Associate Professor Matthew Tucker

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• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2015	ARC Future Fellow	University of Adelaide

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  German	Can read and understand spoken

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2003	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
  1998	Flinders University	Australia	Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours)

• Research Interests

  Developmental Biology Plant Biology Plant Biology & Botany Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology

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• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2018	Würschum, T., Langer, S., Longin, C., Tucker, M., & Leiser, W. (2018). A three-component system incorporating Ppd-D1, copy number variation at Ppd-B1, and numerous small-effect quantitative trait loci facilitates adaptation of heading time in winter wheat cultivars of worldwide origin. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41(6), 1407-1416. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
  2018	Wood, J., Tan, H. -T., Collins, H., Yap, K., Khor, S., Lim, W., . . . Tucker, M. (2018). Genetic and environmental factors contribute to variation in cell wall composition in mature desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cotyledons. Plant, cell & environment, 41(9), 2195-2208. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2018	Callens, C., Tucker, M., Zhang, D., & Wilson, Z. (2018). Dissecting the role of MADS-box genes in monocot floral development and diversity. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(10), 2435-2459. DOI Scopus1
  2018	Tucker, M., Lou, H., Aubert, M., Wilkinson, L., Little, A., Houston, K., . . . Shirley, N. (2018). Exploring the role of cell wall-related genes and polysaccharides during plant development. Plants, 7(2), 42-1-42-17. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2018	Juranić, M., Tucker, M., Schultz, C., Shirley, N., Taylor, J., Spriggs, A., . . . Koltunow, A. (2018). Asexual female gametogenesis involves contact with a sexually fated megaspore in apomictic hieracium. Plant Physiology, 177(3), 1027-1049. DOI
  2018	Würschum, T., Leiser, W., Langer, S., Tucker, M., & Longin, C. (2018). Phenotypic and genetic analysis of spike and kernel characteristics in wheat reveals long-term genetic trends of grain yield components. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131(10), 2071-2084. DOI
  2018	Aubert, M., Coventry, S., Shirley, N., Betts, N., Würschum, T., Burton, R., & Tucker, M. (2018). Differences in hydrolytic enzyme activity accompany natural variation in mature aleurone morphology in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Scientific Reports, 8(1), 14 pages. DOI
  2018	Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., Wilkinson, L. G., Bird, D. C., Lora, J., Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2018). Translating auxin responses into ovules, seeds and yield: Insight from Arabidopsis and the cereals.. Journal of integrative plant biology. DOI
  2017	Würschum, T., Longin, C., Hahn, V., Tucker, M., & Leiser, W. (2017). Copy number variations of CBF genes at the Fr-A2 locus are essential components of winter hardiness in wheat. Plant Journal, 89(4), 764-773. DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC7
  2017	Lora, J., Herrero, M., Tucker, M., & Hormaza, J. (2017). The transition from somatic to germline identity shows conserved and specialized features during angiosperm evolution. New Phytologist, 216(2), 495-509. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC4
  2017	Liu, W., Maurer, H., Leiser, W., Tucker, M., Weissmann, S., Hahn, V., & Würschum, T. (2017). Potential for marker-assisted simultaneous improvement of grain and biomass yield in triticale. Bioenergy Research, 10(2), 449-455. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
  2017	Tucker, M., Ma, C., Phan, J., Neumann, K., Shirley, N., Hahn, M., . . . Burton, R. (2017). Dissecting the genetic basis for seed coat mucilage heteroxylan biosynthesis in plantago ovata using gamma irradiation and infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 326-1-326-14. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2017	Wilkinson, L., & Tucker, M. (2017). An optimized clearing protocol for the quantitative assessment of sub-epidermal ovule tissues within whole cereal pistils. Plant Methods, 13(1), 67-1-67-10. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  2017	Xing, X., Hsieh, Y., Yap, K., Ang, M., Lahnstein, J., Tucker, M., . . . Bulone, V. (2017). Isolation and structural elucidation by 2D NMR of planteose, a major oligosaccharide in the mucilage of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds. Carbohydrate Polymers, 175, 231-240. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2017	Taochy, C., Gursanscky, N., Cao, J., Fletcher, S., Dressel, U., Mitter, N., . . . Carroll, B. (2017). A genetic screen for impaired systemic RNAi highlights the crucial role of DICER-LIKE 2. Plant physiology, 175(3), 1424-1437. DOI Scopus9 WoS5 Europe PMC6
  2017	Würschum, T., Langer, S., Longin, C., Tucker, M., & Leiser, W. (2017). A modern Green Revolution gene for reduced height in wheat. Plant Journal, 92(5), 892-903. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC10
  2016	Zhang, R., Tucker, M., Burton, R., Shirley, N., Little, A., Morris, J., . . . Fincher, G. (2016). The dynamics of transcript abundance during cellularization of developing barley endosperm. Plant Physiology, 170(3), 1549-1565. DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC5
  2016	Houston, K., Tucker, M., Chowdhury, J., Shirley, N., & Little, A. (2016). The plant cell wall: a complex and dynamic structure as revealed by the responses of genes under stress conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(AUG2016), 1-18. DOI Scopus40 WoS40 Europe PMC26
  2016	Liu, W., Leiser, W., Reif, J., Tucker, M., Losert, D., Weissmann, S., . . . Würschum, T. (2016). Multiple-line cross QTL mapping for grain yield and thousand kernel weight in triticale. Plant Breeding, 135(5), 567-573. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2016	Yu, J., Meng, Z., Liang, W., Behera, S., Kudla, J., Tucker, M., . . . Zhang, D. (2016). A rice Ca²⁺ binding protein is required for tapetum function and pollen formation. Plant Physiology, 172(3), 1772-1786. DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC8
  2016	Phan, J., Tucker, M., Khor, S., Shirley, N., Lahnstein, J., Beahan, C., . . . Burton, R. (2016). Differences in glycosyltransferase family 61 accompany variation in seed coat mucilage composition in Plantago spp.. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(22), 6481-6495. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC5
  2015	Aditya, J., Lewis, J., Shirley, N., Tan, H., Henderson, M., Fincher, G., . . . Tucker, M. (2015). The dynamics of cereal cyst nematode infection differ between susceptible and resistant barley cultivars and lead to changes in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan levels and HvCslF gene transcript abundance. New Phytologist, 207(1), 135-147. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC9
  2015	Würschum, T., Tucker, M., Maurer, H., & Leiser, W. (2015). Ethylene inhibitors improve efficiency of microspore embryogenesis in hexaploid triticale. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 122(3), 751-757. DOI Scopus11 WoS11
  2014	Wurschum, T., Tucker, M., & Maurer, H. (2014). Stress treatments influence efficiency of microspore embryogenesis and green plant regeneration in hexaploid triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack L.). In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-plant, 50(1), 143-148. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
  2014	Tucker, M., & Koltunow, A. (2014). Traffic monitors at the cell periphery: the role of cell walls during early female reproductive cell differentiation in plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 17(1), 137-145. DOI Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC13
  2014	Liu, W., Maurer, H., Li, G., Tucker, M., Gowda, M., Weissmann, E., . . . Würschum, T. (2014). Genetic architecture of winter hardiness and frost tolerance in triticale. PLoS One, 9(6), e99848-1-e99848-7. DOI Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC3
  2014	Würschum, T., Liu, W., Busemeyer, L., Tucker, M., Reif, J., Weissmann, E., . . . Maurer, H. (2014). Mapping dynamic QTL for plant height in triticale. BMC Genetics, 15(1), 59-1-59-8. DOI Scopus25 WoS17 Europe PMC11
  2014	Würschum, T., Liu, W., Alheit, K., Tucker, M., Gowda, M., Weissmann, E., . . . Maurer, H. (2014). Adult plant development in triticale (× triticosecale wittmack) is controlled by dynamic genetic patterns of regulation. G3, 4(9), 1585-1591. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC6
  2013	Knauer, S., Holt, A., Rubio-Somoza, I., Tucker, E., Hinze, A., Pisch, M., . . . Laux, T. (2013). A protodermal miR394 signal defines a region of stem cell competence in the Arabidopsis shoot meristem. Developmental Cell, 24(2), 125-132. DOI WoS77
  2013	Trafford, K., Haleux, P., Henderson, M., Parker, M., Shirley, N., Tucker, M., . . . Burton, R. (2013). Grain development in Brachypodium and other grasses: possible interactions between cell expansion, starch deposition, and cell-wall synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(16), 5033-5047. DOI Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC17
  2013	Tucker, M., Roodbarkelari, F., Truernit, E., Adamski, N., Hinze, A., Lohmuller, B., . . . Laux, T. (2013). Accession-specific modifiers act with ZWILLE/ARGONAUTE10 to maintain shoot meristem stem cells during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis. BMC Genomics, 14(1), 809-1-809-14. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
  2013	Okada, T., Hu, Y., Tucker, M., Taylor, J., Johnson, S., Spriggs, A., . . . Koltunow, A. (2013). Enlarging cells initiating apomixis in Hieracium praealtum transition to an embryo sac program prior to entering mitosis. Plant Physiology, 163(1), 216-231. DOI Scopus21 WoS22 Europe PMC15
  2013	Liu, W., Maurer, H., Reif, J., Melchinger, A., Utz, H., Tucker, M., . . . Wurschum, T. (2013). Optimum design of family structure and allocation of resources in association mapping with lines from multiple crosses. Heredity, 110(1), 71-79. DOI Scopus21 WoS19 Europe PMC15
  2012	Wurschum, T., Tucker, M., Reif, J., & Maurer, H. (2012). Improved efficiency of doubled haploid generation in hexaploid triticale by in vitro chromosome doubling. BMC Plant Biology, 12(1), 1-6. DOI WoS25 Europe PMC14
  2012	Alheit, K., Maurer, H., Reif, J., Tucker, M., Hahn, V., Weissmann, E., & Wurschum, T. (2012). Genome-wide evaluation of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in winter and spring triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack). BMC Genomics, 13(1), 1-10. DOI Scopus21 WoS22 Europe PMC15
  2012	Tucker, M., Okada, T., Hu, Y., Scholefield, A., Taylor, J., & Koltunow, A. (2012). Somatic small RNA pathways promote the mitotic events of megagametogenesis during female reproductive development in arabidopsis. Development, 139(8), 1399-1404. DOI Scopus58 WoS56 Europe PMC39
  2012	Tucker, M., Okada, T., Johnson, S., Takaiwa, F., & Koltunow, A. (2012). Sporophytic ovule tissues modulate the initiation and progression of apomixis in Hieracium. Journal of Experimental Biology, 63(8), 3229-3241. DOI Scopus21 WoS19 Europe PMC17
  2011	Wang, J., Andersson-Gunneras, S., Gaboreanu, I., Hertzberg, M., Tucker, M., Zheng, B., . . . Jones, B. (2011). Reduced expression of the SHORT-ROOT gene increases the rates of growth and development in hybrid Poplar and Arabidosis. PLoS One, 6(12), 1-9. DOI WoS16 Europe PMC13
  2009	Tucker, M., & Koltunow, A. (2009). Sexual and asexual (apomictic) seed development in flowering plants: molecular, morphological and evolutionary relationships. Functional Plant Biology, 36(6), 490-504. DOI Scopus41 WoS32 Europe PMC19
  2009	Mallory, A., Hinze, A., Tucker, M., Bouche, N., Gasciolli, V., Elmayan, T., . . . Laux, T. (2009). Redundant and specific roles of the ARGONAUTE proteins AGO1 and ZLL in development and small RNA-directed gene silencing. PLoS Genetics, 5(9/e1000646), 1-12. DOI WoS76 Europe PMC64
  2008	Tucker, M., Hinze, A., Tucker, E., Takada, S., Jurgens, G., & Laux, T. (2008). Vascular signalling mediated by ZWILLE potentiates WUSCHEL function during shoot meristem stem cell development in the Arabidopsis embryo. Development, 135(17), 2839-2843. DOI WoS67 Europe PMC54
  2008	Macedo Rodrigues, J., Tucker, M., Johnson, S., Hrmova, M., & Koltunow, A. (2008). Sexual and Apomictic Seed Formation in Hieracium Requires the Plant Polycomb-Group Gene fertilization independent endosperm. Plant Cell, 20(9), 2372-2386. DOI Scopus44 WoS39 Europe PMC31
  2008	Koltunow, A., & Tucker, M. (2008). Functional embryo sac formation in Arabidopsis without meiosis - one step towards asexual seed formation (apomixis) in crops?. Journal of Biosciences, 33(3), 309-311. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
  2007	Tucker, M., & Laux, T. (2007). Connecting the paths in plant stem cell regulation. Trends in Cell Biology, 17(8), 403-410. DOI WoS64 Europe PMC48
  2003	Tucker, M., Araujo, A., Paech, N., Hecht, V., Schmidt, E., Rossell, J., . . . Koltunow, A. (2003). Sexual and apomictic reproduction in Hieracium subgenus Pilosella are closely interrelated developmental pathways. Plant Cell, 15(7), 1524-1537. DOI Scopus100 WoS91 Europe PMC72
  2001	Tucker, M., Paech, N., Willemse, M., & Koltunow, A. (2001). Dynamics of callose deposition and b-1,3-glucanase expression during reproductive events in sexual and apomictic Hieracium. Planta, 212(4), 487-498. DOI Scopus47 WoS46 Europe PMC33
  2001	Chaudhury, A., Koltunow, A., Payne, T., Luo, M., Tucker, M., Dennis, E., & Peacock, W. (2001). Control of early seed development. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 17(1), 677-699. DOI Scopus120 WoS117 Europe PMC82

