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Alan Cruickshank

Department of Primary IndustriesORCID 0000-0002-7982-1746Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Scaling up orphan crop research: A global genetic perspective of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) diversity from 10,617 accessions

Sofie M. Pearson, Adrian Hathorn, Shichao Sun, Alan Cruickshank, Tracey Shatte, Paulino Munisse, Mercy Wairimu Macharia, Joann A. Conner, Anna M. Koltunow, Jean‐Philippe Vielle‐Calzada, Peggy Ozias‐Akins, Takayoshi Ishii, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Sally Norton, Yongfu Tao, , Emma Mace

This study analyzes the genetic diversity of cowpea using 10,617 accessions, revealing nine genetic groups and highlighting untapped genetic resources for crop improvement.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Large scale genome-wide association study reveals that drought induced lodging in grain sorghum is associated with plant height and traits linked to carbon remobilisation

Xue Min Wang, Emma Mace, Yongfu Tao, Alan Cruickshank, Colleen Hunt, Graeme Hammer, David Robert Jordan

This study identifies 213 QTL associated with drought-induced lodging in grain sorghum, showing strong links to plant height and carbon remobilisation traits.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics · Aug 24, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals

Yongfu Tao, Xianrong Zhao, Xue Min Wang, Adrian Hathorn, Colleen Hunt, Alan Cruickshank, Erik J van Oosterom, Ian Douglas Godwin, Emma Mace, David Robert Jordan

This study identifies 92 grain size QTL in sorghum through GWAS, showing overlap with rice and maize QTL and supporting common genetic control of grain size across cereals.

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Oct 29, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics