Steve Adkins
Professor
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
Professor Steve Adkins is Professor of Plant Physiology at The University of Queensland (UQ). He obtained a degree in Botany and Zoology from the University of London and a PhD in Seed Physiology from the University of Reading (UK). He joined UQ in 1988, founding the Integrated Seed Research Unit. His research has focussed on the dormancy mechanisms of weeds and native plants, the management of invasive plants and the improvement of tropical crops using tissue culture.
Research Interest
Seed science, dormancy mechanisms and establishment
Publications
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Thi N, Ahsan BA, Sheldon N, O'Donnell C, Steve A (2017) Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) and climate change: the effect of CO2 concentration, temperature, and water deficit on growth and reproduction of two biotypes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 1-13.
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Shah F, Ali BA, Usman N, Shakeel AA, Ayesha F, et al. (2017) Crop production under drought and heat stress: plant responses and management options. Frontiers in Plant Science.
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Ahsan BA, Singh CB, Steve A (2017) Morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of two Australian biotypes of Parthenium hysterophorus to different soil moisture regimes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19: 16186-16194.
