Overview
Background
Professor Christine Beveridge's research focuses on understanding the role of plant hormones in the regulation and coordination of plant development, particularly shoot architecture. Major highlights have involved discovery of strigolactone as a plant hormone and that sugar signalling is a driver of shoot branching. Christine’s research has recently expanded toward identifying how different genetic and physiological networks work together to control plant productivity. In the role of Director, Christine has established funding for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture (Plant Success - Plant Success) to achieve this aim.
Christine is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, an ARC Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow, a Highly Cited Researcher (Researcher Recognition - Web of Science Group (clarivate.com)), and past President of the International Plant Growth Substances Association. Christine is a life member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (asps.org.au).
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Availability
- Professor Christine Beveridge is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Tasmania
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Tasmania
Research impacts
My research has produced a radical advancement in knowledge of shoot branching and made broad contributions in plant development; I have added strigolactones and sugars to the branching model and introduced strigolactones as plant hormone. I have produced detailed conceptual advances in the network of how these signals work to control shoot branching pushing science closer than ever to our goal of understanding how plants regulate branching.
Bud outgrowth/shoot architecture/shoot branching is important for yields in a wide range of crops because it affects both the amount of resources taken up by the plant (e.g. light and nutrients) and the proportion of those resources that are allocated to yield. This is the case for field and horticultural crops. Hormones and phytohormone-like signals such as sucrose drive the structures of plants, enabling them to adapt to the environment and causing much of the variation in yield seen in different environments and through management practices. Understanding the genetic and physiological basis of these networks is central to our research. By modelling these networks (with close collaborations in the ARC Centre for Plant Success) we hope to enhance the rate of genetic gain in crops and better understand the evolution of netowrks that underpin yeild traits such as branching/tillering.
Works
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Featured
2022
Other Outputs
Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants
Powell, Owen M., Barbier, Francois, Voss-Fels, Kai P., Beveridge, Christine A. and Cooper, Mark (2022). Investigations into the emergent properties of gene-to-phenotype networks across cycles of selection: a case study of shoot branching in plants.
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Adaptive divergence in shoot gravitropism creates hybrid sterility in an Australian wildflower
Wilkinson, Melanie J., Roda, Federico, Walter, Greg M., James, Maddie E., Nipper, Rick, Walsh, Jessica, Allen, Scott L., North, Henry L., Beveridge, Christine A. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2021). Adaptive divergence in shoot gravitropism creates hybrid sterility in an Australian wildflower. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (47) e2004901118, e2004901118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004901118
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Integration of the SMXL/D53 strigolactone signalling repressors in the model of shoot branching regulation in Pisum sativum
Kerr, Stephanie C., Patil, Suyash, de Saint Germain, Alexandre, Pillot, Jean‐Paul, Saffar, Julie, Ligerot, Yasmine, Aubert, Grégoire, Citerne, Sylvie, Bellec, Yannick, Dun, Elizabeth A., Beveridge, Christine A. and Rameau, Catherine (2021). Integration of the SMXL/D53 strigolactone signalling repressors in the model of shoot branching regulation in Pisum sativum. The Plant Journal, 107 (6) tpj.15415, 1756-1770. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15415
Featured
2021
Journal Article
HEXOKINASE1 signalling promotes shoot branching and interacts with cytokinin and strigolactone pathways
Barbier, Francois F., Cao, Da, Fichtner, Franziska, Weiste, Christoph, Perez‐Garcia, Maria‐Dolores, Caradeuc, Mathieu, Le gourrierec, José, Sakr, Soulaiman and Beveridge, Christine A. (2021). HEXOKINASE1 signalling promotes shoot branching and interacts with cytokinin and strigolactone pathways. New Phytologist, 231 (3) nph.17427, 1088-1104. doi: 10.1111/nph.17427
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Regulation of shoot branching in Arabidopsis by trehalose 6‐phosphate
Fichtner, Franziska, Barbier, Francois F., Annunziata, Maria G., Feil, Regina, Olas, Justyna J., Mueller‐Roeber, Bernd, Stitt, Mark, Beveridge, Christine A. and Lunn, John E. (2021). Regulation of shoot branching in Arabidopsis by trehalose 6‐phosphate. New Phytologist, 229 (4) nph.17006, 2135-2151. doi: 10.1111/nph.17006
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions
Cooper, M., Powell, O., Voss-Fels, K. P., Messina, C. D., Gho, C., Podlich, D. W., Technow, F., Chapman, S. C., Beveridge, C. A., Ortiz-Barrientos, D. and Hammer, G. L. (2021). Modelling selection response in plant breeding programs using crop models as mechanistic gene-to-phenotype (CGM-G2P) multi-trait link functions. in silico Plants, 3 (1) diaa016, 1-21. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diaa016
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Translation of strigolactones from plant hormone to agriculture: achievements, future perspectives, and challenges
Chesterfield, Rebecca J., Vickers, Claudia E. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2020). Translation of strigolactones from plant hormone to agriculture: achievements, future perspectives, and challenges. Trends in Plant Science, 25 (11), 1087-1106. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.06.005
Featured
2019
Journal Article
A phenol/chloroform-free method to extract nucleic acids from recalcitrant, woody tropical species for gene expression and sequencing
Barbier, François F., Chabikwa, Tinashe G., Ahsan, Muhammad U., Cook, Stacey E., Powell, Rosanna, Tanurdzic, Milos and Beveridge, Christine A. (2019). A phenol/chloroform-free method to extract nucleic acids from recalcitrant, woody tropical species for gene expression and sequencing. Plant Methods, 15 (1) 62, 62. doi: 10.1186/s13007-019-0447-3
Featured
2019
Journal Article
An update on the signals controlling shoot branching
Barbier, Francois F., Dun, Elizabeth A., Kerr, Stephanie C., Chabikwa, Tinashe G. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2019). An update on the signals controlling shoot branching. Trends in Plant Science, 24 (3), 220-236. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.12.001
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Strigolactone inhibition of branching independent of polar auxin transport
Brewer, Philip B., Dun, Elizabeth A., Gui, Renyi, Mason, Michael G. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2015). Strigolactone inhibition of branching independent of polar auxin transport. Plant Physiology, 168 (4), 1820-1829. doi: 10.1104/pp.15.00014
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Ready, steady, go! A sugar hit starts the race to shoot branching
Barbier, Francois F., Lunn, John E. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2015). Ready, steady, go! A sugar hit starts the race to shoot branching. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 25, 39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.04.004
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Strigolactones
Beveridge, Christine A. (2014). Strigolactones. Current Biology, 24 (20), R987-R988. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.042
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Sugar demand, not auxin, is the initial regulator of apical dominance
Mason, Michael G., Ross, John J., Babst, Benjamin A., Wienclaw, Brittany N. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2014). Sugar demand, not auxin, is the initial regulator of apical dominance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (16), 6092-6097. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1322045111
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Diverse roles of strigolactones in plant development
Brewer, Philip B., Koltai, Hinanit and Beveridge, Christine A. (2013). Diverse roles of strigolactones in plant development. Molecular Plant, 6 (1), 18-28. doi: 10.1093/mp/sss130
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Dynamics of strigolactone function and shoot branching responses in Pisum sativum
Dun, Elizabeth A., de Saint Germain, Alexandre, Rameau, Catherine and Beveridge, Christine A. (2013). Dynamics of strigolactone function and shoot branching responses in Pisum sativum. Molecular Plant, 6 (1), 128-140. doi: 10.1093/mp/sss131
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Models of long-distance transport: How is carrier-dependent auxin transport regulated in the stem?
