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Email

watt.m@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Adrienne Clarke Chair of Botany
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
The Australian National University
ORCID

0000-0001-7843-0957

Prof Michelle Watt

Adrienne Clarke Chair of Botany
School of BioSciences

119 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Molecular approaches to increasing plant root carbon
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.11.006
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cell walls and their role in the plant root microbiome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2026.02.005
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Synchronizing Germination Rates Across Plant Species for Fabricated Ecosystems EcoFAB 2.0
    DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.5537
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Photosynthate distribution determines spatial patterns in the rhizosphere microbiota of the maize root system
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62550-y
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Arc Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space
  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Arc Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Scaling Out of Successful Multi-Species Pasture Management in Rainfed Dairy Systems of Southern Australia to Increase Drought Resilience at Landscape and Catchment Levels
Michelle Watt

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Rice cycles between drought and well-watered-adapted phenotypes by changing lateral root formation
    DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaf173
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant–microbiome research
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003358
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum
    DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae516
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Molecular Mechanisms of Pseudomonas-Assisted Plant Nitrogen Uptake: Opportunities for Modern Agriculture
    DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-10-22-0223-CR
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Nutrient deficiency effects on root architecture and root-to-shoot ratio in arable crops
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1067498
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration
    DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.017

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Arc Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Investigating the Role of the Plant Cell Wall in Rhizoplane Assembly

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