The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Anne's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Anne
Lecturer in Plant Biosciences and BSc Biological Sciences programme leader
I am a plant ecophysiologist, with a focus on crops, especially cereals. I am interested in how plants behave when challenged by abiotic stresses like drought, heat or soil salinity in the agricultural fields where those plants are cultivated, as opposed to artificial laboratory conditions. The purpose of my research is to help mitigate the effect of those stresses on food production, under the increasing threat of climate change. My research is built around three main objectives:
- Provide evidence of the profound effects of artificial experimental settings on the outcome of research into plant abiotic stress responses;
- Identify experimental conditions that optimise the translation of results of abiotic stress physiology studies to the field;
- Model plant responses to complex abiotic conditions in realistic settings
Teaching
BIOL119Z Introduction to BiologyBIOL130Z Biological Sciences Field Biology
BIOL133Z Principles of Physiology
BIOL233Z Biological Sciences Field Course
BIOL235Z Plant Ecophysiology (module leader)
BIOL301Z Plant Biotechnology
BIOL321Z Pharmacalogy and Natural Products
BIO5131 Postgraduate Skills and Methods
Contact Anne
A415B, Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 584470
anne.plessis@plymouth.ac.uk
