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Jim Weller

Associate Professor Jim Weller

Jim Weller

ARC Future Fellow

Room 372h , Life Sciences Building

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Jim.Weller@utas.edu.au

Jim Weller is an Associate Professor in Plant Genetics and ARC Future Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences. He has broad interests in plant physiology, development and evolution. His work focuses on the use of molecular genetics to investigate the control of flowering, shoot architecture, hormone function and plant responses to light and temperature. He works mainly with legumes and is particularly interested in exploring comparative biology, domestication, and the use of natural genetic diversity for improvement of this important group of crop plants.

Biography

Jim completed his PhD in 1996 and returned to the University of Tasmania in 2002 after postdoctoral appointments at Wageningen University (Netherlands) and RIKEN (Japan).

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis title	University	Country	Date of award
PhD	Control of Development by Phytochrome in the Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.)	University of Tasmania	Australia	1997

Memberships

Professional practice

American Society of Plant Biologists
Australian Society of Plant Scientists
International Legume Society

Teaching

Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant Genomics, Plant Development and Physiology

Teaching expertise

2002-present: Unit Co-ordinator, KPA376 Genetics
2010-2013: Degree Co-ordinator, BBiotechMedRes

Teaching responsibility

KPA376 - Genetics
KPA378 - Plant Science Research
KPA161 - Biology of Plants (2004-2013)
KPA215 - Genetics and Evolution (2004-2011)

Research Invitations

International Workshop on Molecular Control of Flower Development (2015) Aiguablava, Spain
International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (2014) Saskatoon, Canada
CGIAR Open Forum on Science in Grain Legumes (2014) Saskatoon, Canada
Pulse Breeding Australia National Pulse Conference (2013) Adelaide, Australia
Asia and Oceania Conference on Photobiology (2013) Sydney, Australia
International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction (2012) Melbourne, Australia
Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (2010), Queenstown, New Zealand

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Expertise

Plant genetics and molecular biology
Mechanisms controlling plant growth and development
Plant domestication
Legume functional genomics
The application of genetics in crop improvement
The science behind fruit and vegetable diversity
Biology, benefits and uses of legumes

Research Themes

Jim's research predominantly aligns with the University's research theme of Environment, Resources and Sustainability.

One major component of his work investigates the genes and mechanisms that underlie flowering time variation, and their broader relevance for plant growth and productivity. Variation for flowering time has been a key factor enabling the spread of crops from their centres of origin to their current broad global distributions and is critical in the development of new varieties for new regions or modified agricultural practices. His group's results are already finding application in breeding programs around the world, contributing to the improvement of varieties for short growing seasons.

Jim's work also contributes to international programs that are documenting and analysing natural genetic variation in legumes, an important group of crop plants that provide a major component of dietary protein globally, deliver sustainable nitrogen inputs to agricultural systems, and are a major export crop for Australia. Natural genetic diversity present in the ancestors and relatives of modern crops is a major global resource, and a better understanding of this diversity promises to provide a much wider range of variation for important plant characteristics and tolerances, and will help identify new sustainable approaches to improving plant performance and seed yield.

Collaboration

Current research in the group involves numerous international collaborations on legume biology and genetics, with research groups and institutes in New Zealand, Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.

Awards

2004 UTAS Faculty of Science Research Excellence Award
2009 UTAS Rising Star Award
2013 ARC Future Fellowship

Current projects

Jim's current research involves the use of molecular, genetic, genomic and physiological approaches to explore four main topics;

The fundamental biology of flowering time control in model and crop legumes
The history and genetic basis for legume domestication
The characterization of legume genetic diversity and its use in crop improvement
The interaction of light perception and hormone signalling in plant development

His work on flowering time includes the investigation of plant responses to photoperiod and temperature, compound inflorescence development, circadian rhythms, and the functions of the florigen (FT/TFL1) family.

Fields of Research

Plant physiology (310806)
Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding) (300406)
Gene expression (incl. microarray and other genome-wide approaches) (310505)
Plant developmental and reproductive biology (310804)
Plant cell and molecular biology (310803)
Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology (300404)
Horticultural crop growth and development (300802)
Genetics (310599)
Horticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding) (300803)
Genomics (310509)
Developmental genetics (incl. sex determination) (310503)
Medical biotechnology (320699)
Gene mapping (310506)
Genome structure and regulation (310508)
Cell metabolism (310103)
Biochemistry and cell biology (310199)
Plant pathology (310805)
Microbial genetics (310704)
Protein trafficking (310108)
Plant biology (310899)

Research Objectives

Grain legumes (260303)
Environmentally sustainable plant production (260199)
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
Field grown vegetable crops (260505)
Horticultural crops (260599)
Linseed (260304)
Native forests (260204)
Lupins (260305)
Lucerne (100502)
Other plant production and plant primary products (269999)
Hardwood plantations (260201)
Pasture, browse and fodder crops (100599)
Barley (260301)
Non-cereal crops (non-cereal crops for hay/silage/green feed) (100504)
Processed fish and seafood products (241310)
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences (280101)

Publications

Jim has authored 60 peer-reviewed papers, and publishes regularly in the top plant biology journals Plant Cell (7 papers) and Plant Physiology (15 papers). He has also authored eight book chapters for major international publishers Springer, Kluwer, Academic Press and Elsevier. Recent papers have appeared in PNAS and Nature Communications.

Total publications

Highlighted publications

(8 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2014	Journal Article	Liew LC, Hecht V, Sussmilch FC, Weller JL, 'The pea photoperiod response gene STERILE NODES is an ortholog of LUX ARRHYTHMO1[W][OPEN]', Plant Physiology, 165, (2) pp. 648-657. ISSN 0032-0889 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.237008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht V; Sussmilch FC Tweet
2012	Journal Article	Berbel A, Ferrandiz C, Hecht V, Dalmais M, Lund OS, et al., 'VEGETATIVE1 is essential for development of the compound inflorescence in pea', Nature Communications, 3 Article 797. ISSN 2041-1723 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1801 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 46 Co-authors: Hecht V; Sussmilch FC; Taylor SA Tweet
2012	Journal Article	Weller JL, Liew LC, Hecht VFG, Rajandran V, Laurie RE, et al., 'A conserved molecular basis for photoperiod adaptation in two temperate legumes', National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America. Proceedings, 109, (51) pp. 21158-21163. ISSN 0027-8424 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207943110 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 76Web of Science - 75 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht VFG; Rajandran V; Ridge S; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Hecht V, Laurie RE, Vander Schoor JK, Ridge S, Knowles CL, et al., 'The Pea GIGAS Gene Is a FLOWERING LOCUS T Homolog Necessary for Graft-Transmissible Specification of Flowering but Not for Responsiveness to Photoperiod', The Plant Cell, 23, (1) pp. 147-161. ISSN 1040-4651 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.081042 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 112Web of Science - 105 Co-authors: Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK; Ridge S; Knowles CL; Liew LC; Sussmilch FC; Murfet IC Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Laurie RE, Diwadkar P, Jaudal M, Zhang L, Hecht V, et al., 'The Medicago FLOWERING LOCUS T Homolog, MtFTa1, Is a Key Regulator of Flowering Time', Plant Physiology, 156, (4) pp. 2207-2224. ISSN 0032-0889 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.180182 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 70Web of Science - 72 Co-authors: Hecht V Tweet
2009	Journal Article	Liew LC, Hecht VFG, Laurie RE, Knowles CL, Vander Schoor JK, et al., 'DIE NEUTRALIS and LATE BLOOMER 1 Contribute to Regulation of the Pea Circadian Clock ', Plant Cell, 21, (10) pp. 3198-3211. ISSN 1040-4651 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.067223 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 47 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht VFG; Knowles CL; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2009	Journal Article	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Vander Schoor JK, Davidson SE, Ross JJ, 'Light regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis in pea is mediated through the COP1/HY5 pathway', Plant Cell, 21, (3) pp. 800-813. ISSN 1040-4651 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.063628 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 63Web of Science - 62 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Vander Schoor JK; Davidson SE; Ross JJ Tweet
2005	Journal Article	Hecht VFG, Foucher F, Ferrandiz C, Macknight R, Navarro C, et al., 'Conservation of Arabidopsis Flowering Genes in Model Legumes', Plant Physiology, 137, (4) pp. 1420-1434. ISSN 0032-0889 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.057018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 203Web of Science - 197 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Vardy ME Tweet

