Plant Breeding Research

Our scientists collaborate with leading industry researchers to publish scientific papers on a wide range of topics, and are often invited to present at scientific and industry meetings on the application of genetics and methodologies in commercial plant breeding. Please see below for a comprehensive list of publications contributed to by AGT scientists.

Currently, we have researchers and students working on topics such as the genetics of heat stress in wheat, barley and durum; the role of drones and aerial imaging for rapid phenotyping; nitrogen use efficiency; plant response to growth regulators in dry environments; response to grazing; and new technologies for the application of molecular markers to plant breeding.

Scientific publications contributed to by AGT:

• Smith, A. B., Ganesalingam, A., Kuchel, H., & Cullis, B. R. (2015). Factor analytic mixed models for the provision of grower information from national crop variety testing programs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128(1), 55-72.
• Maphosa, L., Langridge, P., Taylor, H., Parent, B., Emebiri, L. C., Kuchel, H., ... & Mather, D. E. (2014). Genetic control of grain yield and grain physical characteristics in a bread wheat population grown under a range of environmental conditions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127(7), 1607-1624.
• Eagles, H. A., Cane, K., Trevaskis, B., Vallance, N., Eastwood, R. F., Gororo, N. N., ... & Martin, P. J. (2014). Ppd1, Vrn1, ALMT1 and Rht genes and their effects on grain yield in lower rainfall environments in southern Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 65(2), 159-170.
• Jayatilake, D. V., Tucker, E. J., Bariana, H., Kuchel, H., Edwards, J., McKay, A. C., ... & Mather, D. E. (2013). Genetic mapping and marker development for resistance of wheat against the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus neglectus. BMC plant biology, 13(1), 230.
• Maphosa, L., Langridge, P., Taylor, H., Chalmers, K. J., Bennett, D., Kuchel, H., & Mather, D. E. (2013). Genetic control of processing quality in a bread wheat mapping population grown in water-limited environments. Journal of Cereal Science, 57(3), 304-311.
• Huang, C. Y., Kuchel, H., Edwards, J., Hall, S., Parent, B., Eckermann, P., ... & McKay, A. C. (2013). A DNA-based method for studying root responses to drought in field-grown wheat genotypes. Scientific reports, 3.
• Cane, K., Eagles, H. A., Laurie, D. A., Trevaskis, B., Vallance, N., Eastwood, R. F., ... & Martin, P. J. (2013). Ppd-B1 and Ppd-D1 and their effects in southern Australian wheat. Crop and Pasture Science, 64(2), 100-114.
• Zheng, B., Biddulph, B., Li, D., Kuchel, H., & Chapman, S. (2013). Quantification of the effects of VRN1 and Ppd-D1 to predict spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) heading time across diverse environments. Journal of experimental botany, 64(12), 3747-3761.
• Bonneau, J., Taylor, J., Parent, B., Bennett, D., Reynolds, M., Feuillet, C., ... & Mather, D. (2013). Multi-environment analysis and improved mapping of a yield-related QTL on chromosome 3B of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 126(3), 747-761.
• Rebetzke, G. J., Chenu, K., Biddulph, B., Moeller, C., Deery, D. M., Rattey, A. R., ... & Mayer, J. E. (2013). A multisite managed environment facility for targeted trait and germplasm phenotyping. Functional Plant Biology, 40(1), 1-13.
• Eagles, H. A., Cane, K., Appelbee, M., Kuchel, H., Eastwood, R. F., & Martin, P. J. (2012). The storage protein activator gene Spa-B1 and grain quality traits in southern Australian wheat breeding programs. Crop and Pasture Science,63(4), 311-318.
• Bennett, D., Izanloo, A., Reynolds, M., Kuchel, H., Langridge, P., & Schnurbusch, T. (2012). Genetic dissection of grain yield and physical grain quality in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water-limited environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 125(2), 255-271.
• Bennett, D., Izanloo, A., Edwards, J., Kuchel, H., Chalmers, K., Tester, M., ... & Langridge, P. (2012). Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for days to ear emergence and flag leaf glaucousness in a bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) population adapted to southern Australian conditions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 124(4), 697-711.
• Bennett, D., Reynolds, M., Mullan, D., Izanloo, A., Kuchel, H., Langridge, P., & Schnurbusch, T. (2012). Detection of two major grain yield QTL in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under heat, drought and high yield potential environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 125(7), 1473-1485.
• Fleury, D., Jefferies, S., Kuchel, H., & Langridge, P. (2010). Genetic and genomic tools to improve drought tolerance in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61(12), 3211-3222.
• Eagles, H. A., Cane, K., Kuchel, H., Hollamby, G. J., Vallance, N., Eastwood, R. F., ... & Martin, P. J. (2010). Photoperiod and vernalization gene effects in southern Australian wheat. Crop and Pasture Science, 61(9), 721-730.
• Chen, A., Reinheimer, J., Brûlé-Babel, A., Baumann, U., Pallotta, M., Fincher, G. B., & Collins, N. C. (2009). Genes and traits associated with chromosome 2H and 5H regions controlling sensitivity of reproductive tissues to frost in barley. Theoretical and applied genetics, 118(8), 1465-1476.
• Cane, K., Sharp, P. J., Eagles, H. A., Eastwood, R. F., Hollamby, G. J., Kuchel, H., ... & Martin, P. J. (2008). The effects on grain quality traits of a grain serpin protein and the VPM1 segment in southern Australian wheat breeding. Crop and Pasture Science, 59(10), 883-890.
• Ogbonnaya, F. C., Imtiaz, M., Ye, G., Hearnden, P. R., Hernandez, E., Eastwood, R. F., ... & Winchester, J. M. (2008). Genetic and QTL analyses of seed dormancy and preharvest sprouting resistance in the wheat germplasm CN10955. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 116(7), 891-902.
• Kuchel, H., Fox, R., Reinheimer, J., Mosionek, L., Willey, N., Bariana, H., & Jefferies, S. (2007). The successful application of a marker-assisted wheat breeding strategy. Molecular Breeding, 20(4), 295-308.
• Schnurbusch, T., Collins, N. C., Eastwood, R. F., Sutton, T., Jefferies, S. P., & Langridge, P. (2007). Fine mapping and targeted SNP survey using rice-wheat gene colinearity in the region of the Bo1 boron toxicity tolerance locus of bread wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 115(4), 451-461.
• Kuchel, H., Williams, K., Langridge, P., Eagles, H. A., & Jefferies, S. P. (2007). Genetic dissection of grain yield in bread wheat. II. QTL-by-environment interaction.Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 115(7), 1015-1027.
• Kuchel, H., Williams, K. J., Langridge, P., Eagles, H. A., & Jefferies, S. P. (2007). Genetic dissection of grain yield in bread wheat. I. QTL analysis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 115(8), 1029-1041.
• Kuchel, H., Langridge, P., Mosionek, L., Williams, K., & Jefferies, S. P. (2006). The genetic control of milling yield, dough rheology and baking quality of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 112(8), 1487-1495.
• Kuchel, H., Hollamby, G., Langridge, P., Williams, K., & Jefferies, S. P. (2006). Identification of genetic loci associated with ear-emergence in bread wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 113(6), 1103-1112.
• Eagles, H. A., Cane, K., Eastwood, R. F., Hollamby, G. J., Kuchel, H., Martin, P. J., & Cornish, G. B. (2006). Contributions of glutenin and puroindoline genes to grain quality traits in southern Australian wheat breeding programs. Crop and Pasture Science, 57(2), 179-186.
• Oakey, H., Verbyla, A., Pitchford, W., Cullis, B., & Kuchel, H. (2006). Joint modeling of additive and non-additive genetic line effects in single field trials.Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 113(5), 809-819.
• Akbari, M., Wenzl, P., Caig, V., Carling, J., Xia, L., Yang, S., ... & Kilian, A. (2006). Diversity arrays technology (DArT) for high-throughput profiling of the hexaploid wheat genome. Theoretical and applied genetics, 113(8), 1409-1420.
• Kuchel, H., Ye, G., Fox, R., & Jefferies, S. (2005). Genetic and economic analysis of a targeted marker-assisted wheat breeding strategy. Molecular Breeding, 16(1), 67-78.
• Reinheimer, J. L., Barr, A. R., & Eglinton, J. K. (2004). QTL mapping of chromosomal regions conferring reproductive frost tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Theoretical and applied genetics, 109(6), 1267-1274.