Overview
Background
Dr Ricky Vinarao has over ten years of research experience in rice genomics, identification of genomic regions associated with key traits (biotic stress resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, and aerobic adaptation traits), and phenotyping of elite and wide-cross derived introgression lines. He recently joined the University of Queensland's (UQ) Shool of Agriculture and Food Sustainability as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to improve cold tolerance and aerobic adaptation of rice grown in aerobic production systems. He holds a PhD in Agriculture from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from University of the Philippines Los Baños. Before joining UQ, Ricky worked at the International Rice Research Institute and was involved in projects related with utilisation of wild rice species to improve cultivated varieties, molecular characterisation of introgression lines, and co-authored several journal articles and a patent.
Availability
- Dr Ricky Vinarao is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biology, University of the Philippines Los Baños
- Doctor of Philosophy of Agriculture, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Dissecting genetic mechanisms for deeper rooting in aerobic rice
Vinarao, Ricky, Gong, Wenliu, Proud, Christopher, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2024). Dissecting genetic mechanisms for deeper rooting in aerobic rice. 13th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology, Cairns, QLD Australia, 24-28 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Exploring whether low and high temperature tolerance is mutually exclusive at the reproductive stage in rice
Nguyen, T., Vinarao, R., Wood, S., Proud, C., Fukai, S. and Mitchell, J. (2024). Exploring whether low and high temperature tolerance is mutually exclusive at the reproductive stage in rice. International Temperate Rice Conference 2024, New Orleans, LA United States, 5-8 June 2024.
2023
Conference Publication
Genomic and physiological dissection of traits associated with temperate aerobic rice adaptation
Vinarao, Ricky, Proud, Christopher, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Genomic and physiological dissection of traits associated with temperate aerobic rice adaptation. 6th International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring and exploiting high value traits and genomic regions for temperate aerobic rice adaptation
Mitchell, J., Proud, C., Vinarao, R., Wood, S., Gong, W., Snell, P. and Fukai, S. (2023). Exploring and exploiting high value traits and genomic regions for temperate aerobic rice adaptation. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Coming in from the cold
Wood, S., Proud, C., Vinarao, R., Snell, P. and Mitchell, J. (2023). Coming in from the cold. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Narrow root cone angle promotes deeper rooting, cooler canopy temperatures and higher grain yield in a rice (Oryza sativa L.) recombinant inbred line population grown under different water availabilities in aerobic production systems
Vinarao, Ricky, Proud, Christopher, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Narrow root cone angle promotes deeper rooting, cooler canopy temperatures and higher grain yield in a rice (Oryza sativa L.) recombinant inbred line population grown under different water availabilities in aerobic production systems. Field Crops Research, 299 108989, 108989. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2023.108989
2023
Other Outputs
Genomic and physiological analysis of root-related and low temperature tolerance traits, and their relationship to grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in an aerobic production system
Vinarao, Ricky Bagunu (2023). Genomic and physiological analysis of root-related and low temperature tolerance traits, and their relationship to grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in an aerobic production system. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/58afdc5
2022
Journal Article
Genomic regions and floral traits contributing to low temperature tolerance at young microspore stage in a rice (Oryza sativa L.) recombinant inbred line population of Sherpa/IRAT109
Vinarao, Ricky, Proud, Christopher, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2022). Genomic regions and floral traits contributing to low temperature tolerance at young microspore stage in a rice (Oryza sativa L.) recombinant inbred line population of Sherpa/IRAT109. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 873677, 873677. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.873677
2022
Conference Publication
Designing rice to improve water productivity for temperate production
Mitchell, Jaquie, Proud, Christopher, Vinarao, Ricky, Gong, Wenliu, Dunn, Brian, Snell, Peter and Fukai, Shu (2022). Designing rice to improve water productivity for temperate production. 20th Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18 - 22 September 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Relationship of root cone angle with key physiological traits and grain yield of rice grown in aerobic production systems
Vinarao, R., Proud, C., Snell, P., Fukai, S. and Mitchell, J. (2022). Relationship of root cone angle with key physiological traits and grain yield of rice grown in aerobic production systems. 20th Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 18 - 22 September 2022.
