Associate Professor Matthew Tucker

Deputy Director, Waite Research Institute

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

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

A/Prof Tucker is a plant scientist with research expertise in plant reproduction, seed development and cell wall biosynthesis. He received his PhD from the University of Adelaide and CSIRO Plant Industry in 2003, undertook postdoctoral research as an EMBO long-term fellow at the University of Freiburg in Germany and in 2011 joined the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls as a Senior Research Fellow. In 2015 he was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship and in 2017 was promoted to Associate Professor.

Research in his laboratory investigates how distinct plant cells and tissues are produced, with the aim of understanding how they can be engineered to optimise plant growth, yield and end-use. Current projects are focused on the characterisation of key pre- and post-fertilisation stages in the cereal monocot barley (Hordeum vulgare) that influence grain quality and yield.

His work has been published in journals including Nature Plants, Developmental Cell, PloS Genetics, Plant Cell and Development.

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Dr Xiujuan Yang - Postdoctoral fellow

Chao Ma - Laboratory Manager

Ryan Edwards - Research Assistant

Dr Mia Lou - Research Assistant

Susan Johnson - Microscopist

Dayton Bird - PhD student

Simon Michelmore - PhD student

Juhiana Al-Jabiry - PhD student

Sara Pinto - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Reyhaneh Khaksefidi - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Ghazwan Karem - PhD student (co-supervisor)

Former Staff/Students

Old Lab

Jack Kelly - Getting ready for a PhD :-)

Brendan Kupke - Researcher at SARDI, AU

Danielle McBride - Insect lover

Dr Muhammad Kamran - Postdoctoral researcher at UWA, AU

Dr Kara Levin - Researcher at Uni Adelaide, AU

Dr Matthew Aubert - Lupin Breeder at AGT, AU

Dr Laura Wilkinson - Post-doctoral fellow at the John Innes Centre, UK

Dr Cindy Callens - Biobest Sustainable Crop Management, BE

Dr Caterina Selva - Researcher, Bulone Lab at Uni Adelaide

Dr Mia Lou - Writing papers

Dr Guillermo Garcia - Post-doctoral fellow at CSIRO Agriculture and Food, AU

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

Dr Jana Phan - Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Policy Analyst, Australian Academy of Science, 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

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 - Professional smiler

Our projects

SexSeed

Grain Development

seed

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, 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 endosperm development in cereal species to understand the genetic basis for endosperm cell identity, with a specific focus on mechanisms that allow different cell types to communicate. This work is supported by the ARC and GRDC (https://grdc.com.au/) and involves international partners including the James Hutton Institute (http://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/robbie-waugh). We also enjoy share a strong partnership with the State Breeding Institute at the University of Hohenheim (https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/institution/landessaatzuchtanstalt-2) relating to genetic analysis of complex traits in cereals.

Recent Papers:

Li, G., Kuijer, H.N.J., Yang, X. et al. MADS1 maintains barley spike morphology at high ambient temperatures. Nature Plants (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00957-3

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

Zhang R, Tucker MR, Burton RA, Shirley NJ, Little A, Morris J, Milne L, Houston K, Hedley PE, Waugh R, Fincher GB (2016) The dynamics of transcript abundance during cellularisation of developing barley endosperm. Plant Physiol. doi:10.1104/pp.15.01690. http://bit.ly/1n75yZ2

Trafford K, Haleux P, Henderson M, Parker M, Shirley NJ, Tucker MR, Fincher GB, Burton RA (2013) Grain development in Brachypodium and other grasses: Interactions between cell expansion, starch deposition and cell wall synthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(16):5033-47. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24052531

Ovule Development

ovules

Plant reproduction delivers many 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. With partners at CSIRO Agriculture (Dr Anna Koltunow), we have developed and utilised a method for 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, and the University of Freiburg (http://www.biologie.uni-freiburg.de/LauxLab)

Recent Papers:

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.

Juranic, M., Tucker, M.R., Schultz, C.J., Shirley, N.J., Taylor, J.M., Spriggs, A., Johnson, S.D., Bulone, V. and Koltunow A.M. (2018). Asexual female gametogenesis involves contact with a sexually-fated megaspore in apomictic Hieracium. Plant Physiology, 177(3):1027-1049. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844228/

Wilkinson, L. & Tucker, MR (2017). An optimised clearing protocol for the quantitative assessment of sub-epidermal ovule tissues within whole cereal pistils. Plant Methods. https://plantmethods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13007-017-0217-z

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.

Date	Position	Institution name
2015	ARC Future Fellow	University of Adelaide

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
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
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 Scopus1 Europe PMC1
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), 194894-1-194894-16. DOI
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.. Nature plants. DOI
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 Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
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
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
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
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 (Cambridge), 147(23), 11 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC2
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 Scopus5 WoS5
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 Scopus3 WoS3
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 Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
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 Scopus3
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 Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
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 Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4
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.. Sci Rep, 10(1), 9025. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
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 Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
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 Scopus3 WoS3
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 Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC1
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 Scopus18 WoS20 Europe PMC11
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 Scopus12 WoS15 Europe PMC10
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 Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC9
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 Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC3
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 Scopus26 WoS25 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC5
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 Scopus29 WoS30 Europe PMC15
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 Scopus18 WoS20 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus17 WoS18 Europe PMC16
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 Scopus44 WoS44 Europe PMC27
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 Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC5
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
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 Scopus31 WoS30 Europe PMC19
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 Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC11
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 Scopus9 WoS11
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 Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC6
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 Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC8
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 Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC3
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 Scopus26 WoS28 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus57 WoS57 Europe PMC35
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 Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC12
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 Scopus136 WoS131 Europe PMC64
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 Scopus8 WoS8
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 Scopus30 WoS28 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus19 WoS19 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 Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC16
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 Scopus16 WoS14
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 WoS8
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 Scopus26 WoS28 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus16 WoS8 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 Scopus39 WoS35 Europe PMC20
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 Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC9
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 Scopus143 WoS129 Europe PMC76
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 Scopus33 WoS34 Europe PMC26
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 Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC6
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 Scopus46 WoS45 Europe PMC35
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 Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC20
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 Scopus37 WoS32 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus84 WoS90 Europe PMC66
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 Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC23
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 Scopus49 WoS45 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 Scopus90 WoS89 Europe PMC72
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 Scopus90 WoS88 Europe PMC68
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 Scopus50 WoS45 Europe PMC37
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 Scopus70 WoS69 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 Scopus113 WoS108 Europe PMC84
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 Scopus51 WoS51 Europe PMC37
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 Scopus143 WoS139 Europe PMC96

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. 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

M.R Tucker, K. Porker, R. Schilling, D. Plett. Revealing the basis for head-loss in barley, 2021-2022, SAGIT

M.R Tucker and L.Colombo, Deciphering tissue-specific components of cereal grain development, 2021-2024, ARC DP21

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

M.R Tucker, K. Porker, M. Arjomandi, V. Bulone. Revealing the basis for head-loss in barley, 2019-2021, SAGIT

S Gillmor, S de Folter, F Pupilli, S Pessino, JP Ortiz, L Siena, L Delgado, V Echenique, D Zappacosta, F Espinoza, C Acuna, O Leblanc, D Autran, C Michaud, M Lejbowicz, C Fréour, M Caccamo, M Tucker, L Colombo, M Miranda, E Albertini, U Grossniklaus, C Baroux, H Schöb. "MAD" - Mechanisms of Apomictic Development, 2021-2025, EU H2020-MSCARISE

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M.R Tucker and T.Laux, Activating the female germline during plant development, 2018-2021, ARC DP18

D.E. Mather, J.F. Thompson, K.J. Chalmers, T.J. Sutton, M.R. Tucker, J.D. Taylor, K.H.P. Khoo, Protecting Your Crop: Development of tools to accelerate Nematode resistance gene deployment, GRDC, 2015-2020

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

S. Coimbra, L. Colombo, C. Spillane, E. Albertini, M. Tucker, B. Franks, B. Jones, R. Palanivelu, “SEXSEED” - Sexual Plant Reproduction – Seed formation, EU H2020-MSCARISE-2015-2020

M. Tucker, T. Laux, Y. Xu, J.G. Schwerdt, Genetic control of germline initiation in flowering plants, Universities Australia - DAAD - Australia Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme. 2016-2018

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
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
2020	Principal Supervisor	Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of synthetic auxin herbicide-tolerant pulse germplasm	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Simon Frederick Michelmore
2018	Principal Supervisor	Female Germline Formation During Plant Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dayton Christopher Bird
2018	Co-Supervisor	Identification of barley mutants and characterisation of their (1,3;1,4)-ß-glucan	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

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
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

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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

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

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

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