Associate Professor Craig Hardner

Featured projects	Duration
Genome-Phaser: protocol for fully phasing whole genome variants using haplotagging Genome Innovation Hub Collaborative Project (UQ infrastructure)	2021
Multi-contact Pore-C Genome Innovation Hub Collaborative Project (UQ infrastructure)	2022

Topp, Bruce L., Nock, Catherine J., Hardner, Craig M., Alam, Mobashwer and O’Connor, Katie M. (2019). Macadamia (Macadamia spp.) breeding. Advances in plant breeding strategies: nut and beverage crops. (pp. 221-251) edited by Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain and Dennis V. Johnson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-23112-5_7

Hardner, C. and Topp, B. (2018). Macadamia integrifolia and M. tetraphylla. Trees for life in Oceania: conservation and utilisation of genetic diversity. (pp. 147-151) edited by Lee Thomson, John Doran and Bronwyn Clarke. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Hardner, Craig M., Peace, Cameron, Lowe, Andrew J., Neal, Jodi, Pisanu, Phillip, Powell, Michael, Schmidt, Adele, Spain, Chris and Williams, Kristen (2009). Genetic resources and domestication of macadamia. Horticultural reviews. (pp. 1-125) edited by Jules Janick. Hoboken, NJ USA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Okemo, Pauline, Wijesundra, Upendra, Nakandala, Upuli, Dillon, Natalie, Chandora, Rahul, Campbell, Bradley, Smith, Millicent, Hardner, Craig, Cadorna, Charles A., Martin, Guillaume, Yahiaoui, Nabila, Garsmeur, Olivier, Pompidor, Nicolas, D’Hont, Angelique and Henry, Robert J. (2024). Crop domestication in the Asia Pacific region: a review. Agriculture Communications, 2 (1) 100032, 100032. doi: 10.1016/j.agrcom.2024.100032

Hardner, Craig, Bird, Michael, Heberling, Monica and Gore, Peter (2023). Genetic parameter estimates for Eucalyptus dunnii wood properties assessed by multiple methods. Agrociencia Uruguay, 27 (NE2), e1318. doi: 10.31285/agro.27.1318

Nunn, Jasmine, Hardner, Craig, De Faveri, Joanne, Akinsanmi, Olufemi A., O’Connor, Katie, Alam, Mobashwer and Topp, Bruce (2023). Genetic parameters of husk spot resistance in macadamia breeding families. Euphytica, 219 (5) 54, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10681-023-03169-2

Branchereau, Camille, Hardner, Craig, Dirlewanger, Elisabeth, Wenden, Bénédicte, Le Dantec, Loïck, Alletru, David, Parmentier, Julien, Ivančič, Anton, Giovannini, Daniela, Brandi, Federica, Lopez-Ortega, Gregorio, Garcia-Montiel, Federico, Quilot-Turion, Bénédicte and Quero-García, José (2023). Genotype-by-environment and QTL-by-environment interactions in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) for flowering date. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 1142974, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1142974

Kern, S., Santos, B., Topp, B., Cave, R., Bignell, G., Mulo, S. and Hardner, C. (2023). Value chain stakeholder preferences are misaligned with economic weights derived from the bio-economic model: what is the effect on the ranking of candidates?. Acta Horticulturae (1362), 529-538. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.71

Munyengwa, N., Peace, C., Dillon, N.L., Ortiz-Barrientos, D., Christie, N., Myburg, A.A. and Hardner, C. (2023). SNP and haplotype-based genomic prediction of fruit quality traits in sweet cherry (Prunus avium). Acta Horticulturae (1362), 173-180. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.23

George, Jenson, Nguyen, Thoa, Williams, David, Hardner, Craig, Sanewski, Garth and Smyth, Heather Eunice (2023). Review of the aroma chemistry of pineapple (Ananas comosus). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71 (9), 4069-4082. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08546

Nunn, Jasmine, Akinsanmi, Olufemi Akinyemi, Hardner, Craig, De Faveri, Joanne, O'Connor, Katie, Alam, Mobashwer and Topp, Bruce (2023). Evaluation of in-field inoculation methods for characterisation of macadamia germplasm to husk spot incidence and severity. Plant Disease, 107 (1), 76-82. doi: 10.1094/pdis-03-22-0507-re

Wilkinson, Melanie J., Yamashita, Risa, James, Maddie E., Bally, Ian S. E., Dillon, Natalie L., Ali, Asjad, Hardner, Craig M. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2022). The influence of genetic structure on phenotypic diversity in the Australian mango (Mangifera indica) gene pool. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 20614, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24800-7

Hardner, Craig M., Fikere, Mulusew, Gasic, Ksenija, da Silva Linge, Cassia, Worthington, Margaret, Byrne, David, Rawandoozi, Zena and Peace, Cameron (2022). Multi-environment genomic prediction for soluble solids content in peach (Prunus persica). Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 960449, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.960449

Nunn, Jasmine, De Faveri, Joanne De, O’Connor, Katie, Alam, Mobashwer, Hardner, Craig, Akinsanmi, Olufemi and Topp, Bruce (2022). Genome-wide association study for abscission failure of fruit pericarps (stick-tights) in wild macadamia germplasm. Agronomy, 12 (8) 1913, 1913. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12081913

Kern, Stéphane, Santos, Bruno, Topp, Bruce, Cave, Robyn, Bignell, Grant, Mulo, Shane and Hardner, Craig (2022). Using choice analysis of growers’ preferences to prioritize breeding traits in horticultural tree crops: a macadamia case study. Scientia Horticulturae, 294 110766, 110766. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110766

Lin, Jishan, Zhang, Wenping, Zhang, Xingtan, Ma, Xiaokai, Zhang, Shengcheng, Chen, Shuai, Wang, Yibin, Jia, Haifeng, Liao, Zhenyang, Lin, Jing, Zhu, Mengting, Xu, Xiuming, Cai, Mingxing, Zeng, Hui, Wan, Jifeng, Yang, Weihai, Matsumoto, Tracie, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine J. and Ming, Ray (2022). Signatures of selection in recently domesticated macadamia. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 242, 242. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27937-7

Mai, Thuy T. P., Hardner, Craig M., Alam, Mobashwer M., Henry, Robert J. and Topp, Bruce L. (2021). Phenotypic characterisation for growth and nut characteristics revealed the extent of genetic diversity in wild macadamia germplasm. Agriculture, 11 (7) 680, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/agriculture11070680

O’Connor, Katie M., Hayes, Ben J., Hardner, Craig M., Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert J. and Topp, Bruce L. (2021). Genomic selection and genetic gain for nut yield in an Australian macadamia breeding population. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 370, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07694-z

Bird, Michael G., Hardner, Craig M., Dieters, Mark, Heberling, Mónica, Montouto, Cristian, Arnold, Roger J., Ruiz, Federico, Schapovaloff, Juan and Gore, Peter L. (2021). Global genotype by environment trends in growth traits for Eucalyptus dunnii. New Forests, 53 (1), 101-123. doi: 10.1007/s11056-021-09846-1

Edge-Garza, Daniel A., Villamil-Castro, Miguel, Main, Dorrie and Hardner, Craig (2021). Correction of database SNP accession numbers misassigned to SNPs of the 8K IRSC apple SNP array. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 17 (2) 17, 1-4. doi: 10.1007/s11295-021-01500-3

Ru, Sushan, Hardner, Craig, Evans, Kate, Main, Dorrie, Carter, Patrick A., Harshman, Julia, Sandefur, Paul, Edge-Garza, Daniel and Peace, Cameron (2021). Empirical evaluation of multi-trait DNA testing in an apple seedling population. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 17 (1) 13. doi: 10.1007/s11295-021-01494-y

Hardner, Craig, Kumar, Satish, Main, Dorrie and Peace, Cameron (2021). Global genomic prediction in horticultural crops: promises, progress, challenges and outlook. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 8 (2), 353-355. doi: 10.15302/J-FASE-2021387

Iezzoni, Amy F., McFerson, Jim, Luby, James, Gasic, Ksenija, Whitaker, Vance, Bassil, Nahla, Yue, Chengyan, Gallardo, Karina, McCracken, Vicki, Coe, Michael, Hardner, Craig, Zurn, Jason D., Hokanson, Stan, van de Weg, Eric, Jung, Sook, Main, Dorrie, da Silva Linge, Cassia, Vanderzande, Stijn, Davis, Thomas M., Mahoney, Lise L., Finn, Chad and Peace, Cameron (2020). RosBREED: bridging the chasm between discovery and application to enable DNA-informed breeding in rosaceous crops. Horticulture Research, 7 (1) 177. doi: 10.1038/s41438-020-00398-7

Nock, Catherine J., Baten, Abdul, Mauleon, Ramil, Langdon, Kirsty S., Topp, Bruce, Hardner, Craig, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and King, Graham J. (2020). Chromosome-scale assembly and annotation of the macadamia genome (Macadamia integrifolia HAES 741). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10 (10), 3497-3504. doi: 10.1534/g3.120.401326

Kern, Stephane, Santos, Bruno, Cave, Robyn, Topp, Bruce and Hardner, Craig (2020). Demand driven breeding of horticultural tree crops: proof of concept using macadamia. Australian Macadamia Society News Bulletin, 75-76.

Mai, Thuy, Alam, Mobashwer, Hardner, Craig, Henry, Robert and Topp, Bruce (2020). Genetic structure of wild germplasm of macadamia: species assignment, diversity and phylogeographic relationships. Plants, 9 (6) 714, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/plants9060714

O’Connor, Katie, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine, Baten, Abdul, Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert and Topp, Bruce (2020). Genome-wide association studies for yield component traits in a macadamia breeding population. BMC Genomics, 21 (1) 199, 199. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6575-3

Peace, Cameron P., Bianco, Luca, Troggio, Michela, van de Weg, Eric, Howard, Nicholas P., Cornille, Amandine, Durel, Charles-Eric, Myles, Sean, Migicovsky, Zoë, Schaffer, Robert J., Costes, Evelyne, Fazio, Gennaro, Yamane, Hisayo, van Nocker, Steve, Gottschalk, Chris, Costa, Fabrizio, Chagné, David, Zhang, Xinzhong, Patocchi, Andrea, Gardiner, Susan E., Hardner, Craig, Kumar, Satish, Laurens, Francois, Bucher, Etienne, Main, Dorrie, Jung, Sook and Vanderzande, Stijn (2019). Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects. Horticulture Research, 6 (1) 59, 59. doi: 10.1038/s41438-019-0141-7

O’Connor, Katie, Kilian, Andrzej, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine, Baten, Abdul, Alam, Mobashwer and Topp, Bruce (2019). Population structure, genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in a macadamia breeding population using SNP and silicoDArT markers. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 15 (2) 24, 24. doi: 10.1007/s11295-019-1331-z

O’Connor, Katie, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Alam, Mobashwer and Topp, Bruce (2019). Selecting for nut characteristics in macadamia using a genome-wide association study. HortScience, 54 (4), 629-632. doi: 10.21273/hortsci13297-18

Alam, Mobashwer, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine, O’Connor, Katie and Topp, Bruce (2019). Historical and molecular evidence of genetic identity of macadamia cultivars HAES741 and HAES660. HortScience, 54 (4), 616-620. doi: 10.21273/hortsci13318-18

Hardner, Craig M., Wall, Marisa and Cho, Alyssa (2019). Global Macadamia Science: Overview of the Special Section. Hortscience, 54 (4), 592-595. doi: 10.21273/HORTSCI13543-18

Hardner, Craig, Costa e Silva, Joao, Williams, Emlyn, Meyers, Noel and McConchie, Cameron (2019). Breeding new cultivars for the Australian macadamia industry. Hortscience, 54 (4), 621-628. doi: 10.21273/HORTSCI13286-18

Nock, Catherine J., Hardner, Craig M., Montenegro, Juan D., Termizi, Ainnatul A. Ahmad, Hayashi, Satomi, Playford, Julia, Edwards, David and Batley, Jacqueline (2019). Wild Origins of Macadamia Domestication Identified Through Intraspecific Chloroplast Genome Sequencing. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 334, 334. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00334

Arief, Vivi N., Desmae, Haile, Hardner, Craig, DeLacy, Ian H., Gilmour, Arthur, Bull, Jason K. and Basford, Kaye E. (2019). Utilization of multiyear plant breeding data to better predict genotype performance. Crop Science, 59 (2), 480-490. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2018.03.0182

Hardner, Craig M., Hayes, Ben J., Kumar, Satish, Vanderzande, Stijn, Cai, Lichun, Piaskowski, Julia, Quero-Garcia, José, Campoy, José Antonio, Barreneche, Teresa, Giovannini, Daniela, Liverani, Alessandro, Charlot, Gérard, Villamil-Castro, Miguel, Oraguzie, Nnadozie and Peace, Cameron P. (2019). Prediction of genetic value for sweet cherry fruit maturity among environments using a 6K SNP array. Horticulture Research, 6 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1038/s41438-018-0081-7

Pachas, A. Nahuel A., Shelton, H. Max, Lambrides, Christopher J., Dalzell, Scott A., Murtagh, G. John and Hardner, Craig M. (2018). Effect of tree density on competition between Leucaena leucocephala and Chloris gayana using a Nelder Wheel trial. II. belowground interactions. Crop and Pasture Science, 69 (7), 733-744. doi: 10.1071/CP18040

Piaskowski, Julia, Hardner, Craig, Cai, Lichun, Zhao, Yunyang, Iezzoni, Amy and Peace, Cameron (2018). Genomic heritability estimates in sweet cherry reveal non-additive genetic variance is relevant for industry-prioritized traits. BMC Genetics, 19 (1) 23. doi: 10.1186/s12863-018-0609-8

Hardner, Craig (2017). Exploring opportunities for reducing complexity of genotype-by-environment interaction models. Euphytica, 213 (11) 248. doi: 10.1007/s10681-017-2023-0

Hardner, Craig M., Healey, Adam L., Downes, Geoff, Herberling, Mónica and Gore, Peter L. (2016). Improving prediction accuracy and selection of open-pollinated seed-lots in Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden using a multivariate mixed model approach. Annals of Forest Science, 73 (4), 1035-1046. doi: 10.1007/s13595-016-0587-9

Ru, Sushan, Hardner, Craig, Carter, Patrick A., Evans, Kate, Main, Dorrie and Peace, Cameron (2016). Modeling of genetic gain for single traits from marker-assisted seedling selection in clonally propagated crops. Horticulture Research, 3 (1) 16015, 16015. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2016.15

Hardner, Craig M., Evans, Kate, Brien, Chris, Bliss, Fred and Peace, Cameron (2016). Genetic architecture of apple fruit quality traits following storage and implications for genetic improvement. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 12 (20) 20. doi: 10.1007/s11295-016-0977-z

Harshman, Julia M., Evans, Kate M. and Hardner, Craig M. (2016). Cost and accuracy of advanced breeding trial designs in apple. Horticulture Research, 3 (1) 16008, 16008. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2016.8

Hardner, Craig (2015). Macadamia domestication in Hawai‘i. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 63 (8), 1411-1430. doi: 10.1007/s10722-015-0328-1

Herrington, Mark E., Hardner, Craig, Wegener, Malcolm, Woolcock, Louella and Dieters, Mark J. (2014). Estimating an aggregate economic genotype to facilitate breeding and selection of strawberry genotypes in Southeast Queensland. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 139 (3), 253-260. doi: 10.21273/jashs.139.3.253

Nock, Catherine J., Elphinstone, Martin S., Ablett, Gary, Kawamata, Asuka, Hancock, Wayne, Hardner, Craig M. and King, Graham J. (2014). Whole genome shotgun sequences for microsatellite discovery and application in cultivated and wild Macadamia (Proteaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences, 2 (4) 1300089, 1300089. doi: 10.3732/apps.1300089

Herrington M.E., Hardner C., Wegener M. and Woolcock L.L. (2013). Rain Damage on Three Strawberry Cultivars Grown in Subtropical Queensland. International Journal of Fruit Science, 13 (1-2), 52-59. doi: 10.1080/15538362.2012.696982

Hardner, C. M., Bally, I. S. E. and Wright, C. L. (2012). Prediction of breeding values for average fruit weight in mango using a multivariate individual mixed model. Euphytica, 186 (2), 463-477. doi: 10.1007/s10681-012-0639-7

Herrington, Mark E., Wegener, Malcolm, Hardner, Craig, Woolcock, Louella L. and Dieters, Mark J. (2012). Influence of plant traits on production costs and profitability of strawberry in southeast Queensland. Agricultural Systems, 106 (1), 23-32. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.11.003

Brawner, Jeremy T., Lee, David J., Hardner, Craig M. and Dieters, Mark J. (2011). Relationships between early growth and Quambalaria shoot blight tolerance in Corymbia citriodora progeny trials established in Queensland, Australia. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 7 (4), 759-772. doi: 10.1007/s11295-011-0372-8

Costa e Silva, J., Hardner, C., Tilyard, P. and Potts, B. M. (2011). The effects of age and environment on the expression of inbreeding depression in Eucalyptus globulus. Heredity, 107 (1), 50-60. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.154

Herrington, Mark E., Hardner, Craig, Wegener, Malcolm, Woolcock, Louella L. and Dieters, Mark J. (2011). Rain damage to strawberries grown in Southeast Queensland: Evaluation and genetic control. HortScience, 46 (6), 832-837. doi: 10.21273/hortsci.46.6.832

Hardner, C, Dieters, M, DeLacy, I, Neal, J, Fletcher, S, Dale, G and Basford, K (2011). Identifying deployment zones for Eucalyptus camaldulensis × E. globulus and × E. grandis hybrids using factor analytic modelling of genotype by environment interaction. Australian Forestry, 74 (1), 30-35. doi: 10.1080/00049158.2011.10676343

Hardner, Craig M., Dieters, Mark, Dale, Glenn, DeLacy, Ian and Basford, Kaye E. (2010). Patterns of genotype-by-environment interaction in diameter at breast height at age 3 for eucalypt hybrid clones grown for reafforestation of lands affected by salinity. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 6 (6), 833-851. doi: 10.1007/s11295-010-0295-9

Neal, Jodi M., Hardner, Craig M. and Gross, C. L. (2010). Population demography and fecundity do not decline with habitat fragmentation in the rainforest tree Macadamia integrifolia (Proteaceae). Biological Conservation, 143 (11), 2591-2600. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.029

Silva, Jce, Hardner, C and Potts, BM (2010). Genetic variation and parental performance under inbreeding for growth in Eucalyptus globulus. Annals of Forest Science, 67 (6), 606-1-606-8. doi: 10.1051/forest/2010019

Silva, Jce, Hardner, C, Tilyard, P, Pires, AM and Potts, BM (2010). Effects of inbreeding on population mean performance and observational variances in Eucalyptus globulus. Annals of Forest Science, 67 (6), 605-1-605-9. doi: 10.1051/forest/2010018

Hardner, C. (2010). Macadamia. Hortscience, 45, 730-731.

Jenson, George, Nguyen, Thoa, Hardner, Craig, Sanewski, Garth and Smyth, Heather (2024). Key Aroma Compounds as Predictors of Pineapple Sensory Quality. 17th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium, Wageningen, Netherlands, 24-27 September 2024.

Bird, Michael, Hardner, Craig, Heberling, Mónica and Gore, Peter (2023). A novel open pollinated seed production strategy to exploit both additive and non-additive genetic effects in Eucalyptus dunnii. IUFRO Conference 2023, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, 20-24 November 2023. Montevideo, Uruguay: Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía. doi: 10.31285/agro.27.1269

Branchereau, C., Hardner, C., Dirlewanger, E., Wenden, B., Alletru, D., Parmentier, J., Ivancic, A., Giovannini, D., Brandi, F., López-Ortega, G., García-Montiel, F., Quilot-Turion, B. and Quero-García, J. (2023). Genotype-by-environment interactions in major agronomic traits in sweet cherry: flowering and fruit quality. XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Adaptation of Horticultural Plants to Abiotic Stresses, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1372.4

Hardner, C. and De Faveri, J. (2023). Flexible linear mixed models for complex data in horticultural tree breeding. XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Breeding and Effective Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools in Horticultural Crops, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.19

Edge-Garza, D., Evans, K., Ross, E. M., Jung, S., Main, D. and Hardner, C. (2023). A strategy for aggregating multi-source historical phenotypic and genotypic data sets containing homonyms for global genomic prediction in apple (Malus domestica). XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Breeding and Effective Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools in Horticultural Crops, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.17

George, Jenson, Hardner, Craig, Nguyen, Thoa, Sanewski, Garth and Smyth, Heather (2022). Tropical fruit - using key aroma components as predictors of sensory quality. TropAg 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.

Lambrides, Christopher , Liddle, Willow , Tabah, David , Hardner, Craig and Arief, Vivi (2022). Genomic Selection to improve quantitative resistance to Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans ) in Canola (Brassica napus ). Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 May 2022.

Lambrides, Christopher , Basford, Kaye , DeLacy, Ian , Cooper, Mark , Hardner, Craig , Godwin, Ian , Dieters, Mark and Arief, Vivi (2022). The pursuit of excellence; some reflections after 50+ years of plant breeding at The University of Queensland (9771). Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 May 2022.

Mai, Thuy Thi Phuong, Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert, Hardner, Craig and Topp, Bruce (2020). Phylogenetic relationship among Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla wild accessions. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: M D P I AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036067

Nunn, Jasmine, Alam, Mobashwer, Akinsanmi, Olufemi, Hardner, Craig and Topp, Bruce (2020). Breeding for resistance to husk spot disease in macadamia. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036103

Main, Dorrie, Jung, Sook, Peace, Cameron, Bassil, Nahla, Hardner, Craig M., McFerson, James R., Iezzoni, Amy F., Lee, Taein, Cheng, Chun-Huai, Hough, Heidi, Luby, James J., Gasic, Ksenija, Humann, Jodi L., Edge-Garza, Daniel, Zurn, Jason, DeVetter, Lisa Wasko, Evans, Kate, Sebolt, Audrey, Vanderzande, Stijn and Coe, Michael (2019). Data Access and Use: From Rosbreed Data Management to Genomic Prediction. Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), Las Vegas, NV United States, 22-25 July 2019. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society for Horticultural Science.

Hardner, C., Peace, C., Quero-Garcia, J., Vanderzande, S., Giovannini, D., Barreneche, T., Campoy, J. A., Charlot, G., Liverani, A., Oraguzie, N., Villamil-Castro, M., Cai, L., Ordidge, M., Wünsch, A., Sotiropoulos, T., Kazantzis, K., Patocchi, A., Perren, S., Graetz, D. and Iezzoni, A. (2019). Building international partnerships for the collation of historical data to study the environmental stability of genomic predictions in sweet cherry. VIII International Cherry Symposium, Yamagata, Japan, 5-9 June 2017. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1235.6

Zurn, Jason D., Fikere, Mulusew, Verma, Sujeet, Amaya, Iraida, del Rio, Pilar Munoz, Sanchez-Sevilla, Jose F., Cockerton, Helen, Harrison, Richard J., Mahoney, Lise L., Davis, Thomas M., Hancock, James F., Finn, Chad E., Mathey, Megan M., Neal, Jodi, Ko, Hian-Lien, Whitaker, Vance M., Hardner, Craig M. and Bassil, Nahla (2019). A global analysis of soluble solids content in strawberry. Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), Las Vegas, NV United States, 22-25 July 2019. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society for Horticultural Science.

O’Connor, K.M., Hardner, C.M., Alam, M.M., Hayes, B.J. and Topp, B.L. (2018). Variation in floral and growth traits in a macadamia breeding population. International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture (ISTTH), Cairns, QLD, Australia, 20-25 November, 2016. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2018.1205.77

Alam, M.M., Howell, E., Hardner, C.M. and Topp, B.L. (2018). Variation in precocity in a macadamia breeding population. International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture (ISTTH), Cairns, QLD, Australia, 20-25 November, 2016. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2018.1205.80

Wei, Xianming, Jackson, Phillip, Hardner, Craig, Parfitt, Roy, Atkin, Felicity and Piperidis, George (2017). Parental improvement in the SRA sugarcane breeding program. 39th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2017), Cairns, Australia, 3-5 May 2017. Red Hook, NY: Curran Associates.

Mai, Thuy, Alam, Mobashwer, Topp, Bruce, Hardner, Craig and Henry, Robert (2017). Searching for extended variability in nut characteristics in wild macadamia gene pool. International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2017, Brisbane, Australia, 19-20 November 2017. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers.

Mai, Thuy, Alam, Mobashwer, Henry, Robert, Hardner, Craig and Topp, Bruce (2017). Prospects of utilizing wild germplasm for future improvement of macadamia. International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg2017, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.

O'Connor, Katie, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Mobashwer Alam and Topp, Bruce (2017). Indirect prediction of macadamia yield through a genome wide association study of component traits. International Macadamia Research Symposium, Hawaii, United States, 13-14 September 2017.

Topp, Bruce, Hardner, Craig, Alam, Mobashwer, Akinsanmi, Olufemi, O'Connor, Katie, Mai, Thuy and Russell, Dougal (2017). Opportunities and challenges in macadamia breeding. International Macadamia Research Symposium, Hawaii, USA, 13-14 September 2017.

Alam, Mobashwer, Hardner, Craig, Nock, Catherine, O'Connor, Katie and Topp, Bruce (2017). Historical and molecular evidence of genetic identity of 'HAES741' and 'HAES660' macadamia cultivars. International Macadamia Research Symposium, Hawaii, United States, 13-14 September 2017.

Alam, Mohammad, Wilkie, John, Kelly, Allison, Hardner, Craig and Topp, Bruce (2017). Genetic diversity and variability in graft success in Australian macadamia rootstocks. International Macadamia Research Symposium, Hawaii, United States, 13-14 September 2017.

Ahmad Termizi, A. A., Hardner, C. M., Batley, J., Nock, C. J., Hayashi, S., Montenegro, J. D. and Edwards, D. (2016). SNP analysis of Macadamia integrifolia chloroplast genomes to determine the genetic structure of wild populations. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposium on Nut Crops, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1109.29

Herrington, M. E., Wegener, M., Hardner, C., Woolcock, L. L. and Dieters, M. J. (2016). Estimating production costs and profitability of strawberry genotypes in southeast Queensland using plant traits. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposium on Micropropagation and In Vitro Techniques, Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 August, 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1117.49

Neal, J. M., Kelly, A., Hardner, C. M., McConchie, C. and Topp, B. L. (2016). Preliminary evaluation of macadamia rootstocks for yield and tree height. 29th International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture - Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC) / International Symposium on Nut Crops, Brisbane Australia, Aug 17, 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1109.30

Hardner, C. M., Kumar, S., Peace, C. M., Luby, J. and Evans, K. M. (2016). Reconstructing relationship matrices from dense SNP arrays for the prediction of genetic potential in unreplicated multilocation plantings of apple progeny. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014), Brisbane, Australia, 17 - 22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1127.43

Herrington, M. E., Hardner, C. M., Wegener, M., Woolcock, L. L. and Dieters, M. J. (2016). Breeding objective for strawberry in subtropical southeast Queensland. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014), Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1127.32

Topp, B., Hardner, C. M., Neal, J., Kelly, A., Russell, D., McConchie, C. and O'Hare, P. (2016). Overview of the Australian macadamia industry breeding program. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014), Brisbane, Australia, 17 - 22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1127.8

Shewayrga, H., Arief, V. N., Hardner, C. M., DeLacy, I. H. and Basford, K. E. (2016). Spatial analysis for trials with limited replication. Australasian Applied Statistical Conference, Bermagui, NSW, Australia, 28 November - 2 December 2016.

Nock, C. J., Baten, A., Hancock, W., Kawamata, A., Craig Hardner, Bruce Topp, Robert Henry and King, G. J. (2014). In Harvesting the macadamia genome. Plant and Animal Genome XXII Conference, San Diego, 11-15 January 2014.

Hardner, C. M., Bally, I. and Wright, C. (2013). Prediction of breeding values for average fruit weight in mango. IXth International Mango Symposium, Sanya, Peoples Republic of China, 8-12 April 2010. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science.

Hardner, C. M., Peace, C., Vithanage, V., Carroll, B., Turnbull, C. and McConchie, C. (2012). Genetic resources and improvement in Macadamia. 1st International Symposium on Wild Relatives of Subtropical and Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops, Davis, CA, United States, 19-23 March 2011. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.948.29

Topp, B. L., Hardner, C. M. and Kelly, A. M. (2012). Strategies for breeding macadamias in Australia. IHC2010: 28th International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People, Lisboa, Portugal, 22-27 August, 2010. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.935.6

Hardner, C., Dieters, M., Delacy, I., Neal, J., Fletcher, S., Dale, G. and Basford, K. (2009). Identifying deployment zones for Eucalyptus camaldulensis x E. globulus and x E. grandis hybrids using factor analytic modelling of genotype by environment interaction. Australasian Forest Genetics Conference, Perth Western Australia, 20-22 April, 2009. Forest Products Commission.

Hardner, Craig and Peace, Cameron (2009). A review of the genetic improvement of macadamia: An Australian icon. 14th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference (APBC) and the 11th Congress of the Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO), Cairns, Australia, 10-14 August 2009. Bangkok, Thailand: Society for Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania.

Schmidt, A., Neal, J., Hardner, C. M. and McConchie, C. A. (2006). Development and application of micro-satellite markers for macadamia. 1st Tropical Crop Biotechnology Conference, Cairns, Australia, 16-19 Aug 2006.

Hardner, C. M., Greaves, B., Coverdale, C. and Wegener, M. (2006). Application of economic modelling to support selection decisions in macadamia. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand., 18-21 April, 2006. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Grassland Association.

O'Riordan, P., Baxter, I., McConchie, C., Hardner, C., Albertson, P. and Williams, E. (2005). Consumer sensory preferences for macadamia nuts. International Conference Postharvest Unlimited Downunder 2004, Sydney, Australia, 9-12 November, 2004. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science.

Hardner, C. M., Peace, C, Henshall, J. and Manners, J. (2005). Opportunities and constraints for marker-assisted selection in macadamia breeding. International Symposium on Harnessing the Potential of Horticulture in the Asian-Pacific Region, Coolum, Queensland, Australia, 1-3 September, 2004. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.694.10

Bradley, D., Hardner, C., Mathews, K., Mason, R., Basford, K. and McConchie, C. (2002). Macadamia varietal improvement for quality. MANIC 2002 :Incorporating the Australian Nut Industry Council Conference 2002 and the Australian Macadamia Society Annual Conference, Coffs Harbour, 9-10 October, 2002. Lismore, NSW: Australian Macadamia Society.

Bradley, D., Hardner, C., Mathews, K., Mason, R. and Basford, K. (2002). Sources of oil content variation in macadamia kernel. 12th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 15-20 September 2002. Perth, W.A.: The Australasian Plant Breeding Association.

Raspel, J., Bradley, D., Wilkie, J.D., Hardner, C., Forrester, B. and McConchie, C. (2001). Effects of temperature and time on kernel quality following wet nut-in-shell storage. AMS 2001 Conference and Annual General Meeting, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25-27 October, 2001. Lismore, NSW: Australian Macadamia Society Limited.

Peace, C. P., Hardner, C., Brown, A. H. D., O'Connor, K., Vithanage, V., Turnbull, C. and Carroll, B. J. (2001). The diversity and origins of macadamia cultivars. AMS 2001 Conference and Annual General Meeting, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25-27 October, 2001. Australian Macadamia Society Limited.

Levitt, C. W., Hardner, C., Stephenson, R., Mathews, K. L. and Basford, K. E. (2001). Assessment protocols for selection and management in Macadamia. AMS 2001 Conference and Annual General Meeting, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25-27 October, 2001. Lismore, NSW: Australian Macadamia Society Limited.

Bradley, D., Hardner, C., Mathews, K. L., Mason, R. L. and Basford, K. E. (2001). Quality and kernel composition - influences and interactions. 2001 AMS Conference and Annual General Meeting, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25-27 October, 2001. Lismore, NSW: Australian Macadamia Society Limited.

Peace, C., Hardner, C., Vithanage, V., Carroll, B. J. and Turnbull, C. G. (2000). Resolving hybrid status in Macadamia. QFRI/CRC-SPF Symposium, Noosa, QLD Australia, 9-14 April 2000. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Primary Industries.

Jenny, Farhana, Hardner, Craig, Smyth, Heather, Cozzolino, Daniel, Sanewski, Garth and Moura Nadolny, Jaqueline (2024). Exploring pineapple fruit fibrosity : bridging phenotypic traits to genetic factors. Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland.

O'Connor, Katie, Hayes, Ben, Hardner, Craig, Alam, Mobashwer and Topp, Bruce (2019). SNP and phenotype data, and GWAS results for macadamia breeding progeny population. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.808

Hardner, Craig Martin (2007). Macadamia: CABI crop protection compendium online data sheet. CABI Publishing.

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