Dr Emma Mace’s research interest is in developing and applying innovative genomics approaches to support sorghum improvement activities.
In Dr Mace’s current role leading sorghum genomics research components of research projects funded by the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, her work focuses on generating significant innovative outcomes across a range of applications, from basic through to applied, specifically in using technologies to bridge the gene to phenotype gap, and to elucidate the genetic basis of quantitative and qualitative traits.
Australia produces at least 2 million tonnes of grain sorghum each year. Sorghum is one of the most diverse crop species with great potential for improvement in yield, drought resistance, insect resistance and grain quality. An understanding of the genetic control of key characteristics provides plant breeders with new opportunities to increase the rate of genetic gain and breed new improved genotypes. However, the complexity of gene function determination remains one of the major challenges facing plant biologists today, despite the development and application of new technologies, including high throughput genotyping and next-generation sequencing.
The UQ sorghum genomics team, together with researchers at DAF, are using an integrated set of technologies and germplasm collections to enhance gene function determination in sorghum.
Our capacity: marker-assisted selection, genomic selection and mapping
Applications
• high resolution genetic mapping for quantitative traits and identification of beneficial alleles
• development of customised SNP markers for target traits for Marker Assisted Selection
• development of whole-genome prediction models for applying genomic selection for target traits
The integrated application of new technologies and resources within the sorghum breeding program is being used in a range of research projects investigating a range of crop trait characteristics including drought tolerance, grain size, photosynthesis and grain yield.
Journal Article: Variation in mitogenome structural conformation in wild and cultivated lineages of sorghum corresponds with domestication history and plastome evolution
Zhang, Shuo, Wang, Jie, He, Wenchuang, Kan, Shenglong, Liao, Xuezhu, Jordan, David R., Mace, Emma S., Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan W., Klein, Robert, Yuan, Daojun, Tembrock, Luke R. and Wu, Zhiqiang (2023). Variation in mitogenome structural conformation in wild and cultivated lineages of sorghum corresponds with domestication history and plastome evolution. BMC Plant Biology, 23 (1) 91, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12870-023-04104-2
Journal Article: Genetic and genomic diversity in the sorghum gene bank collection of Uganda
Chakrabarty, Subhadra, Mufumbo, Raphael, Windpassinger, Steffen, Jordan, David, Mace, Emma, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hathorn, Adrian (2022). Genetic and genomic diversity in the sorghum gene bank collection of Uganda. BMC Plant Biology, 22 (1) 378, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12870-022-03770-y
Conference Publication: Ensuring the future of taro
Campbell, Bradley, Godwin, Ian, Mace, Emma, Sukal, Amit, Waqainabete, Logo, Restall, Jemma and Smith, Millicent (2022). Ensuring the future of taro. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Predicting Perfect Partners: climate resilient seed production technology
(2023–2026) ARC Linkage Projects
(2021–2025) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hy-Gain for Smallholders (2020-2025)
(2020–2025) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the efficiency of selection in hybrid maize breeding in Ethiopia through advanced statistical models
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating speed breeding and association mapping strategies to identify and introgress genes for key pathology and agronomic traits in bread wheat in Ethiopia
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Overall Research Project
The Hy-Gain project (Hy-Gain), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a multi-party international research project comprising seven world leading teams aiming to develop a novel technology to increase seed yield and productivity in sorghum and cowpea crops for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This exciting 5-year project, is led by QAAFI with the project director, Prof Anna Koltunow, based in the Centre for Crop Science. Hy-Gain aims to ensure the technology is compatible with plant breeding to support the future, rapid delivery of new high yielding sorghum and cowpea hybrids and improved varieties. Hy-Gain involves research work at multiple sites in Queensland (Hermitage at Warwick; Gatton and St. Lucia) and collaboration with five international research organisations and a multinational seed company. The project has some fundamental discovery work, however its key aim is building and testing the utility of the technology in plants under controlled glasshouse and field conditions with evaluations involving input from African sorghum and cowpea breeders. The research objectives span molecular work in the laboratory to field work involving genetic, genomic and transgenic technologies and testing reproductive productivity of plants in glasshouse and in the field. Communication and collaboration between the parties to efficiently achieve goals, protection of discoveries, dissemination of data to the public via scientific publications and web-based media are important outcomes of the project.
PhD Scholarship Project
Heterosis, or hybrid vigour, is agronomically very important however the mechanisms of heterosis are poorly understood. Quantitative heterotic traits in sorghum, including yield related traits, are under complex genetic control and have also been shown to interact with chromatin structure, differential gene expression and presence/absence variation. This project will characterise the chromatin structure in sorghum and investigate the association between chromatin type and structural variation, using data identified in the sorghum pan-genome. The project will further identify genomic regions, and candidate genes, associated with heterosis using a large diversity panel, to investigate which portions of the genome contribute to quantitative heterotic traits in sorghum. The candidate genes will be further investigated for differential gene expression between hybrids and parent samples from the diversity panel. Several features of sorghum, including its high genetic diversity, relatively small diploid genome, availability of extensive genomic resources, including a pan-genome, make it an excellent experimental system to explore the genome landscape of heterosis and to explore the impact of structural variation and chromatin type on heterosis. This PhD is based at Warwick, Qld.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must meet the entry requirements for a higher degree by research.
Borrell, Andrew, van Oosterom, Erik, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Rodriguez, Daniel, Eyre, Joe, Jordan, David J., Mace, Emma, Singh, Vijaya, Vadez, Vincent, Bell, Mike, Godwin, Ian, Cruickshank, Alan, Tao, Yongfu and Hammer, Graeme (2021). Sorghum. Crop physiology: case histories for major crops. (pp. 196-221) edited by Victor O. Sadras and Daniel F. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819194-1.00005-0
Genetic manipulation of root system architecture to improve drought adaptation in sorghum
Joshi, Dinesh, Singh, Vijaya, van Oosterom, Erik, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2016). Genetic manipulation of root system architecture to improve drought adaptation in sorghum. The sorghum genome. (pp. 207-226) edited by Sujay Rakshit and Yi-Hong Wang. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47789-3_11
Mace, E. S., Mathur, P. N., Godwin, I. D., Hunter, D., Taylor, M. B., Singh, D., DeLacy, I. H. and Jackson, G. V. H. (2010). Development of a regional core collection (Oceania) for taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, based on molecular and phenotypic characterization. The Global Diversity of Taro: Ethnobotany and Conservation. (pp. 185-201) edited by V. Ramanatha Rao, P. J. Matthews, P. B. Eyzaguirre and D. Hunter. Rome, Italy: Bioversity International.
Genomics and genetic enhancement of peanut
Paterson, Andrew H., Stalker, H. Thomas, Meagher, Maria, Burow, Mark D., Dwivedi, Sangam L., Crouch, Jonathan H. and Mace, Emma S. (2004). Genomics and genetic enhancement of peanut. Legume Crop Genomics. (pp. 97-109) edited by Richard F. Wilson, H. Thomas Stalker and E. Charles Brummer. Champaign, United States: AOCS Press.
Zhang, Shuo, Wang, Jie, He, Wenchuang, Kan, Shenglong, Liao, Xuezhu, Jordan, David R., Mace, Emma S., Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan W., Klein, Robert, Yuan, Daojun, Tembrock, Luke R. and Wu, Zhiqiang (2023). Variation in mitogenome structural conformation in wild and cultivated lineages of sorghum corresponds with domestication history and plastome evolution. BMC Plant Biology, 23 (1) 91, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12870-023-04104-2
Genetic and genomic diversity in the sorghum gene bank collection of Uganda
Chakrabarty, Subhadra, Mufumbo, Raphael, Windpassinger, Steffen, Jordan, David, Mace, Emma, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hathorn, Adrian (2022). Genetic and genomic diversity in the sorghum gene bank collection of Uganda. BMC Plant Biology, 22 (1) 378, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12870-022-03770-y
Borrell, Andrew K., Wong, Albert C. S., George-Jaeggli, Barbara, van Oosterom, Erik J., Mace, Emma S., Godwin, Ian D., Liu, Guoquan, Mullet, John E., Klein, Patricia E., Hammer, Graeme L., McLean, Greg, Hunt, Colleen and Jordan, David R. (2022). Genetic modification of PIN genes induces causal mechanisms of stay-green drought adaptation phenotype. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (19), 6711-6726. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac336
Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Hammer, Graeme, Borrell, Andrew, Tao, Yongfu, Wu, Alex, Hunt, Colleen, van Oosterom, Erik, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries B., Jordan, David, Mace, Emma and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2022). Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (9), 3057-3071. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04167-z
Maximizing value of genetic sequence data requires an enabling environment and urgency
Gaffney, Jim, Girma, Dejene, Kane, Ndjido Ardo, Llaca, Victor, Mace, Emma, Taylor, Nigel and Tibebu, Redeat (2022). Maximizing value of genetic sequence data requires an enabling environment and urgency. Global Food Security, 33 100619, 100619. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100619
Decoding the sorghum methylome: understanding epigenetic contributions to agronomic traits
Vafadarshamasbi, Ulduz, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and Crisp, Peter A. (2022). Decoding the sorghum methylome: understanding epigenetic contributions to agronomic traits. Biochemical Society Transactions, 50 (1), 583-596. doi: 10.1042/bst20210908
Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David, Borrell, Andrew, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries, Wu, Alex, Hammer, Graeme, George-Jaeggli, Barbara and Mace, Emma (2021). Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (3) erab467, 801-816. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab467
Tao, Yongfu, Trusov, Yuri, Zhao, Xianrong, Wang, Xuemin, Cruickshank, Alan W., Hunt, Colleen, van Oosterom, Erik J., Hathorn, Adrian, Liu, Guoquan, Ian, Godwin D., Botella, Jose R., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2021). Manipulating assimilate availability provides insight into the genes controlling grain size in sorghum. The Plant Journal, 108 (1) tpj.15437, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15437
Extensive variation within the pan-genome of cultivated and wild sorghum
Tao, Yongfu, Luo, Hong, Xu, Jiabao, Cruickshank, Alan, Zhao, Xianrong, Teng, Fei, Hathorn, Adrian, Wu, Xiaoyuan, Liu, Yuanming, Shatte, Tracey, Jordan, David, Jing, Haichun and Mace, Emma (2021). Extensive variation within the pan-genome of cultivated and wild sorghum. Nature Plants, 7 (6), 766-773. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00925-x
Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture
Thudi, Mahendar, Palakurthi, Ramesh, Schnable, James C., Chitikineni, Annapurna, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Mace, Emma, Srivastava, Rakesh K., Satyavathi, C. Tara, Odeny, Damaris, Tiwari, Vijay K., Lam, Hon-Ming, Hong, Yan Bin, Singh, Vikas K., Li, Guowei, Xu, Yunbi, Chen, Xiaoping, Kaila, Sanjay, Nguyen, Henry, Sivasankar, Sobhana, Jackson, Scott A., Close, Timothy J., Shubo, Wan and Varshney, Rajeev K. (2021). Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture. Journal of Plant Physiology, 257 153351, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2020.153351
A global resource for exploring and exploiting genetic variation in sorghum crop wild relatives
Mace, Emma S., Cruickshank, Alan W., Tao, Yongfu, Hunt, Colleen H. and Jordan, David R. (2021). A global resource for exploring and exploiting genetic variation in sorghum crop wild relatives. Crop Science, 61 (1), 150-162. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20332
Watts-Williams, Stephanie J., Gill, Alison R., Jewell, Nathaniel, Brien, Christopher J., Berger, Bettina, Tran, Binh T. T., Mace, Emma, Cruickshank, Alan W., Jordan, David R., Garnett, Trevor and Cavagnaro, Timothy R. (2021). Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: a role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability. Plants, People, Planet, 4 (2), 143-156. doi: 10.1002/ppp3.10224
Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation
Menamo, T., Kassahun, B., Borrell, A. K., Jordan, D. R., Tao, Y., Hunt, C. and Mace, E. (2020). Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (2), 731-742. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03727-5
Open access to genetic sequence data maximizes value to scientists, farmers, and society
Gaffney, Jim, Tibebu, Redeat, Bart, Rebecca, Beyene, Getu, Girma, Dejene, Kane, Ndjido Ardo, Mace, Emma S., Mockler, Todd, Nickson, Thomas E., Taylor, Nigel and Zastrow-Hayes, Gina (2020). Open access to genetic sequence data maximizes value to scientists, farmers, and society. Global Food Security, 26 100411, 100411. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100411
Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma, Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan, Hunt, Colleen, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). Large-scale genome-wide association study reveals that drought-induced lodging in grain sorghum is associated with plant height and traits linked to carbon remobilisation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133 (11), 3201-3215. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03665-2
Raubach, Sebastian, Kilian, Benjamin, Dreher, Kate, Amri, Ahmed, Bassi, Filippo M., Boukar, Ousmane, Cook, Douglas, Cruickshank, Alan, Fatokun, Christian, El Haddad, Noureddine, Humphries, Alan, Jordan, David, Kehel, Zakaria, Kumar, Shiv, Labarosa, Sandy Jan, Nguyen, Loi Huu, Mace, Emma, McCouch, Susan, McNally, Ken, Marshall, David F., Mikwa, Erick Owuor, Milne, Iain, Odeny, Damaris Achieng, Plazas, Mariola, Prohens, Jaime, Rieseberg, Loren H., Schafleitner, Roland, Sharma, Shivali, Stephen, Gordon ... All our CWR Pre‐Breeding Partners and Collaborators (2020). From bits to bites: advancement of the Germinate platform to support prebreeding informatics for crop wild relatives. Crop Science, 61 (3) csc2.20248, 1538-1566. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20248
Genetic diversity of C4 photosynthesis pathway genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Tao, Yongfu, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Bouteillé-Pallas, Marie, Tai, Shuaishuai, Cruickshank, Alan, Jordan, David and Mace, Emma (2020). Genetic diversity of C4 photosynthesis pathway genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.). Genes, 11 (7) 806, 806-15. doi: 10.3390/genes11070806
A graph-based pan-genome guides biological discovery
Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David R. and Mace, Emma S. (2020). A graph-based pan-genome guides biological discovery. Molecular Plant, 13 (9), 1247-1249. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.07.020
Velazco, Julio G., Jordan, David R., Hunt, Colleen H., Mace, Emma S. and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2020). Genomic prediction for broad and specific adaptation in sorghum accommodating differential variances of SNP effects. Crop Science, 60 (5) csc2.20221, 2328-2342. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20221
Spatial and temporal patterns of lodging in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Australia
Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). Spatial and temporal patterns of lodging in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 71 (4), 379-388. doi: 10.1071/cp19296
Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals
Tao, Yongfu, Zhao, Xianrong, Wang, Xuemin, Hathorn, Adrian, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan W., van Oosterom, Erik J., Godwin, Ian D., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 18 (4), 1093-1105. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13284
Tirfessa, Alemu, McLean, Greg, Mace, Emma, Oosterom, Erik, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2020). Differences in temperature response of phenological development among diverse Ethiopian sorghum genotypes are linked to racial grouping and agroecological adaptation. Crop Science, 60 (2) csc2.20128, 977-990. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20128
Amare, Seyoum, Amare, Nega, Kedanemaryam, Wagaw, Taye, Tadesse, Diriba, Tadesse, Alemu, Tirfessa, Habte, Nida, Adane, Gebereyhones, Sewmehone, Siraw, Tsegaye, Gebremariam, Chalachew, Endalamaw, Hailemariam, Solomon, Tamirat, Bejiga, Tokuma, Legesse, Jordan, David, Emma, Mace, Daniel, Nadew, Ligaba, Ayele and Meron, Bogale (2020). Multi environment and spatial analysis of early maturing sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] genotypes in dry lowland areas of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 15 (2), 278-290. doi: 10.5897/ajar2019.14495
Wang, Xuemin, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Mace, Emma, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). The impacts of flowering time and tillering on grain yield of sorghum hybrids across diverse environments. Agronomy, 10 (1) 35, 135. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10010135
Hunt, Colleen H., Hayes, Ben J., van Eeuwijk, Fred A., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Multi-environment analysis of sorghum breeding trials using additive and dominance genomic relationships. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133 (3), 1009-1018. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03526-7
Crop genomics goes beyond a single reference genome
Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David R. and Mace, Emma S. (2019). Crop genomics goes beyond a single reference genome. Trends in Plant Science, 24 (12), 1072-1074. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.10.001
Velazco, Julio G., Jordan, David R., Mace, Emma S., Hunt, Colleen H., Malosetti, Marcos and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2019). Genomic prediction of grain yield and drought-adaptation capacity in sorghum is enhanced by multi-trait analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 997, 997. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00997
Combining pedigree and genomic information to improve prediction quality: an example in sorghum
Velazco, Julio G., Malosetti, Marcos, Hunt, Colleen H., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2019). Combining pedigree and genomic information to improve prediction quality: an example in sorghum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (7), 2055-2067. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03337-w
A domestication history of dynamic adaptation and genomic deterioration in Sorghum
Smith, Oliver, Nicholson, William V., Kistler, Logan, Mace, Emma, Clapham, Alan, Rose, Pamela, Stevens, Chris, Ware, Roselyn, Samavedam, Siva, Barker, Guy, Jordan, David, Fuller, Dorian Q. and Allaby, Robin G. (2019). A domestication history of dynamic adaptation and genomic deterioration in Sorghum. Nature Plants, 5 (4), 369-379. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0397-9
Exploring and exploiting pan-genomics for crop improvement
Tao, Yongfu, Zhao, Xianrong, Mace, Emma, Henry, Robert and Jordan, David (2019). Exploring and exploiting pan-genomics for crop improvement. Molecular Plant, 12 (2), 156-169. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.12.016
Mace, Emma, Innes, David, Hunt, Colleen, Wang, Xuemin, Tao, Yongfu, Baxter, Jared, Hassall, Michael, Hathorn, Adrian and Jordan, David (2018). The Sorghum QTL Atlas: a powerful tool for trait dissection, comparative genomics and crop improvement. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (3), 751-766. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3212-5
Novel grain weight loci revealed in a cross between cultivated and wild sorghum
Tao, Yongfu, Mace, Emma, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Henzell, Robert and Jordan, David (2018). Novel grain weight loci revealed in a cross between cultivated and wild sorghum. The Plant Genome, 11 (2) 170089, 170089. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.10.0089
Development of genomic prediction in sorghum
Hunt, Colleen H., van Eeuwijk, Fred A., Mace, Emma S., Hayes, Ben J. and Jordan, David R. (2018). Development of genomic prediction in sorghum. Crop Science, 58 (2), 690-700. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2017.08.0469
Chenu, K., van Oosterom, E. J., McLean, G., Deifel, K. S., Fletcher, A., Geetika, G., Tirfessa, A., Mace, E. S., Jordan, D. R., Sulman, R. and Hammer, G. L. (2018). Integrating modelling and phenotyping approaches to identify and screen complex traits : transpiration efficiency in cereals. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69 (13), 3181-3194. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ery059
Characterization of Linkage Disequilibrium and Population Structure in a Mungbean Diversity Panel
Noble, Thomas J., Tao, Yongfu, Mace, Emma S., Williams, Brett, Jordan, David R., Douglas, Colin A. and Mundree, Sagadevan G. (2018). Characterization of Linkage Disequilibrium and Population Structure in a Mungbean Diversity Panel. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 2102, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02102
Investigating successive Australian barley breeding populations for stable resistance to leaf rust
Ziems, L. A., Franckowiak, J. D., Platz, G. J., Mace, E. S., Park, R. F., Singh, D., Jordan, D. R. and Hickey, L. T. (2017). Investigating successive Australian barley breeding populations for stable resistance to leaf rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 130 (11), 2463-2477. doi: 10.1007/s00122-017-2970-9
Diatloff, Eugene, Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R., Filleur, Sophie, Tai, Shuaishuai, Schmidt, Susanne and Godwin, Ian D. (2017). The vegetative nitrogen response of sorghum lines containing different alleles for nitrate reductase and glutamate synthase. Molecular Breeding, 37 (11) 138. doi: 10.1007/s11032-017-0738-1
VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley
Voss-Fels, Kai P., Robinson, Hannah, Mudge, Stephen R., Richard, Cecile, Newman, Saul, Wittkop, Benjamin, Stahl, Andreas, Friedt, Wolfgang, Frisch, Matthias, Gabur, Iulian, Miller-Cooper, Anika, Campbell, Bradley C., Kelly, Alison, Fox, Glen, Christopher, Jack, Christopher, Mandy, Chenu, Karine, Franckowiak, Jerome, Mace, Emma S., Borrell, Andrew K., Eagles, Howard, Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R., Hammer, Graeme, Godwin, Ian D., Trevaskis, Ben, Snowdon, Rod J. and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). VERNALIZATION1 modulates root system architecture in wheat and barley. Molecular Plant, 11 (1), 226-229. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.10.005
Tao, Yongfu, Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Cruickshank, Alan, Campbell, Bradley C., Zhao, Xianrong, Van Oosterom, Erik J., Godwin, Ian D., Botella, Jose R. and Jordan, David R. (2017). Whole-genome analysis of candidate genes associated with seed size and weight in Sorghum bicolor reveals signatures of artificial selection and insights into parallel domestication in cereal crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1237, 1237.1-1237.14. doi: 10.3389/fp/s.2017.01237
Development of a phenotyping platform for high throughput screening of nodal root angle in sorghum
Joshi, Dinesh C., Singh, Vijaya, Hunt, Colleen, Mace, Emma, van Oosterom, Erik, Sulman, Richard, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2017). Development of a phenotyping platform for high throughput screening of nodal root angle in sorghum. Plant Methods, 13 (1) 56, 56. doi: 10.1186/s13007-017-0206-2
Campbell, Bradley C., Gilding, Edward K., Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Tao, Yongfu, Prentis, Peter J., Thomelin, Pauline, Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2016). Domestication and the storage starch biosynthesis pathway: signatures of selection from a whole sorghum genome sequencing strategy. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (12), 2240-2253. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12578
Mindaye, Taye T., Mace, Emma S., Godwin, Ian D. and Jordan, David R. (2016). Heterosis in locally adapted sorghum genotypes and potential of hybrids for increased productivity in contrasting environments in Ethiopia. The Crop Journal, 4 (6), 479-489. doi: 10.1016/j.cj.2016.06.020
Quantitative trait loci of plant attributes related to sorghum grain number determination
Spagnolli, Florencia C., Mace, Emma, Jordan, David, Borras, Lucas and Gambin, Brenda L. (2016). Quantitative trait loci of plant attributes related to sorghum grain number determination. Crop Science, 56 (6), 3046-3054. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2016.03.0185
Massel, Karen, Campbell, Bradley C., Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Tao, Yongfu, Worland, Belinda G., Jordan, David R., Botella, Jose R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2016). Whole genome sequencing reveals potential new targets for improving nitrogen uptake and utilization in Sorghum bicolor. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 (OCTOBER2016) 1544, 1544. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01544
Rice-cold tolerance across reproductive stages
Mitchell, J. H., Zulkafli, S. L., Bosse, J., Campbell, B., Snell, P., Mace, E. S., Godwin, I. D. and Fukai, S. (2016). Rice-cold tolerance across reproductive stages. Crop and Pasture Science, 67 (8), 823-833. doi: 10.1071/CP15331
Fine mapping of qDor7, a major QTL affecting seed dormancy in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)
Li, Pan, Mace, Emma S., Guo, Yan, Han, Lijie, Wang, Mumu, He, Yanfang, Chen, Jun, Yuyama, Nana, Jordan, David R. and Cai, Hongwei (2016). Fine mapping of qDor7, a major QTL affecting seed dormancy in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Tropical Plant Biology, 9 (2), 109-116. doi: 10.1007/s12042-016-9169-0
Genomic regions influencing seminal root traits in barley
Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cecile, Mace, Emma, Kelly, Alison, Borrell, Andrew, Franckowiak, Jerome and Fox, Glen (2016). Genomic regions influencing seminal root traits in barley. The Plant Genome, 9 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.03.0012
Luo, Hong, Zhao, Wenming, Wang, Yanqing, Xia, Yan, Wu, Xiaoyuan, Zhang, Limin, Tang, Bixia, Zhu, Junwei, Fang, Lu, Du, Zhenglin, Bekele, Wubishet A., Tai, Shuaishuai, Jordan, David R., Godwin, Ian D., Snowdon, Rod J., Mace, Emma S., Luo, Jingchu and Jing, Hai-Chun (2016). Erratum: SorGSD: a sorghum genome SNP database (Biotechnology for Biofuels (2016) 9:6 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0415-8). Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9 (1) 37, 37-37. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0450-0
SorGSD: A sorghum genome SNP database
Luo, Hong, Zhao, Wenming, Wang, Yanqing, Xia, Yan, Wu, Xiaoyuan, Zhang, Limin, Tang, Bixia, Zhu, Junwei, Fang, Lu, Du, Zhenglin, Bekele, Wubishet A., Tai, Shuaishuai, Jordan, David R., Godwin , Ian D., Snowdon, Rod J., Mace, Emma S., Jing, Jingchu and Luo, Hai‑Chun (2016). SorGSD: A sorghum genome SNP database. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s13068-015-0415-8
Fine mapping of qGW1, a major QTL for grain weight in sorghum
Han, Lijie, Chen, Jun, Mace, Emma S., Liu, Yishan, Zhu, Mengjiao, Yuyama, Nana, Jordan, David R. and Cai, Hongwei (2015). Fine mapping of qGW1, a major QTL for grain weight in sorghum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128 (9), 1813-1825. doi: 10.1007/s00122-015-2549-2
Mindaye, Taye T., Mace, Emma S., Godwin, Ian D. and Jordan D.R. (2015). Genetic differentiation analysis for the identification of complementary parental pools for sorghum hybrid breeding in Ethiopia. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128 (9), 1765-1775. doi: 10.1007/s00122-015-2545-6
Spot form of net blotch resistance in barley is under complex genetic control
Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma S., Platz, Gregory J., Hunt, Colleen H., Hickey, Lee T., Franckowiak, Jerome D. and Jordan, David R. (2015). Spot form of net blotch resistance in barley is under complex genetic control. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128 (3), 489-499. doi: 10.1007/s00122-014-2447-z
Two distinct classes of QTL determine rust resistance in sorghum
Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Henzell, Robert, Parkes, Heidi and Jordan, David (2014). Two distinct classes of QTL determine rust resistance in sorghum. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1) 366, 366. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0366-4
Alam, M. M., Mace, E. S., van Oosterom, E. J., Cruickshank, A., Hunt, C. H., Hammer G.L. and Jordan, D. R. (2014). QTL analysis in multiple sorghum populations facilitates the dissection of the genetic and physiological control of tillering. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127 (10), 2253-2266. doi: 10.1007/s00122-014-2377-9
The plasticity of NBS resistance genes in sorghum is driven by multiple evolutionary processes
Mace, Emma, Tai, Shuaishuai, Innes, David, Godwin, Ian, Hu, Wushu, Campbell, Bradley, Gilding, Edward, Cruickshank, Alan, Prentis, Peter, Wang, Jun and Jordan, David (2014). The plasticity of NBS resistance genes in sorghum is driven by multiple evolutionary processes. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1) 253, 253.1-253.14. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0253-z
Association mapping of resistance to Puccinia hordei in Australian barley breeding germplasm
Ziems, L. A., Hickey, L. T., Hunt, C. H., Mace, E. S., Platz, G. J., Franckowiak, J. D. and Jordan, D. R. (2014). Association mapping of resistance to Puccinia hordei in Australian barley breeding germplasm. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127 (5), 1199-1212. doi: 10.1007/s00122-014-2291-1
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Christopher, Jack, Christopher, Mandy, Jennings, Raeleen, Jones, Shirley, Fletcher, Susan, Borrell, Andrew, Manschadi, Ahmad M., Jordan, David, Mace, Emma and Hammer, Graeme (2013). QTL for root angle and number in a population developed from bread wheats (Triticum aestivum) with contrasting adaptation to water-limited environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126 (6), 1563-1574. doi: 10.1007/s00122-013-2074-0
Supermodels: sorghum and maize provide mutual insight into the genetics of flowering time
Mace, E. S., Hunt, C. H. and Jordan, D. R. (2013). Supermodels: sorghum and maize provide mutual insight into the genetics of flowering time. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126 (5), 1377-1395. doi: 10.1007/s00122-013-2059-z
Krattinger, Simon G., Jordan, David R., Mace, Emma S., Raghavan, Chitra, Luo, Ming-Cheng, Keller, Beat and Lagudah, Evans S. (2013). Recent emergence of the wheat Lr34 multi-pathogen resistance: insights from haplotype analysis in wheat, rice, sorghum and Aegilops tauschii. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126 (3), 663-672. doi: 10.1007/s00122-012-2009-1
Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal
Gilding, Edward K., Frere, Celine H., Cruickshank, Alan, Rada, Anna K., Prentis, Peter J., Mudge, Agnieszka M., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2013). Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1483, 1483.1-1483.5. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2450
Mace, E.S., Singh, V., Van Oosterom, E.J., Hammer, G.L., Hunt, C.H. and Jordan, D.R. (2012). QTL for nodal root angle in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) co-locate with QTL for traits associated with drought adaptation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 124 (1), 97-109. doi: 10.1007/s00122-011-1690-9
Jordan, D. R., Klein, R. R., Sakrewski, K. G., Henzell, R. G., Klein, P. E. and Mace, E. S. (2011). Mapping and characterization of Rf(5): A new gene conditioning pollen fertility restoration in A(1) and A(2) cytoplasm in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (3), 383-396. doi: 10.1007/s00122-011-1591-y
Exploring and exploiting genetic variation from unadapted sorghum germplasm in a breeding program
Jordan, D. R., Mace, E. S., Cruickshank, A. W., Hunt, C. H. and Henzell, R. G. (2011). Exploring and exploiting genetic variation from unadapted sorghum germplasm in a breeding program. Crop Science, 51 (4), 1444-1457. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2010.06.0326
Mace, E. S. and Jordan, D. R. (2011). Integrating sorghum whole genome sequence information with a compendium of sorghum QTL studies reveals uneven distribution of QTL and of gene-rich regions with significant implications for crop improvement. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (1), 169-191. doi: 10.1007/s00122-011-1575-y
Mapping spot blotch resistance genes in four barley populations
Bovill, Jessica, Lehmensiek, Anke, Sutherland, Mark W., Platz, Greg J., Usher, Terry, Franckowiak, Jerome and Mace, Emma (2010). Mapping spot blotch resistance genes in four barley populations. Molecular Breeding, 26 (4), 653-666. doi: 10.1007/s11032-010-9401-9
Allelic variation of the β-, γ- and δ-kafirin genes in diverse Sorghum genotypes
Laidlaw, H.K.C., Mace, E.S., Williams, S.B., Sakrewski, K., Mudge, A.M., Prentis, P.J., Jordan, D.R. and Godwin, I.D. (2010). Allelic variation of the β-, γ- and δ-kafirin genes in diverse Sorghum genotypes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 121 (7), 1227-1237. doi: 10.1007/s00122-010-1383-9
Location of major effect genes in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)
Mace E. S. and Jordan D. R. (2010). Location of major effect genes in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 121 (7), 1339-1356. doi: 10.1007/s00122-010-1392-8
QTL analysis of feed quality traits in two barley F6-derived RIL populations
Lawson, W., Mace, E., Collard, B. C. Y., Fox, G., Kelly, A., Sutherland, M., Franckowiak, J. and Bowman, J. (2010). QTL analysis of feed quality traits in two barley F6-derived RIL populations. SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics.
Testing of North American barley cultivars for a sub-tropical environment
Franckowiak, J. D., Platz, G. J., Fox, G. P., Sturgess, J., Mace, E., Lawson, W., Sulman, M., Herde, D. J. and Poulsen, D. M. E. (2010). Testing of North American barley cultivars for a sub-tropical environment. SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics.
Jordan, D. R., Mace, Emma S., Henzell, R. G., Klein, P. E. and Klein, R. R. (2010). Molecular mapping and candidate gene identification of the Rf2 gene for pollen fertility restoration in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench).. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 120 (7), 1279-1287. doi: 10.1007/s00122-009-1255-3
Identification of genetic regions associated with black point in barley
Tah, Priya R., Lehmensiek, A, Fox, Glen P., Mace, Emma, Sulman, Maria, Bloustein, Gary and Daggard, Grant E. (2010). Identification of genetic regions associated with black point in barley. Field Crops Research, 115 (1), 61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.10.003
Mace, Emma S., Rami, Jean-Francois, Bouchet, Sophie, Klein, Patricia E., Klein, Robert R., Kilian, Andrzej, Wenzl, Peter, Xia, Ling, Halloran, Kirsten and Jordan, David R. (2009). A consensus genetic map of sorghum that integrates multiple component maps and high-throughput Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers. BMC Plant Biology, 9 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-9-13
How accurate are the marker orders in crop linkage maps generated from large marker datasets?
Collard, Bertrand, Mace, Emma, McPhail, Mark, Wenzl, Peter, Cakir, Mehmet, Fox, Glen, Poulsen, David and Jordan, David (2009). How accurate are the marker orders in crop linkage maps generated from large marker datasets?. Crop and Pasture Science, 60 (4), 362-372. doi: 10.1071/CP08099
Ritter, KB, Jordan, DR, Chapman, SC, Godwin, ID, Mace, ES and McIntyre, CL (2008). Identification of QTL for sugar-related traits in a sweet x grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) recombinant inbred population. Molecular Breeding, 22 (3), 367-384. doi: 10.1007/s11032-008-9182-6
Singh, D., Mace, E. S., Godwin, I. D., Mathur, P. N., Okpul, T., Taylor, M., Hunter, D., Kambuou, R., Ramanatha Rao, V. and Jackson, G. (2008). Assessment and rationalization of genetic diversity of Papua New Guinea taro (Colocasia esculenta) using SSR DNA fingerprinting. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 55 (6), 811-822. doi: 10.1007/s10722-007-9286-6
QTL analysis of ergot resistance in sorghum
Parh, DK, Jordan, DR, Aitken, EAB, Mace, ES, Jun-ai, P and Godwin, ID (2008). QTL analysis of ergot resistance in sorghum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 117 (3), 369-382. doi: 10.1007/s00122-008-0781-8
Cuc, Luu M., Mace, Emma S., Crouch, Jonathan H., Quang, Vu D., Long, Tran D. and Varshney, Rajeev K. (2008). Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers and their application for diversity assessment in cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). BMC Plant Biology, 8 (1) 55. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-55
DArT markers: Diversity analyses and mapping in Sorghum bicolor
Mace, Emma S., Xia, Ling, Jordan, David R., Halloran, Kirsten, Parh, Dipal K., Huttner, Eric, Wenzl, Peter and Kilian, Andrzej (2008). DArT markers: Diversity analyses and mapping in Sorghum bicolor. BMC Genomics, 9 (Article # 26) 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-26
Mace, E. S., Varshney, R. K., Mahalakshmi, V., Seetha, K., Gafoor, A., Leeladevi, Y. and Crouch, J. H. (2008). In silico development of simple sequence repeat markers within the aeschynomenoid/dalbergoid and genistoid clades of the Leguminosae family and their transferability to Arachis hypogaea, groundnut. Plant Science, 174 (1), 51-60. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.09.014
Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs
Christopher, Mandy, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David, Rodgers, David, McGowan, Paul, Delacy, Ian, Banks, Phillip, Sheppard, John, Butler, David and Poulsen, David (2007). Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs. Euphytica, 154 (3), 307-316. doi: 10.1007/s10681-006-9199-z
Jiang, Huifang, Liao, Boshou, Ren, Xiaoping, Lei, Yong, Mace, Emma, Fu, Tingdong and Crouch, J.H. (2007). Comparative assessment of genetic diversity of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes with various levels of resistance to bacterial wilt through SSR and AFLP analyses. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 34 (6), 544-554. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60060-5
Designing SSR primers for genetic research purposes on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Cuc, L. M., Mace, E. S., Crouch, J., Quang, V. D. and Long, T. D. (2007). Designing SSR primers for genetic research purposes on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Vietnam Agricultural Science and Technology, 2, 71-74.
Mapping of adult plant resistance to net form of net blotch in three Australian barley populations
Lehmensiek, A., Platz, G. J., Mace, E., Poulsen, D. and Sutherland, M. W. (2007). Mapping of adult plant resistance to net form of net blotch in three Australian barley populations. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 58 (12), 1191-1197. doi: 10.1071/AR07141
Mace, Emma S., Yuejin, W., Boshou, L, Upadhyaya, H., Chandra, S. and Crouch, J. H. (2007). Simple sequence repeat (SSR)-based diversity analysis of groundnut ( L.) germplasm resistant to bacterial wilt. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 5 (1), 27-36. doi: 10.1017/S1479262107390916
Mace, E. S., Mathur, P. N., Izquierdo, L., Hunter, D., Taylor, M. B., Singh, D., Delacy, I. H., Jackson, G. V. H. and Godwin, I. D. (2006). Rationalization of taro germplam collections in the Pacific Island region using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Plant Genetic Resources : Characterization and Utilisation, 4 (3), 210-220. doi: 10.1079/PGR2006125
Mace, E. S., Phong, D. T., Upadhyaya, H. D., Chandra, S. and Crouch, J. H. (2006). SSR analysis of cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) germplasm resistant to rust and late leaf spot diseases. Euphytica, 152 (3), 317-330. doi: 10.1007/s10681-006-9218-0
Jamnadass, R., Mace, E. S., Hiernaux, P., Muchugi, A. and Hanson, J. (2006). Population genetic responses of wild forage species to grazing along a rainfall gradient in the Sahel: a study combining phenotypic and molecular analyses. Euphytica, 151 (3), 431-445. doi: 10.1007/s10681-006-9175-7
Jayashree, B., Reddy, Praveen T., Leeladevi, Y., Crouch, Jonathan H., Mahalakshmi, V., Buhariwalla, Hutokshi K., Eshwar, K. E., Mace, Emma, Folksterma, Rolf, Senthilvel, S., Varshney, Rajeev K., Seetha, K., Rajalakshmi, R., Prasanth, V. P., Chandra, Subhash, Swarupa, L., SriKalyani, P. and Hoisington, David A. (2006). Laboratory information management software for genotyping workflows: Applications in high throughput crop genotyping. BMC Bioinformatics, 7 (1) 383. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-7-383
Genetic diversity assessment in peanut genotypes with bacterial wilt resistance
Jiang, Huifang, Liao, Boshou, Ren, Xiaoping, Lei, Yong, Mace, Emma, Fu, Tingdong and Crouch, J. H. (2006). Genetic diversity assessment in peanut genotypes with bacterial wilt resistance. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 32 (8), 1156-1165.
Okpul, T., Mace, E. S., Godwin, I. D., Singh, D. and Wagih, M. E. (2005). Evaluation of Variability Among Breeding Lines and Cultivars of Taro (Colocasia Esculenta) in Papua New Guinea Using ISSR Fingerprinting and Agro-Morphological Characterization. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter (143), 8-16.
A high-throughput DNA extraction protocol for tropical molecular breeding programs
Mace E.S., Buhariwalla H.K. and Crouch J.H. (2003). A high-throughput DNA extraction protocol for tropical molecular breeding programs. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 21 (4)
Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in taro (Colocasia esculenta)
Mace, Emma S. and Godwin, Ian D. (2002). Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in taro (Colocasia esculenta). Genome, 45 (5), 823-832. doi: 10.1139/G02-045
Documenting the genetic diversity of taro with microsatellites
Mace, E. and Godwin, I. D. (2000). Documenting the genetic diversity of taro with microsatellites. The Satellite, 3 (1), 4-6.
Mace, ES, Lester, RN and Gebhardt, CG (1999). AFLP analysis of genetic relationships among the cultivated eggplant, Solanum melongena L., and wild relatives (Solanaceae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 99 (3-4), 626-633. doi: 10.1007/s001220051277
AFLP analysis of genetic relationships in the tribe Datureae (Solanaceae)
Mace, ES, Gebhardt, CG and Lester, RN (1999). AFLP analysis of genetic relationships in the tribe Datureae (Solanaceae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 99 (3-4), 634-641. doi: 10.1007/s001220051278
Typification of linnaean Datura names (Solanaceae)
Hadkins, ES, Bye, R, Brandenburg, WA and Jarvis, CE (1997). Typification of linnaean Datura names (Solanaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 125 (4), 295-308. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1997.tb02259.x
Campbell, Bradley, Godwin, Ian, Mace, Emma, Sukal, Amit, Waqainabete, Logo, Restall, Jemma and Smith, Millicent (2022). Ensuring the future of taro. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
How do crops balance water supply and demand when water is limiting?
Borrell, Andrew, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Oosterom, Erik van, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma, Godwin, Ian, Liu, Guoquan, Wong, Albert, Matiwos, Temesgen, Bantte, Kassahun, Christopher, Jack, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cecile, Robinson, Hannah and Jordan, David (2020). How do crops balance water supply and demand when water is limiting?. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036208
Potgieter, A.B., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Lamprecht, Marnie, Liedtke, Jana D., Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew K., Mace, Emma S., Hammer, Graeme L. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Quantifying drought tolerant crop traits using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials. Interdrought 2020, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-13 March 2020.
Watson-Lasowski, Alexander, Cano, Francisco Javier, Warren, Charles, Koller, Fiona, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and Ghannoum, Oula (2019). Basking in the heat vs. burning out: elucidating the difference between successful and unsuccessful acclimations to heat shock using two contrasting Sorghum bicolor genotypes. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
Canopy and root plasticity for drought adaptation in cereals
Borrell, Andrew, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, van Oosterom, Erik, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma, Godwin, Ian, Liu, G., Wong, Albert, Temesgen, M., Kassahun, B., Christopher, Jack, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cecile, Robinson, Hannah and Jordan, David (2019). Canopy and root plasticity for drought adaptation in cereals. Climate Change Linked Stress Tolerance in Plants (M4) (Keystone Symposia), Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany, 13-16 May 2019.
Predicting lodging using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials
Potgieter, Andries, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Guo, Wei, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew, Mace, Emma, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2019). Predicting lodging using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials. 6th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Nanjing, China, 22-26 October 2019.
Variation in leaf vein density in sorghum and implications for C4 photosynthesis
Borrell, Andrew, Fraija, Juan, Wang, Rui, Hunt, Colleen, Jordan, David, Mace, Emma, Tao. Yongfu, Ghannoum, Oula, Cano, Francisco Javier, Pan, Ling and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2019). Variation in leaf vein density in sorghum and implications for C4 photosynthesis. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 3 July.
Variation in leaf vein density in sorghum and implications for C4 photosynthesis
Borrell, Andrew, Fraija, Juan, Wang, Rui, Hunt, Colleen, Jordan, David, Mace, Emma, Ghannoum, Oula, Cano, F. Javier, Pan, Ling and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2019). Variation in leaf vein density in sorghum and implications for C4 photosynthesis. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
What is the cellular basis for seed size differences in sorghum?
Shipp, Jessica, Mace, Emma, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan, Jordan, David and Roberts, T. (2019). What is the cellular basis for seed size differences in sorghum?. Australian Summer Grains Conference (ASGC 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8-10 July 2019.
Potgieter, Andries B., Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Mace, Emma, Chapman, Scott C., Jordan, David R. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2018). Determining crop growth dynamics in sorghum breeding trials through remote and proximal sensing technologies. 38th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Valencia, Spain, Jul 22-27, 2018. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8519296
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, James, Watson, Chapman, Scott, Zheng, Bangyou, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Hathorn, Adrian, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2018). Trial results - Tactical agronomy for sorghum and maize and agronomy for high yielding sorghum and wheat in the northern region. 2nd Asia-Pacific Plant Phenotyping Conference, Nanjing, China, 23- 25 March 2018.
Variation in Leaf Vein Density (LVD) in sorghum: leaf anatomy and C4 photosynthesis
Borrell, Andrew, Fraija, Juan, Wang, Rui, Hunt, Colleen, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2018). Variation in Leaf Vein Density (LVD) in sorghum: leaf anatomy and C4 photosynthesis. Variation in Leaf Vein Density (LVD) in sorghum: leaf anatomy and C4 photosynthesis, Redcliffe, QLD, Australia, 17-18 July 2018.
Adapting cereals to drought: genetic and management solutions
Borrell, A. K., George-Jaeggli, B., van Oosterom, E. J., Mace, E. S., Jordan, D. R., Kassahun, B., Matiwos, T., Vadez, V., Talwar, H., Christopher, J. T., Chenu, K., Richard, C., Robinson, H., Hickey, L., Nagothu, S. U. and Hammer, G. L. (2017). Adapting cereals to drought: genetic and management solutions. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November 2017. Trop Ag.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, van Oosterom, Erik, Geetika, Geetika, Mace, Emma, Hathorn, Adrian, Hunt, Collen, Borrell, Andrew, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). High-throughput phenotyping and genotyping of variation in photosynthesis traits for increased crop yields. Chloroplast Metabolism and Photosynthesis Symposium, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 26-28 July 2017.
An Integrated Approach to Sorghum Crop Improvement in Australia
Jordan, D., Mace, E., Borrell, A., Cruickshank, A., Chapman, S., van Oosterom, E. and Hammer, G. (2013). An Integrated Approach to Sorghum Crop Improvement in Australia. 4th International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production under Drought-Prone Environments (InterDrought-IV), Perth, WA, Australia, 2 - 6 September 2013.
Improving cereal productivity with stay-green technology.
Borrell, A., Hammer, G., Van Oosterom, E., George-Jaeggli, B., McLean, G., Hamlet, S., Hunt, C., Mace, E., Mullet, J., Klein, P., Weers, B. and Jordan, D. (2013). Improving cereal productivity with stay-green technology.. 2013 QAAFI Annual Research Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 August 2013.
Nodal root angle in Sorghum and its association with drought adaptation
Singh, V., van Oosterom, E. J., Jordan, D. R., Mace, E., Colleen, H. and Hammer, G. L. (2013). Nodal root angle in Sorghum and its association with drought adaptation. 30th Interdisciplinary Plant Group Symposium, Columbia Missouri, United States, 29 - 31 May 2013.
Jordan, D., Mace, E. and Borrell, A. (2013). Sorghum crop improvement in Australia: integrating breeding, genomics, physiology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and simulation modelling. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Sorghum Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Science, Shenyang, China, 28-30 January, 2013.
Management of traits and genes involved in adaptation of barley to north-eastern Australia
Franckowiak, J., Platz, G., Lawson, W., Killian, A, Fox, G., Kelly, A., Mace, E. and Jordan, D. (2011). Management of traits and genes involved in adaptation of barley to north-eastern Australia. 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 18-21 September 2011.
Genetic control of root system architecture in sorghum and its implications on water extraction
Singh, Vijaya, van Oosterom, Erik, Jordan, David, Mace, Emma and Hammer, Graeme (2010). Genetic control of root system architecture in sorghum and its implications on water extraction. Agro2010 XIth ESA Congress, Montpellier, France, 29 August - 3 September, 2010. Montpellier, France: Agropolis International Editions.
Investigating the molecular genetics of malt and feed quality traits in barley
Lawson, W., Mace, E., Collard, B., Fox, G., Kelly, A., Sutherland, M. and Franckowiak, J. (2010). Investigating the molecular genetics of malt and feed quality traits in barley. 6th Canadian Barley Technical Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 25-28 July 2010. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: University of Saskatchewan.
Bovill, J. H., Lehmensiek, A., McNamara, B., Wildermuth, G. B., Platz, G., Mace, E. and Sutherland, M. W. (2007). The identification and validation of QTLs conferring resistance to spot blotch and common root rot in barley. ST PAUL: AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC.
Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs
Christopher, M, Mace, E, Jordan, D, Rodgers, D, McGowan, P, Delacy, I, Banks, P, Sheppard, J, Butler, D and Poulsen, D (2007). Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND, 18-21 Apr 2006. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s10681-006-9199-z
Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs
Christopher, Mandy J., Mace, Emma, Jordan, David, Rodgers, David, McGowan, Paul, DeLacy, Ian H., Banks, Phillip M., Sheppard, John., Butler, David G. and Poulsen, David (2006). Applications of pedigree-based genome mapping in wheat and barley breeding programs. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18-21 April 2006. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Grassland Association.
Chapman, S. C., Doherty, A., Hammer, G. L., Jordan, D., Mace, E. and Van Oosterom, E. J. (2006). Predicting flowering time in sorghum using a simple gene network: functional physiology or fictional functionality?. 5th Australian Sorghum Conference, Gold Coast, 30 January - 2 February 2006. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia: Range Media.
Biotechnology-based contributions to enhancing legume productivity in resource-poor areas
Crouch, JH, Buhariwalla, HK, Blair, M, Mace, E, Jayasharee, B and Serraj, R (2004). Biotechnology-based contributions to enhancing legume productivity in resource-poor areas. International Workshop on the Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Increased Crop Productivity, Montpellier France, Jul 10-14, 2002. ENFIELD: SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC.
The European Solanaceae Information Network
Hadkins, ES, Lester, RN and Maxted, N (1995). The European Solanaceae Information Network. 1st International Symposium on Solanacea for Fresh Market, Malaga Spain, Mar 28-31, 1995. LEUVEN 1: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.412.7
Predicting Perfect Partners: climate resilient seed production technology
(2023–2026) ARC Linkage Projects
(2021–2025) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hy-Gain for Smallholders (2020-2025)
(2020–2025) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Climate-smart interventions for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
(2019–2023) International Development Research Centre-Cultivate Africa's Future Fund
Beat the heat: Adapting sorghum crops for global climate futures
(2019–2022) ARC Linkage Projects
DAQ00187 National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (GRDC Project led by DAF)
(2018–2019) Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Development of a wild sorghum BCNAM panel
(2015–2021) Global Crop Diversity Trust
Sorghum with more feed grain energy: bigger grain with higher starch content
(2014–2016) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Improving the efficiency of selection in hybrid maize breeding in Ethiopia through advanced statistical models
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Integrating speed breeding and association mapping strategies to identify and introgress genes for key pathology and agronomic traits in bread wheat in Ethiopia
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Network biology of quantitative traits in sorghum
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Investigating the epigenetic contribution to trait variation in sorghum
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Improving root system architecture of future crops
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Improved methods of predicting genetic merit in plant breeding programs using linear mixed models
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Impact of variable water limited environments on grain sorghum yield and lodging in Australia
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Genome wide analysis and allele mining of diverse sorghum genes involved in nitrogen use efficiency
(2017) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Genetic characterization of flowering time in sorghum
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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GENETIC DIVERSITY STUDIES OF MAIZE GERMPLASM IN ZIMBABWE USING MOLECULAR MARKERS
(2003) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Overall Research Project
The Hy-Gain project (Hy-Gain), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a multi-party international research project comprising seven world leading teams aiming to develop a novel technology to increase seed yield and productivity in sorghum and cowpea crops for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This exciting 5-year project, is led by QAAFI with the project director, Prof Anna Koltunow, based in the Centre for Crop Science. Hy-Gain aims to ensure the technology is compatible with plant breeding to support the future, rapid delivery of new high yielding sorghum and cowpea hybrids and improved varieties. Hy-Gain involves research work at multiple sites in Queensland (Hermitage at Warwick; Gatton and St. Lucia) and collaboration with five international research organisations and a multinational seed company. The project has some fundamental discovery work, however its key aim is building and testing the utility of the technology in plants under controlled glasshouse and field conditions with evaluations involving input from African sorghum and cowpea breeders. The research objectives span molecular work in the laboratory to field work involving genetic, genomic and transgenic technologies and testing reproductive productivity of plants in glasshouse and in the field. Communication and collaboration between the parties to efficiently achieve goals, protection of discoveries, dissemination of data to the public via scientific publications and web-based media are important outcomes of the project.
PhD Scholarship Project
Heterosis, or hybrid vigour, is agronomically very important however the mechanisms of heterosis are poorly understood. Quantitative heterotic traits in sorghum, including yield related traits, are under complex genetic control and have also been shown to interact with chromatin structure, differential gene expression and presence/absence variation. This project will characterise the chromatin structure in sorghum and investigate the association between chromatin type and structural variation, using data identified in the sorghum pan-genome. The project will further identify genomic regions, and candidate genes, associated with heterosis using a large diversity panel, to investigate which portions of the genome contribute to quantitative heterotic traits in sorghum. The candidate genes will be further investigated for differential gene expression between hybrids and parent samples from the diversity panel. Several features of sorghum, including its high genetic diversity, relatively small diploid genome, availability of extensive genomic resources, including a pan-genome, make it an excellent experimental system to explore the genome landscape of heterosis and to explore the impact of structural variation and chromatin type on heterosis. This PhD is based at Warwick, Qld.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must meet the entry requirements for a higher degree by research.