Chairman of department: Dr D. M. Calder Professors THOMAS CARRICK CHAMBERS
ROBERT BRUCE KNOX
Readers DAVID HUNGER FORD ASHTON TOM FINNIS NEALES
KINGSLEY SPENCER ROWAN
Senior Lecturers PETER MUECKE A T T I W I L L DONALD MALCOLM CALDER
SUZANNE LAWLESS DUIGAN HARING JOHANNES SWART GRETNA MARGARET WESTE Lecturers GERALD THOMPSON KRAFT
PAULINE YVONNE LADIGES DAVID RONALD MURRAY RICHARD WETHERBEE
Principal Tutor OLIVE BESSIE LAWSON Tutors KEVIN ALLEN CLAYTON-GREENE
RODNEY DAVID SEPPELT
Research Fellows ADRIENNE ELIZABETH CLARKE BARRY FRANCIS CLOUGH
I L M A GRACE STONE
Research Associate JENNETH MERIEL SASSE Professor Emeritus JOHN STEWART TURNER Senior Associates MARGARET BLACKWOOD
SOPHIE CHARLOTTE DUCKER
Graduate Research Assistants VICTORIA BAYLEY BROWN NERINA DU PREEZ
SUSAN HARRISON VALDA LIEPINS NANCY JEAN LOFFLER DOUGLAS NEWTON K U M U D I N I VITHANAGE
R E S E A R C H T O P I C S IN P R O G R E S S (Name of research director only shown)
A. A E R O B I O L O G Y R. B. Knox 1. Aerobiology of pollens and spores in Melbourne atmosphere.
2. Grass pollen aerobiology and allergy.
3. Grass pollen allergens — isolation and purification.
B. A Q U A T I C B O T A N Y S. C. Ducker 4. The biology of Australian seagrasses.
5. The aquatic vegetation of the Gippsland Lakes.
C . C E L L B I O L O G Y R. B. Knox
ft. Antigenic determinants common to sexual and somatic plant organs.
7. Pollen-stigma interactions.
8. Isolation and characterisation of arabinogalactan proteins in plants.
D. R. Murray 9. Cell biology of protein and carbohydrate storage in legumes.
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D. E C O L O G Y AND C O N S E R V A T I O N D. H. Ashton
10. Ecology and regeneration of mature Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell. forest.
11. Allelopathic effect in E. regnans forests.
12. Interaction of E. regnans with Acacia dealbata in relation lo nitrogen fixation.
13. The ecology ofthe E. camaldulensis — E. viminalis boundary in Victoria with special reference to the Yarra Valley.
14. The ecology of sand rock scrub in the northern Olways.
15. The regeneration of mature Coast Tea Tree /Leplospermum laevigatum) on Wilson's Promontory.
D. M. Calder
16. Identification of the land-based vegetation surrounding thc Gippsland Lakes and Lake Tyers.
17. Ecology and conservation of seashore communities.
K. A. Clayton-Greene 18. Ecology of Oawsonia superba.
19. Interactive ecology of Callitris (Cypress Pine) and Eucalypts in Victoria.
P. Y. Ladiges
20. Variation in Eucalyptus obliqua occurring on acidic and alkaline soils.
21. Morphological variation in Eucalyptus ovata and thc effect of waterlogging on seedling growth.
22. A study ofthe dieback of Phragmites australis and subsequent shoreline erosion in the Gippsland Lakes.
E . E C O L O G I C A L P H Y S I O L O G Y P. M. Attiwill
23. Nutrient cycling and productivity in mangrove and seagrass communities in Westernport Bay 24. Nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.
F . E V O L U T I O N . S Y S T E M A T I C A AND T A X O N O M Y D. M. Calder
25. Variation and evolution of Craspedia glauca.
T. C. Chambers 26. Studies on spore morphology of the genus Blechnum.
27. A monograph of the genus Blechnum.
28. The Lower Devonian vascular flora of Victoria.
29. The genus Cheilanthes in Australia — a taxonomic and geographic study.
5. L. Duigan 30. Pollen analyses of Victorian Quaternary deposits.
31. Taxonomy of Victorian angiosperms.
R. D. Seppelt
32. Study of the genera Dilrichum. Disiichium and Pseudodislichium in Australia.
33. Study of the bryoflora of Macquarie Island.
34. Study of the floristics and ecology of thc vegetation of Australian Antarctic Territory.
/. G. Stone 35. The moss genus Bruchia in Queensland.
36. A new arid /.one Acaulon
37. A new Tortula from the margins of the and zone in Australia.
G. M O R P H O G E N E S I S T. C. Chambers 38. Development of thc endodermis in the root and shoot of Hibbertia
R. B. Knox 39. Morphogenesis of the dermal systems of fruits.
H. MYCOLOGY H. J. Swan
40. Conidium wall structure in relation to thc taxonomy of some Coelomycetes.
G. M. Weste
42. Chlamydospores of Phytophthora cinnamomi; their production and survival period.
43. Extracellular enzyme production by Phytophthora cinnamomi.
44. Litter senescence on Macquarie Island.
45. Rare Victorian Discomycetes.
46. Phytophthora cinnamomi as a major factor of disease in Eucalypt forests of East Gippsland.
47. Microchemistry of Phytophthora cinnamomi.
48. Comparative mineral analysis of diseased and unaffected plant tissue.
49. Mycological studies on Antarctic soils.
I. P H Y C O L O G Y 5. C. Ducker 50. History of phycology in Australia and the Pacific.
51. The genus Metagoniolilhon.
G. T. Kraft
52. Distribution and ecology of marine algae in northern Port Phillip Bay.
53. Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of Victorian encrusting coralline red algae.
54. Deep water algae of the Great Barrier Reef.
55. The marine algae of Lord Howe Island.
A'. 5. Rowan 56. Mechanism of calcification in coralline algae.
57. Mechanism controlling polarity in germinating eggs of Hormosira banksii.
58. Nitrogen cycling in marine macrophyles at Werribee.
59. Correlation between net photosynthesis and pigment concentration in Lenormandia prolifera.
60. The location of floridorubin in Lenormandia prolifera.
R. Wetherbee 61. Processes of subcellular evolution.
62. Characterization of cellular crystals in a red alga.
63. Post-fertilization development in Nemalion.
J . P L A N T P H Y S I O L O G Y D. M. Calder 64. Ozone pollution studies.
T. C. Chambers 65. Drought tolerance of the gametophyte of Cheilanlhes.
T. F. Neales 66. Control of gas exchange in CAM plants.
67. The development of leaves of Eucalyptus obliqua.
68. The gas exchange patterns of thc pineapple.
69. Carbon assimilation in grapevines and peach trees.
70. The responses of wheat seedlings to CO; environment.
71. The physiology of the Prickly Pear (Opuntia stricta).
K. S. Rowan 72. Effects of heat stress on the physiology of Eucalyptus obliqua.
73. The physio-ecology of Pitiosporum undulatum.
74. The mechanism of ripening of tomato fruits.
75. Senescence in heath at Tidal River.
J. M. Sasse 76. Podolactones in Podocarpaceac
77. Growth-inhibiting substances in Garrya elliptica and other genera.
P U B L I S H E D W O R K
A R T I C L E S
1. ANDERSON, R. L., CLARKE, A. E, JERMYN. M . A , KNOX, R. B. and STONE. B. A. - A Carbohydrate-binding Arabinogalactan-Protein from Liquid Suspension Cultures of Endosperm from Lolium multiflorum. Aust. J. Plant Phvsiol. 4: 143-158 (1977).
2. ASHTON, D. H. and WEBB, R. N . - The Ecology of Granite Outcrops at Wilson's Promontory, Victoria.
Aust. J. Ecol. 2: 269-296 (1977).
BOTANY 175 3. BAR TANA, J , HOWLETT. BARBARA J. and KOSHLAND, D. F.. Jr. - Flagellar Formation in
Escherichia coli Electron Transport Mutants. J. Bacteriology 130: 787-792 (1977).
4. BEATON. G. and WESTE. G. M . - Some Australian Leaf Inhabiting Discomvcetcs. Trans. Brit, mvcol.
Soc. 67: 443-448 (1977).
5. BEATON, G. and WESTE, G. M. - Australian Discomycctes in Dead Logs and Branches. Trans. Brit, mycol. Soc. 67: 449-454 (1977).
6. BEATON, G. and WESTE, G. M . - New Species of Helotiales and Phacidiales. Trans. Brit, mvcol. Soc. 68:
73-77 (1977).
7. BEATON, Ci. and WESTE, G. M. - Zoellneria Species from Victoria. Australia. Trans. Brit, mvcol. Soc.
68: 79-84 (1977).
8. BEATON, G. and WESTE, G. M . - Thc genus Labvrinthomvces. Trans. Bril. mvcol. Soc. 69: 243-247 (1977).
9. BEATON, G. and WESTE, G. M . - Australian Discomycetes. A new Vibrissea Species. Trans. Brit, mvcol.
Soc. 69: 323-325 (1977).
10. BRAWLEY, S. H., QUATRANO, R. S. and WETHERBEE, R. - Fine Structural Studies of the Gametes and Embryo of Fucus vesiculosus (Phaeophyta). I I I . Cytokinesis and the Multicellular Embryo../ Cell Sci.
24: 275-294 (1977).
11. BROWN, V. B , DUCKER, S. C. and ROWAN, K. S. - The Effect of Orthophosphate Concentration on thc Growth of Articulated Coralline Algae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 16: 125-131 (1977).
12. CALDER, D. M , BROWN, V. B. and DUCKER, S. C. - The Aquatic Vegetation of the Gippsland Lakes in Eastern Victoria. J. Phvcol. 13: I I (Suppl.) (1977).
13. CHIN, H. F , NEALES, T. F. and WILSON, J. H. - The Effects of Cotyledon Excision on Growth and Leaf Senescence in Soya-Bean Plants. Ann. Bol. 41: 771-777 (1977).
14. CLARKE, A. E. — Function of Arabinogalactan Proteins in Plants, in Clarke, A. E. (ed.) Arabinogalactan Protein News I : 53-56 (1977).
