
Overview
Background
Professor of Biometry
Research Interests:
Research at the interface between applied statistics and quantitative genetics with extensive publications on the analysis and interpretation of multi-way data from large-scale plant breeding experiments, particularly those involving genotype by environment interaction. Theory and application of pattern analysis - clustering and ordination procedures - appropriate for data collected from plant breeding experiments and/or stored in germplasm databases. Analysis, interpretation and impact of genotype x environment interaction for primary economic plant attributes (yield and quality) and data management, integration and analysis (bioinformatics).
Other Activities:
Past President of the International Biometric Society (2010-11) and the Statistical Society of Australia Incorporated (2005-07). Life member of the Statistical Society of Australia Incorporated (2010). Australian Medal for Agricultural Science from the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1998).
Previous Head of the School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences (2001-10).
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology and Institute of Statisticians (which has merged with the Royal Statistical Society).
Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute (2013-15).
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Kaye Basford is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Australian Institute Of Agricultural Science and Technology, Australian Institute Of Agricultural Science and Technology
- Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Genetic diversity assessment of cucumber landraces using molecular signatures
Iftikhar, Muhammad Sarmad, Naseer Cheema, Hafiza Masooma, Khan, Asif Ali, DeLacy, Ian Henson and Basford, Kaye Enid (2024). Genetic diversity assessment of cucumber landraces using molecular signatures. BMC Genomics, 25 (1) 1046. doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10958-z
2022
Conference Publication
Exploratory data analysis of TCGA skin cutaneous melanoma RNA-seq data
Zhang, Min, Arief, Vivi, McLachlan, Geoffrey, Nguyen, Quan and Basford, Kaye (2022). Exploratory data analysis of TCGA skin cutaneous melanoma RNA-seq data. Australasian Applied Statistics Conference (AASC), Inverloch, VIC Australia, 28 November - 2 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Visualising the pattern of long‐term genotype performance by leveraging a genomic prediction model
Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., Payne, Thomas and Basford, Kaye E. (2022). Visualising the pattern of long‐term genotype performance by leveraging a genomic prediction model. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 64 (2), 297-312. doi: 10.1111/anzs.12362
2022
Conference Publication
The pursuit of excellence; some reflections after 50+ years of plant breeding at The University of Queensland (9771)
Lambrides, Christopher , Basford, Kaye , DeLacy, Ian , Cooper, Mark , Hardner, Craig , Godwin, Ian , Dieters, Mark and Arief, Vivi (2022). The pursuit of excellence; some reflections after 50+ years of plant breeding at The University of Queensland (9771). Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 May 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Deterministic and stochastic modelling of impacts from genomic selection and phenomics on genetic gain for perennial ryegrass dry matter yield
Jahufer, M. Z. Z., Arojju, Sai Krishna, Faville, Marty J., Ghamkhar, Kioumars, Arief, Vivi, Yang, Wen-Hsi, Luo, Dongwen, Sun, Mingzhu, DeLacy, Ian H., Griffiths, Andrew G., Eady, Colin, Clayton, Will, Stewart, Alan V., George, Richard M., Hoyos-Villegas, Valerio, Basford, Kaye E. and Barrett, Brent (2021). Deterministic and stochastic modelling of impacts from genomic selection and phenomics on genetic gain for perennial ryegrass dry matter yield. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 13265, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92537-w
2020
Journal Article
Maternal and infant predictors of infant mortality in California, 2007–2015
Ratnasiri, Anura W. G., Lakshminrusimha, Satyan, Dieckmann, Ronald A., Lee, Henry C., Gould, Jeffrey B., Parry, Steven S., Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., DiLibero, Ralph J. and Basford, Kaye E. (2020). Maternal and infant predictors of infant mortality in California, 2007–2015. PloS One, 15 (8) e0236877, e0236877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236877
2020
Journal Article
Smoking during pregnancy and adverse birth and maternal outcomes in California, 2007 to 2016
Ratnasiri, Anura W. G., Gordon, Lauren, Dieckmann, Ronald A., Lee, Henry C., Parry, Steven S., Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., Lakshminrusimha, Satyan, DiLibero, Ralph J. and Basford, Kaye E. (2020). Smoking during pregnancy and adverse birth and maternal outcomes in California, 2007 to 2016. American Journal of Perinatology, 37 (13), 1364-1376. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693689
2020
Book Chapter
Design and analysis of multi-year field trials for annual crops
Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H. and Basford, Kaye E. (2020). Design and analysis of multi-year field trials for annual crops. Quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding. (pp. 178-193) Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781789240214.0178
2020
Conference Publication
Pedigree Data Analysis of a Wheat Population
Rouholamin, Sepideh, Arief, Vivi, Delacy, Ian and Basford, Kaye (2020). Pedigree Data Analysis of a Wheat Population. TropAg 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036148
2019
Journal Article
Beneficial soil profile differences associated with tropical grass pastures on sodic texture contrast soils in Northern New South Wales
Banks, Robert, Wendling, Laura, Basford, Kaye, Ringrose-Voase, Anthony and Banks, Vera (2019). Beneficial soil profile differences associated with tropical grass pastures on sodic texture contrast soils in Northern New South Wales. Soil Research, 58 (2), 207-218. doi: 10.1071/sr19140
2019
Journal Article
Trends in maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and its association with birth and maternal outcomes in California, 2007–2016: a retrospective cohort study
Ratnasiri, Anura W. G., Lee, Henry C., Lakshminrusimha, Satyan, Parry, Steven S., Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., Yang, Jo-Shing, DiLibero, Ralph J., Logan, Julia and Basford, Kaye E. (2019). Trends in maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and its association with birth and maternal outcomes in California, 2007–2016: a retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE, 14 (9) e0222458, e0222458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222458
2019
Journal Article
Utilization of multiyear plant breeding data to better predict genotype performance
Arief, Vivi N., Desmae, Haile, Hardner, Craig, DeLacy, Ian H., Gilmour, Arthur, Bull, Jason K. and Basford, Kaye E. (2019). Utilization of multiyear plant breeding data to better predict genotype performance. Crop Science, 59 (2), 480-490. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.03.0182
2019
Journal Article
QuLinePlus: extending plant breeding strategy and genetic model simulation to cross-pollinated populations—case studies in forage breeding
Hoyos-Villegas, Valerio, Arief, Vivi N, Yang, Wen-Hsi, Sun, Mingzhu, DeLacy, Ian H, Barrett, Brent A, Jahufer, Zulfi and Basford, Kaye E (2019). QuLinePlus: extending plant breeding strategy and genetic model simulation to cross-pollinated populations—case studies in forage breeding. Heredity, 122 (5), 684-695. doi: 10.1038/s41437-018-0156-0
2018
Journal Article
Temporal trends, patterns, and predictors of preterm birth in California from 2007 to 2016, based on the obstetric estimate of gestational age
Ratnasiri, Anura W.G., Parry, Steven S., Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., Lakshminrusimha, Satyan, Halliday, Laura A., DiLibero, Ralph J. and Basford, Kaye E. (2018). Temporal trends, patterns, and predictors of preterm birth in California from 2007 to 2016, based on the obstetric estimate of gestational age. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 4 (1) 25, 25. doi: 10.1186/s40748-018-0094-0
2018
Journal Article
Recent trends, risk factors, and disparities in low birth weight in California, 2005-2014: a retrospective study
Ratnasiri, Anura W. G., Parry, Steven S., Arief, Vivi N., DeLacy, Ian H., Halliday, Laura A., DiLibero, Ralph J. and Basford, Kaye E. (2018). Recent trends, risk factors, and disparities in low birth weight in California, 2005-2014: a retrospective study. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 4 (1) 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/s40748-018-0084-2
2017
Journal Article
Application of a dendrogram seriation algorithm to extract pattern from plant breeding data
Arief, Vivi Noviati, DeLacy, I. H., Basford, K. E. and Dieters, M. J. (2017). Application of a dendrogram seriation algorithm to extract pattern from plant breeding data. Euphytica, 213 (4) 85. doi: 10.1007/s10681-017-1870-z
2017
Journal Article
Delivering food safety
Basford, Kaye, Bennett, Richard, Daly, Joanne, Augustin, Mary Ann, Barlow, Snow, Gregson, Tony, Lee, Alice, Chen, Deli and Wenham, Matt (2017). Delivering food safety. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 4 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.15302/J-FASE-2016123
2017
Book Chapter
Federer, Walter Theodore
Basford, Kaye E. (2017). Federer, Walter Theodore. Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. (pp. 1-6) Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118445112.stat07927
