Nigel Warwick
Lecturer in Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences
Qualifications
B Hort Sc (Hons) (Massey), DipSc (Biochem) (Massey), PhD (Melb)
Contact
| Email: | nwarwick@une.edu.au |
| Room: | S2 173 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2575 (or +61 2 6773 2575 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3283 |
| Homepage: | http://www.une.edu.au/botany/nwmwres.htm |
Areas of Teaching
Plant Ecophysiology - photosynthesis, water relations, plant nutrition, nutrient cycling, plant responses to environmental stresses (salt, drought, pH, temperature, light, nutrient, waterlogging), plant anatomy.
Units:
- AGRO 223 Agricultural Ecology & Crop Physiology (Coordinator)
- BIOL 120 Biology II Plant Structure and Function
- BOTY 202/402 Plant Physiology & Anatomy (Coordinator)
- BOTY 302/502 Plant Function & Environment (Coordinator)
- BOTY 400 Honours in Botany (Supervisor)
- HORT420 Horticultural Science
Committees and other Coordination:
- Coordinator BOTY400 and ECOL400 Honours
- High Degree Research Committee, School of Environmental & Rural Science
Research interests
Plant Ecophysiology Group
Personnel
- Dr Kerri Clarke BSc(Hons) PhD Research Fellow
- Dr Dale Kenny BSc(Hons) PhD Research Fellow
- Dr Jim Charley BScAgr PhD, Honorary Fellow
- Mr Rick Kenny BSc Grad Dip Sc(PltPhys), Honorary Research Assistant
Research Focus
- soil-plant water dynamics of natural, forestry and agricultural systems;
- drought physiology of natural, forestry and agricultural plants;
- nutrient dynamics in arid, semi-arid and humid plant communities
The definition of Plant Ecophysiology...
Plant Ecophysiology deals with the relationship between plants and their physical and abiotic environment...the study of the adaptive functional and structural features which link the plant to its specific environment...also that of the forms of transfer and transformation of energy and mass connected with dynamics of the ecosystem...
(UNESCO Montpellier Symposium, 1962)
Recent and current theses
Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of root diseases and drought on water use efficiency of wheat
The ecophysiology of drought stress in Australian species of Acacia: water relations, solute composition and photosynthesis during drought and recovery
An investigation of drought tolerance mechanisms in triticale, with particular reference to osmotic adjustment.
Rainforest, drought and soil type: Phytogeography and functional and evolutionary ecology of dry rainforest on the western slopes of New South Wales (co-supervisor with Assoc Prof P.J. Clarke and Prof. J.J. Bruhl)
Master of Scientific Studies
Soil-plant relationships of white cypress pine in the soils of the Pilliga region
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
The anatomical, functional and biosynthetic features of calcium oxalate in species of Acacia (in progress Ms Sharon Brown)
The groundwater dependency of selected wallum species from the Lower North Coast of New South Wales
Soil nitrogen dynamics in White Cypress Pine Forests of the Pilliga - with particular reference to Nitrogen mineralisation
Recent and Current Research Projects
The anatomical, functional and biosynthetic features of calcium oxalate in species of Acacia across an aridity gradient
The ecophysiology of drought and salinity stress in species of Acacia
The Pilliga Project – nutrient status and dynamics in relation to stand stability in white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) forests
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Project: extraction of groundwater from wallum ecosystems on the NSW Mid-North Coast – funded by MidCoast Water 2006-2011 and NSW Office of Water/National Water Commission 2010-2011
NSW Government, Industry & Investment Techvoucher Scheme funded project: Use of ICT PSY-1 Psychrometer for determination of osmotic potential - jointly awarded to Dr Nigel Warwick and ICT International Armidale. 2011
Research collaborators
Dr Peter Gasson, Wood Anatomist
Ms Chrissie Prychid, Plant Cell Biologist and Microscopist (Micromorphology Group, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, United Kingdom)
Recent visitors
Professor Mike Dixon
Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, Dept of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph
Pr. Dr. Ir. Kathy Steppe
Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Ghent University
Belgium
Dr Dirk de Pauw
Phyto-IT
Mariakerke
Belgium
Mr Jaime Barrera
Amazon Institute of Scientific Research (Sinchi)
Bogotá
Colombia
Conference Presentations
Gasson, P, N Warwick, F Whinder and L Hailey (2011) Structural diversity of the wood of Acacia in Australia in relation to phylogeny and climate. Oral presentation: 18th International Botanical Congress 23-30 July 2011. Melbourne, Australia.
Publications
Curran TJ, PJ Clarke and NWM Warwick (2012) Drought resistance of rainforest seedlings is mediated by phylogenetic divergence interacting with edaphic compensation. Australian Journal of Botany (in review)
Aldahadha, A, NWM Warwick and DA Backhouse (2012) Effects of Pythium irregulare and root pruning on water use efficiency of hydroponically grown wheat under PEG-Induced Drought. Journal of Phytopathology (forthcoming)
Curran, T, PJ Clarke and NWM Warwick. (2010) Water relations of woody plants on contrasting soils during drought: does edaphic compensation account for dry rainforest distribution? Australian Journal of Botany, 57, 629-639.
Aldahadha, A, NWM Warwick and DA Backhouse (2010) Interactive effects of root diseases and drought on water use efficiency of wheat. In 'Food Security for Sustainable Agriculture', Proceedings of the 15th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, 15-19 November 2010, Lincoln New Zealand.
Warwick , NWM. and Thukten. (2006) Water relations of phyllodinous and non-phyllodinous Acacias, with particular reference to osmotic adjustment. Physiologia Plantarum, 127, 393-403.
Watkins, G, J Moore, N Warwick, S Griffith and C Deegan (2006) Is groundwater for urban use worth the effort? ENVIRO 06 – Building Better Cities, 9-11 May 2006, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Barary, M, NWM Warwick, R Jessop and A Taji (2006) Pollen grain expression of osmotic adjustment in triticale genotypes. Proceedings of the 6th International Triticale Symposium, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Warwick, NWM and Brock, MA (2003) Plant reproduction in temporary wetlands: The effects of seasonal timing, depth, and duration of flooding. Aquatic Botany, 77, 153-167.
Barary, M, NWM Warwick, R Jessop and A Taji (2002). Osmotic adjustment and drought tolerance in Australian triticales. Proceedings of the 5th International Triticale Symposium, Vol I, 30 June - 5 July 2002, Radzikow, Poland. pp. 135-141.
Warwick, NWM and PCE Bailey (1998) The effect of time of exposure to NaCl on leaf demography and growth for two non-halophytic wetland macrophytes, Potamogeton tricarinatus F. Muell. & A. Benn ex A. and Triglochin procera R.Br. Aquatic Botany, 62, 19-31
Warwick , NWM and PCE Bailey (1997). The effect of increasing salinity on the growth and ion content of three non-halophytic wetland macrophytes. Aquatic Botany, 58, 73-88.
Wu, J, J Lightner, N Warwick and J Browse (1997). Low-Temperature damage and subsequent recovery of fab1 mutant of Arabidopsis exposed to 2C. Plant Physiology, 113, 347-356.
Warwick , NWM and PCE Bailey (1996). The effects of increasing salinity on leaf demography, growth and asexual reproduction of wetland macrophytes. Wetlands for the Future - INTECOL V Wetlands Conference. 22–28 Sept 1996. Perth, WA.
Warwick , NWM (1994). Diplachne fusca. A potential pasture species for reclamation of saline soils. In: Proceedings of the Third National Workshop on the Productive Use of Saline Lands. Echuca, Victoria. pp. 43-49. ISBN 0730685961.
Warwick , NWM and GM Halloran (1992). Accumulation and excretion of sodium, potassium and chloride leaves of differing ages in two accessions of brown beetle grass (Diplachne fusca (L.) Beauv.). New Phytologist, 121, 53-61
Warwick , NWM and GM Halloran (1991). Variation in salinity tolerance and ion uptake in accessions of brown beetle grass (Diplachne fusca (L.) Beauv.).New Phytologist, 119, 161-168.
Warwick, NWM (1991) PhD Thesis: An ecogenetic and physiological study of salt tolerance in brown beetle grass (Diplachne fusca (L.) Beauv.). School of Agriculture & Forestry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria.
O'Sullivan, JN, Warwick, NWM and Dalling, MJ (1987). A galactolipase activity associated with the thylakoids of wheat leaves (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Plant Physiology, 131, 393-404.
Browse, J, Warwick, NWM, Somerville, CR and Slack, CR (1986). Fluxes through the prokaryotic and euckaryotic pathways of lipid synthesis in the 16:3 plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochemical Journal, 235, 25-31.
Edwards, WRN and NWM Warwick (1984). Transpiration of a kiwifruit vine as estimated by the heat-pulse technique and the Penman Monteith equation. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 27, 537-543.
Aldahadha, A, NWM Warwick and DA Backhouse (2012) Water use efficiency of wheat exposed to drought and root diseases interaction. Australian Journal of Crop Research (in review)