Christine Hackett

BioSS

Principal Consultant

Christine.Hackett@hutton.ac.uk

+44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK

Biography

BA in Mathematics, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Diploma in Mathematical Statistics, Churchill College, Cambridge.
PhD 'Mathematical and statistical modelling of marine plankton in the vicinity of the Western Irish Sea Front' University College of North Wales, Bangor.
1988-April 2011, employed by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland as a statistician, based at SCRI.
April 2011-present, employed by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland as a statistician, based at The James Hutton Institute.

Areas of Expertise

Linkage analysis in plant species.
QTL mapping in plant species.
Analysis of field trials.
Statistical consultancy for plant sciences.
BioSS training courses on linkage analysis, QTL mapping and specialised regression analysis.

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Bibliography

Recent

Chen, Y.Y.; Nishii, K.; Kidner, C.; Hackett, C.A.; Moller, M. (2020) QTL dissection of floral traits inStreptocarpus(Gesneriaceae)., Euphytica, 216, Article No. 110.
Newton, A.C.; Guy, D.C.; Valentine, T.A.; McKenzie, B.M.; George, T.S.; Hackett, C.A. (2020) Identifying spring barley cultivars with differential response to tillage., Agronomy, 10, Article No. 686.
Abreu, I.N.; Brennan, R.M.; Kanichukattu, E.N.; Stewart, D.; Hancock, R.D.; McDougall, G.J.; Hackett, C.A. (2020) Quantitative trait loci mapping of polyphenol metabolites in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)., Metabolomics, 16, Article No.25.
Park, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Dandurand, L.M.; Wang, X.H.; De Jong, W.S. (2019) QTL for resistance to Globodera rostochiensis pathotype Ro2 and G. pallida pathotype Pa2/3 in autotetraploid potato., American Journal of Potato Research, 96, 552-563.
Bourke, P.M.; Hackett, C.A.; Voorrips, R.E.; Visser, R.G.F.; Maliepaard, C. (2019) Quantifying the power and precision of QTL analysis in autopolyploids under bivalent and multivalent genetic models., G3-Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 9, 2107-2122.
Newton, A.C.; Guy, D.C.; Hackett, C.A. (2019) Grain and straw yield interactions in barley cultivar mixtures., Journal of Agricultural Science, 157, 117-128.
Chen, Y.Y.; Nishii, K.; Barber, S.; Hackett, C.; Kidner, C.A.; Gharbi, K.; Nagano, A.J.; Iwamoto, A.; Moller, M. (2018) A first genetic map in the genus Streptocarpus generated with RAD sequencing based SNP markers., South African Journal of Botany, 117, 158-168.
De la Fuente Cantó, C.; Russell, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Booth, A.; Dancey, S.; George, T.S.; Waugh, R. (2018) Genetic dissection of quantitative and qualitative traits using a minimum set of barley recombinant chromosome substitution lines., BMC Plant Biology, 18, Article No. 340.
Hackett, C.; Milne, L.; Smith, K.; Hedley, P.; Morris, J.; Simpson, C.; Preedy, K.; Graham, J. (2018) Enhancement of Glen Moy x Latham raspberry linkage map using GbS to further understand control of developmental processes leading to fruit ripening., BMC Genetics, 19, Article No. 59.
Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.; Kyle, C-A.; Abel, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science., The James Hutton Institute, 25pp.
Foito, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Stewart, D.; Velmurugan, J.; Milbourne, D.; Byrne, S.L.; Barth, S. (2017) Quantitative trait loci associated with different polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass - providing scope for breeding towards increasing certain polar metabolites., BMC Genetics, 18, Article No. 84.
Hackett, C.A.; Boskamp, B.; Vogogias, A.; Preedy, K.F.; Milne, I. (2017) TetraploidSNPMap: Software for linkage analysis and QTL mapping in autotetraploid populations using SNP dosage data., Journal of Heredity, 108, 438-442.
Naveed, M.; Brown, L.K.; Raffan, A.C.; George, T.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Sinclair, I.; Koebernick, N.; Cooper, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Hallett, P.D. (2017) Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time., European Journal of Soil Science, 68, 806-816.
Simpson, C.G.; Cullen, D.W.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Hallett, P.; McNicol, J.; Woodhead, M.; Graham, J. (2017) Mapping and expression of genes with a role in raspberry fruit ripening and softening., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 130, 557-572.
da Silva, W.L.; Ingram, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Coombs, J.J.; Douches, D.; Bryan, G.J.; De Jong, W.; Gray, S. (2017) Mapping loci that control tuber and foliar symptoms caused by PVY in autotetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, 7, 3587-3595.
Preedy, K.F.; Hackett, C.A. (2016) A rapid marker ordering approach for high-density genetic linkage maps in experimental autotetraploid populations using multidimensional scaling., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 129, 2117-2132.
Zheng, C.Z.; Voorrips, R.E.; Jansen, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Ho, J.L.; Bink, M.C.A.M. (2016) Probabilistic multilocus haplotype reconstruction in outcrossing tetraploids., Genetics, 203, 119-131.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Mcrae, D.; McCue, K.F.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2016) Impact of light-exposure on the metabolite balance of transgenic potato tubers with modified glycoalkaloid biosynthesis., Food Chemistry, 200, 263-273.
McCallum, S.; Graham J.; Jorgensen, A.; Rowland, L.J.; Bassil, N.V.; Hancock, J.F.; Wheeler, E.J.; Vining, K.; Poland, J.A.; Olmstead, J.W.; Buck, E.; Wiedow, C.; Jackson, E.; Brown, A.; Hackett, C.A. (2016) Construction of a SNP and SSR linkage map in autotetraploid blueberry using genotyping by sequencing., Molecular Breeding, 36, Article No.4.
Massa, A.N.; Manrique-Carpintero, N.C.; Coombs, J.J.; Zarka, D.G.; Boone, A.E.; Kirk, W.W.; Hackett, C.A.; Bryan, G.J.; Douches, D.S. (2015) Genetic linkage mapping of economically important traits in cultivated tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, 5, 2357-2364.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.A.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Stewart, D.; McCue, K.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Modifying glycoalkaloid content in transgenic potato - Metabolome impacts., Food Chemistry, 187, 437-443.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
Ribeiro, A.; Golicz, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Milne, I.; Stephen, G.; Marshall, D.; Flavell, A.J.; Bayer, M. (2015) An investigation of causes of false positive single nucleotide polymorphisms using simulated reads from a small eukaryotic genome., BMC Bioinformatics, 16, Article No.382.
Graham, J.; Smith, K.; McCallum, S.; Hedley, P.E.; Cullen, D.W.; Dolan, A.; Milne, L.; McNicol, J.W.; Hackett, C.A. (2015) Towards an understanding of the control of 'crumbly' fruit in red raspberry., SpringerPlus, 4, Article No. 223.
Foito, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Byrne, S.L.; Stewart, D.; Barth, S. (2015) Quantitative trait loci analysis to study the genetic regulation of non-polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass., Metabolomics, 11, 412-424.
Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Karley, A.J.; Mitchell, C.; Roberts, H.; O'Neill, T. (2014) Genetic and environmental regulation of plant architectural traits and opportunities for pest and disease control in raspberry., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 318-328.
Hackett, C.A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J. (2014) QTL mapping in autotetraploids using SNP dosage information., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127, 1885-1904.
