Curriculum Vitae – Chunji Liu
Address and contact details
Dr Chunji Liu
CSIRO Plant Industry
306 Carmody Road,
St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
Email: Chunji.liu@csiro.au
Phone: +61-7-32142223
Current position:
Senior Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Plant Industry
Australia
Academic Qualifications
1991
PhD: Wheat genome mapping, University of Cambridge, UK (Supervisor Prof. M.D.
Gale).
1984
M.Ag.Sc: Genetics of salt and drought tolerance of bread wheat, Agricultural University
of Hebei (Supervisor Prof. J. Wang);
1982
B.Ag.Sc: Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei.
Work Experience
1993-present CSIRO Plant Industry. Breeding, pre-breeding and molecular genetics of various crop
and pasture species. Current foci include pre-breeding and molecular genetics of
resistance to Fusarium diseases in wheat and barley;
1991-1993 Higher Scientific Officer, establishing & leading a team working on millet genome
mapping, Cambridge Laboratory, UK (Supervisor: Prof MD Gale);
1987-1991 PhD candidate working on wheat genome mapping, Cambridge University, UK
(Supervisor: Prof MD Gale);
1986-1987 Visiting Scientist working on wheat genome mapping, Plant Breeding Institute,
Cambridge, UK (Supervisor: Prof MD Gale);
1985-1986 Assistant Wheat Breeder, Hebei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
Publications
Journal articles (*as corresponding author)
1. Zheng Z, Kilian A, Yan G, Liu C* (2014) QTL conferring Fusarium crown rot
resistance in the elite bread wheat variety EGA Wylie. PLoS ONE
2. Ma J, Jiang QT, Wei L, Wang JR, Chen GY, Liu YX, Li W, Wei YM, Liu C, Zheng YL
(2014) Chracterization of shrunken endosperm mutants in barley. Gene 539: 15-20
3. Chen G, Yan W, Wei Y, Zhou M, Zheng Y-L, Manners JM, Liu C* (2014) The nongibberellic acid-responsive semi-dwarfing gene uzu affects Fusarium crown rot
resistance in barley. BMC Plant Biology 2014, 14:22
4. Yu M, Mao SL, Chen GY, Liu YX, Li W, Wei YM, Liu CJ, Zheng YL (2014) QTLs for
waterlogging tolerance at germination and seedling stages in population of
recombinant inbred lins derived from a cross between synthetic and cultivated wheat
genotypes. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 13:31-39
5. Jian Ma, Jiri Stiller, Paul J. Berkman, Yuming Wei, Jan Rogers, Catherine Feuillet,
Jaroslav Dolezel, Claus Mayer, Kellye Eversole, You-Liang Zheng, Chunji Liu*
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(2013) Sequence-Based Analysis of Translocations and Inversions in Bread Wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) PLoS ONE 8(11):e79329. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079329
Shuhua Ma, Hongwei Niu, Chunji Liu, Jie Zhang, Chunyan Hou, Dongmei Wang
(2013) Expression stabilities of candidate reference genes for RT-qPCR under
different stress conditions in soybean. PLoS ONE (10): e75271
Jian Ma, Qian-Tao Jiang, Xiao-Wei Zhang, Xiu-Jin Lan, Zhi-En Pu, Yu-Ming Wei,
Chunji Liu, Zhen-Xiang Lu, You-Liang Zheng (2013) Structure and expression of
barley starch phosphorylase gene. Planta 238:1081-1093
Chen GD, Liu YX, Wei YM, McIntyre CL, Zhou XZ, Zheng Y-L, Liu CJ* (2013) Major
QTL for Fusarium crown rot resistance in a barley landrace. Theor Appl Genet
126:2511-2520
Zheng Z, Wang HB, Chen GD, Yan GJ, Liu CJ* (2013) A procedure allowing up to
eight generations of wheat and nine generations of barley per annum. Euphytica
191:311-316
Ma J, Jiang QT, Zhao QZ, Zhao S, Lan XJ, Dai SF, Lu ZX, Liu C, Wei YM, Zheng
YL (2013) Characterization and expression analysis of waxy alleles in barley
accessions. Genetica 141:227-238, DOI: 10.1007/s10709-013-9721-x
Chen G, Liu Y, Ma J, Zheng Z, Wei Y, McIntyre CL, Zheng Y-L, Liu C* (2013) A
novel and major quantitative trait locus for Fusarium crown rot resistance in a
genotype of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum L.). PLoS ONE 8(3): e58040.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058040
Li Wei-Tao, Chunji Liu, Ya-Xi Liu, Zhi-En Pu, Shou-Fen Dai, Ji-Rui Wang, Xiu-Jin
Lan, You-Liang Zheng, Yu-Ming Wei (2013) Meta-analysis of QTL associated with
tolerance to abiotic stresses in barley. Euphytica 189:31-49, DOI 10.1007/s10681012-0683-3
13. Chen GD, Li HB, Zheng Z, Wei YM, Zheng YL, McIntyre CL, Zhou MX, Liu CJ*
(2012) Characterization of a QTL affecting spike morphology on the long arm of
chromosome 3H in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) based on near isogenic lines and a
NIL-derived population. Theor Appl Genet 125: 1385-1392 (DOI:10.1007/s00122012-1918-3)
14. Fu LY, Wang YG, Liu CJ (2012) Rank regression for analysing ordinal qualitative
