
Dr Scott Boden
ARC Externally-Funded Research Fellow (C)
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
The Boden group investigates genes and molecular processes that control inflorescence architecture and flowering time in wheat, barley and oats. The goal of our research is to understand the fundamental mechanisms that regulate key yield components of reproductive development in cereals, which can then be applied in breeding programs to improve grain production and quality.
Our research includes investigation of genes that determine the number and arrangement of spikelets that form on an inflorescence, which are specialised reproductive branches that form grain-producing florets. To investigate this trait, we study the development of ‘paired spikelets’, which are supernumerary spikelets characterised by the formation of two spikelets rather than the typical single spikelet. Research investigating this trait has shown that transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of the photoperiod-dependent flowering pathway regulates spikelet architecture, with a weak-flowering signal during early developmental stages leading to the production of additional spikelets.
Our research includes analysis of the developmental regulation of floral architecture, particularly the control of stigma and carpel development in wheat and how this can be enhanced to benefit hybrid seed production.
We are also interested in the seasonal regulation of flowering-time, and how a plant interacts with its environment to determine when and how many fertile florets form. We are combining laboratory and field-based experiments to understand how genes respond to the seasonal progression of daylength and temperature to influence flowering-time. This work is being extended into oats to understand the major genetic regulators of phenology-related traits in this important cereal.
Scott is based at the Waite Research Institute at the University of Adelaide, and works with colleagues at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, where he was previously a Group Leader and Royal Society Research Fellow. Scott’s collaborations with colleagues at JIC and the Designing Future Wheat research program in the UK aim to generate a wheat ideotype with improved yield potential that will be resilient to changes in the climate. Scott also collaborates with the international wheat research community through his aligned project with the International Wheat Yield Partnership, and he interacts with commercial breeding programs such as KWS and AGT.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Independent Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2016 - 2020 Royal Society University Research Fellow John Innes Centre 2015 - 2020 Group Leader John Innes Centre 2011 - 2014 OCE Post-doctoral Research Fellow Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2009 - 2011 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellow John Innes Centre 2008 - 2009 Post-doctoral Scientist John Innes Centre -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Italian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2008 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2004 - 2004 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2001 - 2003 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Dixon, L. E., Pasquariello, M., Badgami, R., Levin, K. A., Poschet, G., Ng, P. Q., . . . Boden, S. A. (2022). MicroRNA-resistant alleles of
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modify inflorescence branching and increase grain protein content of wheat. Science Advances, 8(19).
2021 Gauley, A., & Boden, S. A. (2021). Step-wise increases in FT1 expression regulate seasonal progression of flowering in wheat (Triticum aestivum). The New phytologist, 229(2), 1163-1176.
Scopus8 WoS10 Europe PMC52021 Boden, S. A. (2021). Evolution: Replicated mutation of COL2 contributed long-day flowering in common bean.. Current biology : CB, 31(8), R384-R386.
2021 Casas, A. M., Gazulla, C. R., Monteagudo, A., Cantalapiedra, C. P., Moralejo, M., Pilar Gracia, M., . . . Igartua, E. (2021). Candidate genes underlying QTL for flowering time and their interactions in a wide spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cross. The Crop Journal, 9(4), 862-872.
Scopus22021 Dixon, L. E., & Boden, S. A. (2021). A modified intron of VRT2 drives glume and grain elongation in wheat.. Molecular plant, 14(9), 1421-1423.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Gaurav, K., Arora, S., Silva, P., Sánchez-Martín, J., Horsnell, R., Gao, L., . . . Wulff, B. B. H. (2021). Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement. Nature Biotechnology, 40(3), 31 pages.
Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC12020 Levin, K. A., & Boden, S. A. (2020). A new branch of understanding for barley inflorescence development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(22), 6869-6871.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 Dixon, L. E., Pasquariello, M., & Boden, S. A. (2020). TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 regulates height and stem internode length in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Journal of experimental botany, 71(16), 4742-4750.
Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC62020 Scott, M. F., Ladejobi, O., Amer, S., Bentley, A. R., Biernaskie, J., Boden, S. A., . . . Mott, R. (2020). Multi-parent populations in crops: a toolbox integrating genomics and genetic mapping with breeding. Heredity, 125(6), 396-416.
