
Doctor Oula Ghannoum
SENIOR LECTURER,
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury
- BSc University of New South Wales
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Contact
| Email: | O.Ghannoum@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 1581 |
| Mobile: | 0414971453 |
| Location: | L3.G.05 Hawkesbury |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Ghannoum, O., Evans, J. and von Caemmerer, S. (2011), 'Nitrogen and Water Use Efficiency of C4 Plants', C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms, Springer 9789048194063.
- Ghannoum, O., Searson, M. and Conroy, J. (2006), 'Nutrient and water demands of plants under global climate change', Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate, CRC Press 9780849320880.
Journal Articles
- George, L., Kannangara, K., Tissue, D. and Ghannoum, O. (2013), 'Impact of industrial-age climate change on the relationship between water uptake and tissue nitrogen in eucalypt seedlings', Functional Plant Biology, 12.
- Anderson, I., Drigo, B., Ghannoum, O., Chambers, S. and Tissue, D. (2013), 'Interactive effects of preindustrial, current and future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and temperature on soil fungi associated with two Eucalyptus species', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 13.
- Smith, R., Lewis, J., Ghannoum, O. and Tissue, D. (2012), 'Leaf structural responses to pre-industrial, current and elevated atmospheric [CO2] and temperature affect leaf function in Eucalyptus sideroxylon', Functional Plant Biology, 12.
- Xu, C., Salih, A., Ghannoum, O. and Tissue, D. (2012), 'Leaf structural characteristics are less important than leaf chemical properties in determining the response of leaf mass per area and photosynthesis of Eucalyptus saligna to industrial-age changes in [CO2] and temperature', Journal of Experimental Botany, 13.
- Smith, R., Lewis, J., Ghannoum, O. and Tissue, D. (2012), 'Leaf structural responses to pre-industrial, current and elevated atmospheric [CO2] and temperature affect leaf function in Eucalyptus sideroxylon', Functional Plant Biology, 12.
- Uswattha Liyanage Pinto, H., Tissue, D. and Ghannoum, O. (2011), 'Panicum milioides (C3-C4) does not have improved water or nitrogen economies relative to C3 and C4 congeners exposed to industrial-age climate change', Journal of Experimental Botany, 12.
- Phillips, N., Phillips, N., Attard, R., Ghannoum, O., Lewis, J., Lewis, J., Logan, B. and Tissue, D. (2011), 'Impact of variable [CO2] and temperature on water transport structure-function relationships in Eucalyptus', Tree Physiology, 8.
- Ghannoum, O. and Way, D. (2011), 'On the role of ecological adaptation and geographic distribution in the response of trees to climate change'', Tree Physiology, 4.
- Logan, B., Hricko, C., Lewis, J., Ghannoum, O., Phillips, N., Smith, R., Conroy, J. and Tissue, D. (2010), 'Examination of pre-industrial and future [CO2] reveals the temperature-dependent CO2 sensitivity of light energy partitioning at PSII in eucalypts.', Functional Plant Biology, 9.
- Ghannoum, O., Phillips, N., Sears, M., Logan, B., Lewis, J., Conroy, J. and Tissue, D. (2010), 'Photosynthetic responses of two eucalypts to industrial-age changes in atmospheric [CO2] and temperature.', Plant, Cell and Environment, 11.
- Ghannoum, O., Phillips, N., Conroy, J., Smith, R., Attard, R., Woodfield, R., Logan, B., Lewis, J. and Tissue, D. (2010), 'Exposure to pre-industrial, current and future atmospheric [CO2] and temperature differentially affects growth and photosynthesis in Eucalyptus.', Global Change Biology, 17.
- Cousins, A., Ghannoum, O., Von Caemmerer, S. and Badger, M. (2010), 'Simultaneous determination of Rubisco carboxylase and oxygenase kinetic parameters in Triticum aestivum and Zea mays using membrane inlet mass spectrometry.', Palnt Cell & Environment, 9.
- Edwards, E., Osborne, C., Stromberg, C., Smith, S., Bond, W., Christin, P., Cousins, A. and Ghannoum, O. (2010), 'the Origins of C4 Grasslands:Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science', Science, 5.
- Ghannoum, O. (2009), 'C4 photosynthesis and water stress', Annals of Botany, 10.
- Ghannoum, O., Paul, M., Ward, J., Beale, M., Corol, D. and Conroy, J. (2008), 'The sensitivity of photosynthesis to phosphorus deficiency differs between C3 and C4 tropical grasses', Functional Plant Biology, 9.
- Dwyer, S., Ghannoum, O., Nicotra, A. and Von Caemmerer, S. (2007), 'High temperature acclimation of C4 photosynthesis is linked to changes in photosynthetic biochemistry', Plant, Cell and Environment, 14.
- Ghannoum, O. and Conroy, J. (2007), 'Phosphorus deficiency inhibits growth in parallel with photosynthesis in a C3 (Panicum laxum) but not two C4 (P. coloratum and Cenchrus ciliaris) grasses', Functional Plant Biology, 10.
- Ghannoum, O., Evans, J., Chow, W., Andrews, T., Conroy, J. and Von Caemmerer, S. (2005), 'Faster Rubisco is the key to superior nitrogen-use efficiency in NADP-Malic enzyme relative to NAD-Malic enzyme C4 grasses 1', Plant Physiology, 13.
