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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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
2020
Journal Article
Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals
Tao, Yongfu, Zhao, Xianrong, Wang, Xuemin, Hathorn, Adrian, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan W., van Oosterom, Erik J., Godwin, Ian D., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 18 (4), 1093-1105. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13284
2020
Journal Article
Differences in temperature response of phenological development among diverse Ethiopian sorghum genotypes are linked to racial grouping and agroecological adaptation
Tirfessa, Alemu, McLean, Greg, Mace, Emma, Oosterom, Erik, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2020). Differences in temperature response of phenological development among diverse Ethiopian sorghum genotypes are linked to racial grouping and agroecological adaptation. Crop Science, 60 (2) csc2.20128, 977-990. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20128
2020
Journal Article
Multi environment and spatial analysis of early maturing sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] genotypes in dry lowland areas of Ethiopia
Amare, Seyoum, Amare, Nega, Kedanemaryam, Wagaw, Taye, Tadesse, Diriba, Tadesse, Alemu, Tirfessa, Habte, Nida, Adane, Gebereyhones, Sewmehone, Siraw, Tsegaye, Gebremariam, Chalachew, Endalamaw, Hailemariam, Solomon, Tamirat, Bejiga, Tokuma, Legesse, Jordan, David, Emma, Mace, Daniel, Nadew, Ligaba, Ayele and Meron, Bogale (2020). Multi environment and spatial analysis of early maturing sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] genotypes in dry lowland areas of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 15 (2), 278-290. doi: 10.5897/ajar2019.14495
2020
Journal Article
Designing crops for adaptation to the drought and high-temperature risks anticipated in future climates
Hammer, Graeme. L., McLean, Greg, van Oosterom, Erik, Chapman, Scott, Zheng, Bangyou, Wu, Alex, Doherty, Alastair and Jordan, David (2020). Designing crops for adaptation to the drought and high-temperature risks anticipated in future climates. Crop Science, 60 (2), 605-621. doi: 10.1002/csc2.20110
2020
Journal Article
The impacts of flowering time and tillering on grain yield of sorghum hybrids across diverse environments
Wang, Xuemin, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Mace, Emma, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2020). The impacts of flowering time and tillering on grain yield of sorghum hybrids across diverse environments. Agronomy, 10 (1) 35, 135. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10010135
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of variation in Ethiopian sorghum injera quality with new imaging techniques
Fox, Glen, Nugusu, Yohannes, Nida, Habte, Tedessa, Taye, McLean, Greg and Jordan, David (2020). Evaluation of variation in Ethiopian sorghum injera quality with new imaging techniques. Cereal Chemistry, 97 (2) cche.10252, 362-372. doi: 10.1002/cche.10252
2020
Journal Article
Multi-environment analysis of sorghum breeding trials using additive and dominance genomic relationships
Hunt, Colleen H., Hayes, Ben J., van Eeuwijk, Fred A., Mace, Emma S. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Multi-environment analysis of sorghum breeding trials using additive and dominance genomic relationships. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133 (3), 1009-1018. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03526-7
2020
Conference Publication
Quantifying drought tolerant crop traits using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials
Potgieter, A.B., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Lamprecht, Marnie, Liedtke, Jana D., Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew K., Mace, Emma S., Hammer, Graeme L. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Quantifying drought tolerant crop traits using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials. Interdrought 2020, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-13 March 2020.
2019
Journal Article
Crop genomics goes beyond a single reference genome
Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David R. and Mace, Emma S. (2019). Crop genomics goes beyond a single reference genome. Trends in Plant Science, 24 (12), 1072-1074. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.10.001
2019
Journal Article
Genomic prediction of grain yield and drought-adaptation capacity in sorghum is enhanced by multi-trait analysis
Velazco, Julio G., Jordan, David R., Mace, Emma S., Hunt, Colleen H., Malosetti, Marcos and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2019). Genomic prediction of grain yield and drought-adaptation capacity in sorghum is enhanced by multi-trait analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 997, 997. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00997
2019
Journal Article
Combining pedigree and genomic information to improve prediction quality: an example in sorghum
Velazco, Julio G., Malosetti, Marcos, Hunt, Colleen H., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2019). Combining pedigree and genomic information to improve prediction quality: an example in sorghum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132 (7), 2055-2067. doi: 10.1007/s00122-019-03337-w
2019
Journal Article
A weakly supervised deep learning framework for sorghum head detection and counting
Ghosal, Sambuddha, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C., Potgieter, Andries B., Jordan, David R., Wang, Xuemin, Singh, Asheesh K., Singh, Arti, Hirafuji, Masayuki, Ninomiya, Seishi, Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar, Sarkar, Soumik and Guo, Wei (2019). A weakly supervised deep learning framework for sorghum head detection and counting. Plant Phenomics, 2019 1525874, 1525874-14. doi: 10.34133/2019/1525874
2019
Journal Article
A domestication history of dynamic adaptation and genomic deterioration in Sorghum
Smith, Oliver, Nicholson, William V., Kistler, Logan, Mace, Emma, Clapham, Alan, Rose, Pamela, Stevens, Chris, Ware, Roselyn, Samavedam, Siva, Barker, Guy, Jordan, David, Fuller, Dorian Q. and Allaby, Robin G. (2019). A domestication history of dynamic adaptation and genomic deterioration in Sorghum. Nature Plants, 5 (4), 369-379. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0397-9
2019
Journal Article
Exploring and exploiting pan-genomics for crop improvement
Tao, Yongfu, Zhao, Xianrong, Mace, Emma, Henry, Robert and Jordan, David (2019). Exploring and exploiting pan-genomics for crop improvement. Molecular Plant, 12 (2), 156-169. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.12.016
2019
Conference Publication
High-throughput phenotyping of canopy radiation use efficiency and its component traits
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Zhi, Xiaoyu, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Watson, James, Lamprecht, Marnie, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David, van Oosterom, Erik, Wu, Alex and Hammer, Graeme (2019). High-throughput phenotyping of canopy radiation use efficiency and its component traits. 6th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Nanjing, China, 22-26 October 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Determining of targeted crop characteristics utilising sensing technologies to enhance selection of higher yielding varieties in sorghum breeding trials
Potgieter, Andries, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Guo, Wei, Watson, James, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Chapman, Scott, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2019). Determining of targeted crop characteristics utilising sensing technologies to enhance selection of higher yielding varieties in sorghum breeding trials. Australian Summer Grains Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8-10 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
What is the cellular basis for seed size differences in sorghum?
Shipp, Jessica, Mace, Emma, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Tao, Yongfu, Cruickshank, Alan, Jordan, David and Roberts, T. (2019). What is the cellular basis for seed size differences in sorghum?. Australian Summer Grains Conference (ASGC 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8-10 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Basking in the heat vs. burning out: elucidating the difference between successful and unsuccessful acclimations to heat shock using two contrasting Sorghum bicolor genotypes
Watson-Lasowski, Alexander, Cano, Francisco Javier, Warren, Charles, Koller, Fiona, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David and Ghannoum, Oula (2019). Basking in the heat vs. burning out: elucidating the difference between successful and unsuccessful acclimations to heat shock using two contrasting Sorghum bicolor genotypes. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Seeing canopy photosynthesis through the eyes of a Gecko
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Zhi, Xiaoyue, Wu, Alex, Potgieter, Andries, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Watson, James, Hunt, Colleen, Lamprecht, Marnie, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2019). Seeing canopy photosynthesis through the eyes of a Gecko. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Network biology of quantitative traits in sorghum
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Professor Graeme Hammer, 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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Doctor Philosophy
Improving sorghum pollen resilience to future climates
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Erik Van Oosterom
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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 Erik Van Oosterom, Dr Alex Wu
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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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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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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 Samir Alahmad, Associate Professor Andries Potgieter
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving seed producibility in sorghum in a hotter, drier world
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Mr Tolera Keno
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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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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic dissection of cold tolerance in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Dr Colleen Hunt
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Emma Mace, Professor Anna Koltunow, Dr Colleen Hunt
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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
Connecting gene networks to crop models to leverage prior knowledge for crop breeding.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Graeme Hammer, Dr Erik Van Oosterom, Dr Nicole Fortuna, Professor Christine Beveridge
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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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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the genome landscape of heterosis in sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Crisp, Dr Sofie Pearson, Professor Emma Mace
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 Graeme Hammer, 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
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: Professor Graeme Hammer, 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, Professor Graeme Hammer
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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, Professor Graeme Hammer
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
The Physiology and Genetics of Height-Yield Associations in Sorghum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Godwin, Professor Graeme Hammer
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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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