Project Leader (Wheat-Durum-Pulses)
Prof Richard Trethowan
Professor at the University of Sydney (Plant Breeding Institute) since 2006 lead CAIGE project since its start. Prof Richard Trethowan has a B.Sc and a PhD from the University of Sydney, and is currently Director of the IA Watson Grain Research Centre within the Plant Breeding Institute. His researches are mainly focused in wheat breeding and genetics.
| Telephone | +61 2 9351 8860 |
| Fax | +61 2 9351 8875 |
| richard.trethowan@sydney.edu.au |
Project Leader (Barley)
Dr. Mark Dieters
In 2003, Mark Dieters joined the University of Queensland after completing his PhD in Florida. He has been involved in research related to genetic improvement of crop and tree species. Dr. Mark Dieters is in charge of the barley side of CAIGE project.
| Telephone | +61 7 3365 7410 |
| Fax | +61 7 3365 1177 |
| m.dieters@uq.edu.au |
Database Management
Dr. Laura I. Ruiz Espinosa
Laura Espinosa is an early-career researcher at the University of Sydney. She has experience in data management and analysis in cropping systems, survey design, as well as developing training materials for wheat breading. She successfully completed her Masters in Sustainability and PhD in Agriculture at USyD. Her PhD research topic focused on the quantification of the adoption of conservation agriculture in wheat growing regions in Mexico and Australia. She is interested in further conduct research and generate models for measuring the adoption of sustainable wheat and barley production systems through sustainable farming practices and cutting-edge technologies.
| Telephone | +61 (0)451 463 140 |
| Fax | |
| laura.ruizespinosa@sydney.edu.au |
CAIGE Coordinator
Dr. Julie Nicol has worked holistically with the wheat production systems and is very interested in multiple root diseases resistance combined with good yield and adaption. She has extensive experience in international agriculture, having worked for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre for 13 years based in both Mexico and then 10 years in the regional program of West Asia and North Africa based in Turkey. She has particularly interests in germplasm improvement, genetics, integrated pest management and soil health in rainfed wheat production systems. She has specific expertise in Crown Rot and Cereal Nematodes (Cereal Cyst and Root Lesion) on water limited wheat productions systems.
Julie Nicol
| Telephone | +61 (0)488 709 439 |
| Fax | |
| julie.nicol@sydney.edu.au |
Other important actors in CAIGE:
Dr. Shefat Rahman
GRDC Representative
Genetic Technologies Manager (Wheat)
| Telephone | +61 474 065 407 |
| shefat.rahman@grdc.com.au | |
Dr. Sally Norton
Seed Distribution
Australian Grains Genebank
Ecodiv
| Telephone | +61 3 5362 2124 |
| Fax | |
| sally.norton@ecodev.vic.gov.au |
