Author pages are created from data sourced from our academic publisher partnerships and public sources.
- Publications
- Influence
Acetyl salicylic acid (Aspirin) and salicylic acid induce multiple stress tolerance in bean and tomato plants
- T. Senaratna, D. Touchell, E. Bunn, K. Dixon
- Biology
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 11 June 2000
The hypothesis that physiologically activeconcentrations of salicylic acid (SA) and itsderivatives can confer stress tolerance in plants wasevaluated using bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) andtomato… Expand
Salicylic Acid Induces Salinity Tolerance in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Roma): Associated Changes in Gas Exchange, Water Relations and Membrane Stabilisation
- J. Stevens, T. Senaratna, K. Sivasithamparam
- Biology
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 1 May 2006
The present study investigates the role of salicylic acid (SA) in inducing plant tolerance to salinity. The application of 0.1 mM SA to tomato [Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.] plants via root… Expand
Tissue Culture Studies of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
- P. Bhatia, N. Ashwath, T. Senaratna, D. Midmore
- Biology
- Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
- 1 July 2004
Tomato is a major vegetable crop that has achieved tremendous popularity over the last century. It is grown in almost every country of the world. Development of protocols for in vitro selection can… Expand
Benzoic acid may act as the functional group in salicylic acid and derivatives in the induction of multiple stress tolerance in plants
- T. Senaratna, D. Merritt, K. Dixon, E. Bunn, D. Touchell, K. Sivasithamparam
- Biology
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 2004
Benzoic acid, sulfosalicylic acid and methyl salicylic acid wereevaluated for their regulatory role in inducing multiple stress tolerance inbean (Phaseolus vulgaris cv Brown Beauty) and… Expand
Genetic fidelity and viability of Anigozanthos viridis following tissue culture, cold storage and cryopreservation
- S. Turner, S. Turner, +6 authors D. Touchell
- Biology
- 1 November 2001
Abstract The effects of long-term storage conditions on the viability and genetic fidelity of plant somatic tissues are poorly known. In this study, the effects of three storage methods (tissue… Expand
Uniconazole-Induced Chilling Tolerance in Tomato and its Relationship to Antioxidant Content
- T. Senaratna, Christopher E. Mackay, B. Mckersie, Reggie A. Fletcher
- Chemistry
- 1 August 1988
Summary Five-week old tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. UC-82) seedlings were chilled at 4°C for 4 days at a 16 h light and 8 dark cycle. The leaves of chilled plants showed a loss of turgor,… Expand
Smoke-saturated water promotes somatic embryogenesis in geranium
- T. Senaratna, K. Dixon, E. Bunn, D. Touchell
- Biology
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 1 June 1999
The effect of smoke saturated-water (SSW) on somatic embryogenesis was studied using geranium hypocotyl culture as a model system. Treatment of explants with 10% SSW or the inclusion of SSW with… Expand
Deterioration of membranes during aging in plants: evidence for free radical mediation
- B. Mckersie, T. Senaratna, Walker, E. Kendall, P. Hetherington
- Chemistry
- 1988
Stereochemical arrangement of hydroxyl groups in sugar and polyalcohol molecules as an important factor in effective cryopreservation.
- S. Turner, T. Senaratna, D. Touchell, E. Bunn, K. Dixon, B. Tan
- Biology, Medicine
- Plant science : an international journal of…
- 5 February 2001
The efficacy of several sugars and polyalcohols in preculture medium was investigated using Anigozanthos viridis ssp terraspectans Hopper (Haemodoraceae), a threatened plant species endemic to the… Expand
Benzoic acid induces tolerance to biotic stress caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi in Banksia attenuata
- M. Williams, T. Senaratna, K. Dixon, K. Sivasithamparam
- Biology
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 1 September 2003
Banksia attenuata plants were treated with soil drenches or foliar sprays of benzoic acid (BZA) to determine induced resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Stems of B. attenuata were inoculated with… Expand