We aim to understand the nature and regulation of the pathway of starch synthesis, and hence the way in which the amount, structure and composition of starch are determined in different organs of higher plants. Our work provides fundamental information necessary for the manipulation of plants to produce either altered quantities of starch, or starch with altered physico-chemical properties which may be of value to industry.
Current research is in three main areas.
Click on one of the buttons below to find out more. The synthesis of the starch granule. Rev. Plant Physiol.