2021
Journal Article
QTL validation and development of SNP-based high throughput molecular markers targeting a genomic region conferring narrow root cone angle in aerobic rice production systems
Vinarao, Ricky, Proud, Christopher, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2021). QTL validation and development of SNP-based high throughput molecular markers targeting a genomic region conferring narrow root cone angle in aerobic rice production systems. Plants, 10 (10) 2099, 2099. doi: 10.3390/plants10102099
2021
Journal Article
QTL mapping of a novel genomic region associated with high out-crossing rate derived from Oryza longistaminata and development of new CMS lines in rice, O. sativa L
Prahalada, G. D., Marathi, Balram, Vinarao, Ricky, Kim, Sung-Ryul, Diocton, Reynaldo, Ramos, Joie and Jena, Kshirod K. (2021). QTL mapping of a novel genomic region associated with high out-crossing rate derived from Oryza longistaminata and development of new CMS lines in rice, O. sativa L. Rice, 14 (1) 80. doi: 10.1186/s12284-021-00521-9
2021
Journal Article
Stable and novel quantitative trait loci (QTL) confer narrow root cone angle in an aerobic rice (Oryza sativa l.) production system
Vinarao, Ricky, Proud, Christopher, Zhang, Xiaolu, Snell, Peter, Fukai, Shu and Mitchell, Jaquie (2021). Stable and novel quantitative trait loci (QTL) confer narrow root cone angle in an aerobic rice (Oryza sativa l.) production system. Rice, 14 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s12284-021-00471-2
2020
Journal Article
Back to the wild: on a quest for donors toward salinity tolerant rice
Solis, Celymar A., Yong, Miing T., Vinarao, Ricky, Jena, Kshirod, Holford, Paul, Shabala, Lana, Zhou, Meixue, Shabala, Sergey and Chen, Zhong-Hua (2020). Back to the wild: on a quest for donors toward salinity tolerant rice. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 323, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00323
2020
Journal Article
A novel locus from the wild allotetraploid rice species Oryza latifolia Desv. confers bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) resistance in rice (O. sativa)
Angeles-Shim, Rosalyn B., Shim, Junghyun, Vinarao, Ricky B., Lapis, Ruby S. and Singleton, Joshua J. (2020). A novel locus from the wild allotetraploid rice species Oryza latifolia Desv. confers bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) resistance in rice (O. sativa). PLoS One, 15 (2) e0229155, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229155
2020
Book Chapter
Genomics-assisted breeding of climate-smart inbred and hybrid rice varieties
Ali, Jauhar, Mahender, Anumalla, Prahalada, G. D., Sevilla, Ma. Anna Lynn, Galang, Angelito, Asis, Erik Jon De, Paz, Madonna Dela, Marfori-Nazarea, Corinne Mira, Nicolas, Katrina Leslie and Vinarao, Ricky (2020). Genomics-assisted breeding of climate-smart inbred and hybrid rice varieties. Genomic designing of climate-smart cereal crops. (pp. 1-43) edited by Chittaranjan Kole. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93381-8_1
2019
Journal Article
Identification of a novel locus, BPH38(t), conferring resistance to brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) using early backcross population in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Balachiranjeevi, C. H., Prahalada, G. D., Mahender, A., Jamaloddin, Md., Sevilla, M. A. L., Marfori-Nazarea, C. M., Vinarao, R., Sushanto, U., Baehaki, S. E., Li, Z. K. and Ali, J. (2019). Identification of a novel locus, BPH38(t), conferring resistance to brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) using early backcross population in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Euphytica, 215 (11) 185. doi: 10.1007/s10681-019-2506-2
2018
Journal Article
Newly Identified Wild Rice Accessions Conferring High Salt Tolerance Might Use a Tissue Tolerance Mechanism in Leaf
Prusty, Manas R., Kim, Sung-Ryul, Vinarao, Ricky, Entila, Frederickson, Egdane, James, Diaz, Maria G. Q. and Jena, Kshirod K. (2018). Newly Identified Wild Rice Accessions Conferring High Salt Tolerance Might Use a Tissue Tolerance Mechanism in Leaf. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00417
2018
Journal Article
Development of an intergeneric hybrid between Oryza sativa L. and Leersia perrieri (A. Camus) Launert
Ballesfin, Ma. LaRue E., Vinarao, Ricky B., Sapin, Janice, Kim, Sung-Ryul and Jena, Kshirod K. (2018). Development of an intergeneric hybrid between Oryza sativa L. and Leersia perrieri (A. Camus) Launert. Breeding Science, 68 (4), 474-480. doi: 10.1270/jsbbs.18045
2017
Journal Article
Exploring Key Blast and Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Genetically Diverse Rice Accessions through Molecular and Phenotypic Evaluation
Prahalada, G.D., Ramkumar, G., Hechanova, Sherry Lou, Vinarao, Ricky and Jena, Kshirod K. (2017). Exploring Key Blast and Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Genetically Diverse Rice Accessions through Molecular and Phenotypic Evaluation. Crop Science, 57 (4), 1881-1892. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2016.08.0650
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic variation and physiological response of rice to heat stress at the reproductive stage when grown in aerobic production
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Shu Fukai, Associate Professor Jaquie Mitchell
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring genetic improvement of lodging resistance in Australian rice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jaquie Mitchell, Emeritus Professor Shu Fukai, Dr Wenliu Gong
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