A5088494767- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
The University of Melbourne
2016-2025
Agriculture Victoria
2004-2025
Pennsylvania State University
1995-2024
Ecosystem Sciences
2023-2024
Agriculture and Food
2014-2022
RMIT University
2017
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
2017
AgriBio
2006-2015
La Trobe University
2005-2015
James Hutton Institute
2014-2015
This article addresses processes of livelihood diversification among pastoralists in the rangelands northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. The objectives are threefold: (1) to suggest a theoretical framework for addressing income with reference current literature databases; (2) present case study on pastoral based preliminary field research Ethiopia; (3) summarize understandings while pointing additional empirical needs. By showing how comparative analyses region have been constrained by data...
This paper reviews the current status, methodology, achievements, and prospects of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) breeding in China. There are 77 cultivars that have been registered country, these include 36 bred through programs, 17 introduced from overseas, 5 domesticated wild ecotypes, 19 regional collection/breeding programs. Cultivars selected for cold resistance, disease salt tolerance, grazing high yield, early maturity. Most developed conventional techniques, such as selective cross...
This paper introduces a systematic but simple approach to classifying and ordering sources of risk faced by subject populations. By distinguishing between the incidence severity subjective perceptions, this method enhances understanding nature variation risks within population. We demonstrate usefulness as applied pastoralist communities in arid semi-arid lands southern Ethiopia northern Kenya. reveals considerable heterogeneity exposure that exists seemingly homogeneous sector, particularly...
Abstract Cinnamoyl CoA-reductase (CCR) and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) catalyze key steps in the biosynthesis of monolignols, which serve as building blocks formation plant lignin. We identified candidate genes encoding these two enzymes perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) show that spatio-temporal expression patterns planta correlate well with developmental profile lignin deposition. Downregulation CCR1 1 (OMT1) using an RNA interference–mediated silencing strategy caused...
Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for a number of agronomically important traits perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) were identified by means reference molecular marker‐based genetic map. Replicated phenotypic data was obtained field‐assessed morphological and developmental as well the winter hardiness‐associated characters survival electrical conductivity. Marker‐trait association analysis performed methods, high degree congruence observed between respective results. QTLs detected such...
Abstract This paper studies variation in risk assessment by pastoralists the arid and semi lands of southern Ethiopia northern Kenya. Despite superficial homogeneity among east African pastoralists, we show that there exists considerable within-group heterogeneity their various risks. We conceptualise as comprising four distinct components: objective exposure, subjective perception, ex ante mitigation capacity, post coping capacity. conceptualisation provides an effective framework for...
Near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy is a rapid and cost-effective method for the measurement of organic constituents agricultural products. NIR widely used to measure feed quality around world gaining acceptance in Australia. This study describes development an calibration crude protein (CP), predicted vivo dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) neutral detergent fibre (NDF) temperate pasture species grown south-western Victoria. A subset 116 samples was selected on basis spectral...
Summary. Two lines of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), cv. Aurora and breeding line Ba 11351, from the United Kingdom with elevated concentrations water-soluble carbohydrates in shoot were compared standard cultivars, Ellett, Vedette Kangaroo Valley, pure grass swards under irrigation at Kyabram, Victoria, Gatton, Queensland, natural rainfall Condah, during 1995–97. Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy was used to predict carbohydrate, crude protein, vitro dry matter digestibility,...
Increasing the yield of perennial forage crops remains a crucial factor underpinning profitability grazing industries, and therefore is priority for breeding programs. Breeding high dry matter (DMY) in likely to be enhanced with development genomic selection (GS) strategies. However, realising full potential GS will require an increase amount phenotypic data rate at which it collected. Therefore, phenotyping critical bottleneck implementation species. Assessments DMY crop include visual...
Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress in Australian lentil-producing areas. It therefore imperative to identify genetic variation for salt tolerance order develop lentil varieties suitable saline soils. Conventional screening methods include the manual assessment of symptoms, which can be very laborious, time-consuming, and error-prone. Recent advances image-based high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) technologies have provided unparalleled opportunities screen plants range stresses, such as...
There have been few successful programmes to select forage plants with improved nutritive value for dairy cattle, despite the implications of quality production. Part this lack progress has attributed differences in opinion on relative importance improving individual traits relating value. This paper reports use Delphi survey technique obtain an estimate priority improvement among a large group respondents. The used previously rank forages liveweight gain and wool production (Wheeler...
Crown rust (caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. lolii ) is a serious foliar disease of the pasture and turfgrass perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne ). Previous genetic studies have detected both qualitative quantitative resistance mechanisms, interpretation system complicated variation within sexually reproducing pathogen. Resistant susceptible parental genotypes were identified using composite urediniospore population collected from three geographically distinct locations. A two‐way...
Abstract The isolation of polymorphic codominant microsatellite markers in Rubus and particular red raspberry will provide a tool to investigate gene flow between cultivated wild raspberries. Microsatellite loci were isolated by screening Pst I size selected genomic library with AC (13) AG . Positive clones sequenced primer pairs designed the sequences flanking identified SSRs. One each pair was fluorescently labelled facilitate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product identification on an...