University of Tasmania, Australia

Associate Professor John Ross

Associate Professor

PhD (Tas)

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Publications

• Tivendale ND, Davidson SE, Davies NW, Smith JA, Dalmais M, Bendahmane AI, Quittenden LJ, Sutton L, Bala RK, Le Signor C, Thompson R, Horne J, Reid JB, Ross JJ (2012) Biosynthesis of the halogenated auxin, 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid. Plant Physiology 159, 1055-1063.
• Reid JB, Ross JJ (2011) Regulation of tissue repair in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108, 17241-17242.
• Tivendale ND, Davies NW, Molesworth PP, Davidson SE, Smith JA, Reid JB, Ross JJ (2010) Reassessing the role of N-hydroxytryptamine in auxin biosynthesis. Plant Physiology 154, 1957-1965.
• Quittenden LJ, Davies NW, Smith JA, Molesworth PP, Tivendale ND, Ross JJ (2009) Auxin biosynthesis in pea: characterization of the tryptamine pathway. Plant Physiology 151, 1130-1138
• Ross, JJ and O'Neill, DP (2001) New interactions between classical plant hormones. Trends in Plant Science 6, 2-4

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Research Interests

I am interested in plant hormones and how they regulate plant growth and development. My work focuses on the genetic and environmental control of hormone biosynthesis and action, with an emphasis on gibberellins and auxin. These are two potent growth hormones with multiple effects on plant development.

Research Areas

• Developmental Genetics

Research Project/s

• Auxin-gibberellin interactions in the control of plant development (Honours)
• Auxin-Gibberellin Interactions in the Roots of Pea (Doctorate)
• Determination of the tryptamine-dependant biosynthetic pathway of indole-3-acetic acid in pea seeds (Doctorate)
• The role of phytohormones in nodulation (Doctorate)