Fields of Research

Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Plant physiology
Agrochemicals and biocides (incl. application)
Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology
Agro-ecosystem function and prediction
Horticultural crop growth and development
Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Agricultural systems analysis and modelling
Crop and pasture nutrition
Sustainable agricultural development
Crop and pasture production
Agricultural land planning
Genetically modified field crops and pasture
Molecular evolution
Agronomy
Plant cell and molecular biology
Horticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Plant biology
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Plant pathology
Marketing
Agricultural production systems simulation
Animal nutrition
Agricultural hydrology
Agricultural land management
Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
Evolutionary impacts of climate change
Plant biochemistry
Epigenetics (incl. genome methylation and epigenomics)
Other education
Crop and pasture biomass and bioproducts
Non-genetically modified uses of biotechnology
Post harvest horticultural technologies (incl. transportation and storage)
Biological adaptation
Gene mapping
Soil biology

Research Objectives

Barley
Wheat
Rice
Other plant production and plant primary products
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Grains and seeds
Field grown vegetable crops
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Sown pastures (excl. lucerne)
Other environmental management
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Grain legumes
Climatological hazards (e.g. extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires)
Climate adaptive plants
Dairy cattle
Soils
Plant product traceability and quality assurance (excl. forest products)
Cotton
Maize
Plant extract crops
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Management of greenhouse gas emissions from animal production
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Oats
Management of greenhouse gas emissions from plant production
Forest product traceability and quality assurance
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Protected vegetable crops

Career Best Publications

A single locus is responsible for salinity tolerance in a Chinese landrace barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); PLoS One
Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); BMC Genomics
High-resolution mapping of the Alp locus and identification of a candidate gene HvMate controlling aluminium tolerancein barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) ; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Microelectrode ion and O2 fluxes measurements reveal differential sensitivity of barley root tissues to hypoxia; Plant, Cell and Environment
Root plasma membrane transporters controlling K⁺/Na⁺ homeostasis in salt-stressed barley; Plant Physiology
Screening plants for salt tolerance by measuring K+ flux: a case study for barley; Plant, Cell and Environment
Tibet is one of the centers of domestication of cultivated barley; PNAS

Research Publications

2022 College Research Excellence Award
2022 College Research excellence Award
Barley yellow dwarf virus infection affects physiology, morphology, grain yield and flour pasting properties of wheat; Crop and Pasture Science
Nax loci affect SOS1-like Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger expression and activity in wheat; Journal of Experimental Botany
Rph23: a new designated additive adult plant resistance gene to leaf rust in barley on chromosome 7H; Plant Breeding
A Brief Introduction to Macquarie Barley; Grains Research Update
A DArT platform for quantitative bulked segregant analysis; BMC Genomics
A gene-specific PCR marker for detecting acid soil tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
A genome-wide associate study reveals favorable alleles conferring apical and basal spikelet fertility in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); Molecular Breeding
A high-density consensus map of barley linking DArT markers to SSR, RFLP and STS loci and agricultural traits; BMC Genomics
A major QTL conferring crown rot resistance in barley and its association with plant height; Theoretical and Applied Genetics: International Journal of Breeding Research
A major QTL controlling the tolerance to manganese toxicity in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Molecular Breeding
A multiple near isogenic line (multi-NIL) RNA-seq approach to identify candidate genes underpinning QTL; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
A new allele for aluminium tolerance gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); BMC Genomics
A new allele of acid soil tolerance gene from a malting barley variety; BMC Genetics
A new major QTL for flag leaf thickness in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); BMC Plant Biology
A new major-effect QTL for waterlogging tolerance in wild barley (H. spontaneum); Theoretical and Applied Genetics
A new QTL for plant height in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) showing no negative effects on grain yield; PLoS One
A novel Zea mays ssp. mexicana L. MYC-type ICE-like transcription factor gene ZmmICE1, enhances freezing tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
A novel QTL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance located on chromosome arm 6HL in barley; Frontiers in Plant Science
A quantitative trait loci (QTL) regulating early flowering in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); 18th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
A regulator of early flowering in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); PLoS One
A Reliable Screening System for Aluminium Tolerance in Barley Cultivars; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
A screening method to detect BYDV-PAV resistance in cereals under glasshouse conditions; Plant Pathology
A single locus is responsible for salinity tolerance in a Chinese landrace barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); PLoS One
Ability of leaf mesophyll to retain potassium correlates with salinity tolerance in wheat and barley; Physiologia Plantarum
Accurate phenotyping is crucial for developing barley with stress tolerance; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Accurate phenotyping reveals better QTL for waterlogging tolerance in barley; Plant Breeding
Accurate phenotyping reveals better QTLs for waterlogging tolerance; Barley Grain for Gain
Advancing place-based crop modelling for global adaptation to crop waterlogging; Nature Community
Aerenchyma formation in adventitious roots of tall fescue and cocksfoot under waterlogged conditions; Agronomy
Agronomical, biochemical and histological response of resistant and susceptible wheat and barley under BYDV stress; PeerJ
Altered expression of a malate-permeable anion channel, OsALMT4, disrupts mineral nutrition; Plant Physiology
Altered expression of the malate-permeable anion channel OsALMT4 reduces the growth of rice under low radiance; Frontiers in Plant Science
Aluminium tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): physiological mechanisms, genetics and screening methods; Journal of Zhejiang University Science B
Amelioration of detrimental effects of waterlogging by foliar nutrient sprays in barley; Functional Plant Biology
Analysis of volatile compounds and their contribution to flavor in cereals; Journal Agriculture and Food Chemistry
Analysis on mid-parent heterosis between main agronomic characters and output characters in hybrid barley; Barley Science
Antioxidant activity in salt-stressed barley leaves: evaluating time- and age-dependence and suitability for the use as a biochemical marker in breeding programs; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Assessing the suitability of various screening methods as a proxy for drought tolerance in barley; Functional Plant Biology
Association of HvLDI with limit dextrinase activity and malt quality in barley; Biotechnology Letters
Australia-China Collaborative Research on Barley Abiotic Stress Tolerance; 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Avenues for biofortification of zinc in barley for human and animal health: a meta-analysis; Plant and Soil
Back to the wild: on a quest for donors toward salinity tolerant rice; Frontiers in Plant Science
Barley Phenology: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms for Heading Date and Modelling of Genotype‐Environment‐Management Interactions; Plant Growth
Barley Production and Consumption : World Barley Production; Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality
Barley responses to combined waterlogging and salinity stress: separating effects of oxygen deprivation and elemental toxicity; 11th Conference of the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis
Barley responses to combined waterlogging and salinity stress: separating effects of oxygen deprivation and elemental toxicity; Frontiers in Plant Science
Barley waterlogging tolerance – physiology, genetics and the development of screening facilities; The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Barley yellow dwarf viruses: infection mechanisms and breeding strategies; Euphytica
Biotechnological Solutions for Enhancing the Aluminium Resistance of Crop Plants; Abiotic Stress in Plants - Mechanisms and Adaptations
Bivariate analysis of barley scald resistance with relative maturity reveals a new major QTL on chromosome 3H; Scientific Reports
Breeding and heterosis of three lines from nuclear-cytoplasmic male sterile in barley; Barley Science
Can barley outperform wheat under waterlogged conditions?; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Candidate genes for salinity tolerance in barley revealed by RNA-seq analysis of near-isogenic lines; Plant Growth Regulation
Cation transporters in cell fate determination and plant adaptive responses to a low-oxygen environment; Journal of Experimental Botany
Cell-based phenotyping reveals QTL for membrane potential maintenance associated with hypoxia and salinity stress tolerance in barley; Frontiers in Plant Science
Cell-type-specific H⁺-ATPase activity in root tissues enables K⁺ retention and mediates acclimation of barley (Hordeum vulgare) to salinity stress; Plant Physiology
Changes in expression level of OsHKT1;5 alters activity of membrane transporters involved in K⁺ and Ca²⁺ acquisition and homeostasis in salinized rice roots; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Characterization and expression profiling of the ICE-CBF-COR genes in wheat; PeerJ
Characterization of a QTL affecting spike morphology on the long arm of chromosome 3H in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) based on near isogenic lines and a NIL-derived population; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Chloroplast-generated ROS dominate NaCl^-induced K⁺ efflux in wheat leaf mesophyll; Plant Signalling and Behavior
Chromosome localization of multi-noded and dwarf genes in barley; Acta Agronomica Sinica
Climate change shifts forward flowering and reduces crop waterlogging stress; Environmental Research Letters
Combining ability of acid soil tolerance in barley; The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Combining ability of barley flour pasting properties; Journal of Cereal Science
Combining Ability of Salinity Tolerance on the Basis of NaC1-Induced K+ Flux from Roots of Barley; Crop Science
Comparative analysis of root Na+ relation under salinity between Oryza sativa and Oryza coarctata; Plants
Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); BMC Genomics
Comparing essentiality of SOS1-Mediated Na+ exclusion in salinity tolerance between cultivated and wild Rice species; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Comparing transcriptional responses to Fusarium crown rot in wheat and barley identified an important relationship between disease resistance and drought tolerance; BMC Plant Biology
Comparison of growth and physiological responses to waterlogging and subsequent recovery in six barley genotypes; Proceedings 11th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Comparison of root staining and root elongation in predicting aluminium tolerance using SSR markers in barley; 4th International Crop Science Congress
Compatible solute accumulation and stress-mitigating effects in barley genotypes contrasting in their salt tolerance; Journal of Experimental Biology
Comprehensive analysis of YABBY gene family in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and functional characterization of SiDL; Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Conditioning of roots with hypoxia increases aluminum and acid stress tolerance by mitigating activation of K⁺ efflux channels by ROS in barley: insights into cross-tolerance mechanisms; Plant and Cell Physiology
Construction of a high-density composite map and comparative mapping of segregation distortion regions in barley; Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Contribution of volatiles to the flavour of oatmeal; Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture
Crop ideotypes for superior yield gains under a climate crisis; Proceedings of the Second International Wheat Congress
Crop traits enabling yield gains under more frequent extreme climatic events; Science of The Total Environment
Delineating a locus conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance on chromosome arm 1HL in barley by developing and analysing a large population derived from near isogenic lines; Crop Journal
Designing high-yielding wheat crops under late sowing: a case study in southern China; Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Develolpment of a rapid screening method for Mn²⁺ tolerance in barley; 11th Conference of the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis
Developing a high-throughput phenotyping method for oxidative stress tolerance in barley roots; Plant Methods
Developing and validating a high-throughput assay for salinity tissue tolerance in wheat and barley; Planta
Developing barley germplasm with stress tolerance - a summary for the research in TIAR; 13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Developing Collaborative Studies with China; Proceedings 10th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Development and validation of markers closely linked to crown rot resistance in wheat and barley; Molecular Plant Breeding
Development of a soil bioassay screening system for acid soil tolerance in barley; 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Development of gene-specific markers for acid soil/aluminium tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Molecular Breeding
Development of molecular markers linked to barley heterosis; Euphytica
Development of tightly linked markers and identification of candidate genes for Fusarium crown rot resistance in barley by exploiting a near-isogenic line-derived population; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Development of wild barley-derived DArT markers and their integration into a barley consensus map; Molecular Breeding
Difference in physiological traits among salt-stressed barley genotypes; Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Different barley root tissues showed differential sensitivity of ion and O2 fluxes to hypoxia; 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Different tolerance in bread wheat, Durum wheat and barley to Fusarium crown rot disease caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum; Journal of Phytopathology
Distinct evolutionary origins of intron retention splicing events in NHX1 antiporter transcripts relate to sequence specific distinctions in Oryza species; Frontiers in Plant Science
Durum and bread wheat differ in their ability to retain potassium and leaf mesophyll: implications for salinity stress tolerance; Plant and Cell Physiology
Ecological genomics of Chinese wheat improvement: implications in breeding for adaptation; BMC Plant Biology
Effect of A1 on dry matter accumulation and A1 and nutrients in barleys differing in A1 tolerance; Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science
Effect of secondary metabolites associated with anaerobic soil conditions on ion fluxes and electrophysiology in barley roots; 2nd International Symposium on Plant Neurobiology
Effect of secondary metabolites associated with anaerobic soil conditions on ion fluxes and electrophysiology in barley roots; 14th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology
Effect of Secondary Metabolites Associated with Anaerobic Soil Conditions on Ion Fluxes and Electrophysiology in Barley Roots; Plant Physiology
Effect of waterlogging on the growth of barley; Proceedings 11th Australian Agronomy Conference
Effects of aluminum and cadmium toxicity on growth and antioxidant enzyme activities of two barley genotypes with different A1 resistance; Plant and Soil
Effects of Aluminum and Cadmium Toxicity on Growth and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of Two Barley Genotypes with Different Al Tolerance; Proceedings 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Effects of enzyme treatment and processing on pasting and thermal properties of oats; Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture
Effects of foliar fertilizer applications on the alleviation of waterlogging stress in six barley varieties; 4th International Crop Science Congress
Effects of growing site on oat quality; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
Effects of oat lipids on groat meal pasting properties; Journal of Science, Food and Agriculture
Effects of potassium availability on growth and development of barley cultivars; Agronomy
Effects of processing and short-term storage on the pasting characteristics of slurries made from raw and rolled oats; Food Australia
Effects of waterlogging on photosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activities of six barley genotypes with different waterlogging tolerance; Agricultural Sciences in China
Electrical signalling and cytokinins mediate effects of light and root cutting on ion uptake in intact plants; Plant, Cell and Environment
Engineering enhanced aluminium resistance in barley by genetic modification with the Frd3 gene of Arabidopsis; 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Engineering greater aluminium resistance in barley by over-expression of SbMATE; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Engineering greater aluminium resistance in wheat by over-expressing TaALMT1; Annals of Botany
Enhancing Fusarium crown rot resistance by pyramiding large-effect QTL in barley; Molecular Breeding
Enhancing Fusarium crown rot resistance by pyramiding large-effect QTL in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); Molecular Breeding
Enhancing the aluminium tolerance of barley by expressing the citrate transporter genes SbMATE and FRD3; Journal of Experimental Botany
Ethylene regulates aerenchyma formation in cotton under hypoxia stress by inducing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species; Environmental and Experimental Botany
Evaluating contribution of ionic, osmotic and oxidative stress components towards salinity tolerance in barley; BMC Plant Biology
Evaluating predictive values of various physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in wheat; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Evolution of phosphate metabolism in Tibetan wild barley to adapt to aluminum stress; Plant and Soil
Evolutionary significance of NHX family and NHX1 in salinity stress adaptation in the genus Oryza; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Examining the yield potential of barley near-isogenic lines using a genotype by environment by management analysis; European Journal of Agronomy
Exploration and utilization of waterlogging-tolerant barley germplasm; Exploration, Identification and Utilization of Barley Germplasm
Expressing Arabidopsis thaliana V-ATPase subunit C in barley (Hordeum vulgare) improves plant performance under saline condition by enabling better osmotic adjustment; Functional Plant Biology
