Professor Matthew Tucker

Interim Director, Waite Research Institute

Waite Research Institute

Division of Research and Innovation

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Prof Tucker is the Interim Director of the Waite Research Institute and co-chair of the Adelaide University Signature Research Theme for Food, Agriculture and Wine.

He also chairs the University of Adelaide Institutional Biosafety Committee, and is a Chief Investigator on the ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development and ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space. He contributes regularly to academia and industry via advisory committees, media engagements, international and national symposia, and international early career researcher training networks.

Prof Tucker is a plant scientist with research expertise in plant reproduction, shoot growth and seed development. He received his PhD from the University of Adelaide and CSIRO Plant Industry, undertook postdoctoral research as an EMBO fellow at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and subsequently joined the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls as a Senior Research Fellow. In 2015 he was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship at the University of Adelaide.

Research in his laboratory investigates crop yield and grain quality, with the aim of understanding how these can be engineered using traditional breeding, gene editing, and genetic modification. Recent projects have focussed on cereal inflorescence, flower and grain development.

He has been generously supported through grants from the ARC, SAGIT, GRDC, ARDC, EMBO, and EU, and has published over 80 research articles in scientific journals including Nature Plants, Nature Communications, PNAS, Developmental Cell, PloS Genetics, New Phytologist, and Development.

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Our People

2024

2020 Tucker Lab

Dr Xiujuan Yang - Senior Postdoctoral fellow

Dr Nicholas Collins - Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Sue Stewart - Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Duoxiang Wang - Postdoctoral fellow

Dr Caterina Selva - Postdoctoral fellow

Chao Ma - Laboratory Manager

Dr Ghazwan Karem - Technician

Juhiana Al-Jabiry - PhD student

Dominic Lyford - PhD student

Ling Xu - PhD student

Hien Minh (Jean) Vu - PhD student

Jack Kelly - PhD student

Ryan Edwards - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Yuanlin Qi - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Guilherme (Yoshi) Pedro Silva - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Muhammad Faizan - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Xiao Yu (Josh) Ng - MPhil student (co-supervisor)

Poonam Bala - MPhil student (co-supervisor)

Danielle Chevalier - Honours student (co-supervisor)

Jorja Hooper - Honours student (co-supervisor)

2022

The lab 2022

Former Staff/Students

Old Lab

A/Prof Sarah McKim - Back to frosty Scotland!

Maria García Lezama - Back to Spain :-)

Ethan Dight - AGT, AU

Shaathvy Shanmugam -

Dr Simon Michelmore - SARDI, AU

Dr Reyhaneh Ebrahimi Khaksefidi - UoA Technician, AU

Dr Sara Pinto - Post-doctoral researcher, JIC

Dr Rosanna Petrella - Post-doctoral researcher, Simon lab, DE

Nicola Babolin - PhD student, Uni Milan, IT

Dr Mia Lou - Researcher, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, AU

Dr Dayton Bird - DAFF, AU

Dr Muhammad Kamran - Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Kara Levin - Repromed, AU

Dr Matthew Aubert - Lupin Breeder at AGT, AU

Dr Laura Wilkinson - Hops Breeder at Uni Adelaide, AU

Dr Cindy Callens - Biobest Sustainable Crop Management, BE

Dr Guillermo Garcia - Post-doctoral fellow at La Trobe University, AU

Dr Sarah Moss - Post-doctoral fellow at Plant and Food Research, NZ

Dr Jana Phan - CropLife, AU

Dr Sonia Bosca - Senior Researcher of Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology, Valencia (IBMCP), ESP

Dr Annika Warnke (nee Hinze) - Project Coordinator, University Klinik, Freiburg, DE

Andrew Gilmore - Curtain Uni

Brendan Kupke - Researcher at SARDI, AU

Danielle McBride - Biosecurity SA, AU

Jessika Pan (Aditya) - R&D Manager at CV. Aditya Sentana Agro (Matahari Seed Group), Indonesia

Shi Fang Khor - Technical Officer, University of Adelaide, AU

Weng Leong - Sydney, AU

Our projects

ARC

SexSeed

Grain Development and Cereal Yield

seed Barley pistil

The number and quality of seeds produced by crop plants has a significant impact on end use and crop value. Cereal grains are an important dietary component that contribute benefits for human health and nutrition, and can also be utilised for industrial processes in the brewing, fibre and food industries. Within the cereal grain, different tissues such as the outer aleurone layer and inner starchy endosperm accumulate varying amounts of starch, protein, dietary fibre and antioxidants. Genes controlling the balance between outer and inner identity might therefore be used to tailor the composition of cereal grains for specific end uses. We have been studying grain formation in cereal species to understand the genetic basis for differences in cell identity. This work is supported by the ARC and GRDC (https://grdc.com.au/) and involves international partners including the James Hutton Institute in Scotland and the University of Milan in Italy. We also enjoy share a strong partnership with the State Breeding Institute at the University of Hohenheim relating to genetic analysis of complex traits in cereals.

