
Dr Scott Boden
Independent Research Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences
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 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 2020 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.
Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 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), 21 pages.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC22020 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.
2020 Gauley, A., & Boden, S. A. (2020). Step-wise increases in FT1 expression regulate seasonal progression of flowering in wheat (Triticum aestivum).. The New phytologist, 229(2), 1163-1176.
2019 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.
Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC32019 Boden, S. A., & Østergaard, L. (2019). How can developmental biology help feed a growing population?. Development (Cambridge), 146(3), 7 pages.
Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC12019 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.
Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC42018 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.
Scopus8 WoS10 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC42018 Dixon, L., Bencivenga, S., & Boden, S. (2018). A new opening for wheat seed production. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(3), 341-343.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus197 WoS181 Europe PMC672018 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.
Scopus57 WoS58 Europe PMC222017 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.
Scopus30 WoS28 Europe PMC152017 Boden, S. (2017). How hormones regulate floral architecture in barley. Nature Genetics, 49(1), 8-9.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC12016 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.
WoS17 Europe PMC122015 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.
WoS9 Europe PMC62015 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.
Scopus86 WoS84 Europe PMC422014 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.
WoS42 Europe PMC272014 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.
Scopus62 WoS60 Europe PMC472013 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.
Scopus49 WoS46 Europe PMC272009 Able, J., Crismani, W., & Boden, S. (2009). Understanding meiosis and the implications for crop improvement. Functional Plant Biology, 36(7), 575-588.
Scopus14 WoS11 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.
Scopus54 WoS42 Europe PMC342007 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.
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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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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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