Chemical defence mechanisms in trees (Cyanogenesis, monoterpene, natural product) Clonal forestry eucalypts (Essential oil, tissue culture, eucalypt, clone) Effects of atmospheric change on plants Phytoremediation of gold mine tailings (Arsenic, food chain, Phytoremediation)

Ian has published widely on plant biochemistry. His group’s main interest is in the way plants use biologically active chemicals to defend themselves against herbivores. Many of the research findings have commercial applications, and the group has collaborated on these with several companies over the last few years

Correction: Foliar essential oil glands of Eucalyptus subgenus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) are a rich source of flavonoids and related non-volatile constituents. PLoS One. 11. 2016 Foliar Essential Oil Glands of Eucalyptus Subgenus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) Are a Rich Source of Flavonoids and Related Non-Volatile Constituents. PLoS One. 11. 2016 Location-specific cuticular hydrocarbon signals in a social insect. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences. 283. 2016 Plant regeneration through indirect organogenesis and genetic transformation of Eucalyptus polybractea RT Baker 2016 Influence of atmospheric and climate change on tree defence chemicals. Trees in a Changing Environment. Springer Science+Business Media. 2014 Vegetation response of Australian native grass species redgrass (Bothriochloa macra (Steudel) S.T. Blake) and spider grass (Enteropogon acicularis (Lindl.) Lazarides) in saline and arsenic contaminated gold mine tailings: A glasshouse study. Minerals Engineering. 56. 2014