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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2014
Conference Publication
Breeding for the future: How to adapt to potential impacts of future frost, drought and heat events on Australian wheat?
Chenu, Karine, Zheng, Bangyou and Chapman, Scott (2014). Breeding for the future: How to adapt to potential impacts of future frost, drought and heat events on Australian wheat?. Breeding Plants to Cope with Future Climate Change, Leeds, United Kingdom, 16-18 June 2014.
2013
Conference Publication
StressMaster: a web application for dynamic modelling of the environment to assist in crop improvement for drought adaptation
Chenu, Karine, Doherty, Al, Rebetzke, Greg J. and Chapman, Scott C. (2013). StressMaster: a web application for dynamic modelling of the environment to assist in crop improvement for drought adaptation. 7th International Conference on Functional-Structural Plant Models, Saariselkä, Finland, 9-14 June, 2013. Helsinki, Finland: MELTA.
2013
Conference Publication
Stay-green traits in wheat are linked to yield in well-watered environments
Christopher, Jack, Chenu, Karine, Veyradier, Mathieu, Christopher, Mandy, Jennings, Raeleen, Harvey, Greg, Fletcher, Susan and Borrell, Andrew (2013). Stay-green traits in wheat are linked to yield in well-watered environments. WBA2013: Wheat Breeders Assembly 2013, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-19 July, 2013. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Wheat Breeding Society Of Australia.
2013
Conference Publication
Quantifying the potential yield benefit of root traits in a target population of environments
Veyradier, Mathieu, Christopher, John (Jack) T. and Chenu, Karine (2013). Quantifying the potential yield benefit of root traits in a target population of environments. 7th International Conference on Functional-Structural Plant Models, Saariselkä, Finland, 9-14 June 2013. Helsinki, Finland: MELTA.
2013
Conference Publication
Fine-mapping candidates for 'stay-green' in sorghum reveals genes associated with canopy development and root growth
Borrell, A. K., Christopher, J. T., Veyradier, M., Harvey, G., Fletcher, S., Christopher, M., Jennings, R., Hammer, G. L. and Chenu, K. (2013). Fine-mapping candidates for 'stay-green' in sorghum reveals genes associated with canopy development and root growth. ID4: InterDrought-IV Conference 2013. The 4th International Conference on Integrated Approaches to Improve Crop Production under Drought-Prone Environments, Burswood, WA, Australia, 2-6 September, 2013.
2012
Journal Article
Breeding for the future: what are the potential impacts of future frost and heat events on sowing and flowering time requirements for Australian bread wheat (Triticum aestivium) varieties?
Zheng, Bangyou, Chenu, Karine, Dreccer, M. Fernanda and Chapman, Scott C. (2012). Breeding for the future: what are the potential impacts of future frost and heat events on sowing and flowering time requirements for Australian bread wheat (Triticum aestivium) varieties?. Global Change Biology, 18 (9), 2899-2914. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02724.x
2012
Conference Publication
Grain number and the response to increasing temperatures in wheat
Chenu, Karine, Chapman, Scott, Wockner, Kimberly, Liu, Wenjie, Miralles, Daniel and Dreccer, M. (2012). Grain number and the response to increasing temperatures in wheat. ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 21-24 October 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Large-scale characterization of drought pattern: current and future trends in the Australian wheatbelt
Chenu, K. and Chapman, S. C. (2012). Large-scale characterization of drought pattern: current and future trends in the Australian wheatbelt. 6th International Crop Science Congress (ICSC), Bento Goncalves, Brazil, 6-12 August 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
How high temperature affects wheat growth and development
Chenu, K., Oudin, F., Chapman, S. C., Dreccer, M. F. and Hammer, G. L. (2012). How high temperature affects wheat growth and development. 6th International Crop Science Congress (ICSC), Bento Goncalves, Brazil, 6-12 August 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Modelling crop physiology and genetics to simulate Genotype x Management x Environment (GxMxE) interactions
Chenu, Karine, Hammer, Graeme, van Oosterom, Erik, Christopher, Jack, McLean, Greg, Doherty, Al and Chapman, Scott (2012). Modelling crop physiology and genetics to simulate Genotype x Management x Environment (GxMxE) interactions. APSIM Users and Developers Forum, Canberra, Australia, 14 March 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Water and thermal regimes for field pea in Australia and their implications for breeding
Sadras, V.O., Lake, L., Chenu, K., McMurray, L.S. and Leonforte, A. (2012). Water and thermal regimes for field pea in Australia and their implications for breeding. Crop and Pasture Science, 63 (1), 33-44. doi: 10.1071/CP11321
2012
Journal Article
Protocols for experimental plot sampling, handling and processing of cereal experiments: standardised methods for use in large agronomic, physiological and genetic field studies
Rebetzke, G., van Herwaarden, A., Chenu, K., Moeller, C., Biddulph, B., Richards, R. and Rattey, A. (2012). Protocols for experimental plot sampling, handling and processing of cereal experiments: standardised methods for use in large agronomic, physiological and genetic field studies. Prometheus Wiki.
2012
Conference Publication
Modelling genotype and environment effects to aid crop improvement
Chenu, Karine, Hammer, Graeme and Chapman, Scott (2012). Modelling genotype and environment effects to aid crop improvement. 6th International Crop Science Congress (ICSC), 6-12 August 2012, Bento Goncalves, Brazil.
2012
Conference Publication
Drought experienced by Australian wheat: current and future trends
Chenu, Karine and Chapman, Scott (2012). Drought experienced by Australian wheat: current and future trends. 16th Australian Agronomy Conference, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 14-18 October 2012. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2011
Conference Publication
Drought environment types for rain-fed barley in Australia – Interpreting genotype-environment interaction by modelling water-deficit patterns
Chenu, K., Deihimfard, R., McIntyre, K. and Hammer, G. L. (2011). Drought environment types for rain-fed barley in Australia – Interpreting genotype-environment interaction by modelling water-deficit patterns. The 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 18-21 September 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Characterising root systems throughout the life cycle to identify adaptive root traits for water-limitation
Christopher, J. T., Borrell, A. K., Chenu, K., Jennings, R., Harvey, G., Manschadi, A. M. and Hammer, G. L. (2011). Characterising root systems throughout the life cycle to identify adaptive root traits for water-limitation. Wheat Breeding Assembly, Perth, Australia, 24-26 August 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
New lysimeter platforms to phenotype daily transpiration over the crop cycle in contrasting wheat lines
Chenu, K., Christopher, J. T., McLean, G., Payero, J. O. and Hammer, G. L. (2011). New lysimeter platforms to phenotype daily transpiration over the crop cycle in contrasting wheat lines. Wheat Breeding Assembly, Perth, Australia, 24-26 August 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Characterisation of drought patterns across the Australian Wheat Belt
Chenu, K., Deihimfard, R., Hammer, G. L., Doherty, A. and Chapman, S. C. (2011). Characterisation of drought patterns across the Australian Wheat Belt. Wheat Breeding Assembly, Perth, Australia, 24-26 August 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Adapting wheat germplasm for elevated CO2 and higher temperatures – environment characterisation, trait screening and crop modelling
Chapman, S.C., Dreccer, M.F., Palta-Paz, J., Bourgault, M., Wockner, K., Zheng, B., Kearns, R., Dias De Oliveria, E. and Chenu, K. (2011). Adapting wheat germplasm for elevated CO2 and higher temperatures – environment characterisation, trait screening and crop modelling. ComBiom2011, Cairns, Australia, 25-29 September.
2011
Conference Publication
Wheat response to increasing temperatures: The role of genetic variability
Wockner, K. B., Chenu, K., Oudin, F., Chapman, S. C. and Dreccer, M. F. (2011). Wheat response to increasing temperatures: The role of genetic variability. Wheat Breeding Assembly, Perth, Australia, 24-26 August 2011.
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
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
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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