Overview
Availability
- Professor Bruce Topp is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Agricultural Science, University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Works
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2021
Conference Publication
Does storage improve the phytochemical composition of ‘Queen Garnet Plum’?
Kodagoda, Gethmini, Hong, Hung T., Topp, Bruce, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, O'Hare, Tim and Netzel, Michael E. (2021). Does storage improve the phytochemical composition of ‘Queen Garnet Plum’?. Joint virtual Workshop between The ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods (ARC ITTC UAF), Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and The SARChI Research Programme in Phytochemical Food Network to Improve the Nutritional Quality for Consumers, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, Virtual, 24-25 August 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Phenotypic characterisation for growth and nut characteristics revealed the extent of genetic diversity in wild macadamia germplasm
Mai, Thuy T. P., Hardner, Craig M., Alam, Mobashwer M., Henry, Robert J. and Topp, Bruce L. (2021). Phenotypic characterisation for growth and nut characteristics revealed the extent of genetic diversity in wild macadamia germplasm. Agriculture, 11 (7) 680, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/agriculture11070680
2021
Journal Article
Variability and inheritance in macadamia progenies to Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. multivora the causal agents of root rot and stem canker
Jeff-Ego, Olumide S., Drenth, Andre, Topp, Bruce, Henderson, Juliane and Akinsanmi, Olufemi A. (2021). Variability and inheritance in macadamia progenies to Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. multivora the causal agents of root rot and stem canker. Plant and Soil, 466 (1-2), 449-465. doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05064-y
2021
Conference Publication
Do blood-plums (Prunus salicina) have carotenoids?
Kodagoda, Gethmini, Hong, Hung, Topp, Bruce, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, O'Hare, Tim and Netzel, Michael E. (2021). Do blood-plums (Prunus salicina) have carotenoids?. 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids (VICC 2021), International Carotenoid Society, Virtual, 22-25 June 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Improvements in the sequencing and assembly of plant genomes
Sharma, Priyanka, Al-Dossary, Othman, Alsubaie, Bader, Al-Mssallem, Ibrahim, Nath, Onkar, Mitter, Neena, Rodrigues Alves Margarido, Gabriel, Topp, Bruce, Murigneux, Valentine, Kharabian Masouleh, Ardashir, Furtado, Agnelo and Henry, Robert J. (2021). Improvements in the sequencing and assembly of plant genomes. Gigabyte, 2021, 1-10. doi: 10.46471/gigabyte.24
2021
Journal Article
Genomic selection and genetic gain for nut yield in an Australian macadamia breeding population
O’Connor, Katie M., Hayes, Ben J., Hardner, Craig M., Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert J. and Topp, Bruce L. (2021). Genomic selection and genetic gain for nut yield in an Australian macadamia breeding population. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 370, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07694-z
2021
Other Outputs
Historical yield data_Katie_PhD_GS
Topp, Bruce, Alam, Mobashwer and O'Connor, Katie (2021). Historical yield data_Katie_PhD_GS. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/5f8abc3
2021
Journal Article
Effect of storage on the nutritional quality of Queen Garnet plum
Kodagoda, Gethmini, Hong, Hung T., O’Hare, Tim J., Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Topp, Bruce and Netzel, Michael E. (2021). Effect of storage on the nutritional quality of Queen Garnet plum. Foods, 10 (2) 352, 352. doi: 10.3390/foods10020352
2021
Journal Article
Resistance in wild macadamia germplasm to Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. multivora
Jeff‐Ego, Olumide S., Topp, Bruce, Drenth, Andre, Henderson, Julianne and Akinsanmi, Olufemi A. (2021). Resistance in wild macadamia germplasm to Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. multivora. Annals of Applied Biology, 178 (3) aab.12668, 519-526. doi: 10.1111/aab.12668
2020
Journal Article
Comparison of long-read methods for sequencing and assembly of a plant genome
Murigneux, Valentine, Rai, Subash Kumar, Furtado, Agnelo, Bruxner, Timothy J. C., Tian, Wei, Harliwong, Ivon, Wei, Hanmin, Yang, Bicheng, Ye, Qianyu, Anderson, Ellis, Mao, Qing, Drmanac, Radoje, Wang, Ou, Peters, Brock A, Xu, Mengyang, Wu, Pei, Topp, Bruce, Coin, Lachlan J. M. and Henry, Robert J. (2020). Comparison of long-read methods for sequencing and assembly of a plant genome. GigaScience, 9 (12) giaa146. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa146
2020
Conference Publication
Macadamia nuts – good fats, bad fats, and biofortification
O’Hare, T. J., Hong, H. T., Pun, S., Liu, D., Torrisi, C., Mai, T., Alam, M., Russell, D. and Topp, B. (2020). Macadamia nuts – good fats, bad fats, and biofortification. XXX International Horticultural Congress IHC2018: International Symposium on Fruit and Vegetables for Processing, International Symposium on Quality and Safety of Horticultural Products and VII International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables, Istanbul, Turkey, 12 August 2018. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ACTAHORTIC.2020.1292_50
2020
Journal Article
Chromosome-scale assembly and annotation of the macadamia genome (Macadamia integrifolia HAES 741)
Nock, Catherine J., Baten, Abdul, Mauleon, Ramil, Langdon, Kirsty S., Topp, Bruce, Hardner, Craig, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and King, Graham J. (2020). Chromosome-scale assembly and annotation of the macadamia genome (Macadamia integrifolia HAES 741). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10 (10), 3497-3504. doi: 10.1534/g3.120.401326
2020
Journal Article
Prevalence of Phytophthora species in macadamia orchards in Australia and their ability to cause stem canker
Jeff‐Ego, Olumide S., Drenth, Andre, Topp, Bruce, Henderson, Juliane and Akinsanmi, Olufemi A. (2020). Prevalence of Phytophthora species in macadamia orchards in Australia and their ability to cause stem canker. Plant Pathology, 69 (7) ppa.13208, 1270-1280. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13208
2020
Journal Article
Demand driven breeding of horticultural tree crops: proof of concept using macadamia
Kern, Stephane, Santos, Bruno, Cave, Robyn, Topp, Bruce and Hardner, Craig (2020). Demand driven breeding of horticultural tree crops: proof of concept using macadamia. Australian Macadamia Society News Bulletin, 75-76.
