The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Reynaldi Darma
Molecular Plant Pathologist - Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Protecting Crops and the Environment
PUBLICATIONS
Email
reynaldi.darma@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Professional Platforms
ORCID
Biography
Reynaldi is currently working on a UKRI/BBSRC-NSF/BIO project in determining the roles of Fusarium graminearum effector proteases in plant pathogenesis, and utilising this knowledge to engineer disease resistant wheat lines against F. graminearum.
He received his PhD from The Australian National University, Australia where his research project focused on discovering virulence factors of barley scald pathogen, Rhynchosporium commune. Prior to his PhD, he completed his MSc in BioSciences at The University of Melbourne where he characterised a secondary metabolite gene cluster of Leptosphaeria maculans, a causal agent of blackleg disease on Brassica crops.
Awards
- 2023, Doctor of Philosophy, The Australian National University, Australia
- 2017, Master of Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia