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Kenneth J. Chalmers

Kenneth J. Chalmers

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Overview

Kenneth J. Chalmers is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and focuses their research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics center around areas such as Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

Kenneth J. Chalmers has authored several recent papers, notable among them:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding (2020, Nature)
  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding (2020, Nature)
  • Structural variation in the pangenome of wild and domesticated barley (2024, Nature)
  • A barley pan-transcriptome reveals layers of genotype-dependent transcriptional complexity (2025, Nature Genetics)
  • Genomic signatures of barley breeding for environmental adaptation to the new continents (2023, Plant Biotechnology Journal)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Peter Langridge
  • Georg Haberer
  • Anne Fiebig
  • Sudharsan Padmarasu
  • Uwe Scholz

Their studies have been published predominantly in journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics, and Plant Biotechnology Journal. Other venues include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

    Sean Walkowiak;Sean Walkowiak;Liangliang Gao;Cecile Monat;Georg Haberer

  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding.

    Murukarthick Jayakodi;Sudharsan Padmarasu;Georg Haberer;Venkata Suresh Bonthala

  • A high-density consensus map of barley linking DArT markers to SSR, RFLP and STS loci and agricultural traits

    Peter Wenzl;Haobing Li;Jason Carling;Meixue Zhou

  • Detection of genetic variation between and within populations of Gliricidia sepium and G. maculata using RAPD markers

    K J Chalmers;R Waugh;J I Sprent;A J Simons

  • Detection of genetic diversity and selective gene introgression in coffee using RAPD markers.

    C. Orozco-Castillo;K. J. Chalmers;R. Waugh;W. Powell

  • Detection and analysis of genetic variation in Hordeum spontaneum populations from Israel using RAPD markers

    I. K. Dawson;K. J. Chalmers;R. Waugh;W. Powell

  • Trends in genetic and genome analyses in wheat: a review

    P. Langridge;E. S. Lagudah;T. A. Holton;R. Appels

  • Mapping loci associated with flour colour in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    G. D. Parker;K. J. Chalmers;A. J. Rathjen;P. Langridge

  • The role of trehalose in dehydration resistance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    G.M. Gadd;K. Chalmers;R.H. Reed

  • Multiplex-Ready PCR: A new method for multiplexed SSR and SNP genotyping

    Matthew J Hayden;Thao M Nguyen;Amanda Waterman;Kenneth J Chalmers

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for agronomic, yield, grain and disease characters in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

    W. T. B. Thomas;W. Powell;R. Waugh;K. J. Chalmers

  • Identification of RAPD markers linked to a Rhynchosporium secalis resistance locus in barley using near-isogenic lines and bulked segregant analysis.

    U M Barua;K J Chalmers;C A Hackett;W T B Thomas

  • HvNax3--a locus controlling shoot sodium exclusion derived from wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum).

    Yuri Shavrukov;Narendra K. Gupta;Junji Miyazaki;Manahil N. Baho

  • Construction of three linkage maps in bread wheat, Triticum aestivum

    K. J. Chalmers;A. W. Campbell;J. Kretschmer;A. Karakousis

  • Genetic diversity in Australian wheat varieties and breeding material based on RFLP data

    J. G. Paull;K. J. Chalmers;A. Karakousis;J. M. Kretschmer

  • Application of multiplex-ready PCR for fluorescence-based SSR genotyping in barley and wheat

    M. J. Hayden;T. M. Nguyen;A. Waterman;G. L. McMichael

  • A consensus map of barley integrating SSR, RFLP, and AFLP markers

    A. Karakousis;J. P. Gustafson;K. J. Chalmers;A. R. Barr

  • A genetic map of 1,000 SSR and DArT markers in a wide barley cross

    P. R. Hearnden;P. R. Hearnden;P. J. Eckermann;P. J. Eckermann;G. L. McMichael;G. L. McMichael;M. J. Hayden;M. J. Hayden

  • Mapping and validation of chromosome regions conferring boron toxicity tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

    S. P. Jefferies;M. A. Pallotta;J. G. Paull;A. Karakousis

  • The genetic diversity of UK, US and Australian cultivars of Triticum aestivum measured by DArT markers and considered by genome.

    J. White;J. R. Law;I. Mackay;K. J. Chalmers

  • Mapping of chromosome regions conferring boron toxicity tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    S. P. Jefferies;A. R. Barr;A. Karakousis;J. M. Kretschmer

  • Molecular mapping of genes determining height, time to heading, and growth habit in barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    U. M. Barua;K. J. Chalmers;W. T. B. Thomas;C. A. Hackett

  • Genetic mapping and marker development for resistance of wheat against the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus neglectus

    Dimanthi V Jayatilake;Elise J Tucker;Elise J Tucker;Harbans Bariana;Haydn Kuchel

  • Construction of three linkage maps in bread wheat

    KJ Chalmers;AW Campbell;J Kretschmer;A Karakousis

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Langridge
Peter Langridge University of Adelaide
Diane E. Mather
Diane E. Mather University of Adelaide
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell Scotland's Rural College
Matthew J. Hayden
Matthew J. Hayden La Trobe University
Chengdao Li
Chengdao Li Murdoch University
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Brian P. Forster
Brian P. Forster International Atomic Energy Agency
William T. B. Thomas
William T. B. Thomas James Hutton Institute
Haydn Kuchel
Haydn Kuchel Australian Grain Technologies
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia

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