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Factor analytic mixed models for the provision of grower information from national crop variety testing programs by Smith, Alison B, Ganesalingam, Aanandini, Kuchel, Haydn, Cullis, Brian R

“…KEY MESSAGE : Factor analytic mixed models for national crop variety testing programs have the potential to improve industry productivity through appropriate…”
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Plant breeding selection tools built on factor analytic mixed models for multi-environment trial data by Smith, Alison B., Cullis, Brian R.

“…An advanced and widely used method of analysis for multi-environment trial data involves a linear mixed model with factor analytic (FA) variance structures for…”
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Factor analytic and reduced animal models for the investigation of additive genotype-by-environment interaction in outcrossing plant species with application to a Pinus radiata breeding programme by Cullis, Brian R, Jefferson, Paul, Thompson, Robin, Smith, Alison B

“…KEY MESSAGE : Modelling additive genotype-by-environment interaction is best achieved with the use of factor analytic models. With numerous environments and…”
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Plant Variety Selection Using Interaction Classes Derived From Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Models: Models With Independent Variety Effects by Smith, Alison, Norman, Adam, Kuchel, Haydn, Cullis, Brian

“…A major challenge in the analysis of plant breeding multi-environment datasets is the provision of meaningful and concise information for variety selection in…”
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Multiple Factors Affect Socioeconomics and Wellbeing of Artisanal Sea Cucumber Fishers by Purcell, Steven W, Ngaluafe, Poasi, Foale, Simon J, Cocks, Nicole, Cullis, Brian R, Lalavanua, Watisoni

“…Small-scale fisheries are important to livelihoods and subsistence seafood consumption of millions of fishers. Sea cucumbers are fished worldwide for export to…”
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Empirical comparison of time series models and tensor product penalised splines for modelling spatial dependence in plant breeding field trials by Gogel, Beverley, Welham, Sue, Cullis, Brian

“…Plant breeding field trials are typically arranged as a row by column rectangular lattice. They have been widely analysed using linear mixed models in which…”
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Small-scale fishing income and fuel consumption: Fiji’s artisanal sea cucumber fishery by Purcell, Steven W, Lalavanua, Watisoni, Cullis, Brian R, Cocks, Nicole

“…Abstract Understanding the income and costs of fishing is fundamental to managing fisheries and planning interventions to improve efficiency and gender equity…”
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Effects of mesh size and escape gaps on discarding in an Australian giant mud crab (Scylla serrata) trap fishery by Broadhurst, Matt K, Butcher, Paul A, Cullis, Brian R

“…In response to concerns over excessive discarding from Australian recreational round traps (with four funnel entrances) used to target giant mud crabs, Scylla…”
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Socioeconomic impacts of resource diversification from small-scale fishery development by Purcell, Steven W., Tagliafico, Alejandro, Cullis, Brian R., Gogel, Beverley J.

“…The predicted future shortfall in seafood production from tropical small-scale fisheries demands support to help diversify income streams and food production…”
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Ppd-1 is a key regulator of inflorescence architecture and paired spikelet development in wheat by Boden, Scott A., Cavanagh, Colin, Cullis, Brian R., Ramm, Kerrie, Greenwood, Julian, Jean Finnegan, E., Trevaskis, Ben, Swain, Steve M.

“…The domestication of cereal crops such as wheat, maize, rice and barley has included the modification of inflorescence architecture to improve grain yield and…”
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Genetic variation for fusarium crown rot tolerance in durum wheat by Kadkol, Gururaj Pralhad, Meza, Jess, Simpfendorfer, Steven, Harden, Steve, Cullis, Brian

“…Tolerance to the cereal disease Fusarium crown rot (FCR) was investigated in a set of 34 durum wheat genotypes, with Suntop, (bread wheat) and EGA Bellaroi…”
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The Design of Early-Stage Plant Breeding Trials Using Genetic Relatedness by Cullis, Brian R., Smith, Alison B., Cocks, Nicole A., Butler, David G.

“…The use of appropriate statistical methods has a key role in improving the accuracy of selection decisions in a plant breeding program. This is particularly…”
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A Multi-Environment Trial Analysis of Frost Susceptibility in Wheat and Barley Under Australian Frost-Prone Field Conditions by Ferrante, Ariel, Cullis, Brian R., Smith, Alison B., Able, Jason A.

“…Low temperatures during the flowering period of cereals can lead to floret sterility, yield reduction, and economic losses in Australian crops. In order to…”
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Genomic Selection in Multi-environment Crop Trials by Oakey, Helena, Cullis, Brian, Thompson, Robin, Comadran, Jordi, Halpin, Claire, Waugh, Robbie

“…Genomic selection in crop breeding introduces modeling challenges not found in animal studies. These include the need to accommodate replicate plants for each…”
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Genomic selection in multi‐environment plant breeding trials using a factor analytic linear mixed model by Tolhurst, Daniel J., Mathews, Ky L., Smith, Alison B., Cullis, Brian R.

“…Genomic selection (GS) is a statistical and breeding methodology designed to improve genetic gain. It has proven to be successful in animal breeding; however,…”
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Use of Contemporary Groups in the Construction of Multi-Environment Trial Datasets for Selection in Plant Breeding Programs by Smith, Alison, Ganesalingam, Aanandini, Lisle, Christopher, Kadkol, Gururaj, Hobson, Kristy, Cullis, Brian

“…Plant breeding programs use multi-environment trial (MET) data to select superior lines, with the ultimate aim of increasing genetic gain. Selection accuracy…”
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Information Based Diagnostic for Genetic Variance Parameter Estimation in Multi-Environment Trials by Lisle, Chris, Smith, Alison, Birrell, Carole L, Cullis, Brian

“…Plant breeding programs evaluate varieties in series of field trials across years and locations, referred to as multi-environment trials (METs). These are an…”
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Genome-Wide Association Mapping Identifies Novel Loci for Quantitative Resistance to Blackleg Disease in Canola by Raman, Harsh, McVittie, Brett, Pirathiban, Ramethaa, Raman, Rosy, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Barbulescu, Denise M, Qiu, Yu, Liu, Shengyi, Cullis, Brian

“…Blackleg disease, caused by the fungal pathogen , continues to be a major concern for sustainable production of canola ( L.) in many parts of the world. The…”
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Understanding Gender and Factors Affecting Fishing in an Artisanal Shellfish Fishery by Purcell, Steven W., Tagliafico, Alejandro, Cullis, Brian R., Gogel, Beverley J.

“…Fishing strategies, effort and harvests of small-scale fishers are important to understand for effective planning of regulatory measures and development…”
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The effectiveness of Shark‐Management‐Alert‐in‐Real‐Time (SMART) drumlines as a tool for catching white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off coastal New South Wales, Australia by Tate, Rick D., Kelaher, Brendan P., Brand, Craig P., Cullis, Brian R., Gallen, Christopher R., Smith, Stephen D.A., Butcher, Paul A.

“…White (Carcharodon carcharias L.), bull (Carcharhinus leucas, Müller & Henle) and tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier, Péron & Lesueur) sharks are the primary species…”
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