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Contact details for Dr. Sarah Ashmore

Research Expertise

• Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources.
• Seed biology and conservation.
• In vitro culture for micropropagation and conservation.
• Alternative conservation technologies for tropical recalcitrant-seeded species including Australian native fruits and wild crop relatives.
  
• Plant improvement using biotechnology approaches
  
• Cryopreservation and cryobiology.

Research Team

PhD Candidates

• Chutchamas Kanchana-Udomkan (Principal)
• Shimony Mohanty (Associate)
• Razean Mohd Razali (Principal)
• Jill Stanley (Principal)

Consultancies, Collaborations and Grants

• Rainforest Seed Project.
  A collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and funded by Allianz Australia Limited and Tony Maxwell and Robyn Godlee. A project for improving scientific understanding and conservation of Australia’s rainforest seeds.
  Seeds for the future web page
  

• Partnership and collaboration with the Millennium Seed Bank Project, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K. Collection, Seed Biology Studies and Long-Term Storage of Queensland Native Flora. Associated research on recalcitrant-seeded species of horticultural value. This is part of the Queensland Seeds for Life (SFL) Project and the Australian partnership with Kew, AuSCaR.
  Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, website
  Greening Australia website
  

• 'Development of Sustainable Conservation Technologies for Tropical Fruits and Related Species'.
  ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) funded project on the cCollaboration with Malaysia,Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand.

• Collaboration with Bioversity International on the development of long-term storage protocols for papaya seed, including cryopreservation and the genetic integrity of papaya plants after cryopreservation in terms of genomic DNA, DNA methylation status and protein content.
  Biodiversity International
  

• Consultant to Bioversity International on "Complementary Conservation Strategies for Tropical Fruit Tree Species". Sponsored via Asian Development Bank project involving 10 Asian countries.

• Consultant for Bioversity International to produce a 'Status Report on the Development and Application of In Vitro Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources'.

Publications

• Griffith Research Online Ashmore Publications