Overview
Background
Prof. David Jordan is a sorghum breeder and geneticist with more than 20 years experience working in both the public and private sector.
For the last decade he has led the public sorghum pre-breeding program in Australia which is a partnership between the University of Queensland (UQ), The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and the Grains research and Develop Corporation (GRDC). This is a long running and successful research effort with a reputation for integrating across disciplines and linking research efforts from the strategic to the applied. Breeding lines from this program are widely used commercially in Australia and internationally with 100% of the commercial sorghum grown in Australia having genetics from the program. At the same time the research group continues to produce research papers at the forefront of sorghum research.
In recent years he had led projects focused on improving the lives of resource poor farmers in Africa that rely on sorghum.
Availability
- Professor David Jordan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Rural Science, University of New England Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
A major QTL to modify root system architecture in elite durum wheat
Kang, Y., Alahmad, S., Aldiss, Z., Christopher, J., Chenu, K., Able, J.A., Voss-Fels, K.P., Potgieter, A.B., Jordan, D.R., Borrell, A.K., Wasson, A. and Hickey, L.T. (2022). A major QTL to modify root system architecture in elite durum wheat. Wheat Breeding Assembly, Narrabri, NSW Australia, 28-31 August 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Genetic control of grain filling duration in sorghum
Otwani, Daniel, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Koltunow, Anna, Mace, Emma and Jordan, David (2022). Genetic control of grain filling duration in sorghum. Australian Sorghum Conference, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 18-19 August 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Increasing Predictive Ability for Crop Improvement: Linking Crop Growth Models with Whole Genome Prediction
Powell, Owen, McLean, Greg, Brider, Jason, Technow, Frank, Sukumaran, Sivakumar, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme and Cooper, Mark (2022). Increasing Predictive Ability for Crop Improvement: Linking Crop Growth Models with Whole Genome Prediction. AuSoRGM, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 18-19 August 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Genetic modification of PIN genes induces causal mechanisms of stay-green drought adaptation phenotype
Borrell, Andrew K., Wong, Albert C. S., George-Jaeggli, Barbara, van Oosterom, Erik J., Mace, Emma S., Godwin, Ian D., Liu, Guoquan, Mullet, John E., Klein, Patricia E., Hammer, Graeme L., McLean, Greg, Hunt, Colleen and Jordan, David R. (2022). Genetic modification of PIN genes induces causal mechanisms of stay-green drought adaptation phenotype. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (19), 6711-6726. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac336
2022
Journal Article
Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Hammer, Graeme, Borrell, Andrew, Tao, Yongfu, Wu, Alex, Hunt, Colleen, van Oosterom, Erik, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries B., Jordan, David, Mace, Emma and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2022). Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (9), 3057-3071. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04167-z
2022
Journal Article
Coordination of stomata and vein patterns with leaf width underpins water-use efficiency in a C4 crop
Pan, Ling, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David, Koller, Fiona, Al-Salman, Yazen, Ghannoum, Oula and Cano, Francisco J. (2022). Coordination of stomata and vein patterns with leaf width underpins water-use efficiency in a C4 crop. Plant Cell and Environment, 45 (6), 1612-1630. doi: 10.1111/pce.14225
2022
Conference Publication
An Ecophysiology-Inspired Gene-Phenotype Map for Breeding
Powell, Owen, Technow, Frank, Messina, Carlos D., McLean, Greg, Brider, Jason, Van Oosterom, Erik, Wu, Alex, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme and Cooper, Mark (2022). An Ecophysiology-Inspired Gene-Phenotype Map for Breeding. Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 May 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Estimating photosynthetic attributes from high-throughput canopy hyperspectral sensing in sorghum
