Yue Qu

Research Interests

Agriculture Plant Biology Plant Biology & Botany Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Plant Physiology

Dr Yue Qu

Grant-Funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Yue (Julian) Qu made the journey from China to Australia in 2009, to finish his undergraduate degree (BBiotech) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. After that, he did his 2 years Masters studies (MBiotech) at the University of Adelaide. In 2013, he was awarded Faculty of Sciences Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and Australian Centre Plant Functional Genomics Prize. In 2014, he started his PhD research following up his Master’s work on soybean salinity tolerance in Prof Matt Gilliham’s lab at the Waite Campus, the University of Adelaide, sponsored by the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology. Julian completed his PhD with commendation at the end of 2017 and continued to work as a postdoctoral research associate with PEB.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - ongoing ARC Research Associate The University of Adelaide
2017 - 2017 Professional Casual Staff The University of Adelaide

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 - 2017 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2011 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Biotechnology (Plant Biotechnology)
2009 - 2011 University of Newcastle Australia Australia Bachelor of Biotechnology

Year Citation
2026 Pasquariello, M., Qu, Y., Gauley, A., Bentham, A., Dixon, L. E., & Boden, S. A. (2026). CATION AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER1 encodes an arginine transporter whose expression is influenced by daylength and Photoperiod-1. Annals of Botany, 137(4), 1001-1012.
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2026 Tao, X. -Y., Tan, C., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Raza, A., He, J., . . . Chen, Z. -H. (2026). The potential of wheat spatial omics. Nature Genetics, 58(5), 962-973.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2026 Qu, Y., Tan, C., Yang, L., Pasquariello, M., Alabdullah, A. K., Sun, S., . . . Boden, S. A. (2026). Spatial transcriptomics identifies distinct domains regulating yield-component traits of the wheat ear. Science Advances, 12(25), eaed1407-1-eaed1407-17.
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2025 Bennett, M., Bhosale, R., Boden, S. A., Chen, S. -Y., Colombi, T., Ito, T., . . . Wu, S. (2025). Developmental Pathways in Plants: Lessons from Arabidopsis for Crop Innovation.. Plant Cell, 37(7), 30 pages.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2024 Guan, R. X., Guo, X. Y., Qu, Y., Zhang, Z. W., Bao, L. G., Ye, R. Y., . . . Qiu, L. J. (2024). Salt Tolerance in Soybeans: Focus on Screening Methods and Genetics. Plants, 13(1), 97.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25 Europe PMC13
2022 McKay, D. W., McFarlane, H. E., Qu, Y., Situmorang, A., Gilliham, M., & Wege, S. (2022). Plant trans-Golgi network/early endosome pH regulation requires cation chloride cotransporter (CCC1). eLife, 11, 1-28.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC14
2022 McKay, W. D., McFarlane, E. H., Qu, Y., Situmorang, A., Gilliham, M., & Wege, S. (2022). Author reponse: Plant trans-golgi network/early endosome pH regulation requires Cation Chloride Cotransporter (CCC1). eLife, 11, 1.
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2022 Qu, Y., Guan, R., Yu, L., Berkowitz, O., David, R., Whelan, J., . . . Gilliham, M. (2022). Enhanced reactive oxygen detoxification occurs in salt-stressed soybean roots expressing GmSALT3. Physiologia Plantarum, 174(3), 1-16.
DOI Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC17
2021 Qu, Y., Guan, R., Bose, J., Henderson, S. W., Wege, S., Qiu, L., & Gilliham, M. (2021). Soybean CHX-type ion transport protein GmSALT3 confers leaf Na⁺ exclusion via a root derived mechanism, and Cl⁻ exclusion via a shoot derived process. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44(3), 856-869.
DOI Scopus45 WoS41 Europe PMC31
2021 Qu, Y., Yu, L., Guan, R., Berkowitz, O., David, R., Whelan, J., . . . Gilliham, M. (2021). GmSALT3 expression improves reactive oxygen species detoxification in salt-stressed soybean roots.
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2020 Houston, K., Jiaen, Q., Wege, S., Oakey, H., Hrmova, M., Qu, Y., . . . Waugh, R. (2020). Barley sodium content is regulated by natural variants of the Na+ transporter HvHKT1;5. Communications Biology, 3(1), 258-1-258-9.
DOI Scopus42 WoS38 Europe PMC25
2016 Liu, Y., Yu, L., Qu, Y., Chen, J., Liu, X., Hong, H., . . . Guan, R. (2016). GmSALT3, which confers improved soybean salt tolerance in the field, increases leaf Cl⁻ exclusion prior to Na⁺ exclusion but does not improve early vigor under salinity. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(September2016), 1485-1-1485-14.
DOI Scopus81 WoS58 Europe PMC44
2014 Guan, R., Qu, Y., Guo, Y., Yu, L., Liu, Y., Jiang, J., . . . Qiu, L. (2014). Salinity tolerance in soybean is modulated by natural variation in GmSALT3. Plant Journal, 80(6), 937-950.
DOI Scopus258 WoS227 Europe PMC172

Year Citation
2025 Qu, Y., Tan, C., Yang, L., Pasquariello, M., Alabdullah, A. K., Sun, S., . . . Boden, S. (2025). Spatial transcriptomics identifies distinct domains regulating yield-related traits of the wheat ear.
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Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Functional Study and Breeding Applications of Genes Associated with Wheat Inflorescence Morphogenesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Siwei Zhang
2024 Co-Supervisor Deciphering the genetic regulation of inflorescence development in bread wheat Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mawra Arif

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