Dr Jayakumar Bose
Dr Jayakumar Bose is a recipient of Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA 2017). His major discoveries have been in the field of plant stress physiology. He advanced how ion transport mechanisms govern plant adaptive responses to salt and aluminium stresses, by combining state-of-the-art biophysical, molecular, intracellular ion, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) imaging techniques. He is an expert in electrophysiology; specifically on Micro-electrode Ion Flux Estimation (MIFE®) technique.
✓ Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD — email supervisor to discuss availability.
Research Interests
- Ion signalling and transport mechanisms across plasma membrane, chloroplasts and stomata under abiotic stresses such as soil acidity, salinity, drought and water logging
- Physiological adaptations in extremophiles
- Pre-breeding screening for abiotic stresses
- Nutrient acquisition and long-distance transport in plants
Media Attention Related to My Research
[1] News coverage about my ARC-Discovery Early Career Research Fellow (DECRA) project.
Australian Research Council (2016). Finding the genes for salt-tolerant crops
[2] News coverage related to the research described in Byrt et al (2016), Plant, Cell & Environment.
Science daily (2016). Breakthrough in salt-tolerance in plants research
[3] News coverage related to the research described in Ramesh et al (2015), Nature Communications
- Discovery news (2015). Plants release animal-like substance when stressed.
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2015). Scientists' discovery that plants respond to stress with similar chemical signals to animals could lead to yield-boosting research in the future.
- American Scientist (2015). Plant stress signals like animals’
- Serious Science (2015). Animal nerve signal is an innate plant stress signal.
- Sci-news.com (2015). Stressed Plants Use Animal-Like Signals, New Study Shows
[4] News coverage related to the research published in Shabala et al (2014), Trends in Plant Science
- Nature World News (2014). Salt-loving super plants: saviors of the planet?
- Cell Press: ScienceDaily (2014). Salt-loving plants may be key to global efforts for sustainable food production.
- Science Newsline – Nature and Earth (2014). Salt-loving plants may be key to global efforts for sustainable food production.
- ECOS Science for Sustainability (2014). Salt-tolerant plants may hold key to more sustainable food production.
- Business Insider Australia (2014). Gene modifying salt-loving plants may be the key to sustainable food production.
- EurekAlert! American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014). Salt-loving plants may be key to global efforts for sustainable food production.
- Crop Biotech Update (2014). Salt loving plants to help sustainable global food production
- The Global Plant Council (GPC) (2014). Learning from nature to create sustainable food production.
- Food Navigator (2014). Could salt-tolerant crops be solution to sustainable food production?
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ARC Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology | The University of Adelaide |
| 2010 - 2015 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | University of Tasmania |
| 2010 - 2010 | Research Assistant | University of Western Australia |
| 2005 - 2006 | Senior Research Fellow | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University |
| 2004 - 2004 | Senior Research Fellow | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University |
Awards and Achievements
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fellowship | ARC - Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $ 372, 000 |
| 2016 | Award | The Daniel Walker Medal | The University of Adelaide | Australia | $1,000 |
| 2007 | Teaching Award | University of Western Australia – Postgraduate Teaching Internship | The University of Western Australia | Australia | $ 7,000 |
| 2006 | Scholarship | Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship | The University of Western Australia | Australia | $ 80,000 |
Language Competencies
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Tamil | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 - 2010 | University of Western Australia | Australia | PhD in Agriculture |
| 2002 - 2004 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India | M.Sc in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry |
| 1998 - 2002 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India | B.Sc in Agriculture |
Research Interests
Journals
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Pottosin, I., Zepeda-Jazo, I., Bose, J., & Shabala, S. (2018). An anion conductance, the essential component of the Hydroxyl-Radical-Induced ion current in plant roots. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(3), 897. DOI |
| 2017 | Bose, J., Munns, R., Shabala, S., Gilliham, M., Pogson, B., & Tyerman, S. (2017). Chloroplast function and ion regulation in plants growing on saline soils: lessons from halophytes. Journal of experimental botany, 68(12), 3129-3143. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2 |
| 2017 | Byrt, C., Zhao, M., Kourghi, M., Bose, J., Henderson, S., Qiu, J., . . . Tyerman, S. (2017). Non-selective cation channel activity of aquaporin AtPIP2;1 regulated by Ca²⁺ and pH. Plant, Cell and Environment, 40(6), 802-815. DOI Scopus33 WoS26 Europe PMC17 |
| 2016 | Percey, W., McMinn, A., Bose, J., Breadmore, M., Guijt, R., & Shabala, S. (2016). Salinity effects on chloroplast PSII performance in glycophytes and halophytes. Functional Plant Biology, 43(11), 1003-1015. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2016 | Chakraborty, K., Bose, J., Shabala, L., Eyles, A., & Shabala, S. (2016). Evaluating relative contribution of osmotolerance and tissue tolerance mechanisms toward salinity stress tolerance in three Brassica species. Physiologia plantarum, 158(2), 135-151. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC2 |
| 2016 | Chakraborty, K., Bose, J., Shabala, L., & Shabala, S. (2016). Difference in root K⁺ retention ability and reduced sensitivity of K⁺-permeable channels to reactive oxygen species confer differential salt tolerance in three Brassica species. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(15), 4611-4625. DOI Scopus23 WoS19 Europe PMC11 |
| 2016 | Shabala, S., Bose, J., Fuglsang, A., & Pottosin, I. (2016). On a quest for stress tolerance genes: Membrane transporters in sensing and adapting to hostile soils. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(4), 1015-1031. DOI Scopus38 Europe PMC21 |
| 2016 | Shabala, L., Zhang, J., Pottosin, I., Bose, J., Zhu, M., Fuglsang, A., . . . Shabala, S. (2016). Cell-type-specific H⁺-ATPase activity in root tissues enables K⁺ retention and mediates acclimation of barley (Hordeum vulgare) to salinity stress. Plant Physiology, 172(4), 2445-2458. DOI Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC11 |
| 2016 | Percey, W., Shabala, L., Wu, Q., Su, N., Breadmore, M., Guijt, R., . . . Shabala, S. (2016). Potassium retention in leaf mesophyll as an element of salinity tissue tolerance in halophytes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 109, 346-354. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC4 |
| 2015 | Rengel, Z., Bose, J., Chen, Q., & Tripathi, B. N. (2015). Magnesium alleviates plant toxicity of aluminium and heavy metals. Crop and Pasture Science, 66(12), 1298-1307. DOI Scopus15 |
| 2015 | Shabala, S., Wu, H., & Bose, J. (2015). Salt stress sensing and early signalling events in plant roots: current knowledge and hypothesis. Plant Science, 241, 109-119. DOI Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC17 |
| 2015 | Ramesh, S., Tyerman, S., Xu, B., Bose, J., Kaur, S., Conn, V., . . . Gillham, M. (2015). GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters. Nature Communications, 6(1), 7879-1-7879-9. DOI Scopus74 WoS65 Europe PMC34 |
| 2015 | Bose, J., Rodrigo-Moreno, A., Lai, D., Xie, Y., Shen, W., & Shabala, S. (2015). Rapid regulation of the plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase activity is essential to salinity tolerance in two halophyte species, Atriplex lentiformis and Chenopodium quinoa. Annals of Botany, 115(3), 481-494. DOI Scopus47 WoS46 Europe PMC24 |
| 2015 | Jayakannan, M., Bose, J., Babourina, O., Rengel, Z., & Shabala, S. (2015). Salicylic acid in plant salinity stress signalling and tolerance. Plant Growth Regulation, 76(1), 25-40. DOI Scopus48 WoS42 |
| 2015 | Jayakannan, M., Bose, J., Babourina, O., Shabala, S., Massart, A., Poschenrieder, C., & Rengel, Z. (2015). The NPR1-dependent salicylic acid signalling pathway is pivotal for enhanced salt and oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(7), 1865-1875. DOI Scopus35 WoS30 Europe PMC19 |
| 2015 | Wu, H., Shabala, L., Liu, X., Azzarello, E., Zhou, M., Pandolfi, C., . . . Shabala, S. (2015). Linking salinity stress tolerance with tissue-specific Na⁺ sequestration in wheat roots. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6(FEB), 71-1-71-13. DOI Scopus27 Europe PMC13 |