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Wu, Alex, Potgieter, Andries, Borrell, Andrew, Hunt, Colleen, Jordan, David, Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, Hammer, Graeme and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2022). Estimating photosynthetic attributes from high-throughput canopy hyperspectral sensing in sorghum. Plant Phenomics, 2022 9768502, 1-18. doi: 10.34133/2022/9768502
2022
Journal Article
Decoding the sorghum methylome: understanding epigenetic contributions to agronomic traits
Vafadarshamasbi, Ulduz, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and Crisp, Peter A. (2022). Decoding the sorghum methylome: understanding epigenetic contributions to agronomic traits. Biochemical Society Transactions, 50 (1), 583-596. doi: 10.1042/bst20210908
2022
Conference Publication
Exploiting the variability and heritability of leaf angle in sorghum to design optimal canopies for different target environments
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Wu, Alex, McLean, Greg, Zhi, Xiaoyu, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2022). Exploiting the variability and heritability of leaf angle in sorghum to design optimal canopies for different target environments. System Solutions for Complex Problems 20th Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 18-22 September 2022. Toowoomba, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2022
Conference Publication
A high-throughput phenotyping pipeline for rapid evaluation of morphological and physiological crop traits across large fields
Das, Sumanta, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Mahuika, Jenny, Watson, James, Cordova, Celso, Otto, Loren, Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme L. and Potgieter, Andries B. (2022). A high-throughput phenotyping pipeline for rapid evaluation of morphological and physiological crop traits across large fields. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-22 July 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884530
2021
Conference Publication
Hybrid vigor deconstructed
Otwani, Daniel, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Koltunow, Anna, Mace, Emma and Jordan, David (2021). Hybrid vigor deconstructed. QAAFI student’s symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26 November 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David, Borrell, Andrew, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries, Wu, Alex, Hammer, Graeme, George-Jaeggli, Barbara and Mace, Emma (2021). Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (3) erab467, 801-816. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab467
2021
Journal Article
Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery
Zhao, Yan, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hammer, Graeme L., Jordan, David R. and Potgieter, Andries B. (2021). Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery. Plant Phenomics, 2021 9874650, 9874650-14. doi: 10.34133/2021/9874650
2021
Journal Article
Manipulating assimilate availability provides insight into the genes controlling grain size in sorghum
Tao, Yongfu, Trusov, Yuri, Zhao, Xianrong, Wang, Xuemin, Cruickshank, Alan W., Hunt, Colleen, van Oosterom, Erik J., Hathorn, Adrian, Liu, Guoquan, Ian, Godwin D., Botella, Jose R., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2021). Manipulating assimilate availability provides insight into the genes controlling grain size in sorghum. The Plant Journal, 108 (1) tpj.15437, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15437
2021
Journal Article
Perspectives on applications of hierarchical gene-to-phenotype (G2P) maps to capture non-stationary effects of alleles in genomic prediction
Powell, Owen M., Voss-Fels, Kai P., Jordan, David R., Hammer, Graeme and Cooper, Mark (2021). Perspectives on applications of hierarchical gene-to-phenotype (G2P) maps to capture non-stationary effects of alleles in genomic prediction. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 663565, 663565. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.663565/full
2021
Journal Article
Extensive variation within the pan-genome of cultivated and wild sorghum
Tao, Yongfu, Luo, Hong, Xu, Jiabao, Cruickshank, Alan, Zhao, Xianrong, Teng, Fei, Hathorn, Adrian, Wu, Xiaoyuan, Liu, Yuanming, Shatte, Tracey, Jordan, David, Jing, Haichun and Mace, Emma (2021). Extensive variation within the pan-genome of cultivated and wild sorghum. Nature Plants, 7 (6), 766-773. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00925-x
2021
Journal Article
Tall 3-dwarfs: oxymoron or opportunity to increase grain yield in sorghum?
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Lefèvre-Arbogast, Sophie, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan and Jordan, David R. (2021). Tall 3-dwarfs: oxymoron or opportunity to increase grain yield in sorghum?. Planta, 253 (5) 110, 110. doi: 10.1007/s00425-021-03629-w
2021
Book Chapter
Sorghum
Borrell, Andrew, van Oosterom, Erik, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Rodriguez, Daniel, Eyre, Joe, Jordan, David J., Mace, Emma, Singh, Vijaya, Vadez, Vincent, Bell, Mike, Godwin, Ian, Cruickshank, Alan, Tao, Yongfu and Hammer, Graeme (2021). Sorghum. Crop physiology: case histories for major crops. (pp. 196-221) edited by Victor O. Sadras and Daniel F. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819194-1.00005-0
2021
Journal Article
Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: a role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability
Watts-Williams, Stephanie J., Gill, Alison R., Jewell, Nathaniel, Brien, Christopher J., Berger, Bettina, Tran, Binh T. T., Mace, Emma, Cruickshank, Alan W., Jordan, David R., Garnett, Trevor and Cavagnaro, Timothy R. (2021). Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: a role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability. Plants, People, Planet, 4 (2), 143-156. doi: 10.1002/ppp3.10224
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving sorghum pollen resilience to future climates
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Professor Emma Mace, Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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Doctor Philosophy
Network biology of quantitative traits in sorghum
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Professor Emma Mace, Dr Colleen Hunt, Dr Sofie Pearson
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Doctor Philosophy
Genomic prediction of lodging in sorghum
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Professor Emma Mace, Dr Esinam Nancy Amuzu-Aweh, Dr Colleen Hunt
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Master Philosophy
The relationship between grain fill duration and grain size in grain sorghum.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly, Dr Peter Crisp, Dr Sofie Pearson, Professor Emma Mace
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Doctor Philosophy
Connecting gene networks to crop models to leverage prior knowledge for crop breeding.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Erik Van Oosterom, Dr Nicole Fortuna, Professor Christine Beveridge
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Doctor Philosophy
Insights into the associations between functional above ground plant traits and root function for drought adaptation in sorghum.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli, Dr Samir Alahmad, Dr Dongxue Zhao, Associate Professor Andries Potgieter
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic control of stomatal conductance in sorghum and its effects on drought adaptation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Alex Wu, Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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Doctor Philosophy
Overcoming the root phenotyping bottleneck in cereals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly, Professor Daniel Rodriguez, Dr Dongxue Zhao
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic dissection of cold tolerance in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Colleen Hunt, Professor Emma Mace
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving seed producibility in sorghum in a hotter, drier world
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Tolera Keno
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Improved methods of predicting genetic merit in plant breeding programs using linear mixed models
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Impact of variable water limited environments on grain sorghum yield and lodging in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic differentiation, heterotic performance and grain yield determinate traits of locally adapted sorghum genotypes in contrasting environments in Ethiopia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Professor Emma Mace
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Dissecting the genetic architecture of grain fill duration for grain yield improvement in sorghum breeding programs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Colleen Hunt, Professor Anna Koltunow, Professor Emma Mace
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the efficiency of selection in hybrid maize breeding in Ethiopia through advanced statistical models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Professor Emma Mace, Dr Alison Kelly
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring genetic diversity and rust resistance in historical and modern germplasm for wheat breeding in Ethiopia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Kai Voss-Fels, Professor Lee Hickey
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the epigenetic contribution to trait variation in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Peter Crisp
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
New insights into designer root systems for durum wheat improvement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Associate Professor Andries Potgieter, Dr Samir Alahmad, Professor Lee Hickey
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] plant types adapted to moisture stress areas of Ethiopia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic characterization of flowering time in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Professor Emma Mace, Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic mapping and modelling of tillering in Sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Genotypic variablity in structure and function of Sorghum root systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
The Physiology and Genetics of Height-Yield Associations in Sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SUGAR ACCUMULATION IN SWEET SORGHUM AS A POTENTIAL MODEL FOR SUGARCANE
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Scott Chapman, Professor Ian Godwin
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic Diversity and Variability in Grain Quality of Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L.Moench) Landraces from North-Eastern Ethiopia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
INHERITANCE AND MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE OF SORGHUM (SORGHUM BICOLOR) TO SORGHUM ERGOT (CAUSED BY CLAVICEPS AFRICANA)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Victor Galea
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
DNA BASED MARKERS FOR ERGOT RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Aitken, Professor Ian Godwin
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