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2002	Tucker, M. R., Koltunow, A. M. G., Paech, N., & Vivian-Smith, A. (2002). The central role of the ovule in apomixis and parthenocarpy. In S. D. O'Neill, & J. A. Roberts (Eds.), Plant Reproduction (pp. 300 pages). Taylor & Francis.

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2011	Tucker, M., & Koltunow, A. (2011). Advances in apomixis research: can we fix heterosis?. In I. K. Vasil (Ed.), PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 2002 AND BEYOND (pp. 619 pages). ORLANDO, FL: Springer. WoS3

PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS: 103561, GENE EXPRESSION AND HUMAN & DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS, (GENETICS 3211)

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR APPLIED BIOLOGY, III 3720_PLANT_SC_3530WT

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• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2018	Co-Supervisor	Characterisation and Identification of Barley (1,3; 1,4)-B-Glucan Mutants	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ghazwan Majid Karem
  2018	Principal Supervisor	Female Germline Formation During Plant Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dayton Christopher Bird
  2018	Co-Supervisor	Genome-wide analysis of small-RNA and key regulators identification during barley inflorescence development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Reyhaneh Ebrahimi Khaksefidi
  2017	Co-Supervisor	Functional Analysis of Xylan Biosynthesis Candidate Genes from Barley and Plantago SPP	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Kum Foeng Ang
  2016	Co-Supervisor	The role of glycosyltransferases in Barley Tip Growth	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Haoyu Lou
  2016	Co-Supervisor	Functional Analysis of Gene Controlling Barley Inflorescence and Flower Development During Abiotic Stress	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Cindy Callens
  2016	Principal Supervisor	PhD in Sciences - Hybrid Wheat Program	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Caterina Selva
  2016	Co-Supervisor	Resistance of Cereal Crops Against Cereal Cyst Nematodes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Kara Ann Levin
  2015	Principal Supervisor	Molecular and Genetic Characteristics of Early Aleurone Development in Barley and Wheat	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Kevern Aubert
  2015	Principal Supervisor	Physiological and Molecular Cues Influencing Female Development in Cereal Crops	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Laura Gay Wilkinson

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2013 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Using Plantago ovata as a proxy to study plant cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Jana Le-Lam-Thuy Phan
  2012 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Characterisation of the Auxin Signalling Pathway in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Shiraz	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Sarah Margaret Ann Moss

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• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2015 - ongoing	Representative	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	Australia
  2015 - ongoing	Representative	Institutional Biosafety Commitee	University of Adelaide	Australia

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2012 - ongoing	Member	Australian Society of Plant Scientists	Australia
  2012 - ongoing	Member	International Association for Sexual Plant Reproduction Research	—

• Position: ARC Future Fellow
• Phone: 83139241
• Email: matthew.tucker@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 8313 7102
• Campus: Waite
• Building: Wine Innovation Central, floor 4
• Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine