CURRICULUM VITAE Guijun Yan 2008 · 11. Ansar M Kamsan (2007) Genotypic variation to herbicide tolerance in yellow lupins. International Visiting Scientists supervised 1. Shubiao

SENIOR LECTURER DR GUIJUN YAN

CURRICULUM VITAE

DR GUIJUN YAN


CURRICULUM VITAE

1. WORK ADDRESS HOME ADDRESS

Plant Biology, 49 Camm Ave

The University of Western Australia Bull Creek

35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley WA 6149

WA, 6009 Australia

Australia

Phone (61) (08) 6488 1240 Phone 61 (08) 9332 2288

Fax (61) (08) 6488 1108

E-mail [email protected]

2. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Philosophy (Biological Sciences)

Conferred 1996.

The University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand.

Thesis: Cytogenetic and molecular studies of Actinidia Genomes

Supervisors: BG Murray, RA Ferguson, MA McNeilage

Masters of Science (Agriculture)

Conferred 1985.

Agricultural University of Hebei

Baoding, Hebei Province

The People’s Republic of China.

Thesis: Cytogenetic studies of Chinese Date

Supervisors: ZZ Qu, YH Wang, ZR Lu

Bachelor of Sciences (Agriculture)

Conferred 1982.

Agricultural University of Hebei (Tangshan Branch)

Baoding, Hebei Province

The People’s Republic of China.

Thesis: Vegetative propagation of Walnuts

Supervisors: HL Liu

3. PRIZES AND AWARDS

Distinguished Teaching and Learning Award - runner up as a Member of the School

of Plant Biology, UWA, Australia (2005).


Scholarship – Awarded by Agriculture and Marketing Research and Development

Trust, New Zealand (1993 – 1995).

Scholarship – Awarded by Ministry of External Relations and Trade, New Zealand

(1993 to 1995)

Best Teacher - Awarded by the Provincial government of Hebei, China (1988).

4. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Sept./2001 to

present

Sept./96 to

Sept./2001

Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, School of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UWA. Teaching undergraduate courses and supervising postgraduate students. Research work on genetics and breeding of agricultural and horticultural plants including wheat, barley, canola, vegetables, flowers, fruits and legumes. Research Fellow, plant genetics and breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, UWA. Chief Investigator of two breeding programs and involved in four breeding projects. Research interests: cytogenetics, molecular cytogenetics, molecular markers, reproductive biology.

Mar./93 to

Sept./96 Graduate Assistant. School of Biological Science, University of Auckland. Research included preparing mitotic and meiotic chromosome preparations, synaptonemal complex analysis, in situ hybridization, Southern and dot blotting, RFLPs and inheritance of cpDNA and molecular cloning. Supervising degree examinations and demonstrating in undergraduate classes.

Dec./91 to

Feb./93 Visiting Scientist. HortResearch, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland. (Formerly DSIR, Fruit and Trees). Conducted studies on genetic transformation, ploidy manipulation, propagation, CPPU (a kind of cytokinin) application and cytogenetic analysis of Actinidia

(Kiwifruit).

Mar./85 to

Nov./91 Lecturer-Research/Teaching. Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China. Involved in studies of cytogenetics, breeding, grafting and dense planting of Chinese jujube and apples, teaching Fruit Science (Fruit Production, Pomology and Fruit Physiology) to undergraduates and supervising BSc theses. Research included preparation of meiotic and mitotic chromosome preparations and use of light and electron microscopes, microtome, leaf area meters and light meters.

Mar./82 to

Feb./85 Graduate Assistant. Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China. Studied chromosome number and morphology of Chinese jujube and found one triploid cultivar. Research involved in preparation of meiotic and mitotic chromosome slides and use of light microscopes, photographic techniques and karyotype construction and analysis method.


5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Post-graduate supervision:

Doctor of Philosophy

1. Fucheng Shan Awarded 2002

(Co-supervised with Dr Julie Plummer)

"Cytoevolution in Boronia (Rutaceae) as revealed by molecular-phylogenetic

and cytogenetic analyses"

Recipient of an IPRS, UWA.

Posters presented at the 8th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary

Biology and Australiasian Plant Breeding Conference, Perth. Fucheng was

one of 65/400 papers selected by a 5-person referee panel to present a talk at

the 14th International Chromosome Conference, Würzburg, Germany, 2001.

Five papers published.

Position attained: GRDC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (one of two in

Australia), CLIMA, UWA, flower breeder, DAFWA, Western Australia.i

2. Xuanli Ma* Awarded 2004

(Co-supervised with Prof. John Considine)

“Molecular genetics and phylogeny of Chamelaucium and Verticordia”

Recipient of an RIRDC scholarship, UWA.

Tow papers published. Research Associate with CSIRO, Research Officer

with UWA.

3. Oonagh Byrne* Awarded 2005

(Co-supervised with Penny Smith & Darryl Hardie, WADA)

“Incorporation of pea weevil resistance from wild pea (Pisum fulvum) into

cultivated field pea (Pisum sativum)”

Two papers published so far. Research Associate with UWA.

4. Nic George* Awarded 2006

(Co-supervised with Margaret Byrne, CALM)

Recipient of an APA scholarship, UWA with top-up from Dry land salinity

CRC.

“Koojong (Acacia saligna), a species with potential as a perennial forage for

dryland salinity management – genetic variation, feed quality and reproductive

biology”

Best presentation awards at the Rotnest Island Summer School, 2004 and

2005.

Two papers published and another two submitted. Research Officer with

CALM, Research Fellow, USA.

5. Ida Ayu Astarini Awarded 2006

(Co-supervised with Dr Julie Plummer & Rachel Lancaster, DAFWA)

“Molecular investigation of genetic variation to improve uniformity of

cauliflower production”

AusAID Scholarship, support from WA Dept of Agriculture


Mary Janet Lindsay of Yanchep Memorial Funds, travel grant to attend the

Brassica Conference South Korea (Oct 2004) and present a poster and paper

for the ISHS 1st Regional Horticultural Conference, Coolum, QLD. Sept

2004. Asta was the winner of the Young Scientists Award for the best student

presentation at the conference. Two papers published so far. Senior Lecturer at

an Indonesian university.

6. Made Pharmawati* Awarded 2006

(Co-supervised with Ralph Sedgley and Patrick Finnegan)

Recipient of AusAID scholarship

Molecular genetic studies of Leucadendron

Three papers published so far.

Pharma is a winner of a student poster prize in The 15th Annual Combined

Biological Sciences in 2005. Lecturer at an Indonesian university.

7. Nader Danehloueipour* Submitted 2007

(Co-supervised with Heather Clarke & Prof. K. Siddique )

Recipient of Iranian Government scholarship

Development of DNA markers in chickpea breeding

One paper submitted.

8. Helen Liu* Awarded 2007

(Co-supervised with Ralph Sedgley and Patrick Finnegan)

Recipient of UPA scholarship with top up from RIRDC.

“Interspecific hybridisation in Leucadendron: capacity building and

phylogenetic insights”

Four papers published and two papers submitted. Research Officer at

University of Adelaide, South Australia.

9. Aneeta Pradhan* 2006 -

(Co-supervised with Julie Plummer and Wallace Cowling)

Recipient of FNAS/CBH Scholarship

Synthesize hexaploid super-brassica genome for increased oil yield and quality

10. Jun Ma* 2007 –

(Co-supervised with Chunji Liu)

Recipient of IPRS and UPA

Effects of hexaploid wheat chromatin in durum wheat backgrounds on crown

rot resistance and other traits of agronomic importance.

11. Cate Tauss* 2006 –

(Co-supervised with Dr Lynne Milne)

Reedia spathacea (Cyperaceae) as a case study in the evolutionary history of

the sedges of southwest Western Australia

12 Annaliese Manson 2007 -

(Co-supervised with A/Prof. Wallace Cowling and Dr Matthew Nelson)

Recipient of APAI scholarship

Chromosome behaviour and inheritance in Brassica interspecific hybrids

13 Xinyan Han* 2007 –

(Co-supervised with A/Prof. Julie Plummer and Dr Shaofang Wang)


Colour pigments in Leucadendron

Master of Science

1. Ida Ayu Astarini Awarded 1997

"Intraspecific and interspecific hybridisation of Boronia heterophylla F.

Muell."

AusAID scholarship. One paper published.

2. Aneeta Pradhan Awarded 2002

"Comparison of morphological and molecular variation in seeds and seedlings

of radish cultivars"

AusAID scholarship. Three papers published.

3. Helen Liu* changed to PhD 2003

Overcoming reproductive barriers to interspecific hybridisation in

Leucadendron

Undergraduate teaching (University)

Coordination and teaching of Genetics and Plant & Animal Breeding (3rd year)

Coordination and teaching of Introduction to Genetics (2nd year)

Coordination and teaching of Biometrics (2nd year, Honours students)

Coordination and teaching of Plant Breeding Methodology (4th year)

Teaching of Plant Ecosystems (1st year)

Coordination of Horticultural Science, Agricultural Science and Landscape

Management 4th year Projects

Fourth Year/Honours Projects Supervised (* As Chief Supervisor)

1. Ben Croxford* (1997) In vitro propagation of Chamelaucium uncinatum

(Geraldton Wax). Graduated with 2A Honours and won a National Farmers

Federation Prize in Horticulture. Immediately started to work as a research

officer with UWA.

2. Lindsay Forrester* (1998) Chromosome doubling of waxflowers through

colchicine treatment and in vitro regeneration. Graduated with 2A honours.

Immediately started to work with Australian IQIS.

3. Adam Croxford* (1999) Development of molecular marker assisted selection

in apple breeding. Graduated with 2A honours and started to do postgraduate

study at Leeds University, UK.

4. Tarin Larsen* (1999) Reciprocal crosses between E. globulus and E.

camalduensis. Graduated with first class honours and started to work with

Bankwest.

5. Nic George* (2001) A study of the cytogenetics and systematics of

Heamodorum. Graduated with first class honours and started immediately his

PhD project.

6. John Ostaszewskyj* (2002) Evaluation of Phytophthora cinnamomi tolerance

in Leucadendron. Graduated with 2B honours.


7. Ben Stone* (2005) Conservation biology of Synaphae stenoloba. Graduated

with 2B honours.

8. Genevieve Hull* (2005) Reproductive biology of Grevillea. Graduated.

9. Linda Thompson (2005) Evaluation of canola interspecific hybrids.

Graduated.

10. Annaliese Mason (2006) Chromosome behaviour in the microspore-derived

progeny of an interspecific hybrid Brasica napus x B. carinata. Graduated and

started her PhD.

11. Ansar M Kamsan (2007) Genotypic variation to herbicide tolerance in yellow

lupins.

International Visiting Scientists supervised

1. Shubiao Wu* (1999) Embryological studies to overcome hybridisation

barriers

2. Fucheng Shan* (1999) Cytogenetic studies of waxflowers and related taxa

3. Qijing Zhang* (2003) Investigation of chemical and biochemical changes in

carrot browning

4. Jizhong Xu* (2004) Development of DNA markers to study the strawberry

cultivar decline

5. Hongxu Yuan* (2004/2005) Molecular markers of Lupin

6. Ruiming Lin* (2006) Molecular markers of Lupin

7. Dr Mingsheng Dong* (2006 – 2007) Molecular markers of Lupin

8. Ms Jinzhe Liu* (2006) Deciduous fruit trees

9. Ms Junmei Wang* (2006 – 2007) Flower breeding

Year 12 students supervised

Nic George* (1997) A preliminary study on a spontaneous mutation of

Chamelaucium uncinatum (Geraldton Wax)

TAFE students’ work experience supervised

Tim Chan* (Sept. 2004)

Chunxia Song* (Jan. 2005)

Research staff supervised

1. Mr. Chris Newell (1996-1998) Waxflower breeding

2. Mr. Chris McMullen (1996-1998) Waxflower breeding

3. Mr. John Burston (1996-1998) Waxflower breeding

4. Mr. Terry Doney (1996-1998) Waxflower breeding

5. Mr Ben Croxford (1998-2005) Leucadendron breeding

6. Dr. Fucheng Shan (2002-2005) Chickpea germplam evaluation

7. Dr. Xuanli Ma (2004-2006) Bush tomato breeding

8. Dr. Oonagh Byne (2006 - ) Field pea breeding

6. SERVICE


Reviewer for scientific journals

Genome

American Journal of Botany

The Royal Society Proceeding: Biological Sciences

Biologia Bratislava: Cellular and Molecular Biology

European Food Research and Technology

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Scientia Horticulturea

Review for funding bodies

New Zealand MARSDEN funds

International Science foundation (ISF)

Conference Organisation

Member of the Editorial Review Committee for the Proceedings of the Third

International Symposium on New Floricultural Crops, Acta Horticulturae. 454 ISHS

1998

Scientific Committee member of 7th International Protea Working Group Symposium

in cooperation with ISHS (2004)

Member of the Editorial Board for the Proceedings of the Seventh International Protea

Research Symposium, Acta Horticulturae. 716 ISHS 2006

Member of the organising committee of the 1st Australia – China Symposium on

Science, Technology and Education, Sydney, Australia, August 12 – 13, 2006

Scientific Committee member of 9th International Protea Working Group Symposium

in cooperation with ISHS (2008)

Selection Panels

Selection Panel Member for the appointment of a Research Officer working on

Leucadendron breeding in year 2002

Selection Panel Member for the appointment of a Research Associate working on

canola breeding in year 2005

National Competitive Grant Awarded

$funding body+$Industry cash contribution

1997 – 2000 RIRDC: Development of new and improved cut flower cultivars through selection and sexual hybridisation within the Chamelaucium alliance (As Chief Investigator with Prof. J. Considine & Mr. Digby Growns)

$108,000+$36,000

1998 – 2001 RIRDC: Breeding off-season Leucadendron varieties through interspecific hybridisation (As Chief Investigator with Dr. Ralph Sedgley).

$98,576+ $32,859

1998 Australian Research Council – Small Grant: Cytological diversity within

$11,050


Boronia heterophylla and B. megastigma and chromosome inheritance. (As Associate Investigator with A/Prof. Julie Plummer). 1999 – 2002 ARC-SPIRT: DNA marker-assisted breeding in interspecific crosses to improve canola (Brassica napus L.). (As Associate Investigator with A/Prof. WA Cowling, Drs. JM Wroth, JC Nelson, SJ Barker and Mr. WA Burton).

$318,949+$79,737

2000 – 2003 RIRDC: Development of molecular markers to support wildflower breeding – (As Associate Investigator with Xuanli Ma and Prof. John Considine

$75,000

2001 – 2004 RIRDC: Increasing the breeding efficiency of Leucadendron to speed up the release of new varieties (As Chief Investigator with Dr. Ralph Sedgley)

$122,000+$40,667

2002 – 2005 GRDC Characterisation and evaluation of wild Cicer genetic resources to accelerate chickpea improvements in Australia. (As Associate Investigator with Shan F, Plummer JA, Siddique K and Clarke H)

$260,507

2002 – 2003 RIRDC: Evaluation of Phytophthora tolerance in Leucadendron (As Chief Investigator with Dr. Ralph Sedgley and Mr Ben Croxford) 2006 – 2010 ARC linkage: LP0775351 Fast tracking pea weevil resistance into field pea cultivars through interspecific hybridisation. (As Chief Investigator with Dr. Darryl Hardie and Dr. Tanveer Khan) 2007-2011 ARC linkage: LP0776252 Susceptibility to Phytophthora

cinnamomi and sensitivity to phosphorus in native Australian plants: why they are linked? (As Chief Investigator with JT Lambers, GE Hardy, PM Finnegan, SJ Barker, etc.) 2007-2008 RIRDC: Collection and selection of purslane as a commercial vegetable crop (As Chief Investigator with Shaofang Wang and Nader Danehloueipour) 2007-2008 DEST: Gene interaction of Australian and Chinese barley genotypes for acid soil/aluminium toxicity tolerance (As Partner Investigator with Chengdao Li and Guoping Zhang)

$7,000 $347,000+$154,690 $675,000+ $30,000+$10,000 $49,000 + RMB$300,000

Subtotal $2,500,000

Other Funds Received

1997 Bequest funds of the Faculty of Agriculture: Cytogenetic studies of Wax flowers (Chamelaucium) and related taxa (Chief Investigator).

$23,500

1996 Initiation funds: Molecular studies of waxflowers (Chamelaucium) and related taxa (Chief Investigator).

$20,000

1998 AGWEST R & D funds: Embryological studies to support waxflower breeding (Chief Investigator).

$7,000

2002 Bequest funds of the Faculty of Agriculture: Interspecific hybridisation of Australian Bush tomato with the real tomato (Chief Investigator).

$20,000

2002 AGWEST R & D funds: Characterisation of carrot browing (Chief Investigator).

$1,000


2003 AGWEST R & D funds: Anatomical examination of black spot in Chinese cabbage (Chief Investigator). 2004 Chinese Department of Education: Multiplication and breeding of yellow peony (Chief Investigator). 2004 Chinese Department of Education: New breeding technology for Tibetan barley (Chief Investigator). 2004 Chinese Department of Education: Bring the endangered Tibetan herbs into cultivation (Chief Investigator). 2004 Chinese Department of Education: The comparative study of the economy of Tibetan modern temple and that of churches in the west. (Associate Investigator). 2005 ALCOA R & D Funds: Tissue culture and genetic studies of a critically endangered plant – Synaphea stenoloba (As Associate Investigator). 2005 CLIMA R & D Funds: Development of molecular markers in chickpea (As Associate Investigator). 2006 111 Program funding with Lanzhou University (As Associate Investigator with K Siddique, N. Turner, F Li, etc.)

$1,000

RMB$30,000 RMB$30,000 RMB$40,000 RMB$30,000 $2,000 $2,000 RMB$9,000,000

Total $4,500,000

INVITED LECTURES/SEMINARS

Keynote Speaker

“Biodiversity, conservation and utilisation of Australian native plants” Chinese

Academy of Sciences Symposium on Biodiversity, Conservation and Endangered

Species. Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China December 26-29, 2003.

“Development of hexaploid Brassica crops” The 15th Australian Research Assembly

on Brassicas (ARAB15). Geraldton, Western Australia 12-14 September 2007.

Invited Speaker at Symposia/Conferences

1. “Cytological studies on Chinese jujube.” National Symposium on

Horticultural Germplasm. Chongqing, Sichuan, PR China December 16-23,

1987

2. “Studies on chromosome number and morphology of Chinese jujube.”

International Symposium on Horticultural Germplasm (Cultivated and Wild).

Beijing, PR China September 5-9, 1988.

3. “Cytogenetic studies to assist kiwifruit breeding.” 44th Annual Conference of

the Genetic Society of Australia. Perth, Western Australia September 28th -1st,

October 1997


4. “Cytogenetic and molecular studies to support waxflower breeding.” 11th

Australian Plant Breeding Conference. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

April 19-23, 1999

5. “Interspecific Hybridisation of Leucadendron.” 20th International Eucarpia

Symposium – Section Ornamentals ‘Strategies for new ornamentals’. Melle,

Belgium July 3-6, 2001

6. “Breeding new leucadendrons through interspecific hybridization.” 6th

Australian Wildflower Conference. Warwick Farm, Sydney May 30th– June

1st, 2002

7. “The search for sex-linked DNA markers and the construction of phylogenetic

relationships among selected Leucadendron species.” 7th International Protea

Working Group Symposium and the 12th International Protea Association

Conference. Melbourne, Australia April 3-7, 2004

8. “Breeding and utilisation of wildflowers.” The first Australia – China

Symposium on Science, Technology and Education. Sydney, Australia August

12-13th , 2006.

9. “Early selection of interspecific hybrids in Leucadendron based on molecular

and morphological markers” 8th International Protea Working Group

Symposium and the 13th International Protea Association Conference. San

Diego, USA. March 30 – April 3, 2006

10. “Characterisation of plants derived from microspore culture of Brassica napus

x B. carinata interspecific hybrid” The 12th International Rapeseed Congress,

Wuhan, China. March 26-30, 2007.

Invited Speaker – University Departments/Research

Institutions

1. “Probing the kiwifruit chromosomes” HortReasearch, Mt Albert Research

Centre, Crown Research Institute of New Zealand, 1992

2. “Sex or not – the evolution of kiwifruit” School of Biological Sciences, The

University of Auckland, New Zealand, 1996

3. “Cytogenetic and molecular studies to support kiwifruit breeding” Faculty of

Agriculture, UWA, 1996

4. “Breeding vegetatively propagated plants – from walnut, Chinese Date to

kiwifruit and wildflowers” Department of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural

University, PR China, 1997

5. “Breeding perennial woody plants – from kiwifruit to wildflowers”

Department of Horticulture, The University of Udine, Italy 2001

6. “Reshuffling wildflower genomes through wide hybridization” Faculty of

Agriculture, UWA, 2002

7. “Genome interactions in wide hybridization” CSIRO Tropical Agriculture,

Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 2002


8. “Wide hybridisation in plant breeding” Huazhong (Central China) Agricultural

University, Wuhan, PR China, 2003

9. “Bring wild plants to cultivation – a way to conserve biodiversity” Beijing

Botanical Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing PR China,

2004

10. “Plant wide hybridization – an important means of enhancing genetic base”

Shihezi University, Xinjiang, PR China. September 2006.

11. “Scientific research and teaching at the University of Western Australia”

Xinjiang branch, Chinese Academy of Science, Xinjiang, PR China.

12. “Research and education under university environment” Hebei Agricultural

University, PR China, October, 2006.

13. “UWA, one of the world top 100 universities” Hebei University of Science

and Technology, PR China, October 2006.

14. “Scientific research with the industry” Shanxi Academy of Agricultural

Sciences, PR China, October 2006.

15. “Development of hexaploid Brassica crops” Huazhong Agricultural

University, Wuhan, China. April, 2007.

16. “Breeding hexaploid Brassica cultivars” Hubei Oil Crop Research Institute,

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China. April, 2007.

17. “Towards the breeding of canola at hexaploid level” Zhejiang University,

Hangzhou, China. April, 2007.

18. “Canola breeding in Australia” Hebei Agricultural university, Baoding, China.

19. “Canola as a rotation crop in the dry land farming system” Lanzhou

University, Lanzhou, China. May, 2007.

20. Towards the creation of a "Super Brassica" for oil seed and/or vegetable

production, School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia,

Australia. 10th December, 2007.

Invited memberships of professional societies

International Society for Horticultural Sciences

WA Chinese Scientists Association 2003 -

I am the founding member and Vice President of the WA Chinese Scientists

Association established in 2003.

Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia 2004 – 2006

I was the founding member, standing committee member and Vice Chairman of the

Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia, which has more than 500 members, from

2004 to 2006.

Adjunt appointment


1. Adjunct Professor: Hebei Agricultural Teachers College, 25 December, 1997

2. Guest Professor: Tibet University, 19 December, 2003 –

3. Guest professor: Fujian Normal University, June 2005 –

4. Guest professor: Beijing Agricultural Profession College, 19 October, 2005 –

5. Adjunct Professor: Shihezi University, 26 September, 2006 –

6. Adjunct Professor: Shangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 October,

2006 –

7. Honorary Professor: Shanxi Agricultural University, 13 October, 2006 –

8. Guest Professor: Hebei Agricultural University, December, 2006 –

9. Guest Professor: Lanzhou University, May 2007 – May 2010

10. Adjunct professor: Chinese Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Arid and

Grassland Ecology, 10 May, 2007 – 10 May, 2012

7. PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS

1. Qu ZZ, Wang YH, Lu ZR and Yan G (1986) Studies on chromosome

numbers of Chinese jujube. Acta Horticulturae Sinica 13(4): 23-26.

2. Qu ZZ, Wang YH, Lu ZR and Yan G (1987) Morphological studies on

pachytene chromosomes of Chinese Jujube. Journal of Agricultural

University of Hebei. (Special Issue for Chinese Jujube): 28-32.

3. Xing YC, Li WQ, Liu HL and Yan G (1988) Studies on increasing budding

survival rate of walnut by using plant growth regulators. Hebei Fruits.

1988(3): 9-13.

4. Yan G, Peng SQ, Wang SQ and Liu YX (1990) Phenological studies on the

meiosis of pollen mother cells of `Fuji' apple. Journal of Agricultural

University of Hebei. 13(4): 21-25.

5. Yan G and Ferguson AR (1993) The Chinese date or Chinese jujube.

Horticulture in New Zealand 4(2):13-18.

6. Yan G, Ferguson AR and McNeilage MA (1994) Ploidy races in Actinidia

chinensis. Euphytica 78: 175-183.

7. Harvey CF, LG Fraser, Kent J, Steinhagen S, McNeilage MA and Yan G

(1995) Analysis of plants obtained by embryo rescue from an interspecific

Actinidia cross. Scientia Horticulturae 60: 199-212.

8. Yan G, Yao J, Ferguson AR, McNeilage MA, Seal AG and Murray BG

(1997) New reports of chromosome numbers in Actinidia (Actinidiaceae).

New Zealand Journal of Botany 35: 181-186.


9. Yan G, Atkinson RG, Ferguson AR, McNeilage MA and Murray BG (1997)

Genome analysis in Actinidia using genomic and repeat DNA probes.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics 94: 507-513.

10. Yan G, Ferguson AR, McNeilage MA and Murray BG (1997) Numerically

unreduced (2n) gametes and sexual polyploidization in Actinidia. Euphytica

96: 267-272.

11. Zhang WH, Rengel Z, Kuo J and Yan G (1999) Aluminium effects on pollen

germination and tube growth of Chamelaucium uncinatum: a comparison with

other Ca2+ antagonists. Annals of Botany 84: 559-564.

12. Astarini IA, Yan G and Plummer JA (1999) Interspecific hybridisation in

Boronias. Australian Journal of Botany 47: 851-864.

13. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2001) Genome Evolution of Boronia

Revealed by Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation (FISH) Using rDNA Sequences.

Chromosome Research, 9 (suppl. 1): 53-54.

14. Yan G, Shan F and Plummer JA (2002) Genomic Relationships within

Boronia (Rutaceae) as Revealed by Karyotype Analysis and RAPD Molecular

Markers. Plant Systematics and Evolution 233: 147-161.

15. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2003) Karyotype evolution in the genus

Boronia (Rutaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 142: 309-320.

16. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2003) Meiotic chromosome behaviour and

Boronia (Rutaceae) genome reorganisation. Australian Journal of Botany 51:

599-607.

17. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2003) Cyto-evolution of Boronia genomes

revealed by fluorescent in situ hybridisation with rDNA probes. Genome 46:

507-513.

18. Plummer JA, Shan F, Galwey N and Yan G (2003) New methods for

comparison of chromosomes within and between species. Caryologia 56:

223-227.

19. Shepherd KA and Yan G (2003) Chromosome number and size variations in

the Australian Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae) – evidence of

polyploidisation. Australian Journal of Botany 51: 441-452.

20. Pradhan A, Yan G and Plummer JA (2004) Development of DNA

fingerprinting keys for the identification of radish cultivars. Australian

Journal of Experimental Agriculture 44: 95-102.

21. Ma X, Considine JA and Yan G (2004) Chloroplast DNA variation and

inheritance in waxflowers (Myrtaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 52: 55-

61.

22. Astarini IA, Plummer JA, Lancaster RA and Yan G. 2004. Fingerprinting of

cauliflower cultivars using RAPD markers. Australian Journal of Agricultural

Research 55: 117-124.

23. Pharmawati M, Yan G and McFarlane IJ (2004) Application of RAPD and

ISSR markers to analyse molecular relationships in Grevillea (Proteaceae).

Australian Systematic Botany 17: 49-61.


24. Pharmawati M, Yan G, Sedgley R and Finnegan PM (2004) Chloroplast DNA

inheritance and variation in Leucadendron spp. (Proteaceae) as revealed by

PCR-RFLP. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 109: 1694-1701.

25. Pradhan A, Yan G and Plummer JA (2004) Correlation of morphological

traits with molecular markers in radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Australian

Journal of Experimental Agriculture 44: 813-819.

26. Shan F, Clarke H, Yan G, Plummer JA and KHM Siddique (2004) Development of DNA fingerprinting keys for discrimination of Cicer

echinospermum (P.H. Davis) accessions using AFLP markers. Australian

Journal of Agricultural Research 55: 947-952. 27. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Finnegan PM (2005) Molecular variation and

fingerprinting of Leucadendron cultivars (Proteaceae) by ISSR markers. Annals of Botany 95: 1163-1170.

28. Shan F, Clarke H, Plummer J, Yan G and Siddique K (2005) Geographical patterns of genetic variation in the world collections of wild annual Cicer characterized by amplified fragment length polymorphisms. Theoretical &

Applied Genetics 110:381-391.

29. Zhang Q, Tan S, McKay A and Yan G (2005) Carrot browning on simulated market shelf and during cold storage. Journal of the Science of Food and

Agriculture 85: 16-20. 30. Yuan H, Yan G, Siddique KHM and Yang H (2005) RAMP based

fingerprinting and assessment of relationships among Australian narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) cultivars. Australian Journal of Agricultural

Research 56:1339-1346. 31. Astarini IA, Plummer JA, Lancaster RA and Yan G (2006) Genetic diversity

of Indonesian cauliflower cultivars and their relationship with hybrid cultivars grown in Australia. Scientia Horticulturae 108: 143-150.

32. Danehloueipour N, Yan G, Clarke H, Siddique KHM (2006) Successful stem

cutting propagation of chickpea, its wild relatives and their interspecific

hybrids. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46: 1349-1354.

33. George N, Byrne M, Maslin B, and Yan G (2006) Genetic differentiation among morphological variants of Acacia saligna (Mimosaceae). Tree

Genetics and Genomes 2:109-119.

34. Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R (2006) Interspecific hybridization in the genus

Leucadendron through embryo rescue. South African Journal of Botany

72:416-420.

35. Liu H, Yan G, Shan F and Sedgley R (2006) Karyotypes in Leucadendron

(Proteaceae): evidence of the primitiveness of the genus. Botanical Journal of

the Linnean Society 151:387-394.

36. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2006) Basic chromosome number in

Boronia (Rutaceae) – competing hypothesis examined. Australian Journal of

Botany 54: 681-689.

37. Danehloueipour N, Yan G, Clarke HJ, Siddique KHM (2007) Diallel analyses reveal the genetic control of resistance to ascochyta blight in diverse chickpea and wild Cicer species, Euphytica, 154: 195-205.

38. Shan F, Clarke H, Yan G, Plummer JA and Siddique KHM (2007) Identification of duplicates and fingerprinting of primary and secondary wild


annual Cicer gene pools using AFLP markers. Genetic Resources and Crop

Evolution, 54: 519-527. 39. George N, Henry D, Yan G and Byrne M (2007) Variability in feed quality

between populations of Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl. (Mimosoideae) – implications for domestication. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 136: 109-127.

40. Cui L, Dong M, Chen X and Yan G (2007) A novel fibrinolytic enzyme from Cordyceps militaris, a Chinese traditional medicinal mushroom. World

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Accepted). 41. George N, Byrne M and Yan G (2007) High levels of outcrossing in Acacia

saligna - implications for breeding and utilization. Silvae Genetica (submitted)

42. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Finnegan PM (2007) The conservativeness of mitochondrial genome in Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Annals of Botany (submitted).

43. Liu X, Dong M, Chen X and Yan G (2007) Antioxidant activity of an endophytic Xylaria sp. from Ginkgo biloba. Food Chemistry 105: 548-554

44. Zhou J, Jiang H, Dong M, Yan G and Siddique KHM (2007) PCR-DGGE analysis reveals the microbial composition in Tibetan mushroom, a fermented milk with indigenous symbiotic cultures. International Journal of Food

Microbiology (Submitted)

45. Liu H, Yan G, Finnegan P and Sedgley R (2007) Development of DNA

markers for hybrid identification in Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Scientia

Horticulturae 113: 376-382

46. Wu H, Zheng S, He Y, Yan G, Bi Y, Zhu Y (2007) Diploid female gametes

induced by colchicine in Oriental lilies. Scientia Horticulturae 114: 50-53

47. ByrneOM, Hardie DC, Khan T and G Yan (2007) Evaluation and inheritance of pod and seed resistance to pea weevil in a Pisum sativum x Pisum fulvum interspecific cross. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research (Submitted)

48. Astarini IA, Plummer JA, Lancaster RA and Yan G. 2007. Correlation of

important seedling traits in cauliflower varieties and potential association with

RAPD markers. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58: 1183-1190.

PEER-REVIEWED SYMPOSIUM PAPERS

1. Ferguson AR, O’Brien IEW and Yan G (1997) Ploidy in Actinidia. Acta

Horticulturae 444: 67-71.

2. Growns DJ, Newell C, Considine J and Yan G. (1999) Waxflower selection,

breeding and development - an overview. Acta Horticulturae 541: 119-124.

3. Plummer JA, Considine JA, Yan G, Hal D l, Alford T, SeatonK, Growns D

and Webb M (1999.) New developments from the Centre for Australian

Plants. Acta Horticulturae 541: 37-41.

4. Yan G, Shan F, Ma J, Growns D, Webb M and Considine J (1999)

Cytogenetic and molecular studies to support waxflower breeding.

Proceedings of the 11th

Australian Plant Breeding Conference Symposium pp

33-35.

5. Sedgley R, Croxford B and Yan G (2001) Breeding new Leucadendron

varieties through interspecific hybridization. Acta Horticulturae 545: 67-71.


6. Yan G, Croxford B and SedgleyR (2001) Interspecific Hybridisation of

Leucadendron. Acta Horticulturae 552: 55-63.

7. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA (2002) Cytogenetic and molecular studies to

support Boronia breeding. Proceedings of the 12th

Australasian Plant

Breeding Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 15-20th September 2002. pp.

197-203.

8. Ma X, Yan G and Considine JA (2002) Sequence phylogeny of

Chamelaucium and Verticordia: implications for waxflower breeding.


Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Perth,

Western Australia, 15-20th September 2002. pp. 184-190.

9. Clarke H, Shan F, Yan G, Plummer JA and Siddique K (2002) Genetic

diversity of chickpea and its wild relatives: the potential of DNA profiles.


Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Perth,

Western Australia, 15-20th September 2002. pp. 204-206.

10. Croxford B, Yan G and SedgleyR (2003) Inheritance of important traits in

interspecific Leucadendron hybrids. Acta Horticulturae 602: 23-28.

11. Pradhan A, Plummer JA and Yan G (2004) Comparison of morphological and

molecular variation in seeds and seedlings of radish cultivars. Acta

Horticulturae 637: 263-270.

12. Astarini IA, Plummer JA, Yan G and Lancaster RA (2005) Genetic diversity

of open pollinated cauliflower cultivars in Indonesia. Acta Horticulturae 694:

149-152.

13. Yan G, Shan F, Croxford B and Sedgley R (2006) The search for sex-linked

DNA markers and the construction of phylogenetic relationships among

selected Leucadendron species. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 716:51-58.

14. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Sedgley R (2006) PCR-RFLP analysis of

chloroplast DNA in Leucadendron (Proteaceae). Acta Horticulturae (ISHS)

716:59-64.

15. Sedgley R, Croxford B and Yan G (2006) Breeding and commercialisation of

new Leucadendron varieties. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 716:83-88.

16. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedgley R (2006) Development of a protocol to assess

Phytophthora tolerance in Leucadendron using excised stems. Acta

Horticulturae (ISHS) 716:97-104.

17. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedsley R (2006) Micropropagation of Leucadendron.

Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 716:25-34.

18. Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R (2006) Embryo rescue of intersectional and

intersubsectional hybrids in Leucadendron. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS)

716:43-50.

19. Nelson M, Castello M, Thomson L, Cousin A, Yan G, Cowling W (2006)

Microspore culture from interspecific hybrids of Brassica napus and B.

carinata produces fertile progeny. Proceedings of the 13th Australiasian Plant

Breeding Conference pp 901-910.


20. Yan G, Pharmawati M, Finnegan P, Shan F, Sedgley R (2006) Search for sex

linked DNA markers in Leucadendron. Proceedings of the 13th Australiasian

Plant Breeding Conference pp 622-627.

21. Shan F, Clarke H, Yan G, Plummer J, Siddique K (2006) Enhancing genetic

diversity in chickpea: characterisation of wild annual Cicer germplasm using

AFLP analysis. Proceedings of the 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding

Conference pp 894-900

22. Liu H, Yan G, Sedgley R (2006) Interspecific hybridisation and early hybrid

identification in Leucadendron. Proceedings of the 13th Australiasian Plant

Breeding Conference pp 863-868.

23. Liu H, Yan G, Sedgley R (2007) Developing DNA markers for the early

identification of Leucadendron hybrids. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS)

(Accepted)

24. Pharmawati M, Yan G, Finnegan PM (2007) Further search for sex-specific

markers in Leucadendron. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) (Accepted)

25. Yan G, Sedgley R (2007) Developing morphological markers for marker

assisted selection in Leucadendron breeding. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS)

(Accepted)

Books

1. Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Speeding-up the Release of New Hybrid

Leucadendrons. RIRDC Publication No 06/059. ISBN 1 74151 322 7. ISSN

1440-6845. pp 1- 34.

2. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2003. Evaluation of Phytophthora

tolerance in Leucadendron. RIRDC Publication No 03/085. ISBN 0 642

58652 7. ISSN 1440-6845. pp 1-15.

3. Yan G. 2001. The breeding Biology of waxflowers. RIRDC Publication No

01/156. ISBN 0 642 58375 7. ISN 1440-6845. pp 1-56.

4. Yan G, Croxford B and Sedgley R. 2001. New Hybrid Leucadendrons.

RIRDC Publication No 01/099. ISBN 0 642 58321 8. ISN 1440-6845. pp 1-

47.

Non-Refereed

1. Yan G. 1984. Cytological Studies on Chinese jujube. Master's Thesis,

Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China.

2. Yan G. 1996. Cytogenetic and Molecular Studies of Actinidia Genomes.

PhD Thesis. The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Conference Proceedings – Full Paper

1. Yan G. 1988. Studies on chromosome number and morphology of Chinese

jujube. International Symposium on Horticultural Germplasm (Cultivated and

Wild). Sept. 5-9, 1988. Beijing. p. 114.


2. Yan G and Ferguson AR. 1993. Chromosome studies to assist kiwifruit

improvement. International Symposium on Cultivar Improvement of

Horticultural Crops, held jointly with Peach Congress. Sept. 6-10, 1993.

Beijing, China.

3. Croxford BP, Newell C, Considine JA and Yan G. 1998. Improving the in

vitro culture of Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum). Proceedings of

the International Plant Propagators Society. Perth, Australia. 15-17 May.

4. Cunneen S, Considine JA and Yan G. 1998. Hybridisation biology within the

Chamelaucium alliance. Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators

Society. Perth, Australia. 15-17 May.

5. Growns DJ, Newell C, Considine JA and Yan G. 1999. Waxflower selection,

breeding and development - an overview. IV International Symposium on

New Floricultural Crops. Chania - Crete, Greece 22 -27 May, 1999.

6. Plummer JA, Considine JA, Yan G, Hall D, Alford T and Seaton K. 1999.

New developments from the Centre for Australian Plants. IV International

Symposium on New Floricultural Crops. Chania - Crete, Greece 22 -27 May,

1999.

7. Yan G, Shan F, Ma J, Growns D, Webb M and Considine J. 1999.

Cytogenetic and molecular studies to support waxflower breeding. 11th

Australian Plant Breeding Conference, 1999. Adelaide, South Australia,

Australia.

8. Sedgley R, Croxford B and Yan G. 2000. Breeding new Leucadendron

varieties through interspecific hybridization. 5th International Protea Working

Group Symposium and the 10th International Protea Association Conference.

2-7 April, 2000, Tenerife, Spain.

9. Pradhan A, Plummer JA and Yan G. 2001. Comparisons of morphological

and molecular variations in seeds and seedlings of radish. Proceedings of the

Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1-4 October,

2001. Canberra, ACT, Australia.

10. Yan, Croxford B and Sedgley R. 2001. Interspecific Hybridisation of

Leucadendron. 20th International Eucarpia Symposium – Section Ornamentals

‘Strategies for new ornamentals’. 3-6 July, 2001, Melle, Belgium.

11. Yan G and Shan F. 2001. Cytogenetic studies to support Waxflower

(Chamelaucium) Breeding. EUCARPIA 20th

International Symposium:

Section Ornamentals. 3-6 July, 2001, Melle, Belgium.

12. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2002. Inheritance of important traits in

interspecific Leucadendron hybrids. 6th International Protea Working Group

Symposium and the 11th International Protea Association Conference. 11-14

March, 2002, Hawaii, USA.

13. Yan G, Croxford B and Sedgley R. 2002. Breeding new leucadendrons

through interspecific hybridization. 6th Australian Wildflower Conference.

30th May – 1st June, 2002, Warwick Farm, Sydney.


14. George N, Byrne M, Maslin B and Yan G. 2003. Acacia saligna, a new crop

plant to manage dryland salinity. In 'Productive use and rehabilitation of saline

lands (PUR$L)'. Yeppoon, Queensland

15. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2004. Development of a protocol to

assess Phytophthora tolerance in Leucadendron using excised stems. 7th

International Protea Working Group Symposium and the 12th International

Protea Association Conference. 3-7 April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia.

16. Croxford B, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2004. Micro-propagation of

Leucadendron. 7th International Protea Working Group Symposium and the

12th International Protea Association Conference. 3-7 April, 2004, Melbourne,

Australia.

17. Liu H, Yan G, Sedgley R and Croxford B. 2004. Embryo rescue of

intersectional and intersubsectional hybrids in Leucadendron. 7th International

Protea Working Group Symposium and the 12th International Protea

Association Conference. 3-7 April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia.

18. Pharmawati M Yan G and Sedgley R. 2004. PCR-RFLP analysis of

chloroplast DNA in Leucadendron (Proteaceae). 7th International Protea

Working Group Symposium and the 12th International Protea Association

Conference. 3-7 April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia.

19. Sedgley R, Croxford B and Yan G. 2004. Breeding and commercialisation of

New Leucadendron varieties. 7th International Protea Working Group


April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia.

20. Yan G, Shan F, Croxford B and Sedgley R. 2004. The search for sex-linked

DNA markers and the construction of phylogenetic relationships among

selected Leucadendron species. 7th International Protea Working Group


April, 2004, Melbourne, Australia.

21. George NA, Byrne M and Yan G. 2005. Genetic diversity and feed quality

variation in Acacia saligna, implications for using the species in dryland

salinity management. In 'International Salinity Forum'. Riverside Convention

Centre, Riverside, California pp. 191-194

22. Danehloueipour N, Yan G. Clarke H, Siddique KHM. 2006. Genetic basis of

Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea and wild Cicer species. 1st International

Ascochyta Workshop on Grain Legumes, B-11.

23. *Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Interspecific hybridization and early

hybrid identification in Leucadendron. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding

Conference. 18-21 April, 2006, Christchurch, New Zealand.

24. *Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Development of DNA markers for the

early identification of Leucadendron hybrids. 12th International Protea

Association Conference. 30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, UUA.

25. *Nelson M, Castello M, Thomson L, Cousin A, Yan G, Cowling W (2006)



carinata produces fertile progeny. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding



linked DNA markers in Leucadendron. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding


27. *Shan F, Clarke H, Yan G, Plummer J, Siddique K (2006) Enhancing genetic


AFLP analysis. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding Conference. 18-21 April,

2006, Christchurch, New Zealand.

28. Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Developing morphological markers for marker

assisted selection in Leucadendron breeding. 12th International Protea

Association Conference. 30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, UUA.

29. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Finnegan P (2006) Further search for sex-specific

markers in Leucadendron. 12th International Protea Association Conference.

30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, UUA.

30. Yan G, Weerakoon SR. 2007. Breeding “Super Brassica” cultivars at

hexaploid level. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Research Assembly on

Brassicas (ARAB15). Pp 69-73.

31. Nelson MN, Mason A, Castello MC, O’Lone CE, Yan G, Chen S, Cowling

WA. 2007. Molecular characterisation of microspore-derived progeny from

the interspecific F1 of Brassica napus x B. carinata. Proceedings of the 12th

International Rapeseed Congress. Pp 27-29.

Conference Proceedings – Abstract

1. Yan G. 1987. Cytological studies on Chinese jujube. National Symposium

on Horticultural Germplasm. Chongqing, Sichuan, China.

2. Yan G, Ferguson AR and McNeilage MA. 1994. Chromosome numbers in

Actinidia chinensis. New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board Research

Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

3. Yan G, Murray BG, Ferguson AR and McNeilage MA. 1995. In situ

hybridization to elucidate the evolutionary relationships of kiwifruit and

related Actinidia species. 12th International Chromosome Conference, 11-15

September, 1995. San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain.

4. Yan G, Murray BG, Ferguson AR and McNeilage MA. 1997. Cytogenetic

studies to assist kiwifruit breeding. 44th Annual Conference of the Genetic

Society of Australia. Perth, Western Australia.

5. Growns DJ, Newell C, Considine J and Yan G. 1999. Waxflower selection,

breeding and development - an overview. 5th Australian Wildflower

Conference. Melbourne, Australia 14-17 April, 1999

6. Yan G, Shan F, Ma X, Ma J, Growns D and Considine J. 1999. Genome

composition of Chamelaucium - a relative of Eucalyptus. Symposium on

molecular genetics of Eucalyptus. Hobart, Australia. 4-5th February, 1999


7. Plummer JA and Yan G. 2000. Research and Development from the Centre

for Australian Plants, Western Australia. Flower 2000 conference, 2000.

Sydney, Australia.

8. F Shan, Yan G and Plummer JA. 2001. Cytoevolution of Boronia.

Proceedings of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology, 1-4 October, 2001. Canberra, ACT, Australia

9. Ma X, Considine JA and Yan G. 2001. Chloroplast DNA Studies to Support

Waxflower Breeding. XVI EUCARPIA Congress. 10-14 September, 2001,

Edinburgh, Scotland

10. Shan F, Yan G and Plummer JA. 2001. Cyto-evolution of Boronia. Eighth

Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. 20-25 August,

2001, Aarhus, Denmark

11. Shepherd K and Yan G. 2002. Polyploidy and hybridisation in the Australian

Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Symposium of plant species-level

systematics. 13-15 November 2002, Leiden, The Netherland

12. George N, Byrne M, Maslin B and Yan G. 2003. Acacia saligna, a new crop

plant to manage dryland salinity. In 'Productive use and rehabilitation of saline

lands (PUR$L)'. Yeppoon, Queensland

13. George N, Byrne M and Yan G. 2004. Preliminary observations of the

reproductive biology of Acacia saligna. In 'Salinity Solutions: Working with

Science and Society'. Bendigo, Victoria from 2-5 August, 2004

14. Byrne O, Hardie D and Yan G. 2004. Inheritance profile for pea weevil

resistance in an interspecific cross between Pisum fulvum and cultivated pea

(Poster abstract). In '5th European Conference on Grain Legumes'. Dijon. (Ed.

AEP).

15. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Finnegan P. 2004. Identifiyinf genomic differences

between male and female Leucadendron discolor using suppressive subtraction

hybridisation (Poster abstract). In the 3rd Indonesian Biotechnology

Conference. Bali, Indonesia, 1-3 December, 2004.

16. Pharmawati M, Yan G, Sedgley R and Finnegan P. 2004. Using PCR-RFLP to

reveal chloroplast DNA inheritance and variation, and the phylognetic

implication in Leucadendron (Proteaceae). In Biology in Asia International

Conference. Singapore, 7-10 December, 2004.

17. Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2005. Embryo rescue and cytogenetic studies in

Leucadendron. Conference of the Australian Branch of the International

Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, p65.

18. Danehloueipour N, Yan G. Clarke H, Siddique KHM. 2006. Genetic basis of

Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea and wild Cicer species. 1st International

Ascochyta Workshop on Grain Legumes, B-11.

19. Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Interspecific hybridization and early

hybrid identification in Leucadendron. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding



20. Liu H, Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Development of DNA markers for the

early identification of Leucadendron hybrids. 12th International Protea

Association Conference. 30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, USA.

21. Nelson M, Castello M, Thomson L, Cousin A, Yan G, Cowling W (2006)


carinata produces fertile progeny. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding



linked DNA markers in Leucadendron. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding


23. Shan F, Clarke H, Yan G, Plummer J, Siddique K (2006) Enhancing genetic


AFLP analysis. 13th Australiasian Plant Breeding Conference. 18-21 April,

2006, Christchurch, New Zealand.

24. Yan G and Sedgley R. 2006. Developing morphological markers for marker

assisted selection in Leucadendron breeding. 12th International Protea

Association Conference. 30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, USA.

25. Pharmawati M, Yan G and Finnegan P (2006) Further search for sex-specific

markers in Leucadendron. 12th International Protea Association Conference.

30th March – 4th April, 2006, San Diego, USA.

26. Yan G (2007) Breeding “Super Brassica” cultivars at hexaploid level. The

15th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas (ARAB15). Geraldton,

Western Australia 12-14 September 2007.

27. Nelson MN, Mason A, Castello MC, O’Lone CE, Yan G, Chen S, Cowling

WA. 2007. Molecular characterisation of microspore-derived progeny from

the interspecific F1 of Brassica napus x B. carinata. The 12th International

Rapeseed Congress. Wuhan, China, 26-30 March, 2007.

28. Byrne O, Hardie D, Yan G and Khan T. 2007. Progress towards the

development of pea weevil resistant field pea cultivars. In 'Integrating Legume

Biology for Sustainable Agriculture: 6th European Conference on Grain

Legumes'. Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal. (Ed. AEP) p. 63.

Industry publications

1. G Yan and Newell C (1996) Plant Breeder aims to improve native flora. WA

Horticulture News Paper, Countryman Horticulture, November, 1996, p8

2. G Yan and Newell C (1996) Plant breeder appointed. The Floriculture Industry,

November 1996, No. 40, p9

3. Yan G and Newell C (1997) Breeding Australian native plants – a joint UWA

and AgWA initiative. The Floriculture Industry, March 1997, No. 41, pp5-6

4. Yan G and Newell C (1997) CAP breeding group meets. WAWPA Newsletter,

March, 1997, p12

5. Yan G and Newell C (1997) Cutflower breeding program update. The

Floriculture Industry, December 1997, No. 43, p8


6. Yan G and Newell C (1997) Plant breeding and selection program. WAWPA

Newsletter, September, 1997, p4

7. Yan G and Newell C (1997) Wax breeding project update. The Floriculture

Industry, July 1997, No. 42, p12

8. Yan G and Newell C (1998) Breeding program looks at new, improved

varieties. Primary focus, No.1/1998, p13

9. Yan G (2000) Breeding better leucadendrons. Ornamentals Updates. May 2000

Vol. 15 No. 2, pp7-9

10. Yan G and Ma X (2000) Development of molecular markers to support

waxflower breeding. The Floriculture Industry, May 2000, No. 50, p11

11. Yan G (2000) New varieties. FLOWERSWEST Magazine, May 2000, p6

12. Yan G (2000) Studies of pollen/style interactions. The Floriculture Industry,

September 2000, No. 51, pp9-10

13. Yan G and Ma X (2001) Identification of true hybrids in waxflowers using

molecular markers. The Floriculture Industry, April 2001, No. 53, p17

14. Yan G, Linda Manning (2007) Researcher profile. WA Grower, March 2007,

p30

15. Yan G (2007) Arid Australia helps cold China. UWA News, 26 (8): 9.

8. Plant Breeders Rights – Leucadendron ‘Claire’s Beauty’, Leucadendron ‘Ruby

Red’.

9. QP – Qualified Person of Plant Breeders Rights Office of Australia.

10. Referees

Professor Hans Lambers Inaugural Head of School of Plant Biology (MO84) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Hwy Crawley WA 6009 Australia Email: [email protected] Phone + 8 6488 7381 (direct) 1782 (secretariat) Fax + 8 6488 1108 Professor Kadambot Siddique Director of Institute of Agriculture Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Hwy Crawley WA 6009 Phone (08) 6488 7012 Fax (08) 6488 7354 Email: [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Wallace A. Cowling

School of Plant Biology M084 Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences


The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY, WA 6009 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61-8-6488 7979 Fax: +61-8-6488 1108 Mobile: 0429 207 577 Email: [email protected]

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