Karine Chenu
- Email:
- karine.chenu@uq.edu.au
- Phone:
- +61 7 4529 4252
- Phone:
- +61 7 535 15093
Overview
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
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Montpellier 2 University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Montpellier 2 University
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Understanding wheat growth and the seasonal climatic characteristics of major drought patterns occurring in cold dryland environments from Iran
Rahimi-Moghaddam, Sajjad, Deihimfard, Reza, Nazari, Mohammad Reza, Mohammadi-Ahmadmahmoudi, Esmaeil and Chenu, Karine (2023). Understanding wheat growth and the seasonal climatic characteristics of major drought patterns occurring in cold dryland environments from Iran. European Journal of Agronomy, 145 126772, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2023.126772
2023
Journal Article
A robust field-based method to screen heat tolerance in wheat
Ullah, Najeeb, Christopher, Jack, Frederiks, Troy, Ma, Shangyu, Tan, Daniel KY and Chenu, Karine (2023). A robust field-based method to screen heat tolerance in wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 144 126757, 126757. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2023.126757
2023
Journal Article
Identification of environment similarities using a crop model to assist the cultivation and breeding of a new crop in a new region
Chauhan, Yashvir S., Sands, Doug, Krosch, Steve, Agius, Peter, Frederiks, Troy, Chenu, Karine and Williams, Rex (2023). Identification of environment similarities using a crop model to assist the cultivation and breeding of a new crop in a new region. Crop and Pasture Science, 75 (1) CP23177, 1-16. doi: 10.1071/cp23177
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
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
2022
Journal Article
Unsupervised plot-scale LAI phenotyping via UAV-based imaging, modelling, and machine learning
Chen, Qiaomin, Zheng, Bangyou, Chenu, Karine, Hu, Pengcheng and Chapman, Scott C. (2022). Unsupervised plot-scale LAI phenotyping via UAV-based imaging, modelling, and machine learning. Plant Phenomics, 2022 9768253, 1-19. doi: 10.34133/2022/9768253
2022
Journal Article
Editorial: Enviromics in Plant Breeding
Resende, Rafael Tassinari, Chenu, Karine, Rasmussen, Soren K., Heinemann, Alexandre Bryan and Fritsche-Neto, Roberto (2022). Editorial: Enviromics in Plant Breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 935380, 935380. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.935380
2022
Journal Article
The concepts of seed germination rate and germinability: a re-evaluation for cool-season grasses
Ghaleb, Wagdi, Ahmed, Lina Q., Wagner, Marie-Hélène, Eprinchard-Ciesla, Annie, Olivares-Rodríguez, Wendy E., Perrot, Cédric, Chenu, Karine, Norton, Mark and Escobar-Gutiérrez, Abraham J. (2022). The concepts of seed germination rate and germinability: a re-evaluation for cool-season grasses. Agronomy, 12 (6) 1291, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12061291
2022
Conference Publication
Maximising water-limited yield in cereals by balancing pre- and post-anthesis growth
Borrell, Andrew, Christopher, Jack, Kelly, Alison, Collins, Brian and Chenu, Karine (2022). Maximising water-limited yield in cereals by balancing pre- and post-anthesis growth. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Change in abiotic stress and atmospheric CO2 concentration significantly affected Australian wheat productivity over 1981-2018
Collins, Brian and Chenu, Karine (2022). Change in abiotic stress and atmospheric CO2 concentration significantly affected Australian wheat productivity over 1981-2018. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
A field-based technique for screening heat tolerance of wheat lines differing in maturity at matched developmental phases
Ullah, Najeeb, Christopher, Jack, Frederiks, Troy and Chenu, Karine (2022). A field-based technique for screening heat tolerance of wheat lines differing in maturity at matched developmental phases. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Can stay-green help to increase heat tolerance in wheat?
Yahya, Muhammad, Ullah, Najeeb, Christopher, Jack and Chenu, Karine (2022). Can stay-green help to increase heat tolerance in wheat?. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Paddock-scale yield estimation using fused PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 imagery and crop modelling
Sadeh, Yuval, Zhu, Xuan, Dunkerley, David, Walker, Jeffrey P., Chen, Yang and Chenu, Karine (2022). Paddock-scale yield estimation using fused PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 imagery and crop modelling. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Late, deep root development varies between wheat cultivars subjected to terminal water stress
Shazadi, K., Chenu, K. and Christopher, J.T. (2022). Late, deep root development varies between wheat cultivars subjected to terminal water stress. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Genomic prediction to accelerate breeding potential for increased transpiration efficiency in wheat
Fletcher, Andrew, Christopher, Jack, Kelly, Alison and Chenu, Karine (2022). Genomic prediction to accelerate breeding potential for increased transpiration efficiency in wheat. Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18-22 September 2022.
2021
Journal Article
How does post-flowering heat impact grain growth and its determining processes in wheat?
Girousse, Christine, Inchboard, Lauren, Deswarte, Jean-Charles and Chenu, Karine (2021). How does post-flowering heat impact grain growth and its determining processes in wheat?. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72 (18), 6596-6610. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab282
2021
Book Chapter
Using crop modelling to improve chickpea adaptation in variable environments
Chauhan, Yashvir, Chenu, Karine and Williams, Rex (2021). Using crop modelling to improve chickpea adaptation in variable environments. Genetic enhancement in major food legumes: advances in major food legumes. (pp. 231-254) edited by Kul Bhushan Saxena, Rachit K. Saxena and Rajeev K. Varshney. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-64500-7_8
2021
Journal Article
QTL identified for stay-green in a multi-reference nested association mapping population of wheat exhibit context dependent expression and parent-specific alleles
Christopher, Mandy, Paccapelo, Valeria, Kelly, Alison, Macdonald, Bethany, Hickey, Lee, Richard, Cécile, Verbyla, Ari, Chenu, Karine, Borrell, Andrew, Amin, Asad and Christopher, Jack (2021). QTL identified for stay-green in a multi-reference nested association mapping population of wheat exhibit context dependent expression and parent-specific alleles. Field Crops Research, 270 108181, 108181. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108181
2021
Journal Article
Genotype specific P-spline response surfaces assist interpretation of regional wheat adaptation to climate change
Bustos-Korts, Daniela, Boer, Martin P., Chenu, Karine, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott and van Eeuwijk, Fred (2021). Genotype specific P-spline response surfaces assist interpretation of regional wheat adaptation to climate change. In Silico Plants, 3 (2) diab018. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab018
2021
Journal Article
Evolution and application of digital technologies to predict crop type and crop phenology in agriculture
Potgieter, A. B., Zhao, Yan, Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J, Chenu, Karine, Zhang, Yifan, Porker, Kenton, Biddulph, Ben, Dang, Yash P., Neale, Tim, Roosta, Fred and Chapman, Scott (2021). Evolution and application of digital technologies to predict crop type and crop phenology in agriculture. In Silico Plants, 3 (1) diab017, 1-23. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab017
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms to improve grain yield and grain quality under heat in wheat
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino, Dr Najeeb Ullah
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Doctor Philosophy
Physiological traits and environmental characterisation to improve yield stability in barley
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Samir Alahmad, Dr Millicent Smith, Dr Alan Severini
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating root-shoot dynamics to improve water-use efficiency of barley
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alex Wu, Dr Millicent Smith, Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Hannah Robinson
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Doctor Philosophy
Beat the heat: adapting chickpea and faba bean to a hotter world
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Millicent Smith
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Characterizing genotypic variation in wheat root architecture late in crop development to improve yield and yield stability under water stress
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Genetic and Physiological Basis of Transpiration Efficiency in Australian Wheat
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
In-season phenotyping of crop growth via the integration of imaging, modelling, and machine learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Scott Chapman
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating envirotyping methodology to evaluate contributions of stay-green traits to wheat yield in Australian environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Professor Ben Hayes, Dr Kai Voss-Fels, Professor Lee Hickey
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Breeding wheat for drought adaptation: Development of selection tools for root architectural traits
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Borrell, Professor Lee Hickey
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