Overview
Background
Shanice Van Haeften is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland. Her research harnesses cutting-edge technologies, including UAV imagery, to unravel the physiological mechanisms and genotype-by-environment interactions underpinning crop yield productivity and stability.Currently, Shanice is conducting research to accelerate the development of heat-tolerant chickpea varieties for Australian growers through novel phenotyping and genomic approaches. This work is part of the Grains Research and Development Corporation funded project "Fast tracking deployment of chickpea heat tolerance”, led by Dr Millicent Smith. Driven by a passion for global food security, Shanice’s research extends beyond Australian agriculture. She is committed to applying her expertise in crop improvement and environmental adaptation to international development contexts, aiming to be a part of solutions that can support the empowerment communities worldwide with sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.
Availability
- Dr Shanice Van Haeften is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy of Agriculture, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Unmanned aerial vehicle phenotyping of agronomic and physiological traits in mungbean
Van Haeften, Shanice, Smith, Daniel, Robinson, Hannah, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin A., Hickey, Lee T., Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott and Smith, Millicent R. (2025). Unmanned aerial vehicle phenotyping of agronomic and physiological traits in mungbean. The Plant Phenome Journal, 8 (1) e70016, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/ppj2.70016
2025
Other Outputs
New insight and tools to increase yield potential and reliability in mungbean
Van Haeften, Shanice (2025). New insight and tools to increase yield potential and reliability in mungbean. PhD Thesis, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/609d7d0
2025
Journal Article
Time to flowering and flowering duration in mungbean are unrelated physiological traits with independent genetic controls
Dudley, Caitlin, Van Haeften, Shanice, Alahmad, Samir, Dinglasan, Eric, Hickey, Lee T., Robinson, Hannah, Beveridge, Christine, Udvardi, Michael, Noble, Thomas, Massel, Karen, Dun, Elizabeth A. and Smith, Millicent R. (2025). Time to flowering and flowering duration in mungbean are unrelated physiological traits with independent genetic controls. Journal Of Experimental Botany eraf222. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf222
2025
Other Outputs
Mungbean UAV Prediction Methodology Dataset
Van Haeften, Shanice (2025). Mungbean UAV Prediction Methodology Dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/20cffed
2024
Journal Article
Mapping quantitative trait loci for seminal root angle in a selected durum wheat population
Kang, Yichen, Alahmad, Samir, Haeften, Shanice V., Akinlade, Oluwaseun, Tong, Jingyang, Dinglasan, Eric, Voss‐Fels, Kai P., Potgieter, Andries B., Borrell, Andrew K., Makhoul, Manar, Obermeier, Christian, Snowdon, Rod, Mace, Emma, Jordan, David R. and Hickey, Lee T. (2024). Mapping quantitative trait loci for seminal root angle in a selected durum wheat population. The Plant Genome, 18 (1) e20490, e20490. doi: 10.1002/tpg2.20490
2024
Journal Article
Seminal root angle is associated with root system architecture in durum wheat
Kang, Yichen, Rambla, Charlotte, Haeften, Shanice V., Fu, Brendan, Akinlade, Oluwaseun, Potgieter, Andries B., Borrell, Andrew K., Mace, Emma, Jordan, David R., Alahmad, Samir and Hickey, Lee T. (2024). Seminal root angle is associated with root system architecture in durum wheat. Food and Energy Security, 13 (4) e570. doi: 10.1002/fes3.570
2024
Journal Article
Environmental DNA analysis of airborne poaceae (grass) pollen reveals taxonomic diversity across seasons and climate zones
Van Haeften, Shanice, Campbell, Bradley C., Milic, Andelija, Addison-Smith, Elizabeth, Al Kouba, Jane, Huete, Alfredo, Beggs, Paul J. and Davies, Janet M. (2024). Environmental DNA analysis of airborne poaceae (grass) pollen reveals taxonomic diversity across seasons and climate zones. Environmental Research, 247 117983, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117983
2024
Other Outputs
Mungbean Fusarium Dataset
Van Haeften, Shanice (2024). Mungbean Fusarium Dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/39782c7
2024
Journal Article
Fusarium wilt constrains mungbean yield due to reduction in source availability
Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Dudley, Caitlin, Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah, Dinglasan, Eric, Wenham, Kylie, Noble, Thomas, Kelly, Lisa, Douglas, Colin A, Hickey, Lee and Smith, Millicent R (2024). Fusarium wilt constrains mungbean yield due to reduction in source availability. AoB Plants, 16 (2) plae021, plae021. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plae021
2023
Conference Publication
The eDNA analysis of airborne grass pollen from subtropical and temperate sites reveals spatiotemporal variability in subfamily and genus diversity
Davies, J., Van Haeften, S., Campbell, B., Milic, A., Addison-Smith, B., Al Kouba, J., Huete, A. and Beggs, P. (2023). The eDNA analysis of airborne grass pollen from subtropical and temperate sites reveals spatiotemporal variability in subfamily and genus diversity. Annual Hybrid Congress of the European-Academy-of-Allergy-and-Clinical-Immunology (EAACI), Hamburg, Germany, 9-11 June 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2023
Journal Article
Featured cover
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Smith, Daniel, Nair, Ramakrishnan M., Douglas, Colin A., Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee T. and Smith, Millicent R. (2023). Featured cover. Food and Energy Security, 12 (6). doi: 10.1002/fes3.516
2023
Journal Article
Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Smith, Daniel, Nair, Ramakrishnan M., Douglas, Colin A., Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee T. and Smith, Millicent R. (2023). Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate. Food and Energy Security, 12 (6) e467. doi: 10.1002/fes3.467
2023
Conference Publication
Understanding the genetics of mungbean senescence behaviour using longitudinal UAV data
Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Dudley, Caitlin, Ryan, Merrill, Smith, Millicent, Chapman, Scott, Robinson, Hannah, Potgieter, Andries and Hickey, Lee (2023). Understanding the genetics of mungbean senescence behaviour using longitudinal UAV data. Australian Summer Grains Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 13-15 March 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity
Smith, Millicent, Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Kohl, Theresa, Douglas, Colin, Ryan, Merrill, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Robinson, Hannah, Dinglasan, Eric and Hickey, Lee (2023). Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity. Australian Summer Grains Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 13-15 March 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Metabarcoding airborne pollen from subtropical and temperate eastern Australia over multiple years reveals pollen aerobiome diversity and complexity
Campbell, B. C., Van Haeften, S., Massel, K., Milic, A., Al Kouba, J., Addison-Smith, B., Gilding, E. K., Beggs, P. J. and Davies, J. M. (2023). Metabarcoding airborne pollen from subtropical and temperate eastern Australia over multiple years reveals pollen aerobiome diversity and complexity. Science of the Total Environment, 862 160585, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160585
2023
Other Outputs
Mungbean phenology and yield data
Hickey, Lee, Van Haeften, Shanice and Smith, Millicent (2023). Mungbean phenology and yield data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0fd1ff2
2023
Other Outputs
Mungbean UAV imagery
Hickey, Lee, Van Haeften, Shanice and Smith, Millicent (2023). Mungbean UAV imagery. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/62fc842
2022
Conference Publication
Exploring the potential of using UAV phenotyping platforms to support breeding for improved root systems
Kang, Y., Alahmad, S., Smith, D., van Haeften, S., Rambla, C., Meer, S.V., Smith, M., Christopher, J., Chenu K, Able, J.A., Voss-Fels, K.P., Jordan, D.R., Borrell, A.K., Chapman, S., Potgieter, A.B., Wasson, A. and Hickey, L.T. (2022). Exploring the potential of using UAV phenotyping platforms to support breeding for improved root systems. 7th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Wageningen, Netherlands, 27-30 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
The use of multi-spectral sensing technologies from a UAV to enhance mungbean productivity
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Douglas, Colin, Ryan, Merrill, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee, Smith, Millicent and Potgieter, Andries (2022). The use of multi-spectral sensing technologies from a UAV to enhance mungbean productivity. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity
Smith, Millicent, Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Douglas, Colin, Ryan, Merrill, Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah and Hickey, Lee (2022). Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
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