- Pellny, T., Ghannoum, O., Conroy, J., Schluepmann, H., Smeekens, S. and Andralojc +3, J. (2004), 'Genetic modification of photosynthesis with E. coli genes for trehalose synthesis', Plant Biotechnology Journal, 12.
- Ghannoum, O., Conroy, J., Driscoll, S., Paul, M., Foyer, C. and Lawlor, D. (2003), 'Nonstomatal limitations are responsible for drought-induced photosynthetic inhibition in four C4 grasses', New Phytologist, 10.
- Siebke, K., Ghannoum, O., Conroy, J., Badger, M. and Von Caemmerer, S. (2003), 'Photosynthetic oxygen exchange in C4 grasses: the role of oxygen as electron acceptor', Plant, Cell and Environment, 10.
- Ghannoum, O., Von Caemmerer, S. and Conroy, J. (2002), 'The effect of drought on plant water use efficiency of nine NAD-ME and nine NADP-ME Australian C4 grasses', Functional Plant Biology, 12.
- Seneweera, S., Conroy, J., Ishimaru, K., Ghannoum, O., Okada, M. and Lieffering, M. (2002), 'Changes in source-sink relations during development influence photosynthetic acclimation of rice to free air CO2 enrichment (FACE)', Functional Plant Biology, 9.
- Siebke, K., Ghannoum, O., Conroy, J. and Von Caemmerer, S. (2002), 'Elevated CO2 increases the leaf temperature of two glasshouse-grown C4 grasses', Functional Plant Biology, 9.
- Ghannoum, O., Von Caemmerer, S. and Conroy, J. (2001), 'Carbon and water economy of Australian NAD-ME and NADP-ME C4 grasses', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 11.
- Seneweera, S., Ghannoum, O. and Conroy, J. (2001), 'Root and shoot factors contribute to the effect of drought on photosynthesis and growth of the C4 grass Panicum coloratum at elevated CO2 partial pressures', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 10.
- Von Caemmerer, S., Ghannoum, O., Conroy, J., Clark, H. and Newton, P. (2001), 'Photosynthetic responses of temperate species to free air CO2 enrichment (FACE) in a grazed New Zealand pasture', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 12.
- Ghannoum, O., Von Caemmerer, S. and Conroy, J. (2001), 'Plant water use efficiency of 17 Australian NAD-ME and NADP-ME C4 grasses at ambient and elevated CO2 partial pressure', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 11.
- Ziska, L., Ghannoum, O., Baker, J., Conroy, J., Bunce, J., Kobayashi, K. and Okada, M. (2001), 'A global perspective of ground level, 'ambient' carbon dioxide for assessing the response of plants to atmospheric CO2', Global Change Biology, 8.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Rubisco for all climates: unlocking the enzyme's structure-function relations for more efficient photosynthesis [via ANU] |
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| Years: | 2012-02-06 - 2015-02-05 |
| ID: | P00020696 |
| UWS Researchers: | Oula Ghannoum |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Proteomics of the bundle sheath and mesophyll thylakoid membrane in maize |
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| Years: | 2004-08-24 - 2005-08-23 |
| ID: | P0010232 |
| UWS Researchers: | Oula Ghannoum |
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| Title: | Using metabolomics to study the response of Australia's tropical grasses to phosphorus deficiency |
| Years: | 2005-03-03 - 2006-12-18 |
| ID: | P0014487 |
| UWS Researchers: | Oula Ghannoum and Jann Conroy |
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| Title: | Using transcriptomics to compare the effects of phosphorus deficiency on the model plants arabidopsis and maize |
| Years: | 2005-02-01 - 2006-01-31 |
| ID: | P0014455 |
| UWS Researchers: | Vincent Higgins and Oula Ghannoum |
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| Title: | Impact of Environmental Stress on Terestrial Vegetation and Marine Algae |
| Years: | 2009-09-11 - 2012-09-10 |
| ID: | P00017326 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tissue, Oula Ghannoum and Anya Salih |
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| Title: | Impact of climate change on nitrogen uptake by Eucalyptus seedlings |
| Years: | 2010-01-01 - 2011-03-30 |
| ID: | P00017588 |
| UWS Researchers: | Oula Ghannoum |
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| Title: | Using multispectral stereo imaging to determine the impacts of free air CO2 enrichment on a eucalypt woodland understory (EucFACE) |
| Years: | 2012-03-02 - 2013-03-01 |
| ID: | P00020542 |
| UWS Researchers: | Matthias Boer and Oula Ghannoum |
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| Title: | Molecular Engineering of Setaria, an emerging model for interrogating C4 photosynthesis |
| Years: | 2011-11-09 - 2013-07-31 |
| ID: | P00020498 |
| UWS Researchers: | Robert Sharwood and Oula Ghannoum |
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| Title: | A Phytotron for Multitrophic Interaction Research on Plant Production Systems |
| Years: | 2009-09-22 - 2010-09-21 |
| ID: | P00017336 |
| UWS Researchers: | Markus Riegler, Oula Ghannoum and Bill Bellotti |
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| Title: | Dissecting the roles of pyrophosphate hydrolase (PPH) and poly (A) polymerase (PAP) in chloroplast RNA metabolism |
| Years: | 2010-11-02 - 2011-11-01 |
| ID: | P00019258 |
| UWS Researchers: | Robert Sharwood and Oula Ghannoum |
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