Journal Article

(57 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2017	Hane JK, Ming Y, Kamphuis LG, Nelson MN, Garg G, et al., 'A comprehensive draft genome sequence for lupin (Lupinus angustifolius), an emerging health food: insights into plant-microbe interactions and legume evolution', Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15, (3) pp. 318-330. ISSN 1467-7644 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12615 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 74Web of Science - 68 Tweet
2017	Lu S, Zhao X, Hu Y, Liu S, Nan H, et al., 'Natural variation at the soybean J locus improves adaptation to the tropics and enhances yield', Nature Genetics, 49, (5) pp. 773-779. ISSN 1061-4036 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ng.3819 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 93Web of Science - 86 Tweet
2017	Nelson MN, Ksiazkiewicz M, Rychel S, Besharat N, Taylor CM, et al., 'The loss of vernalization requirement in narrow-leafed lupin is associated with a deletion in the promoter and de-repressed expression of a Flowering Locus T (FT) homologue', New Phytologist, 213, (1) pp. 220-232. ISSN 1469-8137 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/nph.14094 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 31 Tweet
2017	Ridge S, Deokar A, Lee R, Daba K, Macknight RC, et al., 'The chickpea Early flowering 1 (Efl1) locus is an ortholog of Arabidopsis ELF3', Plant Physiology, 175, (2) pp. 802-815. ISSN 0032-0889 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00082 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Ridge S Tweet
2017	Rubenach AJS, Hecht V, Vander Schoor JK, Liew LC, Aubert G, et al., 'EARLY FLOWERING3 redundancy fine-tunes photoperiod sensitivity', Plant Physiology, 173, (4) pp. 2253-2264. ISSN 0032-0889 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01738 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Rubenach AJS; Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK; Liew LC Tweet
2017	Sussmilch FC, Hecht V, Vander Schoor JK, Weller JL, 'Identification of the short vegetative phase (SVP)-like MADS-box genes in pea (Pisum sativum L.)', Plant Gene, 12 pp. 72-79. ISSN 2352-4073 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2017.08.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Sussmilch FC; Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2016	Foo E, McAdam EL, Weller JL, Reid JB, 'Interactions between ethylene, gibberellins, and brassinosteroids in the development of rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses of pea', Journal of Experimental Botany, 67, (8) pp. 2413-2424. ISSN 0022-0957 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw047 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Foo E; McAdam EL; Reid JB Tweet
2016	Ridge S, Sussmilch FC, Hecht V, Vander Schoor JK, Lee R, et al., 'Identification of LATE BLOOMER2 as a CYCLING DOF FACTOR homolog reveals conserved and divergent features of the flowering response to photoperiod in pea', Plant Cell, 28, (10) pp. 2545-2559. ISSN 1040-4651 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.01011 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Ridge S; Sussmilch FC; Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2016	Vanhala T, Normann KR, Lundstrom M, Weller JL, Leino MW, et al., 'Flowering time adaption in Swedish landrace pea (Pisum sativum L.)', BMC Genetics, 17 Article 117. ISSN 1471-2156 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0424-z [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Tweet
2015	Sussmilch FC, Berbel A, Hecht V, Vander Schoor JK, Ferrandiz C, et al., 'Pea VEGETATIVE2 is an FD homolog that is essential for flowering and compound inflorescence development', Plant Cell, 27, (4) pp. 1046-1060. ISSN 1040-4651 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.115.136150 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Sussmilch FC; Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2015	Weller JL, Foo EM, Hecht V, Ridge S, Vander Schoor JK, et al., 'Ethylene signaling influences light-regulated development in pea', Plant Physiology, 169, (1) pp. 115-124. ISSN 0032-0889 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00164 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 20 Co-authors: Foo EM; Hecht V; Ridge S; Vander Schoor JK; Reid JB Tweet
2015	Weller JL, Ortega R, 'Genetic control of flowering time in legumes', Frontiers in Plant Science, 6 Article 207. ISSN 1664-462X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00207 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 71Web of Science - 73 Co-authors: Ortega R Tweet
2014	Hudson CJ, Freeman JS, Jones RC, Potts BM, Wong MML, et al., 'Genetic control of heterochrony in Eucalyptus globulus', G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 4, (7) pp. 1235-1245. ISSN 2160-1836 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.011916 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Hudson CJ; Freeman JS; Jones RC; Potts BM; Hecht VFG; Vaillancourt RE Tweet
2014	Liew LC, Hecht V, Sussmilch FC, Weller JL, 'The pea photoperiod response gene STERILE NODES is an ortholog of LUX ARRHYTHMO1[W][OPEN]', Plant Physiology, 165, (2) pp. 648-657. ISSN 0032-0889 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.237008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht V; Sussmilch FC Tweet
2014	Ridge S, Brown PH, Hecht V, Driessen RG, Weller JL, 'The role of BoFLC2 in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) reproductive development', Journal of Experimental Botany, 66, (1) pp. 125-135. ISSN 0022-0957 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru408 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 29 Co-authors: Ridge S; Hecht V Tweet
2014	Wong ACS, Hecht VFG, Picard K, Diwadkar P, Laurie RE, et al., 'Isolation and functional analysis of CONSTANS-LIKE genes suggests that a central role for CONSTANS in flowering time control is not evolutionarily conserved in Medicago truncatula', Frontiers in Plant Science, 5 Article 486. ISSN 1664-462X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00486 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Wong ACS; Hecht VFG Tweet
2012	Berbel A, Ferrandiz C, Hecht V, Dalmais M, Lund OS, et al., 'VEGETATIVE1 is essential for development of the compound inflorescence in pea', Nature Communications, 3 Article 797. ISSN 2041-1723 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1801 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 46 Co-authors: Hecht V; Sussmilch FC; Taylor SA Tweet
2012	Smykal P, Aubert G, Burstin J, Coyne CJ, Ellis NTH, et al., 'Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the genomic era', Agronomy, 2, (2) pp. 74-115. ISSN 2073-4395 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/agronomy2020074 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2012	Weller JL, Liew LC, Hecht VFG, Rajandran V, Laurie RE, et al., 'A conserved molecular basis for photoperiod adaptation in two temperate legumes', National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America. Proceedings, 109, (51) pp. 21158-21163. ISSN 0027-8424 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207943110 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 76Web of Science - 75 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht VFG; Rajandran V; Ridge S; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2011	Hecht V, Laurie RE, Vander Schoor JK, Ridge S, Knowles CL, et al., 'The Pea GIGAS Gene Is a FLOWERING LOCUS T Homolog Necessary for Graft-Transmissible Specification of Flowering but Not for Responsiveness to Photoperiod', The Plant Cell, 23, (1) pp. 147-161. ISSN 1040-4651 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.081042 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 112Web of Science - 105 Co-authors: Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK; Ridge S; Knowles CL; Liew LC; Sussmilch FC; Murfet IC Tweet
2011	Jones RC, Hecht VFG, Potts BM, Vaillancourt RE, Weller JL, 'Expression of a FLOWERING LOCUS T homologue is temporally associated with annual flower bud initiation in Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus (Myrtaceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, 59, (8) pp. 756-769. ISSN 0067-1924 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/BT11251 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Jones RC; Hecht VFG; Potts BM; Vaillancourt RE Tweet
2011	Karahara I, Takaya E, Fujibayashi S, Inoue H, Weller JL, et al., 'Development of the Casparian strip is delayed by blue light in pea stems', Planta: An International Journal of Plant Biology, 234, (5) pp. 1019-1030. ISSN 0032-0935 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1451-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
2011	Laurie RE, Diwadkar P, Jaudal M, Zhang L, Hecht V, et al., 'The Medicago FLOWERING LOCUS T Homolog, MtFTa1, Is a Key Regulator of Flowering Time', Plant Physiology, 156, (4) pp. 2207-2224. ISSN 0032-0889 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.180182 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 70Web of Science - 72 Co-authors: Hecht V Tweet
2009	Hofer J, Turner L, Moreau C, Ambrose M, Isaac P, et al., 'Tendril-less regulates tendril formation in pea leaves', Plant Cell, 21, (2) pp. 420-428. ISSN 1040-4651 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.064071 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 99Web of Science - 88 Tweet
2009	Liew LC, Hecht VFG, Laurie RE, Knowles CL, Vander Schoor JK, et al., 'DIE NEUTRALIS and LATE BLOOMER 1 Contribute to Regulation of the Pea Circadian Clock ', Plant Cell, 21, (10) pp. 3198-3211. ISSN 1040-4651 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.067223 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 47 Co-authors: Liew LC; Hecht VFG; Knowles CL; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2009	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Liew LC, Sussmilch F, Wenden B, et al., 'Update on the genetic control of flowering in garden pea', Journal of Experimental Botany, 60, (9) pp. 2493-2499. ISSN 0022-0957 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp120 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Liew LC; Sussmilch F; Knowles CL; Vander Schoor JK Tweet
2009	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Vander Schoor JK, Davidson SE, Ross JJ, 'Light regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis in pea is mediated through the COP1/HY5 pathway', Plant Cell, 21, (3) pp. 800-813. ISSN 1040-4651 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.063628 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 63Web of Science - 62 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Vander Schoor JK; Davidson SE; Ross JJ Tweet
2009	Wenden B, Dun EA, Hanan J, Andrieu B, Weller JL, et al., 'Computational analysis of flowering in pea (Pisum sativum)', New Phytologist, 184, (1) pp. 153-167. ISSN 0028-646X (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02952.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Tweet
2008	Cummings IG, Foo E, Weller JL, Reid JB, Koutoulis A, 'Blue and red photoselective shadecloths modify pea height through altered blue irradiance perceived by the cry1 photoreceptor', Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 83, (5) pp. 663-667. ISSN 1462-0316 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2008.11512440 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Cummings IG; Foo E; Reid JB; Koutoulis A Tweet
2007	Hecht VFG, Knowles CL, Vanderschoor JK, Liew LC, Jones SE, et al., 'Pea LATE BLOOMER 1 is a GIGANTEA ortholog with roles in photoperiodic flowering, de-etiolation and transcriptional regulation of circadian clock gene homologs', Plant Physiology, 144, (2) pp. 648-661. ISSN 0032-0889 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.096818 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 95Web of Science - 91 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Knowles CL; Vanderschoor JK; Liew LC; Jones SE; Lambert M Tweet
2007	Jager C, Symons GM, Nomura T, Yamada Y, Smith JJ, et al., 'Characterization of two brassinosteroid C-6 oxidase genes in pea', Plant Physiology, 143, (4) pp. 1894-1904. ISSN 0032-0889 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.093088 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Jager C; Symons GM; Smith JJ; Reid JB Tweet
2007	Weller JL, 'Update on the genetics of flowering', Pisum Genetics, 39 pp. 1-8. ISSN 1320-2510 (2007) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2007	Zhao X, Yu X, Foo E, Symons GM, Lopez J, et al., 'A study of gibberellin homeostasis and cryptochrome-mediated blue light inhibition of hypocotyl elongation', Plant Physiology, 145, (1) pp. 106-118. ISSN 0032-0889 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.099838 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 108Web of Science - 94 Co-authors: Foo E; Symons GM; Reid JB Tweet
2006	Foo E, Platten JD, Weller JL, Reid JB, 'PhyA and cry1 act redundantly to regulate gibberellin levels during de-etiolation in blue light', Physiologia Plantarum, 127, (1) pp. 149-156. ISSN 0031-9317 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00649.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 21 Co-authors: Foo E; Platten JD; Reid JB Tweet
2006	Foo E, Ross JJ, Davies NW, Reid JB, Weller JL, 'A role for ethylene in the phytochrome-mediated control of vegetative development', The Plant Journal, 46, (6) pp. 911-921. ISSN 0960-7412 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02754.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 47 Co-authors: Foo E; Ross JJ; Davies NW; Reid JB Tweet
2005	Giliberto L, Perrotta G, Pallara P, Weller JL, Fraser PD, et al., 'Manipulation of the Blue Light Photoreceptor Cryptochrome 2 in Tomato Affects Vegetative Development, Flowering Time, and Fruit Antioxidant Content', Plant Physiology, 137, (1) pp. 199-208. ISSN 0032-0889 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.051987 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 257Web of Science - 225 Tweet
2005	Hecht VFG, Foucher F, Ferrandiz C, Macknight R, Navarro C, et al., 'Conservation of Arabidopsis Flowering Genes in Model Legumes', Plant Physiology, 137, (4) pp. 1420-1434. ISSN 0032-0889 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.057018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 203Web of Science - 197 Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Vardy ME Tweet
2005	Platten JD, Foo E, Elliott RC, Hecht VFG, Reid JB, et al., 'Cryptochrome 1 contributes to blue-light sensing in pea', Plant Physiology, 139, (3) pp. 1472-1482. ISSN 0032-0889 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.067462 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 43Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Platten JD; Foo E; Elliott RC; Hecht VFG; Reid JB Tweet
2005	Platten JD, Foo E, Foucher F, Hecht VFG, Reid JB, et al., 'The cryptochrome gene family in pea includes two differentially expressed CRY2 genes', Plant Molecular Biology, 59, (4) pp. 683-696. ISSN 0167-4412 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-0828-z [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29 Co-authors: Platten JD; Foo E; Hecht VFG; Reid JB Tweet
2004	Sineshchekov VA, Weller JL, 'Two modes of the light-induced phytochorome A decline - with and without changes in the porportion of its isoforms (phyA' and phyA'): evidence from fluorescence investigations of mutant phyA-3D pea', Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, B: Biology, 75, (3) pp. 127-135. ISSN 1011-1344 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.05.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2004	Weller JL, Batge SL, Smith JJ, Kerckhoffs LH, Sineshchekov VA, et al., 'A Dominant Mutation in the Pea PHYA Gene Confers Enhanced Responses to Light and Impairs the Light-Dependent Degradation of Phytochrome A', Plant Physiology, 135, (4) pp. 2186-2195. ISSN 0032-0889 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.036103 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Smith JJ; Kerckhoffs LH; Murfet IC; Reid JB Tweet
2003	Beveridge CA, Weller JL, Singer SR, Hofer JMI, 'Axillary Meristem Development. Budding Relationships between Networks Controlling Flowering, Branching, and Photoperiod Responsiveness', Plant Physiology, 131, (3) pp. 927-934. ISSN 0032-0889 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.017525 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 78Web of Science - 66 Tweet
2003	El-Assal SE, Alonso-Blanco C, Peeters AJM, Wagemaker CW, Weller JL, 'The role of cryptochrome 2 in the control of flowering in Arabidopsis', Journal of Plant Physiology, 133, (4) pp. 1504-1516. ISSN 0176-1617 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.029819 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 52 Tweet
2001	Weller JL, Beauchamp N, Kerckhoffs LH, Platten JD, Reid JB, 'Interaction of phytochromes A and B in the control of de-etiolation and flowering in pea', The Plant Journal, 26, (3) pp. 283-294. ISSN 0960-7412 (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2001.01027.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 75Web of Science - 74 Co-authors: Kerckhoffs LH; Platten JD; Reid JB Tweet
2001	Weller JL, Perrotta G, Schreuder MEL, van Tuinen A, Koornneef M, et al., 'Genetic dissection of blue-light sensing in tomato using mutants deficient in cryptochrome 1 and phytochromes A, B1 and B2', The Plant Journal, 25, (4) pp. 427-440. ISSN 0960-7412 (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00978.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 68Web of Science - 61 Tweet
2000	Hisada A, Hanzawa H, Weller JL, Nagatani A, Reid JB, et al., 'Light-Induced Nuclear Translocation of Endogenous Pea Phytochrome A Visualized by Immunocytochemical Procedures', The Plant Cell, 12, (7) pp. 1063-1078. ISSN 1040-4651 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1105/tpc.12.7.1063 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 85Web of Science - 80 Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
2000	Perrotta G, Ninu L, Flamma F, Weller JL, Kendrick RE, et al., 'Tomato contains homologues of Arabidopsis cryptochromes 1 and 2', Plant Molecular Biology, 42, (5) pp. 765-773. ISSN 0167-4412 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1023/A:1006371130043 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 37 Tweet
2000	Weller JL, Schreuder MEL, Koornneef M, Kendrick RE, 'Physiological interactions of phytochromes A, B1 and B2 in the control of development in tomato', The Plant Journal, 24, (3) pp. 345-356. ISSN 0960-7412 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00879.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 73Web of Science - 66 Tweet
1999	Ait-Ali T, Frances F, Weller JL, Reid JB, Kendrick RE, et al., 'Regulation of Gibberellin 20-Oxidase and Gibberellin 3s-Hydroxylase Transcript Accumulation during De-Etiolation of Pea Seedlings', Plant Physiology, 121, (3) pp. 783-791. ISSN 0032-0889 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.3.783 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 60Web of Science - 55 Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
1997	Weller JL, Murfet IC, Reid JB, 'Pea mutants with reduced sensitivity to far-red light define an important role for phytochrome A in day-length detection', Plant Physiology, 114, (4) pp. 1225-1336. ISSN 0032-0889 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.4.1225 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 112Web of Science - 107 Co-authors: Murfet IC; Reid JB Tweet
1997	Weller JL, Reid JB, Taylor SA, Murfet IC, 'The genetic control of flowering in pea', Trends in Plant Science, 2, (11) pp. 412-418. ISSN 1360-1385 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)85580-X [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 94Web of Science - 87 Co-authors: Reid JB; Taylor SA; Murfet IC Tweet
1997	Weller JL, Terry MJ, Reid JB, Kendrick RE, 'The phytochrome - deficient pcd2 mutant of pea is unable to convert biliverdin 1Xa to 3(Z)-phytochromobilin', The Plant Journal, 11, (6) pp. 1177-1186. ISSN 0960-7412 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11061177.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 32 Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
1996	Reid JB, Murfet IC, Singer SR, Weller JL, Taylor SA, 'Physiological-genetics of flowering in Pisum', Cell & Developmental Biology, 7, (3) pp. 455-463. ISSN 1084-9521 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1996.0057 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Reid JB; Murfet IC; Taylor SA Tweet
1996	Reid JB, Weller JL, Sherriff LJ, 'A more severe allele at the ls locus', Pisum Genetics, 28 pp. 15-17. ISSN 1320-2510 (1996) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Reid JB; Sherriff LJ Tweet
1996	Weller JL, Terry MJ, Rameau C, Reid JB, Kendrick RE, 'The phytochrome-deficient pcd1 mutant of pea is unable to convert heme to biliverdin IXa', The Plant Cell, 8, (1) pp. 55-67. ISSN 1040-4651 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2307/3870068 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 62Web of Science - 58 Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
1996	Yaxley JL, Weller JL, Reid JB, 'A novel viparous mutant (vip)', Pisum Genetics, 28 pp. 24-28. ISSN 1320-2510 (1996) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Reid JB Tweet
1995	Weller JL, Nagatani A, Kendrick RE, Murfet IC, Reid JB, 'New lv mutants of pea are deficient in phytochrome B', Plant Physiology, 108, (2) pp. 525-532. ISSN 0032-0889 (1995) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.2.525 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 58 Co-authors: Murfet IC; Reid JB Tweet

Chapter in Book

(9 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2017	Weller JL, 'Phytochromes and Other Photoreceptors', Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Elsevier Ltd., B Thomas, BG Murray, DJ Murphy (ed), Waltham, MA, pp. 455-459. ISBN 9780123948076 (2017) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2015	Weller JL, Kendrick RE, 'Chapter 19. Photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism in plants', Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life, Springer, LO Bjorn (ed), New York, USA, pp. 299-321. ISBN 978-1-4939-1467-8 (2015) [Revised Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1468-5_19 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Tweet
2013	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Sussmilch F, 'Isolation and forward genetic analysis of developmental genes in pea', Legume Genomics, Springer, RJ Rose (ed), New York, USA, pp. 147-161. ISBN 978-1-62703-612-2 (2013) [Other Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-613-9_11 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Sussmilch F Tweet
2008	Weller JL, Kendrick RE, 'Photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism in plants', Photobiology, Springer, Lars Olof Bjorn (ed), New York, pp. 417-463. ISBN 9780387726540 (2008) [Revised Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2005	Ross JJ, Reid JB, Weller JL, Symons GM, 'Shoot Architecture 1 - Regulation of stem length', Plant Architecture and its manipulation, Blackwell Publishing, Colin G.N Turnbull (ed), Oxford, pp. 57-91. ISBN 1405121289 (2005) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross JJ; Reid JB; Symons GM
2004	Weller JL, 'Phytochrome and cryptochrome functions in crop plants', Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science, Dekker, RM Goodman (ed), New York, pp. 920-923. ISBN 0-8247-0944-6 (2004) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Kendrick RE, Weller JL, 'Phytochromes and other photoreceptors', Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Academic Press, B Thomas, D Murphy, B Murray (ed), London, pp. 1063-1069. ISBN 0122270509 (2003) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Kendrick RE, Weller JL, 'Photomorphogenesis', Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Academic Press, B Thomas, D Murphy, B Murray (ed), London, pp. 1069-1076. ISBN 0122270509 (2003) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]
2002	Weller JL, Kendrick RE, 'Photomorphogenesis and Photoperiodism in Plants', Photobiology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, LO. Bjorn (ed), Dordrecht, pp. 299-334. ISBN 1402008422 (2002) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]

Conference Publication

(16 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2017	Hasan M, Hecht V, Vander Schoor JK, Weller J, 'Genetic and molecular analysis of two loci controlling flowering in garden pea, Pisum sativum', ComBio, 02-05 October, Adelaide, Australia (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hecht V; Vander Schoor JK
2010	Ridge S, Weller JL, Brown PH, Hecht VFG, Spurr C, et al., 'Molecular Tools for Understanding Flowering Time in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) Hybrid Seed Crops', 28th International Horticultural Congress, 22-27 August 2010, Lisboa, Portugal (2010) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ridge S; Brown PH; Hecht VFG; Spurr C
2010	Ridge S, Weller JL, Brown PH, Hecht VFG, Spurr C, et al., 'Molecular tools for understanding flowering time in cauliflower hybrid seed crops', 17th Crucifer Genetics Workshop, 5-8 September 2010, Saskatoon, Canada (2010) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ridge S; Brown PH; Hecht VFG; Spurr C
2008	Jones RC, Hecht VFG, Gore PL, Potts BM, Steane DA, et al., 'Expression of FLOWERING LOCUS T and LEAFY homologues are temporally associated with annual flower bud initiation in Eucalyptus globulus', IUFRO-CTIA Joint Conference: Adaptation Breeding and Conservation in the Era of Forest Tree Genomics and Environmental Change, 25-28 August 2008, Quebec, Canada, pp. 82. (2008) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones RC; Hecht VFG; Gore PL; Potts BM; Steane DA; Vaillancourt RE
2006	Foo E, Ross JJ, Weller JL, Reid JB, 'A role for ethylene in the phytochrome-mediated control of Vegetative Development', Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics , April 9, 2006 , Brisbane , Queensland. Aus. (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Foo E; Ross JJ; Reid JB
2005	Foo E, Ross JJ, Weller JL, Reid JB, 'A role for ethylene in the phytochrome-mediated control of elongation', Proceedings of ComBio2005, 25 - 29 September, 2005, Adelaide, Australia (2005) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Foo E; Ross JJ; Reid JB
2004	Davidson SE, Weller JL, Smith JJ, Helliwell CA, Poole AT, et al., 'The lh mutants in pea block ent-kaurene oxidation in a tissue specific manner', IPGSA Conference 2004, 20-24 September 2004, Australian National University Canberra, pp. 116. (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Davidson SE; Smith JJ; Reid JB
2004	Davidson SE, Weller JL, Smith JJ, Helliwell CA, Poole AT, et al., 'Allele specific phenotypes in lh mutants of pea', ComBio 2004 Combined Conference Abstracts, 26-30 September, Intercontinental Burswood Resort, Perth, pp. 148. (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Davidson SE; Smith JJ; Reid JB
2004	Foo E, Platten JD, Smith JJ, Ross JJ, Weller JL, et al., 'phya and cry1 are both required for regulation of gibbereelin levels under blue light', IPGSA Conference 2004, 20-24 September 2004, Australian National University Canberra, pp. 129. (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Foo E; Platten JD; Smith JJ; Ross JJ; Reid JB
2004	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Holman N, Vanderschoor JK, Jones SE, 'New directions for the control of flowering in pea', 18th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, 20-24 September 2004, Canberra, Australia (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Holman N; Vanderschoor JK; Jones SE
2004	Weller JL, Hecht VFG, Holman N, Vanderschoor JK, Jones SE, 'New directions for the control of flowering in pea', 2nd International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics, 7-11 June 2004, Dijon, France (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hecht VFG; Holman N; Vanderschoor JK; Jones SE
2001	Weller JL, Beauchamp N, Batge SL, Kerckhoffs LH, Platten JD, et al., 'Interaction of phytochromes A and B in the control of de-etiolation and flowering in pea', The Molecular Basis of the Floral Transition, EMBO workshop, 10-14 July 2001, Norwich, UK (2001) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kerckhoffs LH; Platten JD; Reid JB
2000	Weller JL, Beauchamp N, Batge SL, Kerckhoffs LH, Platten JD, et al., 'Interaction of phytochromes A and B in the control of de-etiolation and flowering in pea', Molecular Genetics of Model Legumes, EU Euroconference series, 24-28 June 2000, Norwich, UK (2000) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kerckhoffs LH; Platten JD; Murfet IC; Reid JB
1997	Weller JL, Murfet IC, Reid JB, 'Characterisation of a light-hypersensitive mutant of pea', 37th Annual ASPP Conference, Melbourne, pp. P1-15. (1997) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Murfet IC; Reid JB
1996	Weller JL, Murfet IC, Reid JB, 'Phytochrome control of the flowering signal in pea.', ASPP Meeting, Canberra., pp. 28-04. (1996) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Murfet IC; Reid JB
1995	Presser JL, Ross JJ, Barry KM, Weller JL, West AK, et al., 'A novel viviparous pea mutant', Australian Society of Plant Physiology, Sydney NSW, pp. P68. (1995) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross JJ; West AK; Reid JB

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2006	Weller JL, Spurr C, Brown PH, 'Molecular Tools for Understanding, Prediciting and Managing Flowering and Reproductive Development in Brassica oleracea', Rijk Zwaan Australia, Final - Stage 1 (2006) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Spurr C; Brown PH

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

2006

Weller JL, Spurr C, Brown PH, 'Molecular Tools for Understanding, Prediciting and Managing Flowering and Reproductive Development in Brassica oleracea', Rijk Zwaan Australia, Final - Stage 1 (2006) [Contract Report]

[eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Spurr C; Brown PH

Entry

(2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2004	Kendrick RE, Weller JL, 'Phytochromes and other photoreceptors', Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, B Thomas, D Murphy, B Murray (ed), London, 1, pp. 1063-1069 (2004) [Entry] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Kendrick RE, Weller JL, 'Photomorphogenesis', Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, B Thomas, D Murphy, B Murray (ed), London, 1, pp. 1069-1076 (2003) [Entry] [eCite] [Details]

Other Public Output

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2005	Weller JL, 'Mobile flowering signals in pea', Flowering Newsletter, International Working Group on Flowering, Belgium, 40, 1 (2005) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details]

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$44,183,455

Projects

ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture (2020 - 2026)$35,000,000

Description: https://www.plantsuccess.org/
Funding: Australian Research Council ($35,000,000)
Scheme: Grant-ARC Centres of Excellence
Administered By: University of Queensland
Research Team: Beveridge C; Cooper M; Brodribb TJ; Bowman J; Waterhouse P; Wright I; Burrage K; Donovan D; Foo E; Hammer G; Henry R; Holland BR; Jordan D; Ortiz-Barrientos D; Sherman B; Smith SM; Weller JL
Period: 2020 - 2026
Grant Reference: CE200100015

GRDC National Workshop on Pulse Phenology (2019)$25,000

Description: The Workshop has four aims: 1) to consider the importance of phenology for pulse adaptation and yield across Australian environments, 2) to place this in the context of current physiological and genetic understanding of phenology control, 3) to discuss approaches to its phenotypic, physiological, genetic and genomic analysis and how these can best be integrated and applied, and 4) to identify and highlight relevant resources, including germplasm diversity, populations and panels
Funding: Grains Research & Development Corporation ($25,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Year: 2019

Improving the adaption and profitability of high value pulses (chickpea and lentil) across Australian agroecological zones (2019 - 2024)$4,750,000

Description: This project aims to gain a better understanding of how environment and genetics interact to affect the timing of crop growth and development (phenology), and ultimately determine crop performance. It will develop a national strategy to address this question, generating new information and leveraging insights from world-leading research and breeding programs internationally. It will systematically characterize the genetic and physiological variation in phenology in Australia's two major high-value pulse crops; chickpea and lentil. Work will combine intensive research in controlled conditions with extensive field trials across Australian production environments and genomic analyses, to identify existing and novel variation, and document its contribution to yield in diverse locations, generating detailed performance data, genetic markers and models that will guide the development and deployment of new varieties.
Funding: Grains Research & Development Corporation ($4,750,000)
Scheme: Tender
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2019 - 2024

Clocks in crops: exploring the role of circadian rhythms in crop adaptation (2018 - 2020)$424,197

Funding: Australian Research Council ($424,197)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL; Smith SM; Trevaskis B
Period: 2018 - 2020
Grant Reference: DP180103116

New genetic mechanisms linking flowering, growth habit and yield in legumes (2016 - 2018)$350,100

Description: The regulation of flowering by environmental factors has a major influence on plant yield, and is important foradaptation in natural and agricultural settings, but is poorly understood at the molecular level in most species. Thisproject aims to use induced genetic variation and transcriptome analysis in legumes to define new genes andgenetic mechanisms through which flowering is regulated by daylength and temperature, and to explore themolecular links between flowering and other developmental processes including seed development andbranching. This should significantly extend our fundamental understanding of how plant architecture, reproductionand yield are regulated by the environment, and address several agronomic issues.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($350,100)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL; Macknight R; Burstin J
Period: 2016 - 2018
Grant Reference: DP160100793

Genetic Control of Flowering in Legumes (2012 - 2014)$460,000

Description: The regulation of flowering by environmental factors has a major influence on plant yield, and is important for adaptation in natural and agricultural settings, but is poorly understood at the molecular level in most species. This project will use natural and induced genetic variation in legumes to define new genes and molecular mechanisms through which flowering is regulated by day-length and temperature, and to explore the molecular links between flowering and developmental processes such as stem elongation, cold tolerance and branching. This will significantly extend our fundamental understanding of how plant architecture, flowering and yield are regulated by the environment, and will help to address key agronomic issues.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($460,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2012 - 2014
Grant Reference: DP120101241

Genetics, genomics and evolution of flowering time control in legumes (2012 - 2016)$821,756

Description: Population growth and climate change present significant challenges for global food security that demand greater understanding of plant genetics and crop production. Flowering is a key developmental process with a major influence on plant adaptation and yield, and this project will define genes and molecular mechanisms regulating flowering in legumes, a major crop group. It will explore the molecular links between flowering and other developmental processes, and examine the significance of flowering in legume domestication. This will significantly extend our fundamental understanding of how plant architecture, flowering and yield are regulated by environmental factors, and will address key agronomic issues.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($821,756)
Scheme: Fellowship-Future
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2012 - 2016
Grant Reference: FT120100048

Molecular Pathways Controlling Light-regulated Development in Legumes (2010 - 2013)$490,000

Description: This project will use a molecular genetic approach in garden pea and the related model legume Medicago truncatula to investigate the roles of photoreceptors in developmental responses to light. It will define gene families encoding key components of light signal transduction and identify new photoreceptor and light signalling mutants by forward and reverse genetics. The mutants will be used in molecular, physiological and biochemical studies to examine how photoreceptors control and coordinate development throughout the plant through effects on plant hormone synthesis and response. This project will improve our understanding of how plants perceive and respond to their natural light environment, thus addressing key agronomic issues.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($490,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL; Reid JB
Period: 2010 - 2013
Grant Reference: DP1095478

International Congress on legume genetics and genomics, USA 2010 (2010)$2,130

Funding: University of Tasmania ($2,130)
Scheme: Grant-Conference Support Scheme
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Year: 2010

Rising Stars (2009 - 2011)$74,272

Funding: University of Tasmania ($74,272)
Scheme: Grant-Rising Stars Round 1
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2009 - 2011

Comparative Genetics of Flowering and Photoperiod Responsiveness in Legumes (2008 - 2010)$230,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($230,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2008 - 2010
Grant Reference: DP0878723

Genetic Regulation of Photomorphogenesis in legume crops to meet changing agronomic needs (2007 - 2009)$435,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($435,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Reid JB; Weller JL
Period: 2007 - 2009
Grant Reference: DP0770478

Molecular Tools for Understanding, Predicting and Managing Flowering and Reproductive Development in Brassica Oleracea (2006 - 2009)$220,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($145,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 2
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Gracie AJ; Brown PH; Weller JL
Period: 2006 - 2009
Grant Reference: LP0669503

Molecular Tools for Understanding, Predicting and Managing Flowering and Reproductive Development in Brassica Oleracea - Stage 1 (2005)$15,000

Funding: Rijk Zwaan ($15,000)
Scheme: Agreement
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Spurr C; Weller JL; Brown PH
Year: 2005

Mobile Signals and the Environmental Control of Flowering - a Comparative Genetic Analysis (2005 - 2007)$260,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($260,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2005 - 2007
Grant Reference: DP0556508

Integrated Genetic Regulation of Photomorphogenesis in Pisum (2004 - 2006)$270,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($270,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Reid JB; Weller JL
Period: 2004 - 2006
Grant Reference: DP0449752

Genetic Control of Flowering in Soybean (2003)$16,000

Funding: University of Tasmania ($16,000)
Scheme: Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Year: 2003

Genetic Control of Flowering and Photoperiodism in Pea (2002 - 2004)$340,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($340,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Weller JL
Period: 2002 - 2004
Grant Reference: DP0210947

Research Supervision

Jim supervises PhD, Masters and Honours students on projects related to flowering time control, responses to light, hormone signalling, and general plant development. Projects in his group emphasize the integration of molecular, genetic and physiological approaches to understanding plant development and evolution. Students with an appropriate academic background and a demonstrated interest in these topics are welcome to get in touch to explore opportunities for undertaking a PhD.

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Genetic Control of Flowering Time in Legumes	2015
PhD	Exploring the Role of the Circadian Clock in Crop Adaptation	2017
PhD	Mechanisms Underlying the Diversification of Florigen Function and Regulation	2018
PhD	Will Rising CO2 Concentrations Save Plants from Drought Stress? Plantecophysiological responses in a Free Air CO2 Enrichment experiment	2019

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	A Genetic Dissection of Domestication-related Traits in Pea Candidate: Owen Rhys Williams	2019
PhD	Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Two New Loci Controlling Flowering in Garden Pea Candidate: A.S.M. Mainul Hasan	2018
Masters	The Genetic Control of Vegetative Phase Change in Pea Candidate: Jacqueline Kate Vander Schoor	2018
PhD	The Role of the FT Genes in the Control of Flowering in Chickpea Candidate: Raul Ortega Martinez	2018
PhD	A Comparison of the Biosynthesis of Indole-3-Acetic Acid and Phenylacetic Acid Candidate: Sam David Cook	2017
PhD	Chlorinated Auxin in the Fabaceae: Distribution, evolutionary origin and genetic aspects Candidate: Hong Kiat Lam	2017
PhD	Genetic Control of Flowering Time in Lentil Candidate: Vinodan SO Rajandran	2016
PhD	Genetic Control of Inflorescence Development in Pea Candidate: Frances Clare Sussmilch	2014
PhD	New Australian Thraustochytrids: A Renewable Source of Biofuels, Omega-3 Oils and other Bioproducts Candidate: Kim Jye Lee Chang	2013
PhD	Molecular Tools for Understanding and Predicting Flowering in Cauliflower Candidate: Stephen Ridge	2012
PhD	Genetic Control of Photoperiod Responsiveness in Pea Candidate: Lim Chee Liew	2011
PhD	Molecular Evolution and Genetic Control of Flowering in the Eucalyptus globulus Species Complex Candidate: Rebecca Clare Jones	2009
PhD	The Regulation of Growth and Development in Pisum sativum Candidate: Claire Louise Knowles	2005
PhD	Auxin-Gibberellin Interactions in Barley Candidate: Carla Maria Wolbang	2005
PhD	Blue-light photoreceptors and development of the garden pea Candidate: John Damien Platten	2004
PhD	Molecular and Physiological Studies of Pisum Mutants Candidate: Shona Lee Batge	2000