Expressing AtNHX1 in barley (Hordium vulgare L.) does not improve plant performance under saline conditions; Plant Growth Regulation
Factors determining stomatal and non-stomatal (residual) transpiration and their contribution towards salinity tolerance in contrasting barley genotypes; Environmental and Experimental Botany
Fatty acid composition of Australian oats; Journal of Cereal Science
Fine mapping of the aluminium tolerance gene in barley
Fusarium crown rot resistance of barley; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Genetic analysis of quantitative traits of a double haploid population in barley; Journal of Yangzhou University (Agricultural & Life Sciences Edition)
Genetic behaviour of physiological traits conferring cytosolic K⁺/Na⁺ homeostasis in wheat; Plant Biology
Genetic diversity and QTL mapping of thermostability of limit dextrinase in barley; Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Genetic factors increasing barley grain yields under soil waterlogging; Food and Energy Security
Genetic studies of phenological traits in barley; 9th Annual Graduate Research Conference 2015
Genetic variance of malate transporter gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Genome wide association study and haplotype analysis reveals the role of HvHKT1;5 in potassium retention but not Na+ exclusion in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Environmental and Experimental Botany: An International Journal
Genome wide association study reveals novel QTL for barley yellow dwarf virus resistance in wheat; BMC Genomics
Genome‑wide association mapping for adult resistance to powdery mildew in common wheat; Molecular Biology Reports
Genome-wide association and transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes for potassium transport under salinity stress in wheat; Environmental and Experimental Botany
Genome-wide association mapping of acid soil resistance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Frontiers in Plant Science
Genome-wide association study of grain yield and related traits using a collection of advanced indica rice breeding lines for irrigated ecosystems; Field Crops Research
Genome-wide association study of waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under controlled field conditions; Frontiers in Plant Science
Genome-wide association study reveals a genomic region on 5AL for salinity tolerance in wheat; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Genome-wide association study reveals a new QTL for salinity tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Frontiers in Plant Science
Genome-wide association study reveals marker trait associations (MTA) for waterlogging-triggered adventitious roots and aerenchyma formation in barley; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Genome-wide association study reveals quantitative trait loci for waterlogging-triggered adventitious roots and aerenchyma formation in common wheat; Frontiers in Plant Science
Genomic regions on chromosome 5H containing a novel QTL conferring barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV) tolerance in barley; Scientific Reports
Genotype-by-environment interaction is important for grain yield in irrigated lowland rice; Field Crops Research
Genotypic difference in growth inhibition and yield loss in barley under waterlogging stress; Journal of Zhejiang University (Agriculture and Life Science)
Genotypic difference in plant growth and mineral composition in barely under aluminum stress; Proceedings 11th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Genotypic difference in plant growth and mineral composition in barley under aluminum stress; Agricultural Sciences in China
Genotypic difference in response of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase isozymes and activities to salt stress in barley; Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
Genotypic differences to crown rot caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Plant Breeding
Growth and physiological responses of six barley genotypes to waterlogging and subsequent recovery; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
Growth, Morphological and Anatomical Responses of Two Barley Genotypes to Hypoxia; Proceedings 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Halophytic NHXs confer salt tolerance by altering cytosolic and vacuolar K⁺ and Na⁺ in Arabidopsis root cell; Plant Growth Regulation
Heme oxygenase-1 is involved in the cytokinin-induced alleviation of senescence in detached wheat leaves during dark incubation; Journal of Plant Physiology: Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biology and Functional Biotechnology of Plants
High-resolution mapping of the Alp locus and identification of a candidate gene HvMate controlling aluminium tolerancein barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) ; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
How does crop rotation influence soil moisture, mineral nitrogen and nitrogen-use efficiency?; Frontiers in Plant Science
How does stomatal density and residual transpiration contribute to osmotic stress tolerance?; Plants
Hydrogen peroxide-induced root Ca²⁺ and K⁺ fluxes correlate with salt tolerance in cereals: towards the cell-based phenotyping; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Hypoxia-induced increase in GABA content is essential for restoration of membrane potential and preventing ROS-induced disturbance to ion homeostasis; Plant Communications
Identification and molecular mapping of a dwarfing gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and its correlation with other agronomic traits; Euphytica
Identification and molecular mapping of a new dwarfing gene from a Chinese landrace variety ; 14th Australasian Plant Breeding and 11th Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia & Oceania Conference
Identification of a phytase gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); PLoS One
Identification of aerenchyma formation-related QTL in barley that can be effective in breeding for waterlogging tolerance; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Identification of Brachypodium distachyon B3 genes reveals that BdB3-54 regulates primary root growth; Frontiers in Plant Science
Identification of GATA transcription factors in brachypodium distachyon and functional characterization of BdGATA13 in drought tolerance and response to gibberellins; Frontiers in Plant Science
Identification of loci and candidate genes controlling kernel weight in barley based on a population for which whole genome assemblies are available for both parents; Crop Journal
Identification of Molecular Markers Assoicated with Powdery Mildew and Barley Grass Stripe Rust Resistance; 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Identification of new QTL contributing to barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV) resistance in wheat; Plant Disease
Identification of new QTL for salt tolerance from rice variety Pokkali; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Identification of QTL for barley grain size; PeerJ
Identification of QTL for stem traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); Frontiers in Plant Science
Identification of QTL related to ROS formation under hypoxia and their association with waterlogging and salt tolerance in barley; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Identification of QTLs for yield and yield components of barley under different growth conditions; Journal of Zhejiang University - Science B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)
Identification of two key genes controlling chill haze stability of beer in barley (Hordeum vulgare L); BMC Genomics
Identifying barley pan-genome sequence anchors using genetic mapping and machine learning; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Identifying optimal sowing and flowering periods for barley in Australia: a modelling approach; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Impacts of barley root cortical aerenchyma on growth, physiology, yield components, and grain quality under field waterlogging conditions; Field Crops Research: An International Journal
Improvement of Plant Waterlogging Tolerance; Waterlogging Signalling and Tolerance in Plants
Improving crop lodging resistance by adjusting plant height and stem strength; Agronomy
Improving performance of salt-grown crops by exogenous application of plant growth regulators; Biomolecules
Influence of Aluminium and Cadmium Stresses on Mineral Nutrition and Root Exudates in Two Barley Cultivars; Pedosphere
Inheritance of Root 'Potassium Flux Marker' and Tolerance in Barley; Combio 2006
Inheritance of salt tolerance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Australasian Plant Breeding Conference
Inheritance of the multi-node and dwarf characters of a barley mutant; Acta Agronomica Sinica
Inheritance of waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Crop Science
Inheritance of waterlogging tolerance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); 4th International Crop Science Congress
Integration of transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveals the mechanistic basis for cadmium accumulation in maize; iScience
Investigation of two QTL conferring seedling resistance to Fusarium crown rot in barley on reducing grain yield loss under field environments; Agronomy
iTRAQ proteomic analysis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes differing in waterlogging tolerance; Frontiers in Plant Science
K⁺ retention in leaf mesophyll, an overlooked component of salinity tolerance mechanism: a case study for barley; Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
Large-scale segregation distortion in barley revealed by a genetic map based on DArT, AFLP and SSR markers'; Breeding for Success: Diversity in Action
Leaf mesophyll K⁺ and Cl^- fluxes and reactive oxygen species production predict rice salt tolerance at reproductive stage in greenhouse and field conditions; Plant Growth Regulation
Linking osmotic adjustment and stomatal characteristics with salinity stress tolerance in contrasting barley accessions; Functional Plant Biology
Linking oxidative and salinity stress tolerance in barley: can root antioxidant enzyme activity be used as a measure of stress tolerance?; Plant and Soil
Linking oxygen availability with membrane potential maintenance and K⁺ retention of barley roots: implications for waterlogging stress tolerance; Plant, Cell and Environment
Linking physiological observations with breeding target for waterlogging tolerance in barley; 13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Linking salinity stress tolerance with tissue-specific Na⁺ sequestration in wheat roots; Frontiers in Plant Science
Linking stomatal traits and expression of slow anion channel genes HvSLAH1 and HvSLAC1 with grain yield for increasing salinity tolerance in barley; Frontiers in Plant Science
Linking waterlogging tolerance with Mn²⁺ toxicity: a case study for barley; Plant Biology
Lipid remodelling plays an important role in wheat (Triticum aestivum) hypoxia stress; Functional Plant Biology
Lodging prevention in cereals: Morphological, biochemical, anatomical traits and their molecular mechanisms, management and breeding strategies; Field Crops Research
Major QTL for Fusarium crown rot resistance in a barley landrace; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential
Manipulating GA-related genes for cereal crop improvement; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Mapping a major QTL for malt extract of barley from a cross between TX9425 x Naso Nijo; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Mapping and QTL analysis of the barley population TX9425 x Franklin; 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling barley flour pasting properties; Genetica
Measure Potassium Fluxes to Screen Barley Genotypes for Salt Tolerance; ComBio 2004 Annual Conference
Measuring ion fluxes to screen barley genotypes for salt tolerance; Proceedings of 13th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology
Measuring Potassium Fluxes to Screen Barley Genotypes for Salt Tolerance; 1st Annual ACPFG Research Symposium
Measuring Potassium Fluxes to Screen Barley Genotypes for Salt Tolerance; 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Mechanisms and genetics of plant waterlogging tolerance; 2012 Wuhan International Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Use of Wetlands
Mechanisms of powdery mildew resistance of wheat - a review of molecular breeding; Plant Pathology
Melatonin improves rice salinity stress tolerance by NADPH oxidase-dependent control of the plasma membrane K⁺ transporters and K⁺ homeostasis; Plant Cell and Environment
Meta-analysis of major QTL for abiotic stress tolerance in barley and implications for barley breeding; Planta
Methylation changes in response to hypoxic stress in wheat regulated by methyltransferases; Russian Journal of Plant Physiology
Microelectrode ion and O2 fluxes measurements reveal differential sensitivity of barley root tissues to hypoxia; Plant, Cell and Environment
Microhair on the adaxial leaf surface of salt secreting halophytic Oryza coarctata Roxb. show distinct morphotypes: Isolation for molecular and functional analysis; Plant Science
MIFE technique-based screening for mesophyll K⁺ retention for crop breeding for salinity tolerance; Bio-protocol
Mn²⁺ tolerance in barley; The 16th Australian BarleyTechnical Symposium
Modulaton of exogenous gluathione in antioxidant defense system against Cd stress in the two barley genotypes differing in Cd tolerance; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Molecular approaches unravel the mechanism of acid soil tolerance in plants; The Crop Journal
Molecular mapping of tolerance to aluminium toxicity in barley; Plant & Animal Genome XIII: The International Conference on the Status of Plant & Animal Genome Research
Molecular mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice; Crop Journal
Multidimensional screening and evaluation of morpho-physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in wheat; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Na⁺ extrusion from the cytosol and tissue-specific Na⁺ sequestration in roots confer differential salt stress tolerance between durum and bread wheat; Journal of Experimental Botany
Near-isogenic lines developed for a major QTL on chromosome arm 4HL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance in barley; Euphytica
New Barley for Spring Sowing - T98189
Next-generation sequencing technology: implications for barley genetics and breeding; Exploration, Identification and Utilization of Barley Germplasm
Oat Lipids; Journal of American Oil and Chemists Society
Over-optimistic projected future wheat yield potential in the North China Plain: the role of future climate extremes; Agronomy
Physiological and cytological response of salt-tolerant and non-tolerant barley to salinity during germination and early growth; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Physiological and molecular mechanisms mediating xylem Na⁺ loading in barley in the context of salinity stress tolerance; Plant Cell and Environment
Physiological and molecular responses of wheat to low light intensity; Agronomy
Physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in barley; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Physiological Mechanism and Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Waterlogging Tolerance in Barley; 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Physiological traits conferring salinity tolerance in barley; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Plant Breeding for Flood Tolerance: Advances and Limitations; Genetic Manipulation in Plants for Mitigation of Climate Change
Plant ionic relation and whole-plant physiological responses to waterlogging, salinity and their combination in barley; Functional Plant Biology
Pleiotropic effects of the semi-dwarfing gene uzu in barley; Euphytica
Potassium and sodium relations in salinised barley tissues as a basis of differential salt tolerance; Functional Plant Biology
Predicting barley malt extract with rapid viscoanalyser; Proceedings 11th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Predicting barley malt extract with Rapid Viscoanalyser; Journal of Cereal Science
Progress report 2019: Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential
Protein and hordein content in barley seeds as affected by nitrogen level and their relationship to beta-amylase activity; Journal of Cereal Science
Proteomic analysis reveals response of differential wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes to oxygen deficiency stress; BMC Genomics
Proto Kranz-like leaf traits and cellular ionic regulation are associated with salinity tolerance in a halophytic wild rice; Stress Biology
QTL analysis of flag leaf in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) for morphological traits and chlorophyll content; Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B
QTL mapping reveals the relationship between pasting properties and malt extract in barley; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
QTLS analysis of salinity tolerance in Barley; Barley Grain for Gain
QTLs for stomatal and photosynthetic traits related to salinity tolerance in barley; BMC Genomics
Quantifying contribution of SOS1 and GORK plasma membrane transporters towards salinity tolerance in barley by the MIFE technology; The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Quantitative trait loci controlling barley powdery mildew and scald resistances in two different barley doubled haploid populations; Molecular Breeding: New Strategies in Plant Improvement
Quantitative trait loci for malt qualities in a barley cross between TX9425 and Naso Nijo; 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Quantitative trait loci for salinity and waterlogging tolerance in a barely cross between TX9425 and Naso Nijo; 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Quantitative trait loci for salinity tolerance identified under drained and waterlogged conditions and their association with flowering time in barley (Hordeum vulgare. L); PLoS One
Quantitative trait loci for salinity tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Molecular Breeding: New Strategies in Plant Improvement
Quantitative trait loci for waterlogging tolerance in a barley cross of Franklin x YuYaoXiangTian Erleng and the relationship between waterlogging and salinity tolerance; Crop Science
Reduced apoplastic barriers in tissues of shoot-proximal rhizomes of Oryza coarctata are associated with Na⁺ sequestration; Journal of Experimental Botany
Reduced apoplastic barriers in tissues of shoot-proximal rhizomes of Oryza coarctata are associated with Na+ sequestration; Journal of experimental botany
Relations betweeen physiological traits and grain yield in barley unders saline condition; The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Report on Short-Term Visit to China
Residual transpiration as a component of salinity stress tolerance mechanism: a case study for barley; BMC Plant Biology
Revealing the role of the calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinase 9 (CIPK9) in rice adaptive responses to salinity, osmotic stress, and K⁺ deficiency; Plants
Revealing the roles of GORK channels and NADPH oxidase in acclimation to hypoxia in Arabidopsis; Journal of Experimental Botany
Rewilding crops for climate resilience: economic analysis and de novo domestication strategies; Journal of Experimental Botany
Rice paddies reduce subsequent yields of wheat due to physical and chemical soil constraints; Frontiers in Plant Science
RNA-seq analysis of cold and drought responsive transcriptomes of Zea mays ssp. mexicana L; Frontiers in Plant Science
Root K+ homeostasis and signalling as a determinant of salinity stress tolerance in cultivated and wild rice species; Environmental and Experimental Botany
Root plasma membrane transporters controlling K⁺/Na⁺ homeostasis in salt-stressed barley; Plant Physiology
