Crop Performance & Improvement

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom

Dr. Tony Miller, E-mail: tony.miller@bbsrc.ac.uk

http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/nut_acq/plantele.htm

Dr Tony Miller has been working on plant nutrient acquisition as a research group leader at IACR-Rothamsted for 12 years. He has particular expertise in the transport and cell biology of nitrogen. His well-equipped laboratory uses a range of molecular and electrophysiological techniques to study plant membrane transport including heterologous expression in yeast and Xenopus oocytes. This lab first developed triple-barrelled ion-selective microelectrodes suitable for measuring NO₃^- and NH₄⁺ concentrations inside plant cells. Dr Miller has close links with other groups within the Agriculture and Environment Division at Rothamsted working on nitrogen availability in the soil.

Participating scientists:  

• Dr Tony Miller

• Susan Smith

• Carl Collins