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Associate Professor Karine Chenu
Associate Professor

Karine Chenu

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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

Qualifications

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

Works

Search Professor Karine Chenu’s works on UQ eSpace

225 works between 2002 and 2024

41 - 60 of 225 works

2021

Journal Article

Fusion of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope time-series data into daily 3 m surface reflectance and wheat LAI monitoring

Sadeh, Yuval, Zhu, Xuan, Dunkerley, David, Walker, Jeffrey P., Zhang, Yuxi, Rozenstein, Offer, Manivasagam, V. S. and Chenu, Karine (2021). Fusion of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope time-series data into daily 3 m surface reflectance and wheat LAI monitoring. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 96 102260, 102260. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2020.102260

Fusion of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope time-series data into daily 3 m surface reflectance and wheat LAI monitoring

2021

Conference Publication

Increasing heat tolerance in wheat in West Australia

Chenu, Karine, Collins, Brian, Ullah, Najeeb, Frederiks, Troy and Christopher, Jack (2021). Increasing heat tolerance in wheat in West Australia. GRDC Updates, Perth, WA Australia, 23-23 February 2021. Barton, ACT Australia: Grains Research and Development Corporation.

Increasing heat tolerance in wheat in West Australia

2021

Journal Article

Limiting transpiration rate in high evaporative demand conditions to improve Australian wheat productivity

Collins, Brian, Chapman, Scott, Hammer, Graeme and Chenu, Karine (2021). Limiting transpiration rate in high evaporative demand conditions to improve Australian wheat productivity. in silico Plants, 3 (1) diab006, 1-16. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab006

Limiting transpiration rate in high evaporative demand conditions to improve Australian wheat productivity

2021

Book Chapter

Barley

Miralles, Daniel J., Abeledo, L. Gabriela, Prado, Santiago Alvarez, Chenu, Karine, Serrago, Román A. and Savin, Roxana (2021). Barley. Crop Physiology Case Histories for Major Crops. (pp. 164-195) edited by Victor O. Sadras and Daniel F. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819194-1.00004-9

Barley

2021

Journal Article

Improving productivity of Australian wheat by adapting sowing date and genotype phenology to future climate

Collins, Brian and Chenu, Karine (2021). Improving productivity of Australian wheat by adapting sowing date and genotype phenology to future climate. Climate Risk Management, 32 100300, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.crm.2021.100300

Improving productivity of Australian wheat by adapting sowing date and genotype phenology to future climate

2021

Conference Publication

Wheat yield prediction using fused CubeSat and Sentinel-2 imagery

Sadeh, Y., Zhu, X., Dunkerley, D., Walker, J. P. and Chenu, K. (2021). Wheat yield prediction using fused CubeSat and Sentinel-2 imagery. European Conference on Precision Agriculture , Budapest, Hungary, 19-22 July 2021. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-916-9_69

Wheat yield prediction using fused CubeSat and Sentinel-2 imagery

2020

Conference Publication

Sentinel-2 and Planetscope Data Fusion into Daily 3 M Images for Leaf Area Index Monitoring

Sadeh, Yuval, Zhu, Xuan, Dunkerley, David, Walker, Jeffrey P., Zhang, Yuxi, Rozenstein, Offer, Manivasagam, V. S. and Chenu, Karine (2020). Sentinel-2 and Planetscope Data Fusion into Daily 3 M Images for Leaf Area Index Monitoring. IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Waikoloa, HI United States, 26 September - 2 October 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9324336

Sentinel-2 and Planetscope Data Fusion into Daily 3 M Images for Leaf Area Index Monitoring

2020

Journal Article

Variation in Australian durum wheat germplasm for productivity traits under irrigated and rainfed conditions: genotype performance for agronomic traits and benchmarking

Kadkol, Gururaj, Smith, Alison, Cullis, Brian and Chenu, Karine (2020). Variation in Australian durum wheat germplasm for productivity traits under irrigated and rainfed conditions: genotype performance for agronomic traits and benchmarking. Journal of Agricultural Science, 158 (6), 479-495. doi: 10.1017/S0021859620000817

Variation in Australian durum wheat germplasm for productivity traits under irrigated and rainfed conditions: genotype performance for agronomic traits and benchmarking

2020

Journal Article

Early vigour in wheat: could it lead to more severe terminal drought stress under elevated atmospheric [CO2] and semi‐arid conditions?

Bourgault, Maryse, Webber, Heidi A., Chenu, Karine, O’Leary, Garry J., Gaiser, Thomas, Siebert, Stefan, Dreccer, Fernanda, Huth, Neil, Fitzgerald, Glenn J., Tausz, Michael and Ewert, Frank (2020). Early vigour in wheat: could it lead to more severe terminal drought stress under elevated atmospheric [CO2] and semi‐arid conditions?. Global Change Biology, 26 (7) gcb.15128, 4079-4093. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15128

Early vigour in wheat: could it lead to more severe terminal drought stress under elevated atmospheric [CO2] and semi‐arid conditions?

2020

Journal Article

Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian wheatbelt

Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2020). Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian wheatbelt. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 284 107889, 107889. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107889

Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian wheatbelt

2020

Conference Publication

Integrating crop modelling, physiology and genetics to aid crop improvement in changing environments

Chenu, K., Harris, C. and Ababaei, B. (2020). Integrating crop modelling, physiology and genetics to aid crop improvement in changing environments. iCROPM, Montpellier, France, 3-7 October 2020.

Integrating crop modelling, physiology and genetics to aid crop improvement in changing environments

2020

Conference Publication

Estimating daily leaf area index with a 3m resolution using CubeSats satellites

Sadeh, Y., Zhu, X., Dunkerley, D., Walker, J.P., Zhange, Y., Rozenstein, O., Manivasagam, V.S. and Chenu, K. (2020). Estimating daily leaf area index with a 3m resolution using CubeSats satellites. 15th International Conference on Precision Agriculture , Minneapolis, MN United States, 29 June - 1 July 2020.

Estimating daily leaf area index with a 3m resolution using CubeSats satellites

2019

Conference Publication

Recent trends in drought, heat and frost-induced yield losses across the Australian wheatbelt

Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Recent trends in drought, heat and frost-induced yield losses across the Australian wheatbelt. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036005

Recent trends in drought, heat and frost-induced yield losses across the Australian wheatbelt

2019

Journal Article

From QTLs to adaptation landscapes: using genotype-to-phenotype models to characterize G×E over time

Bustos-Korts, Daniela, Malosetti, Marcos, Chenu, Karine, Chapman, Scott, Boer, Martin P., Zheng, Bangyou and van Eeuwijk, Fred A. (2019). From QTLs to adaptation landscapes: using genotype-to-phenotype models to characterize G×E over time. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 1540, 1540. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01540

From QTLs to adaptation landscapes: using genotype-to-phenotype models to characterize G×E over time

2019

Journal Article

Combining crop growth modeling and statistical genetic modeling to evaluate phenotyping strategies

Bustos-Korts, Daniela, Boer, Martin P., Malosetti, Marcos, Chapman, Scott, Chenu, Karine, Zheng, Bangyou and van Eeuwijk, Fred (2019). Combining crop growth modeling and statistical genetic modeling to evaluate phenotyping strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 1491, 1491. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01491

Combining crop growth modeling and statistical genetic modeling to evaluate phenotyping strategies

2019

Conference Publication

Using high-throughput phenotyping and genome wide association study (GWAS) techniques to identify molecular markers for transpiration efficiency in wheat

Fletcher, Andrew, Kelly, Alison, Christopher, Jack, Paccapela, Valeria and Chenu, Karine (2019). Using high-throughput phenotyping and genome wide association study (GWAS) techniques to identify molecular markers for transpiration efficiency in wheat. Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia, 25-29 August 2019. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.

Using high-throughput phenotyping and genome wide association study (GWAS) techniques to identify molecular markers for transpiration efficiency in wheat

2019

Journal Article

Sowing date detection at the field scale using CubeSats remote sensing

Sadeh, Yuval, Zhu, Xuan, Chenu, Karine and Dunkerley, David (2019). Sowing date detection at the field scale using CubeSats remote sensing. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 157, 568-580. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2019.01.042

Sowing date detection at the field scale using CubeSats remote sensing

2019

Conference Publication

How limiting transpiration under high evaporative demand can improve wheat yield in current and future climate scenarios

Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). How limiting transpiration under high evaporative demand can improve wheat yield in current and future climate scenarios. Translational Photosynthesis Conference: Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.

How limiting transpiration under high evaporative demand can improve wheat yield in current and future climate scenarios

2019

Conference Publication

Increasing heat tolerance in wheat to counteract recent and projected increases in heat stress

Ullah, Najeeb, Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Increasing heat tolerance in wheat to counteract recent and projected increases in heat stress. International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TropAg2019), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036132

Increasing heat tolerance in wheat to counteract recent and projected increases in heat stress

2019

Conference Publication

Sustained leaf greenness delays post-flowering heat injury to developing wheat grains

Ullah, Najeeb, Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Sustained leaf greenness delays post-flowering heat injury to developing wheat grains. Translational Photosynthesis Conference: Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, QLD Australia, June 2019.

Sustained leaf greenness delays post-flowering heat injury to developing wheat grains

Funding

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

Supervision

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