Publications: Francki, Michael

2021

Francki, M.G., Walker, E., McMullan, C.J. and Morris, W.G. (2021) Evaluation of Septoria Nodorum Blotch (SNB) resistance in glumes of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and the genetic relationship with foliar disease response. Frontiers in Genetics, 12 . Art. 681768.

Li, D.A., Walker, E. and Francki, M. (2021) Genes associated with foliar resistance to Septoria nodorum blotch of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (11). Article 5580.

Francki, M.G., Stainer, G.S., Walker, E., Rebetzke, G.J., Stefanova, K.T. and French, R.J. (2021) Phenotypic evaluation and genetic analysis of seedling emergence in a global collection of wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) under limited water availability. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 . Art. 796176.

2020

Francki, M.G., Walker, E., McMullan, C. J. and Morris, W.G. (2020) Multi-Location Evaluation of Global Wheat Lines Reveal Multiple QTL for Adult Plant Resistance to Septoria Nodorum Blotch (SNB) Detected in Specific Environments and in Response to Different Isolates. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 . Art. 771.

Abbiss, H., Gummer, J.P.A., Francki, M. and Trengove, R.D. (2020) Untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis of wheat grain. Journal of Visualized Experiments (157).

2018

Francki, M.G., Walker, E., Li, D.A., Forrest, K. and Belzile, F. (2018) High-density SNP mapping reveals closely linked QTL for resistance to Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) in flag leaf and glume of hexaploid wheat. Genome, 61 (2). pp. 145-149.

2016

Francki, M.G., Hayton, S., Gummer, J.P.A., Rawlinson, C. and Trengove, R.D. (2016) Metabolomic profiling and genomic analysis of wheat aneuploid lines to identify genes controlling biochemical pathways in mature grain. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14 (2). pp. 649-660.

Ariyarathna, H.A.K., Francki, M.G. and Belzile, F. (2016) Phylogenetic relationships and protein modelling revealed two distinct subfamilies of group II HKT genes between crop and model grasses. Genome, 59 (7). pp. 509-517.

Ariyarathna, H.A.C.K., Oldach, K.H. and Francki, M.G. (2016) A comparative gene analysis with rice identified orthologous group II HKT genes and their association with Na+ concentration in bread wheat. BMC Plant Biology, 16 (1).

2015

Li, D.A., Walker, E. and Francki, M.G. (2015) Identification of a member of the catalase multigene family on wheat chromosome 7A associated with flour b* colour and biological significance of allelic variation. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 290 (6). pp. 2313-2324.

2014

Ariyarathna, H.A.C.K., Ul-Haq, T., Colmer, T.D. and Francki, M.G. (2014) Characterization of the multigene family TaHKT 2;1 in bread wheat and the role of gene members in plant Na+ and K+ status. BMC Plant Biology, 14 (1).

2013

Crawford, A.C. and Francki, M.G. (2013) Chromosomal location of wheat genes of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway and evidence for a catalase gene on chromosome 7A functionally associated with flour b* colour variation. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 288 (10). pp. 483-493.

Ariyarathna, H.A.C.K., Francki, M. and Colmer, T. (2013) Gene structure and transcriptional regulation of the TAHKT2;1 family of genes. In: ComBio 2013, 29 September - 3 October, Perth, Western Australia.

Francki, M.G. (2013) Improving Stagonospora nodorum resistance in wheat: A review. Crop Science, 53 (2). pp. 355-365.

Crawford, A.C. and Francki, M.G. (2013) Lycopene-ε-cyclase (e-LCY3A) is functionally associated with quantitative trait loci for flour b* colour on chromosome 3A in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Molecular Breeding, 31 (3). pp. 737-741.

2011

Crawford, A.C., Stefanova, K., Lambe, W., McLean, R., Wilson, R., Barclay, I. and Francki, M.G. (2011) Functional relationships of phytoene synthase 1 alleles on chromosome 7A controlling flour colour variation in selected Australian wheat genotypes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (1). pp. 95-108.

Kaur, S., Francki, M.G. and Forster, J.W. (2011) Identification, characterization and interpretation of single-nucleotide sequence variation in allopolyploid crop species. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (2). pp. 125-138.

Francki, M.G., Shankar, M., Walker, E., Loughman, R., Golzar, H. and Ohm, H. (2011) New quantitative trait loci in wheat for flag leaf resistance to Stagonospora nodorum blotch. Phytopathology, 101 (11). pp. 1278-1284.

Francki, M.G., Crawford, A.C. and Oldach, K. (2011) Transriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics: Integration of latest technologies for improving future wheat productivity. In: Benkeblia, N., (ed.) Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 425-452.

2009

Francki, M.G., Walker, E., Crawford, A.C., Broughton, S., Ohm, H.W., Barclay, I., Wilson, R.E. and McLean, R. (2009) Comparison of genetic and cytogenetic maps of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using SSR and DArT markers. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 281 (2). pp. 181-191.

Mullan, D.J., Mirzaghaderi, G., Walker, E., Colmer, T.D. and Francki, M.G. (2009) Development of wheat–Lophopyrum elongatum recombinant lines for enhanced sodium 'exclusion' during salinity stress. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 119 (7). pp. 1313-1323.

Francki, M.G. (2009) Genomics for wheat improvement. In: Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement. Springer Netherlands, pp. 281-305.

2008

Forster, J.W., Cogan, N.O.I., Dobrowolski, M.P., Francki, M.G., Spangenberg, G.C. and Smith, K.F. (2008) Functionally associated molecular genetic markers for temperate pasture plant improvement. In: Henry, R.J., (ed.) Plant genotyping II: SNP technology. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA, United States, pp. 154-186.

Gustafson, P., Anugrahwati, D.R., Shepherd, K.W., Verlin, D.C., Zhang, P., Mirzaghaderi, G., Walker, E., Francki, M.G. and Dundas, I.S. (2008) Isolation of wheat–rye 1RS recombinants that break the linkage between the stem rust resistance geneSrRand secalin. Genome, 51 (5). pp. 341-349.

Shankar, M., Walker, E., Golzar, H., Loughman, R., Wilson, R.E. and Francki, M.G. (2008) Quantitative trait loci for seedling and adult plant resistance to Stagonospora nodorum in wheat. Phytopathology, 98 (8). pp. 886-893.

Crawford, A.C., Shaw, K., Stefanova, K., Lambe, W., Ryan, K., Wilson, R.H., Barclay, I., McLean, R. and Francki, M. (2008) A molecular toolbox for xanthophyll genes in wheat. In: 11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, 24 - 29 August, Brisbane.

2007

Mullan, D.J., Colmer, T.D. and Francki, M.G. (2007) Arabidopsis–rice–wheat gene orthologues for Na+ transport and transcript analysis in wheat–L. elongatum aneuploids under salt stress. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 277 (2). pp. 199-212.

Francki, M. and Appels, R. (2007) Comparative genomics and crop improvement. In: Brown, J.R., (ed.) Comparative Genomics: Basic and applied research. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 321-340.

Chen, J., Lan, P., Tarr, A., Yan, Y.M., Francki, M., Appels, R. and Ma, W.ORCID: 0000-0002-1264-866X (2007) Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight based wheat gliadin protein peaks are useful molecular markers for wheat genetic study. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 21 (17). pp. 2913-2917.

Uphaus, J., Walker, E., Shankar, M., Golzar, H., Loughman, R., Francki, M. and Ohm, H. (2007) Quantitative trait loci identified for resistance to Stagonospora Glume Blotch in wheat in the USA and Australia. Crop Science, 47 (5). pp. 1813-1822.

2006

Moolhuijzen, P., Cakir, M., Hunter, A., Schibeci, D., Macgregor, A., Smith, C., Francki, M., Jones, M.G.K.ORCID: 0000-0001-5002-0227, Appels, R. and Bellgard, M. (2006) Erratum: LegumeDB bioinformatics resource: comparative genomic analysis and novel cross genera marker identification in lupin and pasture legume species. Genome, 49 (9). pp. 1206-1207.

Gustafson, J.P., Francki, M.G., Walker, E., Forster, J.W., Spangenberg, G. and Appels, R. (2006) Fructosyltransferase and invertase genes evolved by gene duplication and rearrangements: rice, perennial ryegrass, and wheat gene families. Genome, 49 (9). pp. 1081-1091.

Bariana, H.S., Parry, N., Barclay, I.R., Loughman, R., McLean, R.J., Shankar, M., Wilson, R.E., Willey, N.J. and Francki, M. (2006) Identification and characterization of stripe rust resistance gene Yr34 in common wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 112 (6). pp. 1143-1148.

Moolhuijzen, P., Cakir, M., Hunter, A., Schibeci, D., Macgregor, A., Smith, C., Francki, M., Jones, M.G.K.ORCID: 0000-0001-5002-0227, Appels, R. and Bellgard, M. (2006) LegumeDB1 bioinformatics resource: Comparative genomic analysis and novel cross-genera marker identification in lupin and pasture legume species. Genome, 49 (6). pp. 689-699.

Shen, X., Francki, M.G. and Ohm, H.W. (2006) A resistance-like gene identified by EST mapping and its association with a QTL controlling Fusarium head blight infection on wheat chromosome 3BS. Genome, 49 (6). pp. 631-635.

2005

Mullan, D.J., Platteter, A., Teakle, N.L., Appels, R., Colmer, T.D., Anderson, J.M. and Francki, M.G. (2005) EST-derived SSR markers from defined regions of the wheat genome to identifyLophopyrum elongatumspecific loci. Genome, 48 (5). pp. 811-822.

Appels, R., Ma, W.ORCID: 0000-0002-1264-866X, Verbyla, A., Cakir, M., Francki, M., Carter, M., Li, C., Lance, R., Wilson, R., McLean, R., Barclay, I. and Ryan, K. (2005) Molecular markers, wheat quality and accelerated breeding technologies. In: Chung, O.K. and Lookhart, G.L., (eds.) International Wheat Quality Conference Proceedings. Grain Industry Alliance, University of Wisconsin, Madison, pp. 59-64.

Cogan, N.O.I., Smith, K.F., Yamada, T., Francki, M.G., Vecchies, A.C., Jones, E.S., Spangenberg, G.C. and Forster, J.W. (2005) QTL analysis and comparative genomics of herbage quality traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 110 (2). pp. 364-380.

2004

Francki, M.G. and Mullan, D.J. (2004) Application of comparative genomics to narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifoliusL.) using sequence information from soybean and Arabidopsis. Genome, 47 (4). pp. 623-632.

Francki, M., Carter, M., Ryan, K., Hunter, A., Bellgard, M. and Appels, R. (2004) Comparative organization of wheat homoeologous group 3S and 7L using wheat-rice synteny and identification of potential markers for genes controlling xanthophyll content in wheat. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 4 (2). pp. 118-130.

Moolhuijzen, P., Cakir, M., Madsen, L., Li, D., Hunter, A., Schibeci, D., Francki, M., Appels, R., Sandal, N. and Bellgard, M. (2004) Detailed comparative genomics and novel cross-species marker identification in Lupin and pasture legume species: Application of the legumeDB bioinformatics resources. In: Plant Genomics European Meeting, 22 - 25 September 2004, Lyon, France

Li, C., Ni, P., Francki, M., Hunter, A., Zhang, Y., Schibeci, D., Li, H., Tarr, A., Wang, J., Cakir, M., Yu, J., Bellgard, M., Lance, R. and Appels, R. (2004) Genes controlling seed dormancy and pre-harvest sprouting in a rice-wheat-barley comparison. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 4 (2). pp. 84-93.

Cakir, M., Bellgard, M., Appels, R. and Francki, M. (2004) Looking through genomics: Concepts and technologies for plant and animal genomics. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 4 (2). pp. 71-73.

Appels, R., Cakir, M., Francki, M., Carter, M., Li, C., Lance, R., Wilson, R., McLean, R., Barclay, I., Loughman, R. and Ryan, K. (2004) Molecular markers and accelerated breeding technologies. In: 54th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference: Cereals 2004, 21 - 24 September 2004, Canberra, Australia

2003

Appels, R., Francki, M. and Chibbar, R. (2003) Advances in cereal functional genomics. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 3 (1-2). pp. 1-24.

Cakir, M., Appels, R., Francki, M., Li, C., Carter, M., Gupta, S.ORCID: 0000-0002-4948-4689, Loughman, R., Lance, R., Wilson, R., McLean, R. and Barclay, I. (2003) Candidate gene markers for using in wheat and barley breeding programs. In: XIX International Congress of Genetics, 6 - 11 July, Melbourne, Australia

2002

Francki, M., Whitaker, P., Smith, P. and Atkins, C. (2002) Differential expression of a novel gene during seed triacylglycerol accumulation in lupin species ( Lupinus angustifolius L. and L. mutabilis L.). Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2 (6). pp. 292-300.

Francki, M.G., Berzonsky, W.A., Ohm, H.W. and Anderson, J.M. (2002) Physical location of a HSP70 gene homologue on the centromere of chromosome 1B of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 104 (2-3). pp. 184-191.

Francki, M. and Appels, R. (2002) Wheat functional genomics and engineering crop improvement. Genome Biology, 3 (5). reviews1013.1.

2001

Francki, M.G. (2001) Identification of Bilby, a diverged centromeric Ty1-copia retrotransposon family from cereal rye (Secale cereale L.). Genome, 44 (2). pp. 266-274.

Byrne, M., Macdonald, B. and Francki, M. (2001) Incorporation of sodium sulfite into extraction protocol minimizes degradation of Acacia DNA. BioTechniques, 30 (4). pp. 742-748.

Francki, M.G., Ohm, H.W. and Anderson, J.M. (2001) Novel germplasm providing resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus in wheat. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (12). pp. 1375-1382.

2000

Crasta, O.R., Francki, M.G., Bucholtz, D.B., Sharma, H.C., Zhang, J., Wang, R -C, Ohm, H.W. and Anderson, J.M. (2000) Identification and characterization of wheat-wheatgrass translocation lines and localization of barley yellow dwarf virus resistance. Genome, 43 (4). pp. 698-706.

1999

Berzonsky, W.A. and Francki, M.G. (1999) Biochemical, molecular, and cytogenetic technologies for characterizing 1RS in wheat: A review. Euphytica, 108 (1). pp. 1-19.

Sharma, H., Francki, M.G., Crasta, O. and Gyulai, G. (1999) Cytological and molecular characterization of wheat lines with Thinopyrum intermedium chromosome additions, substitutions and translocations resistant to barley yellow dwarf virus. Cytologia, 64 (1). pp. 93-100.

1998

Anderson, J.M., Bucholtz, D.L., Greene, A.E., Francki, M.G., Gray, S.M., Sharma, H., Ohm, H.W. and Perry, K.L. (1998) Characterization of wheatgrass-derived barley yellow dwarf virus resistance in a wheat alien chromosome substitution line. Phytopathology, 88 (8). pp. 851-855.

Bennetzen, J.L., SanMiguel, P., Chen, M., Tikhonov, A., Francki, M. and Avramova, Z. (1998) Grass genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 95 (5). pp. 1975-1978.

Langridge, P., Guo, R.Q., Francki, M. and Langridge, U. (1998) Isolation of lambda and YAC clones from defined regions of the rye genome. Molecular and General Genetics, 257 (5). pp. 568-575.

1997

Francki, M.G., Crasta, O.R., Sharma, H.C., Ohm, H.W. and Anderson, J.M. (1997) Structural organization of an alien Thinopyrum intermedium group 7 chromosome in U.S. soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genome, 40 (5). pp. 716-722.

1995

Wilkes, T.M., Francki, M.G., Langridge, P., Karp, A., Jones, R.N. and Forster, J.W. (1995) Analysis of rye B-chromosome structure using fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH). Chromosome Research, 3 (8). pp. 466-472.

1994

Francki, M.G. and Langridge, P. (1994) The molecular identification of the midget chromosome from the rye genome. Genome, 37 (6). pp. 1056-1061.

1991

Francki, M.G. and Kirby, G.C. (1991) Detection of DsRNA viruses in isolates of Australian smut fungi and their serological relationship to viruses found in Ustilago maydis from the U.S.A. Australian Journal of Botany, 39 (1). pp. 59-65.