Renton, Michael, Hanan, Jim, Ferguson, Brett J. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2012). Models of long-distance transport: How is carrier-dependent auxin transport regulated in the stem?. New Phytologist, 194 (3), 704-715. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04093.x
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Strigolactones suppress adventitious rooting in arabidopsis and pea
Rasmussen, Amanda, Mason, Michael Glenn, De Cuyper, Carolien, Brewer, Philip B., Herold, Silvia, Agusti, Javier, Geelen, Danny, Greb, Thomas, Goormachtig, Sofie, Beeckman, Tom and Beveridge, Christine Anne (2012). Strigolactones suppress adventitious rooting in arabidopsis and pea. Plant Physiology, 158 (4), 1976-1987. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.187104
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Antagonistic action of strigolactone and cytokinin in bud outgrowth control
Dun, Elizabeth A., de Saint Germain, Alexandre, Rameau, Catherine and Beveridge, Christine A. (2012). Antagonistic action of strigolactone and cytokinin in bud outgrowth control. Plant Physiology, 158 (1), 487-498. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.186783
Featured
2011
Journal Article
Strigolactone signaling is required for auxin-dependent stimulation of secondary growth in plants
Agusti, Javier, Herold, Silvia, Schwarz, Martina, Sanchez, Pablo, Ljung, Karin, Dun, Elizabeth A., Brewer, Philip B., Beveridge, Christine A., Sieberer, Tobias, Sehr, Eva M. and Greb, Thomas (2011). Strigolactone signaling is required for auxin-dependent stimulation of secondary growth in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (50), 20242-20247. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1111902108
Featured
2009
Journal Article
Computational Modeling and Molecular Physiology Experiments Reveal New Insights into Shoot Branching in Pea
Dun, EA, Hanan, J and Beveridge, CA (2009). Computational Modeling and Molecular Physiology Experiments Reveal New Insights into Shoot Branching in Pea. PLANT CELL, 21 (11), 3459-3472. doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.069013
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Computational modelling approach to understanding shoot architecture including plant branching and flowering.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jim Hanan, Dr Nicole Fortuna, Dr Inigo Auzmendi
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Doctor Philosophy
Testing the branching model predictions using mutant perturbations of populations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Cooper, Dr Yang Liu
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Doctor Philosophy
Role of D14 and MAX2 in the sugar-inducted shoot branching
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Connecting gene networks to crop models to leverage prior knowledge for crop breeding.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Jordan, Professor Graeme Hammer, Dr Erik Van Oosterom, Dr Nicole Fortuna
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the molecular and physiological basis of flowering behaviour in mungbean
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elizabeth Dun, Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Karen Massel, Professor Michael Udvardi, Dr Millicent Smith
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the control of fruit drop in mango to support innovative solutions for Australian growers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lindsay Shaw
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Doctor Philosophy
Molecular physiology investigation into the mechanism of how the flowering pathway impacts branching at vegetative nodes in garden pea and arabidopsis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yang Liu, Dr Elizabeth Dun
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Doctor Philosophy
Experimental investigation in Arabidopsis thaliana of realised selection trajectories for complex branching and flowering traits under the control of gene networks following application of genomic prediction methods.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Owen Powell, Professor Mark Cooper
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Sprouting Sweetness: Investigating the Impact of Sugar Signalling on Shoot Branching
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Milos Tanurdzic
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The roles and interactions of phytohormones and sugars in shoot branching
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elizabeth Dun
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
SUGAR - HORMONE INTERACTIONS REGULATE SHOOT BRANCHING
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jim Hanan, Associate Professor Milos Tanurdzic
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying early strigolactone-response genes in the regulation of shoot branching in Pisum sativum
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Milos Tanurdzic
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Molecular Analysis of Bud Outgrowth in Monocotyledonous Plants
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Stem Cell Activation for Rooting in Commercially Important Trees
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Functional analysis of genes controlling production of the lateral branching inhibitor in pea
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions between auxin and strigolactone in the control of Arabidopsis shoot branching
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Gresshoff
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Branching in Pea: Molecular Physiology and Computational Analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jim Hanan
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF LEGUME NODULATION
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
Developmental regulation of axillary meristem initiation
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
GENETIC CONTROL OF BRANCHING IN PEA
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Gene regulation by the plant hormone strigolactone
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Milos Tanurdzic
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
A synthetic biology toolbox for examining and engineering strigolactone biosynthesis
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Wheat Root Responses to Nitrate and Phosphate
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Associate Professor Milos Tanurdzic
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Micropropagation as an Alternative for Avocado Clonal Propagation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alice Hayward, Professor Neena Mitter
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The genetic basis of adaptive evolution and divergence in an Australian wildflower
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Molecular regulation of phase transition and flowering in tropical/subtropical tree crops.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alice Hayward, Professor Neena Mitter
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Regulation of adventitious rooting in avocado for improved clonal propagation technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alice Hayward, Professor Bernard Carroll, Professor Neena Mitter
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Mathematical and computational methods for functional-structural plant modelling using L-systems and their applications to modelling the kiwifruit vine
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jim Hanan
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF AUXIN IN ADVENTITIOUS ROOT FORMATION IN GREVILLEA
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Christine Beveridge directly for media enquiries about:
- Adventitious rooting
- Agriculture
- Arabidopsis
- Avocado
- Crops
- Garden pea
- Horticulture
- Macadamia
- Mango
- Mutants
- Physiology - plants
- Plant - hormones
- Plant - modelling
- Plant development
- Plant genetics
- Plant molecular physiology
- Plant Science
- Rooting from cuttings
- Shoot architecture
- Shoot branching
- Tillering
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