Recent Papers:

Selva, C., Yang, X., Shirley, N.J., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., Tucker, M.R. (2023) HvSL1 and HvMADS16 promote stamen identity to restrict multiple ovary formation in barley. Journal of Experimental Botany erad218.

Li, G., Kuijer, H.N., Yang, X., Liu, H., Shen, C., Shi, J., Betts, N., Tucker, M.R., Liang, W., Waugh, R., Burton, R.A. and Zhang D. (2021). MADS1 maintains barley spike morphology at high ambient temperatures. Nature Plants 7, 1093-1107.

Shoesmith, J.R., Solomon, C.U., Yang, X., Wilkinson, L.G., Sheldrick, S., van Eijden, E., Couwenberg, S., Pugh, L.M., Eskan, M., Stephens, J., Barakate, A., Drea, S., Houston, K., Tucker, M.R and McKim, S.M. (2021). APETALA2 functions as a temporal factor together with BLADE-ON-PETIOLE2 and MADS29 to control flower and grain development in barley. Development 148, dev194894.

Selva, C., Shirley, N.J., Houston, K., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., Li, G., and Tucker, M.R. (2021). HvLEAFY controls the early stages of floral organ specification and inhibits the formation of multiple ovaries in barley. The Plant Journal. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15457

Shirley, N.J., Aubert, M.K., Wilkinson, L.G., Bird, D.C., Lora, J, Yang, X and Tucker, M.R. ( 2019) Translating auxin responses into ovules, seeds and yield: Insight from Arabidopsis and the cereals. J Integr Plant Biol 61: 310– 336 https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.12747

Aubert, M.K., Coventry, S., Shirley, N.J., Betts, N.S., Würschum, T., Burton, R.A., and Tucker M.R. (2018). Differences in hydrolytic enzyme activity accompany natural variation in mature aleurone morphology in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Scientific Reports, 8:11025, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-29068-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29068-4

Ovule Development

ovules

Plant reproduction delivers fruits, seeds and grains that are a fundamental requirement of human society. Understanding how plants produce their gametes is therefore a key area of interest to ensure stable and improved yields in the future. We have been studying ovule development in Arabidopsis, barley and Hieracium to establish how female reproductive cells are specified. Communication between different ovule cells based on their position has long been hypothesised as a mechanism controlling reproductive cell identity, but is challenging to address due to the technical difficulties in accessing them in the ovule. We have utilised Laser Assisted Microdissection (LAM) to capture these cells and characterise genes involved in ovule development. In parallel, large scale genetic screens have led to the identification of novel markers of reproductive cell development and the delineation of molecular pathways influencing reproductive cell fate. Work in this area is supported by the ARC (http://www.arc.gov.au/), as well as international partnerships with the SEXSEED consortium (http://www.fc.up.pt/sexseed/), the MAD consortium (https://www.facebook.com/MAD_project-106849094787913/), and the University of Freiburg (http://www.biologie.uni-freiburg.de/LauxLab)

Recent Papers:

Pinto, S.C., Leong, W.H., Tan, H .... Tucker, M.R. (2024) Germline β−1,3-glucan deposits are required for female gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications 15, 5875 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50143-0

Yang, X., Wilkinson, L.G., Aubert, M.K., Houston, K., Shirley, N.J., Tucker, M.R. (2023) Ovule cell wall composition is a maternal determinant of grain size in barley. New Phytologist 237 (6), 2136-2147

Yang, X., and Tucker, M.R. (2021). Establishing a regulatory blueprint for ovule number and function during plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 63, 102095.

