Honorary Professor Melissa Fitzgerald

Concepcion, Jeanaflor Crystal T., Proud, Christopher and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2020). Genomics and molecular markers for rice grain quality: a review. The Future of Rice Demand: Quality Beyond Productivity. (pp. 425-444) edited by Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Camila Pegoraro and Vívian Ebeling Viana. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-37510-2_18

Fitzgerald, Melissa, Resurreccion, Adoracion and Pua Ferraz, Julie (2017). Advances in understanding the role of rice in nutrition. Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice, Vol 1: breeding for higher yield and quality. (pp. 167-183) edited by Takuji Sasaki. Sawston, Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/AS.2016.0003.30

Fitzgerald, Melissa (2017). Rice: grain-quality characteristics and management of quality requirements. Cereal grains: assessing and managing quality. (pp. 291-316) edited by Colin Wrigley, Ian Batey and Diane Miskelly. Kidlington, United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier).

Daygon, Venea Dara and Fitzgerald, Melissa Anne (2013). Application of metabolomics for providing a new generation of selection tools for crop improvement. Hot topics in metabolomics: food and nutrition. (pp. 6-16) edited by Bernd Markus Lange. London, United Kingdom: Future Medicine. doi: 10.4155/EBO.13.458

Cuevas, Rosa Paula and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2012). Genetic diversity of rice grain quality. Genetic diversity in plants. (pp. 285-310) edited by Mahmut Caliskan. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech. doi: 10.5772/35119

Cuevas, Rosa Paula and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2012). Genetic diversity of rice grain quality. Genetic diversity in plants. (pp. 285-310) edited by Mahmut Çalışkan. Rijelka, Croatia: Intech.

Fitzgerald, M. A. (2010). Rice: characteristics and quality requirements. Cereal grains: assessing and managing quality. (pp. 212-236) edited by C.W. Wrigley and I.L. Batey. Cambridge, MA, United States: Woodhead Publishing. doi: 10.1533/9781845699529.2.212

Fitzgerald, Melissa (2004). Chapter 5: starch. RICE: chemistry and technology. (pp. 109-141) St. Paul, MN USA: American Association of Cereal Chemists. doi: 10.1094/1891127349.005

Anderson, J. W. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2003). Sulphur distribution and redistribution in vegetative and generative plants. Sulphur in plants. (pp. 113-134) edited by Yash P. Abrol and Altaf Ahmad. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-0289-8_6

Hay, Thomas Owen, Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Prakash, Sangeeta and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2025). Comparison of Gidyea gum, gum Arabic, and maltodextrin in the microencapsulation and colour stabilisation of anthocyanin-rich powders using freeze-drying and spray-drying techniques. Food Hydrocolloids, 163 111023, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.111023

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Bekker, Marlize, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Fitzgerald, Melissa A and Chapman, Dale (2025). Macronutrient and Mineral Composition of Australian Indigenous Spices: Nutritional Opportunities and Considerations for Food Product Development. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60 (1) vvaf104, 1. doi: 10.1093/ijfood/vvaf104

Hay, Thomas Owen, Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Turpin, Gerry, Chapman, Dale, Fredricks, Bronwyn, Thompson, Suzanne and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2025). Methodology for accessing cyanogen glycoside and alkaloid content in Traditional foods. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60 (1) vvae013, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/ijfood/vvae013

Hay, Thomas Owen, Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Nastasi, Joseph Robert (2025). Systematic application of UPLC-Q-ToF-MS/MS coupled with chemometrics for the identification of natural food pigments from Davidson plum and native currant. Food Chemistry: X, 25 102072, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.102072

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Hay, Thomas Owen, Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Kontogiorgos, Vassilis (2025). Design and evaluation of pH-sensitive pectin films infused with anthocyanin-rich extracts from Australian native fruits for intelligent food packaging applications. Food Biophysics, 20 (1) 1, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11483-024-09900-3

