Dr Tijana Petrovic
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
College of Science
Dr Tijana Petrovic is a plant pathologist who currently works on understanding and management of 2,4-D resistant common sowthistle and wild radish, with a focus on uptake and translocation of 2,4-D, dose-response of plants, root elongation and molecular resistance mechanisms.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Croatian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Serbian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Graduate Diploma in Education |
| 2007 | University of Sydney | Australia | PhD in Plant Pathology |
| 1997 | University of Novi Sad | Serbia | MAgSc in Plant Pathology |
| 1992 | University of Belgrade | Serbia | BAgSc in Plant Protection |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Krishnan, M., Petrovic, T., Schwerdt, J. G., Merriam, A. B., Hereward, J. P., & Preston, C. (2025). A novel mutation in SoIAA20 confers cross-resistance to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and other auxinic herbicides in Sonchus oleraceus. Pest Management Science, 81(1), 141-148. Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC7 |
| 2022 | Figueiredo, M. R. A. D., Küpper, A., Malone, J. M., Petrovic, T., Figueiredo, A. B. T. B. D., Campagnola, G., . . . Gaines, T. A. (2022). An in-frame deletion mutation in the degron tail of auxin coreceptor IAA2 confers resistance to the herbicide 2,4-D in Sisymbrium orientale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9), 1-9. Scopus39 WoS33 Europe PMC29 |
| 2017 | Knauer, U., Matros, A., Petrovic, T., Zanker, T., Scott, E., & Seiffert, U. (2017). Improved classification accuracy of powdery mildew infection levels of wine grapes by spatial-spectral analysis of hyperspectral images. PLANT METHODS, 13(1), 1-15. Scopus82 WoS72 Europe PMC21 |
| 2017 | Petrovic, T., Perera, D., Cozzolino, D., Kravchuk, O., Zanker, T., Bennett, J., & Scott, E. (2017). Feasibility of discriminating powdery mildew-affected grape berries at harvest using mid-infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy and fatty acid profiling. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 23(3), 415-425. Scopus7 WoS5 |
| 2013 | Petrovic, T., Burgess, L., Cowie, I., Warren, R., & Harvey, P. (2013). Diversity and fertility of Fusarium sacchari from wild rice (Oryza australiensis) in Northern Australia, and pathogenicity tests with wild rice, rice, sorghum and maize. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 136(4), 773-788. |
| 2011 | Summerell, B. A., Leslie, J. F., Liew, E. C., Laurence, M. H., Bullock, S., Petrovic, T., . . . Burgess, L. W. (2011). Fusarium species associated with plants in Australia. Fungal Diversity, 46(1), 1-27. |
| 2010 | Walsh, J. L., Laurence, M. H., Liew, E. C. Y., Sangalang, A. E., Burgess, L. W., Summerell, B. A., & Petrovic, T. (2010). Fusarium: two endophytic novel species from tropical grasses of northern Australia. Fungal Diversity, 44(1), 149-159. |
| 2009 | Petrovic, T., Walsh, J. L., Burgess, L. W., & Summerell, B. A. (2009). <i>Fusarium</i>species associated with stalk rot of grain sorghum in the northern grain belt of eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 38(4), 373. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Scott, E. S., Dambergs, R. G., Stummer, B. E., & Petrovic, T. (2021). Fungal contaminants in the vineyard and wine quality and safety. In A. G. Reynolds (Ed.), Managing Wine Quality: Volume One: Viticulture and Wine Quality (Vol. 1, 2nd ed., pp. 587-623). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. DOI Scopus6 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Krishnan, M., Petrovic, T., Valappan, G., Merriam, A., & Preston, C. (2018). Understanding the mechanism of 2,4-D resistance in Sonchus oleraceus (Common sowthistle). Poster session presented at the meeting of Weed Biosecurity - Protecting Our Future. Sydney. |
| 2011 | Petrovic, T., Burgess, L.W., Cowie, I. & Harvey, P.R.. (2011). Fusarium sacchari, the Cause of Pokkah Boeng in Sugarcane is a Colonist of Wild Rice (Oryza australiensis) in the Northern Territory, Australia.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Handbook of the 18th Biennial Conference ‘New Frontiers in Plant Pathology for Asia and Oceania’. Darwin. |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Australasian Plant Pathology Society | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - ongoing | Associate Editor of the Australasian Plant Disease Notes | Editorial | University of Adelaide | Australia |