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2018
Journal Article
A high-resolution genetic map of the cereal crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum provides a near-complete genome assembly
Gardiner, Donald M., Benfield, Aurelie H., Stiller, Jiri, Stephen, Stuart, Aitken, Karen, Liu, Chunji and Kazan, Kemal (2018). A high-resolution genetic map of the cereal crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum provides a near-complete genome assembly. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19 (1), 217-226. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12519
2017
Conference Publication
Development of a high-throughput, low-cost SNP genotyping panel for sugarcane breeding
McNeil, Meredith D., Piperidis, George, Bhuiyan, Shamsul, Li, Jingchuan, Wei, Xianming, Collard, Bert and Aitken, Karen (2017). Development of a high-throughput, low-cost SNP genotyping panel for sugarcane breeding. 39th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2017, Cairns, QLD Australia, 3-5 May 2017. Mackay, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
2016
Journal Article
RNAseq transcriptional profiling following whip development in sugarcane smut disease
Schaker, Patricia D. C., Palhares, Alessandra C., Taniguti, Lucas M., Peters, Leila P., Creste, Silvana, Aitken, Karen S., Van Sluys, Marie-Anne, Kitajima, João P., Vieira, Maria L. C. and Monteiro-Vitorello, Claudia B. (2016). RNAseq transcriptional profiling following whip development in sugarcane smut disease. PLoS ONE, 11 (9) 0162237, e0162237. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162237
2016
Conference Publication
The first sugarcane genome assembly: how can we use it?
Aitken, Karen, Berkman, Paul and Rae, Anne (2016). The first sugarcane genome assembly: how can we use it?. 38th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2016), Makay, QLD, Australia, 27 - 29 April 2016. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
2015
Journal Article
DNA marker transmission and linkage analysis in populations derived from a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) x Erianthus arundinaceus hybrid
Chen, Jian-Wen, Lao, Fang-Ye, Chen, Xi-Wen, Deng, Hai-Hua, Liu, Rui, He, Hui-Yi, Fu, Cheng, Chen, Yong-Sheng, Liu, Fu-Ye, Li, Qi-Wei, Jackson, Phillip and Aitken, Karen (2015). DNA marker transmission and linkage analysis in populations derived from a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) x Erianthus arundinaceus hybrid. PLoS ONE, 10 (6) e0128865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128865
2015
Journal Article
Complete genome sequence of Sporisorium scitamineum and biotrophic interaction transcriptome with sugarcane
Taniguti, Lucas M., Schaker, Patricia D. C., Benevenuto, Juliana, Peters, Leila P., Carvalho, Giselle, Palhares, Alessandra, Quecine, Maria C., Nunes, Filipe R. S., Kmit, Maria C. P., Wai, Alvan, Hausner, Georg, Aitken, Karen S., Berkman, Paul J., Fraser, James A., Moolhuijzen, Paula M., Coutinho, Luiz L., Creste, Silvana, Vieira, Maria L. C., Kitajima, João P. and Monteiro-Vitorello, Claudia B. (2015). Complete genome sequence of Sporisorium scitamineum and biotrophic interaction transcriptome with sugarcane. PLoS One, 10 (6) e0129318, e0129318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129318
2015
Journal Article
Characterisation of alleles of the sucrose phosphate synthase gene family in sugarcane and their association with sugar-related traits
McIntyre, C.L, Goode, M.L, Cordeiro, G, Bundock, P, Eliott, F, Henry, R.J, Casu, R.E, Bonnett, G.D and Aitken, K.S (2015). Characterisation of alleles of the sucrose phosphate synthase gene family in sugarcane and their association with sugar-related traits. Molecular Breeding, 35 (3) 98. doi: 10.1007/s11032-015-0286-5
2015
Journal Article
Using quantitative PCR with retrotransposon-based insertion polymorphisms as markers in sugarcane
Metcalfe, Cushla J., Oliveira, Sarah G., Gaiarsa, Jonas W., Aitken, Karen S., Carneiro, Monalisa S., Zatti, Fernanda and Van Sluys, Marie-Anne (2015). Using quantitative PCR with retrotransposon-based insertion polymorphisms as markers in sugarcane. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (14), 4239-4250. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv283
2015
Conference Publication
Towards the sugarcane genome sequence and an understanding of polyploidy
Berkman, P. J., Casu, R. E., Stiller, J., Rae, A. L. and Aitken, K. S. (2015). Towards the sugarcane genome sequence and an understanding of polyploidy. 28th Congress of the International-Society-of-Sugar-Cane-Technologists, Sao Paulo Brazil, Jun 24-27, 2013. London: INT SUGAR JOURNAL LTD.