Scopus39 WoS37 Europe PMC262020 Jacott, C. N., & Boden, S. A. (2020). Feeling the heat: developmental and molecular responses of wheat and barley to high ambient temperatures. Journal of experimental botany, 71(19), 5740-5751.
Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC92019 Dixon, L. E., Karsai, I., Kiss, T., Adamski, N. M., Liu, Z., Ding, Y., . . . Griffiths, S. (2019). VERNALIZATION1 controls developmental responses of winter wheat under high ambient temperatures. Development (Cambridge, England), 146(3), 10 pages.
Scopus21 WoS26 Europe PMC92019 Boden, S. A., & Østergaard, L. (2019). How can developmental biology help feed a growing population?. Development (Cambridge), 146(3), 7 pages.
Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC62019 Gauley, A., & Boden, S. A. (2019). Genetic pathways controlling inflorescence architecture and development in wheat and barley. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 61(3), 296-309.
Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC172019 Dixon, L. E., Karsai, I., Kiss, T., Adamski, N. M., Liu, Z., Ding, Y., . . . Griffiths, S. (2019). Correction to: VERNALIZATION1 controls developmental responses of winter wheat under high ambient temperatures. Development (Cambridge), 146(3).
Scopus32018 Finnegan, E., Ford, B., Wallace, X., Pettolino, F., Griffin, P., Schmitz, R., . . . Trevaskis, B. (2018). Zebularine treatment is associated with deletion of FT-B1 leading to an increase in spikelet number in bread wheat. Plant Cell and Environment, 41(6), 1346-1360.
Scopus18 WoS19 Europe PMC102018 Dixon, L. E., Farré, A., Finnegan, E. J., Orford, S., Griffiths, S., & Boden, S. A. (2018). Developmental responses of bread wheat to changes in ambient temperature following deletion of a locus that includes FLOWERING LOCUS T1. Plant Cell and Environment, 41(7), 1715-1725.
Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC142018 Dixon, L., Bencivenga, S., & Boden, S. (2018). A new opening for wheat seed production. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(3), 341-343.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC32018 Watson, A., Ghosh, S., Williams, M. J., Cuddy, W. S., Simmonds, J., Rey, M. -D., . . . Hickey, L. T. (2018). Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding. Nature Plants, 4(1), 23-29.
Scopus341 WoS317 Europe PMC1622018 Dixon, L. E., Greenwood, J. R., Bencivenga, S., Zhang, P., Cockram, J., Mellers, G., . . . Boden, S. A. (2018). TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 Regulates Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Bread Wheat ( Triticum aestivum ). The Plant Cell, 30(3), 563-581.
Scopus94 WoS92 Europe PMC482017 Boden, S. (2017). How hormones regulate floral architecture in barley. Nature Genetics, 49(1), 8-9.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC32017 Serrano-Mislata, A., Bencivenga, S., Bush, M., Schiessl, K., Boden, S., & Sablowski, R. (2017). DELLA genes restrict inflorescence meristem function independently of plant height. Nature Plants, 3(9), 749-754.
Scopus48 WoS44 Europe PMC262016 Ford, B., Deng, W., Clausen, J., Oliver, S., Boden, S., Hemming, M., & Trevaskis, B. (2016). Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) circadian clock genes can respond rapidly to temperature in an EARLY FLOWERING 3 -dependent manner. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67(18), 5517-5528.
Scopus27 WoS26 Europe PMC182015 Deng, W., Clausen, J., Boden, S., Oliver, S. N., Casao, M. C., Ford, B., . . . Trevaskis, B. (2015). Dawn and dusk set states of the circadian oscillator in sprouting barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedlings. PLoS ONE, 10(6), 18 pages.
Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC72015 Boden, S. A., Cavanagh, C., Cullis, B. R., Ramm, K., Greenwood, J., Jean Finnegan, E., . . . Swain, S. M. (2015). Ppd-1 is a key regulator of inflorescence architecture and paired spikelet development in wheat. Nature Plants, 1(2), 1-6.
Scopus113 WoS103 Europe PMC632015 Deng, W., Clausen, J., Boden, S., Oliver, S. N., Casao, M. C., Ford, B., . . . Trevaskis, B. (2015). Erratum: Dawn and dusk set states of the circadian oscillator in sprouting barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedlings: (Dawn and Dusk Set States of the Circadian Oscillator in Sprouting Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Seedlings. (PLoS ONE 10(6): e0129781. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129781)). PLoS ONE, 10(9), e0138255.
2014 Fjellheim, S., Boden, S., & Trevaskis, B. (2014). The role of seasonal flowering responses in adaptation of grasses to temperate climates. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 5, 15 pages.
WoS47 Europe PMC332014 Boden, S. A., Weiss, D., Ross, J. J., Davies, N. W., Trevaskis, B., Chandler, P. M., & Swain, S. M. (2014). EARLY FLOWERING3 regulates flowering in spring barley by mediating gibberellin production and FLOWERING LOCUS T expression. Plant Cell, 26(4), 1557-1569.
Scopus78 WoS76 Europe PMC572013 Boden, S. A., Kavanová, M., Finnegan, E. J., & Wigge, P. A. (2013). Thermal stress effects on grain yield in Brachypodium distachyon occur via H2A.Z-nucleosomes. Genome Biology, 14(6), 14 pages.
Scopus57 WoS54 Europe PMC342009 Able, J., Crismani, W., & Boden, S. (2009). Understanding meiosis and the implications for crop improvement. Functional Plant Biology, 36(7), 575-588.
Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC62009 Boden, S., Langridge, P., Spangenberg, G., & Able, J. (2009). TaASY1 promotes homologous chromosome interactions and is affected by deletion of Ph1. Plant Journal, 57(3), 487-497.
Scopus63 WoS52 Europe PMC412007 Boden, S., Shadiac, N., Tucker, E., Langridge, P., & Able, J. (2007). Expression and functional analysis of TaASY1 during meiosis of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). BMC Molecular Biology, 8(65), 1-14.
Scopus25 WoS19 Europe PMC16
GRDC (2020-2023) - Optimise oat phenology for Australian oat production environments.
SAGIT (2020-2023) - Enhancing grain production and quality traits for bread wheat.
BBSRC Responsive Mode (2020-2023) - Regulation of wheat inflorescence architecture by a cation amino acid transporter.
Royal Society Research Grant (2018-2020) - Genetic regulation of spikelet architecture in bread wheat
Royal Society Resaerch Grant (2017-2018) - Investigating genetic diversity regulating spikelet development in bread wheat.
Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2016-2020) - Genetic regulation of inflorescence architecture in wheat.
International Wheat Yield Partnership (2016-2019) - A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phases.
Marie Curie IIF (2009-2011) - TemPiC: Temperature perception in crop plants.
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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 Using Hyper-spectral Imaging to Develop New High-value Wheat Varieties for Novel Foods Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr Luqman Bin Safdar -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Genetic control of stigma development and survival in bread wheat University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Doctorate Full Time Marina Millan-Blanquez 2018 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Genetic regualtion of spikelet and floret development in wheat University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Master Full Time Agamemnon Soutas 2018 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Improving yield components in Triticum aestivum at contrasting environment with novel QTL/genes for cell division and expansion. University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Doctorate Aura Montemayor Lara 2016 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Flowering time regulation in bread wheat University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Doctorate Adam Gauley 2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Balancing the genetics of source to sink to increase of bread wheat productivity University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Doctorate Elizabeth Chapman 2015 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Genetic diversity for floret development in wheat University of East Anglia/John Innes Centre Master Full Time Abdul Kamara
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - 2020 Member Designing Future Wheat ISP John Innes Centre United Kingdom 2015 - 2020 Member Monogram UK Monogram UK United Kingdom -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2018 - ongoing Member International Wheat Yield Partnership United States -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2019 - ongoing Editor Agronomy Journal University of Adelaide Australia 2016 - ongoing Consulting Editor Frontiers in Plant Science University of Adelaide Australia
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