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Professor David Jordan
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David Jordan

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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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Rural Science, University of New England Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

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236 works between 1998 and 2024

41 - 60 of 236 works

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

A high-throughput phenotyping pipeline for rapid evaluation of morphological and physiological crop traits across large fields

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

Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception

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

Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery

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

Manipulating assimilate availability provides insight into the genes controlling grain size in sorghum

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

Perspectives on applications of hierarchical gene-to-phenotype (G2P) maps to capture non-stationary effects of alleles in genomic prediction

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

Extensive variation within the pan-genome of cultivated and wild sorghum

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

Tall 3-dwarfs: oxymoron or opportunity to increase grain yield in sorghum?

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

Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: a role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability

2021

Journal Article

A global resource for exploring and exploiting genetic variation in sorghum crop wild relatives

Mace, Emma S., Cruickshank, Alan W., Tao, Yongfu, Hunt, Colleen H. and Jordan, David R. (2021). A global resource for exploring and exploiting genetic variation in sorghum crop wild relatives. Crop Science, 61 (1), 150-162. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20332

A global resource for exploring and exploiting genetic variation in sorghum crop wild relatives

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

Sorghum

2020

Journal Article

Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation

Menamo, T., Kassahun, B., Borrell, A. K., Jordan, D. R., Tao, Y., Hunt, C. and Mace, E. (2020). Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (2), 731-742. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03727-5

Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation

2020

Conference Publication

The impact of physiological non-additivity on variance components for complex traits

Voss-Fels, Kai, Powell, Owen, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme, Barbier, Francois, Werner, Christian, Hayes, Ben, Beveridge, Christine and Cooper, Mark (2020). The impact of physiological non-additivity on variance components for complex traits. The 6th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-13 November 2020.

The impact of physiological non-additivity on variance components for complex traits

2020

Journal Article

High-throughput phenotyping of dynamic canopy traits associated with stay-green in grain sorghum

Liedtke, J. D., Hunt, C. H., George-Jaeggli, B., Laws, K., Watson, J., Potgieter, A. B., Cruickshank, A. and Jordan, D. R. (2020). High-throughput phenotyping of dynamic canopy traits associated with stay-green in grain sorghum. Plant Phenomics, 2020 4635153, 1-10. doi: 10.34133/2020/4635153

High-throughput phenotyping of dynamic canopy traits associated with stay-green in grain sorghum

2020

Journal Article

Large-scale genome-wide association study reveals that drought-induced lodging in grain sorghum is associated with plant height and traits linked to carbon remobilisation

Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma, Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan, Hunt, Colleen, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). Large-scale genome-wide association study reveals that drought-induced lodging in grain sorghum is associated with plant height and traits linked to carbon remobilisation. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133 (11), 3201-3215. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03665-2

Large-scale genome-wide association study reveals that drought-induced lodging in grain sorghum is associated with plant height and traits linked to carbon remobilisation

2020

Journal Article

From bits to bites: advancement of the Germinate platform to support prebreeding informatics for crop wild relatives

Raubach, Sebastian, Kilian, Benjamin, Dreher, Kate, Amri, Ahmed, Bassi, Filippo M., Boukar, Ousmane, Cook, Douglas, Cruickshank, Alan, Fatokun, Christian, El Haddad, Noureddine, Humphries, Alan, Jordan, David, Kehel, Zakaria, Kumar, Shiv, Labarosa, Sandy Jan, Nguyen, Loi Huu, Mace, Emma, McCouch, Susan, McNally, Ken, Marshall, David F., Mikwa, Erick Owuor, Milne, Iain, Odeny, Damaris Achieng, Plazas, Mariola, Prohens, Jaime, Rieseberg, Loren H., Schafleitner, Roland, Sharma, Shivali, Stephen, Gordon ... All our CWR Pre‐Breeding Partners and Collaborators (2020). From bits to bites: advancement of the Germinate platform to support prebreeding informatics for crop wild relatives. Crop Science, 61 (3) csc2.20248, 1538-1566. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20248

From bits to bites: advancement of the Germinate platform to support prebreeding informatics for crop wild relatives

2020

Journal Article

Genetic diversity of C4 photosynthesis pathway genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.)

Tao, Yongfu, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Bouteillé-Pallas, Marie, Tai, Shuaishuai, Cruickshank, Alan, Jordan, David and Mace, Emma (2020). Genetic diversity of C4 photosynthesis pathway genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.). Genes, 11 (7) 806, 806-15. doi: 10.3390/genes11070806

Genetic diversity of C4 photosynthesis pathway genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.)

2020

Journal Article

A graph-based pan-genome guides biological discovery

Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David R. and Mace, Emma S. (2020). A graph-based pan-genome guides biological discovery. Molecular Plant, 13 (9), 1247-1249. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.07.020

A graph-based pan-genome guides biological discovery

2020

Journal Article

Genomic prediction for broad and specific adaptation in sorghum accommodating differential variances of SNP effects

Velazco, Julio G., Jordan, David R., Hunt, Colleen H., Mace, Emma S. and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2020). Genomic prediction for broad and specific adaptation in sorghum accommodating differential variances of SNP effects. Crop Science, 60 (5) csc2.20221, 2328-2342. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20221

Genomic prediction for broad and specific adaptation in sorghum accommodating differential variances of SNP effects

2020

Journal Article

Spatial and temporal patterns of lodging in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Australia

Wang, Xuemin, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). Spatial and temporal patterns of lodging in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 71 (4), 379-388. doi: 10.1071/cp19296

Spatial and temporal patterns of lodging in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Australia

2020

Conference Publication

How do crops balance water supply and demand when water is limiting?

Borrell, Andrew, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Oosterom, Erik van, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma, Godwin, Ian, Liu, Guoquan, Wong, Albert, Matiwos, Temesgen, Bantte, Kassahun, Christopher, Jack, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cecile, Robinson, Hannah and Jordan, David (2020). How do crops balance water supply and demand when water is limiting?. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036208

How do crops balance water supply and demand when water is limiting?

Funding

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    Predicting Perfect Partners: climate resilient seed production technology
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Institutional Capacity Improvement for Breeding Programs of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)-II
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    Reducing lodging risk in sorghum to increase grower confidence and profitability
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    Hy-Gain for Smallholders (2020-2025)
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Transition investment to secure critical outputs from current UQ00070 and previous Sorghum core pre-breeding investments
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Climate-smart interventions for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
    International Development Research Centre-Cultivate Africa's Future Fund
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Post-doctoral Fellowship: Enhancing Genomic prediction for Sorghum to deal with genotype-by-environment interactions for yield
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Beat the heat: Adapting sorghum crops for global climate futures
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    DAQ00187 National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (GRDC Project led by DAF)
    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2023
    Institutional capacity improvement for breeding programs of the Ethiopian Institute of Agriculture Research
    Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Improving Breeding Program Effectiveness with the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT)
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2021
    Development of a wild sorghum BCNAM panel
    Global Crop Diversity Trust
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    PEARL 1: Characterizing the Ethiopian Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench] Germplasm Collection for Drought Adaption Traits Associated with Root and Shoot
    Jimma University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Sorghum with more feed grain energy: bigger grain with higher starch content
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2021
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis (ANU lead institution)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    A Targeted Approach to Sorghum Improvement in Moisture Stress Areas of Ethiopia
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Breaking the nexus: more biomass in cereal grain
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Phenotype Sensing Platform (PSP) to Enhance Plant Breeding
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2020
    Sorghum Core Breeding Project
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Fertility Crisis: harnessing the genomic tension behind pollen fertility in sorghum
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2020
    A targeted approach to sorghum improvement in moisture stress areas of Ethiopia and Mali
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Development and evaluation of drought-adapted sorghum germplasm for Africa and Australia - Phase II
    Generation Challenge Program Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Mutagenized Seed Production Research Agreement for Nuseed
    Nuseed Proprietary Limited
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Identifying candidate genes for stay-green in Sorghum (extension) (GRDC project led by DAFF)
    Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    A national research program for climate-ready cereals (CSIRO-led DAFF project, DEEDI subcontract novated to UQ)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Development and evaluation of drought-adapted sorghum germplasm for Africa & Australia (CIMMYT project novated from DEEDI)
    International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    NextGen Sorghum: Genomic approaches to novel renewable bioproducts
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Integrating new technologies to improve yield stability and enhance genetic gain in barley and sorghum breeding programs
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2013
    Sorghum core breeding project
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Supervision

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