2014
Journal Article
Comparative mapping in the Poaceae family reveals translocations in the complex polyploid genome of sugarcane
Aitken, Karen S., McNeil, Meredith D., Berkman, Paul J., Hermann, Scott, Kilian, Andrzej, Bundock, Peter C. and Li, Jingchuan (2014). Comparative mapping in the Poaceae family reveals translocations in the complex polyploid genome of sugarcane. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1) 190, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0190-x
2014
Journal Article
A comprehensive genetic map of sugarcane that provides enhanced map coverage and integrates high-throughput Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers
Aitken, Karen S., McNeil, Meredith D., Hermann, Scott, Bundock, Peter C., Kilian, Andrzej, Heller-Uszynska, Katarzyna, Henry, Robert J. and Li, Jingchuan (2014). A comprehensive genetic map of sugarcane that provides enhanced map coverage and integrates high-throughput Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers. BMC Genomics, 15 (152) 152, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-152
2014
Journal Article
A Survey Sequence Comparison of Saccharum Genotypes Reveals Allelic Diversity Differences
Berkman, Paul J., Bundock, Peter C., Casu, Rosanne E., Henry, Robert J., Rae, Anne L. and Aitken, Karen S. (2014). A Survey Sequence Comparison of Saccharum Genotypes Reveals Allelic Diversity Differences. Tropical Plant Biology, 7 (2), 71-83. doi: 10.1007/s12042-014-9139-3
2014
Conference Publication
Flowering-related genes are not involved in the development of smut whip
Glassop, D., Bonnett, G., Croft, B., Bhuiyan, S., Aitken, K. and Rae, A. (2014). Flowering-related genes are not involved in the development of smut whip. 36th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2014, Broadbeach, QLD Australia, 28 April - 1 May 2014. Mackay, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
2013
Journal Article
Towards a reliable method to select potentially high value <i>Erianthus</i> hybrids
Piperidis, N., Aitken, K. and Hermann, S. (2013). Towards a reliable method to select potentially high value Erianthus hybrids. International Sugar Journal, 115 (1379), 794-799.
2012
Journal Article
Assessment of the genetic diversity in a collection of Erianthus arundinaceus
Cai, Q., Aitken, K. S., Fan, Y. H., Piperidis, G., Liu, X. L., McIntyre, C. L., Huang, X. Q. and Jackson, P. (2012). Assessment of the genetic diversity in a collection of Erianthus arundinaceus. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 59 (7), 1483-1491. doi: 10.1007/s10722-011-9776-4
2012
Journal Article
Evidence for second division restitution as the basis for 2n + n maternal chromosome transmission in a sugarcane cross
Hermann, S. R., Aitken, K. S., Jackson, P. A., George, A. W., Piperidis, N., Wei, X., Kilian, A. and Detering, F. (2012). Evidence for second division restitution as the basis for 2n + n maternal chromosome transmission in a sugarcane cross. Euphytica, 187 (3), 359-368. doi: 10.1007/s10681-012-0698-9
2011
Conference Publication
Utilisation of wild canes from China
Jackson, P. A., Fan, Y-H., Li, Q-W., Deng, H-H., Morgan, T. E., Piperidis, G. and Aitken, K. S. (2011). Utilisation of wild canes from China. 27th Congress of the International-Society-of-Sugar-Cane-Technologists, Veracruz Mexico, Mar 07-11, 2010. KENT: INT SUGAR JOURNAL LTD.
2011
Journal Article
Diversity Arrays Technology effectively reveals DNA polymorphism in a large and complex genome of sugarcane
Heller-Uszynska, Katarzyna, Uszynski, Grzegorz, Huttner, Eric, Evers, Margaret, Carlig, Jason, Caig, Vanessa, Aitken, Karen, Jackson, Phillip, Piperidis, George, Cox, Mike, Gilmour, Ross, D'Hont, Angelique, Butterfield, Mike, Glaszmann, Jean-Christophe and Kilian, Andrzej (2011). Diversity Arrays Technology effectively reveals DNA polymorphism in a large and complex genome of sugarcane. Molecular Breeding, 28 (1), 37-55. doi: 10.1007/s11032-010-9460-y
2011
Journal Article
Conversion of AFLP markers to high-throughput markers in a complex polyploid, sugarcane
McNeil, Meredith D., Hermann, Scott, Jackson, Phillip A. and Aitken, Karen S. (2011). Conversion of AFLP markers to high-throughput markers in a complex polyploid, sugarcane. Molecular Breeding, 27 (3), 395-407. doi: 10.1007/s11032-010-9441-1
2010
Journal Article
A New Approach for Copy Number Estimation in Polyploids
George, Andrew W. and Aitken, Karen (2010). A New Approach for Copy Number Estimation in Polyploids. Journal of Heredity, 101 (4), 521-524. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esq034
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic solutions for determining fibre quality traits in sugarcane
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Henry
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Doctor Philosophy
Genomic prediction for faster genetic gains in sugarcane improvement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Eric Dinglasan, Dr Seema Yadav, Professor Ben Hayes
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Study of Resistance Mechanisms of Sugarcane to Smut Disease Caused by Sporisorium scitamineum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Victor Galea
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Development and validation of molecular markers for Phytophthora medicaginis resistance in Lucerne
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor John Irwin, Dr Christopher Lambrides, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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