Associate Professor Brett Ferguson
Associate Professor Legume Biotech
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
John Hines Building (62), Room 212, St Lucia Campus
Researcher biography
A/Prof Brett Ferguson's research interest are in molecular genetics, genomics, genetic transformation and genome editing, such as CRISPR, to unravel the molecular mechanisms driving plant development. His primary focus is on legume crops, using biotechnology and bioinformatic approaches to identify key genes and signals controlling traits of interest. This includes the agriculturally- and environmentally-important symbiosis between legume plants and beneficial rhizobia bacteria that fix critical nitrogen for their host plant. In addition, A/Prof Ferguson works with the fascinating legume tree, Pongamia pinatta, which has tremendous potential as a feedstock for the sustainable production of biodiesel and aviation fuel.
A/Prof Brett Ferguson leads the Integrative Legume Research Group (ILRG) in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS) at the University of Queensland (UQ). He is an Affiliate of the Centre for Crop Science in the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), and an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS). A/Prof Ferguson is also a Chief Investigator in the large, multi-national Hy-Gain for Smallholders Project primarily funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The work of A/Prof Ferguson has contributed to the discovery of many new genes and signals, such as novel microRNAs and peptide hormones, that have critical roles in controlling plant development. His research group identified the complete family of CLE peptide encoding genes of several legume species using an array of molecular and bioinformatic approaches. Additional discoveries of genes involved in legume nodule formation, nitrogen signalling and the regulation of root development, are also having an impact in the research field. Many of these factors could be useful in supporting translational studies and breeding programs that look to improve crop performance. His work also established a requirement for brassinosteroid hormones in legume nodulation and demonstrated a central role for gibberellins in nodule development. Moreover, he contributed to some of the initial work reporting a role of strigolatones in shoot branching, and demonstrated that plants can transport quantities of auxin far in excess of their endogenous levels.
A/Prof Ferguson has also contributed to the developed of new tools and techniques, such as petiole feeding, precision feeding in growth pouches, stem girdling, pHairyRed for promoter-reporter fusions, new hairy-root transformation techniques, novel integrative vectors to enhance transformation efficiency, synthetic biology approaches to generate mature double stranded miRNA, etc.
Publications
Book Chapters
Hastwell, A.H. and Ferguson, B.J. (2024). Rhizobia and Legume Nodulation Genes. Reference Module in Life Sciences. (pp. 1-1) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822563-9.00185-2
Jones, Candice H., Hastwell, April H., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2022). Soybean CLE peptides and their CLAVATA-like signaling pathways. Soybean physiology and genetics. (pp. 153-175) edited by Hon-Ming Lam and Man-Wah Li. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.abr.2022.02.006
Zhang, M. B., Chu, X. T., Su, H. N., Hastwell, A. H., Gresshoff, P. M. and Ferguson, B. J. (2018). Advances in understanding soybean physiology and growth. Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans: volume 1 breeding and cultivation techniques. (pp. 3-22) edited by Henry T. Nguyen. Sawston, Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2017.0034.01
Ferguson, B.J. (2017). Rhizobia and legume nodulation genes. Reference module in life sciences. (pp. 1-5) Online: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-809633-8.07071-0
Ferguson, B. J. and Gresshoff, P. M. (2016). The regulation of legume nodule numbers. Plants In Action2. (pp. *-*) Brisbane, QLD Australia: ASPS & NZSPB.
Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2015). Physiological implications of legume nodules associated with soil acidity. Legume nitrogen fixation in a changing environment: achievements and challenges. (pp. 113-125) edited by Saad Sulieman and Lam-Son Phan Tran. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-06212-9_6
Ferguson, B. J. (2013). Rhizobia and legume nodulation genes. Brenner’s encyclopedia of genetics. (pp. 236-239) edited by Stanley Maloy and Kelly Hughes. New York, NY, United States: Academic Press Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.01046-9
Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2013). Systemic signalling in legume nodulation: nodule formation and its regulation. Long-distance systemic signaling and communication in plants. (pp. 219-229) edited by František Baluška. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-36470-9_11
Ferguson, Brett (2013). The development and regulation of soybean nodules. A comprehensive survey of international soybean research - genetics, physiology, agronomy and nitrogen relationships. (pp. 31-47) edited by James E. Board. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech - Open Access Publisher. doi: 10.5772/52573
Ferguson, Brett J. and Indrasumunar, Arief (2011). Soybean nodulation and nitrogen fixation. Agricultural research updates. (pp. 103-119) edited by Barbara P. Hendriks. Hauppauge, N.Y., United States: Nova Publishers.
Journal Articles
Hastwell, April H., Chu, Xitong, Liu, Yuhan and Ferguson, Brett J. (2024). The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling. Trends in Plant Science. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.07.014
Su, Huanan, Zhang, Mengbai, Grundy, Estelle B. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2024). New integrative vectors increase Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformation and help characterise roles for soybean GmTML gene family members. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.25.605222
Thanthrige, Nipuni, Weston-Olliver, Grace, Das Bhowmik, Sudipta, Friedl, Johannes, Rowlings, David, Kabbage, Mehdi, Ferguson, Brett J., Mundree, Sagadevan and Williams, Brett (2023). The cytoprotective co-chaperone, AtBAG4, supports increased nodulation and seed protein content in chickpea without yield penalty. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 18553, 18553. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45771-3
Grundy, Estelle B., Gresshoff, Peter M., Su, Huanan and Ferguson, Brett J. (2023). Legumes regulate symbiosis with rhizobia via their innate immune system. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (3) 2800, 2800. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032800
Fan, Kejing, Ferguson, Brett James, Muñoz, Nacira Belen, Li, Man-Wah and Lam, Hon-Ming (2023). Editorial: Metabolic adjustments and gene expression reprogramming for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules, volume II. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 1141269, 1141269. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1141269
Yun, Jinxia, Wang, Can, Zhang, Fengrong, Chen, Li, Sun, Zhengxi, Cai, Yupeng, Luo, Yuanqing, Liao, Junwen, Wang, Yongliang, Cha, Yanyan, Zhang, Xuehai, Ren, Ya, Wu, Jun, Hasegawa, Paul M., Tian, Changfu, Su, Huanan, Ferguson, Brett J., Gresshoff, Peter M., Hou, Wensheng, Han, Tianfu and Li, Xia (2023). A nitrogen fixing symbiosis-specific pathway required for legume flowering. Science Advances, 9 (2) eade1150, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1150
Yu, Lina, You, Fang, Wu, Songlin, Lu, Zhaohua, Hastwell, April, Ferguson, Brett and Huang, Longbin (2023). Nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Acacia holosericea plants grown in soil admixed with iron ore tailings. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23 (1), 1085-1095. doi: 10.1007/s42729-022-01105-2
Chu, Xitong, Su, Huanan, Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2022). Spatiotemporal changes in gibberellin content are required for soybean nodulation. New Phytologist, 234 (2), 479-493. doi: 10.1111/nph.17902
Thanthrige, Nipuni, Bhowmik, Sudipta Das, Ferguson, Brett J., Kabbage, Mehdi, Mundree, Sagadevan G. and Williams, Brett (2021). Potential biotechnological applications of autophagy for agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 760407, 760407. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.760407
Zhang, Mengbai, Su, Huanan, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2021). Shoot‐derived
miR2111
controls legume root and nodule development. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44 (5), 1627-1641. doi: 10.1111/pce.13992
Mens, Celine, Hastwell, April H., Su, Huanan, Gresshoff, Peter M., Mathesius, Ulrike and Ferguson, Brett J. (2021). Characterisation of Medicago truncatula CLE34 and CLE35 in nitrate and rhizobia regulation of nodulation. New Phytologist, 229 (5) nph.17010, 2525-2534. doi: 10.1111/nph.17010
Thanthrige, Nipuni, Jain, Sachin, Bhowmik, Sudipta Das, Ferguson, Brett J., Kabbage, Mehdi, Mundree, Sagadevan and Williams, Brett (2020). Centrality of BAGs in Plant PCD, Stress Responses, and Host Defense. Trends in Plant Science, 25 (11), 1131-1140. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.04.012
Ferguson, Brett James, Minamisawa, Kiwamu, Munoz, Nacira Belen and Lam, Hon-Ming (2019). Editorial: Metabolic adjustments and gene expression reprogramming for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 898, 898. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00898
Wang, Youning, Yang, Wei, Zuo, Yanyan, Zhu, Lin, Hastwell, April H., Chen, Liang, Tian, Yinping, Su, Chao, Ferguson, Brett J. and Li, Xia (2019). GmYUC2a mediates auxin biosynthesis during root development and nodulation in soybean. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70 (12), 3165-3176. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz144
Wass, Taylor J., Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Ferguson, Brett J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Complete genome sequence of Achromobacter spanius UQ283, a soilborne isolate exhibiting plant growth-promoting properties. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8 (16) e00236-19. doi: 10.1128/mra.00236-19
Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Xiao, Yawen, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Ferguson, Brett J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Suppression of Phytophthora capsici infection and promotion of tomato growth by soil bacteria. Rhizosphere, 9, 72-75. doi: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2018.11.007
Foyer, Christine H., Siddique, Kadambot H.M., Tai, Amos P.K., Anders, Sven, Fodor, Nándor, Wong, Fuk-Ling, Ludidi, Ndiko, Chapman, Mark A., Ferguson, Brett J., Considine, Michael J., Zabel, Florian, Prasad, P.V. Vara, Varshney, Rajeev K., Nguyen, Henry T. and Lam, Hon-Ming (2019). Modelling predicts that soybean is poised to dominate crop production across Africa. Plant Cell and Environment, 42 (1), 373-385. doi: 10.1111/pce.13466
Ferguson, Brett L., Lieblich, Stuart E. and Dodson, Thomas B. (2018). Third Molar Extraction and Persistent Use of Opioids. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 320 (22). doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.17187
Mens, Celine, Li, Dongxue, Haaima, Laura E., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2018). Local and systemic effect of cytokinins on soybean nodulation and regulation of their isopentenyl transferase (IPT) biosynthesis genes following rhizobia inoculation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 1150, 1150. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01150
Ferguson, B. J., Mens, C., Hastwell, A. H., Zhang, M. B., Su, H., Jones, C. H., Chu, X. T. and Gresshoff, P. M. (2018). Legume nodulation: the host controls the party. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42 (1), 41-51. doi: 10.1111/pce.13348
Hastwell, April H., Corcilius, Leo, Williams, James, Gresshoff, Peter M., Payne, Richard J. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2018). Triarabinosylation is required for nodulation-suppressive CLE peptides to systemically inhibit nodulation in Pisum sativum. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42 (1), 188-197. doi: 10.1111/pce.13325
Chan, Chon-Kit Kenneth, Rosic, Nedeljka, Lorenc, Michał T., Visendi, Paul, Lin, Meng, Kaniewska, Paulina, Ferguson, Brett J., Gresshoff, Peter M., Batley, Jacqueline and Edwards, David (2018). A differential k-mer analysis pipeline for comparing RNA-Seq transcriptome and meta-transcriptome datasets without a reference. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 19 (2), 363-371. doi: 10.1007/s10142-018-0647-3
Corcilius, Leo, Hastwell, April H., Zhang, Mengbai, Williams, James, Mackay, Joel P., Gresshoff, Peter M., Ferguson, Brett J. and Payne, Richard J. (2017). Arabinosylation modulates the growth-regulating activity of the peptide hormone CLE40a from soybean. Cell Chemical Biology, 24 (11), 1347-1355. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.08.014
Hastwell, April H., de Bang, Thomas C., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2017). Author Correction: CLE peptide-encoding gene families in Medicago truncatula and lotus japonicus, compared with those of soybean, common bean and Arabidopsis (vol 7, 9384, 2017). Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 15474, 15474. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14991-9
Hastwell, April H., de Bang, Thomas C., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2017). CLE peptide-encoding gene families in Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus, compared with those of soybean, common bean and Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 9384, 9384. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09296-w
Mirzaei, Saeid, Batley, Jacqueline, El-Mellouki, Tarik, Liu, Shiming, Meksem, Khalid, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2017). Neodiversification of homeologous CLAVATA1-like receptor kinase genes in soybean leads to distinct developmental outcomes. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 8878, 109-112. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08252-y
Ferguson, Brett L., Barber, Scott, Asher, Imani H. and Wood, Chalmers R. (2017). Role of Oral Microbial Infections in Oral Cancer. Dental Clinics of North America, 61 (2), 425-434. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.12.009
Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2017). Molecular signals in nodulation control. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18 (1) 125, 125. doi: 10.3390/ijms18010125
Su, Chao, Liu, Liu, Liu, Haipei, Ferguson, Brett J., Zou, Yanmin, Zhao, Yankun, Wang, Tao, Wang, Youning and Li, Xia (2016). H2O2 regulates root system architecture by modulating the polar transport and redistribution of auxin. Journal of Plant Biology, 59 (3), 260-270. doi: 10.1007/s12374-016-0052-1
Hastwell, April H., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2015). Genome-wide annotation and characterization of CLAVATA/ESR (CLE) peptide hormones of soybean (Glycine max) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), and their orthologues of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (17), 5271-5287. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv351
Wang, Youning, Li, Kexue, Chen, Liang, Zou, Yanmin, Liu, Haipei, Tian, Yinping, Li, Dongxiao, Wang, Rui, Zhao, Fang, Ferguson, Brett J., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Li, Xia (2015). microRNA167c-directed regulation of the auxin response factors, GmARF8a and GmARF8b, is required for soybean (Glycine max L.) nodulation and lateral root development.. Plant Physiology, 168 (3), 984-999. doi: 10.1104/pp.15.00265
Kopittke, Peter M., Moore, Katie L., Lombi, Enzo, Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Ferguson, Brett J., Blamey, F. Pax C., Menzies, Neal W., Nicholson, Timothy M., McKenna, Brigid A., Wang, Peng, Gresshoff, Peter M., Kourousias, George, Webb, Richard I., Green, Kathryn and Tollenaere, Alina (2015). Identification of the primary lesion of toxic aluminum in plant roots. Plant Physiology, 167 (4), 1402-1411. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.253229
Hastwell, April H., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2015). The structure and activity of nodulation-suppressing CLE peptide hormones of legumes. Functional Plant Biology, 42 (3), 229-238. doi: 10.1071/FP14222
Wang, Youning, Wang, Lixiang, Zou, Yanmin, Chen, Liang, Cai, Zhaoming, Zhang, Senlei, Fang Zhao, Tian, Yinping, Jiang, Qiong, Ferguson, Brett J., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Lia, Xia (2015). Soybean miR172c Targets the Repressive AP2 Transcription Factor NNC1 to Activate ENOD40 Expression and Regulate Nodule Initiation. Plant Cell, 26 (12), 4782-4801+. doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.131607
Ferguson, Brett J., Li, Dongxue, Hastwell, April H., Reid, Dugald E., Li, Yupeng, Jackson, Scott A. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2014). The soybean (Glycine max) nodulation-suppressive CLE peptide, GmRIC1, functions interspecifically in common white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), but not in a supernodulating line mutated in PvNARK. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 12 (8), 1085-1097. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12216
Gresshoff, Peter M., Hayashi, Satomi, Biswas, Bandana, Mirzaei, Saeid, Indrasumunar, Arief, Reid, Dugald, Samuel, Sharon, Tollenaere, Alina, van Hameren, Bethany, Hastwell, April, Scott, Paul and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). The value of biodiversity in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation and nodulation for biofuel and food production.. Journal of Plant Physiology, 172 (2-3), 128-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2014.05.013
Ferguson, Brett J. and Mathesius, Ulrike (2014). Phytohormone regulation of legume-rhizobia interactions. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 40 (7), 770-790. doi: 10.1007/s10886-014-0472-7
Renton, Michael, Hanan, Jim, Ferguson, Brett J. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2014). Corrigendum: Models of long-distance transport: how is carrier-dependent auxin transport regulated in the stem?. New Phytologist, 203 (2), 705-705. doi: 10.1111/nph.12855
Foo, Eloise, Ferguson, Brett J. and Reid, James B. (2014). Common and divergent roles of plant hormones in nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 9 (9) e29593, 1-4. doi: 10.4161/psb.29593
Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). Mechanistic action of gibberellins in legume nodulation. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 56 (10), 971-978. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12201
Foo, E., Ferguson, B. J. and Reid, J. B. (2014). The potential roles of strigolactones and brassinosteroids in the autoregulation of nodulation pathway. Annals of Botany, 113 (6), 1037-1045. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcu030
Mirzaei, Saeid, Batley, Jacqueline, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2014). Transcriptome profiling of the shoot and root tips of S562L, a soybean GmCLAVATA1A mutant. Atlas Journal of Biology, 3 (1), 183-205. doi: 10.5147/ajb.2014.0133
Young, Naomi F., Ferguson, Brett J., Antoniadi, Ioanna, Bennett, Mark H., Beveridge, Christine A. and Turnbull, Colin G. N. (2014). Conditional auxin response and differential cytokinin profiles in shoot branching mutants. Plant Physiology, 165 (4), 1723-1736. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.239996
van Hameren, Bethany, Hayashi, Satomi, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2013). Advances in the identification of novel factors required in soybean nodulation, a process critical to sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Plant Biology and Soil Health, 1 (1).
Reid, Dugald E., Li, Dongxue, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2013). Structure-function analysis of the GmRIC1 signal peptide and CLE domain required for nodulation control in soybean. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64 (6), 1575-1585. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ert008
Ferguson, Brett, Lin, Meng-Han and Gresshoff, Peter (2013). Regulation of legume nodulation by acidic growth conditions. Plant Signalling & Behavior, 8 (3), e23426.1-e23426.5. doi: 10.4161/psb.23426
Lin, Meng-Han, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2012). Systemic regulation of soybean nodulation by acidic growth conditions. Plant Physiology, 160 (4), 2028-2039. doi: 10.1104/pp.112.204149
Hayashi, Satomi, Reid, Dugald E., Lorenc, Michal T., Stiller, Jiri, Edwards, David, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2012). Transient Nod factor-dependent gene expression in the nodulation-competent zone of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) roots. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (8), 995-1010. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00729.x
Reid, Dugald E., Hayashi, Satomi, Lorenc, Michal, Stiller, Jiri, Edwards, David, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2012). Identification of systemic responses in soybean nodulation by xylem sap feeding and complete transcriptome sequencing reveal a novel component of the autoregulation pathway. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 10 (6), 680-689. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00706.x
Renton, Michael, Hanan, Jim, Ferguson, Brett J. and Beveridge, Christine A. (2012). Models of long-distance transport: How is carrier-dependent auxin transport regulated in the stem?. New Phytologist, 194 (3), 704-715. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04093.x
Reid, Dugald E., Ferguson, Brett J., Hayashi, Satomi, Lin, Yu-Hsiang and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2011). Molecular mechanisms controlling legume autoregulation of nodulation. Annals of Botany, 108 (5), 789-795. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr205
Reid, Dugald, Ferguson, Brett J. and Gresshoff, Peter (2011). Inoculation- and nitrate-induced CLE peptides of soybean control NARK-dependent nodule formation. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 24 (5), 606-618. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-09-10-0207
Lin, Meng-Han, Gresshoff, Peter M., Indrasumunar, Arief and Ferguson, Brett J. (2011). pHairyRed: A novel binary vector containing the DsRed2 reporter gene for visual selection of transgenic hairy roots. Molecular Plant, 4 (3), 537-545. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssq084
Ferguson, Brett J., Foo, Eloise, Ross, John J. and Reid, James B. (2011). Relationship between gibberellin, ethylene and nodulation in Pisum sativum. New Phytologist, 189 (3), 829-842. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03542.x
Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Lin, Meng-Han, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2011). An efficient petiole-feeding bioassay for introducing aqueous solutions into dicotyledonous plants. Nature Protocols, 6 (1), 36-45. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2010.171
Ferguson, Brett (2010). Implementing routine outcome measurement within a therapeutic community setting: The Ashburn Clinic experience. Therapeutic Communities, 31 (4), 417-432.
Ferguson, B.J. (2010). Regulation of the soybean-rhizobium nodule symbiosis by shoot and root factors - Commentary. Plant Physiology, 154 (2), 588-590. doi: 10.1104/pp.82.2.588
Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Ferguson, Brett J., Kereszt, Attila and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2010). Suppression of hypernodulation in soybean by a leaf-extracted, NARK- and Nod factor-dependent, low molecular mass fraction. New Phytologist, 185 (4), 1074-1086. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03163.x
Rispail, Nicolas, Kalo, Peter, Kiss, Gyorgy B., Ellis, T.H. Noel, Gallardo, Karine, Thompson, Richard D., Prats, Elena, Larrainzar, Estibaliz, Ladrera, Ruben, Gonzalez, Esther M., Arrese-Igor, Cesar, Ferguson, Brett J., Gresshoff, Peter M. and Rubiales, Diego (2010). Model legumes contribute to faba bean breeding. Field Crops Research, 115 (3), 253-269. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.03.014
Ferguson, Brett J., Indrasumunar, Arief, Hayashi, Satomi, Lin, Meng-Han, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Reid, Dugald E. and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2010). Molecular analysis of legume nodule development and autoregulation. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 52 (1), 61-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00899.x
Gresshoff, Peter M., Ferguson, Brett J., Indrasumunar, Arief and Jiang, Qunyi (2009). Modern genetics and biotechnology of soybean: Nitrogen fixation and nodulation. Chinese Journal of Nature, 31 (6), 320-326.
Gresshoff, Peter M., Lohar, Dasharath, Chan, Pick-Kuen, Biswas, Bandana, Jiang, Qunyi, Reid, Duguld, Ferguson, Brett and Stacey, Gary (2009). Genetic analysis of ethylene regulation of legume nodulation. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 4 (9), 818-823. doi: 10.4161/psb.4.9.9395
Brewer, Philip B., Dun, Elizabeth A., Ferguson, Brett J., Rameau, Catherine and Beveridge, Christine A. (2009). Strigolactone acts downstream of auxin to regulate bud outgrowth in pea and arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 150 (1), 482-493. doi: 10.1104/pp.108.134783
Ferguson, B. J. and Beveridge, C. A. (2009). Roles for auxin, cytokinin, and strigolactone in regulating shoot branching. Plant Physiology, 149 (4), 1929-1944. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.135475
Ferguson, B. J. and Gresshoff, P. M. (2009). Soybean as a model legume. Grain Legumes, 53 (7)
Dodd, I.C., Ferguson, B.J. and Beveridge, C. A. (2008). Apical Wilting and Petiole Xylem Vessel Diameter of the rms2 Branching Mutant of Pea are Shoot Controlled and Independent of a Long-Distance Signal Regulating Branching. Plant and Cell Physiology, 49 (5), 791-800. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcn052
O’Rourke, T. A., Ferguson, B. J., Reid, J. B. and Foo, E. (2006). Role of brassinosteroids in autoregulation of nodulation. Phytopathology, 96 (6 Suppl.), S88-S88.
Dun, E. A., Ferguson, B. J. and Beveridge, C. A. (2006). Apical dominance and shoot branching. Divergent opinions or divergent mechanisms?. Plant Physiology, 142 (3), 812-819. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.086868
Ferguson, Brett J. and Reid, James B. (2005). Cochleata: Getting to the root of legume nodules. Plant And Cell Physiology, 46 (9), 1583-1589. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pci171
Ferguson, Brett J., Ross, John J. and Reid, James B. (2005). Nodulation phenotypes of gibberellin and brassinosteroid mutants of pea. Plant Physiology, 138 (4), 2396-2405. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.062414
Ferguson, Brett J., Wiebe, Ericka M., Emery, R. J. Neil and Guinel, Frédérique C. (2005). Cytokinin accumulation and an altered ethylene response mediate the pleiotropic phenotype of the pea nodulation mutant R50 (sym16). Canadian Journal of Botany, 83 (8), 989-1000. doi: 10.1139/B05-049
Ferguson, Brett James and Mathesius, Ulrike (2003). Signaling interactions during nodule development. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 22 (1), 47-72. doi: 10.1007/s00344-003-0032-9
Lorteau, Marie-Agathe, Ferguson, Brett James and Guinel, Frédérique Catherine (2001). Effects of cytokinin on ethylene production and nodulation in pea (Pisum sativum) cv. Sparkle. Physiologia Plantarum, 112 (3), 421-428. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1120316.x
Conference Papers
Mens, C., Li, D., Haaima, L.E., Gresshoff, P.M. and Ferguson, B.J. (2020). Local and systemic effect of cytokinins on soybean nodulation and regulation of their isopentenyl transferase (IPT) biosynthesis genes following rhizobia inoculation. Third International Legume Society Conference, Poznan, Poland, 21-24 May 2019. Cordoba, Spain: The International Legume Society.
Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2018). Soybean nodulation: from gene mutation, via gene isolation to functional circuits. FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria, 27-31 August 2018.
Hastwell, April, Li, Dongxue, Tollenaere, Alina, Gresshoff, Peter M. and Ferguson, Brett J. (2014). Negative regulation of legume nodules by inducible signal peptides. 17th Australian Nitrogen Fixation Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 28 September - 2 October 2014.
Indrasumunar, Arief, Reid , Dugald, Ferguson, Brett and Gresshoff, Peter M. (2011). Nitrate sensing and signaling during soybean nodulation. Plant and Animal Genomes XIX Conference, San Diago, CA, USA, 15-19 January 2011.
Gresshoff, Peter M., Indrasumunar, Ariel, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Reid, Dugald, Lin, Meng-Han, Hayashi, Satomi, Batley, Jacqui, Li, Dongxue and Ferguson, Brett (2010). Genetic and biochemical components of local and systemic long-distance signalling during nodule regulation in legumes. 2010 Symposium & Workshop: Plant cell-to-cell and long distance signaling, Gyeongsang National University, Korea, 25-27 August 2010. Korea, Republic of: KSABC.
Ferguson, B. J., Lin, Y. -H., Reid, D. E., Hayashi, S., Lin, M. -H., Zhang, H., Capon, R. and Gresshoff, P. M. (2010). Identifying novel factors required for legume nodule development and autoregulation.. OzBio2010 combined conference, Melbourne, Australia, 26 September - 1 October 2010.
Gresshoff, P. M., Indrasumunar, A., Miyahara, A., Nontachaiyapoom, S., Biswas, B., Lin, Y-H., Lin, M-H, Reid, D., Callahan, D., Capon, R., Zhang, H., Jiang, Q., Hirani, T., Kobe, B., Men, A., Scott, P., Kereszt, A., Miyagi, M., Li, D., Chan, P-K., Roessner, U., Djordjevic, M. A., Kinkema, M. and Ferguson, B. (2009). Functional genomic analysis of systemic cell division regulation in legumes. International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants, Vienna, Austria, 2–15 August 2008. Vienna, Austria: Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Djordjevic, M., Ferguson, B,, Gresshoff, P. M., Hayashi, S., Indrasumunar, A., Lin, M. H., Lin, Y. H., Oakes, M. and Reid, D. (2009). Functional genomics of soybean nodulation control: Plant stem cell biology biotechnology. World Soybean Research Conference VIII, Beijing, China, 10-15 August 2009. Beijing, China: The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Crop Science Society of China.
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