Centre for Crop Health (Operations)


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Director of ResearchProf Levente Kiss
HeadProf Levente Kiss
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Exploiting Paraphaeosphaeria minitans and Its Antifungal Metabolites as Bio‐Fungicides for Eco‐Friendly Management of Head Rot Disease in Cabbage
Ruppavali, Meena V., Karthikeyan, Muthusamy, Johnson, Iruthayasamy, Jeevanantham, Sivaji, Kumaresan, Parthiban V., Prithiviraj, Balakrishnan and Periyannan, Sambasivam. 2026. "Exploiting Paraphaeosphaeria minitans and Its Antifungal Metabolites as Bio‐Fungicides for Eco‐Friendly Management of Head Rot Disease in Cabbage." Microbial Biotechnology. 19 (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70309

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Seasonality drives arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal community responses while future climate alters AM fungi-mediated phosphorus uptake in plant functional groups
Heuck, Meike Katharina, Reitz, Thomas, Rioscher, Christiane, Powell, Jeff R., Birnbaum, Christina, Kath, Jarrod, Phillip, Lena, Stoltenburg, Regina, Hoffman, Petra, Harpole, W. Stanley and Frew, Adam. 2025. "Seasonality drives arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal community responses while future climate alters AM fungi-mediated phosphorus uptake in plant functional groups." European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025. Vienna, Austria 27 Apr - 02 May 2025 https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-10089

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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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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

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

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AusAMF: The Database of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Australia
Frew, Adam, Powell, Jeff R., Heuck, Meike K., Albornoz, Felipe E., Birnbaum, Christina, Dearnaley, John D. W, Egidi, Eleonora, Finn, Luke, Kath, Jarrod, Koorem, Kadri, Oja, Jane, Opik, Maarja, Vahter, Tanel, Vasar, Martti, Watts-Williams, Stephanie, Zheng, Yuxiong and Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A.. 2025. "AusAMF: The Database of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Australia." Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34 (7). https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70090

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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

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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

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Rapid and early detection of rice false smut pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens (Cook) (Takahashi) using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
Ayyanar, Kamalakannan, Sekhar, Yerramala Chandra, Chellappan, Gopalakrishnan, Iruthayasamy, Johnson, Subramanian, Rajesh, Lakshmi, Kandaswami Ramani Swarna, Thirumalai, Angayarkanni and Muthusamy, Karhikeyan. 2025. "Rapid and early detection of rice false smut pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens (Cook) (Takahashi) using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)." Journal of Plant Pathology: rivista di patologia vegetale. 107, pp. 1091-1104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-025-01881-7

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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/10.1080/03235408.2025.2476217

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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/s12010-025-05182-8

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Comparative toxicity of certain medicinal plants against invasive chili thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)
Elaiyabharathi, T, Satya bhanu, G, Saikumar, T, Suganthi, A, Kavitha, C and Karthikeyan, M. 2025. "Comparative toxicity of certain medicinal plants against invasive chili thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)." Plant Science Today. 12 (1), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.6328

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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. 2025. "Organic management shapes AM fungal community structure and function, partially mitigating the negative effects of conventional agriculture." Functional Ecology. 39 (6), pp. 1328-1342. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14732

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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. 2025. "Uncovering key genomic regions for agronomical traits and stress tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] through meta-QTL analysis." Cereal Research Communications. 53 (2), pp. 757-769. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-024-00585-5

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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/10.1111/1365-2435.14715

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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.

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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 2024

Poster

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.17566

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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.2024.105978

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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.0.001326

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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/d4sc05557h

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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/10.1590/1678-4499.20240138

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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/s00248-024-02457-1

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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/s11557-024-01981-1

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Invasive sorghum aphid: A decade of research on deciphering plant resistance mechanisms and novel approaches in breeding for sorghum resistance to aphids
Thudi, Mahendar, Reddy, M. S. Sai, Naik, Yogesh Dashrath Naik, Cheruku, Varun Kumar Reddy, Sangireddy, Manoj Kumar Reddy, Cuevas, Hugo E., Knoll, Joseph E., Louis, Joe, Kousik, Chandrasekar S., Toews, Michael D., Ni, Xinzhi and Punnuri, Somashekhar M.. 2024. "Invasive sorghum aphid: A decade of research on deciphering plant resistance mechanisms and novel approaches in breeding for sorghum resistance to aphids." Crop Science: a journal serving the international community of crop scientists. 64 (5), pp. 2436-2458. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21301

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Maize Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora neglecta) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand
Sudsanguan, Manorat, Shivas, Roger G., Tan, Yu Pei, Doungsa-ard, Chanintorn, Chittarath, Khonesavane, Heng, Chhun Hy and Nalumpang, Sarunya. 2024. " Maize Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora neglecta) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand." Chiang Mai Journal of Science. 51 (4). https://doi.org/10.12982/CMJS.2024.062

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Joseph Bancroft's discovery of Fusarium Wilt of banana
Ryley, Malcolm J. and Drenth, Andre. 2024. "Joseph Bancroft's discovery of Fusarium Wilt of banana." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23012

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A matter of where and when - the appearance of Late Blight of potato in Australia
Ryley, Malcolm J. and Drenth, Andre. 2024. "A matter of where and when - the appearance of Late Blight of potato in Australia." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23009

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Wattle gall - the quintessential Australian plant disease
Ryley, Malcolm J.. 2024. "Wattle gall - the quintessential Australian plant disease." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 116-129. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23006

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Stem rust of wheat in colonial Australia and the development of the plant pathology profession
Ryley, Malcolm J. and Park, Robert F.. 2024. "Stem rust of wheat in colonial Australia and the development of the plant pathology profession." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23005

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A prickly business-Edward Shelton, Henry Tryon and the mysterious pineapple disease
Ryley, Malcolm J. and Drenth, Andre. 2024. "A prickly business-Edward Shelton, Henry Tryon and the mysterious pineapple disease." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 130-141. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23008

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The discovery of gumming disease of sugarcane in Australia
Ryley, Malcolm J.. 2024. "The discovery of gumming disease of sugarcane in Australia." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23011

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Henry Tryon-the true discoverer of the potato brown rot pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum
Ryley, Malcolm J.. 2024. "Henry Tryon-the true discoverer of the potato brown rot pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23007

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Common leaf spot of lucerne and the dawn of mycology and plant pathology in Australia
Ryley, Malcolm J.. 2024. "Common leaf spot of lucerne and the dawn of mycology and plant pathology in Australia." Historical Records of Australian Science. 35 (2), pp. 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23010

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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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Aerial spread of smut spores during peanut harvest
Paredes, Juan A., Sparks, Adam H., Monguillot, Joaquín H., Rago, Alejandro M. and Molina, Juan.P. Edwards. 2024. "Aerial spread of smut spores during peanut harvest." Tropical Plant Pathology. 49 (4), pp. 502-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-024-00645-5

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Development and evaluation of Fusarium wilt-resistant and high-yielding chickpea advanced breeding line, KCD 11
Laxuman, C., Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Desai, B. K., Kenganal, Mallikarjun, Patil, Bharat, Reddy, B. S., Patil, D. H., Chakurte, Sidramappa, Kuchanur, P. H., Kumar K, Shiva, Gaddi, Ashok Kumar, Yogesh, L. N., Nidagundi, Jayaprakash, Dodamani, B. M., Sunkad, Gururaj, Thudi, Mahendar and Varshney, Rajeev K.. 2024. "Development and evaluation of Fusarium wilt-resistant and high-yielding chickpea advanced breeding line, KCD 11." The Plant Genome. 17 (2). https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20460

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Meta-QTL analysis reveals the important genomics regions for biotic stresses, nutritional quality and yield related traits in pearl millet
Gupta, Shreshth, Rangari, Sagar Krushnaji, Sahu, Aakash, Naik, Yogesh Dashrath, Satayavathi, C. Tara, Punnuri, Somashekhar and Thudi, Mahendar. 2024. "Meta-QTL analysis reveals the important genomics regions for biotic stresses, nutritional quality and yield related traits in pearl millet." CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 5 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-024-00230-5

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Community assembly of root-colonizing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: beyond carbon and into defence?
Frew, Adam, Weinberger, Natascha, Powell, Jeff R., Watts-Williams, Stephanie J. and Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A.. 2024. "Community assembly of root-colonizing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: beyond carbon and into defence?" The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology. 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae007

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Geministatins: new depside antibiotics from the fungus Austroacremonium gemini
Crombie, Andrew, Kalaitzis, John A., Chen, Rachel, Vuong, Daniel, Lacey, Alastair E., Lacey, Ernest, Shivas, Roger G., Tan, Yu Pei, Sbaraini, Nicolau, Chooi, Yit-Heng and Piggott, Andrew M.. 2024. "Geministatins: new depside antibiotics from the fungus Austroacremonium gemini." The Journal of Antibiotics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41429-024-00755-x

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