Professor Neena Mitter
Professorial Research Fellow and Centre Director & Centre Director of Centre for Horticultural Science
Centre for Horticultural Science
Honorary Professor
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 344 32460
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
PhD and MPhil Supervision
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Find out more information on how to apply for a Research Higher Degree (MPhil or PhD) with the School. For all enquiries regarding research supervision, please contact ask@uq.edu.au.
Book Chapters
Okemo, Pauline, Wijesundra, Upendra, Nakandala, Upuli, Ananda, Galaihalage K.S., Vanambathina, Prameela, Hasan, Sharmin, Abdulla, Muhammad, Sharma, Priyanka, Manatunga, Sachini, Pazhany, Adhini, Kharabian Masouleh, Ardy, Nath, Onkar, Mitter, Neena, Furtado, Agnelo and Henry, Robert J. (2022). The use of genome sequencing to improve crops for tropical agriculture. Next-generation sequencing and agriculture. (pp. 59-91) edited by Philipp E. Bayer and David Edwards. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CAB International. doi: 10.1079/9781789247848.0004
Shaw, Lindsay, Nath, Onkar, Fletcher, Stephen, Henry, Robert, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2020). Avocado transcriptomic resources. Reference Module in Food Science. (pp. 544-557) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-08-100596-5.22733-9
Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, Hayward, Alice, O’Brien, Chris, Gleeson, Madeleine, Nak, William and Mitter, Neena (2020). Advances in avocado propagation for the sustainable supply of planting materials. Achieving sustainable cultivation of tropical fruits. (pp. 215-237) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2019.0054.19
O’Brien, Christopher, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni C. A., Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2018). Avocado (Persea americana Mill.). Step wise protocols for somatic embryogenesis of important woody plants. Volume II. (pp. 305-328) edited by Shri Mohan Jain and Pramod Gupta. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-79087-9_24
Journal Articles
Suksai, Sucharat, Attasart, Pongsopee, Angsujinda, Kitipong, Zhang, Bing, Xu, Zhi Ping, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Timothy J. and Assavalapsakul, Wanchai (2025). Delivery of virus-specific dsRNA using a composite nanomaterial improves the protection of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) against yellow head virus challenge. Aquaculture, 595 741570, 741570. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741570
Tsai, Wei-An, Brosnan, Christopher A., Mitter, Neena and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2024). Involvement of MicroRNAs in the hypersensitive response of capsicum plants to the capsicum chlorosis virus at elevated temperatures. Pathogens, 13 (9) 745. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13090745
Bao, Jingyin, O’Donohue, Billy, Sommerville, Karen D., Mitter, Neena, O’Brien, Chris and Hayward, Alice (2024). Tissue Culture Innovations for Propagation and Conservation of Myrteae—A Globally Important Myrtaceae Tribe. Plants, 13 (16) 2244, 2244. doi: 10.3390/plants13162244
Ong, Chian Teng, Mody, Karishma T., Cavallaro, Antonino S., Yan, Yakun, Nguyen, Loan T., Shao, Renfu, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Timothy J. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2024). Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of the Sheep-Biting Louse Bovicola ovis Using Nanopore Sequencing Data and Pore-C Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (14) 7824, 7824. doi: 10.3390/ijms25147824
Yang, Yunjia, Zhang, Bing, Yong, Jiaxi, James, Peter, Xu, Zhi Ping, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Timothy J and Mody, Karishma T (2024). The use of cell and larval assays to identify target genes for RNA interference‐meditated control of the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina ). Pest Management Science, 80 (9), 4686-4698. doi: 10.1002/ps.8190
Wang, Yachen, Guo, Shaodong, Ventura, Tomer, Jain, Ritesh, Robinson, Karl E., Mitter, Neena and Herzig, Volker (2024). Development of a soybean leaf disc assay for determining oral insecticidal activity in the lepidopteran agricultural pest Helicoverpa armigera. Toxicon, 238 107588, 107588. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107588
Xue, Yuxin, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni Chathurika Amarathunga, Hu, Zhangpan, Zhao, Zizhu and Mitter, Neena (2023). First report on mesophyll protoplast isolation and regeneration system for the Duboisia species. Plants, 13 (1) 40, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/plants13010040
Xue, Yuxin, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni Chathurika Amarathunga, Jambuthenne, Dilani Tharanga, Zhao, Zizhu and Mitter, Neena (2023). Micropropagation of Duboisia species via shoot tip meristem. Horticulturae, 9 (12) 1313, 1313. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae9121313
Degnan, Rebecca M., Shuey, Louise S., Radford-Smith, Julian, Gardiner, Donald M., Carroll, Bernard J., Mitter, Neena, McTaggart, Alistair R. and Sawyer, Anne (2023). Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 1234, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05618-z
Chen, Angela, Halilovic, Lida, Shay, Jia-Hong, Koch, Aline, Mitter, Neena and Jin, Hailing (2023). Improving RNA-based crop protection through nanotechnology and insights from cross-kingdom RNA trafficking. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 76 102441, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102441
Mann, Christopher W. G., Sawyer, Anne, Gardiner, Donald M., Mitter, Neena, Carroll, Bernard J. and Eamens, Andrew L. (2023). RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (15) 12391, 1-34. doi: 10.3390/ijms241512391
Ahsan, Muhammad Umair, Barbier, Francois, Hayward, Alice, Powell, Rosanna, Hofman, Helen, Parfitt, Siegrid Carola, Wilkie, John, Beveridge, Christine Anne and Mitter, Neena (2023). Molecular cues for phenological events in the flowering cycle in avocado. Plants, 12 (12) 2304, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/plants12122304
Xue, Yuxin, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni Chathurika Amarathunga and Mitter, Neena (2023). Micropropagation of Duboisia species: a review on current status. Agronomy, 13 (3) 797, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/agronomy13030797
Degnan, Rebecca M., McTaggart, Alistair R., Shuey, Louise S., Pame, Leny Jane S., Smith, Grant R., Gardiner, Donald M., Nock, Volker, Soffe, Rebecca, Sale, Sarah, Garrill, Ashley, Carroll, Bernard J., Mitter, Neena and Sawyer, Anne (2022). Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta. Molecular Plant Pathology, 24 (3), 191-207. doi: 10.1111/mpp.13286
Niño-Sánchez, Jonatan, Sambasivam, Prabhakaran Thanjavur, Sawyer, Anne, Hamby, Rachael, Chen, Angela, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Li, Peng, Manzie, Narelle, Gardiner, Donald M., Ford, Rebecca, Xu, Zhi Ping, Mitter, Neena and Jin, Hailing (2022). BioClay prolongs RNA interference-mediated crop protection against Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64 (11), 2187-2198. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13353
Menezes, Pia S., Yan, Yakun, Yang, Yunjia, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Timothy J. and Mody, Karishma T. (2022). RNAi-Based Biocontrol of Pests to Improve the Productivity and Welfare of Livestock Production. Applied Biosciences, 1 (3), 229-243. doi: 10.3390/applbiosci1030015
Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2022). Structural disparity of avocado rootstocks in vitro for rooting and acclimation success. International Journal of Plant Biology, 13 (4), 426-442. doi: 10.3390/ijpb13040035
Yong, Jiaxi, Wu, Miaomiao, Zhang, Run, Bi, Shengnan, Mann, Christopher W. G., Mitter, Neena, Carroll, Bernard J. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2022). Clay nanoparticles efficiently deliver small interfering RNA to intact plant leaf cells. Plant Physiology, 190 (4), 2187-2202. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac430
Tsai, Wei-An, Brosnan, Christopher A., Mitter, Neena and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2022). Perspectives on plant virus diseases in a climate change scenario of elevated temperatures. Stress Biology, 2 (1) 37, 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s44154-022-00058-x
O'Donohue, Billy, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, Gleeson, Madeleine, O'Brien, Chris, Harvey, Maggie-Anne, van der Ent, Antony, Pinto Irish, Katherine, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2022). Tissue culture tools for selenium hyperaccumulator Neptunia amplexicaulis for development in phytoextraction. Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 12 (1) 28, 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s13659-022-00351-2
Nath, Onkar, Fletcher, Stephen J., Hayward, Alice, Shaw, Lindsay M., Kharabian Masouleh, Ardashir, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and Mitter, Neena (2022). A haplotype resolved chromosomal level avocado genome allows analysis of novel avocado genes. Horticulture Research, 9 uhac157, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhac157
Fletcher, Stephen J., Peters, Jonathan R., Olaya, Cristian, Persley, Denis M., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Carroll, Bernard J., Pappu, Hanu and Mitter, Neena (2022). Tospoviruses induce small interfering RNAs targeting viral sequences and endogenous transcripts in solanaceous plants. Pathogens, 11 (7) 745, 745. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11070745
Hoang, Bao Tram L., Fletcher, Stephen J., Brosnan, Christopher A., Ghodke, Amol B., Manzie, Narelle and Mitter, Neena (2022). RNAi as a foliar spray: efficiency and challenges to field applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (12) 6639, 6639. doi: 10.3390/ijms23126639
Jain, Ritesh G, Fletcher, Stephen J, Manzie, Narelle, Robinson, Karl E, Li, Peng, Lu, Elvin, Brosnan, Christopher A, Xu, Zhi Ping and Mitter, Neena (2022). Foliar application of clay-delivered RNA interference for whitefly control. Nature Plants, 8 (5), 535-548. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01152-8
Jain, Ritesh, Fletcher, Stephen and Mitter, Neena (2022). Effective RNAi-mediated control of the crop pest whitefly. Nature Plants, 8 (5), 461-462. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01160-8
Borges Naito, Fernanda Yuri, Widana Gamage, Shirani Manel Kumari, Mitter, Neena and Dietzgen, Ralf Georg (2022). Temporal expression of defence and susceptibility genes and tospovirus accumulation in capsicum chlorosis virus-infected capsicum. Archives of Virology, 167 (4), 1061-1074. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05401-1
Tsai, Wei-An, Shafiei-Peters, Jonathan R., Mitter, Neena and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2022). Effects of elevated temperature on the susceptibility of capsicum plants to capsicum chlorosis virus infection. Pathogens, 11 (2) 200, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020200
Nath, Onkar, Fletcher, Stephen J., Hayward, Alice, Shaw, Lindsay M., Agarwal, Rimjhim, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and Mitter, Neena (2022). A comprehensive high-quality DNA and RNA extraction protocol for a range of cultivars and tissue types of the woody crop avocado. Plants, 11 (3) 242, 242. doi: 10.3390/plants11030242
Brosnan, Christopher A. and Mitter, Neena (2021). miRNA communication on another level. Nature Plants, 7 (10), 1328-1329. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-01006-9
Li, Peng, Huang, Yun, Fu, Changkui, Jiang, Shang Xu, Peng, Wei, Jia, Yi, Peng, Hong, Zhang, Ping, Manzie, Narelle, Mitter, Neena and Xu, Zhi Ping (2021). Eco‐friendly biomolecule‐nanomaterial hybrids as next‐generation agrochemicals for topical delivery. EcoMat, 3 (5) eom2.12132, 1-19. doi: 10.1002/eom2.12132
Yong, Jiaxi, Zhang, Run, Bi, Shengnan, Li, Peng, Sun, Luyao, Mitter, Neena, Carroll, Bernard J and Xu, Zhi Ping (2021). Sheet-like clay nanoparticles deliver RNA into developing pollen to efficiently silence a target gene. Plant Physiology, 187 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab303
Cai, Qiang, He, Baoye, Wang, Shumei, Fletcher, Stephen, Niu, Dongdong, Mitter, Neena, Birch, Paul R. J. and Jin, Hailing (2021). Message in a bubble: Shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organisms using extracellular vesicles. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 72 (1), 497-524. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-081720-010616
Sharma, Priyanka, Al-Dossary, Othman, Alsubaie, Bader, Al-Mssallem, Ibrahim, Nath, Onkar, Mitter, Neena, Rodrigues Alves Margarido, Gabriel, Topp, Bruce, Murigneux, Valentine, Kharabian Masouleh, Ardashir, Furtado, Agnelo and Henry, Robert J. (2021). Improvements in the sequencing and assembly of plant genomes. Gigabyte, 2021, 1-10. doi: 10.46471/gigabyte.24
O’Brien, Chris, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, Folgado, Raquel, Hayward, Alice, Lahmeyer, Sean, Folsom, Jim and Mitter, Neena (2021). Cryopreservation of woody crops: The avocado case. Plants, 10 (5) 934, 934. doi: 10.3390/plants10050934
Nilon, Alexander, Robinson, Karl, Pappu, Hanu R. and Mitter, Neena (2021). Current status and potential of RNA interference for the management of tomato spotted wilt virus and thrips vectors. Pathogens, 10 (3) 320, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10030320
Lacasta, Anna, Mody, Karishma T, De Goeyse, Ine, Yu, Chengzhong, Zhang, Jun, Nyagwange, James, Mwalimu, Stephen, Awino, Elias, Saya, Rosemary, Njoroge, Thomas, Muriuki, Robert, Ndiwa, Nicholas, Poole, Elisabeth Jane, Zhang, Bing, Cavallaro, Antonino, Mahony, Timothy J, Steinaa, Lucilla, Mitter, Neena and Nene, Vishvanath (2021). Synergistic effect of two nanotechnologies enhances the protective capacity of the Theileria parva Sporozoite p67C antigen in cattle. Journal of Immunology, 206 (4), 686-699. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000442
Snow, Val, Rodriguez, Daniel, Dynes, Robyn, Kaye-Blake, William, Mallawaarachchi, Thilak, Zydenbos, Sue, Cong, Lei, Obadovic, Irena, Agnew, Rob, Amery, Nicole, Bell, Lindsay, Benson, Cristy, Clinton, Peter, Dreccer, M. Fernanda, Dunningham, Andrew, Gleeson, Madeleine, Harrison, Matthew, Hayward, Alice, Holzworth, Dean, Johnstone, Paul, Meinke, Holger, Mitter, Neena, Mugera, Amin, Pannell, David, Silva, Luis F.P., Roura, Eugeni, Siddharth, Prince, Siddique, Kadambot H.M. and Stevens, David (2021). Resilience achieved via multiple compensating subsystems: The immediate impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the agri-food systems of Australia and New Zealand. Agricultural Systems, 187 103025, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103025
Mody, Karishma T., Zhang, Bing, Li, Xun, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Akhter, Dewan T., Jarrett, Sandy, Zhang, Jun, Yu, Chengzhong, Thurecht, Kristofer J., Mahony, Timothy J and Mitter, Neena (2021). Characterization of the biodistribution of a silica vesicle Nanovaccine carrying a Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus protective antigen with in vivo live animal imaging. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8 606652, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.606652
Jain, Ritesh G., Robinson, Karl E., Asgari, Sassan and Mitter, Neena (2020). Current scenario of
RNAi
‐based hemipteran control. Pest Management Science, 77 (5) ps.6153, 2188-2196. doi: 10.1002/ps.6153
Jain, Ritesh G., Robinson, Karl E., Fletcher, Stephen J. and Mitter, Neena (2020). RNAi-based functional genomics in hemiptera. Insects, 11 (9) 557, 557-22. doi: 10.3390/insects11090557
O'Brien, C., Hiti-Bandaralage, J. C. A., Folgado, R., Lahmeyer, S., Hayward, A., Folsom, J. and Mitter, N. (2020). First report on cryopreservation of mature shoot tips of two avocado (Persea americana Mill.) rootstocks. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 144 (1), 103-113. doi: 10.1007/s11240-020-01861-y
O’Brien, C., Hiti-Bandaralage, J., Folgado, R., Lahmeyer, S., Hayward, A., Folsom, J. and Mitter, N. (2020). A method to increase regrowth of vitrified shoot tips of avocado (Persea americana Mill.): First critical step in developing a cryopreservation protocol. Scientia Horticulturae, 266 109305, 109305. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109305
Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, Hayward, Alice, O’Brien, Chris, Ahsan, Umair, Gleeson, Madeline, Xue, Yuxin and Mitter, Neena (2020). Phase change related microRNA profiles in the plant regeneration process of avocado through shoot-tip culture. Annals of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, 4 (2). doi: 10.22606/as.2020.42001
Olaya, Cristian, Fletcher, Stephen J., Zhai, Ying, Peters, Jonathan, Margaria, Paolo, Winter, Stephan, Mitter, Neena and Pappu, Hanu R. (2020). The tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) genome is differentially targeted in TSWV-infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with or without Sw-5 gene. Viruses, 12 (4) 363, 363. doi: 10.3390/v12040363
Cao, Jiangling, Gursanscky, Nial R., Fletcher, Stephen J., Sawyer, Anne, Wadia, Mehershad, McKeough, Lachlan, Coleman, Marek, Dressel, Uwe, Taochy, Christelle, Mitter, Neena, Vaucheret, Herv and Carroll, Bernard J. (2020). Can-Seq: a PCR and DNA sequencing strategy for identifying new alleles of known and candidate genes. Plant Methods, 16 (1) 16, 16. doi: 10.1186/s13007-020-0555-0
Fletcher, Stephen J., Reeves, Philip T., Hoang, Bao Tram and Mitter, Neena (2020). A perspective on RNAi-based biopesticides. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 51, 51. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00051
Ahsan, Muhammad Umair, Hayward, Alice, Alam, Mobashwer, Bandaralage, Jayeni Hiti, Topp, Bruce, Beveridge, Christine Anne and Mitter, Neena (2019). Scion control of miRNA abundance and tree maturity in grafted avocado. BMC Plant Biology, 19 (1) 382, 382. doi: 10.1186/s12870-019-1994-5
Rendon-Anaya, Martha, Ibarra-Laclette, Enrique, Mendez-Bravo, Alfonso, Lan, Tianying, Zheng, Chunfang, Carretero-Paulet, Lorenzo, Anahi Perez-Torres, Claudia, Chacon-Lopez, Alejandra, Hernandez-Guzman, Gustavo, Chang, Tien-Hao, Farr, Kimberly M., Barbazuk, W. Brad, Chamala, Srikar, Mutwil, Marek, Shivhare, Devendra, Alvarez-Ponce, David, Mitter, Neena, Hayward, Alice, Fletcher, Stephen, Rozas, Julio, Sanchez Gracia, Alejandro, Kuhn, David, Barrientos-Priego, Alejandro F., Salojarvi, Jarkko, Librado, Pablo, Sankoff, David, Herrera-Estrella, Alfredo, Albert, Victor A. and Herrera-Estrella, Luis (2019). The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (34), 17081-17089. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1822129116
Fei, Shulang, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Fletcher, Stephen, Peters, Jonathan, Batley, Jacqueline, Aitken, Elizabeth and Mitter, Neena (2019). Small RNA profiling of Cavendish banana roots inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 and tropical race 4. Phytopathology Research, 1 (1) 22. doi: 10.1186/s42483-019-0029-3
Ahsan, Muhammad Umair, Hayward, Alice, Irihimovitch, Vered, Fletcher, Stephen, Tanurdzic, Milos, Pocock, Alexander, Beveridge, Christine Anne and Mitter, Neena (2019). Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 729, 729. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00729
Landry, Markita P. and Mitter, Neena (2019). How nanocarriers delivering cargos in plants can change the GMO landscape. Nature Nanotechnology, 14 (6), 512-514. doi: 10.1038/s41565-019-0463-5
Mitter, Neena and Hussey, Karen (2019). Moving policy and regulation forward for nanotechnology applications in agriculture. Nature Nanotechnology, 14 (6), 508-510. doi: 10.1038/s41565-019-0464-4
Worrall, Elizabeth A., Bravo-Cazar, Ana, Nilon, Alexander T., Fletcher, Stephen J., Robinson, Karl E., Carr, John P. and Mitter, Neena (2019). Exogenous application of RNAi-inducing double-stranded RNA inhibits aphid-mediated transmission of a plant virus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 265, 265. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00265
Worrall, Elizabeth, Hamid, Aflaq, Mody, Karishma, Mitter, Neena and Pappu, Hanu (2018). Nanotechnology for plant disease management. Agronomy, 8 (12) 256, 285. doi: 10.3390/agronomy8120285
Worrall, Elizabeth A., Hayward, Alice C., Fletcher, Stephen J. and Mitter, Neena (2018). Molecular characterization and analysis of conserved potyviral motifs in bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) for RNAi-mediated protection. Archives of Virology, 164 (1), 181-194. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-4065-6
Ghorbani, Abozar, Izadpanah, Keramatollah, Peters, Jonathan R., Dietzgen, Ralf G. and Mitter, Neena (2018). Detection and profiling of circular RNAs in uninfected and maize Iranian mosaic virus-infected maize. Plant Science, 274, 402-409. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.06.016
Fletcher, Stephen J., Boden, Mikael, Mitter, Neena and Carroll, Bernard J. (2018). SCRAM: a pipeline for fast index-free small RNA read alignment and visualization. Bioinformatics, 34 (15), 2670-2672. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty161
Taochy, Christelle, Gursanscky, Nial R., Cao, Jiangling, Fletcher, Stephen J., Dressel, Uwe, Mitter, Neena, Tucker, Matthew R., Koltunow, Anna M G., Bowman, John L., Vaucheret, Hervé and Carroll, Bernard J. (2017). A Genetic Screen for Impaired Systemic RNAi Highlights the Crucial Role of DICER-LIKE 2. Plant Physiology, 175 (3), 1424-1437. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01181
Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni , Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2017). Micropropagation of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.). American Journal of Plant Sciences, 8 (11), 2898-2921. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2017.811197
Mitter, Neena , Worrall, Elizabeth A., Robinson, Karl E., Xu, Zhi Ping and Carroll, Bernard J. (2017). Induction of virus resistance by exogenous application of double-stranded RNA. Current Opinion in Virology, 26, 49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.07.009
Jambhrunkar, Manasi, Yu, Meihua, Zhang, Hongwei, Abbaraju, Prasanna, Meka, Anand Kumar, Cavallaro, Antonino, Lu, Yao, Mitter, Neena and Yu, Chengzhong (2017). Pristine mesoporous carbon hollow spheres as safe adjuvants induce excellent Th2-biased immune response. Nano Research, 11 (1), 370-382. doi: 10.1007/s12274-017-1640-1
Moyo, Lindani, Ramesh, Shunmugiah V., Kappagantu, Madhu, Mitter, Neena, Sathuvalli, Vidyasagar and Pappu, Hanu R. (2017). The effects of potato virus Y-derived virus small interfering RNAs of three biologically distinct strains on potato (Solanum tuberosum) transcriptome. Virology Journal, 14 (129) 129, 129. doi: 10.1186/s12985-017-0803-8
Ramesh, Shunmugiah V., Williams, Sarah, Kappagantu, Madhu, Mitter, Neena and Pappu, Hanu R. (2017). Transcriptome-wide identification of host genes targeted by tomato spotted wilt virus-derived small interfering RNAs. Virus Research, 238, 13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.05.014
Mitter, Neena, Worrall, Elizabeth A., Robinson, Karl E., Li, Peng, Jain, Ritesh G., Taochy, Christelle, Fletcher, Stephen J., Carroll, Bernard J., Lu, G. Q. (Max) and Xu, Zhi Ping (2017). Clay nanosheets for topical delivery of RNAi for sustained protection against plant viruses. Nature Plants, 3 (2) 16207, 16207.1-16207.10. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2016.207
Zhao, Liang, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Wibowo, David, Zhang, Bing, Zhang, Jun, Mitter, Neena, Yu, Chengzhong, Zhao, Chun-Xia and Middelberg, Anton P. J. (2017). A partially purified outer membrane protein VirB9-1 for low-cost nanovaccines against Anaplasma marginale. Vaccine, 35 (1), 77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.037
Nor, Yusilawati Ahmad, Zhang, Hongwei, Purwajanti, Swasmi, Song, Hao, Meka, Anand Kumar, Wang, Yue, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Donna and Yu, Chengzhong (2016). Hollow mesoporous carbon nanocarriers for vancomycin delivery: understanding the structure-release relationship for prolonged antibacterial performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4 (43), 7014-7021. doi: 10.1039/c6tb01778a
Zhang, Bing, Cavallaro, Antonio S., Mody, Karishma T., Zhang, Jun, Deringer, James R., Brown, Wendy C., Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2016). Nanoparticle-based delivery of Anaplasma marginale membrane proteins, VirB9-1 and VirB10 produced in the Pichia pastoris expression system. Nanomaterials, 6 (11) 201, 201. doi: 10.3390/nano6110201
O'Brien, C., Constantin, M., Walia, A., Yiing, J. L. Y. and Mitter, N. (2016). Cryopreservation of somatic embryos for avocado germplasm conservation. Scientia Horticulturae, 211, 328-335. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.09.008
Fletcher, Stephen J., Shrestha, Anita, Peters, Jonathan R., Carroll, Bernard J., Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu, Pappu, Hanu R. and Mitter, Neena (2016). The tomato spotted wilt virus genome is processed differentially in its plant host Arachis hypogaea and its thrips vector Frankliniella fusca. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 (September) 1349, 1349. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01349
Nor, Yusilawati Ahmad, Zhou, Liang, Meka, Anand Kumar, Xu, Chun, Niu, Yuting, Zhang, Hongwei, Mitter, Neena, Mahony, Donna and Yu, Chengzhong (2016). Engineering Iron Oxide Hollow Nanospheres to Enhance Antimicrobial Property: Understanding the Cytotoxic Origin in Organic Rich Environment. Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (30), 5408-5418. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201601459
Li, Peng, Du, Yumei, Huang, Longbin, Mitter, Neena and Xu, Zhi Ping (2016). Nanotechnology promotes the R&D of new-generation micronutrient foliar fertilizers. RSC Advances, 6 (73), 69465-69478. doi: 10.1039/C6RA09428G
Song, Hao, Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Yu, Meihua, Yang, Yannan, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Xu, Chun, Mitter, Neena and Yu, Chengzhong (2016). Silica nanopollens enhance adhesion for long-term bacterial inhibition. Journal of the Americal Chemical Society, 138 (20), 6455-6462. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b00243
Zhao, Liang, Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Bing, Zhang, Jun, Deringer, James R., Brown, Wendy C., Zhao, Chun-Xia, Yu, Chengzhong, Mitter, Neena and Middelberg, Anton P. J. (2016). Immunogenicity of Outer Membrane Proteins VirB9-1 and VirB9-2, a Novel Nanovaccine against Anaplasma marginale. PLoS One, 11 (4) e0154295, e0154295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154295
Lim, Zhi Xian, Robinson, Karl E., Jain, Ritesh G., Chandra, G. Sharath, Asokan, R., Asgari, Sassan and Mitter, Neena (2016). Diet-delivered RNAi in Helicoverpa armigera – progresses and challenges. Journal of Insect Physiology, 85, 86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.11.005
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2016). Correction: Silica Vesicle Nanovaccine Formulations Stimulate Long-Term Immune Responses to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus E2 Protein (vol 10, e0143507, 2015). Plos One, 11 (1) e0146631, 1-1. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146631
Mitter, Neena, Zhai, Ying, Bai, Anh Xu, Chua, Keith, Eid, Sahar, Constantin, Myrna, Mitchell, Roger and Pappu, Hanu R. (2016). Evaluation and identification of candidate genes for artificial microRNA-mediated resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. Virus Research, 211, 151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.10.003
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2015). Silica vesicle nanovaccine formulations stimulate long-term immune responses to the bovine viral diarrhoea virus e2 protein. PLoS One, 10 (12) e0143507, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143507
Mahony, Donna, Mody, Karishma T., Cavallaro, Antonino S., Hu, Qiuhong, Mahony, Timothy J., Qiao, Shizhang and Mitter, Neena (2015). Immunisation of Sheep with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus, E2 Protein Using a Freeze-Dried Hollow Silica Mesoporous Nanoparticle Formulation. Plos One, 10 (11) e0141870, e0141870. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141870
Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Niu, Yuting, Karmakar, Surajit, Zhou, Liang, Xu, Chun, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Yu, Meihua, Mahony, Donna, Mitter, Neena, Cooper, Matthew and Yu, Cheng Zhong (2015). Shaping nanoparticles with hydrophilic compositions and hydrophobic properties as nanocarriers for antibiotic delivery. ACS Central Science, 1 (6), 328-334. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00199
Mahony, Timothy J., Hall, Robyn N., Walkden-Brown, Stephen, Meers, Joanne, Gravel, Jennifer L., West, Lani, Hardy, Vanessa, Islam, A. F. M. Fakhrul, Fowler, Elizabeth V. and Mitter, Neena (2015). Genomic deletions and mutations resulting in the loss of eight genes reduce the in vivo replication capacity of Meleagrid herpesvirus 1. Virus Genes, 51 (1), 85-95. doi: 10.1007/s11262-015-1216-7
Worrall, Elizabeth A., Wamonje, Francis O., Mukeshimana, Gerardine, Harvey, Jagger J. W., Carr, John P. and Mitter, Neena (2015). Bean common mosaic virus and bean common mosaic necrosis virus: relationships, biology, and prospects for control. Advances in Virus Research, 93, 1-46. doi: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2015.04.002
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Zhang, Jun, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Zhang, Bing, Popat, Amirali, Mahony, Timothy J., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2014). Silica vesicles as nanocarriers and adjuvants for generating both antibody and T-cell mediated immune resposes to Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus E2 protein. Biomaterials, 35 (37), 9972-9983. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.08.044
Naveed, Khalid, Mitter, Neena, Harper, Artemus, Dhingra, Amit and Pappu, Hanu R. (2014). Comparative analysis of virus-specific small RNA profiles of three biologically distinct strains of Potato virus Y in infected potato (Solanum tuberosum) cv. Russet Burbank. Virus Research, 191 (1), 153-160. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.07.005
Yang, Yannan, Karmakar, Surajit, Zhang, Jun, Yu, Meihua, Mitter, Neena and Yu, Chengzhong (2014). Synthesis of SBA-15 rods with small sizes for enhanced cellular uptake. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2 (30), 4929-4934. doi: 10.1039/c4tb00595c
Gleeson, Madeleine, Constantin, Myrna, Carroll, Bernard J. and Mitter, Neena (2014). MicroRNAs as regulators of adventitious root development. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 23 (4), 339-347. doi: 10.1007/s13562-014-0269-3
Mody, Karishma T., Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Stahr, Frances, Qiao, Shi Zhang, Mahony, Timothy J. and Mitter, Neena (2014). Freeze-drying of ovalbumin loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticle vaccine formulation increases antigen stability under ambient conditions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 465 (1-2), 325-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.01.037
Mahony, D., Cavallaro, A. S., Mody, K. T., Xiong, L., Mahony, T. J., Qiao, S. Z. and Mitter, Neena (2014). In vivo delivery of bovine viral diahorrea virus, E2 protein using hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 6 (12), 6617-6626. doi: 10.1039/C4NR01202J
Robinson, Karl E., Worrall, Elizabeth A. and Mitter, Neena (2014). Double stranded RNA expression and its topical application for non-transgenic resistance to plant viruses. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Online First (3), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s13562-014-0260-z
Zhao, Liang, Seth, Arjun, Wibowo, Nani, Zhao, Chun-Xia, Mitter, Neena, Yu, Chengzhong and Middelberg, Anton P. J. (2014). Nanoparticle vaccines. Vaccine, 32 (3), 327-337. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.069
Zhang, Jun, Karmakar, Surajit, Yu, Meihua, Mitter, Neena, Zou, Jin and Yu, Chengzhong (2014). Synthesis of silica vesicles with controlled entrance size for high loading, sustained release, and cellular delivery of therapeutical proteins. Small, 10 (24), 5068-5076. doi: 10.1002/smll.201401538
Encina, Carlos López, Parisi, Ann, O'Brien, Chris and Mitter, Neena (2014). Enhancing somatic embryogenesis in avocado (Persea americana Mill.) using a two-step culture system and including glutamine in the culture medium. Scientia Horticulturae, 165, 44-50. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.10.019
Zhai, Ying, Bag, Sudeep, Mitter, Neena, Turina, Massimo and Pappu, Hanu R. (2013). Mutational analysis of two highly conserved motifs in the silencing suppressor encoded by tomato spotted wilt virus (genus Tospovirus, family Bunyaviridae). Archives of Virology, 159 (6), 1499-1504. doi: 10.1007/s00705-013-1928-8
Mitter, Neena, Koundal, Vikas, Williams, Sarah and Pappu, Hanu (2013). Differential expression of tomato spotted wilt virus-derived viral small RNAs in infected commercial and experimental host plants. PLoS One, 8 (10) e76276, e76276.1-e76276.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076276
Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Stahr, Frances, Mahony, Timothy J., Qiao, Shi Zhang and Mitter, Neena (2013). Mesoporous silica nanoparticles act as a self-adjuvant for ovalbumin model antigen in mice. Small, 9 (18), 3138-3146. doi: 10.1002/smll.201300012
Mody, Karishma T., Popat, Amirali, Mahony, Donna, Cavallaro, Antonino S., Yu, Chengzhong and Mitter, Neena (2013). Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as antigen carriers and adjuvants for vaccine delivery. Nanoscale, 5 (12), 5167-5179. doi: 10.1039/c3nr00357d
Hall, Robyn N., Meers, Joanne, Mitter, Neena, Fowler, Elizabeth V. and Mahony, Timothy J. (2013). The meleagrid herpesvirus 1 genome is partially resistant to transposition. Avian Diseases, 57 (2 SUPPL. 1), 380-386. doi: 10.1637/10339-082912-Reg.1
Bag, Sudeep, Mitter, Neena, Eid, Sahar and Pappu, Hanu R. (2012). Complementation between Two Tospoviruses Facilitates the Systemic Movement of a Plant Virus Silencing Suppressor in an Otherwise Restrictive Host. PLoS One, 7 (10) e44803, e44803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044803
Mitter, Neena and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2012). Use of hairpin RNA constructs for engineering plant virus resistance. Methods in Molecular Biology, 894, 191-208. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-882-5_13
Mody, Karishma, Mahony, Donna, Mahony, Tim and Mitter, Neena (2012). Freeze-drying of protein-loaded nanoparticles for vaccine delivery. Drug Delivery Letters, 2 (2), 83-91. doi: 10.2174/2210304x11202020083
Cavallaro, Antonio S., Mahony, Donna, Commins, Margaret, Mahony, Timothy J. and Mitter, Neena (2011). Endotoxin-free purification for the isolation of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus E2 protein from insoluble inclusion body aggregates. Microbial Cell Factories, 10 (1) 57, 57.1-57.9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-57
Glazov, Evgeny A., Horwood, Paul F., Assavalapsakul, Wanchai, Kongsuwan, Kritaya, Mitchell, Roger W., Mitter, Neena and Mahony, Timothy J. (2010). Characterization of microRNAs encoded by the bovine herpesvirus 1 genome. Journal of General Virology, 91 (1), 32-41. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.014290-0
Glazov, Evgeny A., Kongsuwan, Kritaya, Assavalapsakul, Wanchai, Horwood, Paul F., Mitter, Neena and Mahony, Timothy J. (2009). Repertoire of bovine miRNA and miRNA-like small regulatory RNAs expressed upon viral infection. PLoS One, 4 (7) e6349, e6349-1-e6349-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006349
Brosnan, C., Mitter, N., Christie, M., Smith, N., Waterhouse, P. and Carroll, B. (2007). Nuclear gene silencing directs reception of long-distance mRNA silencing in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 104 (37), 14741-14746. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0706701104
DietzgenRG and Mitter, N. (2006). Transgenic gene silencing strategies for virus control. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (6), 605-618. doi: 10.1071/AP06064
Mitter, Neena, Mitchell, Roger and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2006). Fate of hairpin transcript components during RNA silencing and its suppression in transgenic virus-resistant tobacco. Journal of Biotechnology, 126 (2), 115-122. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.03.036
Higgins, C. M., Hall, R. M., Mitter, N., Cruickshank, A. and Dietzgen, R. G. (2004). Peanut stripe potyvirus resistance in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants carrying viral coat protein gene sequences. Transgenic Research, 13 (1), 59-67. doi: 10.1023/B:TRAG.0000017166.29458.74
Sulistyowati, Emy, Mitter, Neena, Bastiaan-Net, Shanna, Roossinck, Marilyn J. and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2004). Host range, symptom expression and RNA 3 sequence analyses of six Australian strains of Cucumber mosaic virus. Australasian Plant Pathology, 33 (4), 505-512. doi: 10.1071/AP04054
Mitter, N., Sulistyowati, E. and Dietzgen, R. G. (2003). Cucumber mosaic virus infection transiently breaks dsRNA-Induced Transgenic immunity to Potato virus Y in tobacco. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 16 (10), 936-944. doi: 10.1094/MPMI.2003.16.10.936
Sharifnabi, B., Mitter, N. and Agarwal, D. K. (2003). Characterization of Ustilago tritici and U. nuda on wheat and barley. II. RAPD analysis. Mycotaxon, 86, 87-97.
Sharifnabi, B., Agarwal, D. K. and Mitter, N. (2003). Characterization of Ustilago tritici and U. nuda on wheat and barley. I. Teliospore morphology. Mycotaxon, 86, 77-86.
Way, H. M., Kazan, K., Mitter, N., Goulter, K. C., Birch, R. G. and Manners, J. M. (2002). Constitutive expression of a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene from Stylosanthes humilis in transgenic tobacco leads to enhanced disease resistance but impaired plant growth. Physiological And Molecular Plant Pathology, 60 (6), 275-282. doi: 10.1006/pmmp.2002.0407
Mitter, N., Srivastava, A. C., Renu, Ahamad, S., Sarbhoy, A. K. and Agarwal, D. K. (2002). Characterization of gibberellin producing strains of Fusarium moniliforme based on DNA polymorphism. Mycopathologia, 153 (4), 187-193. doi: 10.1023/A:1014946217539
Sharifnabi, B., Agarwal, D. K. and Mitter, N. (2001). Differentiation of Isolates of Neovossia indica by RAPD-PCR and Clustering Based on Teliospore Morphology. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, 36 (3-4), 223-236. doi: 10.1556/APhyt.36.2001.3-4.1
Mitter, N., Sulistyowati, E., Graham, M. W. and Dietzgen, R. G. (2001). Suppression of gene silencing: a threat to virus-resistant transgenic plants?. Trends in Plant Science, 6 (6), 246-247. doi: 10.1016/S1360-1385(01)01947-1
Sharifnabi, B., Mitter, Neena and Sarbhoy, A. K. (2000). A technique for obtaining monokaryotic haploid hyphae of Ustilago tritici, causal agent of wheat loose smut. Indian Phytopathology, 53 (1), 100-101.
Mitter, N., Kazan, K., Way, H. M., Broekaert, W. F. and Manners, J. M. (1998). Systemic induction of an Arabidopsis plant defensin gene promoter by tobacco mosaic virus and jasmonic acid in transgenic tobacco. Plant Science, 136 (2), 169-180. doi: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00094-6
Mitter, Neena, Grewal, J. S. and Pal, Mahendra (1997). Biochemical changes in chickpea genotypes resistant and susceptible to grey mould. Indian Phytopathology, 50 (4), 490-498.
Devi, G. Uma, Mahendra, Pal and Mitter, Neena (1997). Antigenic relationship among isolates of Ascochyta rabiei and Chickpea cultivars. Indian Phytopathology, 50 (2), 222-228.
Rewal, N., Coleysmith, J. R. and Sealylewis, H. M. (1991). Studies on resistance to dichlofluanid and other fungicides in Botrytis cinerea. Plant Pathology, 40 (4), 554-560. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1991.tb02419.x
Rewal, N. and Grewal, J. S. (1989). Inheritance of Resistance to Botrytis-Cinerea Pers in Cicer-Arietinum-L. Euphytica, 44 (1-2), 61-63. doi: 10.1007/BF00022600
Rewal, N. and Grewal, J. S. (1989). Differential response of chickpea to grey mould. Indian Phytopathology
Rewal, N. and Grewal, J. S. (1989). Effect of temperature, light and relative humidity on conidial germination of strains of Botrytis cinerea infecting chickpea. Indian Phytopathology, 42 (1), 79-83.
Conference Papers
Li, Xueying, O’Brien, Chris, Sommerville, Karen, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2023). Innovative cryopreservation technology for Australian macadamia. 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology CRYO2023, Minneapolis, MN United States, 25-27 July 2023. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104759
Bao, Jingyin, O’Brien, Chris, Sommerville, Karen, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2023). Incorporating cold pretreatment in cryopreserving shoot tips of sweet myrtle (Gossia fragrantissima). 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology CRYO2023, Minneapolis, MN United States, 25-27 July 2023. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104742
Carroll, B. J., Yong, J., Xu, W., Wu, M., Zhang, R., Mann, C. W. G., Liu, G., Mitter, N. and Xu, Z. P. (2023). Nanoclay particles for active uptake and systemic delivery of genes into intact plants. 2023 In Vitro Biology Meeting, Norfolk, VA United States, 10-14 June 2023. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Bao, Jingyin, O’Brien, Chris, Sommerville, Karen, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2022). Cold pretreatment for cryopreservation of an endangered Australian native plant species Gossia fragrantissima. CRYO2022 Joint Meeting of SLTB and Society for Cryobiology, Dublin, Ireland, 19-22 July 2022. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.11.045
Li, Xueying, O’brien, Chris, Sommerville, Karen, Mitter, Neena and Hayward, Alice (2022). Innovative cryopreservation technology for Australian macadamia. CRYO2022 59th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, Dublin, Ireland, 19-22 July 2022. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.11.198
Ravichander, Pratyush, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Aitken, Elizabeth, Gardiner, Donald and Mitter, Neena (2022). Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens. TropAg Internation Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Wong, Albert Chern Sun, Hu, Zhangpan, Hiti-Bandaralage, Jayeni, O'Brien, Chris, Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2022). Novel Propagation Technologies for Australian Macadamia. International Agriculture Conference (TropAg 2022), Brisbane, Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022. doi: 10.5281/ZENODO.7672445
Harpur, Paul, Pachana, Nancy, Fitzsimmons, Terrance, French, Flic, Bunda, Tracey and Mitter, Neena (2022). Celebrating International Women's Day at UQ. International Women's Day 2022, University of Queensland, March 8.
Agarwal, Rimjhim, Hong, Hung T., Hayward, Alice, Harper, Stephen, Mitter, Neena and O’Hare, Tim J. (2020). Carotenoid profiling of orange-coloured capsicums: In search of high-zeaxanthin varieties for eye health. 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods, Online, 10–25 November, 2020. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/foods_2020-07717
Nak, W., Hayward, A., Gleeson, M. and Mitter, N. (2020). Temporary silencing targeted plant genes with exogenous application of dsRNA. International Horticultural Congress IHC2018: V International Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources and International Symposium on Applied Functional Molecular Biology, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 August 2018. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1297.79
Hiti-Bandaralage, J. C.A., Hayward, A. and Mitter, N. (2020). Structural relation for acclimatization success for in vitro cultured avocado. XXX International Horticultural Congress IHC2018: II International Symposium on Micropropagation and In Vitro Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, 8 July 2020. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1285.39
Nak, William, Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2020). Investigating new methods to increase adventitious root formation. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036052
Mody, Karishma T., Zhang, Bing, Li, Xun, Jain, Ritesh, Li, Peng, James, Peter, Mahony, Timothy J., Xu, Zhiping and Mitter, Neena (2020). Topical RNAi for Sustainable Animal Health. TropAg 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036170
O’Brien, C., Hiti-Bandaralage, J.C.A., Folgado, R., Lahmeyer, S., Hayward, A. and Mitter, N. (2020). Developing a cryopreservation protocol for avocado (Persea americana Mill.) apical shoot tips using different antioxidants. International Horticultural Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 August 2018. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2020.1285.3
Jain, Ritesh G., Robinson, Karl and Mitter, Neena (2019). RNAi-mediated management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci by oral delivery of double-stranded RNAs. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036011
Nath, O., Shaw, L. M., Hayward, A., Fletcher, S., Albert, V., Henry, R. and Mitter, N. (2019). Avocado genome sequencing and development of genetic markers for breeding and germplasm identification. TropAg 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019.
O'Brien, Chris, Bandaralage, Jayeni Hiti, Folgado, Raquel, Lahmeyer, Sean, Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2019). The Use Of Sucrose Pre-Culture For Cryopreservation Of Avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) Cultivar ‘Velvick’. 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology CRYO 2019, San Diego, CA United States, 22-25 July 2019. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2019.10.056
Hiti Bandaralage, J. C. A., Hayward, A., O'Brien, C., Beveridge, C. and Mitter, N. (2019). Avocado micropropagation: growth in leaps and bounds for a clonal rootstock propagation solution. Fifth International Conference of the IUFRO Working Party Unit 2.09.02 “Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies”, Coimbra, Portugal, 10 - 15 September 2018. Coimbra, Rua Bernardino: João Duarte, Unipessoal.
Olaya, C., Fletcher, S., Mitter, N. and Pappu, H. R. (2018). The genomic RNAs of Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus are differentially targeted in infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with or without Sw5 gene. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston Ma, Jul 29-Aug 03, 2018. ST PAUL: AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC.
Fei, S., Constantin, M., Peters, J., Batley, J., Aitken, E. and Mitter, N. (2018). RNAi-based management for Fusarium wilt of banana. International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture (ISTTH), Cairns Australia, Nov 20-25, 2016. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2018.1205.88
Ahsan, M. U., Hayward, A., Powell, R., Wilkie, J., Beveridge, C. and Mitter, N. (2018). MicroRNA control of flowering and annual crop cycle in tropical/subtropical horticultural trees. International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture, Cairns, QLD Australia, 20 November 2016. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1205.84
Gleeson, Madeleine , Hayward, Alice , Hiti Bandalarage, Jayeni , Fletcher, Stephen and Mitter, Neena (2018). Adventitious Rooting in Avocado - Unravelling the Bottleneck to Propagation. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIV, San Diego, CA, United States, 13-17 January 2018. San Diego, CA, United States:
Hiti Bandaralage, J. C.A., Hayward, A., O’Brien, C. and Mitter, N. (2018). Temporal profile of juvenility-associated microRNAs during tissue culture of avocado. International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture - ISTTH2016, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 20-25 November 2016. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1205.97
O’Brien, Chris, Hiti Bandaralage, Jayeni C. A., Folgado, Raquel, Lahmeyer, Sean, Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2018). Developing a cryopreservation protocol for avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) shoot tips. CRYO2018, Madrid, Spain, 10-13 July 2018. Maryland Heights, MO United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2018.10.199
Hiti Bandaralage, J. C. A., Hayward, A., O’Brien, C., Beveridge, C. and Mitter, N. (2018). Acclimatization of micropropagated mature avocado. VII International Symposium on Production and Establishment of Micropropagated Plants, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 24-28 April 2017. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1224.3
Hiti Bandalarage, Jayeni , Hayward, Alice , O'Brien, Christopher and Mitter, Neena (2017). Micropropagation: The Future of Clonal Propagation of Avocado. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20-22 November 2017. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: TropAg.
Gleeson, M., Mitter, N. and Carroll, B. (2016). Etiolation-mediated regulation of adventitious rooting in avocado. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1110.6
Mitter, N. and Gleeson, M. (2016). Acceptance of diseaseresistant GM rootstocks for nonGM fruit. 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.2016.1124.13
O'Brien, C., Parisi, A., Yuan, J. Lim Yiing, Constantin, M. and Mitter, N. (2016). Cryopreservation of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) using somatic embryos. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposium on Micropropagation and In Vitro Techniques, Brisbane, QLD., Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1113.39
Moyo, L., Ramesh, S., Williams, S., Mitter, N., Sathuvalli, V. and Pappu, H. (2016). Transcriptome-wide mining of potato genes targeted by Potato virus Y- derived viral small interfering RNAs. Annual Meeting of the American-Phytopathological-Society (APS), Tampa, Fl United States, July 30-August 3, 2016. St. Paul, MN United States: American Phytopathological Society.
Hiti Bandaralage, J., Hayward, A., O'Brien, C. and Mitter, N. (2015). Gibberellin and cytokinin in synergy for a rapid nodal multiplication system of avocado. VIII World Avocado Congress, Lima, Peru, 13- 18 September 2015. Lima Peru: World Avocado Congress.
Mohd Rodzi, A., Hayward, A., Hiti Bandaralage, J., O'Brien, C., Gleeson, M. and Mitter, N. (2015). Factors affecting avocado shoot health in culture. VIII World Avocado Congress, Lima, Peru, 13- 18 September 2015. Lima Peru: World Avocado Congress.
Hiti Bandalarage, Jayeni , Hayward, Alice and Mitter, Neena (2015). Synergistic effect of Gibberellin and Cytokinin for a rapid nodal multiplication system of Avocado. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November 2015. Brisbane, Australia: International Tropical Agriculture Conference.
Shanmugiah, R., Mitter, N. and Pappu, H. (2014). Interaction map of Tomato spotted wilt virus-specific small RNAs and the tomato transcriptome. APS-CPS Joint Meeting, Minneapolis Mn United States, 09-13 August 2014. Paul, MN United States: American Phytopathological Society.
Sharma, P. K., Druffel, K., Mitter, N. and Pappu, H. R. (2011). Characterization of silencing suppressor activity of NSs from Iris yellow spot virus (Genus Tospovirus). 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, United States, 6-10 August 2011.
Mitter, N., Chua, K., Bag, S., Druffel, K., Mitchell, R. and Pappu, H. R. (2011). Evaluating artificial microRNAs for engineering resistance against tospoviruses. 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, United States, 6-10 August 2011.
Koundal, V., Mitter, N., Williams, S. and Pappu, H. R. (2011). Characterization of small RNAs derived from Tomato spotted wilt virus infection by deep sequencing. 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, United States, 6-10 August 2011.
Bag, S., Mitter, N. and Pappu, H. R. (2011). Genetic complementation between two viruses in an otherwise restrictive host. 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, United States, 6-10 August 2011.
Mitter, N. and Dietzgen, R. G. (2008). Plant virus control: RNA silencing strategies. VIROCON 2009: XIX Annual Meeting of the Indian Virological Society . Recent Trends in Viral Disease Problems and Management, India, 2008. Hisar, Haryana, India: Indian Virological Society.
Brosnan, C. A., Mitter, N., Reyes, M., Constantin, M., Graham, M., Dietzgen, R.G. and Carroll, B. J. (2003). Tomato expression modulating sequences enhance double strand RNA-mediated resistance to potato virus Y in transgenic tobacco. 24th Annual Conference on the Organisation and Expression of the Genome, Lorne, Victoria, Australia, 16-20 February, 2003.
Research Reports
Hine, Damian, Mitter, Neen, Blaser-Hart, Wilma, Shabbir Ahmad, Xiong, Ling, Wei, Tao and Howard, Alice (2024). The feasibility of cocoa production in Tonga: an assessment. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Cao, Shoufeng, Hine, Damian, Henry, Robert, Shaw, Lindsay and Mitter, Neena (2020). Evaluation of the potential to expand horticultural industries in northern Australia. Hermit Park, QLD, Australia: CRC for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA).