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Professor Leslie A. Weston

BSc (Cornell), MSc (Mich St U), PhD (Mich St U)

Position Research Professor
Plant Biology and Weed Science
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
Location Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6933 2429
Fax 02 6933 2812
Email leweston@csu.edu.au

 

Career Brief

2008 - present: NSW Life Sciences Research Award and Strategic Research Professor, Plant Biology, Charles Sturt University and E H Graham Centre for Agriculture Innovation.

1998-2008: Associate Professor, Alternative Weed Management Systems, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University.

1991-1998: Associate Professor, Weed Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky.

1986 - 1991: Assistant Professor, Weed Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky.

MS and PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI - Specialisation in Weed Science and Plant Physiology

Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY - Specialisation in Plant Breeding

Research

Role of bioactive root exudates in the rhizosphere, invasive weed ecology and biology, alternative weed management systems.

Professional Links

Interests

Localisation, transport and mode of action of allelochemicals, plant rhizosphere interactions, ecology and genetic diversity of invasive weeds.

Selected Publications

Refereed publications:

Bertin C, Weston LA, Meinwald J and Schroeder F (2007). Grass roots chemistry: a novel herbicidal compound isolated from fine fescue root exudates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 104 (43): 16964-16969.

Bertin C, Weston LA and Kaur H (2008). Allelopathic crop development: molecular and traditional plant breeding approaches. Plant Breeding Reviews 30:231-254.

Watt M and Weston LA (2009). Specialized root adaptations display cell-specific developmental and physiological diversity. Plant  and Soil 322: 39-47.

Douglass C, Weston LA and Wolfe D (2010). Phytotoxicity and potential allelopathy in pale (Cynanchum rossicum) and black swallow-wort (Cynanchum nigrum). Invasive Plant Science and Management. (doi: 10.1614/IPSM-D-10-00021.1)

Tesio F, Weston LA and Ferrero A (2010). Potential allelopathic effects of  Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) leaf tissues. Weed Tech 24: 378-385.

Selected Technical Extension Publications:

Weston LA (2011). Articles 1 and 2. Plant poisoning and pasture management – a serious matter for the horse owner in Australia. National Appaloosa Journal. 1: 37-40. Plants on the farm and around the home- are they dangerous to your horses? National Appaloosa Journal 2:36-41.

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