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2024

Journal Article

Satellite-enabled enviromics to enhance crop improvement

Resende, Rafael T., Hickey, Lee, Amaral, Cibele H., Peixoto, Lucas L., Marcatti, Gustavo E. and Xu, Yunbi (2024). Satellite-enabled enviromics to enhance crop improvement. Molecular Plant, 17 (6), 848-866. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2024.04.005

Satellite-enabled enviromics to enhance crop improvement

2024

Journal Article

Evolutionary computing to assemble standing genetic diversity and achieve long‐term genetic gain

Villiers, Kira, Voss‐Fels, Kai P., Dinglasan, Eric, Jacobs, Bertus, Hickey, Lee and Hayes, Ben J. (2024). Evolutionary computing to assemble standing genetic diversity and achieve long‐term genetic gain. The Plant Genome, 17 (2) e20467, e20467. doi: 10.1002/tpg2.20467

Evolutionary computing to assemble standing genetic diversity and achieve long‐term genetic gain

2024

Journal Article

Characterizing stay-green in barley across diverse environments: unveiling novel haplotypes

Brunner, Stephanie M., Dinglasan, Eric, Baraibar, Silvina, Alahmad, Samir, Katsikis, Christina, van der Meer, Sarah, Godoy, Jayfred, Moody, David, Smith, Millicent, Hickey, Lee and Robinson, Hannah (2024). Characterizing stay-green in barley across diverse environments: unveiling novel haplotypes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 137 (6) 120, 120. doi: 10.1007/s00122-024-04612-1

Characterizing stay-green in barley across diverse environments: unveiling novel haplotypes

2019

Journal Article

Breeding crops to feed 10 billion

Hickey, Lee T., N. Hafeez, Amber, Robinson, Hannah, Jackson, Scott A., Leal-Bertioli, Soraya C. M., Tester, Mark, Gao, Caixia, Godwin, Ian D., Hayes, Ben J. and Wulff, Brande B. H. (2019). Breeding crops to feed 10 billion. Nature Biotechnology, 37 (7), 744-754. doi: 10.1038/s41587-019-0152-9

Breeding crops to feed 10 billion

2018

Journal Article

Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding

Watson, Amy, Ghosh, Sreya, Williams, Matthew J, Cuddy, William S, Simmonds, James, Rey, María-Dolores, Asyraf Md Hatta, M, Hinchliffe, Alison, Steed, Andrew, Reynolds, Daniel, Adamski, Nikolai M, Breakspear, Andy, Korolev, Andrey, Rayner, Tracey, Dixon, Laura E., Riaz, Adnan, Martin, William, Ryan, Merrill, Edwards, David, Batley, Jacqueline, Raman, Harsh, Carter, Jeremy, Rogers, Christian, Domoney, Claire, Moore, Graham, Harwood, Wendy, Nicholson, Paul, Dieters, Mark J., DeLacy, Ian H. ... Hickey, Lee T. (2018). Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding. Nature Plants, 4 (1), 23-29. doi: 10.1038/s41477-017-0083-8

Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding

2026

Journal Article

Envirotyping of abiotic stresses: Large spatial and temporal variations across Australian barley production regions

Heidariask, Bita, Severini, Alan, Alahmad, Samir, Thomas Hickey, Lee, Smith, Millicent and Chenu, Karine (2026). Envirotyping of abiotic stresses: Large spatial and temporal variations across Australian barley production regions. in silico Plants diag020. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diag020

Envirotyping of abiotic stresses: Large spatial and temporal variations across Australian barley production regions

2026

Journal Article

Better breeding leveraging more biology

Powell, Owen M., Hickey, Lee, Tomura, Shunichiro and Cooper, Mark (2026). Better breeding leveraging more biology. Trends in Plant Science. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2026.05.004

Better breeding leveraging more biology

2026

Journal Article

Genetic architecture of barley resistance to net blotch and leaf scald: QTL integration and candidate gene identification

Liu, Dan, Tong, Jingyang, Gamaralalage, Dilani Jambuthenne, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Hayes, Ben, Hickey, Lee and Dinglasan, Eric (2026). Genetic architecture of barley resistance to net blotch and leaf scald: QTL integration and candidate gene identification. Plant Stress, 22 101461, 101461-101461. doi: 10.1016/j.stress.2026.101461

Genetic architecture of barley resistance to net blotch and leaf scald: QTL integration and candidate gene identification

2026

Journal Article

Advancing rust resistance in elite wheat with haplotype mapping and a novel introgression strategy

Yadav, Seema, Dillon, Shannon, McNeil, Meredith, Dinglasan, Eric, Jambuthenne, Dilani, Mago, Rohit, Dodds, Peter N., Hickey, Lee T. and Hayes, Ben J. (2026). Advancing rust resistance in elite wheat with haplotype mapping and a novel introgression strategy. Journal of Experimental Botany, 77 (9) erag073, 2773-2792. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erag073

Advancing rust resistance in elite wheat with haplotype mapping and a novel introgression strategy

2026

Journal Article

Designed diversity: from marker-assisted backcrossing to computationally optimised polygenic introgression

Yadav, Seema, Hickey, Lee T., McNeil, Meredith, Dodds, Peter N. and Hayes, Ben J. (2026). Designed diversity: from marker-assisted backcrossing to computationally optimised polygenic introgression. Trends in Plant Science. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2026.04.003

Designed diversity: from marker-assisted backcrossing to computationally optimised polygenic introgression

2026

Journal Article

Combining spring wheat genotypes with contrasting root traits for a better use of water resources in soil? Evidence from column-scale water stable isotopic experiments

Le Gall, Samuel, van Dusschoten, Dagmar, Lattacher, Adrian, Giraud, Mona, Harings, Moritz, Diaz, Paulina Deseano, Pflugfelder, Daniel, Alahmad, Samir, Hickey, Lee, Sircan, Ahmet, Kandeler, Ellen, Lobet, Guillaume, Schnepf, Andrea, Pagel, Holger, Poll, Christian, Vereecken, Harry, Javaux, Mathieu and Rothfuss, Youri (2026). Combining spring wheat genotypes with contrasting root traits for a better use of water resources in soil? Evidence from column-scale water stable isotopic experiments. Plant and Soil, 521 (1), 247-269. doi: 10.1007/s11104-026-08386-x

Combining spring wheat genotypes with contrasting root traits for a better use of water resources in soil? Evidence from column-scale water stable isotopic experiments

2026

Journal Article

Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel

Pandit, Madhav, Dracatos, Peter, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Lam, Yasmine, Brunner, Stephanie M., Honse, Takaaki, Tong, Jingyang, Dinglasan, Eric, Ganesalingam, Dini, Moody, David, Baraibar, Silvina, Hickey, Lee, Alahmad, Samir and Robinson, Hannah (2026). Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 139 (1) 31, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s00122-025-05122-4

Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel

2025

Journal Article

A new climate for genomic and epigenomic innovation in grapevine

Schmidt, Maximilian, Strack, Timo, Andrews, Haylie, Hickey, Lee T., Crisp, Peter A. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2025). A new climate for genomic and epigenomic innovation in grapevine. Molecular Horticulture, 5 (1) 44, 44. doi: 10.1186/s43897-025-00171-1

A new climate for genomic and epigenomic innovation in grapevine

2025

Journal Article

Unmanned aerial vehicle phenotyping of agronomic and physiological traits in mungbean

Van Haeften, Shanice, Smith, Daniel, Robinson, Hannah, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin A., Hickey, Lee T., Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott and Smith, Millicent R. (2025). Unmanned aerial vehicle phenotyping of agronomic and physiological traits in mungbean. The Plant Phenome Journal, 8 (1) e70016, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/ppj2.70016

Unmanned aerial vehicle phenotyping of agronomic and physiological traits in mungbean

2025

Journal Article

Time to flowering and flowering duration in mungbean are unrelated physiological traits with independent genetic controls

Dudley, Caitlin, Van Haeften, Shanice, Alahmad, Samir, Dinglasan, Eric, Hickey, Lee T., Robinson, Hannah, Beveridge, Christine, Udvardi, Michael, Noble, Thomas, Massel, Karen, Dun, Elizabeth A. and Smith, Millicent R. (2025). Time to flowering and flowering duration in mungbean are unrelated physiological traits with independent genetic controls. Journal Of Experimental Botany, 76 (18) eraf222, 5528-5541. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf222

Time to flowering and flowering duration in mungbean are unrelated physiological traits with independent genetic controls

2025

Journal Article

Phenotyping the hidden half: combining UAV phenotyping and machine learning to predict barley root traits in the field

Alahmad, Samir, Smith, Daniel, Katsikis, Christina, Aldiss, Zachary, Brunner, Stephanie M., Meer, Sarah V., Meijer, Lotus, Heidariask, Bita, Chenu, Karine, Chapman, Scott, Potgieter, Andries B., Wasson, Anton, Baraibar, Silvina, Godoy, Jayfred, Moody, David, Robinson, Hannah and Hickey, Lee T. (2025). Phenotyping the hidden half: combining UAV phenotyping and machine learning to predict barley root traits in the field. Journal of Experimental Botany, 76 (17) eraf268, 5161-5178. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf268

Phenotyping the hidden half: combining UAV phenotyping and machine learning to predict barley root traits in the field

2025

Journal Article

CEPR1 function across plant lineages: peptide hormone recognition by cereal crop orthologs and developmental roles in barley

Taylor, Katia, Dixon, Richard, Taleski, Michael, Hintzsche, Jessica, Aldiss, Zachary, Massel, Karen, Robinson, Hannah, Gagliardini, Valeria, Grossniklaus, Ueli, Godwin, Ian, Hickey, Lee and Djordjevic, Michael Anthony (2025). CEPR1 function across plant lineages: peptide hormone recognition by cereal crop orthologs and developmental roles in barley. Journal of Experimental Botany, 76 (20), 5861-5876. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf316

CEPR1 function across plant lineages: peptide hormone recognition by cereal crop orthologs and developmental roles in barley

2025

Journal 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, 138 (11) 267, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s00122-025-05045-0

Haplotype stacking to improve stability of stripe rust resistance in wheat

2025

Journal Article

Co-designing biology and technology unlocks automated plant breeding

Lam, Yasmine T. D. and Hickey, Lee (2025). Co-designing biology and technology unlocks automated plant breeding. Nature Plants, 11 (10), 1985-1986. doi: 10.1038/s41477-025-02117-3

Co-designing biology and technology unlocks automated plant breeding

2025

Journal Article

Genome-wide association of root growth angle, seminal root numbers, and leaf area in the synthetic hexaploid wheat diversity panel

Khalid, Maria, Khalid, Zoya, Ahmed, Zubair, Hickey, Lee, Rasheed, Awais, Gul, Alvina and Amir, Rabia (2025). Genome-wide association of root growth angle, seminal root numbers, and leaf area in the synthetic hexaploid wheat diversity panel. Plant Gene, 43 100507, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.plgene.2025.100507

Genome-wide association of root growth angle, seminal root numbers, and leaf area in the synthetic hexaploid wheat diversity panel