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
  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
  2020	Würschum, T., Langer, S., Longin, C., Tucker, M., & Leiser, W. (2020). Refining the genetic architecture of flag leaf glaucousness in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 11 pages. DOI
  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. DOI
  2020	Tucker, M. R., Laux, T., Du, F., Gong, W., Bosca, S., & Vaucheret, H. (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. DOI
  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
  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
  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 Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2
  2019	Pinto, S., Mendes, M., Coimbra, S., & Tucker, M. (2019). Revisiting the female germline and its expanding toolbox. Trends in Plant Science, 24(5), 455-467. DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2019	Xu, D., Qu, S., Tucker, M., 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
  2019	Lora, J., Yang, X., & Tucker, M. (2019). Establishing a framework for female germline initiation in the plant ovule. Journal of experimental botany, 70(11), 2937-2949. 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 Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2018	Tucker, M. R., Wilkinson, L. G., & Bird, D. (2018). Exploring the Role of the Ovule in Cereal Grain Development and Reproductive Stress Tolerance. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 1(1). DOI
  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 Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC6
  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 Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC1
  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 Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC12
  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 Scopus11 WoS3 Europe PMC6
  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 Scopus6 WoS6
  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 Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus6 WoS6
  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 Scopus15 WoS16 Europe PMC13
  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 Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC7
  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 Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus69 WoS62 Europe PMC38
  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 Scopus4 WoS4
  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 Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC15
  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 Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC14
  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 Scopus14 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 Scopus10 WoS7
  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 Scopus22 WoS23 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus12 WoS7 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 Scopus31 WoS25 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus114 WoS98 Europe PMC70
  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 Scopus28 WoS28 Europe PMC24
  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 WoS5 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus32 WoS28 Europe PMC22
  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 Scopus22 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 Scopus33 WoS27 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 Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus69 WoS70 Europe PMC54
  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 Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC19
  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 Scopus17 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 Scopus46 WoS41 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 Scopus84 WoS81 Europe PMC68
  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 Scopus78 WoS73 Europe PMC58
  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 Scopus45 WoS40 Europe PMC32
  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 Scopus67 WoS68 Europe PMC50
  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 Scopus108 WoS100 Europe PMC77
  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 Scopus49 WoS49 Europe PMC35
  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 Scopus132 WoS127 Europe PMC87

• 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)

FOUNDATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCE II: 3910_PLANT_SC_2510WT

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY III: 4020_PLANT_SC_3515WT

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR APPLIED BIOLOGY III: 4020_APP_BIOL_3550WT

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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	Principal Supervisor	Female Germline Formation During Plant Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dayton Christopher Bird
  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	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
  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	Resistance of Cereal Crops Against Cereal Cyst Nematodes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Kara Ann Levin

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

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  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
  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

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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: Deputy Director, Waite Research Institute
• Phone: 83139241
• Email: matthew.tucker@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 8313 7102
• Campus: Waite
• Building: Wine Innovation Central, floor G
• Room: G 21
• Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine