The University of Queensland

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

“SpeedGS” to accelerate genetic gain in spring wheat

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Herzog, Eva, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Sukumaran, Sivakumar, Watson, Amy, Frisch, Matthias, Hayes, Ben and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). “SpeedGS” to accelerate genetic gain in spring wheat. Applications of genetic and genomic research in cereals. (pp. 303-327) edited by Thomas Miedaner and Viktor Korzun. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-08-102163-7.00014-4

Rapid phenotyping adult plant resistance to stem rust in wheat grown under controlled conditions

Riaz, Adnan and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). Rapid phenotyping adult plant resistance to stem rust in wheat grown under controlled conditions. Wheat rust diseases: methods and protocols. (pp. 183-196) edited by Sambasivam Periyannan. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7249-4_16

Toward more effective discovery and deployment of novel plant genetic variation: reflection and future directions

Mackay, M. C., Street, K. A. and Hickey, L. T. (2016). Toward more effective discovery and deployment of novel plant genetic variation: reflection and future directions. Applied mathematics and omics to assess crop genetic resources for climate change adaptive traits. (pp. 139-150) edited by Abdallah Bari, Ardeshir B. Damania, Michael Mackay and Selvadurai Dayanandan. Boca Raton, FL, United States: Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.1201/b19518-16

Author correction: a chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes

Varshney, Rajeev K., Roorkiwal, Manish, Sun, Shuai, Bajaj, Prasad, Chitikineni, Annapurna, Thudi, Mahendar, Singh, Narendra P., Du, Xiao, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Khan, Aamir W., Wang, Yue, Garg, Vanika, Fan, Guangyi, Cowling, Wallace A., Crossa, José, Gentzbittel, Laurent, Voss-Fels, Kai Peter, Valluri, Vinod Kumar, Sinha, Pallavi, Singh, Vikas K., Ben, Cécile, Rathore, Abhishek, Punna, Ramu, Singh, Muneendra K., Tar’an, Bunyamin, Bharadwaj, Chellapilla, Yasin, Mohammad, Pithia, Motisagar S., Singh, Servejeet ... Liu, Xin (2022). Author correction: a chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes. Nature, 604 (7905), E12-E12. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04660-x

Genome-wide association and genomic prediction for stripe rust resistance in synthetic-derived wheats

Mahmood, Zahid, Ali, Mohsin, Mirza, Javed Iqbal, Fayyaz, Muhammad, Majeed, Khawar, Naeem, Muhammad Kashif, Aziz, Abdul, Trethowan, Richard, Ogbonnaya, Francis Chuks, Poland, Jesse, Quraishi, Umar Masood, Hickey, Lee Thomas, Rasheed, Awais and He, Zhonghu (2022). Genome-wide association and genomic prediction for stripe rust resistance in synthetic-derived wheats. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 788593, 788593. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.788593

Harnessing genetic variation at regulatory regions to fine-tune traits for climate resilient crops

Ganguly, Diep R., Hickey, Lee T. and Crisp, Peter A. (2022). Harnessing genetic variation at regulatory regions to fine-tune traits for climate resilient crops. Molecular Plant, 15 (2), 222-224. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.12.011

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

Beyond the gene: epigenetic and cis-regulatory targets offer new breeding potential for the future

Crisp, Peter A., Bhatnagar-Mathur, Pooja, Hundleby, Penny, Godwin, Ian D., Waterhouse, Peter M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Beyond the gene: epigenetic and cis-regulatory targets offer new breeding potential for the future. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 73, 88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.008

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

A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes

Varshney, Rajeev K., Roorkiwal, Manish, Sun, Shuai, Bajaj, Prasad, Chitikineni, Annapurna, Thudi, Mahendar, Singh, Narendra P., Du, Xiao, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Khan, Aamir W., Wang, Yue, Garg, Vanika, Fan, Guangyi, Cowling, Wallace A., Crossa, José, Gentzbittel, Laurent, Voss-Fels, Kai Peter, Valluri, Vinod Kumar, Sinha, Pallavi, Singh, Vikas K., Ben, Cécile, Rathore, Abhishek, Punna, Ramu, Singh, Muneendra K., Tar’an, Bunyamin, Bharadwaj, Chellapilla, Yasin, Mohammad, Pithia, Motisagar S., Singh, Servejeet ... Liu, Xin (2021). A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes. Nature, 599 (7886), 622-627. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04066-1

A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species

Yadav, Seema, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen S., Hickey, Lee T., Powell, Owen, Wei, Xianming, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 773, 773. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-08116-w

Rapid delivery systems for future food security

Varshney, Rajeev K., Bohra, Abhishek, Roorkiwal, Manish, Barmukh, Rutwik, Cowling, Wallace, Chitikineni, Annapurna, Lam, Hon-Ming, Hickey, Lee T., Croser, Janine, Edwards, David, Farooq, Muhammad, Crossa, José, Weckwerth, Wolfram, Millar, A. Harvey, Kumar, Arvind, Bevan, Michael W. and Siddique, Kadambot H. M. (2021). Rapid delivery systems for future food security. Nature Biotechnology, 39 (10), 1179-1181. doi: 10.1038/s41587-021-01079-z

Fast-forward breeding for a food-secure world

Varshney, Rajeev K., Bohra, Abhishek, Roorkiwal, Manish, Barmukh, Rutwik, Cowling, Wallace A., Chitikineni, Annapurna, Lam, Hon-Ming, Hickey, Lee T., Croser, Janine S., Bayer, Philipp E., Edwards, David, Crossa, José, Weckwerth, Wolfram, Millar, Harvey, Kumar, Arvind, Bevan, Michael W. and Siddique, Kadambot H.M. (2021). Fast-forward breeding for a food-secure world. Trends in Genetics, 37 (12), 1124-1136. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.08.002

QTL identified for stay-green in a multi-reference nested association mapping population of wheat exhibit context dependent expression and parent-specific alleles

Christopher, Mandy, Paccapelo, Valeria, Kelly, Alison, Macdonald, Bethany, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cécile, Verbyla, Ari, Chenu, Karine, Borrell, Andrew, Amin, Asad and Christopher, Jack (2021). QTL identified for stay-green in a multi-reference nested association mapping population of wheat exhibit context dependent expression and parent-specific alleles. Field Crops Research, 270 108181, 108181. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108181

Genetic characterization of adult-plant resistance to tan spot (syn, yellow spot) in wheat

Dinglasan, Eric G., Peressini, Tamaya, Marathamuthu, Kalai A., See, Pao Theen, Snyman, Lisle, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Moffat, Caroline S. and Hickey, Lee T. (2021). Genetic characterization of adult-plant resistance to tan spot (syn, yellow spot) in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (9), 2823-2839. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03861-8

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

Need for speed: manipulating plant growth to accelerate breeding cycles

Bhatta, Madhav, Sandro, Pablo, Smith, Millicent R., Delaney, Oscar, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Gutierrez, Lucia and Hickey, Lee T. (2021). Need for speed: manipulating plant growth to accelerate breeding cycles. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 60 101986, 101986. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101986

Tunable crops are just a spray away

Massel, Karen, Godwin, Ian and Hickey, Lee (2021). Tunable crops are just a spray away. Nature Plants, 7 (2), 102-103. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00849-6

Hotter, drier, CRISPR: the latest edit on climate change

Massel, Karen, Lam, Yasmine, Wong, Albert C. S., Hickey, Lee T., Borrell, Andrew K. and Godwin, Ian D. (2021). Hotter, drier, CRISPR: the latest edit on climate change. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1691-1709. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03764-0

Physiological changes in barley mlo-11 powdery mildew resistance conditioned by tandem repeat copy number

Ge, Cynthia, Moolhuijzen, Paula, Hickey, Lee, Wentzel, Elzette, Deng, Weiwei, Dinglasan, Eric G. and Ellwood, Simon R. (2020). Physiological changes in barley mlo-11 powdery mildew resistance conditioned by tandem repeat copy number. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (22) 8769. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228769

Is plant variety registration keeping pace with speed breeding techniques?

Jamali, Seyed Hossein, Cockram, James and Hickey, Lee T. (2020). Is plant variety registration keeping pace with speed breeding techniques?. Euphytica, 216 (8) 131. doi: 10.1007/s10681-020-02666-y

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 roadmap for gene functional characterisation in crops with large genomes: lessons from polyploid wheat

Adamski, Nikolai M., Borrill, Philippa, Brinton, Jemima, Harrington, Sophie A., Marchal, Clémence, Bentley, Alison R., Bovill, William D., Cattivelli, Luigi, Cockram, James, Contreras-Moreira, Bruno, Ford, Brett, Ghosh, Sreya, Harwood, Wendy, Hassani-Pak, Keywan, Hayta, Sadiye, Hickey, Lee T., Kanyuka, Kostya, King, Julie, Maccaferrri, Marco, Naamati, Guy, Pozniak, Curtis J., Ramirez-Gonzalez, Ricardo H., Sansaloni, Carolina, Trevaskis, Ben, Wingen, Luzie U., Wulff, Brande Bh and Uauy, Cristobal (2020). A roadmap for gene functional characterisation in crops with large genomes: lessons from polyploid wheat. eLife, 9 e55646, e55646. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55646

Response of barley genotypes to weed interference in Australia

Mahajan, Gulshan, Hickey, Lee and Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh (2020). Response of barley genotypes to weed interference in Australia. Agronomy, 10 (1) x, 99. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10010099

Overcoming polyploidy pitfalls: a user guide for effective SNP conversion into KASP markers in wheat

Makhoul, M., Rambla, C., Voss-Fels, K. P., Hickey, L. T., Snowdon, R. J. and Obermeier, C. (2020). Overcoming polyploidy pitfalls: a user guide for effective SNP conversion into KASP markers in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133 (8), 2413-2430. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03608-x

Can a speed breeding approach accelerate genetic gain in pigeonpea?

Saxena, K. B., Saxena, R. K., Hickey, L. T. and Varshney, R. K. (2019). Can a speed breeding approach accelerate genetic gain in pigeonpea?. Euphytica, 215 (12) 202. doi: 10.1007/s10681-019-2520-4

High-resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Keeble-Gagnère, Gabriel, Hickey, Lee T., Tibbits, Josquin, Nagornyy, Sergej, Hayden, Matthew J., Pasam, Raj K., Kant, Surya, Friedt, Wolfgang, Snowdon, Rod J., Appels, Rudi and Wittkop, Benjamin (2019). High-resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (9), 2707-2719. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03383-4

Multivariate genomic selection and potential of rapid indirect selection with speed breeding in spring wheat

Watson, Amy, Hickey, Lee T., Christopher, Jack, Rutkoski, Jessica, Poland, Jesse and Hayes, Ben J. (2019). Multivariate genomic selection and potential of rapid indirect selection with speed breeding in spring wheat. Crop Science, 59 (5), 1945-1959. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.12.0757

Insights into deployment of DNA markers in plant variety protection and registration

Jamali, Seyed Hossein, Cockram, James and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). Insights into deployment of DNA markers in plant variety protection and registration. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (7), 1911-1929. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03348-7

Breeding crops to feed 10 billion

Hickey, Lee T., N. Hafeez, Amber, Robinson, Hannah, Jackson, Scott A., Leal-Bertioli, Soraya C. M., Tester, Mark, Gao, Caixia, Godwin, Ian D., Hayes, Ben J. and Wulff, Brande B. H. (2019). Breeding crops to feed 10 billion. Nature Biotechnology, 37 (7), 744-754. doi: 10.1038/s41587-019-0152-9

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

Genetic characterization of resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in the international barley differential Canadian Lake Shore

Dinglasan, Eric, Hickey, Lee, Ziems, Laura, Fowler, Ryan, Anisimova, Anna, Baranova, Olga, Lashina, Nina and Afanasenko, Olga (2019). Genetic characterization of resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in the international barley differential Canadian Lake Shore. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 326, 326. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00326

Technological perspectives for plant breeding

Godwin, Ian D., Rutkoski, Jessica, Varshney, Rajeev K. and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). Technological perspectives for plant breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (3), 555-557. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03321-4

Q&A: modern crop breeding for future food security

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Stahl, Andreas and Hickey, Lee T. (2019). Q&A: modern crop breeding for future food security. BMC Biology, 17 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.1186/s12915-019-0638-4

Allelic effects and variations for key bread-making quality genes in bread wheat using high-throughput molecular markers

Rasheed, Awais, Jin, Hui, Xiao, Yonggui, Zhang, Yan, Hao, Yuanfeng, Zhang, Yong, Hickey, Lee T., Morgounov, Alexey I., Xia, Xianchun and He, Zhonghu (2019). Allelic effects and variations for key bread-making quality genes in bread wheat using high-throughput molecular markers. Journal of Cereal Science, 85, 305-309. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2018.12.004

Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research

Ghosh, Sreya, Watson, Amy, Gonzalez-Navarro, Oscar E., Ramirez-Gonzalez, Ricardo H., Yanes, Luis, Mendoza-Suárez, Marcela, Simmonds, James, Wells, Rachel, Rayner, Tracey, Green, Phon, Hafeez, Amber, Hayta, Sadiye, Melton, Rachel E., Steed, Andrew, Sarkar, Abhimanyu, Carter, Jeremy, Perkins, Lionel, Lord, John, Tester, Mark, Osbourn, Anne, Moscou, Matthew J., Nicholson, Paul, Harwood, Wendy, Martin, Cathie, Domoney, Claire, Uauy, Cristobal, Hazard, Brittany, Wulff, Brande B. H. and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research. Nature Protocols, 13 (12), 2944-2963. doi: 10.1038/s41596-018-0072-z

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 orphan crops

Chiurugwi, Tinashe, Kemp, Stuart, Powell, Wayne and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding orphan crops. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (3), 607-616. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3202-7

Discovering new alleles for yellow spot resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection

Dinglasan, Eric G., Singh, Dharmendra, Shankar, Manisha, Afanasenko, Olga, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian D., Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Discovering new alleles for yellow spot resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (1), 149-162. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3204-5

Genetic insights into underground responses to Fusarium graminearum infection in wheat

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Qian, Lunwen, Gabur, Iulian, Obermeier, Christian, Hickey, Lee T., Werner, Christian R., Kontowski, Stefan, Frisch, Matthias, Friedt, Wolfgang, Snowdon, Rod J. and Gottwald, Sven (2018). Genetic insights into underground responses to Fusarium graminearum infection in wheat. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 13153, 13153. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-31544-w

Root architectural traits and yield: exploring the relationship in barley breeding trials

Robinson, Hannah, Kelly, Alison, Fox, Glen, Franckowiak, Jerome, Borrell, Andrew and Hickey, Lee (2018). Root architectural traits and yield: exploring the relationship in barley breeding trials. Euphytica, 214 (9) 151. doi: 10.1007/s10681-018-2219-y

Designer roots for future crops

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Snowdon, Rod J. and Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Designer roots for future crops. Trends in Plant Science, 23 (1717), 957-960. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.004

Vavilov wheat accessions provide useful sources of resistance to tan spot (syn. yellow spot) of wheat

Dinglasan, E. G., Godwin, I. D., Phan, H. T.T., Tan, K. C., Platz, G. J. and Hickey, L. T. (2018). Vavilov wheat accessions provide useful sources of resistance to tan spot (syn. yellow spot) of wheat. Plant Pathology, 67 (5), 1076-1087. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12822

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

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

Selection in early generations to shift allele frequency for seminal root angle in wheat

Richard, Cecile, Christopher, Jack, Chenu, Karine, Borrell, Andrew, Christopher, Mandy and Hickey, Lee (2018). Selection in early generations to shift allele frequency for seminal root angle in wheat. Plant Genome, 11 (2) 170071, 170071. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.08.0071

Novel sources of resistance to Septoria nodorum blotch in the Vavilov wheat collection identified by genome-wide association studies

Phan, Huyen T. T., Rybak, Kasia, Bertazzoni, Stefania, Furuki, Eiko, Dinglasan, Eric, Hickey, Lee T., Oliver, Richard P. and Tan, Kar-Chun (2018). Novel sources of resistance to Septoria nodorum blotch in the Vavilov wheat collection identified by genome-wide association studies. TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 131 (6), 1223-1238. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3073-y

Fast-Forwarding Genetic Gain

Li, Huihui, Rasheed, Awais, Hickey, Lee T. and He, Zhonghu (2018). Fast-Forwarding Genetic Gain. Trends In Plant Science, 23 (3), 184-186. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.01.007

Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding

Watson, Amy, Ghosh, Sreya, Williams, Matthew J, Cuddy, William S, Simmonds, James, Rey, María-Dolores, Asyraf Md Hatta, M, Hinchliffe, Alison, Steed, Andrew, Reynolds, Daniel, Adamski, Nikolai M, Breakspear, Andy, Korolev, Andrey, Rayner, Tracey, Dixon, Laura E., Riaz, Adnan, Martin, William, Ryan, Merrill, Edwards, David, Batley, Jacqueline, Raman, Harsh, Carter, Jeremy, Rogers, Christian, Domoney, Claire, Moore, Graham, Harwood, Wendy, Nicholson, Paul, Dieters, Mark J., DeLacy, Ian H. ... Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding. Nature Plants, 4 (1), 23-29. doi: 10.1038/s41477-017-0083-8

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

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

Unlocking new alleles for leaf rust resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection

Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Afanasenko, Olga, Mitrofanova, Olga P., Platz, Gregory J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Snowdon, Rod J., Lagudah, Evans S., Hickey, Lee T. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2017). Unlocking new alleles for leaf rust resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection. TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131 (1), 127-144. doi: 10.1007/s00122-017-2990-5

Exploring and Harnessing Haplotype Diversity to Improve Yield Stability in Crops

Qian, Lunwen, Hickey, Lee T., Stahl, Andreas, Werner, Christian R., Hayes, Ben, Snowdon, Rod J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2017). Exploring and Harnessing Haplotype Diversity to Improve Yield Stability in Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1534, 1534. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01534

Characterisation of Rph24: a gene conferring adult plant resistance to Puccinia hordei in barley

Ziems, Laura A., Hickey, Lee T., Platz, Gregory J., Franckowiak, Jerome D., Dracatos, Peter M., Singh, Davinder and Park, Robert F. (2017). Characterisation of Rph24: a gene conferring adult plant resistance to Puccinia hordei in barley. Phytopathology, 107 (7), 834-841. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-08-16-0295-R

Genome-wide association study for pre-harvest sprouting resistance in a large germplasm collection of Chinese wheat landraces

Zhou, Yong, Tang, Hao, Cheng, Meng-Ping, Dankwa, Kwame O., Chen, Zhong-Xu, Li, Zhan-Yi, Gao, Shang, Liu, Ya-Xi, Jiang, Qian-Tao, Lan, Xiu-Jin, Pu, Zhi-En, Wei, Yu-Ming, Zheng, You-Liang, Hickey, Lee T. and Wang, Ji-Rui (2017). Genome-wide association study for pre-harvest sprouting resistance in a large germplasm collection of Chinese wheat landraces. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 401, 401. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00401

Pathogenic variation of Pyrenophora teres f. teres in Australia

Fowler, R. A. , Platz, G. J., Bell, K. L., Fletcher, S. E. H., Franckowiak, J. D. and Hickey, L. T. (2017). Pathogenic variation of Pyrenophora teres f. teres in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 46 (2), 115-128. doi: 10.1007/s13313-017-0468-1

Speed breeding for multiple disease resistance in barley

Hickey, Lee T., German, Silvia E., Pereyra, Silvia A., Diaz, Juan E., Ziems, Laura A., Fowler, Ryan A., Platz, Greg J., Franckowiak, Jerome D. and Dieters, Mark J. (2017). Speed breeding for multiple disease resistance in barley. Euphytica, 213 (3) 64. doi: 10.1007/s10681-016-1803-2

Mining Vavilov’s treasure chest of wheat diversity for adult plant resistance to Puccinia triticina

Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Afanasenko, Olga, Mitrofanova, Olga, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Lagudah, Evans and Hickey, Lee T. (2017). Mining Vavilov’s treasure chest of wheat diversity for adult plant resistance to Puccinia triticina. Plant Disease, 101 (2), 317-323. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-05-16-0614-RE

A rapid phenotyping method for adult plant resistance to leaf rust in wheat

Riaz, Adnan, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Aitken, Elizabeth and Hickey, Lee (2016). A rapid phenotyping method for adult plant resistance to leaf rust in wheat. Plant Methods, 12 (17) 17, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s13007-016-0117-7

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

Into the vault of the Vavilov wheats: old diversity for new alleles

Riaz, Adnan, Hathorn, Adrian, Dinglasan, Eric, Ziems, Laura, Richard, Cecile, Singh, Dharmendra, Mitrofanova, Olga, Afanasenko, Olga, Aitken, Elizabeth, Godwin, Ian and Hickey, Lee (2016). Into the vault of the Vavilov wheats: old diversity for new alleles. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 64 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10722-016-0380-5

Resistance to yellow spot in wheat grown under accelerated growth conditions

Dinglasan, Eric, Godwin, Ian D., Mortlock, Miranda Y. and Hickey, Lee T. (2016). Resistance to yellow spot in wheat grown under accelerated growth conditions. Euphytica, 209 (3), 693-707. doi: 10.1007/s10681-016-1660-z

Discovery of QTL for stay-green and heat-stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare) grown under simulated abiotic stress conditions

Gous, Peter W., Hickey, Lee, Christopher, Jack T., Franckowiak, Jerome. and Fox, Glen P. (2015). Discovery of QTL for stay-green and heat-stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare) grown under simulated abiotic stress conditions. Euphytica, 207 (2), 305-317. doi: 10.1007/s10681-015-1542-9

High-throughput phenotyping of seminal root traits in wheat

Richard, Cecile A. I., Hickey, Lee T., Fletcher, Susan, Jennings, Raeleen, Chenu, Karine and Christopher, Jack T. (2015). High-throughput phenotyping of seminal root traits in wheat. Plant Methods, 11 (13) 13, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13007-015-0055-9

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

High-throughput phenotyping of wheat seminal root traits in a breeding context

Richard, Cecile, Hickey, Lee, Fletcher, Susan, Chenu, Karine, Borrell, Andrew and Christopher, Jack (2015). High-throughput phenotyping of wheat seminal root traits in a breeding context. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 29, 102-103. doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.179

Integrating rapid phenotyping and speed breeding to improve stay-green and root adaptation of wheat in changing, water-limited, Australian environments

Christopher, Jack, Richard, Cecile, Chenu, Karine, Christopher, Mandy, Borrell, Andrew and Hickey, Lee (2015). Integrating rapid phenotyping and speed breeding to improve stay-green and root adaptation of wheat in changing, water-limited, Australian environments. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 29, 175-176. doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.246

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

Structural changes of starch molecules in barley grains during germination

Chu, Shang, Hasjim, Jovin, Hickey, Lee T., Fox, Glen and Gilbert, Robert G. (2014). Structural changes of starch molecules in barley grains during germination. Cereal Chemistry, 91 (5), 431-437. doi: 10.1094/CCHEM-09-13-0174-R

Grain dormancy QTL identified in a doubled haploid barley population derived from two non-dormant parents

Hickey, L.T., Lawson, W., Arief, V.N., Fox, G., Franckowiak, J. and Dieters, M.J. (2012). Grain dormancy QTL identified in a doubled haploid barley population derived from two non-dormant parents. Euphytica, 188 (1), 133-122. doi: 10.1007/s10681-011-0577-9

Mapping quantitative trait loci for partial resistance to powdery mildew in an Australian barley population

Hickey, Lee T., Lawson, Wendy, Platz, Greg J., Fowler, Ryan A., Arief, Vivi, Dieters, Mark, German, Silvia, Fletcher, Susan, Park, Robert F., Singh, Davinder, Pereyra, Silvia and Franckowiak, Jerome (2012). Mapping quantitative trait loci for partial resistance to powdery mildew in an Australian barley population. Crop Science, 52 (3), 1021-1032. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.10.0535

Origin of leaf rust adult plant resistance gene Rph20 in barley

Hickey, Lee T., Lawson, Wendy, Platz, Greg J., Dieters, Mark and Franckowiak, Jerome (2012). Origin of leaf rust adult plant resistance gene Rph20 in barley. Genome, 55 (5), 396-399. doi: 10.1139/G2012-022

Rapid phenotyping for adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat

Hickey, Lee T., Wilkinson, Peter M., Knight, Cheridan R., Godwin, Ian D., Kravchuk, Olena Y., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Bansal, Urmil K., Bariana, Harbans S., DeLacy, Ian H. and Dieters, Mark J. (2012). Rapid phenotyping for adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat. Plant Breeding, 131 (1), 54-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2011.01925.x

Mapping Rph20: A gene conferring adult plant resistance to Puccinia hordei in barley

Hickey, L. T., Lawson, W., Platz, G. J., Dieters, M., Arief, V. N., Germán, S., Fletcher, S., Park, R. F., Singh, D., Pereyra, S. and Franckowiak, J. (2011). Mapping Rph20: A gene conferring adult plant resistance to Puccinia hordei in barley. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (1), 55-68. doi: 10.1007/s00122-011-1566-z

Screening for grain dormancy in segregating generations of dormant x non-dormant crosses in white-grained wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Hickey, Lee T., Dieters, Mark J., DeLacy, Ian H., Christopher, Mandy J., Kravchuk, Olena Y. and Banks, Phillip M. (2009). Screening for grain dormancy in segregating generations of dormant x non-dormant crosses in white-grained wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Euphytica, 172 (2), 183-195. doi: 10.1007/s10681-009-0028-z

Grain dormancy in fixed lines of white-grained wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under controlled environmental conditions

Hickey, Lee T., Dieters, Mark J., DeLacy, Ian H., Kravchuk, Olena Y., Mares, Daryl J. and Banks, Phillip M. (2009). Grain dormancy in fixed lines of white-grained wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under controlled environmental conditions. Euphytica, 168 (3), 303-310. doi: 10.1007/s10681-009-9929-0

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

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.

Environmental characterization facilitate G × E interaction to highlight the role of stay-green traits for genetic gain

Amin, Asad, Christopher, Jack, Ababaei, Behnam, Cooper, Mark, Hayes, Ben, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Chenu, Karine (2019). Environmental characterization facilitate G × E interaction to highlight the role of stay-green traits for genetic gain. Translational Photosynthesis Conference: Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security (ASPS 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.

Integrating crop modelling, physiology, genetics and breeding to aid crop improvement for changing environments

Chenu, Karine, Fletcher, Andrew, Ababaei, Behnam, Christopher, Jack, Kelly, A., Hickey, Lee, Van Oosterom, Erik and Hammer, Graeme (2019). Integrating crop modelling, physiology, genetics and breeding to aid crop improvement for changing environments. International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TropAg2019), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019.

Integrating crop modelling, physiology, genetics and breeding to aid crop improvement for changing environments in the Australian wheatbelt

Chenu, Karine, Fletcher, Andrew, Ababaei, Behnam, Christopher, Jack, Kelly, Alison, Hickey, Lee, Van Oosterom, Erik and Hammer, Graeme (2019). Integrating crop modelling, physiology, genetics and breeding to aid crop improvement for changing environments in the Australian wheatbelt. International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036004

A novel phenotyping platform allows selection for cereal root traits

Richard, C., Hickey, L., Chenu, K., Christopher, M. J., Borrell, A. K. and Christopher, J. T. (2018). A novel phenotyping platform allows selection for cereal root traits. 4th International Society of Root Research Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 8-12 July 2018.

Phenotypic selection of cereal root traits for terminal drought-stressed environments

Christopher, J. T., Richard, C., Hickey, L., Chenu, K., Christopher, M. J. and Borrell, A. K. (2018). Phenotypic selection of cereal root traits for terminal drought-stressed environments. 5th Biennial International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-5 October 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.

Increasing genetic progress for wheat adaptation to water-limited environments by integrating novel phenotyping for stay-green and root traits, crop modelling and nested association mapping populations

Christopher, J. T., Richard, C., Veyradier, M., Christopher, M., Borrell, A. K., Hickey, L. and Chenu, K. (2017). Increasing genetic progress for wheat adaptation to water-limited environments by integrating novel phenotyping for stay-green and root traits, crop modelling and nested association mapping populations. Interdrought-V, Hyderabad, India, 21-25 February 2017.

Speeding genetic progress for wheat adaptation to water-limited environments by integrating novel phenotyping for stay-green and root traits, crop modelling and nested association mapping populations

Christopher, J. T., Richard, C., Christopher, M. J., Borrell, A. K., Hickey, L. and Chenu, K. (2017). Speeding genetic progress for wheat adaptation to water-limited environments by integrating novel phenotyping for stay-green and root traits, crop modelling and nested association mapping populations. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.

Understanding the genetic control of quantitative resistance to yellow spot in wheat

Dinglasan, E., Singh, D., Godwin, I. and Hickey, L. (2017). Understanding the genetic control of quantitative resistance to yellow spot in wheat. Annual Meeting the American-Phytopathological-Society (APS), San Antonio TX, United States, 05-09 August 2017. St. Paul, MN United States: American Phytopathological Society.

Rapid phenotyping combined with speed breeding to improve stay-green and root adaptation of wheat in water-limited environments

Christopher, J., Richard, C., Chenu, K., Christopher, M., Borrell, A. and Hickey, L. (2016). Rapid phenotyping combined with speed breeding to improve stay-green and root adaptation of wheat in water-limited environments. 7th International Crop Science Congress, Beijiing, China, 14-19 August 2016. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Speeding up the discovery of novel sources of leaf rust resistance in wheat

Riaz, A., Athiyannan, N., Periyannan, S., Afanasenko, O., Mitrofanova, O., Aitken, E., Lagudah, E. and Hickey, L. (2016). Speeding up the discovery of novel sources of leaf rust resistance in wheat. Annual Meeting of the American-Phytopathological-Society (APS), Tampa, FL, United States, 30 July-August 03, 2016. St. Paul, MN United States: American Phytopathological Society.

Stay-green and root trait physiology combined with crop modelling to improve crop adaptation

Christopher, J. T., Richard, C., Veyradier, M., Hickey, L., Christopher, M., Borrell, A. K. and Chenu, K. (2016). Stay-green and root trait physiology combined with crop modelling to improve crop adaptation. ComBio Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-7 October 2016. Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

Integrating Rapid Phenotyping and Speed Breeding to Improve Stay-Green and Root Adaptation of Wheat in Changing, Water-Limited, Australian Environments

Christopher, J., Richard, C., Chenu, K., Christopher, M., Borrell, A. and Hickey, L. (2015). Integrating Rapid Phenotyping and Speed Breeding to Improve Stay-Green and Root Adaptation of Wheat in Changing, Water-Limited, Australian Environments. Agriculture and Climate Change conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 15-17 February 2015.

Rapid phenotyping combined with speed-breeding to improve root adaptation of wheat in water-limited environments

Christopher, J., Richard, C., Chenu, K., Christopher, C., Borrell, A. and Hickey, L. (2015). Rapid phenotyping combined with speed-breeding to improve root adaptation of wheat in water-limited environments. 9th Symposium for the International Society of Root Research, Canberra, Australia, 6-9 October 2015.

Comparing speed breeding protocols using QU-GENE simulation

DeLacy, Ian, Hickey, Lee, Arief, Vivi and Dieters, Mark J. (2014). Comparing speed breeding protocols using QU-GENE simulation. 15th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 26-29 October 2014.

High-throughput phenotyping for seminal root angle in wheat in a breeding context

Richard, C., Hickey, L., Chenu, K. and Christopher, J. (2014). High-throughput phenotyping for seminal root angle in wheat in a breeding context. 15th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, 26-29 October 2014.

Application of rapid trait introgression methodology in barley

Hickey, Lee, Platz, G., Franckowiak, J. and Dieters, M. (2013). Application of rapid trait introgression methodology in barley. ABT13: The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium 2013, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 September, 2013.

Pathotype diversity of Pyrenophora teres f. teres in Australia

Fowler, Ryan A., Franckowiak, J., Platz, G. J. and Hickey, L. T. (2013). Pathotype diversity of Pyrenophora teres f. teres in Australia. ABT13: The 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium 2013, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 September, 2013.

Characterisation of molecular structure of starch in barley grains during germination.

Chu, S., Hickey, L., Fox, G., Hasjim, J. and Gilbert, R. (2011). Characterisation of molecular structure of starch in barley grains during germination.. 61st Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Coolongatta, NSW, Austra, 4-8 September 2011.

Identification of grain dormancy QTL in a barley doubled haploid population derived from non-dormant parents.

Hickey, L., Lawson, W., Arief, V., Dieters, M, Fox, G. and Franckowiak, J. (2011). Identification of grain dormancy QTL in a barley doubled haploid population derived from non-dormant parents.. 12th International Symposium on Pre-harvest Sprouting, Red Deer Canada, 24-27 July.

Mapping RPH: A gene conferring adult plant resistance to leaf rust in barley

Hickey, L., Lawson, W., Platz, G., Dieters, M, Arief, V., Germán, S., Fletcher, S., Park, R., Singh, D., Pereyra, S. and Franckowiak, J. (2011). Mapping RPH: A gene conferring adult plant resistance to leaf rust in barley. Australian Barley Technical Symposium (15th, ABTS, 2011), Adelaide, Australia, 18-21 September 2011. Sydney, Australia: Australian Barley Technical Symposium.

Times changes on starch structure in germinating grains

Chu, S., Hickey, L., Fox, G., Hasjim, J. and Gilbert, R. (2011). Times changes on starch structure in germinating grains. 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 18-21 September 2011.

Opportunities for integration of pre-harvest sprouting screening in wheat breeding programs

Hickey, L., Dieters, M. J., Delacy, I. H., Christopher, M. J., Kravchuk, O. Y., Mares, D. J. and Banks, P. M. (2009). Opportunities for integration of pre-harvest sprouting screening in wheat breeding programs. 14th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference (APBC) and Congress of the Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO), Cairns, Australia, 10-14 August 2009. Bangkok, Thailand: Society for Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania.

Genomic regions controlling the expression of adult plant resistance to leaf rust, partial resistance to powdery mildew and grain dormancy in a barley population

Lee Hickey (2012). Genomic regions controlling the expression of adult plant resistance to leaf rust, partial resistance to powdery mildew and grain dormancy in a barley population. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.