Associate Professor Matthew Tucker

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  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

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  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 Scopus1
  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 Scopus5 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  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 Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  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, 13 pages. DOI
  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), 1-18. DOI
  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
  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 Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC3
  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 Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  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. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(31), 10 pages. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC3
  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 Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  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
  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 Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC7
  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 Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus21 WoS22 Europe PMC12
  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 Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
  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 Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus2
  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 Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC14
  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 Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus14 WoS15 Europe PMC6
  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 Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC11
  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 Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC7
  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 Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC9
  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 Scopus3 WoS3 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 Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus7 WoS7
  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 Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC9
  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 Scopus39 WoS36 Europe PMC24
  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 Scopus34 WoS31 Europe PMC20
  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 Scopus36 WoS35 Europe PMC20
  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 Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC11
  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 Scopus35 WoS32 Europe PMC19
  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 Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC9
  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 Scopus71 WoS70 Europe PMC36
  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 Scopus44 WoS43 Europe PMC32
  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 Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC18
  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 Scopus94 WoS88 Europe PMC56
  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 Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC9
  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 Scopus11
  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 Scopus47 WoS47 Europe PMC35
  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 Scopus32 WoS13 Europe PMC18
  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 Scopus13 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 Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC11
  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 Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC7
  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 Scopus52 WoS53 Europe PMC37
  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 Scopus115 WoS109 Europe PMC64
  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 Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC15
  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 Scopus244 WoS238 Europe PMC120
  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 Scopus14 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 Scopus52 WoS46 Europe PMC32
  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 Scopus33 WoS34 Europe PMC20
  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 Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC23
  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 Scopus23 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 Scopus11 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 Scopus37 WoS36 Europe PMC26
  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 Scopus18 WoS9 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus56 WoS48 Europe PMC28
  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 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 Scopus177 WoS158 Europe PMC116
  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 Scopus41 WoS41 Europe PMC31
  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 Scopus7 WoS7 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 Scopus55 WoS52 Europe PMC39
  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 Scopus28 WoS24 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 Scopus46 WoS39 Europe PMC21
  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 PMC19
  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 Scopus118 WoS113 Europe PMC79
  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 Scopus36 WoS33 Europe PMC26
  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 Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC19
  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 Scopus63 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 Scopus96 WoS94 Europe PMC74
  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 Scopus103 WoS96 Europe PMC77
  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 Scopus53 WoS48 Europe PMC36
  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 Scopus78 WoS76 Europe PMC54
  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 Scopus123 WoS115 Europe PMC85
  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 Scopus59 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 Scopus171 WoS163 Europe PMC115
  -	Yang, X., Li, G., Shi, J., Wilkinson, L. G., Aubert, M. K., Houston, K., . . . Tucker, M. R. (n.d.). MADS31 supports female germline development by repressing the post-fertilization program in cereal ovules. DOI

• 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.

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

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

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  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	Efficient genotype-independent transformation method to enhance gene editing in cereals	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Benjamin Suleman Kurya
  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	Co-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
  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	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
  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 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Female Germline Formation During Plant Development	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dayton Christopher Bird
  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: Associate Professor
• 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