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Personal profile
Biography
I am interested in the interaction between plants and their environment. I undertook research with the NSW Department of Agriculture on banana nutrition and development from 1963 to 1983. Then I moved to UWA to supervise postgraduate students as part of the Australian Collaboration with the National Agricultural Research Project of Thailand. I have taught units in plant biology and postharvest physiology at UWA within the Faculty of Agriculture. I worked with postgraduate students from many backgrounds until retirement in 2006.
Since then I have been an honorary research fellow and my focus is on development of plants within the family Musaceae (bananas). Working with colleagues in Australia (Dr Jane Gibbs), Africa (Dr G Blomme, Dr W Ocimati) and France (A Vezina) we are undertakeing a functional analysis of banana plant development and contributing to MusaPedia, an online knowledge system about bananas supported by the CGIAR.
Funding overview
Austraian Research Council Small Grants
- Root Pressure probe
Horticulture Australia - Canopy manipulation in roses, Irrigation of avocado.
Grains Research and Development Coorporation - Adaptation of canola to drought, osmotic adjustment in canola accumulation of oil in canola grain.
- Root Pressure probe
Horticulture Australia - Canopy manipulation in roses, Irrigation of avocado.
Grains Research and Development Coorporation - Adaptation of canola to drought, osmotic adjustment in canola accumulation of oil in canola grain.
Previous positions
Special Research Horticulturist, NSW Agriculture, Tropical Fruit Research Station, Alstonville, NSW Dec 1963 - May 1983
Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture UWA, 1983 to 2006.
Current projects
Development of a functional analysis of plant development in bananas (Musaceae) with colleagues in Australia, Africa and France.
Teaching overview
Nil
Research
Environmental physiology of plants including horticultural and field crops.
Languages
English
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Plant physiology, PhD, Growth and development of banana, Macquarie University
1973 → 1979
Award Date: 1 Jan 1979
Plant biology, MSc, Banana nutrition, Macquarie University
1966 → 1971
Award Date: 1 Jan 1972
Agriculture, BScAgr, Agronomy, University of Sydney
1959 → 1962
Award Date: 1 Jan 1963
Industry keywords
- Agriculture and Food
Research expertise keywords
- Plant development
- Plant physiology/ecology
- Tropical and sub-tropical fruit (horticultural crops)
- Whole plant physiology
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The performance of a wide range of plantain cultivars at three contrasting altitude sites in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Blomme, G., Ocimati, W., Sivirihauma, C., Vutseme, L. & Turner, D. W., Jan 2020, In: Fruits: fruit and horticultural productions in tropical and Mediterranean regions. 75, 1, p. 21-35 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The suckering behaviour of plantains (Musa, AAB) can be viewed as part of an evolved reproductive strategy
Turner, D. W., Gibbs, D. J., Ocimati, W. & Blomme, G., 5 Feb 2020, In: Scientia Horticulturae. 261, 108975.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
The Epidemiology of Fusarium Wilt of Banana
Pegg, K. G., Coates, L. M., O’Neill, W. T. & Turner, D. W., 20 Dec 2019, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, 1395.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access162 Citations (Scopus) -
A functional approach to bunch formation in banana
Turner, D. & Gibbs, J., 2018, Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas. Kema, G. & Drenth, A. (eds.). Cambridge UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, Vol. 1. p. 93-116 24 p. (Burleigh Dodds Series In Agricultural Science; no. 40).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Altitude effect on plantain growth and yield during four production cycles in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Sivirihauma, C., Blomme, G., Ocimati, W., Vutseme, L., Sikyolo, I., Valimuzigha, K., De Langhe, E. & Turner, D. W., 22 Mar 2016, Acta Horticulturae. Picq, C., Van den Bergh, I. & Smith, M. (eds.). Australia: International Society for Horticultural Science, Vol. 1114. p. 139-147 9 p. (Acta Horticulturae; vol. 1114).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 11 Finished
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Contribution of Stem Carbohydrate Reserves to Grain Yield of Lupin Crops in a Water-Limited Enviroment
Ma, Q., Turner, D. & French, R.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/04 → 31/12/04
Project: Research
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LP0455415 - A Physiological and Biochemical Basis for Seed Storage for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration.
Turner, D. & Dixon, K.
1/01/04 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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Rapid screening techniques for the development of drought resistance canola
Turner, D., Colmer, T. & Cowling, W.
Grains Research & Development Corporation
1/01/01 → 31/12/03
Project: Research
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Improving pod photosynthesis and yield in lupin
Clements, J., Pate, J., Turner, D. & Hall, D.
Grain Research Committee of WA
1/01/00 → 31/12/01
Project: Research
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Oil content of canola in dry areas of the WA wheatbelt
Turner, D., Galwey, N., Si, P., Burgess, P., Harris, D. C. H. & Lamond, M.
Grains Research & Development Corporation
1/01/98 → 31/12/00
Project: Research