They know their banana plants but what do you know about them?
Our team of Australian banana researchers working on industry funded research and development span across several government departments, universities and organisations throughout Australia.
Collectively they have over 400 years’ experience in banana research!
Over time, we aim to introduce you to our researchers and give you some insight into the work that they do as well as some fun facts about each of them.
Our banana researchers
Jeff Daniells
Senior Principal Horticulturist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Richard Piper
Senior Entomologist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Tegan Cavallaro
Senior Development Horticulturist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Dr Tony Pattison
Senior Principal Nematologist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Ingrid Jenkins
Senior Horticulturist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Kathy Grice
Principal Experimentalist (Plant Pathology)
Department of Primary Industries
Mareeba Research Facility
Mareeba
Profile
David East
Senior Plant Pathologist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Daniel Farrell
Development Horticulturist (Entomology)
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Dr Hazel Gaza
Senior Soil Ecologist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Katie Robertson
Research Horticulturist
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Profile
Stewart Lindsay
Team Leader – Banana Production Systems
Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
South Johnstone
Shanana Veivers
Research Horticulturist
Department of Primary Industries
EcoSciences Precinct
Brisbane
Dr Carole Wright
Senior Biometrician
Department of Primary Industries
Mareeba Research Facility
Mareeba
Profile
Wayne O’Neill
Plant Pathologist
Department of Primary Industries
Ecosciences Precinct
Brisbane
Nandita Pathania
Plant Pathologist (Bacteriologist)
Department of Primary Industries
Mareeba Research Facility
Mareeba
Dr Kathy Crew
Principal Plant Pathologist (Virology)
Department of Primary Industries
Ecosciences Precinct
Brisbane
R&D organisations working with the Australian banana industry
