Abstract. Accurate selection of favourable crop genotypes has motivated the exploration of diverse prediction algorithms for crop breeding applications. On

Abstract. Key components of targeted breeding for drought-prone environments are discussed. The “Breeder’s Equation” provides a framework to operationalise

Climate-of-origin of Themeda triandra populations used in this study.

Abstract. Ensembles of multiple genomic prediction models have demonstrated improved prediction performance over the individual models contributing to the

We investigated the rapid high VPD response pathway by characterising Arabidopsis thaliana mutants for five candidate genes: ATX2, HVR, ILK1, MSL2, and OSCA1.2, and identified HVR and MSL2 as critica....

Abstract. Crop models are essential for predicting climate change impacts on agriculture, yet their validation under multi-stress conditions remains limite

The sapwood area supporting a given leaf area (Huber value, vH) reflects the coupling between carbon uptake and water transport and loss at a whole-plant level. Geographic variation in vH presumably...

Compound leaf development in pea (Pisum sativum).

Climate change and habitat loss are driving rapid evolutionary responses in populations world-wide, which creates an urgent need for evolutionary forecasting in conservation and agriculture. Such for...

Abstract. Crop models are essential for predicting climate change impacts on agriculture, yet their validation under multi-stress conditions remains limite

Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and wider stomatal safety margins in drier fo...

The gemma developmental program in Marchantia polymorpha is coordinated by MpMIR166-mediated repression of MpC3HDZ and auxin homeostasis.

Abstract Accounting for phylogenetic relatedness in the analysis of shape is generally deemed necessary to acknowledge the non-independence between species due to common ancestry. However, some respon...

Polyploidy shapes drought strategies in Dianthus broteri, with cytotypes spanning a tolerance–avoidance continuum. Lower ploidies conserve water and maintain canopies, whereas the highest ploidy shed...

Abstract. Australian dryland grain production systems are under increasing pressure from climate variability, extremes, and market uncertainty, driving the

AbstractBackground and Aims. The C4 Andropogoneae grass Sorghum bicolor is an important crop for food, forage and biofuel in tropical and subtropical, arid

Abstract. Crop phenology informs in-season management practices such as fertilizer and pest and disease controls to optimize final yield. However, tracking

Abstract. Globally, the need to intensify food production and accelerate crop yield gains requires new strategies for crop improvement. Agricultural produc

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npj Science of Plants - MicroRNA networks integrate development and metabolism to control spikelet fate: implications for cereal yield improvement

Climate change is creating increasingly severe and unpredictable conditions for agriculture, leading to diverse future scenarios. This poses a challenge for modern plant breeding, which has relied hea...

npj Systems Biology and Applications - Genetic basis of temporal variation in phenology in a woody perennial plant

Plant breeding programmes based on additive models have performed well, but their gains are plateauing. This framework integrates commercial breeding experience, mathematical rigour and evolutionary g...

Climate change is creating increasingly severe and unpredictable conditions for agriculture, leading to diverse future scenarios. This poses a challenge for modern plant breeding, which has relied hea...

Abstract. Does higher clustering shorten attractor periods? We examine whether the global clustering coefficient $ \symbf{C} $, a direct measure of triangl

Presented by Associate Professor Yi Guo This talk will present recent advances in digital phenotyping for protected cropping, focusing on computer vision and machine learning approaches for plant mon...

Spatiotemporal gene expression is the underlying determinant of how living things grow and function, including the processes of seed development and germinat...

Global patterns in leaf size are linked to climatic trade-offs, so we explore these relationships in a major group of plants, the conifers. Using contemporary phylogenetic methods, we show that conif...