300409. Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)


Title300409. Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Parent3004. Crop and pasture production

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Detection of Giant Rat Tail Grass Invasion Using UAV Imaging and Machine Learning
Chowdhury, D., Mandal, D., McDougall, K. and Banerjee, B.. 2025. "Detection of Giant Rat Tail Grass Invasion Using UAV Imaging and Machine Learning." IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS55030.2025.11313898

Paper

G143A Mutation Conferring Resistance to Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides Detected in Both Podosphaera xanthii and Erysiphe vignae Causing Powdery Mildew on Mung Bean (Vigna radiata) in Australia
Dahanayaka, Buddhika Amarasinghe, Balotf, Sadegh, Senanayake, Ayesha Priyadarshani, Kelly, Lisa A., Knight, Noel L., Vaghefi, Niloofar and Kiss, Levente. 2025. "G143A Mutation Conferring Resistance to Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides Detected in Both Podosphaera xanthii and Erysiphe vignae Causing Powdery Mildew on Mung Bean (Vigna radiata) in Australia." Plant Health Progress. 26 (4), pp. 460-463. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0081-SC

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Plant-pathogen interactions: making the case for multi-omics analysis of complex pathosystems
Balotf, Sadegh, Wilson, Richard, Hemmati, Roghayeh, Eshaghi, Mahsa, Wilson, Calum and Mur, Luis A. J.. 2025. "Plant-pathogen interactions: making the case for multi-omics analysis of complex pathosystems." Stress Biology. 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44154-025-00260-7

Article

Investigating the Potential Involvement of Glutathione S-Transferases in Defence Against Powdery Scab in Potato
Balotf, Sadegh, Wilson, Richard and Wilson, Calum. 2025. "Investigating the Potential Involvement of Glutathione S-Transferases in Defence Against Powdery Scab in Potato." Journal of Fungi. 11 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11090654

Article

Haplotype stacking to improve stability of stripe rust resistance in wheat
Tong, Jingyang, Tarekegn, Zerihun T., Jambuthenne, Dilani, Robinson, Hannah, Pandit, Madhav, Villiers, Kira, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Hickey, Lee, Dinglasan, Eric and Hayes, Ben J.. 2025. "Haplotype stacking to improve stability of stripe rust resistance in wheat." Theoretical and Applied Genetics: international journal of plant breeding research. 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-05045-0

Article

GrainData Fusion GRDC Datasets
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Owen, Kirsty, Sheedy, Jason, Percy, Cassy, Gacenga, Francis and McCulloch, Jillian. 2025. GrainData Fusion GRDC Datasets. Grains Research and Development Corporation. https://doi.org/10.26192/1000zw

Collection of datasets

Powdery mildew on mungbean and other legume species in Australia
Kelly, Lisa. 2025. Powdery mildew on mungbean and other legume species in Australia. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/zzzww

PhD by Publication

Automated monitoring of fall armyworm natural enemies in summer grain crops
McCarthy, Alison, Girling, Robbie and Miles, Melina. 2025. "Automated monitoring of fall armyworm natural enemies in summer grain crops ." Australian Summer Grains Conference 2025. Benowa, Australia 07 - 09 Jul 2025

Presentation

Verticillium and Fusarium wilts: improving understanding of interactions with irrigation and nutrition, and monitoring with machine vision
Scheikowski, Linda, McCarthy, Alison and Foley, Joseph. 2025. "Verticillium and Fusarium wilts: improving understanding of interactions with irrigation and nutrition, and monitoring with machine vision." ACDC Seminar Series.

Presentation

Lessons from commercialisation of cotton sensing technology research
McCarthy, Alison, Maas, Susan, Grundy, Paul and Long, Derek. 2025. "Lessons from commercialisation of cotton sensing technology research." 6th biennial Australian Cotton Research Conference. Narrabri, Australia 26 - 28 Aug 2025 Australia.

Presentation

Automated sensing for improved integrated pest management of fall armyworm in summer broadacre crops
McCarthy, Alison, Girling, Robbie and Miles, Melina. 2025. Automated sensing for improved integrated pest management of fall armyworm in summer broadacre crops. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/zzyzq

Technical report

A New Method for Single-Plant Selection of Wheat Genotypes for Tolerance and Resistance to the Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus thornei by Low-Density Sowing
Robinson, Neil A., Sheedy, Jason G., Zwart, Rebecca S., Owen, Kirsty J., Lin, Jing and Thompson, John P.. 2025. "A New Method for Single-Plant Selection of Wheat Genotypes for Tolerance and Resistance to the Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus thornei by Low-Density Sowing." Agronomy. 15 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15092049

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Fabaceous and Cucurbitaceous Hosts Are Infected With Distinct Populations of the Powdery Mildew Species Podosphaera xanthii
Kelly, Lisa A., Balotf, Sadegh, Vaghefi, Niloofar and Kiss, Levente. 2025. "Fabaceous and Cucurbitaceous Hosts Are Infected With Distinct Populations of the Powdery Mildew Species Podosphaera xanthii." Plant Pathology. 74 (8), pp. 2219-2448. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.70028

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Genomic analysis of two all stage stripe rust resistance genes in the Vavilov wheat landraces AGG40807WHEA1
Sharma, Raghvendra, Chen, Chunhong, Zhang, Peng, Bharti, Hemlata, Vikas, Venu Kumaran, Norman, Michael, Dibley, Katherine, Riaz, Adnan, Hewitt, Tim, Hoxha, Sami, Forrest, Kerrie, Lagudah, Evans, Bariana, Harbans, Bansal, Urmil, Hickey, Lee and Periyannan, Sambasivam. 2025. "Genomic analysis of two all stage stripe rust resistance genes in the Vavilov wheat landraces AGG40807WHEA1." Theoretical and Applied Genetics: international journal of plant breeding research. 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-04965-1

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Fennel Seed Grower Guide Factsheet
Rixon, C., Adorada, D., Umansky, M., Chauhan, B., Bhattarai, S., Biggs, I. and Trotter, T.. 2025. Fennel Seed Grower Guide Factsheet. Australia. CRC for Developing Northern Australia.

Manual/Instructions

Identifying Seedborne Mycobiota in the Revitalised Australian Sesame Industry
Adorada, D.. 2025. "Identifying Seedborne Mycobiota in the Revitalised Australian Sesame Industry." 25th Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference (APPS 2025). Sydney, Australia 26 - 28 May 2025

Poster

Soilborne Disease Challenges in the Northern Region
Adorada, D.. 2025. "Soilborne Disease Challenges in the Northern Region." Disease identification and management workshop. Griffith, Australia 12 - 13 Aug 2025

Presentation

Clonal Expansion from Standing Genetic Variation Underpins the Evolution of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in Australia
Sparks, Adam H., Adorada, Dante L., Colombi, Elena, Kelly, Lisa A., Young, Anthony, Knight, Noel L. and Vaghefi, Niloofar. 2025. "Clonal Expansion from Standing Genetic Variation Underpins the Evolution of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in Australia." Phytopathology: International Journal of the American Phytopathological Society. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0032-R

Article

First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot of Potato in South India
Jaffer, Shajith Basha, Kumaresan, Parthiban V., Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Karthikeyan, Muthusamy. 2025. "First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot of Potato in South India." Plant Disease: an international journal of applied plant pathology. 109 (5), pp. 1182-1182. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2065-PDN

Notes or commentaries

Long-read genomics reveal extensive nuclear-specific evolution and allele-specific expression in a dikaryotic fungus
Tam, Rita, Möller, Mareike, Luo, Runpeng, Luo, Zhenyan, Jones, Ashley, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Rathjen, John P. and Schwessinger, Benjamin. 2025. "Long-read genomics reveal extensive nuclear-specific evolution and allele-specific expression in a dikaryotic fungus." Genome Research. 35 (6), pp. 1364-1376. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.280359.124

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An unexpected diversity of powdery mildew species infecting the Fabaceae in Australia
Kelly, Lisa A., Dahanayaka, Buddhika A., Vaghefi, Niloofar, Ahmad, Aftab and Kiss, Levente. 2025. "An unexpected diversity of powdery mildew species infecting the Fabaceae in Australia." PLoS One. 20 (5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323505