| 2015 | Liu, J. -H., Wang, W., Wu, H., Gong, X., & Moriguchi, T. (2015). Polyamines function in stress tolerance: from synthesis to regulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 6, 10 pages. DOI WoS61 |
| 2015 | Ramesh, S., Tyerman, S., Xu, B., Bose, J., Kaur, S., Conn, V., . . . Gilliham, M. (2015). Erratum: GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters (Nature Communications (2015) 6:7879 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8879). Nature Communications, 6(1), 1 page. DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2014 | Bose, J., Rodrigo-Moreno, A., & Shabala, S. (2014). ROS homeostasis in halophytes in the context of salinity stress tolerance. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(5), 1241-1257. DOI Scopus190 Europe PMC83 |
| 2014 | Bose, J., Shabala, L., Pottosin, I., Zeng, F., Velarde-Buendía, A., Massart, A., . . . Shabala, S. (2014). Kinetics of xylem loading, membrane potential maintenance, and sensitivity of K⁺-permeable channels to reactive oxygen species: physiological traits that differentiate salinity tolerance between pea and barley. Plant, Cell and Environment, 37(3), 589-600. DOI Scopus58 WoS53 Europe PMC30 |
| 2014 | Percey, W., Shabala, L., Breadmore, M., Guijt, R., Bose, J., & Shabala, S. (2014). Ion transport in broad bean leaf mesophyll under saline conditions. Planta, 240(4), 729-743. DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC6 |
| 2014 | Pottosin, I., Maria Velarde-Buendia, A., Bose, J., Fuglsang, A. T., & Shabala, S. (2014). Polyamines Depolarize the Membrane and Initiate a Cross-Talk Between Plasma Membrane Ca2+ and H+ Pumps. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 106(2), 586A. DOI |
| 2014 | Pottosin, I., Velarde-Buendía, A., Bose, J., Fuglsang, A., & Shabala, S. (2014). Polyamines cause plasma membrane depolarization, activate Ca²⁺-, and modulate H⁺-ATPase pump activity in pea roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(9), 2463-2472. DOI Scopus28 WoS20 Europe PMC15 |
| 2014 | Pottosin, I., Velarde-Buendia, A., Bose, J., Zepeda-Jazo, I., Shabala, S., & Dobrovinskaya, O. (2014). Cross-talk between reactive oxygen species and polyamines in regulation of ion transport across the plasma membrane: implications for plant adaptive responses. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(5), 1271-1283. DOI Scopus81 WoS75 Europe PMC44 |
| 2014 | Shabala, S., Bose, J., & Hedrich, R. (2014). Salt bladders: do they matter?. Trends in Plant Science, 19(11), 687-691. DOI Scopus62 WoS62 Europe PMC33 |
| 2013 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., Shabala, S., & Rengel, Z. (2013). Low-pH and aluminum resistance in Arabidopsis correlates with high cytosolic magnesium content and increased magnesium uptake by plant roots. Plant and Cell Physiology, 54(7), 1093-1104. DOI Scopus29 WoS26 Europe PMC17 |
| 2013 | Bose, J., Xie, Y., Shen, W., & Shabala, S. (2013). Haem oxygenase modifies salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by controlling K⁺ retention via regulation of the plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase and by altering SOS1 transcript levels in roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(2), 471-481. DOI Scopus41 WoS37 Europe PMC24 |
| 2013 | Jayakannan, M., Bose, J., Babourina, O., Rengel, Z., & Shabala, S. (2013). Salicylic acid improves salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by restoring membrane potential and preventing salt-induced K⁺ loss via a GORK channel. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(8), 2255-2268. DOI Scopus65 WoS58 Europe PMC27 |
| 2011 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., & Rengel, Z. (2011). Role of magnesium in alleviation of aluminium toxicity in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(7), 2251-2264. DOI Scopus90 WoS75 Europe PMC32 |
| 2011 | Bose, J., Pottosin, I., Shabala, S., Palmgren, M., & Shabala, S. (2011). Calcium efflux systems in stress signaling and adaptation in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2(DEC), 85. DOI Scopus102 WoS70 Europe PMC47 |
| 2011 | Zepeda-Jazo, I., Velarde-Buendía, A., Enríquez-Figueroa, R., Bose, J., Shabala, S., Muñiz-Murguía, J., & Pottosin, I. (2011). Polyamines interact with hydroxyl radicals in activating Ca<sup>2+</sup> and k<sup>+</sup> transport across the root epidermal plasma membranes. Plant Physiology, 157(4), 2167-2180. DOI Scopus88 WoS76 Europe PMC53 |
