Dr Alan Severini
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Modelling
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
Journal Articles
Severini, Alan D., Alvarez-Prado, Santiago, Otegui, Maria E., Kavanova, Monika, Vega, Claudia R. C., Zuil, Sebastian, Ceretta, Sergio, Acreche, Martin, Amarilla, Fidencia, Cicchino, Mariano, Fernandez-Long, Maria E., Crespo, Anibal, Serrago, Roman and Miralles, Daniel J. (2024). CRONOSOJA: a daily time-step hierarchical model predicting soybean development across maturity groups in the Southern Cone. In Silico Plants, 6 (1) diae005. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diae005
Severini, Alan D., Wasson, Anton P., Evans, John R., Richards, Richard A. and Watt, Michelle (2020). Root phenotypes at maturity in diverse wheat and triticale genotypes grown in three field experiments: relationships to shoot selection, biomass, grain yield, flowering time, and environment. Field Crops Research, 255 107870, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107870
Curin, Facundo, Severini, Alan D., González, Fernanda G. and Otegui, María E. (2020). Water and radiation use efficiencies in maize: Breeding effects on single-cross Argentine hybrids released between 1980 and 2012. Field Crops Research, 246 107683, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2019.107683
Pérez-Gianmarco, Thomas I., Severini, Alan D. and González, Fernanda G. (2020). Photoperiod-sensitivity genes (Ppd-1): Quantifying their effect on the photoperiod response model in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71 (3), 1185-1198. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz483
Amelong, Agustina, Gambín, Brenda L., Severini, Alan D. and Borrás, Lucas (2015). Predicting maize kernel number using QTL information. Field Crops Research, 172, 119-131. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.11.014
Severini, Alan D., Borrás, Lucas and Cirilo, Alfredo G. (2011). Counting Maize Kernels through Digital Image Analysis. Crop Science, 51 (6), 2796-2800. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.03.0147
Severini, Alan D., Borrás, Lucas, Westgate, Mark E. and Cirilo, Alfredo G. (2011). Kernel number and kernel weight determination in dent and popcorn maize. Field Crops Research, 120 (3), 360-369. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.11.013
Borrás, Lucas, Astini, Juan P., Westgate, Mark E. and Severini, Alan D. (2009). Modeling anthesis to silking in maize using a plant biomass framework. Crop Science, 49 (3), 937-948. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2008.05.0286
Conference Papers
Severini, Alan, Cooper, Mark, Hammer, Graeme, Hickey, Lee, Christopher, Jack and Chenu, Karine (2025). Improving yield predictions in drought-prone environments through trait phenotyping and advanced modelling. InterDrought VIII, La Serena, Chile, 17-21 November 2025.
Severini, Alan, Gawinowski, Meije, Launay, Marie, Bancal, Marie-Odile, Deswarte, Jean-Charles and Chenu, Karine (2025). Assessing crop model adequacy for future climates. InterDrought VIII, La Serena, Chile, 17-21 November 2025.
Severini, Alan, Cooper, Mark, Hammer, Graeme, Hickey, Lee, Christopher, Jack and Chenu, Karine (2025). Phenotyping foundation traits to enhance genomic prediction for wheat yield stability using advanced crop modelling. TropAg, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-13 November 2025.
Heidariask, B., Alahmad, S., Hickey, L. T., Smith, M., Severini, A., Baraibar, S., Moody, D., Ganesalingam, D. and Chenu, K. (2025). Envirotyping to assist crop improvement in barley. Breeding Horizons, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-25 July 2025.
Chenu, K., Collins, B., Ullah, N., Severini, A. and Christopher, J. (2025). Improving wheat tolerance to abiotic stress in Australian current and future climates. 17th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 4-6 June 2025.
Chenu, Karine, Collins, Brian, Ullah, Najeeb, Severini, Alan, Hickey, Lee and Christopher, Jack (2024). Designing climate-smart wheat. 3rd International Wheat Congress, Perth, WA Australia, 22-27 September 2024. Perth, WA Australia: International Wheat Congress.