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
- 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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2020
Conference Publication
Genetic selection for spatial and temporal characteristics of root growth in plants using a high-throughput phenotyping platform
Kelly, A., Paccapelo, V., Christopher, J., Chenu, K., Thaon, P. and Draye, X. (2020). Genetic selection for spatial and temporal characteristics of root growth in plants using a high-throughput phenotyping platform. International Biometric conference, Seoul, Korea, 5-10 July 2020.
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
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
2020
Conference Publication
Understanding crop environments to adapt management practices and assist breeding
Chenu, K., Ababaei, B., Zheng, B., Chapman, S. and Hammer, G. (2020). Understanding crop environments to adapt management practices and assist breeding. InterDrought, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-13 March 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Combining crop modelling, physiology, and genetics to improve wheat adaptation to water stress by targeting adapted root systems and associated traits
Chenu, K. (2020). Combining crop modelling, physiology, and genetics to improve wheat adaptation to water stress by targeting adapted root systems and associated traits. Root syposium, Montpellier, France, 6-7 February 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
APSIM platform for modelling and simulation of agricultural systems: overview, examples and applications
Hammer, G., Chapman, S., Chenu, K. and McLean, G. (2020). APSIM platform for modelling and simulation of agricultural systems: overview, examples and applications. CGIAR Webinar - Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, Virtual, 6 February 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Genomics of root and stay-green traits to improve wheat adaptation to drought
Christopher, J. T., Richard, C., Chenu, K., Christopher, M. J., Paccapello, V., Borrell, A. K. and Hickey, L. (2020). Genomics of root and stay-green traits to improve wheat adaptation to drought. Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA USA, 11-15 January 2020.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
2019
Conference Publication
Environmental characterization facilitate G × E interaction to highlight the role of stay-green traits for genetic gain
Amin, Asad, Christopher, Jack, Ababaei, Behnam, Cooper, Mark, Hayes, Ben, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Chenu, Karine (2019). Environmental characterization facilitate G × E interaction to highlight the role of stay-green traits for genetic gain. Translational Photosynthesis Conference: Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security (ASPS 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Recent and future trends in frost, heat and drought stress affecting wheat in Australia: Options for adaptation
Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Recent and future trends in frost, heat and drought stress affecting wheat in Australia: Options for adaptation. Wheat Breeding Assembly 2019, Adelaide, SA Australia, August 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Modelling the dynamic of canopy development in APSIM wheat
Zheng, Bangyou, Dreccer, Fernanda, Chapman, Scott, Wang, Enli and Chenu, Karine (2019). Modelling the dynamic of canopy development in APSIM wheat. 19th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25-29 August 2019. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2019
Conference Publication
Impact of post-flowering heat stress on stay-green and grain development in wheat
Ullah, Najeeb and Chenu, Karine (2019). Impact of post-flowering heat stress on stay-green and grain development in wheat. Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25-29 August 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Satellite-based detection of sowing dates in field crops
Sadeh, Y., Zhu, X., Chenu, K. and Dunkerley, D. (2019). Satellite-based detection of sowing dates in field crops. Precision agriculture ’19: 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture , Montpellier, France, 8-11 July 2019. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-888-9_61
2019
Journal Article
Risk assessment of frost damage to sugar beet simulated under cold and semi-arid environments
Deihimfard, Reza, Rahimi-Moghaddam, Sajjad and Chenu, Karine (2019). Risk assessment of frost damage to sugar beet simulated under cold and semi-arid environments. International Journal of Biometeorology, 63 (4), 511-521. doi: 10.1007/s00484-019-01682-5
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
Impact of post-flowering heat stress on yield components, grain protein and contribution of carbon assimilation in wheat
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino
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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
Multi-omics prediction to increase chickpea yield potential
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly, Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Shanice Van Haeften, Dr Millicent Smith
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Predicting better parents to accelerate genetic gain in wheat breeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Eric Dinglasan, Professor Ben Hayes, Dr Alison Kelly
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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