15. CLARKE, A. E, CONSIDINE, J. A , WARD, R. and KNOX, R. B. - Mechanism of Pollination in Gladiolus: Roles ofthe Stigma and Pollen-tube Guide. Ann. Bol. 41: 15-20 (1977).
16. CLARKE, A. E , HARRISON, S, KNOX, R. B , RAFF, J , SMITH, P. and MARCHALONIS, .1. J. - Common Antigens and Male-Female Recognition in Plants. Nature, Lond. 265: 161-163 (1977).
17. COLLIER, M. D. and MURRAY, D. R. - Leucyl p-Naphthvlamidase Activities in Developing Seeds and Seedlings of Pisum sativum L. Ausi. J. Plant Physiol. 4: 571-582 (1977).
18. CONSIDINE, J. A. - Localization of Arabinogalactan Proteins after Freeze-Subslilulion. in Clarke, A. E.
(ed.) Arabinogalactan Protein News I : 46 (1977).
19. DUCKER, S. C. - W. H. Harvey's Australian Algae. Taxon 26: 166-168 (1977).
20. DUCKER, S. C. - Milestones in Australian Phycology. J. Phvcol. 13: 19 (Suppl.) (1977).
21. DUCKER, S. C , BROWN. V. B. and CALDER. D. M . - An Identification ofthe Aquatic Vegetation in the Gippsland Lakes. Publication No. 136, Ministry for Conservation Environmental Studies Series (1977).
22. DUCKER, S. C , FOORD, N. J. and KNOX, R. B. - Biology of Australian Seagrasses: the Genus Amphibolis C. Agardh (Cymodoceae). Aust. J. Bot. 25: 67-125 (1977).
23. GLEESON, P. A. and JERMYN, M. A. - Leguminous Seed Glycoproteins that Interact with Concanavalin A. Aust. J. Plant Phvsiol. 4: 25-37 (1977).
24. KENNEDY. J. and WESTE, G. M . - Dieback Disease in the Grampians. Victorias Resources 19: 25-27 (1977).
25. KENNEDY. J. and WESTE, G. M . - Phvtophthora cinnamomi in the Grampians, Victoria. A.P.PS.
Newsletter 6: 23-24 (1977).
26. KNOX. R. B. and CLARKE, A. E. - Localization of Arabinogalactan Proteins in Plant Tissues, in Clarke, A. E. (ed.) Arabinogalactan Protein News I : 42-45 (1977).
27. KNOX, R. B. and DUCKER. S. C. - Submarine Pollination in the Sea Nvmph Amphibolis antarctica. J.
Phycol. 13: 37 (Suppl.) (1977).
28. KRAFT, G. T. - Studies of Marine Algae in the Lesser-Known Families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophvta).
!. Thc Acrotylaceac. Ausi. J. Bui. 25: 97-140 (1977).
29. KRAFT, G. T. - The Morphology of Grateloupia imesiinalis from New Zealand, with Some Thoughts on Generic Criteria within the Family Cryptoncmiaceae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 16: 43-51 (1977).
30. LADD, P. G. - Pollen Morphology of Some Members of the Restionaceae and Related Families, with Notes on thc Fossil Record. Grana 16: 1-14 (1977).
31. LADIGES. P. Y. - Differential Susceptibility of Populations of Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. to Lime Chlorosis. Plant and Soil 46 (1977).
32. LADIGES, P. Y. and ASHTON, D. H. - A Comparison of Some Populations of Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. growing on Calcareous and Acid Soils in Victoria, Australia. Ausi. J. Ecol. 2: 161-178 (1977).
33. LADIGES. P. Y. and KELSO, A. - The Comparative Effects of Waterlogging on Two Populations of Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. Aust. J. Bol. 25: 159-160 (1977).
34. McKENZIE, I . F. C , CLARKE, A. E. and PARISH, C. R. - la Antigenic Specificities arc Oligosaccharide in Nature: Hapten-inhibition Studies. J. Exp. Med. 145: 1039-1053 (1977).
35. MOORE, G. M . . ROWAN, K. S. and BLAKE, T. J. - Effects of Heat on the Phvsiology of Seedlings or Eucalyptus obliqua. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 4: 283-288 (1977).
36. MOORE, G. M , ROWAN, K. S. and BLAKE, T. J. - The Effects or Heat on thc Physiology or Eucalyptus obliqua seedlings. Aust. For. Res. Newsletter No. 4: 74-75 (1977).
37. MURRAY, D. R. and COLLIER, M. D. - Acid Phosphatase Activities in Developing Seeds or Pisum sativum L. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 4: 843-848 (1977).
38. MURRAY, D. R , COLLIER, M. D. and KNOX, R. D. - Acid Phosphatase Localization and Activity in Developing Pea Seeds. Proc. Ausi. Biochem. Soc. 10: 14 (1977).
39. MURRAY. D. R. and KNOX, R. B. - Immunofluotesccm Localization of Urease in thc Cotyledons of Jack Bean, Canavalis ensiformis. J. Cell Sci. 26: 9-18 (1977).
40. RAFF. J , CLARKE. A. E , HARRISON, S. and KNOX, R. B. - Identification or Plants by their