Craig Atkins

Emeritus Professor, MSc(Agric) Syd., PhD Qu., DSc W.Aust., FAIBiol

Senior Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, School of Biological Sciences

Emailcraig.atkins@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M084), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

1338 Citations
20 h-Index

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Personal profile

Roles and responsibilities

Genetic alteration of legume seeds to generate new and novel grains

Future research

Functional genomics and metabolomics of nitrogen metabolism in relation to seed development in pulses

Funding overview

ARC, GRDC, CRC

Previous positions

Head, Dept Botany Univ WA
Head, Soils Section FAO/IAEA Joint Division Vienna Austria

Current projects

Dual targeting of single gene products to plastids and mitochondria in plants.
Exploiting a GE approach to generate narrow leafed lupins with a high content of oil.
Regulation of gene expression in developing lupin seeds.
Identification of phloem borne 'signals' in lupin that regulate floral transition, cluster root initiation and induction of nodules in response to Bradyrhizobium.
Studies of the Ant/bacterial/extra-floral nectary relationships in cowpea.

Industrial relevance

Aimed at enhancing on farm performance of pulses, especially lupins in the context of WA farming systems. Development of novel lupin genotypes that can be exploited to provide function foods.

Teaching overview

Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research

Nitrogen metabolism, nitrogen fixation, translocation of solutes, seed development and regulation of gene expression in plants

Languages

English
limited German

Keywords

Analytical techniques for plants and soil
Genetic manipulation of plants
Nitrogen transformation in legumes
Plant biochemistry and physiology
Plant growth regulators
Plant molecular biology
Stable isotopes in plant biology
Stable isotope techniques
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

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Research Output 1992 2017

1338 Citations
20 h-Index
49 Article
22 Conference paper
8 Chapter
2 Other chapter contribution
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47 Citations (Scopus)

A comprehensive draft genome sequence for lupin (Lupinus angustifolius), an emerging health food: insights into plant–microbe interactions and legume evolution

Hane, J. K., Ming, Y., Kamphuis, L. G., Nelson, M. N., Garg, G., Atkins, C. A., Bayer, P. E., Bravo, A., Bringans, S. D., Cannon, S., Edwards, D., Foley, R., Gao, L. L., Harrison, M. J., Huang, W., Hurgobin, B., Li, S., Liu, C. W., McGrath, A., Morahan, G. & 4 othersMurray, J., Weller, J. L., Jian, J. & Singh, K. B., 1 Mar 2017, In : Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15, 3, p. 318-330 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Lupinus

Lupinus angustifolius

health foods

Fabaceae

legumes

9 Citations (Scopus)