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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2009
Conference Publication
Revealing the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize-A gene-to-phenotype modelling approach
Chenu, K, Chapman, SC, Tardieu, F, McLean, G, Welcker, C and Hammer, GL (2009). Revealing the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize-A gene-to-phenotype modelling approach. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Experimental-Biology, Glasgow Scotland, Jun 28-Jul 01, 2009. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.575
2009
Conference Publication
Environment characterisation as an aid to wheat improvement in north east Australia
Chenu, K., Hammer, G. L., Dreccer, F. and Chapman, S. C. (2009). Environment characterisation as an aid to wheat improvement in north east Australia. 14th Australasian Plant Breeding & 11th SABRAO Conference, Cairns, Australia, 10-14 August 2009. Bangkok, Thailand: Society for Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania.
2009
Conference Publication
Adaptation of wheat and barley to northern and coastal Queensland
Banks, P. M., Chenu, K. and Lush, D. J. (2009). Adaptation of wheat and barley to northern and coastal Queensland. 14th Australasian Plant Breeding and 11th SABRAO Conference, Cairns, Australia, 10–14 August 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Revealing the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize: a gene-to-phenotype modelling approach
Chenu, K., Chapman, S. C., Tardieu, F., McLean, G., Welcker, C. and Hammer, G. L. (2009). Revealing the yield impacts of organ-level quantitative trait loci associated with drought response in maize: a gene-to-phenotype modelling approach. 3rd International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production Under Drought Prone Environments (InterDrought-III), Shanghai, China, 11-16 October 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Genetic and physiological simulation of crossing and selection strategies to combine diagnostic markers and quantitative traits
Chapman, Scott, Wang, Jiankang, Chenu, Karine, Rebetzke, Greg, Bonnett, David, Welcker, Claude, Tardieu, Francois, Dieters, Mark and Hammer, Graeme (2009). Genetic and physiological simulation of crossing and selection strategies to combine diagnostic markers and quantitative traits. Plant and Animal Genomes XVII Conference, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 10-14 January 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Crop modelling as an aid for environment characterisation and crop improvement
Chenu, K., Dreccer, F., Hammer, G. L., Lush, D., McLean, G. and Chapman, S. C. (2009). Crop modelling as an aid for environment characterisation and crop improvement. Society for Experimental Biology conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-10 July 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
A simulation platform to study QTL detection and response to selection
Chapman, S. C., Wang, J., Chenu, K., McLean, G., Doherty, A., Hansen, N., Dieters, M. and Hammer, G. L. (2009). A simulation platform to study QTL detection and response to selection. 3rd International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production Under Drought Prone Environments (InterDrought-III), Shanghai, China, 11-16 October 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Crop modelling as an aid for environmental characterisation and crop improvement
Chenu, K., Chapman, S. C., McLean, G., Lush, D., Hammer, G. L. and Dreccer, F. (2009). Crop modelling as an aid for environmental characterisation and crop improvement. Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Glasgow, Scotland, 28 June-1 July 2009. New York, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.566
2009
Conference Publication
Developing new methods for the application of cross prediction, QTL analysis and comparisons of breeding strategies
Chapman, S. C., Chenu, K., Rebetzke, G. J., Dieters, M., Hammer, G. L. and Wang, J. (2009). Developing new methods for the application of cross prediction, QTL analysis and comparisons of breeding strategies. 14th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference (APBC) and the 11th Congress of the Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO), Cairns, Australia, 10-14 August 2009. Bangkok, Thailand: Society for Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania.
2009
Conference Publication
Environment characterisation as an aid to improve wheat adaptation in water-limited environments
Chenu, K., Hammer, G. L., Dreccer, F. and Chapman, S. C. (2009). Environment characterisation as an aid to improve wheat adaptation in water-limited environments. 3rd International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production Under Drought Prone Environments (InterDrought-III), Shanghai, China, 11-16 October 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Simulating breeding systems for climate change
Chapman, S. C., Chenu, K., McLean, G., Hammer, G. L., Dieters, M. and Wang, J. (2009). Simulating breeding systems for climate change. Workshop - Crop production under heat stress: monitoring, impact assessment and adaptation, Tsukuba, Japan, 5 - 9 October 2009.
2008
Journal Article
Using a 3-D virtual sunflower to simulate light capture at organ, plant and plot levels: contribution of organ interception, impact of heliotropism and analysis of genotypic differences.
Rey, Herve, Dauzat, Jean, Chenu, Karine, Barczi, Jean-Francois, Dosio, Guillermo A. A. and Lecoeur, Jeremie (2008). Using a 3-D virtual sunflower to simulate light capture at organ, plant and plot levels: contribution of organ interception, impact of heliotropism and analysis of genotypic differences.. Annals of Botany, 101 (8), 1139-1151. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcm300
2008
Journal Article
Relative contributions of light interception and radiation use efficiency to the reduction of maize productivity under cold temperatures
Louarn, Gaëtan, Chenu, Karine, Fournier, Christian, Andrieu, Bruno and Giauffret, Catherine (2008). Relative contributions of light interception and radiation use efficiency to the reduction of maize productivity under cold temperatures. Functional Plant Biology, 35 (9-10), 885-899. doi: 10.1071/FP08061
2008
Conference Publication
Simulating yield impact of QTL controlling leaf and silk expansion under drought in maize
Chenu, Karine, Tardieu, François, Chapman, Scott, McLean, Greg, Welcker, Claude and Hammer, Graeme (2008). Simulating yield impact of QTL controlling leaf and silk expansion under drought in maize. Global Issues. Paddock Action, Adelaide, South Australia, 21-25 Sep 2008. Gosford, NSW: The Regional Institute Ltd.
2008
Conference Publication
Estimation of light interception in research environments: a joint approach using directional light sensors and 3D virtual plants applied to sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and Arabidopsis thaliana in natural and artificial conditions
Chenu, Karine, Rey, Hervé, Dauzat, Jean, Lydie, Guilioni and Lecoeur, Jérémie (2008). Estimation of light interception in research environments: a joint approach using directional light sensors and 3D virtual plants applied to sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and Arabidopsis thaliana in natural and artificial conditions. FSPM07: 5th International Workshop on Functional Structural Plant Models, Napier, N.Z., 4-9 November 2007. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/FP08057
2008
Conference Publication
Model-based trait dissection as an aid to QTL detection and deployment - Illustration for leaf growth under drought in maize
Chenu, K., Chapman, S. C., Tardieu, F., Welcker, C., McLean, G. and Hammer, G. L. (2008). Model-based trait dissection as an aid to QTL detection and deployment - Illustration for leaf growth under drought in maize. Workshop: Integrating new technologies for rapid genetic advance in plant breeding programs, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 8-9 October 2008.
2007
Journal Article
Simulations of virtual plants reveal a role for SERRATE in the response of leaf development to light in Arabidopsis thaliana
Chenu, Karine, Franck, Nicolas and Lecoeur, Jeremie (2007). Simulations of virtual plants reveal a role for SERRATE in the response of leaf development to light in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist, 175 (3), 472-481. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02123.x
2007
Journal Article
Day length affects the dynamics of leaf expansion and cellular development in Arabidopsis thaliana partially through floral transition timing
Cookson, Sarah Jane, Chenu, Karine and Granier, Christine (2007). Day length affects the dynamics of leaf expansion and cellular development in Arabidopsis thaliana partially through floral transition timing. Annals of Botany, 99 (4), 703-711. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcm005
2007
Book Chapter
An architectural approach to investigate maize response to low temperature
Chenu K, Fournier C, Andrieu B and Giauffret C (2007). An architectural approach to investigate maize response to low temperature. Scale and complexity in plant systems research : gene-plant-crop relations. (pp. 201-210) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer - Netherlands.
2007
Conference Publication
How do short-term environmental effects on leaf growth rate translate into differences in whole-plant profiles of maize leaf area? Impact of temperature, evaporative demand and soil water status
Chenu, K., Chapman, S. C., Hammer, G. L., McLean, G. and Tardieu, F. (2007). How do short-term environmental effects on leaf growth rate translate into differences in whole-plant profiles of maize leaf area? Impact of temperature, evaporative demand and soil water status. Agron-Omics, Montpellier, France, 17-18 July 2007.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Mechanisms to improve grain yield and grain quality under heat in wheat
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino
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Doctor Philosophy
Root plasticity: A new avenue to breed for drought tolerant wheat varieties
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Vijaya Singh, Dr Raul Gimenez
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Doctor Philosophy
Beat the heat: adapting chickpea to a hotter world
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Millicent Smith
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Doctor Philosophy
Predicting better parents to accelerate genetic gain in wheat breeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly, Dr Eric Dinglasan, Professor Ben Hayes, Professor Lee Hickey
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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 Hannah Robinson, Dr Millicent Smith, Dr Dongxue Zhao, Professor Lee Hickey
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Doctor Philosophy
Drought tolerance in sorghum: the roots of the solution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Rodriguez, Dr Dongxue Zhao
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 Lee Hickey
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