Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney
Cnr Westbourne Street & Pacific Highway
GORE HILL NSW 2065
Australia

Professional Areas of Research/Interest

• Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology of Plants
• Development of Australian Plants for Horticultural Uses

Current Research Projects:

• Development of Gymea Lily - Doryanthes Excelsa Corr.Serr. as a cut flower crop for both export and domestic markets.
• Developing propagation techniques for bush tomato Solanum centrale
• Development of Christmas Bush as a cut-flower crop for both export and domestic market.
• Selection and propagation of flavour producing Backohousia species
• Scientific study to develop a hydroponic system for growing Australian native plants

Research Grants

Teaching Areas

• Plant Pathology
• Plant Structure, Function and Culture
• Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
• Uses of Australian Plants

Academic Qualifications

Recent Publications

Johnson, K.A and Burchett, M. (eds). (1996). Native Australian Plants, Horticulture and Uses. UNSW Press, Australia

Johnson K.A. (1998). Blandfordia. In: Hyde KW (ed.). RIRDC 'The Rural Industries A Handbook for Farmers and Investors. RIRDC.

Johnson K.A. and M. Burchett. Blandfordia J.E. Smith, Family Blandfordiaceae. (1997) In: Bajaj, YPS (ed.). Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry. High-Tech and Micropropagation. Vol 40 Springer and Verlag, Berlin, pp.30-41

Johnson K.A. (1996). The application of in vitro technology to Australian native species with particular emphasis of the nutritional requirements of Australian plants under in vitro conditions. In: Williams, R.R. and Taji, A..(eds). Tissue Culture of Australian Plants -past, present and future. New England University Press, Australia.

Johnson K.A. (1996). Family Blandfordiaceae (Liliaceae). Blandfordia. In: Johnson K.A. and Burchett M. (eds. ). Native Australian Plants, Horticulture and Uses. UNSW Press, Australia.

Johnson K.A. and M. Burchett (1996). Introduction. In: Johnson K.A and Burchett M. (eds. ). Native Australian Plants, Horticulture and Uses. UNSW Press, Australia.

Amstrong, G. and Johnson K.A., (2000). Micropropagation of Ceratopetalum gummiferum (Cunoniaceae) cultivar 'Albery's Red' an important Australian cut flower. In Vitro Plant. Cellular and Developmental Biology. Manuscript accepted for publication

Johnson K.A., (2000). Development of non - zygotic embryos from callus in three Australian monocots. In: Wilson, KL and Morrison, DA (eds). Monocots: Systematics and Evolution, CSIRO, Melbourne, 218-220.

Johnson, K.A., (2000). Induction of somatic embryogenesis in Australian monocots. In: XXV International Horticultural Congress (Part 10). LHW van der Plas, G-J de Clerk (eds) Application of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology in Breeding - In Vitro Culture. Acta Horticulturae, 520, 67-74.

Johnson K.A., and Ronowicz, K (2000). Morphological and genetic variations in Christmas bush Ceratopetalum gummiferum Sm.) a new Australian cut flower. In: XXV International Horticultural Congress (Part 11). LHW van der Plas, JJM Dows, J VAnderleyen, M deLoose. Application of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and Breeding-Gene Expression and Molecular Breeding, Genome Analyses. Acta Horticulturae, 521,

Ahmed, A. and Johnson, K.A., (2000). Growing Australian native edible plant using hydroponic techniques. In: XXV International Horticultural Congress (Part 1). LHW Sonnevels, C and MNJ Vermoyrn (eds). Culture Techniques with special emphasis on environmentla applications and nutrient management. Acta Horticulturae, 511, 225-229.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (2000). The effect of ammonium: nitrate nitrogen ration, total nitroge, salinity (NaCl) and Calcium on the oxalate levels of Tetragonia tetragonioides Pallas. Kunz. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 75, 533-538.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (2000). Turner Review No 3. Horticultural development of Australian native edible plants. Australian Journal of Botany, 48, 417-426.

Johnson, K.A., (1997a). Tissue culture of Australian plants - a review. In: Altman A. and Ziev M eds. Proceedings, Third International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding. Jerusalem, Israel, June 1996, Acta Horticulturae 447, 515-27.

Johnson, K.A., (1997b). Development of somatic embryogenesis for three Australian monocotyledonous plant. International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding. Jerusalem, Israel, June 1996, Acta Horticulturae 447, 515-27.

Johnson K.A. (1996). Phylogenic relationships in Blandfordia Smith (Blandfordiaceae) as revealed by isozyme analysis. Folia Horticulturae 8(2), 107-119.

