A/Prof Mohammad Pourkheirandish
Assoc. Prof (Crop Genetics & Molecular Breeding)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
55 Scholarly works
12 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/jkaf2612026
Journal article
Structural diversity of Ym2, a gene conferring resistance against Wheat yellow mosaic virus
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-026-05160-62025
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.196192022
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
2024
Journal article
Heterosis in crop improvement
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.164882023
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.2022.933358
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research contracts (non-grants)
GRDC Project UMU2505-010RTX_Advancing Genetic Improvements in Barley Heat Tolerance During Flowering and Grain Fill
2023
Research contracts (non-grants)
Collaborative Agreement for the International Wild Barley Sequencing Consortium