.
    University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Development of fast-growing eucalypts, with properties that are tolerant of salinity and polluted soils
    Jackstown Pty Ltd
    Open grant

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  • Biodiesel
  • Biotechnology - legumes
  • Cancer
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  • Functional genomics
  • Genetics - plants
  • Genetics and legumes
  • Genomics
  • Legume nodulation
  • Plant biotechnology
  • Stem cells

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