Dr Robyn Cave
Lecturer in Horticulture
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
+61 7 54601 240
Building 8117A, Room 226, Gatton campus
Teaching and Development
- AGRC1021 Applied Plant Biology
- HORT2007/3009 Horticultural Science
- HORT3008 Lifestyle Horticulture
- HORT3003/7002 Production Horticulture
- AGRC2019 Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Systems
- Honours Coordinator Horticulture
- Bachelor of Science Honours Soil and Plant Bioscience
Researcher biography
Dr Robyn Cave is a horticulturalist with research experience in plant reproductive biology and the control of plant development and flowering. Robyn completed her doctorate in 2011 at UQ, where she developed a model to predict the duration of vegetative and reproductive phases of herbs in response to temperature, vernalisation and daylength. Since commencing her teaching and research position in 2014, she has worked on tree crop projects such as, pollination of macadamia, leaf nutrient sampling in macadamia, and seed germination for rootstock development of macadamia and pecan. Robyn has also worked on photosynthetic activity, grafting and the use of plant growth regulators in herbaceous crops.
Book Chapters
Lacerda, Claudivan Feitosa, Kong, Eveline Y.Y., Neto, Miguel Ferreira-, Cave, Robyn, Bezerra, Marlos Alves and Gheyi, Hans Raj (2024). Coconut ecophysiology. The coconut: botany, production and uses. (pp. 14-30) edited by Steve W. Adkins, Julianne M. Biddle, Amirhossein Bazrafshan and Sundaravelpandian Kalaipandian. Surrey, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781789249736.0002
Adkins, Steve W., Cave, Robyn and Beveridge, Fernanda Caro (2024). An introduction: botany, origin and diversity. The coconut: botany, production and uses. (pp. 1-13) edited by Steve W. Adkins, Julianne M. Biddle, Amirhossein Bazrafshan and Sundaravelpandian Kalaipandian. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781789249736.0001
Journal Articles
Beveridge, Fernanda C., Williams, Alwyn, Cave, Robyn, Kalaipandian, Sundaravelpandian, Dayananda, Buddhi and Adkins, Steve W. (2024). Interactions between seed functional traits and environmental factors and their influence on germination performance of Australian native species. Seed Science Research, 1-16. doi: 10.1017/s0960258523000235
Beveridge, Fernanda C., Williams, Alwyn, Cave, Robyn, Kalaipandian, Sundaravelpandian, Haque, Mirza M. and Adkins, Steve W. (2024). Environmental effects during early life-history stages and seed development on seed functional traits of an Australian native legume species. Biology, 13 (3) 148. doi: 10.3390/biology13030148
Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Williams, Alwyn, Cave, Robyn, Kalaipandian, Sundaravelpandian and Adkins, Steve W. (2023). Seed morpho-anatomy and germination enhancement of the Australian native species Lomandra longifolia Labill. and L. hystrix (R.Br.) L.R. Fraser & Vickery. Applied Biosciences, 2 (2), 222-235. doi: 10.3390/applbiosci2020016
Kern, S., Santos, B., Topp, B., Cave, R., Bignell, G., Mulo, S. and Hardner, C. (2023). Value chain stakeholder preferences are misaligned with economic weights derived from the bio-economic model: what is the effect on the ranking of candidates?. Acta Horticulturae (1362), 529-538. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.71
Kern, Stéphane, Santos, Bruno, Topp, Bruce, Cave, Robyn, Bignell, Grant, Mulo, Shane and Hardner, Craig (2022). Using choice analysis of growers’ preferences to prioritize breeding traits in horticultural tree crops: a macadamia case study. Scientia Horticulturae, 294 110766, 110766. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110766
Kalaipandian, Sundaravelpandian, Mu, Zhihua, Kong, Eveline Yee Yan, Biddle, Julianne, Cave, Robyn, Bazrafshan, Amirhossein, Wijayabandara, Kusinara, Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Nguyen, Quang and Adkins, Steve W. (2021). Cloning coconut via somatic embryogenesis: a review of the current status and future prospects. Plants, 10 (10) 2050, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/plants10102050
Kern, Stephane, Santos, Bruno, Cave, Robyn, Topp, Bruce and Hardner, Craig (2020). Demand driven breeding of horticultural tree crops: proof of concept using macadamia. Australian Macadamia Society News Bulletin, 75-76.
Cave, Robyn L., Hammer, Graeme L., McLean, Greg, Birch, Colin J., Erwin, John E. and Johnston, Margaret E. (2013). Modelling temperature, photoperiod and vernalization responses of Brunonia australis (Goodeniaceae) and Calandrinia sp. (Portulacaceae) to predict flowering time. Annals of Botany, 111 (4), 629-639. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct028
Cave, Robyn L., Birch, Colin J., Hammer, Graeme L., Erwin, John E. and Johnston, Margaret E. (2011). Juvenility and flowering of Brunonia australis (Goodeniaceae) and Calandrinia sp (Portulacaceae) in relation to vernalization and daylength. Annals of Botany, 108 (1), 215-220. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr116
Cave, Robyn L., Birch, Colin J., Hammer, Graeme L., Erwin, John E. and Johnston, Margaret E. (2011). Cardinal Temperatures and Thermal Time for Seed Germination of Brunonia australis (Goodeniaceae) and Calandrinia sp (Portulacaceae). HortScience, 46 (5), 753-758. doi: 10.21273/hortsci.46.5.753
Cave, RL and Johnston, ME (2010). Vernalization promotes flowering of a heat tolerant Calandrinia while long days replace vernalization for early flowering of Brunonia. Scientia Horticulturae, 123 (3), 379-384. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.10.004
Cave, Robyn L., Birch, Colin J., Hammer, Graeme L., Erwin, John E. and Johnston, Margaret E. (2010). Floral ontogeny of Brunonia australis (Goodeniaceae) and Calandrinia sp. (Portulacaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 58 (1), 61-69. doi: 10.1071/BT09211
Conference Papers
Caro Beveridge, Fernanda, Williams, Alwyn, Cave, Robyn, Kalaipandian, Sundar and Adkins, Steve (2023). Post-anthesis maternal environmental effects on seed traits of the native Australian grass Heteropogon contortus. 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Darwin, NT Australia, 26-30 September 2023.
Caro Beveridge, Fernanda, Williams, Alwyn, Cave, Robyn, Kalaipandian, Sundar and Adkins, Steve (2023). Interactions between seed functional traits and environmental stressors and their influence on seed germination of Australian native species. 14th Biennial ISSS Conference: Seed science in a changing world, Paris, France, 3-7 July 2023.
Mott, K.J.M., Lisle, A.T., Joyce, D.C., Hofman, P.J., Macnish, A.J., Bhandari, B. and Cave, R.L. (2023). Simulating in-transit ripening of ‘Honey Gold™’ mango fruit to predict quality outcomes. XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Postharvest Technologies to Reduce Food Losses, Angers, France, 14 - 20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1364.43
Agarwal, Rimjhim, Hong, Hung, Cave, Robyn, Hayward, Alice, Harper, Steve and O'Hare, Tim (2021). Chillies as potential candidates in breeding for high zeaxanthin bell-pepper varieties. 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids, Online, 22-25 June 2021. Miami, FL, United States: International Carotenoid Society.
Beveridge, F.C., Williams, A., Cave, R. and Adkins, S.W. (2021). Germination enhancement of Australian native species Lomandra longifolia and Lomandra hystrix using different mechanical and chemical treatments. SERA 2021, Darwin, NT Australia, 10-13 May 2021.
Mott, Khamla, Joyce, Daryl, Hofman, Peter, Macnish, Andrew, Bhandari, Bhesh and Cave, Robyn (2020). In-transit ripening and outturn quality for mango. Postharvest 2020 Webinar series, Online, 10-12 November 2020. Auckland, New Zealand: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research.
Li, Yimeng and Cave, Robyn (2020). Nanobubbles in hydroponics. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: M D P I AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036039
Djanie, Alina, Harper, Stephen and Cave, Robyn (2020). The effect of heat treatments and drip line placements on the yield and quality of garlic. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 November 2019. Basel Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036120
Agarwal, Rimjhim, Trieu, Hung Hong, Cave, Robyn, Harper, Stephen and O’Hare, Tim (2020). Orange capsicums and chillies as a potential source of dietary zeaxanthin, an important macular carotenoid for eye health. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036161
Hill, Scott and Cave, Robyn (2017). Effect of leaf whorl position on nutrient content of macadamia leaves. 2017 International Macadamia Research Symposium, Big Island, Hawaii, 13-14 September 2017.
Cave, Robyn, Hall, Zara, Qin, Malin and Harper, Stephen (2016). Influence of rootstock on photosynthetic activity and yield of Capsicum annuum 'Warlock'. International Symposium on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture, Cairns, Australia, 20-25 November 2016.
Proud, Christopher, Hammadil, Muneer, Cave, Robyn, Mitchell, Jacquie and Fukai, Shu (2015). Cold temperature under aerobic conditions increases spikelet sterility in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Australian Society of Agronomy, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 20-24 September 2015. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Currey, C. J., Lopez, R. G., Cave, R. L., Harrison, D. K. and Johnston, M. E. (2015). Temperature affects germination of native Australian Gomphrena and Ptilotus species differently. International Horticulture Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1104.71
Cave, R. L., Erwin, J. E., Hammer, G. L., Birch, C. J. and Johnston, M. E. (2012). An experimental approach for developing seed lines of new Australian native flowering pot plants. XXVIII International Horticultural Congress (IHC2010), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-27 August 2010. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.937.2
Thesis
Robyn Cave (2011). Development and flowering of Brunonia australis and Calandrinia sp.: influence of temperature, daylength and vernalisation. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.