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School of the Biological Sciences

 

 

Russell R Geiger Professor of Crop Sciences and Director of the Crop Science Centre, Department of Plant Sciences

Giles Oldroyd studies interactions between plants and beneficial micro-organisms, both bacteria and fungi, that aid in the uptake of nutrients from the environment, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. Learn more

Research Areas


Plant nutrient capture
Symbiosis
Rhizobia
Mycorrhizae
Nitrogen-fixation

Techniques


Plant genetics
Crop engineering
Calcium imaging
Molecular biology
Biochemistry

Research Theme