A/Prof Mohammad Pourkheirandish
Assoc. Prof (Crop Genetics & Molecular Breeding)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
54 Scholarly works
10 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Whole-genome resequencing of the wild barley diversity collection: a resource for identifying and exploiting genetic variation for cultivated barley improvement
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf2612025
Journal article
Do duplication-inducing elements ‘cooperate’ with genes in evolutionary arms races? A case study on cereal crop pathogenesis
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-07328-62025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Targeting the Circadian Clock to Improve Grain Quality in Wheat
2024
Journal article
Back to the future for drought tolerance
DOI: 10.1111/nph.196192024
Journal article
Heterosis in crop improvement
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.164882022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Molecular Switches and Genetic Consequences of Grain Retention in Cereals
2022
Research contracts (non-grants)
Genetic Study of Head Loss in Barley and Mechanism of Nitrogen Absorption in Barley
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2023
Journal article
Wheat Ym2 originated from Aegilops sharonensis and confers resistance to soil-borne Wheat yellow mosaic virus infection to the roots
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.22149681202023
Journal article
Guard Cell Transcriptome Reveals Membrane Transport, Stomatal Development and Cell Wall Modifications as Key Traits Involved in Salinity Tolerance in Halophytic Chenopodium quinoa
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac1582022
Journal article
The barley leaf rust resistance gene Rph3 encodes a predicted membrane protein and is induced upon infection by avirulent pathotypes of Puccinia hordei
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29840-12022
Journal article
Grain Disarticulation in Wild Wheat and Barley
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac0912022
Journal article
Folate (vitamin B9) content analysis in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.9333582022
Journal article
The genetic basis and interaction of genes conferring resistance to Puccinia hordei in an ICARDA barley breeding line GID 5779743
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.988322
RECENT PROJECTS
2023
Research contracts (non-grants)
Collaborative Agreement for the International Wild Barley Sequencing Consortium
2025
Research contracts (non-grants)
Reducing Barley Post-Grain Filling Yield Losses: Developing a Robust Screening Pipeline for Barley Head Loss