Centre for Crop Health
| Type | School/Centre |
|---|---|
| Director of Research | Prof Levente Kiss |
| Parent | Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment |
| Head | Prof Levente Kiss |
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Soil microbial communities in Southeast Asian peatlands: a review
Birnbaum, Christina, Yusuf, Anne Yalien, Yuwati, Tri Wira, Rachmanadi, Dony, Kunarso, Adi, Bonner, Mark T.L and Grover, Samantha P.P.. 2025. "Soil microbial communities in Southeast Asian peatlands: a review." Mires and Peat. 32. https://doi.org/10.19189/001c.134066Article
Environmental and host plant effects on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of root fungal endophytes
Farrer, Emily C., Kulick, Nelle K., Birnbaum, Christina, Halbrook, Susannah, Bumby, Caitlin R. and Willis, Claire. 2025. "Environmental and host plant effects on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of root fungal endophytes." FEMS Microbiology Letters. 372. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaf030Article
Engineering amine-modified ammonium polyphosphate for enhancing flame retardancy and smoke suppression of vinyl ester resin
Chu, Tao, Lu, Yixia, Hou, Boyou, Zhou, Zhezhe, Yang, Qingshan, Guo, Yong, Jafari, Pooya, Mushtaq, Asim, Zeng, Xuesen, Huo, Siqi and Song, Pingan. 2025. "Engineering amine-modified ammonium polyphosphate for enhancing flame retardancy and smoke suppression of vinyl ester resin." Construction and Building Materials. 475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141174Article
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.16.141732Article
Histidine limitation alters plant development and influences the TOR network
Guerin, Amandine, Levasseur, Caroline, Herger, Aline, Renggli, Dominik, Sotiropoulos, Alexandros, Kadler, Gabor, Hou, Xiaoyu, Schaufelberger, Myriam, Meyer, Christian, Wicker, Thomas, Bigler, Laurent and Ringli, Christoph. 2025. "Histidine limitation alters plant development and influences the TOR network." Journal of Experimental Botany. 76 (4), pp. 1085-1098. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae479Article
Phenotypic and Agronomic Variation Within Naturalized Medicago polymorpha L. (Burr Medic) in Subtropical Queensland, Australia, and Relationships with Climate and Soil Characteristics
Lloyd, David L., Thompson, John P., Boschma, Suzanne P., Young, Rick R., Johnson, Brian and Teasdale, Kemp C.. 2025. "Phenotypic and Agronomic Variation Within Naturalized Medicago polymorpha L. (Burr Medic) in Subtropical Queensland, Australia, and Relationships with Climate and Soil Characteristics." Agronomy. 15 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15010139Article
Biocontrol and growth promotion of groundnut by Pseudomonas putida GN1 against soilborne pathogens
Paramasivan, Mookkan, Ramjegathesh, Rajendran, Rajendran, Lingam, Thangam, Algarsamy, Indiragandhi, Pandian, Ravichandran, Venugopal, Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Karthikayan, Gandhi and Karthikeyan, Muthusamy. 2025. "Biocontrol and growth promotion of groundnut by Pseudomonas putida GN1 against soilborne pathogens." Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 58 (5), pp. 282-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2025.2476217Article
Unravelling the Antibiotic Resistance: Molecular Insights and Combating Therapies
Palanikumar, Preethieswari, Nathan, Bharathi, Muthusamy, Karthikeyan, M, Suganthy, Natesan, Senthil and Sampathrajan, Vellaikumar. 2025. "Unravelling the Antibiotic Resistance: Molecular Insights and Combating Therapies." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-025-05182-8Article
Causal determinism by plant host identity in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly
Frew, Adam, Zheng, Yuxiong, Wang, Zhenyu, Fu, Yanrong and Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlo A.s A.. 2025. "Causal determinism by plant host identity in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly." Functional Ecology. 39 (2), pp. 390-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14715Article
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/tpg2.20508Article
Non-visual common root rot disease detection using NIR spectrum and machine learning methods
Xiong, Yiyi, McCarthy, Cheryl, Humpal, Jacob and Percy, Cassandra. "Non-visual common root rot disease detection using NIR spectrum and machine learning methods." 2023 11th International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics (Agro-Geoinformatics). Wuhan, China 25 - 28 Jul 2023 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). https://doi.org/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10233256/proceedingPaper
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-RArticle
A horizon scan of future priorities to support the sustainability of plant-soil ecosystems in Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Egidi, Eleonora, Powell, Jeff and Hopkins, Anna. 2024. "A horizon scan of future priorities to support the sustainability of plant-soil ecosystems in Australia." Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2024). Melbourne, Australia 09 - 13 Dec 2024 Australia.Presentation
Elevated CO2 concentrations play a major role in influencing the functionality of AM fungal communities in agroecosystems
Heuck, Meike Katharina, Powell, Jeff, Kath, Jarrod, Birnbaum, Christina and Frew, Adam. 2024. "Elevated CO2 concentrations play a major role in influencing the functionality of AM fungal communities in agroecosystems." Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2024). Melbourne, Australia 09 - 13 Dec 2024 Australia.Presentation
Near infrared spectroscopy as a tool for rapid assessment of peatland condition
Yusuf, Anne, Chapman, James, Birnbaum, Christina, Treby, Sarah and Grover, Samantha. 2024. "Near infrared spectroscopy as a tool for rapid assessment of peatland condition." 30th Annual RACI R&D Topics Conference in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry. Hobart, Australia 01 - 04 Dec 2024 Australia.Poster
Lantana camara L. soil legacy effects on native plant growth and symbiotic soil biota
Ryan, Juanita, Birnbaum, Christina and Frew, Adam. 2024. "Lantana camara L. soil legacy effects on native plant growth and symbiotic soil biota." 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference. Brisbane, Australia 25 - 29 Aug 2024 Australia.Poster
Organic management shapes AM fungal community structure and function, partially mitigating the negative effects of conventional agriculture
Heuck, Meike Katharina, Powell, Jeff R., Kath, Jarrod, Birnbaum, Christina and Frew, Adam. 2024. "Organic management shapes AM fungal community structure and function, partially mitigating the negative effects of conventional agriculture." 12th International Conference on Mycorrhizae. Manchester, United Kingdom 04 - 09 Aug 2024Poster
Environmental and host plant effects on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of root fungal endophytes
Farrer, E.C., Kulick, N.K., Birnbaum, C., Halbrook, S.R., Bumby, C.R. and Willis, C.. 2024. "Environmental and host plant effects on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of root fungal endophytes." 2024 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2024). Long Beach, United States 04 - 09 Aug 2024Poster
Temporal trends in Phragmites australis invasion in the Gulf Coast are highly site-dependent
Pham, T., Birnbaum, C., Brady, M.V., Bumby, C.R., Deogracias, A.J., Dixon, J.I., Ellis, D., Fronabarger, K.H., Halbrook, S.R., Jacobs, N., Kulick, N.K., Lange, K.M., Lee, S.F., Ogoma, C.A., Schroeder, C.S., Shribman, Z.I., Smith, M., Sun, K., Valentine, K.L., ..., Farrer, E.C.. 2024. "Temporal trends in Phragmites australis invasion in the Gulf Coast are highly site-dependent." 2024 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2024). Long Beach, United States 04 - 09 Aug 2024Poster
Organic management shapes AM fungal community structure and function, partially mitigating the negative effects of conventional agriculture
Heuck, Meike Katharina, Powell, Jeff R., Kath, Jarrod, Birnbaum, Christina and Frew, Adam. 2024. "Organic management shapes AM fungal community structure and function, partially mitigating the negative effects of conventional agriculture." Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14732Article
Evaluating the Usefulness of the C-S-R Framework for Understanding AM Fungal Responses to Climate Change in Agroecosystems
Heuck, Meike Katharina, Powell, Jeff R., Kath, Jarrod, Birnbaum, Christina and Frew, Adam. 2024. "Evaluating the Usefulness of the C-S-R Framework for Understanding AM Fungal Responses to Climate Change in Agroecosystems." Global Change Biology. 30 (11). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17566Article
Host Plant Resistance to Insects in Vegetable Crops
Kumaraswamy, Sunil, Nasif, Saifullah Omar, Siddique, Abu Bakar, Karuppannasamy, Ashok, Chowdary, Rajesh, Mohan, Muthugounder and Chaitanya, Alamuru Krishna. 2024. "Host Plant Resistance to Insects in Vegetable Crops." Kumar, Sarwan and Furlong, Michael (ed.) Plant Resistance to Insects in Major Field Crops. Singapore . Springer Nature. pp. 215-248Edited book (chapter)
Major abiotic stresses on quality parameters in grain legumes: Impacts and various strategies for improving quality traits
Jha, Uday Chand, Priya, Manu, Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Nayyar, Harsh, Thudi, Mahendar, Punnuri, Somashekhar M., Siddique, Kadambot H.M. and Prasad, P.V. Vara. 2024. "Major abiotic stresses on quality parameters in grain legumes: Impacts and various strategies for improving quality traits." Environmental and Experimental Botany. 228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105978Article
Characterization and Pathogenicity of Soilborne Pathogens in Gloriosa superba: Effects of Single- and Multiple-Pathogen Coinfection on Disease Responses
Dhanabalan, Shanmuga Priya, Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Kumaresan, Parthiban V., Kandasamy, Rajamani, Natesan, Senthil, Periyannan, Sambasivam and Muthusamy, Karthikeyan. 2024. "Characterization and Pathogenicity of Soilborne Pathogens in Gloriosa superba: Effects of Single- and Multiple-Pathogen Coinfection on Disease Responses." Plant Disease: an international journal of applied plant pathology. 108 (11), pp. 3279-3287. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-24-0496-REArticle
Uncovering key genomic regions for agronomical traits and stress tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] through meta-QTL analysis
Verma, Shruti, Quaiyum, Zeba, Prasad, Bishun Deo, Sahni, Sangita, Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Mane, Rushikesh Sanjay, Eerapagula, Ramesh, Mahato, Ajay Kumar, Jha, Sonam, Rangari, Sagar Krushnaji, Mishra, Soumya, Sharma, V. K., Bhutia, K. L. and Thudi, Mahendar. 2024. "Uncovering key genomic regions for agronomical traits and stress tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] through meta-QTL analysis." Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-024-00585-5Article
Comparison of Visual and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Assessments to Predict the Yield Tolerance of Wheat Genotypes to Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus thornei
Robinson, Neil A., Sheedy, Jason G. and Thompson, John P.. 2024. "Comparison of Visual and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Assessments to Predict the Yield Tolerance of Wheat Genotypes to Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus thornei." Agronomy. 14 (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14123043Article
Population-level whole-genome sequencing of Ascochyta rabiei identifies genomic loci associated with isolate aggressiveness
Vaghefi, Niloofar, Bar, Ido, Lawley, Jonathan Wanderley, Sambasivam, Prabhakaran Thanjavur, Christie, Melody and Ford, Rebecca. 2024. "Population-level whole-genome sequencing of Ascochyta rabiei identifies genomic loci associated with isolate aggressiveness." Microbial Genomics. 10 (11). https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001326Article
The aquastatin biosynthetic gene cluster encodes a versatile polyketide synthase capable of synthesising heteromeric depsides with diverse alkyl side chains
Sbaraini, Nicolau, Crombie, Andrew, Kalaitzis, John A., Vuong, Daniel, Bracegirdle, Joe, Windsor, Fraser, Lau, Ashli, Chen, Rachel, Tan, Yu Pei, Lacey, Alastair, Lacey, Ernest, Piggott, Andrew M. and Chooi, Yit-Heng. 2024. "The aquastatin biosynthetic gene cluster encodes a versatile polyketide synthase capable of synthesising heteromeric depsides with diverse alkyl side chains." Chemical Science. 15 (45), pp. 18872-18880. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05557hArticle
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/agriculture14101851Article
