Dr Yusuf Genc

Biography

Dr Yusuf Genc has over two decades of experience in abiotic stress tolerance (nutrient deficiency and toxicity) in cereals. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Agriculture, Food and& Wine, University of Adelaide, between 2002 and 2009.

He joined SARDI in 2009. His current work focuses on developing bread wheat varieties tolerant to salinity, and varieties with improved yield potential via manipulating spike architectural traits. He has published in numerous scientific journals.

Research interests

• Understanding physiology and genetics of abiotic stress tolerance
• Spike traits and their relationships with grain yield in wheat

Qualifications

PhD, 1999, University of Adelaide

Professional affiliations

Editorial board member, Agronomy

Publications and reports

• Genc ,Y. et al. 2019. Bread wheat with high salinity and sodicity tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science 10: 1280.
• Genc, Y. et al. 2015. Uncoupling of sodium and chloride to assist breeding for salinity tolerance in crops. New Phytologist 210:145-156.
• Genc, Y. et al.2014. A major locus for chloride accumulation on chromosome 5A in bread wheat. PLoS ONE 9(6):e98845.
• Genc, Y.et al. 2010. Sodium exclusion QTL associated with improved seedling growth in bread wheat under salinity stress. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 121: 877-894.
• Genc, Y. et al. 2007. Re-assessment of tissue Na⁺ concentration as a criterion for salinity tolerance in bread wheat.  Plant Cell and Environment 30: 1486-1498.