Bruce Knox

Professor Knox is distinguished for his studies on the reproductive systems of flowering plants. He has analysed the structure, composition, development and interactions of pollen grains, stigmas and embryo sacs, imaginatively using light and electron microscopy techniques of protein and glycoprotein biochemistry. He has also pioneered the application of immunological methods to plant material and elucidated concepts of cell-to-cell recognition that are of fundamental significance for work on plant breeding and development. His research on aerobiology and pollination has specified biological roles for the allergenic proteins and the elegantly sculptured walls of pollen. It has practical implications both in the production of new hybrids by overcoming incompatibility barriers, and in knowledge of allergic disease and the natural history of pollination systems. His innovative approaches have greatly extended the horizons of the plant sciences.

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