Stacking beneficial haplotypes from the Vavilov wheat collection to accelerate breeding for multiple disease resistance
Tong, Jingyang, Tarekegn, Zerihun T., Jambuthenne, Dilani, Alahmad, Samir, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Hickey, Lee, Dinglasan, Eric and Hayes, Ben. 2024. "Stacking beneficial haplotypes from the Vavilov wheat collection to accelerate breeding for multiple disease resistance." Theoretical and Applied Genetics: international journal of plant breeding research. 137 (12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04784-wArticle
An R-package to track soil water deficits in the root zone: when and how much to irrigate
Blain, Gabriel Constantino, Sobierajski, Graciela da Rocha, de Matos Pires, Regina Célia, de Carvalho, Jane Maria, Martin, Letícia Lopes and Sparks, Adam Henry. 2024. "An R-package to track soil water deficits in the root zone: when and how much to irrigate." Bragantia. 83. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4499.20240138Article
Increasing Phylogenetic Clustering of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Roots Explains Enhanced Plant Growth and Phosphorus Uptake
Frew, Adam and Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A.. 2024. "Increasing Phylogenetic Clustering of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Roots Explains Enhanced Plant Growth and Phosphorus Uptake." Microbial Ecology: an international journal. 87 (1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-024-02457-1Article
Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697–1780
Crous, P.W., Wingfield, M.J., Jurjevic, Z., Balashov, S., Osieck, E.R., Marin-Felix, Y., Luangsa-ard, J.J., Mejí, L.C., Cappelli, A., Parra, L.A., Lucchini, G., Chen, J., Moreno, G., Faraoni, M., Zhao, R.L., Weholt, Ø., Borovička, J., Jansen, G.M., Shivas, R.G., ..., Groenewald, J.Z.. 2024. "Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697–1780." Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 14, pp. 325-577. https://doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2024.14.19Article
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. 1-38Handbook (chapter)
Emerging Trends and Technologies Used for the Identification, Detection, and Characterisation of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Infestation in Crops
Bahadur Pun, Top, Magar, Roniya Thapa, Koech, Richard, Owen, Kirsty J. and Adorada, Dante L.. 2024. "Emerging Trends and Technologies Used for the Identification, Detection, and Characterisation of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Infestation in Crops ." Plants. 13, p. 3041. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13213041Article
Physiological investigation of crown rot disease development in wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Abdulsada, Rian Rashid. 2024. Physiological investigation of crown rot disease development in wheat (Triticum aestivum). PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/z9y26PhD by Publication
Untangling horsehair fungi in Australia: Marasmius crinis-equi (Marasmiaceae) and related taxa
Guard, F.E., Dearnaley, J., May, T.W. and Lebel, T.. 2024. "Untangling horsehair fungi in Australia: Marasmius crinis-equi (Marasmiaceae) and related taxa ." Mycological Progress: international journal of fungal sciences. 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01995-9Article
Diversity of Kordyana species (Brachybasidaceae) on Commelinaceae in Australia
Zeil-Rolfe, Isabel, Gooden, Ben, Hunter, Gavin C., Linde, Celeste C. and Shivas, Roger G.. 2024. "Diversity of Kordyana species (Brachybasidaceae) on Commelinaceae in Australia." Mycological Progress: international journal of fungal sciences. 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01981-1Article
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/insects15070492Article
Genome-wide atlas of rust resistance loci in wheat
Tong, Jingyang, Zhao, Cong, Liu, Dan, Jambuthenne, Dilani T., Sun, Mengjing, Dinglasan, Eric, Periyannan, Sambasivam K., Hickey, Lee T. and Hayes, Ben J.. 2024. "Genome-wide atlas of rust resistance loci in wheat." Theoretical and Applied Genetics: international journal of plant breeding research. 137 (8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04689-8Article
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