2020
Journal Article
Genetic structure of wild germplasm of macadamia: species assignment, diversity and phylogeographic relationships
Mai, Thuy, Alam, Mobashwer, Hardner, Craig, Henry, Robert and Topp, Bruce (2020). Genetic structure of wild germplasm of macadamia: species assignment, diversity and phylogeographic relationships. Plants, 9 (6) 714, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/plants9060714
2020
Journal Article
Maximising recombination across macadamia populations to generate linkage maps for genome anchoring
Langdon, Kirsty S., King, Graham J., Baten, Abdul, Mauleon, Ramil, Bundock, Peter C., Topp, Bruce L. and Nock, Catherine J. (2020). Maximising recombination across macadamia populations to generate linkage maps for genome anchoring. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 5048, 5048. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61708-6
2020
Journal Article
Genome-wide association studies for yield component traits in a macadamia breeding population
O’Connor, Katie, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine, Baten, Abdul, Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert and Topp, Bruce (2020). Genome-wide association studies for yield component traits in a macadamia breeding population. BMC Genomics, 21 (1) 199, 199. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6575-3
2020
Conference Publication
Assessment of the nutritional quality of Australian grown Plumcot
Kodagoda, Gethmini, Topp, Bruce, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Hong, Hung T., O'Hare, Tim and Netzel, Michael (2020). Assessment of the nutritional quality of Australian grown Plumcot. NSA Brisbane Group’s Virtual Research Showcase Events, Online, 25-26 August 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Impact of storage on phytochemicals and sugars in Queen Garnet plum
Kodagoda, Gethmini, O'Hare, Tim, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Topp, Bruce, Hong, Hung and Netzel, Michael (2020). Impact of storage on phytochemicals and sugars in Queen Garnet plum. 2020 Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Virtual Convention, Online, 23 June - 2 July 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Phylogenetic relationship among Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla wild accessions
Mai, Thuy Thi Phuong, Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert, Hardner, Craig and Topp, Bruce (2020). Phylogenetic relationship among Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla wild accessions. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: M D P I AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036067
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Study of self-fertility in a macadamia breeding program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mobashwer Alam, Dr Max Cowan
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing a rapid and cost effective genotyping method for blueberry breeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robert Henry, Associate Professor Craig Hardner
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Master Philosophy
Genetic basis of the variability in nut traits and their association with nut borer resistance in macadamia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mobashwer Alam
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the genetic and physiological basis of scion vigour in macadamia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lindsay Shaw, Dr Vivi Arief, Dr Mobashwer Alam
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Doctor Philosophy
Genome diversity in the Macadamia genus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Agnelo Furtado, Professor Robert Henry
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Doctor Philosophy
Choice analysis evaluating factors influencing horticultural crop cultivars adoption and how those are accounted for in bio-economic modelling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Craig Hardner
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing next generation trait diagnostics platforms for analysing single nucleotide polymorphisms in plant breeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi, Professor Neena Mitter, Dr Mobashwer Alam
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing efficient breeding strategies to improve yield and quality in passionfruit
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Craig Hardner, Professor Heather Smyth, Dr Mobashwer Alam
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic variation in Macadamia for resistance to Husk Spot, caused by Pseudocercospora macadamiae
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi, Associate Professor Craig Hardner, Dr Mobashwer Alam
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic-assisted exploitation of wild germplasm for improvement of macadamia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robert Henry, Associate Professor Craig Hardner, Dr Mobashwer Alam
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Selection strategies to improve yield in macadamia using component traits and genomics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robert Henry, Associate Professor Craig Hardner, Dr Mobashwer Alam, Professor Ben Hayes
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic Factors Affecting the Accumulation of Palmitoleic Acid and other Beneficial Fatty Acids in Macadamia Nut Kernels.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mobashwer Alam
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The genomes of the four Macadamia species
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Agnelo Furtado, Professor Robert Henry
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Effect of storage on the nutritional quality of 'Rubycot' plumcot and 'Queen Garnet' plum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa, Dr Michael Netzel
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Occurence and pathogenicity of Phytophthora in macadamia in Australia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth, Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Phenotypic and genotypic diversity in macadamia canopy architecture, flowering and yield
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Inigo Auzmendi
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