Andrew Borrell
The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne
Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Plant Science · Genetics and Plant Breeding · Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement · Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
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About
Professor Andrew Borrell is a crop physiologist and a Professor in Crop Science with the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at The University of Queensland. His research interests include the physiological/molecular basis of drought adaptation in cereals (sorghum, wheat, rice & barley), focusing on traits that impact water demand (canopy development) and water supply (root architecture); the efficiency with which resources (radiation, water and nitrogen) are utilized by crop plants; the impact of leaf anatomy on photosynthesis; and novel water-saving technologies for rice-based cropping systems in Asia. He is particularly interested in the nexus between climate change, water, agriculture, and food security. Dr Borrell is a Churchill Fellow and has served as Secretary-General of the Asian Crop Science Association. He also served as Centre Leader of the Queensland Government’s Hermitage Research Facility, a centre of excellence for crop improvement in water-limited environments, for more than a decade.
Employment
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Education
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University of Queensland Doctor of Philosophy? - 1994
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University of Melbourne Master of Agricultural Science? - 1986
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University of Melbourne Bachelor of Agricultural Science? - 1982
Projects & Funding
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Publications (52)
- Haplotype‐based insights into seminal root angle in barley Save
- The PIN2 ortholog in barley modifies root gravitropism and architecture Save
- ThePIN2ortholog in barley modifies root gravitropism and architecture without impacting the shoot Save
- Genetic dissection of root architecture in Ethiopian sorghum landraces Save
- Integrating stay-green and PIN-FORMED genes: PIN-FORMED genes as potential targets for designing climate-resilient cereal ideotypes Save
- Genetic modification of PIN genes induces causal mechanisms of stay-green drought adaptation phenotype Save
- Coordination of stomata and vein patterns with leaf width underpins water-use efficiency in a C4 crop Save
- Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation Save
- Hotter, drier, CRISPR: the latest edit on climate change Save
- Physiological and Genetic Drivers Underpinning Canopy Development are Associated with Durum Wheat Yield in Rainfed Environments Save
- QTL identified for stay-green in a multi-reference nested association mapping population of wheat exhibit context dependent expression and parent-specific alleles Save
- Characterization and association mapping for drought adaptation in Ethiopian sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) germplasm Save
- QTL for stay-green traits in wheat in well-watered and water-limited environments Save
- Root architectural traits and yield: exploring the relationship in barley breeding trials Save
- Selection in early generations to shift allele frequency for seminal root angle in wheat Save
- VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley Save
- Bigger is not always better: Reducing leaf area helps stay-green sorghum use soil water more slowly Save
- Effect of organic, inorganic and slow-release urea fertilisers on CH4 and N2O emissions from rice paddy fields Save
- Integrating islands of knowledge for greater synergy and efficiency in crop research Save
- Genomic regions influencing seminal root traits in barley Save