Dr Anthony Young
Senior Lecturer
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
+61 7 54601 358
Researcher biography
I have a keen interest in the evolutionary relationships that underpin symbioses, particularly those involved in plant disease. There are countless examples of how diseases have impacted on different crops throughout history, and this is an ongoing issue that deleteriously impacts food security. My research involves developing a better understanding of the epidemiology of plant diseases and pests, and delivering improved diagnostics and field management. Working with collaborators and international experts, my work involves research on a broad range of plants that are affected by bacteria, fungi, oomycetes and viruses. I have a strong interest in the biotic factors that govern soil health and the methods by which we can promote the development of beneficial microbial communities.
Book Chapters
Young, Anthony J. (2021). Sampling of bacteria associated with plant vascular tissues. The plant microbiome: methods and protocols. (pp. 31-35) edited by Lilia C. Carvalhais and Paul G. Dennis. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_3
Williams, Alwyn, van der Bom, Frederik and Young, Anthony J. (2020). Resilient and dynamic soil biology. No-till farming systems for sustainable agriculture: challenges and opportunities. (pp. 251-266) edited by Yash P. Dang, Ram C. Dalal and Neal W. Menzies. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46409-7_15
Coates, Lindy, Akem, Chrys, Cooke, Tony, Dann, Elizabeth and Young, Anthony (2010). Mango. Diseases of fruit crops in Australia. (pp. 157-174) edited by Denis Persley, Susan House and Tony Cooke. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Grice, Kathy, Henderson, Julieane, Pattison, Tony, Thomas, John, Vawdrey, Lynton and Young, Anthony (2009). Banana. Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia. (pp. 65-89) edited by Tony Cooke, Denis Persley and Susan House. Australia: CSIRO.
Young, A. and Brumbley, S. M. (2004). Ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane: History, management and new research. Sugarcane pathology. Vol. III: Bacterial and nematode diseases. (pp. 97-124) edited by Rao, G. P., Saumtally, Salem and Rott, Philippe. Enfield, U.S.: Science Publishers.
Journal Articles
McKenna, Phillip B., Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Dale, Neil, Carins, Tayla, Nguyen, Trung h., Thomson, Melody B., Young, Anthony J., Buck, Stuart, Jones, Paul and Erskine, Peter D. (2024). Mapping pasture dieback impact and recovery using an aerial imagery time series: a central Queensland case study. Crop and Pasture Science, 75 (9) ARTN CP23340. doi: 10.1071/cp23340
Yang, Chongxi, Nguyen, Van Anh, Nulu, Naga Prafulla Chandrika, Kalaipandian, Sundaravelpandian, Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Biddle, Julianne, Young, Anthony and Adkins, Steve W. (2024). Towards Pathogen-Free Coconut Germplasm Exchange. Plants, 13 (13) 1809, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/plants13131809
Di Bella, Lawrence, Holzberger, Graeme, Harragon, Rhiannan and Young, Anthony (2024). Comparing RSD screening methods for sugarcane and the real costs of diagnosis. Zuckerindustrie, 149 (1), 64-69. doi: 10.36961/si30825
O’Brien, Ciara J., Campbell, Shane, Young, Anthony, Vogler, Wayne and Galea, Victor J. (2023). Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana): a comprehensive review of its weediness, ecological impacts and management approaches. Plants, 12 (18) 3213, 3213. doi: 10.3390/plants12183213
Earsman, Ruby G. and Young, Anthony J. (2023). A streak through history: Solving the riddle of chlorotic streak disease of sugarcane. Plant Pathology, 73 (1), 3-11. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13797
Azizan, F. A., Astuti, I. S., Young, A. and Abdul Aziz, A. (2023). Rubber leaf fall phenomenon linked to increased temperature. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 352 108531, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2023.108531
Utami, D., Jayasanti, N. N. S., Meale, S. J. and Young, A. J. (2023). First report of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria causing bacterial leaf spot in chilli pepper (Capsicum sp.) in Indonesia. New Disease Reports, 48 (1) e12208, 1-3. doi: 10.1002/ndr2.12208
Utami, Desi, Meale, Sarah Jade and Young, Anthony Joseph (2023). Bacterial leaf spot susceptibility screening of chili pepper cultivars using qPCR determination of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria Titers. Phytopathology, 114 (4), 681-689. doi: 10.1094/phyto-12-22-0479-r
Azizan, Fathin Ayuni, Young, Anthony and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2022). Determining the optimum climate preseason for plant phenology analysis using rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) as a model. Remote Sensing Letters, 13 (11), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1080/2150704x.2022.2131477
Young, Anthony J., Birt, Henry W. G., Vaghefi, Niloofar, Hoelzle, Robert D. and Dennis, Paul G. (2022). Draft genome sequences of Dickeya species associated with soft rot diseases in pineapple (Ananas comosus) and banana (Musa spp.). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11 (11), e0071622. doi: 10.1128/mra.00716-22
Young, Anthony J., Birt, Henry W. G., Hoelzle, Robert D. and Dennis, Paul G. (2022). Draft genome sequences of Robbsia andropogonis isolated from Sorghum bicolor exhibiting bacterial leaf stripe in Australia. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11 (10) e0024722, e0024722. doi: 10.1128/mra.00247-22
Utami, Desi, Meale, Sarah Jade and Young, Anthony Joseph (2022). A pan-global study of bacterial leaf spot of chilli caused by Xanthomonas spp. Plants, 11 (17) 2291, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/plants11172291
Young, Anthony J., Pathania, Nandita, Manners, Andrew and Pegg, Kenneth G. (2022). Heart rot of Australian pineapples caused by Dickeya zeae. Australasian Plant Pathology, 51 (5), 525-533. doi: 10.1007/s13313-022-00880-x
Noble, Thomas J., Williams, Brett, Douglas, Colin A., Giblot-Ducray, Daniele, Mundree, Sagadevan and Young, Anthony J. (2022). Evaluating molecular diagnostic techniques for seed detection of Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola, causal agent of halo blight disease in mungbean (Vigna radiata). Australasian Plant Pathology, 51 (4), 453-459. doi: 10.1007/s13313-022-00876-7
Morales-Galván, Oscar, Nigam, Deepti, Young, Anthony J., Ignatov, Alexander N., Mejía-Sánchez, Dimas and Flores-López, Luis Fernando (2022). Molecular, phenotypical, and host-range characterization of Robbsia andropogonis strains isolated from Bougainvillea spp. in Mexico. Plant Disease, 106 (2), 603-611. doi: 10.1094/pdis-06-21-1254-re
Vaghefi, Niloofar, Adorada, Dante L., Huth, Lauren, Kelly, Lisa A., Poudel, Barsha, Young, Anthony and Sparks, Adam H. (2021). Whole-genome data from Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens strains associated with tan spot of mungbean and soybean reveal diverse plasmid profiles. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 34 (10), 1216-1222. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-05-21-0116-A
Azizan, Fathin Ayuni, Astuti, Ike Sari, Aditya, Mohammad Irvan, Febbiyanti, Tri Rapani, Williams, Alwyn, Young, Anthony and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2021). Using multi-temporal satellite data to analyse phenological responses of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) to climatic variations in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Remote Sensing, 13 (15) 2932, 2932. doi: 10.3390/rs13152932
Thomson, Melody B., Campbell, Shane D. and Young, Anthony J. (2021). Ground pearls (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) in crops and pastures: biology and options for management. Crop and Pasture Science, 72 (9), 762-771. doi: 10.1071/cp20235
Meyer, Wilku B., Boshoff, Willem H. P., Minnaar-Ontong, Adré, Young, Anthony J., Kong, Gary, Thompson, Susan, Pretorius, Zacharias A. and Visser, Botma (2021). Phenotypic and genotypic variation of in South Africa. Plant Disease, 105 (5), PDIS09201903RE-1489. doi: 10.1094/pdis-09-20-1903-re
Young, Anthony and Kiss, Levente (2021). First report of powdery mildew of coastal wattle (Acacia sophorae) caused by Erysiphe quercicola. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 16 (1) 9. doi: 10.1007/s13314-021-00421-3
Javazmi, Leila, Young, Anthony, Ash, Gavin J. and Low, Tobias (2021). Kinetics of slow release of nitrogen fertiliser from multi-layered nanofibrous structures. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 4871, 4871. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84460-x
Javazmi, Leila, Low, Tobias, Ash, Gavin and Young, Anthony (2020). Investigation of slow release of urea from biodegradable single- and double-layered hollow nanofibre yarns. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 19619, 19619. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76395-6
Young, Anthony J., Wilson, Neil L., Thomson, Melody B., Fitzgerald, Shane, Fitzgerald, Ken, Baldock, Chris, Stirling, Marcelle and Stirling, Graham (2020). Towards a molecular toolkit to assess biological health of soil. International Sugar Journal, 122 (1463), 790-795.
Kiss, Levente, Vaghefi, Niloofar, Bransgrove, Kaylene, Dearnaley, John D. W., Takamatsu, Susumu, Tan, Yu Pei, Marston, Craig, Liu, Shu-Yan, Jin, Dan-Ni, Adorada, Dante L., Bailey, Jordan, Cabrera de Álvarez, Maria Graciela, Daly, Andrew, Dirchwolf, Pamela Maia, Jones, Lynne, Nguyen, Thuan Dat, Edwards, Jacqueline, Ho, Wellcome, Kelly, Lisa, Mintoff, Sharl J. L., Morrison, Jennifer, Németh, Márk Z., Perkins, Sandy, Shivas, Roger G., Smith, Reannon, Stuart, Kara, Southwell, Ronald, Turaganivalu, Unaisi, Váczy, Kálmán Zoltán ... Braun, Uwe (2020). Australia: a continent without native powdery mildews? The first comprehensive catalog indicates recent introductions and multiple host range expansion events, and leads to the re-discovery of Salmonomyces as a new lineage of the Erysiphales. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 1571, 1571. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01571
Osdaghi, Ebrahim, Young, Anthony J. and Harveson, Robert M. (2020). Bacterial wilt of dry beans caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens: A new threat from an old enemy. Molecular Plant Pathology, 21 (5) mpp.12926, 605-621. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12926
Noble, Thomas J., Young, Anthony J., Kelly, Lisa A., Barrerro, Roberto A., Douglas, Colin A., Long, Hao, Williams, Brett and Mundree, Sagadevan (2020). Characterisation of the Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola population found in Eastern Australia associated with halo blight disease in Vigna radiata. Australasian Plant Pathology, 49 (5), 515-524. doi: 10.1007/s13313-020-00722-8
Noble, Thomas J., Young, Anthony J., Douglas, Colin A., Williams, Brett and Mundree, Sagadevan (2019). Diagnosis and management of halo blight in Australian mungbeans: a review. Crop and Pasture Science, 70 (3), 195-203. doi: 10.1071/CP18541
Stirling, G. R., Young, A. J., Aitken, R. L., Beattie, R. N. and Munro, A. (2018). Effects of compost and mill mud/ash on soil carbon and the nematode community in a field trial on sugarcane at Harwood, New South Wales, Australia. International Sugar Journal, 120 (1435).
Wieck, T., Bennett, J. McL., Redmond, T. W. and Young, A. (2018). Pressurised dewatering of sugarcane press mud for logistical transport efficiency and industrial reuse. Sugar Tech, 21 (2), 235-243. doi: 10.1007/s12355-018-0621-3
Ngo, Chuong N., Braithwaite, Kathryn S., Bass, David, Young, Anthony J. and Croft, Barry J. (2018). Phytocercomonas venanatans, a new species of Cercozoa associated with chlorotic streak of sugarcane. Phytopathology, 108 (4), 479-486. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-07-17-0237-R
Young, Anthony J. (2018). Turning a blind eye to ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane in Australia. Plant Disease, 102 (3), 473-482. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-06-17-0911-FE
Young, Anthony J. and Nock, Catherine J. (2017). Molecular detection of diverse Leifsonia strains associated with sugarcane. Plant Disease, 101 (8), 1422-1431. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-01-17-0016-RE
Young, Anthony J., Kawamata, Asuka, Ensbey, Mark A., Lambley, Eleanore and Nock, Catherine J. (2016). Efficient diagnosis of ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane by quantitative PCR on pooled leaf sheath biopsies. Plant Disease, 100 (12) A01, 2492-2498. doi: 10.1094/pdis-06-16-0848-re
Young, A. J. (2016). Possible origin of ratoon stunting disease following interspecific hybridization of Saccharum species. Plant Pathology, 65 (9), 1403-1410. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12545
Young, Anthony J. (2016). Seedbed inspections underestimate the overall incidence of ratoon stunting disease. International Sugar Journal, 118 (1413), 678-682.
Young, Anthony and Ensbey, Mark (2016). Insights into the epidemiology of chlorotic streak disease as determined by multiple field assessments. International Sugar Journal, 118 (1407), 216-220.
Lonhienne, Thierry G. A., Trusov, Yuri, Young, Anthony, Rentsch, Doris, Näsholm, Torgny, Schmidt, Susanne and Paungfoo-Lonhienne, Chanyarat (2014). Effects of externally supplied protein on root morphology and biomass allocation in Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports, 4 (5055) 5055, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/srep05055
Lonhienne, Thierry G. A., Trusov, Yuri, Young, Anthony, Schmidt, Susanne and Paungfoo-Lonhienne, Chanyarat (2014). The effect of protein supplied in the growth medium on plant pathogen resistance. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 9 (10) e976159, e976159.1-e976159.3. doi: 10.4161/15592324.2014.976159
Thompson, S. M., Tan, Y. P., Young, A. J., Neate, S. M., Aitken, E. A. B. and Shivas, R. G. (2011). Stem cankers on sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Australia reveal a complex of pathogenic Diaporthe (Phomopsis) species. Persoonia, 27 (1), 80-89. doi: 10.3767/003158511X617110
Crous, P. W., Groenewald, J. Z., Shivas, R. G., Edwards, J., Seifert, K. A., Alfenas, A. C., Alfenas, R. F., Burgess, T. I., Carnegie, A. J., Hardy, G. E. St. J., Hiscock, N., Hueberli, D., Jung, T., Louis-Seize, G., Okada, G., Pereira, O. L., Stukely, M. J. C., Wang, W., White, G. P., Young, A. J., McTaggart, A. R., Pascoe, I. G., Porter, I. J. and Quaedvlieg, W. (2011). Fungal planet description sheets: 69-91. Persoonia, 26, 108-156. doi: 10.3767/003158511X581723
Young, Anthony J., Marney, Thomas S., Herrington, Mark, Hutton, Don, Gomez, Apollo O., Villiers, Adam, Campbell, Paul R. and Geering, Andrew D. W. (2011). Outbreak of angular leaf spot, caused by Xanthomonas fragariae, in a Queensland strawberry germplasm collection. Australasian Plant Pathology, 40 (3), 286-292. doi: 10.1007/s13313-011-0045-y
Shivas, R. G., Grice, K. R. E. and Young, A. J. (2011). Ramichloridium spp. on Musa in northern Queensland: introducing Ramichloridium ducassei sp. nov. on leaf streaks of Ducasse banana. Australasian Plant Pathology, 40 (1), 61-65. doi: 10.1007/s13313-010-0014-x
Young, A. (2008). Notes on Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae bacterial necrosis of mango (Mangifera indica) in Australia. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 3 (1), 138-140. doi: 10.1071/DN08053
Young, A. J., Grice, K. R. E., Trevorrow, P. R. and Vawdrey, L. L. (2007). Burkholderia andropogonis blight of golden cane palms in north Queensland. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 2 (1), 131-132. doi: 10.1071/DN07052
Brumbley, S. M., Petrasovits, L. A., Hermann, S. R., Young, A. J. and Croft, B. J. (2006). Recent advances in the molecular biology of Leifsonia xyli subsp xyli, causal organism of ratoon stunting disease. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (6), 681-689. doi: 10.1071/AP06074
Young, A. J., Petrasovits, L. A., Croft, B. J., Gillings, M. and Brumbley, S. M. (2006). Genetic uniformity of international isolates of Leifsonia xyli subsp xyli, causal agent of ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (5), 503-511. doi: 10.1071/AP06055
Sunnucks, Paul, Curach, Natalie C., Young, Anthony, French, Jordan, Cameron, Ray, Briscoe, Dave A. and Tait, Noel N. (2000). Reproductive biology of the onychophoran Euperipatoides rowelli. Journal of Zoology, 250 (4) S0952836900004039, 447-460. doi: 10.1017/s0952836900004039
Conference Papers
Young, Anthony (2023). Evolving technologies for the diagnosis of ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane. International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 10-11 October 2023.
Young, Anthony (2023). Combatting sugarcane ratoon stunting disease (RSD) in Australia. 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Lyon, France, 20-25 August 2024.
Utami, Desi, Edson, Janette, Miftahussurur, Muhammad, Gao, Wei, Meale, Sarah and Young, Anthony (2023). Dual RNA sequencing of chili pepper cultivars and Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria causing bacterial leaf spot (BLS). 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Lyon, France, 20-25 August 2023.
Limbongan, Amelia, Young, Anthony, Campbell, Shane and Galea, Victor (2023). Harnessing the inner beast: development of biocontrol agents for sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana). 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Lyon, France, 20-25 August 2023.
di Bella, L., Holzberger, G., Harragon, R. and Young, A. (2023). Comparing RSD screening methods for sugarcane and the real costs of diagnosis. Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Cairns, QLD Australia, 18-21 April 2023. Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Wang, Ke, Williams, Alwyn and Young, Anthony (2022). Controlled traffic and wider row spacing reduces the incidence of Chlorotic Streak Disease (CSD) in sugarcane seedbeds in subtropical Australia. System Solutions for Complex Problems, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 18-22 September 2022. Toowoomba, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Limbongan, Amelia, Young, Anthony, Campbell, Shane and Galea, Victor (2021). Evaluation of fungi associated with dieback of mimosa bush (Vachellia farnesiana) for woody weed biological control. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Online Conference 2021, Online, 23 -26 November 2021. Hobart, TAS, Australia: Australasian Plant Pathology Society.
Limbongan, Amelia, Young, Anthony, Campbell, Shane, Xu, Hang and Galea, Victor (2021). Investigation of mimosa bush dieback (Vachellia farnesiana). Australasian Plant Pathology Society Online Conference 2021, Online, 23 - 26 November 2021. Hobart, TAS, Australia: Australasian Plant Pathology Society.
Young, Anthony J. and Knight, Noel L. (2021). RSD resistance and the resistance to change. Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia, 20-23 April 2021. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, Anthony J., Wilson, Neil L., Thomson, Melody B., Fitzgerald, Shane, Fitzgerald, Ken, Baldock, Chris, Stirling, Marcelle and Stirling, Graham (2021). Towards a molecular toolkit to assess biological health of soil. 42nd Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Conference 2021, Bundaberg, QLD Australia, 20-23 April 2021. Mackay, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Maso, W., Deros, M., Coleman, E., Dennien, S., Young, A. and Galea, V. (2019). Rapid detection of Sweet Potato Virus G using novel LAMP detection technology. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 25-28 November 2019.
Young, A. J., Thomson, M. B., Abdul Aziz, A., Ayuni Azizan, F., Sari Astuti, I., Xu, H., Stirling, G. and Campbell, S. (2019). Epidemiological characterisation of pasture dieback in eastern Australia. . Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference, Melbourne, 25-28 November 2019.
Noble, T., Mundree, S., Williams, B., Young, A. and Douglas, C. (2019). Implementing molecular techniques develops our understanding of a devastating bacterial disease of mungbean, halo blight. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 25-28 November 2019.
Javazmi, L., Low, T., Ash, G. and Young, A. (2018). Encapsulation of flutriafol fungicide into electrospun biodegredable poly (L-lactide) nanofibers. Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference, Berlin, Germany, 22-24 October 2018.
Stirling, G. R., Young, A. J., Aitken, R. L., Beattie, R. N. and Munro, A. (2018). Effects of compost and mill mud/ash on soil carbon and the nematode community in a field trial on sugarcane at Harwood, New South Wales, Australia. 40th Annual Conference of the Australian-Society-of-Sugar-Cane-Technologists (ASSCT), Mackay Australia, Apr 18-20, 2018. KENT: INT SUGAR JOURNAL LTD.
Stirling, G. R., Young, A. J., Aitken, R. L., Beattie, R. N. and Munro, A. (2018). Effects of compost and mill mud/ash on soil carbon and the nematode community in a field trial on sugarcane at Harwood, New South Wales. 40th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2018, Mackay, Queensland, 18-20 April 2018 . Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, A. (2018). The rough end of the pineapple: The sometimes prickly relationship between science and policy. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston, MA, United States, Jul 29-Aug 03, 2018. St. Paul, MN, United States: American Phytopathological Society. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-108-10-S1.240
Young, Anthony (2017). Improved RSD management in Harwood leads to record yields. 39th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2017, Cairns, QLD Australia, 3-5 May 2017. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, A. and Nock, C. (2015). Diverse Leifsonia genotypes are associated with sugarcane in Australia. 1st Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 November 2015.
Young, Anthony and Ensbey, Mark (2015). Insights into the epidemiology of chlorotic streak disease as determined by multiple field assessments. 37th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2015, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia, 28-30 April, 2015. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, Anthony J., Nock, Catherine J., Martin, Aimee and Ensbey, Mark (2014). Novel diagnostic method for ratoon stunting disease: Development and implications for RSD management. 36th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2014, Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 28 April -1 May 2014. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, Anthony, Davis, Wayne and Lokes, Steve (2013). Generating and assessing chlorotic streak disease (CSD) ratings for twenty sugarcane varieties grown at Harwood. 35th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 2013 (ASSCT 2013) , Townsville, Australia, 16-18 April 2013. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Young, Anthony, Lokes, Steve, Davis, Wayne and Aitken, Bob (2012). Reassessing rsd: Insights from harwood. 34th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 2012, ASSCT 2012, Palm Cove, QLD, Australia, 1-4 May 2012. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Thompson, S., Young, A. and Shivas, R. (2011). Cryptic species of Phomopsis from sunflower in Australia revealed by molecular, morphological and pathogenicity studies. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference, Darwin, NT, Australia, 26-29 April 2011.
Thompson, S., Young, A. and Shivas, R. (2010). Phomopsis Stem Canker – an emerging disease of Australian sunflowers. Australian Summer Grains Conference , Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 21-24 June 2010.
Young, A., Thompson, S. and Shivas, R. (2009). Risks and rewards of molecular taxonomy: an Australian example. 4th Meeting of the Thai Mycological Association, Chiangmai, Thailand, 24 October 2009.
Young, A. (2009). Developments in banana Xanthomonas wilt. 8th Australian Banana Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 June 2009.
Young, A. and Akiew, E. B. (2007). Chemical and non-chemical control of banana corm rot. 7th Australian Banana Industry Congress, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 14-15 June 2007.
Kirkegaard, J. A., Gimsing, A. L., Wang, J. F., Akiew, S. and Young, A. (2006). Separating glucosinolate-related suppression from other impacts of mustard biofumigants. 2nd International Biofumigation Symposium, Moscow, ID, United States, 25-28 June 2006.
Young, A. J., Petrasovits, L. A., Gillings, M. and Brumbley, S. (2001). Genetic analysis of Australian and International isolates of Clavibacter (Leifsonia) xyli subsp. xyli, causal agent of sugarcane ratoon stunting disease. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 24-27 September 2001.
Gilling, M., Holley, M. P., Young, A. and Cummings, J. (1999). Genomic plasticity in lichens. 9th International Congress of Mycology, International Union of the Microbiological Society Congress., Sydney, Australia, 16-20 August 1999.