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Perry, Keely Rose, Alagappan, Shanmugam, Kolobaric, Adam, King, Jade Mia, Hoffman, Eleanor W., Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2024). Exploring the use of portable infrared spectroscopy as a quality assurance tool for the Australian Native/Traditional food industry: a case study on finger lime (Citrus australasica). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 59 (10), 7570-7579. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.17533

Wu, M., O’Hare, T. J., Daygon, V. D. and Fitzgerald, M. (2024). The potential of banana as a natural dietary source of tryptophan and melatonin. Acta Horticulturae, 1 (1407), 63-68. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2024.1407.9

Hay, Thomas Owen, Kontogiorgos, Vassillis, Thompson, Suzanne, Nastasi, Joseph Robert and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2024). A new hydrocolloid to rival gum Arabic: Characterisation of a traditional food gum from Australian Acacia cambagei. Food Hydrocolloids, 153 110003, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110003

Jośko, Izabela, Kusiak, Magdalena, Sozoniuk, Magdalena, Feculak, Mikołaj, Wu, Kevin C.-W., Fitzgerald, Melissa, Alyafei, Mohamed Salem and Sheteiwy, Mohamed Salah (2024). Analysis of multiple biomarkers revealed the size matters of Cu particles for barley response under foliar exposure. Science of the Total Environment, 918 170673, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170673

Manickavasagam, Ganapaty, San, Priscilla Wong Chie, Gorji, Sara Ghorbani, Sungthong, Bunleu, Keong, Yong Yoke, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Dewi, Firli Rahmah Primula and Lim, Vuanghao (2024). Unbiased metabolomics of volatile secondary metabolites in essential oils originated from Myrtaceae species. Chemistry Africa, 7 (6), 3067-3075. doi: 10.1007/s42250-024-01000-6

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Kontogiorgos, Vassilis (2023). Tuning the mechanical properties of pectin films with polyphenol-rich plant extracts. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 253 (Pt 7) 127536, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127536

Najamuddin, Ulfah, Gorji, Sara Ghorbani and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2023). Effect of post-milling process on the oxidation of the rice bran. Journal of Cereal Science, 111 103678, 103678. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2023.103678

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Daygon, Venea Dara, Kontogiorgos, Vassilis and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2023). Qualitative analysis of polyphenols in glycerol plant extracts using untargeted metabolomics. Metabolites, 13 (4) 566. doi: 10.3390/metabo13040566

Fitzgerald, Melissa (2023). It is time to appreciate the value of processed foods. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 134, 222-229. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.03.001

Hu, Wei, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Topp, Bruce, Alam, Mobashwer, Pun, Sharon, Dianna, Liu, Torrisi, Caterina and O’Hare, Tim J. (2023). The effects of pollen source on the fatty acid profile of macadamia kernels. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 115 104943, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104943

Hay, Thomas, Prakash, Sangeeta, Daygon, Venea Dara and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2022). Review of edible Australian flora for colour and flavour additives: appraisal of suitability and ethicality for bushfoods as natural additives to facilitate new industry growth. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 129, 74-87. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.09.003

Nastasi, Joseph Robert, Kontogiorgos, Vassilis, Daygon, Venea Dara and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2022). Pectin-based films and coatings with plant extracts as natural preservatives: a systematic review. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 120, 193-211. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.01.014

Hu, Wei, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Topp, Bruce, Alam, Mobashwer and O'Hare, Tim J. (2022). Fatty acid diversity and interrelationships in macadamia nuts. LWT, 154 112839, 112839. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112839

Najamuddin, U., Gorji, S. and Fitzgerald, M. (2021). Genotypic variability in the composition of soluble protein from rice bran – opportunities for nutrition. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 103 104077, 104077. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104077

Concepcion, Jeanaflor Crystal T., Calingacion, Mariafe, Garson, Mary J. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2020). Lipidomics reveals associations between rice quality traits. Metabolomics, 16 (5) 54, 54. doi: 10.1007/s11306-020-01670-6

Jr, Vito M. Butardo, Luo, Jixun, Li, Zhongyi, Gidley, Michael J., Bird, Anthony R., Tetlow, Ian J., Fitzgerald, Melissa, Jobling, Stephen A. and Rahman, Sadequr (2020). Functional genomic validation of the roles of soluble starch synthase IIa in japonica rice endosperm. Frontiers in Genetics, 11 289, 289. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00289

Lim, Vuanghao, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Daygon, Venea Dara and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2020). Untargeted and targeted metabolomic profiling of Australian indigenous fruits. Metabolites, 10 (3) 114, 114. doi: 10.3390/metabo10030114

David, Ocan, Rongrong, Zhang, Martin, Odoch, Michael, Kanaabi, Angele, Pembele Ibanda, Agnes, Akwero, Bill, Williams Khizzah, Ephraim, Nuwamanya, Jimmy, Lamo, Melissa, Anne Fitzgerald, Venea, Dara Daygon and Patrick, Rutimbanzigu Rubaihayo (2019). Relationship between 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline and aroma in Uganda rice populations with Oryza (barthi, glaberrima and sativa) backgrounds. African Journal of Biotechnology, 18 (31), 1016-1024. doi: 10.5897/ajb2019.16960

Hu, Wei, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Topp, Bruce, Alam, Mobasher and O'Hare, Tim J. (2019). A review of biological functions, health benefits, and possible de novo biosynthetic pathway of palmitoleic acid in macadamia nuts. Journal of Functional Foods, 62 103520, 103520. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103520

Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Calingacion, Mariafe, Smyth, Heather E. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2019). Comprehensive profiling of lipid oxidation volatile compounds during storage of mayonnaise. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 56 (9), 4076-4090. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03876-6

Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Calingacion, Mariafe, Smyth, Heather E. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2019). Effect of natural antioxidants on lipid oxidation in mayonnaise compared with BHA, the industry standard. Metabolomics, 15 (8) 106, 106. doi: 10.1007/s11306-019-1568-4

Concepcion, Jeanaflor Crystal T., Ouk, Sothea, Ouk, Makara and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2019). Mapping quantitative traits for grain physical and textural quality in Cambodian Jasmine rice PRD. Euphytica, 215 (7) 135. doi: 10.1007/s10681-019-2455-9

Yu, L., Witt, T., Rincon Bonilla, M., Turner, M. S., Fitzgerald, M. and Stokes, J. R. (2019). New insights into cooked rice quality by measuring modulus, adhesion and cohesion at the level of an individual rice grain. Journal of Food Engineering, 240, 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.07.010

Yu, L., Muralidharan, S., Lee, N. A., Lo, R., Stokes, J. R., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Turner, M. S. (2018). The impact of variable high pressure treatments and/or cooking of rice on bacterial populations after storage using culture-independent analysis. Food Control, 92, 232-239. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.027

Wang, Diane R., Agosto-Pérez, Francisco J., Chebotarov, Dmytro, Shi, Yuxin, Marchini, Jonathan, Fitzgerald, Melissa, McNally, Kenneth L., Alexandrov, Nickolai and McCouch, Susan R. (2018). An imputation platform to enhance integration of rice genetic resources. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 3519, 3519. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05538-1

Tran, Khang N., Witt, Torsten, Gidley, Michael J. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2018). Accounting for the effect of degree of milling on rice protein extraction in an industrial setting. Food Chemistry, 253, 221-226. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.01.147

Concepcion, Jeanaflor Crystal T., Ouk, Sothea, Riedel, Arthur, Calingacion, Mariafe, Zhao, Dule, Ouk, Makara, Garson, Mary J. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2018). Quality evaluation, fatty acid analysis and untargeted profiling of volatiles in Cambodian rice. Food Chemistry, 240, 1014-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.019

Botero-Uribe, Maria, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Gilbert, Robert G. and Midgley, Jocelyn (2017). Effect of pulsed electrical fields on the structural properties that affect french fry texture during processing. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 67, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.05.016

Daygon, Venea Dara, Calingacion, Mariafe, Forster, Louise C., De Voss, James J., Schwartz, Brett D., Ovenden, Ben, Alonso, David E., McCouch, Susan R., Garson, Mary J. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2017). Metabolomics and genomics combine to unravel the pathway for the presence of fragrance in rice. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 8767, 8767. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07693-9

