National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
Dr Melanie Weckert
PhD
Position Senior Research Fellow - Plant Pathology
Campus Wagga Wagga
Office Room 205, Building 404
Phone (02) 6933 2720
Fax (02) 6933 2107
EMAIL MELANIE
Research Interests
- Vineyard soil health and microbial biodiversity under different floor management practices.
- Young vine decline in the Riverina, New South Wales.
- Phylogenetic distribution of Cylindrocarpon spp. in Australia.
- Fungal infection of grapevines by soil/root transmission.
- Biocontrol of grapevine fungal pathogens with actinomycetes and bacteria isolated from vineyard soils.