Article

First Report of Colletotrichum truncatum Causing Anthracnose of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in India
Natesan, Boopathi, Palanichamy, Gopinath, Ponnuchamy, Manivel, Thiruvenkatasamy, Saraswathi, Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Karthikeyan, Muthusamy. 2025. "First Report of Colletotrichum truncatum Causing Anthracnose of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in India." Plant Disease: an international journal of applied plant pathology. 109 (4), pp. 941-941. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-1898-PDN

Notes or commentaries

IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola
D'Angelo, Davide, Sorrentino, Roberto, Nkomo, Tiphany, Zhou, Xianzhi, Vaghefi, Niloofar, Sonnekus, Byron, Bose, Tanay, Cerrato, Domenico, Cozzolino, Loredana, Creux, Nicky, D'Agostino, Nunzio, Fourie, Gerda, Fusco, Giovanna, Hammerbacher, Almuth, Idnurm, Alexander, Kiss, Levente, Hu, Yanping, Hu, Hongli, Lahoz, Ernesto, ..., Wingfield, Brenda D.. 2025. "IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola ." IMA Fungus: the global mycological journal. 16. https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.141732

Article

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and suction spore trap-based assay for detection of mildew pathogens Podosphaera xanthii and Pseudoperonospora cubensis in cucurbits
Palanisamy, Ananthi, Karthikeyan, Muthusamy, Jaffer, Shajith Bash, Dhanabalan, Shanmuga Priya, Shanmugavel, Bavish, Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Revathy, Natarajan, Boopathi, Narayanan Manikanda, Santosh, Ganapati Patil and Periyannan, Sambasivam. 2025. "Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and suction spore trap-based assay for detection of mildew pathogens Podosphaera xanthii and Pseudoperonospora cubensis in cucurbits." Crop Protection. 187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106964

Article

Aflatoxin evaluation and integrated management strategies to minimize toxin contamination in maize and peanuts
Karthikeyan, Muthusamy, Dhanabalan, Shanmuga Priya, Shanmugavel, Bavish, Jaffer, Shajith Basha, Marimuthu, Subbaiyan, Radhika, Krishnan, Nagappan, Elakkiya, Johnson, Iruthayasamy and Periyannan, Sambasivam. 2025. "Aflatoxin evaluation and integrated management strategies to minimize toxin contamination in maize and peanuts." Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101809

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Genome-wide association mapping reveals novel genes and genomic regions controlling root-lesion nematode resistance in chickpea mini core collection
Kumar, Ashish, Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Gautam, Vedant, Patil, Sunanda, Valluri, Vinod, Channale, Sonal, Bhatt, Jayant, Sharma, Stuti, Ramakrishnan, R. S., Sharma, Radheshyam, Kudapa, Himabindu, Zwart, Rebecca S., Punnuri, Somashekhar M., Varshney, Rajeev K. and Thudi, Mahendar. 2025. "Genome-wide association mapping reveals novel genes and genomic regions controlling root-lesion nematode resistance in chickpea mini core collection." The Plant Genome. 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20508

Article

Automated monitoring of fall armyworm natural enemies
McCarthy, Alison, Girling, Robbie and Miles, Melina. 2024. "Automated monitoring of fall armyworm natural enemies." 2024 BACI Science Symposium. Toowoomba, Australia 07 - 07 Nov 2024

Presentation

Remote monitoring for FAW using machine vision
McCarthy, Alison, Humpal, Jacob, Miles, Melina, Quade, Adam and Girling, Robbie. 2024. "Remote monitoring for FAW using machine vision." National Fall Armyworm Research, Development and Extension Symposium 2024. Brisbane, Australia 17 - 18 Apr 2024

Presentation

Understanding Sesame: Supporting the development of a viable and sustainable sesame industry in Queensland
Adorada, D.. 2024. "Understanding Sesame: Supporting the development of a viable and sustainable sesame industry in Queensland." Broadacre Cropping Initiative Science (BACI) Symposium. Toowoomba, Australia 07 - 07 Nov 2024

Presentation

Pre-visual common root rot disease detection in wheat using nir spectroscopy and uav-based multispectral imagery
Xiong, Yiyi. 2024. Pre-visual common root rot disease detection in wheat using nir spectroscopy and uav-based multispectral imagery. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy . University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/zwv93

PhD by Publication

First reported sexual recombination between Pyrenophora teres isolates obtained from barley and barley grass
Dahanayaka, Buddhika Amarasinghe, Sotiropoulos, Alexandros G, Vaghefi, Niloofar, Poudel, Barsha and Martin, Anke. 2024. "First reported sexual recombination between Pyrenophora teres isolates obtained from barley and barley grass." Phytopathology: International Journal of the American Phytopathological Society. 114 (11), pp. 2385-2393. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-23-0497-R

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Evaluation of Kabuli Chickpea Genotypes for Tropical Adaptation in Northern Australia
Subedi, Megha, Naiker, Mani, du Preez, Ryan, Adorada, Dante L. and Bhattarai, Surya. 2024. "Evaluation of Kabuli Chickpea Genotypes for Tropical Adaptation in Northern Australia." Agriculture. 14 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14101851

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Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from changes in cane-growing practices
Renouf, Marguerite, Chamberlain, Sonya, Schroeder, Bernard, Westmor, Elisa and Quirk, Michael. 2024. "Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from changes in cane-growing practices." 45th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2024). Townsville, Australia 15 - 19 Apr 2024 Australia. Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.

Paper

Diseases of Mungbean
Vaghefi, Niloofar, Kelly, Lisa A., Burlakoti, Rishi R., Pandey, Abhay K., Sharman, Murray, Owen, Kirsty J. and Kiss, Levente. 2024. "Diseases of Mungbean ." Elmer, Wade H., McGrath, Margaret and McGovern, Robert J. (ed.) Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases. Switzerland. Springer Publishing Company. pp. 1-38

Handbook (chapter)

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)
Xu, Hang, Humpal, Jacob A., Wilson, Bree A. L., Ash, Gavin J. and Powell, Kevin S.. 2024. "Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)." Insects. 15 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070492

Article

Global Spread, Genetic Differentiation, and Selection of Barley Spot Form Net Blotch Isolates
Hassett, Kealan, Muria-Gonzalez, Mariano Jordi, Martin, Anke, Karakaya, Aziz, Oguz, Arzu Çelik, Bakonyi, Jószef, Knight, Noel L., Prins, Renée and Ellwood, Simon R.. 2024. "Global Spread, Genetic Differentiation, and Selection of Barley Spot Form Net Blotch Isolates." Phytopathology: International Journal of the American Phytopathological Society. 114 (7), pp. 1542-1553. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-23-0442-R

Article

What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?
Bhunjun, C.S., Chen, Y.J., Phukhamsakda, C., Boekhout, T., Groenewald, J.Z., McKenzie, E., Francisco, E.C., Frisvad, J.C., Groenewald, M., Hurdeal, V.G., Luangsa-ard, J., Perrone, G., Visagie, C. M., Bai, F.Y., Błaszkowski, J., Braun, U., de Souza, F.A., de Queiroz, M.B., Dutta, A.K., ..., Crous, P.W.. 2024. "What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?" Studies in Mycology. 108 (1), pp. 1-412. https://doi.org/10.3114/sim.2024.108.01

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Scope, Distribution, and Cause of the Peanut Kernel Shrivel (PKS) Syndrome: An Emerging Threat to Australia’s Peanut Industry
Adorada, Dante L., Dunlap, Christopher and Ash, Gavin J.. 2024. " Scope, Distribution, and Cause of the Peanut Kernel Shrivel (PKS) Syndrome: An Emerging Threat to Australia’s Peanut Industry." Agronomy. 14 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071435

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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of New Kabuli-Type Chickpea Lines in Australia for Resistance to Ascochyta Blight
Subedi, Megha, Bhattarai, Surya and Adorada, Dante L.. 2024. "Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of New Kabuli-Type Chickpea Lines in Australia for Resistance to Ascochyta Blight." Crops. 4 (3), pp. 400-412. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4030028

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Soil solarisation delivers near zero levels of Fusarium pseudograminearum in cereal crown rot reference sites
Bottomley, Prue, Sutherland, Mark, Wilson, Bree, Rognoni, Bethany, Kelly, Alison and Percy, Cassandra D.. 2024. "Soil solarisation delivers near zero levels of Fusarium pseudograminearum in cereal crown rot reference sites." Crop Protection. 185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106887

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