Johnson K.A., Morrison, D.A., Goldsack, G. (1994). Post-fire patterns of Blandfordia nobilis Smith. Australian Journal of Botany. 42, 49-60.

Armstrong, G., Johnson, K. and Worrall, R., (1999). Influence of plant nutrient concentration on young plants of Ceratopetalum gummiferum. 5th Australian Wildflower Conference, Melbourne, April 14-17 1999, pp. 100-103

Lidbetter, J.R., Worrall, R., Wade, N., Goodwin, S., Gollnow, B., Offord, C., Von Richter, L., Summerville, B., McConchie, R., Johnson, K., Abell, P., Parks, S., Dawson, I., Wrigley, J., Howell, G. and Kelley, G., (1999). Development of new wildflower crops in NSW. Fifth Australian Wildflower Conference. New Flowers, Products and Technologies, 14-17 April, 1999, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne. pp. 19-23.

Worrall, R.J., Wade, N. and Johnson, K., (1999). Improving the quality of NSW Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum). 5th Australian Wildflower Conference., Melbourne, April 14-17 1999. pp.126-128.

Johnson, K.A., (1998). Induction of Somatic embryogenesis in Australian Monocots. Abstracts. XXV International Horticultural Congress, August 1998 Brussels, Belgium, p.170

Johnson, K.A., and Ronowicz, K., (1998). Morphological and genetic variation in Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum SM). Abstracts. XXV International Horticultural Congress, August 1998 Brussels, Belgium, p.156

Johnson, K.A., (1998). Development of non-zygotic embryos from callus in three Australian Monocots. Second International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons and Third International Symposium on Grass Systematics and Evolution. Otober 1998, Sydney, Australia, p.30.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (1998). Growing native edible plants using hydroponic techniques. Abstracts. XXV International Horticultural Congress, Brussels, p.170

Johnson, K.A., Swiderski, A., Bach, A. and Pawlowska B., (1996). Effect of BAP and light quality on growth and development of Melaleuca alternifolia (Myratceae) in vitro. Vth IAPTC (Australian Branch) Meeting, University of Queensland, Gatton College, December

Johnson, K.A., (1996g) Induction of somatic embryogenesis in three Australian monocots. Vth IAPTC (Australian Branch) Meeting, University of Queensland, Gatton College, December

Johnson, K.A., (1996a). Nowe rosliny ozdobne z Australii (New ornamental flower crops from Australia) Proceedings,VI National Meeting of the Horticultural Plant Breeders, Krakow, University of Agriculture, Poland, February 1996. pp 337-43.

Johnson, K.A., (1996b). Australijskie geofity i ich znaczenie w produkcji ogrodniczej (Australian geophytes and their horticultural potential). National Meeting of Flower Bulb Growers. The Institute of Horiculture, Skierniewice, Poland, 12 April 1996, pp. 14-18.

Johnson, K.A., (1996c). Micropropagation of new Australian flower crops. XIth National Floriculture Meeting, 16-17 May 1996. Skierniewice, Poland. pp.43

Johnson, K.A., (1996d). Blandfordia grandiflora, a new floricultural crop from Australia. II National Meeting 'New horticultural crops and technologies', Poznan, Poland, September 1996.

Johnson, K.A., (1996e). Tissue culture of Australian plants - a review. Third International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding. Jerusalem, Israel, June 1996, p.6

Johnson, K.A., (1996f). Development of somatic embryogenesis for three Australian monocotyledonous plant genera. Third International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding. Jerusalem, Israel , June 1996, p.21

Ahmed, A. and Johnson, K.A., (2000). Warrigal greens in hydroponics. Practical Hydroponic and greenhouses, January-February, 52-59.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (1999). Hydroponic propagation of warrigal greens. Australian Horticulture, September: 29.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (1999). The effect of the nitrate to ammonium nitrogen ratio on hydroponically grown warrigal greens. Soilless Australia, July: 11-13.

Ahmed, A.K. and Johnson, K.A., (1999). The effect of the nitrate to ammonium nitrogen ratio on hydroponically grown warrigal greens. Southern Bushfood Association Newsletter, 15: 4.

Johnson, K.A. and Evans, P., (1998). Phosphorus sensitivity in some Australian species Australian Horticulture, 96(11), 27-28

Johnson, K.A. and Amos, G., (1998). Great demand for Christmas bush. Australian Horticulture, 96(10), 27-28

Johnson, K.A., (1996). Christmas Bush could bring joy, but more research is needed. Australian Horticulture, 94(4), 43-45.