2016
Journal Article
Comparing classical criteria for selecting intra-class correlated features in Multimix
Hunt, Lynette A. and Basford, Kaye E. (2016). Comparing classical criteria for selecting intra-class correlated features in Multimix. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 103, 350-366. doi: 10.1016/j.csda.2016.05.018
2016
Conference Publication
Model selection for three-mode three-way data
Hunt, L. A. and Basford, K. E. (2016). Model selection for three-mode three-way data. XXVIIIth International Biometric Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, 9-15 July 2016.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Examination of combined selection for grain yield and grain protein from wheat recurrent selection programs
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Using statistical genetics approaches to gain insight into patterns of variation in complex traits
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoffrey McLachlan, Dr Vivi Arief, Dr Quan Nguyen
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Doctor Philosophy
Using statistical genetics approaches to gain insight into patterns of variation in complex traits
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoffrey McLachlan, Dr Vivi Arief, Dr Quan Nguyen
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic control of physiological traits in bread wheat in response to increased temperature in MAGIC population.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Vijaya Singh, Dr Vivi Arief
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of field data for an advanced wheat breeding population using prediction models
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Vivi Arief
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Trends and predictors of adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality in California for the period 2005-2016
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Vivi Arief
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Rapid Soil Development in Response to Land Use Change Case studies from the northern New South Wales Slopes, Plains and New England Tablelands
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Estimation of missing values in multivariate multi-environment trial data for three-way pattern analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoffrey McLachlan
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
IMPROVING SELECTION IN SUGARCANE BREEDING PROGRAMS WITH AN APPLICATION IN BURDEKIN REGION, AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
JOINT MODELLING OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND INTERPLOT COMPETITION TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF PLANT IMPROVEMENT
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
AN ASSESMENT OF STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES USED IN THE ANALYSIS OF MARINE COMMUNITY DATA
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
SIMULATING THE IMPACT OF MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION IN A WHEAT BREEDING PROGRAM
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
GENOTYPIC VARIATION IN SOYBEAN FOR STRATEGIES OF DROUGHT STRESS RESPONSE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
OPTIMISATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR VARIETY TRIALS TO MAXIMISE GENETIC GAIN
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic diversity of Brassica juncea
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The development and application of methods and tools for the assembly and analysis of second generation sequence data
Associate Advisor
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2012
Master Philosophy
Statistical Models in a Heifer Management study: Testing Effects on Plasma Progesterone in Bos indicus cross cattle
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Development and application of bioinformatics tools for computational marker discovery and the integration and visualisation of plant genetic and genomic data
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
The availability of nitrogen in GCTB soils in the wet tropics and its impact on productivity/profitability: A systems analysis
Associate Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating quantitative genetic issues for a pedigree plant breeding program using computer simulation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF FACTORS AFFECTING CANE YIELD AND CCS AT TULLY
Associate Advisor
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Enquiries
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- Agricultural science and statistics
- Bioinformatics
- Biology and statistics
- Biometrics
- Breeding - plants
- Plant breeding
- Statistics in agricultural science
- Statistics in biology
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