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Dr Alex Wu
Dr

Alex Wu

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Overview

Availability

Dr Alex Wu is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Crop physiology, photosynthesis, and modelling

    Crop resource use efficiencies (RUE, TE); Leaf and canopy photosynthesis modelling; Process integration using leaf-canopy-crop models (Cross-Scale Modelling); Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM); Predicting impacts of genetic and agronomic interventions; Linking crop models with genomics.

  • Crop design optimisation

    Novel tools for in silico crop optimisation; Genetics x Management x Environment interaction analysis; Drought-prone environments.

Works

Search Professor Alex Wu’s works on UQ eSpace

38 works between 2010 and 2024

1 - 20 of 38 works

Featured

2023

Journal Article

Modelling plants across scales of biological organisation for guiding crop improvement

Wu, Alex (2023). Modelling plants across scales of biological organisation for guiding crop improvement. Functional Plant Biology, 50 (6), 435-454. doi: 10.1071/fp23010

Modelling plants across scales of biological organisation for guiding crop improvement

Featured

2023

Journal Article

A cross‐scale analysis to understand and quantify effects of photosynthetic enhancement on crop growth and yield across environments

Wu, Alex, Brider, Jason, Busch, Florian A., Chen, Min, Chenu, Karine, Clarke, Victoria C., Collins, Brian, Ermakova, Maria, Evans, John R., Farquhar, Graham D., Forster, Britta, Furbank, Robert T., Gorszmann, Michael, Hernandez, Miguel A., Long, Benedict M., Mclean, Greg, Potgieter, Andries, Dean Price, G., Sharwood, Robert E., Stower, Michael, van Oosterom, Erik, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Whitney, Spencer M. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2023). A cross‐scale analysis to understand and quantify effects of photosynthetic enhancement on crop growth and yield across environments. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46 (1), 23-44. doi: 10.1111/pce.14453

A cross‐scale analysis to understand and quantify effects of photosynthetic enhancement on crop growth and yield across environments

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Quantifying impacts of enhancing photosynthesis on crop yield

Wu, Alex, Hammer, Graeme L., Doherty, Al, von Caemmerer, Susanne and Farquhar, Graham D. (2019). Quantifying impacts of enhancing photosynthesis on crop yield. Nature Plants, 5 (4), 380-388. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0398-8

Quantifying impacts of enhancing photosynthesis on crop yield

Featured

2017

Journal Article

Simulating daily field crop canopy photosynthesis: an integrated software package

Wu, Alex, Doherty, Al, Farquhar, Graham D. and Haammer, Graeme L. (2017). Simulating daily field crop canopy photosynthesis: an integrated software package. Functional Plant Biology, 45 (3), 362-377. doi: 10.1071/FP17225

Simulating daily field crop canopy photosynthesis: an integrated software package

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Connecting biochemical photosynthesis models with crop models to support crop improvement

Wu, Alex, Song, Youhong, Van Oosterom, Erik J. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2016). Connecting biochemical photosynthesis models with crop models to support crop improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 (OCTOBER2016) 1518. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01518

Connecting biochemical photosynthesis models with crop models to support crop improvement

2024

Journal Article

Contrasting leaf‐scale photosynthetic low‐light response and its temperature dependency are key to differences in crop‐scale radiation use efficiency

Wu, Alex, Truong, Sandra Huynh, McCormick, Ryan, van Oosterom, Erik J., Messina, Carlos D., Cooper, Mark and Hammer, Graeme L. (2024). Contrasting leaf‐scale photosynthetic low‐light response and its temperature dependency are key to differences in crop‐scale radiation use efficiency. New Phytologist, 241 (6), 2435-2447. doi: 10.1111/nph.19537

Contrasting leaf‐scale photosynthetic low‐light response and its temperature dependency are key to differences in crop‐scale radiation use efficiency

2023

Conference Publication

Advances in the study of biochemical, morphological and physiological traits of wheat and sorghum crops in australia using hyperspectral data and machine learning

Potgieter, A. B., Camino, C., Poblete, T., Zhi, X., Reynolds-Massey-Reed, S., Zhao, Y., Belwalkar, A., Ruizhu, J., George-Jaeggli, B., Chapman, S., Jordan, D., Wu, A., Hammer, G. L. and J, Zarco-Tejada P. (2023). Advances in the study of biochemical, morphological and physiological traits of wheat and sorghum crops in australia using hyperspectral data and machine learning. 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Pasadena, CA USA, 16-21 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/igarss52108.2023.10282230

Advances in the study of biochemical, morphological and physiological traits of wheat and sorghum crops in australia using hyperspectral data and machine learning

2023

Journal Article

Loss of plastid ndh genes in an autotropic desert plant

Kharabian-Masouleh, Ardashir, Furtado, Agnelo, Alsubaie, Bader, Al-Dossary, Othman, Wu, Alex, Al-Mssalem, Ibrahim and Henry, Robert (2023). Loss of plastid ndh genes in an autotropic desert plant. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 21, 5016-5027. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.023

Loss of plastid ndh genes in an autotropic desert plant

2023

Other Outputs

Leaf photosynthetic response curves

Wu, Alex (2023). Leaf photosynthetic response curves. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/603a0d3

Leaf photosynthetic response curves

2023

Journal Article

Critical examination of the characterization techniques, and the evidence, for the existence of extra‐long amylopectin chains

Li, Changfeng, Wu, Alex and Gilbert, Robert G. (2023). Critical examination of the characterization techniques, and the evidence, for the existence of extra‐long amylopectin chains. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 22 (5), 4053-4073. doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.13212

Critical examination of the characterization techniques, and the evidence, for the existence of extra‐long amylopectin chains

2023

Journal Article

Habituation for professional learning: a qualitative study of physiotherapy students' experiences working with anatomy cadavers

Bergen, Rebecca, Lowry, Emily, Gregg, Luke, Kim, Heejin, Lee, Miranda, Wu, Alex, Gibson, Barbara E. and Shaw, James (2023). Habituation for professional learning: a qualitative study of physiotherapy students' experiences working with anatomy cadavers. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 40 (9), 2051-2064. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2232865

Habituation for professional learning: a qualitative study of physiotherapy students' experiences working with anatomy cadavers

2022

Journal Article

Cover Image

Wu, Alex, Brider, Jason, Busch, Florian A., Chen, Min, Chenu, Karine, Clarke, Victoria C., Collins, Brian, Ermakova, Maria, Evans, John R., Farquhar, Graham D., Forster, Britta, Furbank, Robert T., Groszmann, Michael, Hernandez‐Prieto, Miguel A., Long, Benedict M., Mclean, Greg, Potgieter, Andries, Price, G. Dean, Sharwood, Robert E., Stower, Michael, van Oosterom, Erik, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Whitney, Spencer M. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2022). Cover Image. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46 (1). doi: 10.1111/pce.14512

Cover Image

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

Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency

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

Estimating photosynthetic attributes from high-throughput canopy hyperspectral sensing in sorghum

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.

Exploiting the variability and heritability of leaf angle in sorghum to design optimal canopies for different target environments

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

Dissecting and modelling the comparative adaptation to water limitation of sorghum and maize: role of transpiration efficiency, transpiration rate and height

van Oosterom, E. J., Kulathunga, M. R. D. L., Deifel, K. S., McLean, G. B., Barrasso, C., Wu, A., Messina, C. and Hammer, G. L. (2021). Dissecting and modelling the comparative adaptation to water limitation of sorghum and maize: role of transpiration efficiency, transpiration rate and height. In Silico Plants, 3 (1) diaa012, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diaa012

Dissecting and modelling the comparative adaptation to water limitation of sorghum and maize: role of transpiration efficiency, transpiration rate and height

2020

Journal Article

Parameterizing starch chain-length distributions for structure-property relations

Li, Cheng, Wu, Alex, Yu, Wenwen, Hu, Yiming, Li, Enpeng, Zhang, Changquan and Liu, Qiaoquan (2020). Parameterizing starch chain-length distributions for structure-property relations. Carbohydrate Polymers, 241 116390, 116390. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116390

Parameterizing starch chain-length distributions for structure-property relations

2020

Journal Article

Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

Peng, Bin, Guan, Kaiyu, Tang, Jinyun, Ainsworth, Elizabeth A., Asseng, Senthold, Bernacchi, Carl J., Cooper, Mark, Delucia, Evan H., Elliott, Joshua W., Ewert, Frank, Grant, Robert F., Gustafson, David I, Hammer, Graeme L., Jin, Zhenong, Jones, James W., Kimm, Hyungsuk, Lawrence, David M., Li, Yan, Lombardozzi, Danica L., Marshall-Colon, Amy, Messina, Carlos D., Ort, Donald R., Schnable, James C., Vallejos, C. Eduardo, Wu, Alex, Yin, Xinyou and Zhou, Wang (2020). Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment. Nature Plants, 6 (4), 338-348. doi: 10.1038/s41477-020-0625-3

Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

2020

Journal Article

Effects of nonstarch genetic modifications on starch structure and properties

Yu, Shiyao, Du, Dengxiang, Wu, Alex C., Bai, Yeming, Wu, Peng, Li, Cheng and Gilbert, Robert G. (2020). Effects of nonstarch genetic modifications on starch structure and properties. Foods, 9 (2) 9020222, 222. doi: 10.3390/foods9020222

Effects of nonstarch genetic modifications on starch structure and properties

Funding

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Model-directed bioengineering strategy for accelerating crop improvement
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Enhancing Light Use Efficiency to break through yield potential barriers in grain crops
    Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    I can see clearly now: An Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Imaging facility (ARC LIEF administered by the University of Tasmania)
    University of Tasmania
    Open grant

Supervision

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Supervision history

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Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Alex Wu directly for media enquiries about:

  • Crop yield improvement
  • mathematical modelling
  • photosynthesis
  • Plant/crop physiology

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