| 2011 | Cuin, T., Bose, J., Stefano, G., Jha, D., Tester, M., Mancuso, S., & Shabala, S. (2011). Assessing the role of root plasma membrane and tonoplast Na<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup>exchangers in salinity tolerance in wheat: In planta quantification methods. Plant, Cell and Environment, 34(6), 947-961. DOI Scopus83 WoS74 Europe PMC37 |
| 2010 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., Shabala, S., & Rengel, Z. (2010). Aluminium-induced ion transport in Arabidopsis: the relationship between Al tolerance and root ion flux.. Journal of experimental botany, 61(11), 3163-3175. DOI Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC17 |
| 2010 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., Shabala, S., & Rengel, Z. (2010). Aluminum-dependent dynamics of ion transport in Arabidopsis: Specificity of low pH and aluminum responses. Physiologia Plantarum, 139(4), 401-412. DOI Scopus28 WoS27 Europe PMC8 |
| 2009 | Bose, J., & Rengel, Z. (2009). A model formative assessment strategy to promote student-centered self-regulated learning in higher education. US-China Education Review, 6(12), 29-35. DOI |
| 2008 | Maheswari, J., Bose, J., Sangeetha, S., Sanjutha, S., & Sathya Priya, R. (2008). Irrigation Regimes and N Levels Influence Chlorophyll, Leaf Area Index, Proline and Soluble Protein Content of Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.). International Journal of Agricultural Research, 3(4), 307-316. DOI |
| 2007 | Nachimuthu, G., Velu, V., Malarvizhi, P., Ramasamy, S., & Bose, J. (2007). Relationship between index leaf nitrogen and leaf colour chart (LCC) values in direct wet seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.). Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 6(3), 477-483. DOI |
| 2005 | ., B. J., ., C. S., ., V. V., & ., S. R. (2005). Effect of Integrated Crop Management Practices on Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Root Volume and Rhizosphere Redox Potential. Journal of Agronomy, 4(4), 311-314. DOI |
Book Chapters
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Sidana, S., Bose, J., Shabala, L., & Shabala, S. (2015). Nitric oxide in drought stress signaling and tolerance in plants. In M. N. Hhan, M. Mobin, F. Mohammad, & F. J. Corpas (Eds.), Nitric Oxide Action in Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants (1 ed., pp. 95-114). Switzerland: Springer. DOI Scopus5 |
| 2015 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., Ma, Y., Zhou, M., & Shabala, S. (2015). Specificity of Ion Uptake and Homeostasis Maintenance During Acid and Aluminium Stresses. In S. K. Panda, & F. Baluska (Eds.), Aluminum Stress Adaptation in Plants (Vol. 24, 1 ed., pp. 229-251). Switzerland: Springer. DOI |
| 2015 | Adem, G. D., Bose, J., Zhou, M., & Shabala, S. (2015). Targeting Vacuolar Sodium Sequestration in Plant Breeding for Salinity Tolerance. In S. H. Wani, & M. A. Hossain (Eds.), Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants Molecular and Genomic Perspectives (1 ed., pp. 35-50). Boca Raton: CRC Press. |
| 2015 | Fan, Y., Bose, J., Zhou, M., & Shabala, S. (2015). ROS Production, Scavenging, and Signaling under Salinity Stress. In S. H. Wani, & M. A. Hossain (Eds.), Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants Molecular and Genomic Perspectives (pp. 187-205). Boca Raton: CRC Press. DOI |
| 2013 | Sergey Shabala, Lana Shabala, Jayakumar Bose, Tracey Cuin, Ian Newman. (2013). Ion Flux Measurements Using the MIFE Technique. In F. Maathuis (Ed.), Plant Mineral Nutrients: Methods and Protocols (Vol. 953, pp. 171-183). Humana Press. DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC5 |
| 2012 | Shabala, S., & Bose, J. (2012). Application of non-invasive microelectrode flux measurements in plant Stress physiology. In A. Volkov (Ed.), Plant electrophysiology: methods and cell electrophysiology (pp. 91-126). Springer Science & Business Media. DOI Scopus8 |
Conference Papers
Conference Items
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Bose, J., Percey, W., Tyerman, S., & Shabala, S. (2016). Potassium homeostasis regulation inside the chloroplasts confers salt tolerance in plants. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of 17th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology. Annapolis, Maryland, USA. |
| 2016 | Byrt, C. S., Zhao, M., Kourghi, M., Bose, J., Henderson, S. W., Qui, J., . . . Tyerman, S. (2016). Charging up water transport with plant aquaporins permeable to ions. Poster session presented at the meeting of Combio2016. Brisbane, Australia. |
| 2016 | Al Nayef, M., Bose, J., Wh, L., Xu, G., & Shabala, S. (2016). Rice high-affinity potassium transporters oshak1 and oshak5 are critical for salt tolerance in potassium deficient soils. Poster session presented at the meeting of Combio2016. Brisbane, Australia. |
