Dr Kirsty Owen

Name | Dr Kirsty Owen |
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Email Address | kirsty.owen@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Lecturer (Crop Nematology) |
Qualifications | BScAg Sydney, MScAg Sydney, PhD Sydney |
Department | Centre for Crop Health (Operations) |
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science | |
Affiliations | Centre for Crop Health |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-8225 |
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Biography
Kirsty Owen is currently a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia with expertise in the management of root-lesion nematodes in grain crops. Her research interests include biotic constraints to crop production within farming systems, particularly interactions between nematodes, soil-borne diseases and beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Her teaching in plant science and agriculture draws on her experiences in applied research and communication of research outcomes with the rural community.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Research Fellow | University of Southern Queensland | 2013 | 2022 |
Soil Microbiologist | Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | 1999 | 2013 |
Expertise
Plant nematology
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Farming systems
Teaching
Plant Physiology
Biology 2 (Plants)
Critical Issues in Agriculture
Food Security in the 21st Century
Succeeding in Science
Fields of Research
- 300499. Crop and pasture production not elsewhere classified
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Australasian Plant Pathology | |
Australasian Association of Nematologists |
BScAg
Sydney
1994
MScAg
Sydney
1996
PhD
Sydney
1999
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Genetics of Root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus thornei resistance in mung bean (Vigna radiata) | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Investigation into the Use of Different Platforms to Phenotype Wheat Cultivars for Tolerance to the Root Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus Thornei | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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Elucidation of biochemical defence mechanisms in wheat (Triticum aestivum) against root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
The interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobia and root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornei) in mung bean (vigna radiata) | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
Assessing the resistance to root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) in a new collection of wild chickpea (Cicer reticulatum and C. echinospermum) from Turkey | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2020 |
Use of normalised difference vegetation index to assess tolerance of wheat cultivars to root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornel) | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2019 |