Dr Megan Ryan undertakes research across a broad range of areas related to development of sustainable farming systems, with a particular focus on annual pasture legumes.  Key areas of intests include phosphorus nutrition of crops and pastures, rhizosphere processes, root morphology and root physiology. For over 30 years, Dr Ryan has researched the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in agricultural systems. Recently, her team made the unexpected discovery that AMF are not monophyletic, but instead have taxa present in both the Glomeromycotina (G-AMF) and Mucoromycotina (M-AMF).  Her work has also shown M-AMF to be prolific in southern Australian agricultural systems. Currently, Dr Ryan is involved with projects focussed on M-AMF, engineering new methods for harvest of subterranean clover seed, physiology and abiotic stress tolerance of subterranean clover, and transformation of organic waste into fertiliser. Dr Ryan also plays a key role in the Annual Legume Breeding Australia (ALBA) Joint Venture between UWA and DLF Seeds and is the head of the UWA node of the Transforming Biosolids ARC Industrial Transformation and Training Centre. Dr Ryan leads the Agriculture Department within the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment.

Coordinator: Feeding the World (AGRI1001) (Semester 1)

Coordinator: Pasture and Livestock Systems (AGRI2201) (Semester 2) 

Co-coordinator: Plants in Action (PLNT2201) (Semester 2)