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Peter M. Chandler is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research spans several domains within agricultural and biological sciences, with a primary focus on plant science and molecular biology. Their work is situated at the intersection of genetics, physiology, and cultivation studies in cereal crops.

The scientist has contributed to research across multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Notable recent publications by Peter M. Chandler include:

  • Overgrowth mutants determine the causal role of gibberellin GA2oxidaseA13 in Rht12 dwarfism of wheat, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Manipulating Gibberellin Control Over Growth and Fertility as a Possible Target for Managing Wild Radish Weed Populations in Cropping Systems, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • INDETERMINATE DOMAIN-DELLA protein interactions orchestrate gibberellin-mediated cell elongation in wheat and barley, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Corrigendum to 'Functional characterization of wheat ent-kaurene(-like) synthases indicates continuing evolution of labdane-related diterpenoid metabolism in the cereals' [Phytochemistry 84 (2012) 47-55], 2025, Phytochemistry

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Wolfram Buss
  • Brett Ford
  • Wolfgang Spielmeyer
  • Eloise Foo
  • Wendelin Schnippenkoetter

Peter M. Chandler's work has been published in a range of scientific venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Phytochemistry

Best Publications

  • Semidwarf (sd-1), "green revolution" rice, contains a defective gibberellin 20-oxidase gene

    Wolfgang Spielmeyer;Marc H. Ellis;Peter M. Chandler

  • Gene Expression Regulated by Abscisic Acid and its Relation to Stress Tolerance

    Peter M. Chandler;Masumi Robertson

  • A cDNA-based comparison of dehydration-induced proteins (dehydrins) in barley and corn.

    Timothy J. Close;Alexander A. Kortt;Peter M. Chandler

  • Mutants at the Slender1 locus of barley cv Himalaya. Molecular and physiological characterization.

    Peter Michael Chandler;Annie Marion-Poll;Marc Ellis;Frank Gubler

  • Molecular Characterization of Rht-1 Dwarfing Genes in Hexaploid Wheat

    Stephen Pearce;Robert Saville;Simon P. Vaughan;Peter M. Chandler

  • Barley sex6 mutants lack starch synthase IIa activity and contain a starch with novel properties.

    Matthew K. Morell;Behjat Kosar-Hashemi;Mark Cmiel;Michael S. Samuel

  • Gibberellin Signaling in Barley Aleurone Cells. Control of SLN1 and GAMYB Expression

    Frank Gubler;Peter Michael Chandler;Rosemary G. White;Danny J. Llewellyn

  • The effect of different height reducing genes on the early growth of wheat

    Marc H Ellis;Greg J Rebetzke;Peter Chandler;David Bonnett

  • Gene structure, protein structure and regulation of the synthesis of a sulfur-rich protein in pea seeds

    T. J. V. Higgins;P. M. Chandler;P. J. Randall;D. Spencer

  • Manipulation of plant innate immunity and gibberellin as factor of compatibility in the mutualistic association of barley roots with Piriformospora indica

    Patrick Schäfer;Stefanie Pfiffi;Lars M. Voll;Doreen Zajic

  • The effects of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid on α-amylase mRNA levels in barley aleurone layers studies using an α-amylase cDNA clone.

    Peter M. Chandler;John A. Zwar;John V. Jacobsen;Thomas J. V. Higgins

  • The biosynthesis and primary structure of pea seed lectin.

    T J Higgins;P M Chandler;G Zurawski;S C Button

  • Auxin from the Developing Inflorescence Is Required for the Biosynthesis of Active Gibberellins in Barley Stems

    Carla M. Wolbang;Peter M. Chandler;Jennifer J. Smith;John J. Ross

  • Gibberellin Action in Germinated Cereal Grains

    John V. Jacobsen;Frank Gubler;Peter M. Chandler

  • Inhibition of Tiller Bud Outgrowth in the tin Mutant of Wheat Is Associated with Precocious Internode Development

    Tesfamichael H. Kebrom;Peter M. Chandler;Steve M. Swain;Rod W. King

  • EARLY FLOWERING3 Regulates Flowering in Spring Barley by Mediating Gibberellin Production and FLOWERING LOCUS T Expression

    Scott A. Boden;David Weiss;John J. Ross;Noel W. Davies

  • Regulation of Legumin Levels in Developing Pea Seeds under Conditions of Sulfur Deficiency Rates of Legumin Synthesis and Levels of Legumin mRNA

    Peter M. Chandler;Thomas J. V. Higgins;Peter J. Randall;Donald Spencer

  • Identification of a Negative Regulator of Gibberellin Action, HvSPY, in Barley

    Masumi Robertson;Masumi Robertson;Stephen M. Swain;Peter M. Chandler;Neil E. Olszewski

  • Gibberellin and Abscisic Acid in Germinating Cereals

    John V. Jacobsen;Peter M. Chandler

  • Molecular Characterization of Rht-1 Dwarfing Genes in

    Stephen Pearce;Robert Saville;Simon P. Vaughan;Peter M. Chandler

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. V. Higgins
Thomas J. V. Higgins Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Wolfgang Spielmeyer
Wolfgang Spielmeyer Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John V. Jacobsen
John V. Jacobsen Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John Ross
John Ross University of Tasmania
Frank Gubler
Frank Gubler Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard A. Richards
Richard A. Richards Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter Hedden
Peter Hedden Rothamsted Research
Eloise Foo
Eloise Foo University of Tasmania
Uwe Scholz
Uwe Scholz Leibniz Association
Timothy J. Close
Timothy J. Close University of California, Riverside

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