Root vacuolar Na⁺ sequestration but not exclusion from uptake correlates with barley salt tolerance; The Plant Journal
ROS Production, Scavenging, and Signaling under Salinity Stress; Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives
Screening barley for salt tolerance: MIFE meets conventional criteria; 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Screening barley germplasm for stress tolerance and disease resistance; Proceedings 11th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Screening Barley Germplasm for Waterlogging Tolerance; Proceedings 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Screening for waterlogging tolerance in barley; 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Screening for waterlogging tolerance in strawberry clover and other perennial legumes; 18th Australian Agronomy Conference 2017
Screening methods for waterlogging tolerance in barley; Genetic Solutions for Hostile Soils (Workshop Proceedings)
Screening plants for salt tolerance by measuring K+ flux: a case study for barley; Plant, Cell and Environment
Seed dormancy in barley is dictated by genetics, environments and their interactions; Euphytica
Silver lining to a climate crisis in multiple prospects for alleviating crop waterlogging under future climates; Nature Communications
Smart glass impacts stomatal sensitivity of greenhouse Capsicum through altered light; Journal of Experimental Botany
Sodium sequestration confers salinity tolerance in an ancestral wild rice; Physiologia Plantarum
Soil and crop management practices to minimize the impact of waterlogging on crop productivity; Frontiers in Plant Science
Stomatal traits as a determinant of superior salinity tolerance in wild barley; Journal of Plant Physiology
Studies on barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in wheat; 17th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference
Studies on Cytoplasmic Male Sterility; Proceedings of 8th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Studies on genotypic difference in low temperature tolerance and its mechanism in barley; Journal of Triticeae Crops
Studies on Selecting Indices and Evaluation Methods for Barley's (Hordeum vulgare L.) Waterlogging Tolerance; Scientia Agricultura Sinica
Studies on the heterosis of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). I. Superiority of hybrid F1 from mid-parent or over better-parent; Acta Agronomica Sinica
Targeting K+ homeostasis in plant breeding for salt tolerance: physiological and genetic aspects; ComBio 2005
Targeting Potassium Homeostasis in Barley Breeding for Salt Tolerance; 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium
Targeting vacuolar sodium sequestration in plant breeding for salinity tolerance; Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives
The ability to regulate voltage-gated K⁺-permeable channels in the mature root epidermis is essential for waterlogging tolerance in barley; Journal of Experimental Botany
The ALMT gene family performs multiple functions in plants; Agronomy
The barley MATE gene, HvAACT1, increases citrate efflux and Al³⁺ tolerance when expressed in wheat and barley; Annals of Botany
The Change of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in winter barley during recovery after freezing shock and as affected by cold acclimation and irradiance; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
The Effect of Salinity on the Growth of Barley Seedlings; Seed
The effects of sowing date, nitrogen application, and sowing rate on oat quality; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
The genetic basis of resistance to barley grass yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. pseudo-hordei) in Australian barley cultivars; Theoretical and Applied Genetics
The Homoeologous Regions on Long Arms of Group 3 Chromosomes in Wheat and Barley Harbour Major Crown Rot Resistance Loci; Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
The influence of cold acclimation on antioxidative enzymes and antioxidants in sensitive and tolerant barley cultivars; Biologia Plantarum: Journal for Experimental Botany
The loss of RBOHD function modulates root adaptive responses to combined hypoxia and salinity stress in Arabidopsis; Environmental and Experimental Botany
The non-gibberellic acid-responsive semi-dwarfing gene uzu affects Fusarium crown rot resistance in barley; BMC Plant Biology
The state of the art in modeling waterlogging impacts on plants: what do we know and what do we need to know; Earth's Future
The Structure and pasting properties of oat starch; Cereal Chemistry
Tibet is one of the centers of domestication of cultivated barley; PNAS
Time- and tissue- specificity of antioxidant enzyme activity in salt-stressed barley leaves; 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Tissue-specific regulation of Na⁺ and K⁺ transporters explains genotypic differences in salinity stress tolerance in rice; Frontiers in Plant Science
Tissue-specific responses of cereals to two Fusarium diseases and effects of plant height and drought stress on their susceptibility; Agronomy-Basel
Tissue-specific root ion profiling reveals essential roles of the CAX and ACA calcium transport systems in response to hypoxia in Arabidopsis; Journal of Experimental Botany
To exclude or to accumulate? Revealing the role of the sodium HKT1;5 transporter in plant adaptive responses to varying soil salinity; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Two barley varieties with contrasting waterlogging tolerance showed different sensitivity of O2 and ion fluxes to hypoxia; 12th Australian Barley Technical Symposium
Understanding mechanisms of salinity tolerance in barley by proteomic and biochemical analysis of near-isogenic lines; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Understanding physiological and morphological traits contributing to drought tolerance in barley; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Understanding the role of physiological and agronomical traits during drought recovery as a determinant of differential drought stress tolerance in barley; Agronomy
Understanding the role of root‑related traits in salinity tolerance of quinoa accessions with contrasting epidermal bladder cell patterning; Planta
Unravelling the physiological basis of salinity stress tolerance in cultivated and wild rice species; Functional Plant Biology
Usefulness of the cloned and fine-mapped genes/QTL for grain yield and related traits in indica rice breeding for irrigated ecosystems; Field Crops Research
Using portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for inexpensive and quick determination of micronutrients in barley shoots; Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Using QTL mapping to investigate the relationships between abiotic stress tolerance (drought and salinity) and agronomic and physiological traits; BMC Genomics
UT8 GRDC - Australia China Collaboration on Barley Genetic Resources
Validation and delineation of a locus conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance on 1HL in barley by analysing transcriptomes from multiple pairs of near isogenic lines; BMC Genomics
Validation of an Alt locus for aluminium tolerance scored with eriochrome cyanine R staining method in barley cultivar Honen (Hordeum vulgare L.); Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
Waterlogging tolerance in barley is associated with faster aerenchyma formation in adventitious roots; Plant and Soil
Waterlogging tolerance is associated with root porosity in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Molecular Breeding
Wild barley shows a wider diversity in genes regulating heading date compared with cultivated barley; Euphytica

Research Projects

Australia China Collaboration on Barley Genetic Resources; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Cereal Breeding Co-operation Agreement Proposal; Department of Agriculture (DoA (Cwth))
Conduct (Seed, Manage and Harvest) Regional Barley Stage 3, Stage 4, Breeding Trials and Disease and Abiotic Stress Screening Nurseries in Tasmania; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
DAFWA -TIAR - China Barley Collaboration 2009-2012; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
DArT Marker Analysis; Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS)
Developing molecular and physiological markers for marker-assisted barley breeding for waterlogging tolerance; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Developing Salt Tolerant Rice for Food Security in India and Australia; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Effective control of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in wheat; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Fine mapping of the aluminium tolerance gene in barley; New South Wales Agriculture (NSWA)
Improved Adaptation of Barley to Acid Soils; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Improved Adaptation of Barley to Acid Soils; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Introgressing waterlogging tolerance gene to commercial barley varieties; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Development of international pathogen / host diversity sets; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Screening of elite breeder material transitioning to a fee for service model; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Surveillance and monitoring of pathogen populations.; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (NBFPVIP); Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Quantifying the Relative Contribution of Physiological Traits Contributing to Salinity Tolerance in Barley and Wheat; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Reducing environmental footprint by improving phosphorous use efficiency; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Studies on Physiological Mechanisms and Screening Methodology on Salinity Tolerance of Barley; Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
The role of canopy architecture in improving the water-limited yield of wheat lines contrasting in the 'tin' gene; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Transpirational control and oxidative stress tolerance traits as components of salinity stress tolerance in cereals; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Waterlogging and Acid Soil Screening of Pulses; Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Association analysis of rice yield in irrigated ecosystems: Effectiveness of fine-mapped and cloned yield related QTLs/Genes, identification of new marker-trait associations and efficiency of genomic
Barley waterlogging tolerance improvement program
Soil and crop management practices to minimise the impact of waterlogging on crop productivity and profit in Australia

Research Candidate Supervision

Allelic variation analysis and development of gene-specific molecular markers conferring acid soil tolerance in barley (Hordeum vagular L.)
Cloning and Functional Characterization of Aluminum Tolerance Related OsALMT1 in Rice
Developing Molecular and Physiological Markers for Barley Breeding for Waterlogging Tolerance by Targeting Root Ionic Homeostasis
Enhancing Aluminium Resistance in Barley through Over - expression of MATE Genes
Evidence for Natural Selection acting on Genes Affecting Lignin and Cellulose Biosynthesis in Eucalyptus globulus
Fine Mapping of Aerenchyma Formation Under Waterlogging Stress in Barley
Functional Genomics of Transporters Mediating Control of Ion Loading into the Xylem in Barley
GORK-like Channels and Salinity Tolerance in Barley
High-Resolution Mapping of an Aluminium Tolerance Gene Alp in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Identification and Characterization of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) Associated with Waterlogging Tolerance in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Increasing the potassium use efficiency in crops
Interaction between waterlogging tolerance and acid soil tolerance in Barley
Investigating Genetic Variability in Potassium Retention and Sodium Exclusion Traits in the Context of Differential Salinity Tolerance in Barley and Wheat
Modifying Poppy Growth and Alkaloid Yield with Plant Growth Regulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance in a Chinese Barley Landrace.
Oxidate Stress Tolerance as a Component of the Tissue Tolerance Mechanism in Wheat and Barley
Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Manganese Tolerance in Barley in the Context of Waterlogging Stress Tolerance
Physiological Responses to Waterlogging in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Physiological Traits Conferring Osmotic Adjustment in Plants and Their Contribution to Differential Salinity Tolerance in Wheat and Barley
Plant Molecular Breeding
Potassium Homeostasis and Salinity Tolerance in Barley- Physiological and Genetic Aspects
QTL Analysis for Drought Tolerance Associated with Shoot, Root and Physiological Traits in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Role of Nitric Oxide in Barley Plant to Drought and Salinity
Salinity stress tolerance in wheat and barley- Separating stomata and cuticular transpiration components and quantifying their relative contribution towards salinity stress tolerance
Towards Molecularised Recurrent Selection in Rice
Understanding Apoptosis and Programmed Cell Death in Plants
Understanding Physiology of Combined Salinity and Waterlogging Tolerance in Cereals