Rojek J, Tucker MR, Pinto SC, Rychlowski M, Lichocka M, Soukupova H, Nowakowska J, Bohdanowicz J, Surmacz G, Gutkowska M (2021) Rab-dependent vesicular traffic affects female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot 72: 320-340. 10.1093/jxb/eraa430

Mendes MA, Petrella R, Cucinotta M, Vignati E, Gatti S, Pinto SC, Bird DC, Gregis V, Dickinson H, Tucker MR, Colombo L (2020) The RNA-dependent DNA methylation pathway is required to restrict SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE expression to specify a single female germ cell precursor in Arabidopsis. Development 147, 23. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.194274

Wilkinson, L. G., Yang, X., Burton, R. A., Wurschum, T. and Tucker, M. R.(2019). Natural Variation in Ovule Morphology Is Influenced by Multiple Tissues and Impacts Downstream Grain Development in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Front Plant Sci 10: 1374.

Lora J, Yang X and Tucker M.R. (2019) Establishing a framework for female germline initiation in the plant ovule. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70(11): 2937–2949. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz212

Pinto S.C., Mendes M.A., Coimbra S and Tucker M.R. (2019) Revisiting the Female Germline and Its Expanding Toolbox. Trends in Plant Science, 24(5): 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.02.003.

Plant Cell Walls

mucilage

Plant cells are surrounded by a complex wall consisting of polysaccharides, proteins, phenolic acids and water. The cell wall fulfils a crucial role in supporting plant growth and development and defending against pathogen invasion. In collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (http://www.plantcellwalls.org.au/) we have been studying how different components of the wall are synthesised, how they influence reproductive development. We also collaborate with Prof Diane Mather (https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/diane.mather) to determine how cell walls interact with barley parasites such as the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2024 - ongoing	Interim Director	Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide
2024 - ongoing	Professor	University of Adelaide
2016 - 2023	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing	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

Language	Competency
German	Can read and understand spoken

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

Journals

Year	Citation
2025	Shen, C., Yang, X., Wang, D., Li, G., & Tucker, M. R. (2025). Functional retrogression of LOFSEPs in specifying floral organs in barley. aBIOTECH, 6(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2025	Khaksefidi, R. E., Chen, W., Shen, C., Langridge, P., Tucker, M. R., & Zhang, D. (2025). The Role of Ancestral MicroRNAs in Grass Inflorescence Development. Journal of Plant Physiology, 304, 154417-1-154417-15. DOI Scopus1
2025	Qi, Y., Krishnan, M., Tucker, M., & Preston, C. (2025). A point mutation in <scp><i>IAA34</i></scp> confers resistance to the auxin herbicide 2,4‐D in <scp><i>Sisymbrium orientale</i></scp>. Pest Management Science, 81(7), 3523-3531. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
2025	Yang, X., Li, G., Shi, J., Wilkinson, L. G., Aubert, M. K., Houston, K., . . . Tucker, M. R. (2025). MADS31 supports female germline development by repressing the post-fertilization programme in cereal ovules. Nature Plants, 11(3), 543-560. DOI
2025	Yang, X., Li, G., Shi, J., Wilkinson, L. G., Aubert, M. K., Houston, K., . . . Tucker, M. R. (2025). Author Correction: MADS31 supports female germline development by repressing the post-fertilization programme in cereal ovules.. Nat Plants, 11(3), 661. DOI
2025	Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2025). MADS31 coordinates germline development in cereal ovules. NATURE PLANTS, 11(3), 394-395. DOI
2025	Qi, Y., Krishnan, M., Tucker, M., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2025). An 18 base pair in-frame deletion in the degron tail of IAA2 provides resistance to 2,4-D and dicamba in Brassica tournefortii. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 213, 6 pages. DOI
2025	Kelly, J. H., Gilmore, A. J., Situmorang, A., Porker, K. D., Marzec, M., Tucker, M. R., & Brewer, P. B. (2025). Strigolactones Coordinate Barley Tillering and Grain Size.. Journal of experimental botany, eraf229. DOI
2025	Qi, Y., Krishnan, M., Tucker, M., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2025). A deletion upstream of the degron of AcIAA27 leads to auxinic herbicide resistance in Arctotheca calendula. Pest Management Science, 8 pages. DOI
2025	Inoue, M., Situmorang, A., Kelly, J. H., Chen, W., Zhou, H., Ferrario, C. C., . . . Brewer, P. B. (2025). LATERAL BRANCHING OXIDOREDUCTASE specificity for strigolactone branching inhibition in barley.. Journal of experimental botany, eraf285. DOI
2024	Hsieh, Y. S. Y., Kao, M. R., & Tucker, M. R. (2024). The knowns and unknowns of callose biosynthesis in terrestrial plants. Carbohydrate Research, 538, 11 pages. DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC5
2024	He, Y., Yang, X., Xia, X., Wang, Y., Dong, Y., Wu, L., . . . Li, G. (2024). A phase-separated protein hub modulates resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat. Cell Host and Microbe, 32(5), 710-726.e10. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC7
2024	Edwards, R. A., Ng, X. Y., Tucker, M. R., & Mortimer, J. C. (2024). Plant synthetic biology as a tool to help eliminate hidden hunger. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 88, 103168-1-103168-9. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC2
2024	Pinto, S. C., Leong, W. H., Tan, H., McKee, L., Prevost, A., Ma, C., . . . Tucker, M. R. (2024). Germline β-1,3-glucan deposits are required for female gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nat Commun, 15(1), 5875-1-5875-17. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC4
2023	Yang, X., Wilkinson, L. G., Aubert, M. K., Houston, K., Shirley, N. J., & Tucker, M. R. (2023). Ovule cell wall composition is a maternal determinant of grain size in barley. New Phytologist, 237(6), 2136-2147. DOI Scopus12 WoS1 Europe PMC9
2023	Kelly, J. H., Tucker, M. R., & Brewer, P. B. (2023). The Strigolactone Pathway Is a Target for Modifying Crop Shoot Architecture and Yield. Biology, 12(1), 1-14. DOI Scopus25 Europe PMC15
2023	Ang, M. E., Cowley, J. M., Yap, K., Hahn, M. G., Mikkelsen, D., Tucker, M. R., . . . Burton, R. A. (2023). Novel constituents of Salvia hispanica L. (chia) nutlet mucilage and the improved in vitro fermentation of nutlets when ground. Food and Function, 14(3), 1401-1414. DOI Scopus7 WoS1 Europe PMC4
2023	Herliana, L., Schwerdt, J. G., Neumann, T. R., Severn-Ellis, A., Phan, J. L., Cowley, J. M., . . . Burton, R. A. (2023). A chromosome-level genome assembly of Plantago ovata. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1528-1-1528-14. DOI Scopus6 WoS1 Europe PMC5
2023	Callens, C., Fernandez-Goméz, J., Tucker, M. R., Zhang, D., & Wilson, Z. A. (2023). Heat stress responses vary during floret development in European spring barley cultivars. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 918730-1-918730-13. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC3
2023	Selva, C., Yang, X., Shirley, N. J., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., & Tucker, M. R. (2023). HvSL1 and HvMADS16 promote stamen identity to restrict multiple ovary formation in barley. Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(17), 5039-5056. DOI Scopus7 WoS1 Europe PMC5
2023	Bird, D. C., Ma, C., Pinto, S., Leong, W. H., & Tucker, M. R. (2023). Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Ovule Development in Arabidopsis. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2686, 261-281. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2023	Shen, C., Zhang, Y., Li, G., Shi, J., Wang, D., Zhu, W., . . . Zhang, D. (2023). MADS8 is indispensable for female reproductive development at high ambient temperatures in cereal crops. The Plant Cell, 36(1), 65-84. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC5
2022	Selva, C., Shirley, N., Houston, K., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., Li, G., & Tucker, M. R. (2022). HvLEAFY controls the early stages of floral organ specification and inhibits the formation of multiple ovaries in barley. The Plant Journal, 108(2), 509-527. DOI Scopus17 WoS7 Europe PMC16
2022	Kupke, B. M., Tucker, M. R., Able, J. A., & Porker, K. D. (2022). Manipulation of Barley Development and Flowering Time by Exogenous Application of Plant Growth Regulators. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 15 pages. DOI Scopus18 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2022	Yuan, Z., Yang, H., Pan, L., Zhao, W., Liang, L., Gatera, A., . . . Xu, D. (2022). Systematic identification and expression profiles of the BAHD superfamily acyltransferases in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16 pages. DOI Scopus9 WoS4 Europe PMC8
2022	Lou, H., Tucker, M. R., Shirley, N. J., Lahnstein, J., Yang, X., Ma, C., . . . Bulone, V. (2022). The cellulose synthase-like F3 (CslF3) gene mediates cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and affects root growth and differentiation in barley. The Plant Journal, 110(6), 1681-1699. DOI Scopus8 WoS1 Europe PMC7
2022	Fusi, R., Rosignoli, S., Lou, H., Sangiorgi, G., Bovina, R., Pattem, J. K., . . . Salvi, S. (2022). Root angle is controlled by EGT1 in cereal crops employing an antigravitropic mechanism.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 119(31), 1-10. DOI Scopus37 WoS4 Europe PMC32
2022	Garcia-Gimenez, G., Schreiber, M., Dimitroff, G., Little, A., Singh, R., Fincher, G. B., . . . Houston, K. (2022). Identification of candidate MYB transcription factors that influence CslF6 expression in barley grain. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 1-18. DOI Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC6
2022	Selva, C., Yang, X., Shirley, N., Whitford, R., Baumann, U., & Tucker, M. (2022). <i>HvSL1</i>and<i>HvMADS16</i>promote stamen identity to restrict multiple ovary formation in barley. DOI
2022	Yang, X., Wilkinson, L., Aubert, M., Houston, K., Shirley, N., & Tucker, M. (2022). Ovule cell wall composition is a maternal determinant of grain size in barley. DOI Europe PMC1
2022	Yang, X., Li, G., Shi, J., Wilkinson, L. G., Aubert, M. K., Houston, K., . . . Tucker, M. R. (2022). MADS31 supports female germline development by repressing the post-fertilization program in cereal ovules. DOI
2021	Levin, K. A., Tucker, M. R., Strock, C. F., Lynch, J. P., & Mather, D. E. (2021). Three-dimensional imaging reveals that positions of cyst nematode feeding sites relative to xylem vessels differ between susceptible and resistant wheat. Plant Cell Reports, 40(2), 393-403. DOI Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2021	Matros, A., Houston, K., Tucker, M. R., Schreiber, M., Berger, B., Aubert, M. K., . . . Burton, R. A. (2021). Genome-wide association study reveals the genetic complexity of fructan accumulation patterns in barley grain. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(7), 2383-2402. DOI Scopus18 WoS8 Europe PMC14
2021	Shoesmith, J. R., Solomon, C. U., Yang, X., Wilkinson, L. G., Sheldrick, S., van Eijden, E., . . . McKim, S. M. (2021). APETALA2 functions as a temporal factor together with BLADE-ON-PETIOLE2 and MADS29 to control flower and grain development in barley. Development, 148(5), 1-16. DOI Scopus24 WoS9 Europe PMC14
2021	Li, G., Kuijer, H. N. J., Yang, X., Liu, H., Shen, C., Shi, J., . . . Zhang, D. (2021). MADS1 maintains barley spike morphology at high ambient temperatures. Nat Plants, 7(8), 1-31. DOI Scopus51 WoS23 Europe PMC38
2021	Rojek, J., Tucker, M. R., Rychłowski, M., Nowakowska, J., & Gutkowska, M. (2021). The Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase beta subunit is essential for embryo and seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(15), 1-25. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC5
2021	Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2021). Establishing a regulatory blueprint for ovule number and function during plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 63, 1-10. DOI Scopus10 WoS5 Europe PMC10
2020	Matros, A., Houston, K., Tucker, M., Schreiber, M., Berger, B., Aubert, M., . . . Burton, R. (2020). GWAS reveals the genetic complexity of fructan accumulation patterns in barley grain. DOI Europe PMC1
2020	Garcia-Gimenez, G., Barakate, A., Smith, P., Stephens, J., Khor, S. F., Doblin, M. S., . . . Houston, K. (2020). Targeted mutation of barley (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthases reveals complex relationships between the storage and cell wall polysaccharide content. The Plant Journal, 104(4), 1009-1022. DOI Scopus39 WoS25 Europe PMC28
2020	Würschum, T., Leiser, W. L., Langer, S. M., Tucker, M. R., & Miedaner, T. (2020). Genetic Architecture of Cereal Leaf Beetle Resistance in Wheat.. Plants (Basel), 9(9), 10 pages. DOI Scopus4
2020	Rojek, J., Tucker, M. R., Pinto, S. C., Rychłowski, M., Lichocka, M., Soukupova, H., . . . Gutkowska, M. (2020). Rab-dependent vesicular traffic affects female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(2), 320-340. DOI Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC8
2020	Xu, D., Mondol, P. C., Uzair, M., Tucker, M. R., & Zhang, D. (2020). Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation, transgenic production, and its application for the study of male reproductive development in rice. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2020(164), 1-12. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	Mendes, M. A., Petrella, R., Cucinotta, M., Vignati, E., Gatti, S., Pinto, S. C., . . . Colombo, L. (2020). The RNA-dependent DNA methylation pathway is required to restrict SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE expression to specify a single female germ cell precursor in Arabidopsis. Development, 147(23), dev194274.-1-dev194274.-11. DOI Scopus49 WoS32 Europe PMC37
2020	Lim, W. L., Collins, H. M., Byrt, C. S., Lahnstein, J., Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., . . . Burton, R. A. (2020). Overexpression of HvCslF6 in barley grain alters carbohydrate partitioning plus transfer tissue and endosperm development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(1), 138-153. DOI Scopus19 WoS13 Europe PMC5
2020	Würschum, T., Langer, S. M., Longin, C. F. H., Tucker, M. R., & Leiser, W. L. (2020). Refining the genetic architecture of flag leaf glaucousness in wheat.. TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 133(3), 981-991. DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC6
2020	Dal Santo, S., Tucker, M. R., Tan, H. -T., Burbidge, C. A., Fasoli, M., Böttcher, C., . . . Davies, C. (2020). Auxin treatment of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) berries delays ripening onset by inhibiting cell expansion. Plant Molecular Biology, 103(1-2), 91-111. DOI Scopus33 WoS15 Europe PMC17
2020	Du, F., Gong, W., Bosca, S., Tucker, M. R., Vaucheret, H., & Laux, T. (2020). Dose-dependent AGO1-mediated inhibition of the miRNA165/166 pathway modulates stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem. Plant Communications, 1(1), 100002-1-100002-11. DOI Scopus33 WoS18 Europe PMC25
2020	Würschum, T., Jähne, F., Phillips, A. L., Langer, S. M., Longin, C. F. H., Tucker, M. R., & Leiser, W. L. (2020). Mis-expression of a transcriptional repressor candidate provides a molecular mechanism for the suppression of awns by Tipped 1 in wheat.. Journal of experimental botany, 71(2), 3428-3436. DOI Scopus15 WoS10 Europe PMC9
2020	Hoai, P. T. T., Tyerman, S. D., Schnell, N., Tucker, M., McGaughey, S. A., Qiu, J., . . . Byrt, C. S. (2020). Deciphering aquaporin regulation and roles in seed biology. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(6), 1763-1773. DOI Scopus25 WoS15 Europe PMC17
2020	Levin, K. A., Tucker, M. R., Bird, D. M., & Mather, D. E. (2020). Infection by cyst nematodes induces rapid remodelling of developing xylem vessels in wheat roots.. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 9025-1-9025-9. DOI Scopus10 WoS3 Europe PMC7
2020	Selva, C., Riboni, M., Baumann, U., Wurschum, T., Whitford, R., & Tucker, M. R. (2020). Hybrid breeding in wheat: how shaping the floral biology can offer new perspectives. Functional Plant Biology, 47(8), 47-8. DOI Scopus20 WoS13 Europe PMC10
2019	Wilkinson, L. G., Yang, X., Burton, R. A., Würschum, T., & Tucker, M. R. (2019). Natural variation in ovule morphology is influenced by multiple tissues and impacts downstream grain development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).. Front Plant Sci, 10, 1374. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2019	Garcia-Gimenez, G., Russell, J., Aubert, M. K., Fincher, G. B., Burton, R. A., Waugh, R., . . . Houston, K. (2019). Barley grain (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content: effects of transcript and sequence variation in genes encoding the corresponding synthase and endohydrolase enzymes. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 17250-1-17250-11. DOI Scopus27 WoS14 Europe PMC17
2019	Shirley, N. J., Aubert, M. K., Wilkinson, L. G., Bird, D. C., Lora, J., Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2019). Translating auxin responses into ovules, seeds and yield: insight from Arabidopsis and the cereals. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 61(3), 310-336. DOI Scopus43 WoS36 Europe PMC29
2019	Pinto, S. C., Mendes, M. A., Coimbra, S., & Tucker, M. R. (2019). Revisiting the female germline and its expanding toolbox. Trends in Plant Science, 24(5), 455-467. DOI Scopus52 WoS31 Europe PMC35
2019	Xu, D., Qu, S., Tucker, M. R., Zhang, D., Liang, W., & Shi, J. (2019). Ostkpr1 functions in anther cuticle development and pollen wall formation in rice. BMC Plant Biology, 19(1), 13 pages. DOI Scopus53 WoS36 Europe PMC33
2019	Lora, J., Yang, X., & Tucker, M. R. (2019). Establishing a framework for female germline initiation in the plant ovule. Journal of experimental botany, 70(11), 2937-2949. DOI Scopus29 WoS22 Europe PMC17
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 Scopus44 WoS32 Europe PMC28
2018	Wood, J. A., Tan, H., Collins, H. M., Yap, K., Khor, S., Lim, W. L., . . . Tucker, M. R. (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 Scopus38 WoS25 Europe PMC19
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 Scopus109 WoS71 Europe PMC72
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 Scopus57 WoS43 Europe PMC44
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 Scopus27 WoS22 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus115 WoS90 Europe PMC83
2018	Aubert, M., Coventry, S., Shirley, N. J., 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), 11025-1-1025-14. DOI Scopus34 WoS21 Europe PMC17
2018	Wilkinson, L. G., Bird, D., & Tucker, M. R. (2018). Exploring the role of the ovule in cereal grain development and reproductive stress tolerance. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 1(1), 1-35. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
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 Scopus56 WoS47 Europe PMC47
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 Scopus38 WoS13 Europe PMC28
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 Scopus16 WoS12
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 Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC12
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 Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus51 WoS29 Europe PMC20
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 Scopus66 WoS54 Europe PMC63
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 Scopus149 WoS110 Europe PMC94
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 Scopus26 WoS20 Europe PMC24
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 Scopus343 WoS242 Europe PMC200
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 Scopus16 WoS12
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 Scopus56 WoS46 Europe PMC39
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 Scopus41 WoS34 Europe PMC25
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 Scopus42 WoS33 Europe PMC31
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 Scopus25 WoS20
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 Scopus14 WoS9
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 Scopus48 WoS36 Europe PMC33
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 Scopus21 WoS9 Europe PMC6
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 Scopus61 WoS48 Europe PMC35
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 Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC10
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 Scopus212 WoS162 Europe PMC148
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 Scopus47 WoS41 Europe PMC38
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 Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC9
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 Scopus58 WoS52 Europe PMC47
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 Scopus30 WoS24 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus52 WoS39 Europe PMC26
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 Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC20
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 Scopus147 WoS114 Europe PMC101
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 Scopus37 WoS33 Europe PMC31
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 Scopus28 WoS24 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus73 WoS54 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 Scopus104 WoS94 Europe PMC87
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 Scopus112 WoS96 Europe PMC94
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 Scopus55 WoS49 Europe PMC40
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 Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2007	Tucker, M., & Laux, T. (2007). Connecting the paths in plant stem cell regulation. Trends in Cell Biology, 17(8), 403-410. DOI Scopus83 WoS76 Europe PMC63
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 Scopus125 WoS116 Europe PMC91
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 Scopus62 WoS56 Europe PMC41
2001	Chaudhury, A. M., Koltunow, A., Payne, T., Luo, M., Tucker, M. R., Dennis, E. S., & Peacock, W. J. (2001). Control of early seed development. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 17(1), 677-699. DOI Scopus185 WoS163 Europe PMC137

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
-	Koltunow, A. M., Vivian‐Smith, A., Tucker, M. R., & Paech, N. (n.d.). The Central Role of the Ovule in Apomixis and Parthenocarpy. In Unknown Book (pp. 234-270). Wiley. DOI

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. WoS4

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2018	Selva, C., Tucker, M. R., Baumann, U., & Whitford, R. (2018). Floral development in barley: characterization of multiovary mutants. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction. Japan.
2017	Selva, C., Tucker, M. R., Baumann, U., & Whitford, R. (2017). The benefits of sterility: characterizing multiovary mutants for hybrid seed production. Poster session presented at the meeting of Combined biosciences - ComBio. Australia.

Current

ARC Centre of Excellence. 2023-2030. Gilliham et al. Plants for Space.

ARC Linkage Project. 2022-2026. Tucker, Zhang, Bogard, Coram. Breeder-ready genetic tools for sustaining wheat yields under heat stress.

ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development. 2021-2026. Pogson, Byrt, Roy, Millar, Ankeny, Whitney, Leach, Schwessinger, Mathesius, Atkin, Furbank, Mortimer, Tucker, Plewa, Gilliham, Zhang.

SAGIT investment, UAD 03223. 2023-2025. Tucker, Schilling. Screening for genetic components of head-retention in barley

ARC Discovery Project. 2021-2024. Tucker, Colombo. Decoding tissue-specific components of cereal grain development.

GRDC investment. 2023-2025. Berger, Chalmers, Tucker. Expanding the capacity and capability of the OzBarley G2P Platform

ARC LIEF. 2023-2024. Roy et al., A multi-environment phenotyping site for biotech plants.

EU H2020-MSCARISE. 2021-2025. Gillmor, de Folter, Pupilli, Pessino, Ortiz, Siena, Delgado, Echenique, Zappacosta, Espinoza, Acuna, Leblanc, Autran, Michaud, Lejbowicz, Fréour, Caccamo, Tucker, Colombo, Miranda, Albertini, Grossniklaus, Baroux, Schöb. "MAD" - Mechanisms of Apomictic Development.

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SAGIT investment, UA721. 2021-2022. Tucker, Porker, Schilling, Plett. Revealing the basis for head-loss in barley.

SAGIT investment, UA619. 2019-2021 Tucker, Porker, Arjomandi, Bulone. Revealing the basis for head-loss in barley.

YITPI grant. 2020-2021. Tucker, Porker. Determining the impact of environment and genotype on barley grain features for the malt and animal feed industries.

ARC Discovery Project. 2018-2021. Tucker and Laux, Activating the female germline during plant development, 2018-2021.

GRDC investment. 2015-2020. Mather, Thompson, Chalmers, Sutton, Tucker, Taylor, Khoo. Protecting Your Crop: Development of tools to accelerate Nematode resistance gene deployment.

ARC Future Fellowship. 2014-2018. Tucker, Defining pathways that establish and maintain reproductive cell identity in plant ovules and seeds.

EU H2020-MSCARISE. 2015-2020. Coimbra, Colombo, Spillane, Albertini, Tucker, Franks, Jones, Palanivelu, “SEXSEED” - Sexual Plant Reproduction – Seed formation.

DAAD - Universities Australia. 2016-2018. Tucker, Laux, Xu, Schwerdt, Genetic control of germline initiation in flowering plants.

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

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY III: 4020_PLANT_SC_3515WT

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2025	Co-Supervisor	Mining novel genes to improve heat stress tolerance of barley during reproduction	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Poonam Bala
2025	Principal Supervisor	Genetic regulation of peduncle growth in barley (Hordeum vulgare)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Chairunisa .
2024	Co-Supervisor	Aerodynamics of barley head	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Muhammad Faizan
2023	Principal Supervisor	Dissecting the MADS-box interactome during barley ovule and seed development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Ling Xu
2023	Principal Supervisor	MADS-box gene function and conservation in barley and arabidopsis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dominic James Lyford
2023	Co-Supervisor	Biosynthesis of Omega-3 in duckweed	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Xiao Yu Ng
2022	Co-Supervisor	Enhancing the nutritional quality of duckweed, a novel crop for Space and Closed Environmental Agriculture	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ryan Andre Edwards
2022	Principal Supervisor	Harnessing hormonal signalling pathways to improve plant architecture and growth response.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jack Henry Kelly
2022	Co-Supervisor	Resistance to Auxinic Herbicides in Wild Radish	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yuanlin Qi
2022	Co-Supervisor	Investigating the genetic control of inflorescence development in wheat	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Guilherme Pedro Ventura Yoshicawa Simoes Silva
2022	Principal Supervisor	Agronomic and quality impacts of alternative dwarfing genes in barley	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Hien Minh Vu
2021	Principal Supervisor	Molecular components of grain fill and quality in cereals	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Juhiana Abdul Abbass Hantush Al-Jabiry

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Molecular and Phenotypic Effects of Synthetic Auxin Herbicide Tolerance in Pulses	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Simon Frederick Michelmore
2018 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Female Germline Formation During Plant Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dayton Christopher Bird
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Identification of barley mutants and characterisation of their mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-ß-glucan (MLG)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ghazwan Majid Fattoohi Karem
2018 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Genome-Wide Analysis of Small-RNAs and Their Targets During Barley Inflorescence Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Reyhaneh Ebrahimi Khaksefidi
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Role of Cellulose Synthase-Like (Csl) Genes in Barley Root Growth and Differentiation	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Haoyu Lou
2016 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Understanding Flower Development in Barley (Hordeum Vulgare) through Characterisation of Multiovary Mov Mutants and Their Potential Use in Hybrid Breeding	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Caterina Selva
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Genetic and Cytological Analysis of Host Root Responses to Cyst Nematode Infection in Wheat	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Kara Ann Levin
2016 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Analysis of MADS-box genes and heat stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare) reproductive development	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Cindy Callens
2015 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Early Aleurone Development in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Kevern Aubert
2015 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Molecular and Genetic Cues Influencing Ovule Development in Barley (Hordeum vulgare)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Laura Gay Wilkinson
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

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: Interim Director, Waite Research Institute
Phone: 83139241
Email: matthew.tucker@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83137102
Campus: Waite
Building: Plant Research Centre, floor Level Two
Room: 2.25
Org Unit: Agricultural Science

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