Dr Samir Alahmad is an early career plant breeder, geneticist and plant physiologist within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland. He graduated with a PhD degree in 2019 from the University of Queensland. His main focus is dissecting the genetics of complex traits that contribute to enhanced yield. In particular, his research is focused on better understanding the genetics of drought adaptive traits such as root system architecture and canopy development. He worked on two GRDC-funded projects that aimed to develop elite durum and bread wheat varieties with optimal root system architecture for improved yield. Dr Alahmad also focuses on integrating breeding technologies and high throughput UAV remote sensing technologies to better understand crop response to drought stress. His primary focus is to understand how spectral reflectance indices can be used to speed up the development of new resilient varieties with enhanced genetic gain. Dr Samir Alahmad's interests are quantitative genetics, population genetics, genomic selection, GWAS, and UAV phenotyping.
Novel aproach aimed at reducing yield losses under drought and crown rot conditions by optimising root system architecture and enhancing plant access to water in deep soils as well as imporving other water use efficiency traits such as canopy structure. Details of this work could be found https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/15/5260. In adition, identification and management of crown rot disease for winter cereals are sumarised in "Taking the stock of what we know about crown rot disease in Australia".
Rooty and GRDC projects aimed at development of elite bread and durum wheats with modified root systems (different root ideotypes) targeting different enviromnets and soil types are esential for placing a value on these below ground traits. Information on the best root-environment-combination is crucial to defining breeding targets for Australian wheat breeding programs and delivering benefits to farmers and growers globaly and here in Australia. To get more details about these projects, read GRDC press release here
Recently, I commenced a second postdoctoral research project (3 years) funded by an ARC-linkage grant which focuses on the use of cutting-edge breeding technologies to explore and harness variation in root systems and canopy development. The aim of this project is to accelerate the development of stable, productive barley varieties for future Australian farms.
Journal Article: Root angle, phosphorus, and water: Interactions and effects on durum wheat genotype performance in drought-prone environments
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn, Raymond, Nelly S., Alahmad, Samir, Hickey, Lee T., Singh, Vijaya and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Root angle, phosphorus, and water: Interactions and effects on durum wheat genotype performance in drought-prone environments. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05966-z
Other Outputs: Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9c3b35d
Other Outputs: Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/92c3c86
Other Outputs: UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/24ee7f8
Other Outputs: Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/3c1bbae
Other Outputs: Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/8b3af41
Journal Article: A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Jambuthenne, Dilani, Robinson, Hannah, Tao, Yongfu, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 70 (5), 1471-1485. doi: 10.1007/s10722-022-01515-2
Journal Article: Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops
Cha, Jin-Kyung, O’Connor, Kathryn, Alahmad, Samir, Lee, Jong-Hee, Dinglasan, Eric, Park, Hyeonjin, Lee, So-Myeong, Hirsz, Dominique, Kwon, Soon-Wook, Kwon, Youngho, Kim, Kyeong-Min, Ko, Jong-Min, Hickey, Lee T., Shin, Dongjin and Dixon, Laura E. (2022). Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops. Molecular Plant, 15 (8), 1300-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.06.012
Other Outputs: Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield?
Hickey, Lee , Wasson, Anton , Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2022). Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield? . Center for Crop Science - Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Journal Article: Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust
Jambuthenne, Dilani T., Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Alahmad, Samir, Ng, Wei Ling, Ziems, Laura, Afanasenko, Olga, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Aitken, Elizabeth, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Dinglasan, Eric and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (4), 1355-1373. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04037-8
Journal Article: A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection
Rambla, Charlotte, Van Der Meer, Sarah, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Makhoul, Manar, Obermeier, Christian, Snowdon, Rod, Ober, Eric S., Watt, Michelle, Alahmad, Samir and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection. Plant Methods, 18 (1) 2, 2. doi: 10.1186/s13007-021-00834-2
Journal Article: Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat
Vukasovic, Stjepan, Alahmad, Samir, Christopher, Jack, Snowdon, Rod J., Stahl, Andreas and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 754439, 754439. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.754439
Book Chapter: Accelerating breeding cycles
Alahmad, Samir, Rambla, Charlotte, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Accelerating breeding cycles. Wheat improvement. (pp. 557-571) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90673-3_30
Journal Article: Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience
Ober, Eric S., Alahmad, Samir, Cockram, James, Forestan, Cristian, Hickey, Lee T., Kant, Josefine, Maccaferri, Marco, Marr, Emily, Milner, Matthew, Pinto, Francisco, Rambla, Charlotte, Reynolds, Matthew, Salvi, Silvio, Sciara, Giuseppe, Snowdon, Rod J., Thomelin, Pauline, Tuberosa, Roberto, Uauy, Cristobal, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wallington, Emma and Watt, Michelle (2021). Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1645-1662. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03819-w
Journal Article: Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2020). Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (15) 5260, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155260
Other Outputs: Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions
Alahmad, Samir (2019). Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions. PhD Thesis, Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.553
Journal Article: A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat
Alahmad, Samir, El Hassouni, Khaoula, Bassi, Filippo M., Dinglasan, Eric, Youssef, Chvan, Quarry, Georgia, Aksoy, Alpaslan, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Juhasz, Angela, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 436, 436. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00436
Journal Article: Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat
El Hassouni, K., Alahmad, S., Belkadi, B., Filali-Maltouf, A., Hickey, L. T. and Bassi, F. M. (2018). Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat. Crop Science, 58 (6), 2331-2346. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.01.0076
Journal Article: Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat
Alahmad, Samir, Dinglasan, Eric, Leung, Kung Ming, Riaz, Adnan, Derbal, Nora, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Bassi, Filippo M., Christopher, Jack and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat. Plant Methods, 14 (1) 36, 36. doi: 10.1186/s13007-018-0302-y
Journal Article: Crown rot of wheat in Australia: Fusarium pseudograminearum taxonomy, population biology and disease management
Alahmad, S., Simpfendorfer, S., Bentley, A. R. and Hickey, L. T. (2018). Crown rot of wheat in Australia: Fusarium pseudograminearum taxonomy, population biology and disease management. Australasian Plant Pathology, 47 (3), 285-299. doi: 10.1007/s13313-018-0554-z
Journal Article: Morphology and distribution of the Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807), in Syria : (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)
Shehab, Adwan H., Al-Ahmad, Samir A. and Samara, Fauzy F. (2011). Morphology and distribution of the Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807), in Syria : (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Zoology in the Middle East, 52 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10638473
(2019–2022) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Rooty: a root ideotype toolbox to support improved wheat yields
(2018–2022) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Expanding the barley breeding toolkit to support the development of leaf rust-resistant cultivars
Doctor Philosophy
New insights into designer root systems for durum wheat improvement
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the genetics and value of root traits to support yield in barley
(2023) Master Philosophy
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn, Raymond, Nelly S., Alahmad, Samir, Hickey, Lee T., Singh, Vijaya and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Root angle, phosphorus, and water: Interactions and effects on durum wheat genotype performance in drought-prone environments. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05966-z
Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9c3b35d
Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/92c3c86
UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/24ee7f8
Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/3c1bbae
Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/8b3af41
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Jambuthenne, Dilani, Robinson, Hannah, Tao, Yongfu, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 70 (5), 1471-1485. doi: 10.1007/s10722-022-01515-2
Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops
Cha, Jin-Kyung, O’Connor, Kathryn, Alahmad, Samir, Lee, Jong-Hee, Dinglasan, Eric, Park, Hyeonjin, Lee, So-Myeong, Hirsz, Dominique, Kwon, Soon-Wook, Kwon, Youngho, Kim, Kyeong-Min, Ko, Jong-Min, Hickey, Lee T., Shin, Dongjin and Dixon, Laura E. (2022). Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops. Molecular Plant, 15 (8), 1300-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.06.012
Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield?
Hickey, Lee , Wasson, Anton , Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2022). Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield? . Center for Crop Science - Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust
Jambuthenne, Dilani T., Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Alahmad, Samir, Ng, Wei Ling, Ziems, Laura, Afanasenko, Olga, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Aitken, Elizabeth, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Dinglasan, Eric and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (4), 1355-1373. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04037-8
A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection
Rambla, Charlotte, Van Der Meer, Sarah, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Makhoul, Manar, Obermeier, Christian, Snowdon, Rod, Ober, Eric S., Watt, Michelle, Alahmad, Samir and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection. Plant Methods, 18 (1) 2, 2. doi: 10.1186/s13007-021-00834-2
Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat
Vukasovic, Stjepan, Alahmad, Samir, Christopher, Jack, Snowdon, Rod J., Stahl, Andreas and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 754439, 754439. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.754439
Alahmad, Samir, Rambla, Charlotte, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Accelerating breeding cycles. Wheat improvement. (pp. 557-571) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90673-3_30
Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience
Ober, Eric S., Alahmad, Samir, Cockram, James, Forestan, Cristian, Hickey, Lee T., Kant, Josefine, Maccaferri, Marco, Marr, Emily, Milner, Matthew, Pinto, Francisco, Rambla, Charlotte, Reynolds, Matthew, Salvi, Silvio, Sciara, Giuseppe, Snowdon, Rod J., Thomelin, Pauline, Tuberosa, Roberto, Uauy, Cristobal, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wallington, Emma and Watt, Michelle (2021). Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1645-1662. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03819-w
Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2020). Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (15) 5260, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155260
Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions
Alahmad, Samir (2019). Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions. PhD Thesis, Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.553
A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat
Alahmad, Samir, El Hassouni, Khaoula, Bassi, Filippo M., Dinglasan, Eric, Youssef, Chvan, Quarry, Georgia, Aksoy, Alpaslan, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Juhasz, Angela, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 436, 436. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00436
Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat
El Hassouni, K., Alahmad, S., Belkadi, B., Filali-Maltouf, A., Hickey, L. T. and Bassi, F. M. (2018). Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat. Crop Science, 58 (6), 2331-2346. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.01.0076
Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat
Alahmad, Samir, Dinglasan, Eric, Leung, Kung Ming, Riaz, Adnan, Derbal, Nora, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Bassi, Filippo M., Christopher, Jack and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat. Plant Methods, 14 (1) 36, 36. doi: 10.1186/s13007-018-0302-y
Alahmad, S., Simpfendorfer, S., Bentley, A. R. and Hickey, L. T. (2018). Crown rot of wheat in Australia: Fusarium pseudograminearum taxonomy, population biology and disease management. Australasian Plant Pathology, 47 (3), 285-299. doi: 10.1007/s13313-018-0554-z
Shehab, Adwan H., Al-Ahmad, Samir A. and Samara, Fauzy F. (2011). Morphology and distribution of the Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807), in Syria : (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Zoology in the Middle East, 52 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10638473
Alahmad, Samir, Rambla, Charlotte, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Accelerating breeding cycles. Wheat improvement. (pp. 557-571) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90673-3_30
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn, Raymond, Nelly S., Alahmad, Samir, Hickey, Lee T., Singh, Vijaya and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Root angle, phosphorus, and water: Interactions and effects on durum wheat genotype performance in drought-prone environments. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05966-z
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Jambuthenne, Dilani, Robinson, Hannah, Tao, Yongfu, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 70 (5), 1471-1485. doi: 10.1007/s10722-022-01515-2
Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops
Cha, Jin-Kyung, O’Connor, Kathryn, Alahmad, Samir, Lee, Jong-Hee, Dinglasan, Eric, Park, Hyeonjin, Lee, So-Myeong, Hirsz, Dominique, Kwon, Soon-Wook, Kwon, Youngho, Kim, Kyeong-Min, Ko, Jong-Min, Hickey, Lee T., Shin, Dongjin and Dixon, Laura E. (2022). Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops. Molecular Plant, 15 (8), 1300-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.06.012
Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust
Jambuthenne, Dilani T., Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Alahmad, Samir, Ng, Wei Ling, Ziems, Laura, Afanasenko, Olga, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Aitken, Elizabeth, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Dinglasan, Eric and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (4), 1355-1373. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04037-8
A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection
Rambla, Charlotte, Van Der Meer, Sarah, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Makhoul, Manar, Obermeier, Christian, Snowdon, Rod, Ober, Eric S., Watt, Michelle, Alahmad, Samir and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection. Plant Methods, 18 (1) 2, 2. doi: 10.1186/s13007-021-00834-2
Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat
Vukasovic, Stjepan, Alahmad, Samir, Christopher, Jack, Snowdon, Rod J., Stahl, Andreas and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Dissecting the genetics of early vigour to design drought-adapted wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 754439, 754439. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.754439
Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience
Ober, Eric S., Alahmad, Samir, Cockram, James, Forestan, Cristian, Hickey, Lee T., Kant, Josefine, Maccaferri, Marco, Marr, Emily, Milner, Matthew, Pinto, Francisco, Rambla, Charlotte, Reynolds, Matthew, Salvi, Silvio, Sciara, Giuseppe, Snowdon, Rod J., Thomelin, Pauline, Tuberosa, Roberto, Uauy, Cristobal, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wallington, Emma and Watt, Michelle (2021). Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1645-1662. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03819-w
Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments
Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2020). Adaptive traits to improve Durum wheat yield in drought and crown rot environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (15) 5260, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155260
A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat
Alahmad, Samir, El Hassouni, Khaoula, Bassi, Filippo M., Dinglasan, Eric, Youssef, Chvan, Quarry, Georgia, Aksoy, Alpaslan, Mazzucotelli, Elisabetta, Juhasz, Angela, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). A major root architecture QTL responding to water limitation in Durum Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 436, 436. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00436
Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat
El Hassouni, K., Alahmad, S., Belkadi, B., Filali-Maltouf, A., Hickey, L. T. and Bassi, F. M. (2018). Root system architecture and its association with yield under different water regimes in Durum wheat. Crop Science, 58 (6), 2331-2346. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.01.0076
Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat
Alahmad, Samir, Dinglasan, Eric, Leung, Kung Ming, Riaz, Adnan, Derbal, Nora, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Able, Jason A., Bassi, Filippo M., Christopher, Jack and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding for multiple quantitative traits in durum wheat. Plant Methods, 14 (1) 36, 36. doi: 10.1186/s13007-018-0302-y
Alahmad, S., Simpfendorfer, S., Bentley, A. R. and Hickey, L. T. (2018). Crown rot of wheat in Australia: Fusarium pseudograminearum taxonomy, population biology and disease management. Australasian Plant Pathology, 47 (3), 285-299. doi: 10.1007/s13313-018-0554-z
Shehab, Adwan H., Al-Ahmad, Samir A. and Samara, Fauzy F. (2011). Morphology and distribution of the Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807), in Syria : (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Zoology in the Middle East, 52 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10638473
Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for bread wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9c3b35d
Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Field-based root phenotype data for durum wheat intro-selection lines - raw and pre-processed data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/92c3c86
UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). UAV imagery for bread and durum wheat intro-selection lines selected for root traits. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/24ee7f8
Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for bread wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/3c1bbae
Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines
Hickey, Lee, Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2023). Whole-genome marker profiles for durum wheat intro-selection lines. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/8b3af41
Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield?
Hickey, Lee , Wasson, Anton , Kang, Yichen and Alahmad, Samir (2022). Can we improve the roots of durum wheat to maximise yield? . Center for Crop Science - Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions
Alahmad, Samir (2019). Accelerating the development of durum wheat adapted to drought and crown rot conditions. PhD Thesis, Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.553
(2019–2022) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Rooty: a root ideotype toolbox to support improved wheat yields
(2018–2022) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Expanding the barley breeding toolkit to support the development of leaf rust-resistant cultivars
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
New insights into designer root systems for durum wheat improvement
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Investigating the genetics and value of root traits to support yield in barley
(2023) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: