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

Haplotype blocks for genomic prediction: a comparative evaluation in multiple crop datasets

Weber, Sven E., Frisch, Matthias, Snowdon, Rod J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2023). Haplotype blocks for genomic prediction: a comparative evaluation in multiple crop datasets. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1217589

Developing a sustainability vision for the global wine industry

Wagner, Moritz, Stanbury, Peter, Dietrich, Tabea, Döring, Johanna, Ewert, Joachim, Foerster, Carlotta, Freund, Maximilian, Friedel, Matthias, Kammann, Claudia, Koch, Mirjam, Owtram, Tom, Schultz, Hans Reiner, Voss-Fels, Kai and Hanf, Jon (2023). Developing a sustainability vision for the global wine industry. Sustainability, 15 (13) 10487. doi: 10.3390/su151310487

Genetic structure and first genome-wide insights into the adaptation of a wild relative of grapevine, Vitis berlandieri

Blois, Louis, de Miguel, Marina, Bert, Pierre‐François, Girollet, Nabil, Ollat, Nathalie, Rubio, Bernadette, Segura, Vincent, Voss‐Fels, Kai P., Schmid, Joachim and Marguerit, Elisa (2023). Genetic structure and first genome-wide insights into the adaptation of a wild relative of grapevine, Vitis berlandieri. Evolutionary Applications, 16 (6), 1184-1200. doi: 10.1111/eva.13566

Towards grapevine root architectural models to adapt viticulture to drought

Fichtl, Lukas, Hofmann, Marco, Kahlen, Katrin, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Cast, Clément Saint, Ollat, Nathalie, Vivin, Philippe, Loose, Simone, Nsibi, Mariem, Schmid, Joachim, Strack, Timo, Schultz, Hans Reiner, Smith, Jason and Friedel, Matthias (2023). Towards grapevine root architectural models to adapt viticulture to drought. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 1162506, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1162506

Genomic mate-allocation strategies exploiting additive and non-additive genetic effects to maximise total clonal performance in sugarcane

Yadav, Seema, Ross, Elizabeth, Wei, Xianming, Powell, Owen, Hivert, Valentin, Hickey, Lee T., Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Aitken, Karen S., Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Ben J. (2022). Genomic mate-allocation strategies exploiting additive and non-additive genetic effects to maximise total clonal performance in sugarcane.

A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat

Alahmad, Samir, Kang, Yichen, Dinglasan, Eric, Jambuthenne, Dilani, Robinson, Hannah, Tao, Yongfu, Able, Jason A., Christopher, Jack, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Bassi, Filippo M. and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 70 (5), 1471-1485. doi: 10.1007/s10722-022-01515-2

genomicSimulation: fast R functions for stochastic simulation of breeding programs

Villiers, Kira, Dinglasan, Eric, Hayes, Ben J and Voss-Fels, Kai P (2022). genomicSimulation: fast R functions for stochastic simulation of breeding programs. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 12 (10) jkac216, 1-6. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac216

Designing chickpea for a hotter drier world

Akinlade, Oluwaseun J., Voss-Fels, Kai, Costilla, Roy, Kholova, Jana, Choudhary, Sunita, Varshney, Rajeev K., Hickey, Lee T. and Smith, Millicent R. (2022). Designing chickpea for a hotter drier world. Euphytica, 218 (7) 100. doi: 10.1007/s10681-022-03048-2

Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants

Powell, Owen M., Barbier, Francois, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Beveridge, Christine and Cooper, Mark (2022). Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants. in silico Plants, 4 (1) diac006, 1-9. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diac006

Environmental variation effects fertility in tropical beef cattle

Copley, James P., Engle, Bailey N., Ross, Elizabeth M., Speight, Shannon, Fordyce, Geoffry, Wood, Benjamin J., Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Benjamin J. (2022). Environmental variation effects fertility in tropical beef cattle. Translational Animal Science, 6 (2) txac035, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/tas/txac035

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

Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust

Jambuthenne, Dilani T., Riaz, Adnan, Athiyannan, Naveenkumar, Alahmad, Samir, Ng, Wei Ling, Ziems, Laura, Afanasenko, Olga, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Aitken, Elizabeth, Platz, Greg, Godwin, Ian, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Dinglasan, Eric and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). Mining the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for new sources of adult plant resistance to stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (4), 1355-1373. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04037-8

A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection

Rambla, Charlotte, Van Der Meer, Sarah, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Makhoul, Manar, Obermeier, Christian, Snowdon, Rod, Ober, Eric S., Watt, Michelle, Alahmad, Samir and Hickey, Lee T. (2022). A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection. Plant Methods, 18 (1) 2, 2. doi: 10.1186/s13007-021-00834-2

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

Perspectives on applications of hierarchical gene-to-phenotype (G2P) maps to capture non-stationary effects of alleles in genomic prediction

Powell, Owen M., Voss-Fels, Kai P., Jordan, David R., Hammer, Graeme and Cooper, Mark (2021). Perspectives on applications of hierarchical gene-to-phenotype (G2P) maps to capture non-stationary effects of alleles in genomic prediction. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 663565, 663565. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.663565/full

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

Regional association analysis coupled with transcriptome analyses reveal candidate genes affecting seed oil accumulation in Brassica napus

Yao, Min, Guan, Mei, Yang, Qian, Huang, Luyao, Xiong, Xinghua, Jan, Habib U., Voss-Fels, Kai P., Werner, Christian R., He, Xin, Qian, Wei, Snowdon, Rod J., Guan, Chunyun, Hua, Wei and Qian, Lunwen (2021). Regional association analysis coupled with transcriptome analyses reveal candidate genes affecting seed oil accumulation in Brassica napus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1545-1555. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03788-0

Improved genomic prediction of clonal performance in sugarcane by exploiting non-additive genetic effects

Yadav, Seema, Wei, Xianming, Joyce, Priya, Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Sun, Yue, Nguyen, Loan T., Ross, Elizabeth M., Cavallaro, Tony, Aitken, Karen S., Hayes, Ben J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2021). Improved genomic prediction of clonal performance in sugarcane by exploiting non-additive genetic effects. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (7), 2235-2252. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03822-1

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

Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity

Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Messina, Carlos D., Tang, Tom and Hammer, Graeme L. (2021). Tackling G × E × M interactions to close on-farm yield-gaps: creating novel pathways for crop improvement by predicting contributions of genetics and management to crop productivity. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1625-1644. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03812-3

Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane

Hayes, Ben J., Wei, Xianming, Joyce, Priya, Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Yue, Jenny, Nguyen, Loan, Ross, Elizabeth M., Cavallaro, Tony, Aitken, Karen S. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1455-1462. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03782-6

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Frisch, Matthias, Aitken, Karen S., Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1493-1511. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03785-3

Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions

Cooper, M., Powell, O., Voss-Fels, K. P., Messina, C. D., Gho, C., Podlich, D. W., Technow, F., Chapman, S. C., Beveridge, C. A., Ortiz-Barrientos, D. and Hammer, G. L. (2021). Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions. in silico Plants, 3 (1) diaa016, 1-21. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diaa016

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

GWAS and co-expression network combination uncovers multigenes with close linkage effects on the oleic acid content accumulation in Brassica napus

Yao, Min, Guan, Mei, Zhang, Zhenqian, Zhang, Qiuping, Cui, Yixin, Chen, Hao, Liu, Wei, Jan, Habib U., Voss-Fels, Kai P., Werner, Christian R., He, Xin, Liu, Zhongsong, Guan, Chunyun, Snowdon, Rod J., Hua, Wei and Qian, Lunwen (2020). GWAS and co-expression network combination uncovers multigenes with close linkage effects on the oleic acid content accumulation in Brassica napus. BMC Genomics, 21 (1) 320, 320. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6711-0

Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection

Yadav, Seema, Jackson, Phillip, Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen, Deomano, Emily, Atkin, Felicity, Hayes, Ben J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2020). Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection. Agronomy, 10 (4) 585, 585. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10040585

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

Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology

Wurtzel, Eleanore T., Vickers, Claudia E., Hanson, Andrew D., Millar, A. Harvey, Cooper, Mark, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Nikel, Pablo I. and Erb, Tobias J. (2019). Revolutionizing agriculture with synthetic biology. Nature Plants, 5 (12), 1207-1210. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0539-0

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

Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Stahl, Andreas, Wittkop, Benjamin, Lichthardt, Carolin, Nagler, Sabrina, Rose, Till, Chen, Tsu-Wei, Zetzsche, Holger, Seddig, Sylvia, Majid Baig, Mirza, Ballvora, Agim, Frisch, Matthias, Ross, Elizabeth, Hayes, Ben J., Hayden, Matthew J., Ordon, Frank, Leon, Jens, Kage, Henning, Friedt, Wolfgang, Stützel, Hartmut and Snowdon, Rod J. (2019). Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels. Nature Plants, 5 (7), 706-714. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0445-5

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

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

Reduced response diversity does not negatively impact wheat climate resilience

Snowdon, Rod J., Stahl, Andreas, Wittkop, Benjamin, Friedt, Wolfgang, Voss-Fels, Kai, Ordon, Frank, Frisch, Matthias, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Hearne, Sarah J., Bett, Kirstin E., Cuthbert, Richard D., Bentley, Alison R., Melchinger, Albrecht E., Tuberosa, Roberto, Langridge, Peter, Uauy, Cristobal, Sorrells, Mark E., Poland, Jesse and Pozniak, Curtis J. (2019). Reduced response diversity does not negatively impact wheat climate resilience. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 166 (22), 10623-10624. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1901882116

Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection

Voss-Fels, Kai Peter, Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben John (2018). Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (3), 669-686. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3270-8

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

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

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

Effective genomic selection in a narrow-genepool crop with low-density markers: Asian rapeseed as an example

Werner, Christian R., Voss-Fels, Kai P., Miller, Charlotte N., Qian, Wei, Hua, Wei, Guan, Chun-Yun, Snowdon, Rod J. and Qian, Lunwen (2018). Effective genomic selection in a narrow-genepool crop with low-density markers: Asian rapeseed as an example. The Plant Genome, 11 (2) 170084, 170084. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.09.0084

Genome-wide regression models considering general and specific combining ability predict hybrid performance in oilseed rape with similar accuracy regardless of trait architecture

Werner, Christian R., Qian, Lunwen, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Abbadi, Amine, Leckband, Gunhild, Frisch, Matthias and Snowdon, Rod J. (2018). Genome-wide regression models considering general and specific combining ability predict hybrid performance in oilseed rape with similar accuracy regardless of trait architecture. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131 (2), 299-317. doi: 10.1007/s00122-017-3002-5

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

Heterosis for biomass and grain yield facilitates breeding of productive dual-purpose winter barley hybrids

Bernhard, Timm, Friedt, Wolfgang, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Frisch, Matthias, Snowdon, Rod J. and Wittkop, Benjamin (2017). Heterosis for biomass and grain yield facilitates breeding of productive dual-purpose winter barley hybrids. Crop Science, 57 (5), 2405-2418. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2016.10.0872

Linkage drag constrains the roots of modern wheat

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Qian, Lunwen, Parra-Londono, Sebastian, Uptmoor, Ralf, Frisch, Matthias, Keeble-Gagnere, Gabriel, Appels, Rudi and Snowdon, Rod J. (2017). Linkage drag constrains the roots of modern wheat. Plant Cell and Environment, 40 (5), 717-725. doi: 10.1111/pce.12888

Deletion of a stay-green gene associates with adaptive selection in Brassica napus

Qian, Lunwen, Voss-Fels, Kai, Cui, Yixin, Jan, Habib U., Samans, Birgit, Obermeier, Christian, Qian, Wei and Snowdon, Rod J. (2016). Deletion of a stay-green gene associates with adaptive selection in Brassica napus. Molecular Plant, 9 (12), 1559-1569. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.10.017

Understanding and utilizing crop genome diversity via high-resolution genotyping

Voss-Fels, Kai and Snowdon, Rod J. (2016). Understanding and utilizing crop genome diversity via high-resolution genotyping. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (4), 1086-1094. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12456

Subgenomic diversity patterns caused by directional selection in bread wheat gene pools

Voss-Fels, Kai, Frisch, Matthias, Qian, Lunwen, Kontowski, Stefan, Friedt, Wolfgang, Gottwald, Sven and Snowdon, Rod J. (2015). Subgenomic diversity patterns caused by directional selection in bread wheat gene pools. Plant Genome, 8 (2), plantgenome2015.03.0013. doi: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.03.0013

Haplotype-based GWAS and genomic prediction as a path to increase genetic gain in chickpea

Akinlade, Oluwaseun, Voss-Fels, Kai, Dinglasan, Eric, Robinson, Hannah, Smith, Millicent, Varshney, Rajeev and Hickey, Lee (2022). Haplotype-based GWAS and genomic prediction as a path to increase genetic gain in chickpea. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.

Evaluating genomic prediction models for key traits using a chickpea MAGIC population

Akinlade, Oluwaseun, Voss-Fels, Kai, Dinglasan, Eric, Robinson, Hannah, Smith, Millicent, Varshney, Rajeev and Hickey, Lee (2022). Evaluating genomic prediction models for key traits using a chickpea MAGIC population. Queensland Legume Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22 July 2022.

Predicting a path to increase genetic gain in chickpea

Akinlade, Oluwaseun, Voss-Fels, Kai, Costilla, Roy, Kholova, Jana, Choudhary, Sunita, Varshney, Rajeev, Smith, Millicent and Hickey, Lee (2022). Predicting a path to increase genetic gain in chickpea. Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 9-11 May 2022.

Improving mungbean productivity

Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Potgieter, Andries, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Smith, Millicent (2021). Improving mungbean productivity. Australian Society of Plant Scientists Conference, Brisbane/Hybrid, 25 November 2021.

Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia

Copley, J.P., Engle, B.N., Speight, S., Fordyce, G., Ross, E.M., Voss-Fels, K.P. and Hayes, B.J. (2021). Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Online, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Exploring variation in key traits to improve mungbean productivity

Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Potgieter, Andries, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Smith, Millicent (2021). Exploring variation in key traits to improve mungbean productivity. Bean Improvement Co-operative & North American Pulse Improvement Association Biennial Meeting, Virtual, 2-3 November 2021.

The impact of physiological non-additivity on variance components for complex traits

Voss-Fels, Kai, Powell, Owen, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme, Barbier, Francois, Werner, Christian, Hayes, Ben, Beveridge, Christine and Cooper, Mark (2020). The impact of physiological non-additivity on variance components for complex traits. The 6th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-13 November 2020.

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.

Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants

Powell, Owen M., Barbier, Francois, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Beveridge, Christine A. and Cooper, Mark (2022). Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants.