Joanne Wisdom

Joanne Wisdom serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, contributing to Australia's leadership in high-quality fruit production, food security, and sustainable agricultural intensification. Her work leverages Western Australia's unique latitudinal diversity to investigate environmental impacts on plant physiology.

Her research program centers on plant physiology with specialization in perennial fruit crops, focusing on:

• Environmental regulation of growth, flowering, and fruit development in grapevines and citrus
• Carbohydrate partitioning and vascular function in plants
• Sustainable soil management using insect frass and legume integration
• Climate-resilient agricultural systems and soil health monitoring
• Honey bee conservation through strategic pasture management

Recent publications demonstrate strong alignment with sustainable agriculture solutions, including black soldier fly frass applications, electrochemical soil carbon quantification, and legume-based soil remediation. These works collectively address critical challenges in resource efficiency, climate adaptation, and ecosystem service preservation.

Wisdom actively leads collaborative research projects funded by major national agencies:

• National Soil Carbon Innovation Challenge (Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water)
• Ascorbate and glutathione control in grapevine development (ARC)
• Sub clover seed harvesting technologies (AgriFutures Australia)
• Vineyard floor management optimization (Grower Group Alliance)
• Premium medicinal honey production systems (AgriFutures Australia)