Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
Members' Directory
Last name :
COWLING
First name :
Wallace A.
Entrance year :
2009
Occupation :
Professor in Plant Breeding,
Associate Director of The UWA Institute of Agriculture
Company :
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Phone :
+ 61 429 207 577
Email :
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Birthdate :
1954/03/11
Language :
English
Address :
The UWA Institute of Agriculture M082,
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
WA 6009 CRAWLEY / Australia
Main fields of interest :
- Seeds, genetics
Professional experience : My research links the public and private sectors to improve efficiency and outputs of plant breeding. My vision, now being realised in practice, is to double the long-term rate of genetic improvement in grain yield and other traits important for sustainable agricultural production. Efficient and innovative plant breeding is vital for the future of global food security. I strive to improve the education, training and motivation of future agricultural scientists.
Education : * BAgrSc (Hons) (1975) The University of Melbourne
* PhD (1980) University of California, Davis
Selected publications : * Cowling, W.A., Li, L., Siddique, K.H.M., Banks, R.G. and B.P. Kinghorn. 2019. Modeling crop breeding for global food security during climate change. Food and Energy Security 8:e00157
* Cowling, W.A, Gaynor, R.C., Antolín, R., Gorjanc, G., Edwards, S.M., Powell, O. and J.M. Hickey. 2020. In silico simulation of future hybrid performance to evaluate heterotic pool formation in a self-pollinating crop. Scientific Reports 10:4037.
* Anders, S., Cowling, W., Pareek, A., Gupta, K.J., Singla-Pareek, S.L. and C.H. Foyer. 2021. Gaining acceptance of novel plant breeding technologies. Trends in Plant Science (online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.004