data for treatment comparison. Phytopathology 102:1064-1070
15. Li HB, Zhou MX, Liu CJ* (2012) Development and validation of markers closely
linked to crown rot resistance in wheat and barley. Molecular Plant Breeding 3:80-90
16. Ma J, Zhang CY, Yan GJ, Liu CJ* (2012) Identification of QTLs conferring
agronomic and quality traits in hexaploid wheat. Journal of Integrative Agriculture
11:1399-1408
17. Ma J, Zhang CY, Liu YX, Yan GJ, Liu CJ* (2012) Enhancing Fusarium crown rot
resistance of durum wheat by introgressing chromosome segments from hexaploid
wheat. Euphytica 186:67-73
18. Liu YX, Ma J, Yan W, Yan GJ, Zhou MX, Wei YM, Zheng YL, Liu CJ* (2012)
Different tolerance in bread wheat, durum wheat and barley to Fusarium crown rot
disease caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum. J Phytopathol. 160:412-417
19. Liu YX, Y.L. Zheng, Y.M. Wei, M.X. Zhou and C.J. Liu* (2012) Genotypic differences
in resistance to crown rot caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum in barley
(Hordeum vulgare L.). Plant Breeding 131 (6) 728-732
20. Zhang L, Luo J, Hao M, Zhang L, Yuan Z, Yan Z, Liu Y, Zhang B, Liu B, Liu C,
Zhang H, Zheng Y, Liu D (2012) Genetic map of Triticum turgidum based on a
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hexaploid wheat population without genetic recombinantion for D genome. BMC
Genetics 13:69, DOI:10.1186/1471-2156-13-69
21. Li WL, Zhao YS, Liu CJ, Yao GB, Wu SS, Hou CY, Zhang MC, Wang DM (2012)
Callose deposition at plasmodesmata is a critical factor in restricting the cell-to-cell
movement of soybean mosaic virus. Plant Cell Reports 31:905-916
22. Ma J, Yan GJ, Liu CJ* (2011) Development of near-isogenic lines for a major QTL
on 3BL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance in hexaploid wheat. Euphytica
183:147-152
23. Zhang CY, Dong CH, Ma J, Yan GJ, Liu CJ, Li GM (2011) Inheritance and QTL
analysis of dough rheological parameters in wheat. Frontiers of Agriculture in China.
5:15-21
24. Li CD, Bai ZY, Miyagi M, Chapman S, Reader SM, Liu CJ* (2011) The chromosomal
control of leaf characteristics of early-stage plants in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Agricultural Sciences in China 10:159-165
25. Liu CJ*, Ma J, Li HB, Liu YX, Liu GR, Wen SM, Zhou MX, Yan GJ, Chakraborty S
(2011) The Homoeologous Regions on Long Arms of Group 3 Chromosomes in
Wheat and Barley Harbour Major Crown Rot Resistance Loci. Czech Journal of
Genetics and Plant Breeding 47: S109-S114
26. Yan W, Li HB, Cai SB, Ma HX, Rebetzke GJ, Liu CJ* (2011) Effects of plant height
vary with type I and type II resistance of Fusarium head blight in wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.). Plant Pathology 60:506-512
27. Li HB, Yan W, Liu GR, Wen SM, Liu CJ* (2011) Identification and validation of
quantitative trait loci conferring tan spot resistance in the bread wheat variety Ernie.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 122: 395-403
28. Mei L, Cheng X, Liu CJ, Wang S, WANG L, LIU CY, SUN L, XU N (2011) QTL
Mapping and Interaction Analysis for Seed Dormancy and Seed Weight of
Mungbean. Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 12: 96-102
29. Yang XM, Ma J, Li HB, Ma HX, Yao JB, Liu CJ* (2010) Different genes can be
responsible for crown rot resistance at different developmental stages of wheat and
barley. European Journal of Plant Pathology 128:495-502
30. Liu YX, Yang XM, Ma J, Wei YM, Zheng YL, Ma HX, Yao JB , Manners JM, Liu CJ*
(2010) Plant height affects crown rot severity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Phytopathology 100:1276-1281
31. Li WT, Wei YM, Wang JR, Liu CJ, Lan XJ, Jiang QT, Pu ZE, Zheng YL (2010)
Identification, localization and characterization of putative USP genes in barley.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 121:907-917
32. Li HB, Xie GQ, Ma J, Liu GR, Wen SM, Ban T, Chakraborty S, Liu CJ* (2010)
Genetic relationships between resistances to Fusarium head blight and crown rot in
bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Theoretical and Applied Genetics 121:941-950
33. Jia J, Liu CJ, Wang D, Chao S, Wang M, Qi X (2010) Mike Gale and cereal genetics
research in China. Molecular Breeding 25:365-367
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34. Ma J, Li HB, Zhang CY, Yang XM, Liu YX, Yan GJ, Liu CJ* (2010) Identification and
validation of a major QTL conferring crown rot resistance in hexaploid wheat.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 120:1119-1128
35. Budak H, Zhang HB, Gupta PK, Chalhoub B, James A, Liu CJ (2009) Wet laboratory
tools widely used in plant genomics. International Journal of Plant Genomics.
Volume 2009 (special issue), doi:10.1155/2009/321975
36. Mei L, Cheng XZ, Wang SH, Wang LX, Liu CY, Sun L, Xu N, Humphry ME,
Lambrides CJ, Li HB, Liu CJ* (2009) Relationship between bruchid resistance and
seed mass in mungbean based on QTL analysis. Genome 52:589–596
37. Li HB, Zhou MX, Liu CJ* (2009) A major QTL conferring crown rot resistance in
barley and its association with plant height. Theoretical and Applied Genetic
118:903-910
38. Li M, Liu C, Chakraborty S, Manners JM, Kazan K (2008) A simple method for the
assessment of crown rot disease severity in wheat seedlings inoculated with
Fusarium pseudograminearum. Journal of Phytopathology 156:751-754
39. Zheng Z, Liu CJ, Liu DQ, Ma P (2008) Identification of chromosomes responsible for
FHB and mycotoxin production in durum wheat. ACTA Agricultural Boreali-SINICA
23:155-159
40. Zhang MC, Wang DM, Zheng Z, Humphry M, Liu CJ* (2008) Development of PCRbased markers for a major locus conferring powdery mildew resistance in mungbean
(Vigna radiata) Plant Breeding 127:429-432
41. Xie GQ, Zhang MC, Chakraborty S, Liu CJ* (2007) The effect of 3BS locus of Sumai
3 on Fusarium head blight resistance in Australian wheats. Australian Journal of
Experimental Agriculture 47:603-607
42. Mei L, Wang SH, Wang LX, Liu CY, Sun L, Xu N, Liu CJ*, Cheng XZ (2007)
Mapping of genes resistant to bruchid in mungbean using recombinant inbred line
population. Acta Agronomic Sinica 33:1601-1605
43. Wang XF, Ma J, Wang WS, Zheng YM, Zhang GY, Liu CJ, Ma ZY(2006)
Construction and characterization of the first bacterial artificial chromosome library
for the cotton species Gossypium barbadense L. Genome 49:1393-1398
44. Chakraborty S, Liu CJ, Mitter V, Scott JB, Akinsanmi OA, Ali S, Dill-Macky R, Nicol
J, Backhouse D, Simpfendorfer S (2006) Pathogen population structure and
epidemiology are a key to wheat crown rot and Fusarium head blight management.
Australasian Plant Pathology 35:643-655
45. Mitter V, Zhang MC, Liu CJ, Ghosh R, Ghosh M, Chakraborty S (2006) A high
throughput glasshouse bioassay to detect crown rot resistance in wheat germplasm.
Plant Pathology 55:433-441
46. Hash CT, Sharma R, Kolesnikova-Allen MA, Singh SD, Thakur RP, Bhasker Raj AG,
Ratnaji Rao MNV, Nijhawan DC, Beniwal CR, Sagar P, Yadav HP, Yadav YP,
Srikant, Bhatnagar SK, Khairwal IS, Howarth CJ, Cavan GP, Gale MD, Liu C, Devos
KM, Breese WA, Witcombe JR (2006) Teamwork delivers biotechnology products to
Indian small-holder crop-livestock producers: Pearl millet hybrid “HHB 67 Improved”
enters seed delivery pipeline. SAT eJournal e_journal.icrisat.org, pp 2:1-3
47. Schmidt AL, McIntyre CL, Thompson J, Liu CJ (2005) Quantitative trait loci for root
lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) resistance in Middle-Eastern landraces and
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their potential for introgression into Australian bread wheat. Australian Journal of
Agricultural Research 56:1059-1068
48. Shen B, Wang DM, McIntyre CL, Liu CJ* (2005) A ‘Chinese Spring’ wheat (Triticum
aestivum L) bacterial artificial chromosome library and its use in the isolation of SSR
markers for targeted genome regions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 111:14891494
49. Humphry ME, Lambrides CJ, Chapman SC, Aitken EAB, Imrie BC, Lawn RJ,
McIntyre CL, Liu CJ* (2005) Relationships between hard-seededness and seed
weight in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) assessed by QTL analysis. Plant
Breeding 124:292-298
50. Miyagi M, Humphry M, Ma ZY, Bateson M, Liu CJ* (2004) Construction of bacterial
artificial chromosome clones and their application in developing PCR-based markers
closely linked to a major locus conditioning bruchid resistance in mungbean (Vigna
radiata L. Wilczek) Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110:151-156
51. Ma ZY, Chandra A, Musial JM, Liu CJ* (2004) Molecular evidence that Stylosanthes
angustifolia is the third putative diploid progenitor of the hexaploid S. erecta
(Fabaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 248:171-176
52. Humphry ME, Magner T, McIntyre CL, Aitken EAB, Liu CJ* (2003) Identification of a
major locus conferring resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni DC) in
mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) by QTL analysis. Genome 46:738-744
53. Humphry ME, Konduri V, Lambrides CJ, Magner T, McIntyre CL, Aitken EAB, Liu
CJ* (2002) Development of a mungbean (Vigna radiata) RFLP linkage map and its
comparison with Lablab (Lablab purpureus) reveals a high level of colinearity
between the two genomes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 105:160-166
54. ES Jones, CJ Liu, DS Shaw, SD Singh, WA Breese, JR Witcombe (2002) Mapping
Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Downy Mildew in Pearl Millet. Crop Science
42 (4), 1316-1323
55. Thumma BR, Naidu BP, Chandra A, Cameron DF, Bahnisch LM, Liu CJ (2001)
Identification of causal relationships among traits related to drought resistance in
Stylosanthes scabra using QTL analysis. Journal of Experimental Botany 52:203-214
56. Pengelly BC, Liu CJ (2001) Genetic relationship and variation in the tropical
minosoid legume Desmanthes assessed by random amplified polymorphic DNA.
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 48:91-99
57. Liu CJ*, Musial JM (2001) The application of chloroplast DNA clones in identifying
maternal donors for polyploid species of Stylosanthes. Theoretical and Applied
Genetics 102:73-77
58. Ma ZY, Weining S, Sharp PJ, Liu CJ* (2000) Non-gridded library – a new approach
for BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome) exploitation in hexaploid wheat (Triticum
aestivum). Nucleic Acids Research 28 e106 pp 1-5
59. Konduri V, Godwin I, Liu CJ* (2000) Genetic mapping of the Lablab purpureus
genome suggests the presence of 'cuckoo' gene(s) in this species. Theoretical and
Applied Genetics 100:866-871
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60. Xu M, McDonald CM, Liu CJ, Hacker JB (2000) Variation in temperature requirements
for germination and early seedling development in Chamaecrista rotundifolia and three
allied species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 47:25 -34
61. Liu CJ*, Musial JM, BD Thomas (1999) Genetic relationships among Stylosanthes
species based on RFLP and STS analyses. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
99:1179 -1186
62. Wang ZM, Devos KM, Liu CJ, Wang RQ, Gale MD (1998) Construction of RFLPbased maps of foxtail millet, Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. Theoretical and Applied
Genetics 98:31-36
63. Liu CJ*, Musial JM (1997) Stylosanthes sp. aff. S. scabra: a putative diploid progenitor
of Stylosanthes scabra. Plant Systematics and Evolution 208:99-105
64. Liu CJ* (1997) The geographical distribution of genetic variation in Stylosanthes
scabra revealed by RAPD analysis. Euphytica 98:21-27
65. Liu CJ, IP King, TS Pittaway, S Abbo, SM Reader, TE Miller, MD Gale (1997) Physical
and genetical mapping of rDNA in Pennisetum. Heredity 78:529-531
66. Liu CJ, Date RA (1997) The use of genetic markers to improve seed and RNB
collection and genetic conservation. Tropical Grassland 31:355-358
67. Cameron DF, Trevorrow RM, Liu CJ (1997) Recent advances in studies of
anthracnose of Stylosanthes. II. Approaches to breeding for anthracnose resistance in
Stylosanthes in Australia. Tropical Grasslands 31:424-429
68. Liu CJ, Devos KM, Witcombe JR, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Gale MD (1996) The effect of
genome and sex on recombination in Pennisetum species. Theoretical and Applied
Genetics 93:902-908
69. Liu CJ (1996) Genetic diversity and relationships among Lablab purpureus genotypes
evaluated using random amplified polymorphic DNAs as markers. Euphytica 90:115119
70. Liu CJ*, Musial JM, Smith FW (1996) Evidence for a low level of genomic specificity of
sequence-tagged-sites in Stylosanthes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 93:864-868
71. Wang ZM, Liu CJ, Wang RQ, Gale MD (1996) Fingerprinting varieties of foxtail millet
using probe gFM31. Acta Genetica Sinica 23:228-233
72. Liu CJ*, Imrie BC (1996) Lablab purpureus - breeding and genetic diversity study.
Tropical Grasslands 30:147
73. Busso CS, Liu CJ, Hash CT, Witcombe JR, Devos KM, de Wet JMJ, Gale MD (1995)
Analysis of recombination rate during female and male gametogenesis in pearl millet
(Pennisetum glaucum) using RFLP markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 90:242246
74. Jones ES, Liu CJ, Gale MD, Hash CT, Witcombe JR (1995) Mapping quantitative trait
loci for downy mildew resistance in pearl millet. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
91:448-456
75. Liu CJ*, Musial JM (1995) Restriction fragment length polymorphism detected by
cDNA and genomic DNA clones in Stylosanthes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
91:1210-1213
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76. Liu CJ, Witcombe JR, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Hash CT, Gale MD (1994) An RFLPbased genetic map of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Theoretical and Applied
Genetics 89:481-487
77. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1994) The genetical control and tissue-specificity of esterase
isozymes in hexaploid wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 88:796-802
78. King IP, Purdie KA, Liu CJ, Reader SM, Pittaway TS, Orford SE, Miller TE (1994)
Detection of interchromosomal translocations within the Triticeae by RFLP analysis.
Genome 37:882-887
79. Liu CJ, Heun M, Gale MD (1993) Intrachromosomal mapping of seven biochemical
loci in barley, Hordeum vulgare. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 87:94-96
80. Devos KM, Atkinson MD, Chinoy CN, Francis HA, Harcourt RL, Koebner RMD, Liu CJ,
Masojc P, Gale MD (1993) Chromosomal rearrangements in the rye genome relative
to that of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 85:673-680
81. Devos KM, Atkinson MD, Chinoy CN, Liu CJ, Gale MD (1992) RFLP-based genetic
map of the homoeologous group 3 chromosomes of wheat and rye. Theoretical and
Applied Genetics 83:931-939
82. Liu CJ, Atkinson MD, Chinoy CN, Devos KM, Gale MD (1992) Non-homoeologous
translocations between group 4, 5 and 7 chromosomes within wheat and rye.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 83:305-312
83. Wang ML, Atkinson MD, Chinoy CN, Devos KM, Harcourt RL, Liu CJ, Rogers WJ,
Gale MD (1991) RFLP-based genetic map of rye (Secale cereale L.) chromosome 1R.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 82:174-178
84. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1991) The chromosomal control of genes encoding NADH
dehydrogenase isozymes in hexaploid wheat and related species. Genome 34:44-51
85. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1990) The genetical control and tissue specificity of peroxidases,
Per-1, Per-2, Per-3, Per-4 and Per-5 in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
79:305-313
86. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1990) Est-7, a set of genes controlling green tissue esterases in
wheat and related species. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 79:781-784
87. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1989) Ibf-1 (iodine binding factor), a highly variable marker system
in the Triticeae. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 77:233-240
88. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1989) The chromosomal location of a third set of malate
dehydrogenase loci, Mdh-3, in wheat, barley and related species. Theoretical and
Applied Genetics 78:349-352
89. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1989) Evidence for the genetical control of hexokinase isozymes by
homoeologous group 3 chromosomes in wheat. Cereals Research Communication
17:101-104
90. Liu CJ, Chao S, Gale MD (1989) Wsp-1, a set of genes controlling water soluble
proteins in wheat and related species. Genetic Research 54:173-181
91. Shewry PR, Parmer S, Buxton SB, Gale MD, Liu CJ, Hejgaard J, Kreis M (1988)
Multiple molecular forms of β-amylase in seeds and vegetative tissues of barley. Planta
176:127-134
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Conference papers/proceedings
92. Liu CJ*, Li HB, Ma J, Yan G, Chakraborty S (2010) The homoeologous regions on
the long arms of group 3 chromoosomes in wheat and barley habour a major crown
rot resistance locus. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Wheat Conference, St.
Petersburg, pp 212-213
93. Liu CJ*, Li HB, Ma J, Liu YX, Yang XM, Yan GJ, Chakraborty S (2009) Improving
crown rot resistance of wheat and barley. In: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian
Plant Breeding Conference. Cairns, Australia
94. Liu C, Griffiths J (2009) Finding the jewels in crown rot research. Farming Ahead,
December 2009, No 215:56-58
95. Liu CJ*, Li HB, Ma J, Chakraborty S (2008) Breeding wheats with enhanced crown
rot resistance. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium.
Brisbane, http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3468
96. Zheng Z, Li HB, Ma J, Chakraborty S, Faris JD, Xu SS, Liu CJ* (2008) Identification
of chromosomes responsible for crown rot resistance in durum wheat. In:
Proceedings of the 11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium. Brisbane,
http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3265
97. Ma J, Chakraborty S, Yan G, Liu CJ* (2008) The genetics of crown rot resistance in
durum wheat (Triticum durum L.). In: Proceedings of the 11th International Wheat
Genetics Symposium. Brisbane, http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3408
98. Chakraborty S, Liu CJ, Scott JB, Abeywickrama K (2008) Selection of isolates is
important in screening wheat germplasm for crown rot resistance. In: Proceedings of
the International Plant Pathology Congress. Turin, Italy
99. Chakraborty S, Abeywickrama K, Obanor F, Liu C (2008). The missing link in
Fusarium head blight-crown rot continuum. In: Proceedings of the International
Fusarium Workshop. Alghero, Italy
100.
Chakraborty S, Scott JB, Akinsanmi OA, Liu CJ, Mitter V, Dill-Macky R
(2006) Fusarium pathogens of wheat in Australia. In: Proceedings of the CIMMYT
Fusarium Head Blight Workshop on Global Fusarium Initiative for International
Collaboration. El Batan, pp 42-45
101.
Xie GQ, Zhang MC, Magner T, Ban T, Chakraborty S, Liu CJ* (2006)
Evidence that resistance to Fusarium head blight and crown rot are controlled by
different genes in wheat. In: Proceedings of the CIMMYT Fusarium Head Blight
Workshop on Global Fusarium Initiative for International Collaboration. El Batan,
pp15-20
102.
Xie GQ, Zhang MC, Magner T, Chakraborty S, Liu CJ* (2006) Effects of the
3BS locus of Sumai 3 on Fusarium head blight and crown rot resistance. In:
Proceedings of the 13th Australian Plant Breeding Conference. Christchurch, New
Zealand
103.
Liu CJ*, Magner T, Bo Shen, Zhang M, Mitter V, Chakraborty S (2004)
Fusarium head blight and crown rot resistance in wheat. In: Proceedings of the 11th
wheat Assembly. Canberra, pp 25-28
104.
Liu CJ*, Magner T, Mitter V, Ban T, Chakraborty S (2004) Relationships
between resistances to Fusarium head blight and crown rot in hexaploid wheat. In:
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Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Sciences Congress. Brisbane,
http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/3/7/2/1685_liu.htm
105.
Shen B, McIntyre L, Lagudah E, Liu C* (2004) Construction and
characterization of a bacterial artificial chromosome library of hexaploid wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) genotype Chinese Spring. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Crop
Science Congress. Brisbane,
http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/3/1/1686_shenbv.htm
106.
Schmidt AL, Liu C, Martin D, Kelly A, McIntyre L (2004) Molecular markers for
selected quality traits in Australian Hexploid bread wheat. In: Proceedings of the 4th
International Crop Science Congress. Brisbane,
http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/3/4/1/1355_aschmidt.htm
107.
Liu CJ*, Magner T, Shen Bo, Zhang MC, Mitter V, Chakraborty S (2004)
Fusarium head blight and crown rot resistance in wheat. In: Proceedings of 54th
Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference and 11th Wheat Breeders Assembly.
Canberra, pp 25-28
108.
Ma Zhiying, Wang Xingfen, Zhang Guiyin, Zheng Yongmin, Liu Chunji (2004)
Construction of Bacterial Artificial Chromosome library of Chinese elite cottons as
genomic resources. International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI-2004 Workshop,
October 10-13, 2004, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
109.
Zhiying Ma, Xingfen Wang, Guiyin Zhang, Aili Li, Chunji Liu (2004) Genetic
diversity of Chinese cottons with Fusarium and Verticillium wilts resistance revealed
by AFLPs. International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI-2004 Workshop, October 1013, 2004, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
110. Liu CJ* (2002) Mungbean crop shows promise. Farming Ahead 127:51
111. Thumma BR, Naidu BP, Liu CJ, Cameron DF, Bahnisch LM (1999) Mapping
physiological and biochemical attributes of drought resistance in Stylosanthes.
(Abstract). In: Abstracts of papers presented at the 43rd ASBMB, 18th ANZSCDB and
39th ASPP Annual Combined Conference, Gold Coast, 27-30 September 1999; Kent
Town, SA: Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molcular Biology Inc.; 1999. Sym44-02.
112. Lambrides CJ, Diatloff A, Liu CJ, Imrie BC (1999) Molecular marker studies in
mungbean. In: Proceedings of 11th Australian Plant Breeding Conference. Adelaide, pp
224-225
113. Liu CJ* (1998) Description of perennial Lablab purpureus cultivar 'Endurance. Plant
Variety Journal 11:26-27
114. Liu CJ*, Tao QZ, Zhang HB (1998) Construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome
library of Lablab purpureus in a plant transformation vector. In: Proceedings of the 4th
Asia and Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology. Darwin, pp 177-178
115. Liu CJ* (1998) Application of biochemical and molecular markers in rapid tests for the
identification and testing of genetic purity of plant varieties. Asian Seeds 97(2):1-13
116. Liu CJ* (1998) Breeding perennial Lablab: performance of selected lines in
Queensland. In: Proceedings of the 9th Australian Agronomy Conference. Wagga
Wagga, pp 209-210
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117. Liu CJ* (1998) Description of lucerne cultivar 'Hallmark'. Plant Variety Journal 11:2728
118. Chakraborty S, Liu CJ, Cameron DF, Chandra A, Ramesh CR, Fernandes CD,
Charchar MJ, Guodau L, Kelemu S (1998) Application of molecular markers to breed
and select anthracnose resistant Stylosanthes and to characterise endemic and exotic
population of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In: Proceedings of the 4th Asia & Pacific
Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology, Darwin, pp 53-56
119. Liu CJ* (1997) Verification of and genetic variation between Stylosanthes sp. aff. S.
scabra accessions. In: Proceedings of the XVIII International Grassland Congress.
Winnipeg and Saskatoon, pp 12:7-8
120. Hacker JB, Liu CJ, Liu CC, Xu MG (1997) Opportunities for selecting improved lines of
Chamaecrista rotundifolia for Southern China. In: JM Scott, MacLeod DA, Xu MG &
Casanova AJ (eds) Forages for the red soils area of China, ACIAR Working Paper No.
55, page 129-132
121. Liu CJ* (1997) Description of lucerne (Medicago sativa) cultivar 'Sequel HR'. Plant
Varieties Journal 10:31-32
122. Date RA, Edye LA, Liu CJ (1996) Stylosanthes sp. Aff. Scabra – a potential new forage
plant for northern Australia. Tropical Grasslands 1996:133
123. Liu CJ*, Musial JM (1996) Development and application of RFLP and STS in
Stylosanthes. In: Proceedings of the 8th Australian Agronomy Conference.
Toowoomba, pp 381-384
124. Cameron DF, Edye LA, Charkraborty S, Manners JM, Liu CJ, Date RA, Boland RM
(1996) An integrated program to improve anthracnose resistance in Stylosanthes - a
review. In: Proceedings of the 8th Australian Agronomy Conference. Toowoomba, pp
112-115
125. Liu CJ, Musial JM, Cameron DF (1996) Progress on tagging genes conferring
anthracnose resistance in Stylosanthes spp. Tropical Glasslands 1996.
126. Liu CJ, Witcombe JR, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Hash CT, Gale MD (1994) Development
and applications of RFLP maps in pearl millet breeding programmes. In: Compendium
of Current Research in Plant Sciences 1993, Overseas Development Administration.
The United Kingdom, pp 30-32
127. Cavan G, Howarth C, Skot K, Layton R, Hash CT, Liu CJ, Gale MD, Witcomebe JR
(1993) mapping QTLs for heat tolerance in pearl millet. In: Proceedings of ODA Plant
Sciences Research Programme Conference: Molecular Markers in Sorghum and Pearl
Millet to Assist Breeding in Developing Countries. Norwich, pp 20-26
128. Gale MD, Liu CJ, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Witcombe JR (1993) The development of
RFLP maps in pearl millet and application in breeding programs. ODA Natural
Resources and Environmental Department Annual Program Report 1992-3, pp 51-52
129. Liu CJ, Witcombe JR, Gale MD (1992) Work on the construction of a RFLP based
genetic map of pearl millet. In: Proceedings of the Rockefeller Foundation Conference:
The Establishment of a Sorghum and Millet RFLP Network to Support Breeding in
Developing Countries. Bellagio, pp15-16
130. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1991) Application of isoelectric focusing in the characterisation of
biochemical markers in hexaploid wheat. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International
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Symposium on Chromosome Engineering in Plants. University of Missouri, Columbia,
pp 325-331
131. Liu CJ, Gale MD (1988) Three new marker systems, iodine binding factor (Ibf-1), Malic
enzyme (Mal-1) and malate dehydrogenase (Mdh-3) in wheat and related species. In:
Proceedings of the 7th International Wheat Genetics Symposium. Cambridge, pp 555560
Books/Book Chapters
132. Chakraborty S, Liu C, Scott JB, Obanor F (2012) Fusarium diseases of wheat. In:
Fernando M. Alves-Santos & Julio J. Diez (eds) Control of Fusarium diseases, pp
229 -250. Research Signpost, Kerala, India.
133. Jones ES, Witcombe JR, Hash CT, Singh SD, Gale MD, Liu CJ (1994) Mapping QTLs
controlling resistance to downy mildew in pearl millet and their application in plant
breeding programmes. In: Use of Molecular Markers in Sorghum and Pearl Millet
Breeding for Developing Countries, Overseas Development Administration. The United
Kingdom, pp76-79
134. Liu CJ, Witcombe JR, Hash CT, Busso CS, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Gale MD (1994)
Construction and application of RFLP-based genetic maps in pearl millet. In: Use of
Molecular Markers in Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding for Developing Countries,
Overseas Development Administration. The United Kingdom, pp 57-64
135. Money TA, Liu CJ, Gale MD (1994) Conversion of RFLP markers for downy mildew
resistance in pearl millet to sequence-tagged-sites. In: Use of Molecular Markers in
Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding for Developing Countries, Overseas Development
Administration. The United Kingdom, pp 65-68
136. Liu CJ, Witcombe JR, Pittaway TS, Nash M, Hash CT, Gale MD (1992) Restriction
fragment length polymorphism in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). In: Gene Flows
and Plant Genetic Resources. Paris, pp 233-241
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Principal breeder
* a lablab cultivar ‘Endurance’ (released in 1999). Plant Variety Journal (1998) 11:26-27
* a mungbean variety ‘White Gold’, released in 2003
* a mungbean variety ‘Satin2’, released in 2008: Plant Variety Journal (2008) 21:365-368
* a mungbean variety ‘Crystal’, released in 2008: Plant Variety Journal (2008) 21:369-372
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Breeding materials and molecular markers released under MTAs since 2010
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 August 2013 - Released 10 wheat lines with crown rot resistance to AGT (Via Dr Meiqin Lu);
 August 2013 – released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to AGT (Via Dr Meiqin
Lu);
 August 2013 – released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to AGT (Via Dr Meiqin
Lu);
 September 2013 - Released barley lines with enhanced crown rot resistance to Queensland
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (via Roslyn Ferguson);
 November 2013 - released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to InterGrain (via Dr
Daniel Mullan);
 December 2013 - released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to Dow AgroSciences
(via Nicholas Willey);
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December 2013 - released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to Dow AgroSciences
(via Nicholas Willey);
 December 2013 - Released 10 wheat lines with crown rot resistance to Dow AgroSciences (via
Nicholas Willey);
 December 2013 – released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to LongReach Plant
Breeders (via Marie Appelbee);
 December 2013 - released molecular markers flanking a CR locus on 3BL to University of
Southern Queensland (Dr Anke Martin);
 March 2012: Released 62 wheat liens with enhanced resistance to Fusarium head blight to
LongReach Plant Breeders (Via Dr Bertus Jacobs);
 May 2012 – released wheat breeding lines with enhanced Fusarium head blight resistance to
InterGrain (via Dr Ian Barkley);
 May 2012 – released wheat breeding lines with enhanced Fusarium head blight resistance to
Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (via Dr Haydn Kuchel);
 November 2012 – released barley lines with enhanced crown rot resistance to University of
Adelaide (via Dr Jason Eglinton);
 November 2012 – released barley lines with enhanced crown rot resistance to the University of
Queensland (via Dr Lee Hickey);
 November 2012 - Released five wheat lines with enhanced crown rot resistance to Institute of
Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Germany (via Prof Sven Gottwald);
 February 2011 - Released seeds of a wheat doubled haploid population (Batavia/Ernie) and the
genotypic data that have been used to map genes conferring tan spot and crown rot resistance
to Australian Centre for Necrotrophic Pathogens, Curtin University of Technology (Via Prof
Richard Oliver).
 October 2011 - Released two populations (Bativia/Ernie & Lang/CSCR6) to the Institute of
Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (via Prof Qianhua Shen);
 January 2010 – released wheat lines containing a Fusarium resistant QTL on 3BL to LongReach
(via Dr Bertus Jacobs)
 January 2010 – released wheat lines containing a Fusarium resistant QTL on 3BL to InterGrain
(via Dr Chris Moore)
 January 2010 – released wheat lines containing a Fusarium resistant QTL on 3BL to the
University of Queensland (via Dr Mark Dieters)
 January 2010 – released wheat lines containing a Fusarium resistant QTL on 3BL South
Australian Research & Development Institute (via Dr Hugh Wallwork)
 May 2010 - Released two mapping populations (Lang/CSCR6 and Bellaroi/CSCR6) to the
University of Hebei (via Prof. Caiying Zhang)
 May 2010 – released wheat lines containing a Fusarium resistant QTL on 3BL to Queensland
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (via Dr Stephen Neate)
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External reviewer for research grant proposals/senior promotions

February 2013: Assessment of research proposals for the German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research (BMBF) - ‘Innovative Plant Breeding within the Cultivation system
(IPAS) within the ‘National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030’ framework programme.
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November 2010: Assessment of research proposals for the ‘Plant Biotechnology of the
Future’ from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
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July 2010: Evaluation of project proposals for ‘PLANT-KBBE’ (a framework of the
transnational cooperation initiative (France, Germany, Portugal and Spain), with the purpose
to foster more joint European research and development activities & it focuses on the
Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Plant Genome Research as basis of the
‘Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy’;
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April 2010: Evaluation of research proposals for the Austrian Science Fund;
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May 2008: Evaluated research grant applications for ‘PLANTT-KBBE’ - Transnational Plant
alliance for novel technologies - toward implementing the Knowledge Based Bio-Economy in
Europe;
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invited by the Ministry of Education (China), Chunji has been an ‘expert of accreditation for
assessing candidates for the Chang Jiang Scholars Program’ (which aims at appointing and
promoting senior academic leaders in universities across China) (since 2007);
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January 2007: Evaluation of research proposals for ‘GABI’ (Genome Analysis of the Plant
Biological System) – Future Proposals, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF),
Germany. It represents the major national research initiative in plant genomics in Germany;
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November 2006: Evaluation of research grant applications for ‘BARD’ (the United States-Israel
Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund);
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September 2006: Evaluation of research grant applications for ‘the German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research (BMBF)’;
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August 2006: Evaluation of grant applications for ‘ERA-NET Plant Genomics (ERA-PG)’. ERAPG is a net work of research funding organisation of 14 European countries and Israel who
are responsible for the implementation and handling of national or regional Plant Genomics
research programs;
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July 1997: Invited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a member of the International
Experts Panel and reviewed the major national program of ‘Physical Mapping and Sequencing
of Rice Genome’, Shanghai.
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Supervision of visiting scientists

Dr Liu Xinlun, Northwest A&F University, China (12 months between March 2014-March 2015)

A/Professor Guijun Yan, the University of Western Australia, Australia (6 months, 2013.6 –
2013.12)
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Prof. Zhijian Chang, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China (2013.8 – 2014. 2, 6
months)
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Prof. Zhiying Bai, Department of Agriculture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding (2013, 6
months).
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Mr Wei Yan, Head, Genetic Resources, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing
(2009-10; 12 months);
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Mr Xueming Yang, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing (2008-9; 12 months);
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Prof Guiru Liu, Dean, Department of Agriculture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding (2006-7,
6 months);
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Prof Shimin Wen, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding (2006-07, 6 months);
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Prof Caiying Zhang, Head, Centre of Soybean Improvement, Hebei Agricultural University,
Baoding (2008, 6 months);
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Prof Dongmei Wang, Head, Department of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding
(2004-5, 12 months);
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Mr Zhi Zheng, Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Baoding
(2006-7, 12 months);
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Dr Xiangmin Li, Deputy Director, Plant Protection Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanchang (2005-6, 12 months);
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Dr Guoqiang Xie, Director, Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Jiangxi Agricultural University,
Nanchang (2004-5, 12 months);
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Prof Cundong Li, Dean, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding (2005, 6 months);

Prof Mengchen Zhang, Director, Soybean Research Centre, Institute of Food & Oil Crops, Hebei
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shijiazhuang (2005-6, 12 months);

Dr Amaresh Chandra, Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Plant Physiology
and Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research , Lucknow-226002 (1999, 6
months);

Prof Zhiying Ma, Deputy President, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding (1999-2000,12
months);

Prof Minggang Xu, Deputy Director General, the Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences,
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing (1998, 3 months);
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Supervision of postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students
Dr Jun Ma: (postdoctoral fellow 2013 – 2016) Characterization of the large effect QTL conferring
crown rot resistance on 3BL in wheat.
Mr Ahsan Habib (PhD candidate, University of Tasmania, 2013-7): Fusarium crown rot resistance in
barley;
Mr Zhi Zheng (PhD student, UWA 2010-4), Genetics of Fusarium crown rot resistance in wheat;
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Mr Jian Ma (PhD, Sichuan Agricultural University, 2012-4): Exploiting genome sequences by
bioinformatics in wheat genetics and evolution;
Mr Guangdeng Chen (PhD, Sichuan Agricultural University, 2010-2, completed) Genetics of Fusarium
crown rot resistance in barley;
Dr Haobing Li (postdoctoral fellow 2007-10), Genetics of Fusarium crown rot resistance in wheat;
Mr Jun Ma (PhD student, 2007-10, UWA, thesis submitted): Thesis: Genetics of crown rot resistance
in durum wheat;
Mr Yaxi Liu (Joint PhD, 2008-9, 12 months, China-CSIRO, completed) Sichuan Agricultural University;
Dr Bo Shen (postdoctoral fellow, 2003-5), Application of wheat BAC libraries in generating SSRs for
targeted genome regions in wheat;
Dr Adele Schmidt (postdoctoral fellow, 2004-6), Genetics studies on wheat nematode and qualities;
Ms Miki Miyagi (MSc, 1998-2000, Queensland University of Technology, completed). Thesis:
Application of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries for efficient genome
mapping;
Mr Matt Humphry (PhD student, 2000-3, University of Queensland, Completed). Thesis: Genetics of
key agronomic traits in mungbean Analysed using QTL mapping approaches;
Mr Reddy Thumma (PhD student, 1997-2001, University of Queensland, completed). Thesis:
Genetics of and relationships among, traits related to drought tolerance in Stylosanthes;
Ms Vanaja Konduri (PhD student, 1996-2000, University of Queensland, completed). Thesis:
Construction of a linkage map for Lablab purpureus and its application in genome
analyses;
Dr Malcolm Livingstone (Postdoctoral fellow, 1993-5), Mungbean transformation.
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Honorary positions held
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Appointed as an Adjunct Professor in August 2013 by the School of Plant Biology, The
University of Western Australia;
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Elected as a ‘Distinguished Professor’ in December 2011 by Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences;
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Appointed as a Visiting Professor in December 2010 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
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Appointed as a Scientific Advisor in 2009 by the Chinese National Center for Soybean
Improvement (Shijiazhuang Branch);
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Appointed as an Honorary Professor in 2001 by the Agricultural University of Hebei;
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Elected as a Scientific advisor in 1994 by the Institute of Crop Germplasm, Chinese Academy
of Agricultural Sciences;
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Elected as a member of the Scientific Committee to the Genetics Institute of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences in 1992.
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