Associate Professor Karine Chenu
Associate Professor

Karine Chenu

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Background

Dr Karine Chenu is Associate Professor at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at the University of Queensland. Karine has expertise in ecophysiology, genetics and modelling with a focus on drought and heat adaptation.

Her group is conducting research that supports crop modelling technology, plant design and breeding strategies in winter cereals.

Her research mainly concerns: - understanding trait physiology and genetics, - developing gene-to-phenotype crop modelling - exploring novel combinations of genotypes, environments and management practices to assist productivity improvement in changing environments.

Karine collaborates with plant breeders, geneticists, modellers and agronomists in a range of national and international research projects in both public and private sectors.

She is also one of the UQ representatives on the APSIM Initiative Reference Panel, which is responsible for the on-going development of the APSIM model (www.apsim.info), which is now used world-wide.

Availability

Associate Professor Karine Chenu is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Crop and pasture production Plant biology

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Montpellier 2 University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Montpellier 2 University

Search Professor Karine Chenu’s works on UQ eSpace

230 works between 2002 and 2025
All (230) Journal Article (75) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (146) Other Outputs (2)

1 - 20 of 230 works

Featured

2015

Book Chapter

Characterising the crop environment – nature, significance and applications

Chenu, Karine (2015). Characterising the crop environment – nature, significance and applications. Crop physiology: applications for genetic improvement and agronomy. (pp. 321-348) edited by Victor O. Sadras and Daniel F. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-417104-6.00013-3

Characterising the crop environment – nature, significance and applications

Featured

2013

Journal Article

Large-scale characterization of drought pattern: a continent-wide modelling approach applied to the Australian wheatbelt spatial and temporal trends

Chenu, Karine, Deihimfard, Reza and Chapman, Scott C. (2013). Large-scale characterization of drought pattern: a continent-wide modelling approach applied to the Australian wheatbelt spatial and temporal trends. New Phytologist, 198 (3), 801-820. doi: 10.1111/nph.12192

Large-scale characterization of drought pattern: a continent-wide modelling approach applied to the Australian wheatbelt spatial and temporal trends

Featured

2013

Journal Article

A multisite managed environment facility for targeted trait and germplasm phenotyping

Rebetzke, Greg J., Chenu, Karine, Biddulph, Ben, Moeller, Carina, Deery, Dave M., Rattey, Allan R., Bennett, Dion, Barrett-Lennard, Ed G. and Mayer, Jorge E. (2013). A multisite managed environment facility for targeted trait and germplasm phenotyping. Functional Plant Biology, 40 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1071/FP12180

A multisite managed environment facility for targeted trait and germplasm phenotyping

Featured

2011

Journal Article

Environment characterization as an aid to wheat improvement: Interpreting genotype-environment interactions by modelling water-deficit patterns in north-eastern Australia

Chenu, K., Cooper, M., Hammer, G. L., Mathews, K. L., Dreccer, M. F. and Chapman, S. C. (2011). Environment characterization as an aid to wheat improvement: Interpreting genotype-environment interactions by modelling water-deficit patterns in north-eastern Australia. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62 (6), 1743-1755. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erq459

Environment characterization as an aid to wheat improvement: Interpreting genotype-environment interactions by modelling water-deficit patterns in north-eastern Australia

Featured

2009

Journal Article

Simulating the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize: A "gene-to-phenotype" modeling approach

Chenu, Karine, Chapman, Scott C., Tardieu, Francois, McLean, Greg, Welcker, Claude and Hammer, Graeme L. (2009). Simulating the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize: A "gene-to-phenotype" modeling approach. Genetics, 183 (4), 1507-1523. doi: 10.1534/genetics.109.105429

Simulating the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize: A "gene-to-phenotype" modeling approach

Featured

2008

Journal Article

Short-term responses of leaf growth rate to water deficit scale up to whole-plant and crop levels: an integrated modelling approach in maize

Chenu, Karine, Chapman, Scott C., Hammer, Graeme L., McLean, Gregg, Salah, Halim Ben Haj, Tardieu, Francois and Mott, Keith (2008). Short-term responses of leaf growth rate to water deficit scale up to whole-plant and crop levels: an integrated modelling approach in maize. Plant, Cell and Environment, 31 (3), 378-391. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01772.x

Short-term responses of leaf growth rate to water deficit scale up to whole-plant and crop levels: an integrated modelling approach in maize

2025

Journal Article

Strategic use of index-based frost insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability for wheat producers in Australia

Barratt, Jonathan, Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Collins, Brian, Chenu, Karine, Christopher, Jack and An-Vo, Duc-Anh (2025). Strategic use of index-based frost insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability for wheat producers in Australia. Agricultural Systems, 226 104306, 104306-226. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104306

Strategic use of index-based frost insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability for wheat producers in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Plant plasticity in the face of climate change – CO2 offsetting effects to warming and water deficit in wheat. A review

Gawinowski, Meije, Chenu, Karine, Deswarte, Jean-Charles, Launay, Marie and Bancal, Marie-Odile (2025). Plant plasticity in the face of climate change – CO2 offsetting effects to warming and water deficit in wheat. A review. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 232 106113, 106113. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2025.106113

Plant plasticity in the face of climate change – CO2 offsetting effects to warming and water deficit in wheat. A review

2025

Other Outputs

Envirotyping Facilitates Understanding of Genotype x Environment Interactions and Highlights the Potential of Stay-green Traits in Wheat

Amin, Asad, Christopher, Jack, Forknall, Clayton, Cooper, Mark, Macdonald, Bethany, Collins, Brian, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Chenu, Karine (2025). Envirotyping Facilitates Understanding of Genotype x Environment Interactions and Highlights the Potential of Stay-green Traits in Wheat. doi: 10.1101/2025.03.11.642575

Envirotyping Facilitates Understanding of Genotype x Environment Interactions and Highlights the Potential of Stay-green Traits in Wheat

2025

Journal Article

Correction to: Crop traits and production under drought (Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, (2024), 5, 3, (211-225), 10.1038/s43017-023-00514-w)

Vadez, Vincent, Grondin, Alexandre, Chenu, Karine, Henry, Amelia, Laplaze, Laurent, Millet, Emilie J. and Carminati, Andrea (2025). Correction to: Crop traits and production under drought (Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, (2024), 5, 3, (211-225), 10.1038/s43017-023-00514-w). Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 6 (2), 158-158. doi: 10.1038/s43017-024-00636-9

Correction to: Crop traits and production under drought (Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, (2024), 5, 3, (211-225), 10.1038/s43017-023-00514-w)

2024

Journal Article

Pre- and post-flowering impacts of natural heatwaves on yield components in wheat

Ullah, Najeeb, Collins, Brian, Christopher, John T., Frederiks, Troy and Chenu, Karine (2024). Pre- and post-flowering impacts of natural heatwaves on yield components in wheat. Field Crops Research, 316 109489, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109489

Pre- and post-flowering impacts of natural heatwaves on yield components in wheat

2024

Journal Article

Versatile crop yield estimator

Sadeh, Yuval, Zhu, Xuan, Dunkerley, David, Walker, Jeffrey P., Chen, Yang and Chenu, Karine (2024). Versatile crop yield estimator. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 44 (4) 42, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s13593-024-00974-4

Versatile crop yield estimator

2024

Journal Article

Does late water deficit induce root growth or senescence in wheat?

Shazadi, Kanwal, Christopher, John T. and Chenu, Karine (2024). Does late water deficit induce root growth or senescence in wheat?. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15 1351436, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1351436

Does late water deficit induce root growth or senescence in wheat?

2024

Journal Article

Improving cotton productivity and nitrogen use efficiency through late nitrogen fertilization: evidence from a three-year field experiment in the Xinjiang

Tian, Yu, Shi, Feng, Shi, Xiaojuan, Zhang, Humei, Li, Zemin, Lin, Hairong, Luo, Honghai and Chenu, Karine (2024). Improving cotton productivity and nitrogen use efficiency through late nitrogen fertilization: evidence from a three-year field experiment in the Xinjiang. Field Crops Research, 313 109433, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109433

Improving cotton productivity and nitrogen use efficiency through late nitrogen fertilization: evidence from a three-year field experiment in the Xinjiang

2024

Journal Article

Mapping the race between crop phenology and climate risks for wheat in France under climate change

Le Roux, Renan, Furusho-Percot, Carina, Deswarte, Jean-Charles, Bancal, Marie-Odile, Chenu, Karine, de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie, de Cortázar-Atauri, Iñaki García, Durand, Alexis, Bulut, Burak, Maury, Olivier, Décome, Jérémie and Launay, Marie (2024). Mapping the race between crop phenology and climate risks for wheat in France under climate change. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 8184, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58826-w

Mapping the race between crop phenology and climate risks for wheat in France under climate change

2024

Journal Article

Crop traits and production under drought

Vadez, Vincent, Grondin, Alexandre, Chenu, Karine, Henry, Amelia, Laplaze, Laurent, Millet, Emilie J. and Carminati, Andrea (2024). Crop traits and production under drought. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 5 (3), 211-225. doi: 10.1038/s43017-023-00514-w

Crop traits and production under drought

2024

Conference Publication

Impact of post-flowering heatwaves on individual grain weight and quality in wheat

Yahya, Muhammad, Ullah, Najeeb, Cozzolino, Daniel, Christopher, Jack, Kuhn, Estelle and Chenu, Karine (2024). Impact of post-flowering heatwaves on individual grain weight and quality in wheat. 21st Australian Agronomy Conference, Albany, WA, Australia, 21-24 October 2024. Albany, WA, Australia: Australian Agronomy Conference.

Impact of post-flowering heatwaves on individual grain weight and quality in wheat

2023

Journal Article

Late nitrogen fertilization increases biomass of cotton bolls by reinforcing source sink performance

Tian, Yu, Shi, Xiaojuan, Shi, Feng, Zhang, Hongxia, Liang, Qi, Luo, Honghai and Chenu, Karine (2023). Late nitrogen fertilization increases biomass of cotton bolls by reinforcing source sink performance. Industrial Crops and Products, 206 117663. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117663

Late nitrogen fertilization increases biomass of cotton bolls by reinforcing source sink performance

2023

Journal Article

Deep reinforcement learning for irrigation scheduling using high-dimensional sensor feedback

Saikai, Yuji, Peake, Allan and Chenu, Karine (2023). Deep reinforcement learning for irrigation scheduling using high-dimensional sensor feedback. PLOS Water, 2 (9) e0000169, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000169

Deep reinforcement learning for irrigation scheduling using high-dimensional sensor feedback

2023

Book Chapter

Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania

Wang, Enli, Teixeira, Edmar, Zheng, Bangyou, Hughes, Neal, Chenu, Karine, Hunt, James, Ghahramani, Afshin, Potgieter, Andries B., Zhu, Junqi, Cichota, Rogerio and Huth, Neil (2023). Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania. Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems. (pp. 481-540) edited by Claas Nendel. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2022.0115.17

Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding for Agricultural Futures
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Fast tracking deployment of chickpea heat tolerance
    GRDC - PROC-9176886 - Fast tracking deployment of chickpea heat tolerance to develop chickpea varieties with improved high temperature tolerance
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Root structure and function traits: Overcoming the root phenotyping bottleneck in cereals
    PROC-9176895 Phenomics methods and tools to enable improved resource capture efficiency in grain crops
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Enhancing Genomic Prediction for Changing Environments in Wheat
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Digging deeper to improve yield stability
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    REGARD - In the search for climate analogues to breeding crop of the future (FSOV grant administered by Arvalis)
    ARVALIS - Institut du vegetal
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    CRACQ (Clone the ARC875 QTL) Cloning and characterisation of a wheat gene that yields under drought and heat stress (GNIS-FSOV project Administered by BIOGEMMA, in collaboration with Uni of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    CropPhen: Remote mapping of grain crop type and phenology
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    High yielding cereal agronomy in the northern grains region
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Improving yield and reliability of field peas and chickpeas under water deficit
    South Australian Research and Development Institute
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    Raising water productivity: Trait assessment for Australian rainfed wheat (Grains and Research Development Corporation grant administered by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Frost Situation Analysis
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    StressMaster: A decision support tool to manage irrigation in real time in managed environments
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Phenotyping whole-plant transpiration efficiency to aid breeding for drought-tolerant wheat varieties
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Experiments and models to capture genotypic differences in physiological controls of carbon allocation among plant organs and economic yield in wheat (CSIRO project novated from DEEDI)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2013
    Optimised wheat root architecture for increased yield and yield stability in the face of a changing climate
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

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