Calingacion, Mariafe, Mumm, Roland, Tan, Kevin, Quiatchon-Baeza, Lenie, Concepcion, Jeanaflor C.T., Hageman, Jos A., Prakash, Sangeeta, Fitzgerald, Melissa and Hall, Robert D. (2017). A multidisciplinary phenotyping and genotyping analysis of a mapping population enables quality to be combined with yield in rice. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 4 (MAY) 32. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2017.00032

Tran, Khang N., Gidley, Michael J. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2017). Opportunities and challenges in processing of by-product of rice milling protein as a food ingredient. Cereal Chemistry, 94 (3), 369-376. doi: 10.1094/CCHEM-09-16-0245-RW

Li, Hongyan, Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Prakash, Sangeeta, Nicholson, Timothy M. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2017). The molecular structural features controlling stickiness in cooked rice, a major palatability determinant. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 43713, 43713. doi: 10.1038/srep43713

Abayawickrama, A. S. M. T., Reinke, R. F., Fitzgerald, M. A., Harper, J. D. I. and Burrows, G. E. (2017). Influence of high daytime temperature during the grain filling stage on fissure formation in rice. Journal of Cereal Science, 74, 256-262. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2017.02.013

Yu, L., Turner, M. S., Fitzgerald, M., Stokes, J. R. and Witt, T. (2017). Review of the effects of different processing technologies on cooked and convenience rice quality. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 59, 124-138. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.11.009

Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Smyth, Heather E., Sharma, Mary and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2016). Lipid oxidation in mayonnaise and the role of natural antioxidants: a review. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 56, 88-102. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.08.002

Li, Hongyan, Prakash, Sangeeta, Nicholson, Timothy M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2016). The importance of amylose and amylopectin fine structure for textural properties of cooked rice grains. Food Chemistry, 196, 702-711. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.09.112

Daygon, Venea Dara, Prakash, Sangeeta, Calingacion, Mariafe, Riedel, Arthur, Ovenden, Ben, Snell, Peter, Mitchell, Jaquie and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2016). Understanding the Jasmine phenotype of rice through metabolite profiling and sensory evaluation. Metabolomics, 12 (4) 63, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s11306-016-0989-6

Li, Hongyan, Prakash, Sangeeta, Nicholson, Timothy M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2016). Instrumental measurement of cooked rice texture by dynamic rheological testing and its relation to the fine structure of rice starch. Carbohydrate Polymers, 146, 253-263. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.045

McCouch, Susan R., Wright, Mark H., Tung, Chih-Wei, Maron, Lyza G., McNally, Kenneth L., Fitzgerald, Melissa, Singh, Namrata, DeClerck, Genevieve, Agosto-Perez, Francisco, Korniliev, Pavel, Greenberg, Anthony J., Naredo, Ma. Elizabeth B., Mercado, Sheila Mae Q., Harrington, Sandra E., Shi, Yuxin, Branchini, Darcy A., Kuser-Falcao, Paula R., Leung, Hei, Ebana, Kowaru, Yano, Masahiro, Eizenga, Georgia, McClung, Anna and Mezey, Jason (2016). Open access resources for genome-wide association mapping in rice. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 10532, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10532

Mumm, R., Hageman, J. A., Calingacion, M. N., de Vos, R. C. H., Jonker, H. H., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hansen, T. H., Laursen, K. H., Schjoerring, J. K., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Jongee, S., Rauf, A., Habibi, F., Indrasari, S. D., Sakhan, S., Ramli, A., Romero, M., Reinke, R. F., Ohtsubo, K., Boualaphanh, C., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Hall, R. D. (2016). Multi-platform metabolomics analyses of a broad collection of fragrant and non-fragrant rice varieties reveals the high complexity of grain quality characteristics. Metabolomics, 12 (2) 38, 38.1-38.19. doi: 10.1007/s11306-015-0925-1

Zhao, Xiangqian, Daygon, Venea D., McNally, Kenneth L., Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville, Xie, Fangming, Reinke, Russell F. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2015). Identification of stable QTLs causing chalk in rice grains in nine environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 129 (1), 141-153. doi: 10.1007/s00122-015-2616-8

Concepcion, Jeanaflor Crystal T., Ouk, Makara, Zhao, Dule and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2015). The need for new tools and investment to improve the accuracy of selecting for grain quality in rice. Field Crops Research, 182, 60-67. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.05.003

Calingacion, Mariafe, Fang, Lu, Quiatchon-Baeza, Lenie, Mumm, Roland, Riedel, Arthur, Hall, Robert D. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2015). Delving deeper into technological innovations to understand differences in rice quality. Rice, 8 (1) 6. doi: 10.1186/s12284-015-0043-8

Zhao, Xiangqian and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2013). Climate change: implications for the yield of edible rice. PLoS ONE, 8 (6) e66218, e66218.1-e66218.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066218

Butardo, Vito M., Dara Daygon, Venea, Colgrave, Michelle L., Campbell, Peter M., Resurreccion, Adoracion, Paula Cuevas, Rosa, Jobling, Stephen A., Tetlow, Ian, Rahman, Sadequr, Morell, Matthew and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2012). Biomolecular analyses of starch and starch granule proteins in the high-amylose rice mutant goami 2. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60 (46), 11576-11585. doi: 10.1021/jf303205p

Calingacion, M. N., Boualaphanh, C., Daygon, V. D., Anacleto, R., Sackville Hamilton, R., Biais, B., Deborde, C., Maucourt, M., Moing, A., Mumm, R., de Vos, R. C. H., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hansen, T. H., Laursen, K. H., Schjoerring, J. K., Hall, R. D. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2012). A genomics and multi-platform metabolomics approach to identify new traits of rice quality in traditional and improved varieties. Metabolomics, 8 (5), 771-783. doi: 10.1007/s11306-011-0374-4

Hansen, Thomas H., Lombi, Enzo, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Laursen, Kristian H., Frydenvang, Jens, Husted, Søren, Boualaphanh, Chanthakhone, Resurreccion, Adoracion, Howard, Daryl L., de Jonge, Martin D., Paterson, David and Schjoerring, Jan K. (2012). Losses of essential mineral nutrients by polishing of rice differ among genotypes due to contrasting grain hardness and mineral distribution. Journal of Cereal Science, 56 (2), 307-315. doi: 10.1016/j.jcs.2012.07.002

Dipti, Sharifa Sultana, Bergman, Christine, Indrasari, Siti Dewi, Herath, Theja, Hall, Robert, Lee, Hueihong, Habibi, Fatemeh, Bassinello, Priscilla Zaczuk, Graterol, Eduardo, Ferraz, Julie P. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2012). The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases. Rice, 5 (1) 16. doi: 10.1186/1939-8433-5-16

Madan, P., Jagadish, S. V. K., Craufurd. P. Q., Fitzgerald, M., Lafarge, T. and Wheeler, T. R. (2012). Effect of elevated CO2 and high temperature on seed-set and grain quality of rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63 (10), 3843-3852. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ers077

Chen, Yolanda H., Bernal, Carmencita C., Tan, Jing, Horgan, Finbarr G. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2011). Planthopper "adaptation" to resistant rice varieties: changes in amino acid composition over time. Journal of Insect Physiology, 57 (10), 1375-1384. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.07.002

Butardo, Vito M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Bird, Anthony R., Gidley, Michael J., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Larroque, Oscar, Resurreccion, Adoracion P., Laidlaw, Hunter K. C., Jobling, Stephen A., Morell, Matthew K. and Rahman, Sadequr (2011). Impact of down-regulation of starch branching enzyme IIb in rice by artificial microRNA- and hairpin RNA-mediated RNA silencing. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62 (14), 4927-4941. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err188

Boualaphanh, Chanthakhone, Daygon, Venea D., Calingacion, Mariafe N., Sanitchon, Jarawit, Jothityangkoon, Darunee, Mumm, Roland, Hall, Robert D. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2011). Use of new generation single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping for rapid development of near-isogenic lines in rice. Crop Science, 51 (5), 2067-2073. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.02.0103

Tran, N. A., Daygon, V. D., Resurreccion, A. P., Cuevas, R. P., Corpuz, H. M. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2011). A single nucleotide polymorphism in the Waxy gene explains a significant component of gel consistency. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123 (4), 519-525. doi: 10.1007/s00122-011-1604-x

Boualaphanh, Chanthakhone, Calingacion, Mariafe, Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Jothityangkoon, Darunee, Sanitchon, Jirawat and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2011). Yield and quality of traditional and improved Lao varieties of rice. ScienceAsia, 37 (2), 89-97. doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2011.37.089

Fitzgerald, M. A., Rahman, S., Resurreccion, A. P., Concepcion, J., Daygon, V. D., Dipti, S. S., Kabir, K. A., Klingner, B., Morell, M. K. and Bird, A. R. (2011). Identification of a major genetic determinant of glycaemic index in rice. Rice, 4 (2), 66-74. doi: 10.1007/s12284-011-9073-z

Champagne, Elaine T., Bett-Garber, Karen L., Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Grimm, Casey C., Lea, Jeanne, Ohtsubo, Ken'ichi, Jongdee, Supanee, Xie, Lihong, Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk, Resurreccion, Adoracion, Ahmad, Rauf, Habibi, Fatemah and Reinke, Russell (2010). Important sensory properties differentiating premium rice varieties. Rice, 3 (4), 270-281. doi: 10.1007/s12284-010-9057-4

Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Gilbert, Robert G. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2010). Structural differences between hot-water-soluble and hot-water-insoluble fractions of starch in waxy rice (Oryza sativa L.). Carbohydrate Polymers, 81 (3), 524-532. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.03.007

Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Daygon, Venea Dara, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Robert G. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2010). Using chain-length distributions to diagnose genetic diversity in starch biosynthesis. Carbohydrate Polymers, 81 (1), 120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.02.004

Cuevas, Rosa P., Daygon, Venea D., Corpuz, Henry M., Nora, Leilani, Reinke, Russell F., Waters, Daniel L. E. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2010). Melting the secrets of gelatinisation temperature in rice. Functional Plant Biology, 37 (5), 439-447. doi: 10.1071/FP09258

Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Resurreccion, Adoracion P. (2009). Maintaining the yield of edible rice in a warming world. Functional Plant Biology, 36 (12), 1037-1045. doi: 10.1071/fp09055

Kovach, Michael J., Calingacion, Mariafe N., Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and McCouch, Susan R. (2009). The origin and evolution of fragrance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (34), 14444-14449. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0904077106

Champagne, Elaine T., Bett-Garber, Karen L., Thomson, Jessica L. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2009). Unraveling the impact of nitrogen nutrition on cooked rice flavor and texture. Cereal Chemistry, 86 (3), 274-280. doi: 10.1094/cchem-86-3-0274

Fitzgerald, Melissa A., McCouch, Susan R. and Hall, Robert D. (2009). Not just a grain of rice: the quest for quality. Trends in Plant Science, 14 (3), 133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.12.004

Roferos, Leslie T., Butardo, Vito Jr. M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A and Juliano, Bienvinido O. (2008). Association between alleles of the waxy gene and traits of grain quality in Philippine Seed Board rice varieties. Philippine Agricultural Scientist, 91 (3), 334-337.

Fitzgerald, M.A., Hamilton, N.R.S., Calingacion, M.N., Verhoeven, H.A. and Butardo, V.M. (2008). Is there a second fragrance gene in rice?. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 6 (4), 416-423. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00327.x

Hall, Robert D., Brouwer, Inge D. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2008). Plant metabolomics and its potential application for human nutrition. Physiologia Plantarum, 132 (2), 162-175. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.00989.x

Bounphanousay, C., Jaisil, P., Sanitchon, J., Fitzgerald, M. and Sackville Hamilton, N. R. (2008). Chemical and molecular characterization of fragrance in Black Glutinous Rice from Lao PDR. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 7 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.3923/ajps.2008.1.7

Shu, Xiaoli, Jiao, Guiai, Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Yang, Chaozhu, Shu, Qingyao and Wu, Dianxing (2006). Starch structure and digestibility of rice high in resistant starch. Starch, 58 (8), 411-417. doi: 10.1002/star.200600501

Philpot, Kim, Martin, Margrit, Butardo, Vito Jr., Willoughby, Doug and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2006). Environmental factors that affect the ability of amylose to contribute to retrogradation in gels made from rice flour. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54 (14), 5182-5190. doi: 10.1021/jf060666y

Ward, R. M., Gao, Q. Y., de Bruyn, H., Gilbert, R. G. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2006). Improved methods for the structural analysis of the amylose-rich fraction from rice flour. Biomacromolecules, 7 (3), 866-876. doi: 10.1021/bm050617e

Waters, Daniel L. E., Henry, Robert J., Reinke, Russel F. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2006). Gelatinization temperature of rice explained by polymorphisms in starch synthase. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 4 (1), 115-122. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2005.00162.x

Perry, P. A., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Gilbert, R. G. (2006). Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching as a probe of diffusion in starch systems. Biomacromolecules, 7 (2), 521-530. doi: 10.1021/bm0507711

Chiou, H., Fellows, C. .M, Gilbert, R. G. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2005). Study of rice-starch structure by dynamic light scattering in aqueous solution. Carbohydrate Polymers, 61 (1), 61-71. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.02.011

Castro, J. V., Dumas, C., Chiou, H., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Gilbert, R. G. (2005). Mechanistic information from analysis of molecular weight distributions of starch. Biomacromolecules, 6 (4), 2248-2259. doi: 10.1021/bm0500401

Castro, J. V., Ward, R. M., Gilbert, R. G. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2005). Measurement of the molecular weight distribution of debranched starch. Biomacromolecules, 6 (4), 2260-2270. doi: 10.1021/bm050041t

Fitzgerald, M.A., Martin, M., Ward, R.M., Park, W.D. and Shead, H.J. (2003). Viscosity of rice flour: a rheological and biological study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51 (8), 2295-2299. doi: 10.1021/jf020574i

Martin, M. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2002). Proteins in rice grains influence cooking properties. Journal of Cereal Science, 36 (3), 285-294. doi: 10.1006/jcrs.2001.0465

Chiou, Herbert, Martin, Margrit and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2002). Effect of purification methods on rice starch structure. Starch , 54 (9), 415-420. doi: 10.1002/1521-379x(200209)54:9<415::aid-star415>3.0.co;2-f

Fitzgerald, M.A., Ugalde, T.D. and Anderson, J.W. (2001). Sulphur nutrition affects delivery and metabolism of S in developing endosperms of wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52 (360), 1519-1526. doi: 10.1093/jexbot/52.360.1519

Lisle, A. J., Martin, M. and Fitzgerald, M. A. (2000). Chalky and translucent rice grains differ in starch composition and structure and cooking properties. Cereal Chemistry, 77 (5), 627-632. doi: 10.1094/cchem.2000.77.5.627

Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Ugalde, T. David and Anderson, John W. (1999). Sulphur nutrition changes the sources of S in vegetative tissues of wheat during generative growth. Journal of Experimental Botany, 50 (333), 499-508. doi: 10.1093/jxb/50.333.499

Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Ugalde, T. David and Anderson, John W. (1999). S nutrition affects the pools of S available to developing grains of wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 50 (339), 1587-1592. doi: 10.1093/jxb/50.339.1587

Fitzgerald, Melissa A. and Knox, R.Bruce (1995). Initiation of primexine in freeze-substituted microspores of Brassica campestris. Sexual Plant Reproduction, 8 (2), 99-104. doi: 10.1007/BF00230896

Fitzgerald, M. A., Barnes, S. H., Blackmore, S., Calder, D. M. and Knox, R. B. (1994). Exine formation in the pollinium of Dendrobium. Protoplasma, 179 (3-4), 121-130. doi: 10.1007/BF01403950

Fitzgerald, M. A., Barnes, S. H., Blackmore, S., Calder, D. M. and Knox, R. B. (1994). Pollen development and cohesion in a mealy and a hard type of orchid pollinium. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 155 (5), 481-491. doi: 10.1086/297187

FITZGERALD, MA, CALDER, DM and KNOX, RB (1994). SECRETORY EVENTS IN THE FREEZE-SUBSTITUTED TAPETUM OF THE ORCHID PTEROSTYLIS-CONCINNA. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 53-62.

Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Malcolm Calder, D. and Bruce Knox, R. (1993). Character states of development and initiation of cohesion between compound pollen grains of acacia paradoxa. Annals of Botany, 71 (1), 51-59. doi: 10.1006/anbo.1993.1006

FITZGERALD, MELISSA A., ORLOVICH, DAVID A. and ALLAWAY, WILLIAM G. (1992). Evidence that abaxial leaf glands are the sites of salt secretion in leaves of the mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. New Phytologist, 120 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1992.tb01052.x

FITZGERALD, MELISSA A. and ALLAWAY, WILLIAM G. (1991). Apoplastic and symplastic pathways in the leaf of the grey mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. New Phytologist, 119 (2), 217-226. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1991.tb01024.x

Hu, Wei , O'Hare, Tim , Fitzgerald, Melissa , Topp, Bruce and Alam, Mobashwer (2022). The effect of maturity on the concentration of fatty acids in macadamia. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.

Hu, W., Fitzgerald, M., Topp, B., Alam, M. and O'Hare, T. (2022). Diversity of omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) content in macadamia nuts and possible biosynthetic pathways influencing its concentration. 3rd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, Parma, Italy, 21-24 June 2022. Parma, Italy: MV Congressie.

Patil, A., Fitzgerald, M., Shaw, Paul N. and Parat, M. O. (2017). Bioactivity in Australian native willow: comparative analysis of leaf extracts on cell viability. International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA 2017), Basel, Switzerland, 3-7 September 2017. Stuttgart, Germany: Georg Thieme Verlag KG. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608430

Bryceson, K., Fitzgerald, M. and Annison, G. (2016). 'Stakeholder views in the development of food and nutrition public policy in Australia'. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

Zhao, Dule, Ford, Russell, Makara, Ouk, Chhay, Ngin, Fitzgerald, Melissa and Snell, Peter (2014). Developing rice cultivars for Cambodia and Australia. A policy dialogue on rice futures: rice-based farming systems research in the Mekong region, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 7–9 May 2014. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Butardo, Vito Jr. M., Fitzgerald, Melissa A., Rahman, Sadequr and Gidley, Michael J. (2008). Efforts to capture high amylose in rice. AACC International Annual Meeting 2008, Hawaii Convention Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, 21-24 September, 2008. St. Paul, Minn., U.S.A.: American Association of Cereal Chemists.

Zondanos, Hollie S., Chiou, Herbert, Gilbert, Robert G., Martin, Margrit and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2002). Relating synthetic processes of amylose synthesis to amylose structure in rice. TheScientificWorld Ltd.

Anderson, John W. and Fitzgerald, Melissa A. (2001). Physiological and metabolic origin of sulphur for the synthesis of seed storage proteins. 8th International Symposium on Plant Seeds/5th Gatersleben Research Conference, Gatersleben, Germany, 27-31 August 2000. Muenchen, Germany: Elsevier. doi: 10.1078/0176-1617-00356

Calingacion, Mariafe, Fitzgerald, Melissa, Hall, Robert D and Quiatchon-Baeza, Lenie (2017). Rice biparental population GBS dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.374

Daygon, Venea, Fitzgerald, Melissa and McCouch, Susan R. (2017). Rice Aroma - 33, 275 SNP Matrix. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.174

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