Fiona Constable

Dr. Fiona Constable is a Researcher at Agriculture Victoria Research based at the AgriBio - Centre for AgriBioscience in Victoria, Australia. Her work focuses on plant pathogen diagnostics and management within the Department of Virology.

Her research expertise spans critical areas in agricultural virology:

• Development of diagnostic methods for plant viruses and viroids
• Taxonomic classification of viral pathogens
• Quarantine protocols for plant biosecurity
• High throughput sequencing applications in virus detection
• Analysis of virus diversity and evolution
• Transmission mechanisms of seed-borne viral diseases

Dr. Constable's work directly addresses agricultural biosecurity challenges through advanced molecular techniques and international collaboration, with significant contributions to understanding plant virus epidemiology and control strategies.