| 2015 | Wu, H., Shabala, L., Bose, J., Zhou, M., & Shabala, S. (2015). Sensing and signalling salt stress in plant roots. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on “Physiological, biochemical, and molecular arguments for salt tolerance”. Doha, Qatar. |
| 2014 | Shabala, S., Bose, J., Shabala, L., Zeng, F., Wu, H., Zhu, M., . . . Zhou, M. (2014). Abiotic stress tolerance and crop yield: a physiologist’s perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of ComBio2014 Conference. Canberra, ACT. |
| 2013 | Rodrigo-Moreno, A., Bose, J., & Shabala, S. (2013). Oxidative stress signalling in halophytes: implications for salt tolerance. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for experimental biology plant symposium. Florence, Italy. |
| 2013 | Shabala, S., Bose, J., & Shabala, L. (2013). Linking oxidative and salinity stress tolerance in plants. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for experimental biology plant symposium. Florence, Italy. |
| 2011 | Shabala, S., Moreno, A. R., Hariadi, Y., Mackay, A., Tian, Y., Bose, J., & Jacobsen, S. (2011). Halophytes: what makes them special? Revealing ionic mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Poster session presented at the meeting of XVIII International botanical congress. Melbourne, Australia. |
| 2011 | Velarde-Buendia, A. M., Bose, J., Shabala, S., & Pottosin, I. I. (2011). Polyamines induce membrane depolarization and cationic fluxes in roots. Poster session presented at the meeting of ComBio2011. Cairns, Queensland, Austrlaia. |
| 2010 | Bose, J., Babourina, O., & Rengel, Z. (2010). Aluminium affects Ca2+ and Mg2+ uptake in roots of intact Arabidopsis thaliana. Poster session presented at the meeting of Genetics of plant mineral nutrition. Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany. |
Theses
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Bose, J. (2010). Functional Characterisation of Arabidopsis under Acidic and Aluminium Stresses. (PhD Thesis, The University of Western Australia). |
- Australian Research Council (ARC) - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA 2017), $372,000; Project: Improving salt tolerance by optimising ion transport in chloroplasts.
- The University of Western Australia – the University's Graduate Research Travel Award (2010; $ 1,800)
- Awarded a highly competitive University of Western Australia – Postgraduate Teaching Internship in recognition of excellence in his doctoral research and teaching (2007–2008; $7,000).
- Awarded International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS; 2006–2010; $80,000) by the University of Western Australia to do PhD in Agriculture.
- Awarded student Junior Research Fellowship by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, Philippines) for pursuing Master degree (2002-2004; $2,500) at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India.
Mentoring group research projects for (1) Viticulture and (2) Foundations in Plant Science units at the University of Adelaide (2015 onwards).
Developed and delivered lectures and practicals for Plant Physiology unit at the University of Tasmania (2011-2014)
Organised training for School teachers - Part of SPICE program at the University of Western Australia (2010)
Lab demonstration and field excursion for Earth Surface Processes and Soils unit at the University of Western Australia (2009-2010)
Developed and delivered lectures and practicals for Honours Orientation program (Statistics)at the University of Western Australia (2007-2010)
Developed and delivered lectures, tutorials and lab demonstrations for Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition unit at the University of Western Australia(2007-2010)
Designed interactive website for Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition unit at the University of Western Australia (2007-2010)
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Functional Characterization of Wheat ALMT1Transporter and its Involvement in Extreme pH Stress Tolerance | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Kamran |
Memberships
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | Australian Society of Plant Scientists | Australia |
| 2001 - ongoing | Member | Indian Society of Soil Science | India |
Position
ARC DECRA Fellow
Phone
83136665
Campus
Waite
Building
Plant Research Centre, floor 2
Room Number
2 26a
Org Unit
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine