Plant Biotechnology encompasses plant physiology, plant biochemistry and plant molecular biology. Plant scientists in Botany and Biochemistry teach the structure and function of the whole plant and how to apply biochemistry, molecular genetics and plant breeding techniques to manipulate plants of agronomic importance.
Career opportunities
There are opportunities in at least three Crown Research Institutes (dealing with horticultural, arable, pastoral and forestry products), private sector companies, university research groups, and in secondary and tertiary teaching.
Video and audio
Associate Professor Julian Eaton-Rye was on Australia's Radio National in May 2012
Go to the RadioNational page to hear the audio.
Members of Associate Professor Julian Eaton-Rye's laboratory were featured on the TVNZ 7 programme "Ever Wondered" in early August 2011.
Watch the video at TVNZ On Demand (go to chapter 3)
Recent interviews with Dr Summerfield about her research into using cyanobacteria as a source of biohydrogen as a fuel: