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William Salter

William (Tam) Salter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Institute of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. He has a bachelor degree in Ecological Science (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in plant ecophysiology from the University of Sydney. Tam is interested in the identification and elucidation of plant traits that could be useful for ecosystem resilience and future food security under global environmental change. He is also very interested in effective scientific communication.
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Growth & Development

Tolerance to waterlogging in relay sown grain legume crops

How do lentil, faba bean, field pea and grass pea vary in their tolerance to waterlogging, hypoxia and anoxia?

by William SalterNovember 1, 2021November 1, 2021
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Close Encounters

Impacts of herbivory on perennial grass species of the Northern Great Basin

How does herbivory impact the survival and growth of three perennial grass species commonly used to revegetate dryland ecosystems?

by William SalterOctober 28, 2021October 28, 2021
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Computational Models Plants & People

Flora Incognita shows high identification accuracy in Northern Europe

Plant identification apps are now widely available for smartphones but can we trust them for research and nature conservation purposes?

by William SalterOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021
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Ecosystems Taxonomy & Evolution

Phenotypic plasticity to nutrient availability in a wetland invasive species

Are triploid Butomus umbellatus plants more plastic to nutrient availability than diploid plants and does this make them more invasive?

by William SalterOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Growth & Development

A microscopic investigation of fibre development in Cannabis sativa

Can electron microscopy techniques provide new insights into the development of primary phloem fibres in hemp?

by William SalterSeptember 27, 2021September 27, 2021
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Células, Genes y Moléculas

Imágenes de fluorescencia revelan el colorido mundo de los compuestos fenólicos de la violeta de Parma

¿Puede la microscopía de fluorescencia ser usada como una herramienta rápida para evaluar cuantitativamente el perfil de compuestos fenólicos de un tejido vegetal vivo?

by William SalterSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021
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Crecimiento y Desarrollo

Evaluación de los mecanismos de tolerancia a la sal en dos razas locales de cebada tunecina

¿Puede la investigación sobre razas locales brindarnos una mejor comprensión sobre las posibles características que permitirían aumentar la tolerancia a salinidad en cultivos?

by William SalterSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei

How do the breeding systems of recent colonizing and long established plant species vary on a remote oceanic island?

by William SalterSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021
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Ecosystems

Intra-clonal differences in leaf physiology after fire in Cornus drummondii

Do we need to account for intra-clonal differences in response to disturbance to accurately parameterize models of clonal shrub encroachment?

by William SalterSeptember 16, 2021September 16, 2021
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Growth & Development

Evaluating salt tolerance mechanisms in two Tunisian barley landraces

Can investigation of landraces provide us with a better understanding of traits that could be used to improve crop salinity tolerance?

by William SalterSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Fluorescence imaging reveals the colourful phenolic world of Parma violet

Can fluorescence microscopy be used as a rapid tool to quantitatively assess the phenolic profiles of living plant tissues?

by William SalterSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021
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Close Encounters

Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy

Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa?

by William SalterSeptember 2, 2021November 15, 2021
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Growth & Development

Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish

How do climatic cues influence flowering time in natural populations of wild radish in northern and southern Japan?

by William SalterAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021
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The pros and cons of ant mutualism in epiphytic Tillandsia species

Ants provide protection and nutrients to some plant species but are there downsides to this mutualistic relationship?

by William SalterAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021
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