Peter and the Beanstalk: tackling the giant questions of soybean nodulation

Abstract

The following is an edited interview, carried out by the Journal Development Editor of BioTechniques, Ashling Cannon, with Peter Gresshoff (University of Queensland, UQ; Brisbane, Australia). Peter is a plant developmental geneticist, using molecular and genetic tools to understand the complexities of gene networks during the control of nodule formation in legumes. He was the Director of the Center of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research and is now an Emeritus Professor at UQ.

Keywords

• Arabidopsis
• biofuel
• Pongamia pinnata
• soybean nodulation