Gustavo Striker

Gustavo Striker served as Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment from 2014 to 2023 and previously as Adjunct Lecturer in the UWA School of Plant Biology from 2014 to 2017. He earned his Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008, specializing in experimental plant ecophysiology. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Plant Physiology at the Department of Applied Biology and Food, Facultad de Agronomía, University of Buenos Aires, a position he has held since November 2022. Prior roles at the same institution include Assistant Professor from January 2014 to October 2022 and Teaching Assistant from 2008 to 2013. Additionally, he directs the Master's in Plant Production program at the Graduate School of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires.

His research centers on the ecophysiological responses of plants to waterlogging and submergence, with a specific focus on forage and crop species. He also investigates plants' capacity to recover from hypoxic stress and their responses to sequential stressors, such as waterlogging followed by drought. Striker has produced 65 research outputs, including 52 articles, 9 review articles, 2 book chapters, and 1 comment/debate. Key publications include 'Maize physiology under waterlogging: shoot and root adaptive responses to mitigate low oxygen stress' (Journal of Experimental Botany, 2025), 'Foliar fungal endophyte triggers host ecophysiological and morphological responses to drought and waterlogging' (Plant and Soil, 2025), 'Waterlogging stress on cereal, legume and oilseed crops' (chapter in Crop Physiology, 2026), 'Unveiling root morpho-anatomical traits driving tolerance to waterlogging, salinity, and their combination in Festuca arundinacea' (Functional Plant Biology, 2026), and 'Flooding during the growing season does not promote Echinochloa colona seedling emergence but shifts cohorts to summer drawdown periods' (Plant and Soil, 2026). His expertise relates to UN Sustainable Development Goals including Zero Hunger, Climate Action, and Life on Land.

Professional Email: gustavo.striker@uwa.edu.au