Liu, H.; Bayer, M.; Druka, A.; Russell, J.; Hackett, C.; Poland, J.; Ramsay, L.; Hedley, P.; Waugh, R. (2014) An evaluation of genotyping by sequencing (GBS) to map the Breviaristatum-e (ari-e) locus in cultivated barley., BMC Genomics, 15, Article No.104.
Russell, J.; Hackett, C.; Hedley, P.; Lui, H.; Milne, L.; Bayer, M.; Marshall, D.; Jorgensen, L.; Gordon, S.; Brennan, R. (2014) The use of genotyping by sequencing in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum): developing high-resolution linkage maps in species without reference genome sequences., Molecular Breeding, 33, 835-849.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Pont, S.D.A.; Stewart, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Wilcockson, S.J.; Leifert, C.; Davies, H.V. (2014) Effect of agricultural production systems on the potato metabolome., Metabolomics, 10, 212-224.
McCallum, S.; Cullen, D.W.; Hedley, P.; Simpson, C.; Hancock, R.D.; Milne, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Graham J. (2013) Control of fruit quality traits in red raspberry, a review from the James Hutton Institute., Aspects of Applied Biology, 119, 1-16.
Foito, A.; Byrne S.L.; Hackett, C.A.; Hancock, R.D.; Stewart, D.; Barth, S. (2013) Short-term response in leaf metabolism of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) to alterations in nitrogen supply., Metabolomics, 9, 145-156.
Hackett, C.A.; McLean, K.; Bryan, G.J. (2013) Linkage analysis and QTL mapping using SNP dosage data in a tetraploid potato mapping population., PLoS ONE, 8, Article No. e63939
Woodhead, M.; Williamson, S.; Smith, K.; McCallum, S.; Jennings, N.; Hackett, C.A.; Graham, J. (2013) Identification of quantitative trait loci for cane splitting in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Molecular Breeding, 31, 111-122.
Sharma, S.K.; Bolser, D.; de Boer, J.; Sonderkaer, M.; Amoros, W.; Carboni, M.F.; D'Ambrosio, J.M.; de la Cruz, G.; Di Genova, A.; Douches, D.S.; Eguiluz, M.; Guo, X.; Guzman, F.; Hackett, C.A.; Hamilton, J.P.; Li, G.C.; Li, Y.; Lozano, R.; Maass, A.; Marshall, D.; Martinez, D.; McLean, K.; Mejia, N.; Milne, L.; Munive, S.; Nagy, I.; Ponce, O.; Ramirez, M.; Simon, R.; Thomson, S.J.; Torres, Y.; Waugh, R.; Zhang, Z.H.; Huang, S.W.; Visser, R.G.F.; Bachem, C.W.B.; Sagredo, B.; Feingold, S.E.; Orjeda, G.; Veilleux, R.E.; Bonierbale, M.; Jacobs, J.M.E.; Milbourne, D.; Martin, D.M.A.; Bryan, G.J. (2013) Construction of reference chromosome-scale Pseudomolecules for potato: integrating the potato genome with genetic and physical maps., G3-Genomes Genomes Genetics, 3, 2031-2047.
MacKenzie, K.; Hackett, C.A. (2012) Association mapping in a simulated barley population., Euphytica, 183, 337-347.
Dobson, P.; Graham, J.; Stewart, D.; Brennan, R.M.; Hackett, C.A.; McDougall, G.J. (2012) Over-seasons analysis of quantitative trait loci affecting phenolic content and antioxidant capacity in raspberry., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60, 5360-5366.
McCallum, S.; Woodhead, M.; Jorgensen, L.; Gordon, S.L.; Brennan, R.M.; Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Rowland, L.J.; Hancock, J.F.; Olmstead, J.W.; Bassil, N.V. (2012) Developing tools for long term breeding of blueberry germplasm for UK production., International Journal of Fruit Science, 12, 294-303.
Jiang, N.; Wang, M.H.; Jia, T.Y.; Wang, L.; Leach, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Marshall, D.F.; Luo, Z.W. (2011) A robust statistical method for association-based eQTL analysis., PLoS ONE, 6, Article No. e23192.
Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Woodhead, M.; MacKenzie, K.; Tierney, I.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bayer, M.M.; Jennings, N. (2011) Towards an understanding of the nature of resistance to Phytophthora root rot in red raspberry., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123, 585-601.

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Journals

Chen, Y.Y.; Nishii, K.; Kidner, C.; Hackett, C.A.; Moller, M. (2020) QTL dissection of floral traits inStreptocarpus(Gesneriaceae)., Euphytica, 216, Article No. 110.
Newton, A.C.; Guy, D.C.; Valentine, T.A.; McKenzie, B.M.; George, T.S.; Hackett, C.A. (2020) Identifying spring barley cultivars with differential response to tillage., Agronomy, 10, Article No. 686.
Abreu, I.N.; Brennan, R.M.; Kanichukattu, E.N.; Stewart, D.; Hancock, R.D.; McDougall, G.J.; Hackett, C.A. (2020) Quantitative trait loci mapping of polyphenol metabolites in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)., Metabolomics, 16, Article No.25.
Park, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Dandurand, L.M.; Wang, X.H.; De Jong, W.S. (2019) QTL for resistance to Globodera rostochiensis pathotype Ro2 and G. pallida pathotype Pa2/3 in autotetraploid potato., American Journal of Potato Research, 96, 552-563.
Bourke, P.M.; Hackett, C.A.; Voorrips, R.E.; Visser, R.G.F.; Maliepaard, C. (2019) Quantifying the power and precision of QTL analysis in autopolyploids under bivalent and multivalent genetic models., G3-Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 9, 2107-2122.
Newton, A.C.; Guy, D.C.; Hackett, C.A. (2019) Grain and straw yield interactions in barley cultivar mixtures., Journal of Agricultural Science, 157, 117-128.
Chen, Y.Y.; Nishii, K.; Barber, S.; Hackett, C.; Kidner, C.A.; Gharbi, K.; Nagano, A.J.; Iwamoto, A.; Moller, M. (2018) A first genetic map in the genus Streptocarpus generated with RAD sequencing based SNP markers., South African Journal of Botany, 117, 158-168.
De la Fuente Cantó, C.; Russell, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Booth, A.; Dancey, S.; George, T.S.; Waugh, R. (2018) Genetic dissection of quantitative and qualitative traits using a minimum set of barley recombinant chromosome substitution lines., BMC Plant Biology, 18, Article No. 340.
Hackett, C.; Milne, L.; Smith, K.; Hedley, P.; Morris, J.; Simpson, C.; Preedy, K.; Graham, J. (2018) Enhancement of Glen Moy x Latham raspberry linkage map using GbS to further understand control of developmental processes leading to fruit ripening., BMC Genetics, 19, Article No. 59.
Foito, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Stewart, D.; Velmurugan, J.; Milbourne, D.; Byrne, S.L.; Barth, S. (2017) Quantitative trait loci associated with different polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass - providing scope for breeding towards increasing certain polar metabolites., BMC Genetics, 18, Article No. 84.
Hackett, C.A.; Boskamp, B.; Vogogias, A.; Preedy, K.F.; Milne, I. (2017) TetraploidSNPMap: Software for linkage analysis and QTL mapping in autotetraploid populations using SNP dosage data., Journal of Heredity, 108, 438-442.
Naveed, M.; Brown, L.K.; Raffan, A.C.; George, T.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Sinclair, I.; Koebernick, N.; Cooper, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Hallett, P.D. (2017) Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time., European Journal of Soil Science, 68, 806-816.
Simpson, C.G.; Cullen, D.W.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Hallett, P.; McNicol, J.; Woodhead, M.; Graham, J. (2017) Mapping and expression of genes with a role in raspberry fruit ripening and softening., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 130, 557-572.
da Silva, W.L.; Ingram, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Coombs, J.J.; Douches, D.; Bryan, G.J.; De Jong, W.; Gray, S. (2017) Mapping loci that control tuber and foliar symptoms caused by PVY in autotetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, 7, 3587-3595.
Preedy, K.F.; Hackett, C.A. (2016) A rapid marker ordering approach for high-density genetic linkage maps in experimental autotetraploid populations using multidimensional scaling., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 129, 2117-2132.
Zheng, C.Z.; Voorrips, R.E.; Jansen, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Ho, J.L.; Bink, M.C.A.M. (2016) Probabilistic multilocus haplotype reconstruction in outcrossing tetraploids., Genetics, 203, 119-131.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Mcrae, D.; McCue, K.F.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2016) Impact of light-exposure on the metabolite balance of transgenic potato tubers with modified glycoalkaloid biosynthesis., Food Chemistry, 200, 263-273.
McCallum, S.; Graham J.; Jorgensen, A.; Rowland, L.J.; Bassil, N.V.; Hancock, J.F.; Wheeler, E.J.; Vining, K.; Poland, J.A.; Olmstead, J.W.; Buck, E.; Wiedow, C.; Jackson, E.; Brown, A.; Hackett, C.A. (2016) Construction of a SNP and SSR linkage map in autotetraploid blueberry using genotyping by sequencing., Molecular Breeding, 36, Article No.4.
Massa, A.N.; Manrique-Carpintero, N.C.; Coombs, J.J.; Zarka, D.G.; Boone, A.E.; Kirk, W.W.; Hackett, C.A.; Bryan, G.J.; Douches, D.S. (2015) Genetic linkage mapping of economically important traits in cultivated tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, 5, 2357-2364.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.A.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Stewart, D.; McCue, K.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Modifying glycoalkaloid content in transgenic potato - Metabolome impacts., Food Chemistry, 187, 437-443.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
Ribeiro, A.; Golicz, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Milne, I.; Stephen, G.; Marshall, D.; Flavell, A.J.; Bayer, M. (2015) An investigation of causes of false positive single nucleotide polymorphisms using simulated reads from a small eukaryotic genome., BMC Bioinformatics, 16, Article No.382.
Graham, J.; Smith, K.; McCallum, S.; Hedley, P.E.; Cullen, D.W.; Dolan, A.; Milne, L.; McNicol, J.W.; Hackett, C.A. (2015) Towards an understanding of the control of 'crumbly' fruit in red raspberry., SpringerPlus, 4, Article No. 223.
Foito, A.; Hackett, C.A.; Byrne, S.L.; Stewart, D.; Barth, S. (2015) Quantitative trait loci analysis to study the genetic regulation of non-polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass., Metabolomics, 11, 412-424.
Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Karley, A.J.; Mitchell, C.; Roberts, H.; O'Neill, T. (2014) Genetic and environmental regulation of plant architectural traits and opportunities for pest and disease control in raspberry., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 318-328.
Hackett, C.A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J. (2014) QTL mapping in autotetraploids using SNP dosage information., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127, 1885-1904.
Liu, H.; Bayer, M.; Druka, A.; Russell, J.; Hackett, C.; Poland, J.; Ramsay, L.; Hedley, P.; Waugh, R. (2014) An evaluation of genotyping by sequencing (GBS) to map the Breviaristatum-e (ari-e) locus in cultivated barley., BMC Genomics, 15, Article No.104.
Russell, J.; Hackett, C.; Hedley, P.; Lui, H.; Milne, L.; Bayer, M.; Marshall, D.; Jorgensen, L.; Gordon, S.; Brennan, R. (2014) The use of genotyping by sequencing in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum): developing high-resolution linkage maps in species without reference genome sequences., Molecular Breeding, 33, 835-849.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Pont, S.D.A.; Stewart, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Wilcockson, S.J.; Leifert, C.; Davies, H.V. (2014) Effect of agricultural production systems on the potato metabolome., Metabolomics, 10, 212-224.
McCallum, S.; Cullen, D.W.; Hedley, P.; Simpson, C.; Hancock, R.D.; Milne, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Graham J. (2013) Control of fruit quality traits in red raspberry, a review from the James Hutton Institute., Aspects of Applied Biology, 119, 1-16.
Foito, A.; Byrne S.L.; Hackett, C.A.; Hancock, R.D.; Stewart, D.; Barth, S. (2013) Short-term response in leaf metabolism of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) to alterations in nitrogen supply., Metabolomics, 9, 145-156.
Hackett, C.A.; McLean, K.; Bryan, G.J. (2013) Linkage analysis and QTL mapping using SNP dosage data in a tetraploid potato mapping population., PLoS ONE, 8, Article No. e63939
Woodhead, M.; Williamson, S.; Smith, K.; McCallum, S.; Jennings, N.; Hackett, C.A.; Graham, J. (2013) Identification of quantitative trait loci for cane splitting in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Molecular Breeding, 31, 111-122.
Sharma, S.K.; Bolser, D.; de Boer, J.; Sonderkaer, M.; Amoros, W.; Carboni, M.F.; D'Ambrosio, J.M.; de la Cruz, G.; Di Genova, A.; Douches, D.S.; Eguiluz, M.; Guo, X.; Guzman, F.; Hackett, C.A.; Hamilton, J.P.; Li, G.C.; Li, Y.; Lozano, R.; Maass, A.; Marshall, D.; Martinez, D.; McLean, K.; Mejia, N.; Milne, L.; Munive, S.; Nagy, I.; Ponce, O.; Ramirez, M.; Simon, R.; Thomson, S.J.; Torres, Y.; Waugh, R.; Zhang, Z.H.; Huang, S.W.; Visser, R.G.F.; Bachem, C.W.B.; Sagredo, B.; Feingold, S.E.; Orjeda, G.; Veilleux, R.E.; Bonierbale, M.; Jacobs, J.M.E.; Milbourne, D.; Martin, D.M.A.; Bryan, G.J. (2013) Construction of reference chromosome-scale Pseudomolecules for potato: integrating the potato genome with genetic and physical maps., G3-Genomes Genomes Genetics, 3, 2031-2047.
MacKenzie, K.; Hackett, C.A. (2012) Association mapping in a simulated barley population., Euphytica, 183, 337-347.
Dobson, P.; Graham, J.; Stewart, D.; Brennan, R.M.; Hackett, C.A.; McDougall, G.J. (2012) Over-seasons analysis of quantitative trait loci affecting phenolic content and antioxidant capacity in raspberry., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60, 5360-5366.
McCallum, S.; Woodhead, M.; Jorgensen, L.; Gordon, S.L.; Brennan, R.M.; Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Rowland, L.J.; Hancock, J.F.; Olmstead, J.W.; Bassil, N.V. (2012) Developing tools for long term breeding of blueberry germplasm for UK production., International Journal of Fruit Science, 12, 294-303.
Russell, J.R.; Bayer, M.M.; Booth, C.; Cardle, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Jorgensen, L.; Morris, J.A.; Brennan, R.M. (2011) Identification, utilisation and mapping of novel transcriptome-based markers from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)., BMC Plant Biology, 11, 147.
Jiang, N.; Wang, M.H.; Jia, T.Y.; Wang, L.; Leach, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Marshall, D.F.; Luo, Z.W. (2011) A robust statistical method for association-based eQTL analysis., PLoS ONE, 6, Article No. e23192.
Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Woodhead, M.; MacKenzie, K.; Tierney, I.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bayer, M.M.; Jennings, N. (2011) Towards an understanding of the nature of resistance to Phytophthora root rot in red raspberry., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123, 585-601.

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Books / Book Chapters

Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.; Kyle, C-A.; Abel, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science., The James Hutton Institute, 25pp.
Milbourne, D.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Hackett, C.A. (2009) Molecular mapping and breeding in polyploid crop plants., In: Kole, C. & Abbott, A.G. (eds.). Principles and Practices of Plant Genomics, Volume 2: Molecular Breeding. Science Publishers Inc., New Hampshire, USA, Chapter 10.
Ellis, R.P.; Macaulay, M.; Hackett, C.A.; Forster, B.P. (1998) The genetic control of ear emergence time in barley, Hordeum vulgare L.: Linkage between Vrn1, Bmy1, Wsp3 and a quantitative trait for time of ear emergence on chromosome 4H., In: Naqvi, S.S.M. (ed.). New Genetical Approaches to Crop Improvement. Atomic Energy Research Centre, Tando Jam 70060, Pakistan, pp619-630.

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Reports

White, P.J.; Broadley, M.R.; Subramanian, N.K.; Ramsay, G.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Hackett, C.A.; Hammond, J.P.; Thompson, J.; Wright, G. (2011) Biofortification of potato tubers with zinc., Report of the Second Co-ordination Meeting of FAO/IAEA.
Subramanian, N.K.; Bryan, G.J.; Hackett, C.A.; Ramsay, G.; White, P.J. (2011) Breeding potatoes to address mineral malnutrition., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp31-32.
Hackett, C.A. (2010) Improving Qualitative Trait Locus (QTL) analysis for key crop traits., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp59-61.
Brennan, R.M.; Jones, H.G.; Russell, J.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Jorgensen, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Gordon, S. (2010) Dormancy in blackcurrant and the potential effects of future climatic conditions., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp10-11.
Comadran, J.; Romagosa, I.; van Eeuwijk, F.A.; Hackett, C.A.; Russell, J.R.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2008) Drought tolerance in Mediterranean barley: an association genetics approach., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2007, 14-15.
Russell, J.R.; Meyer, R.C.; Hackett, C.A.; Lawrence, P.; Young, G.R.; Forster, B.P.; Powell, W. (2003) Diversity of wild barley in 'Evolution Canyon'., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, p115.
Hackett, C.A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Luo, Z.W.; Stewart, H.E.; Pande, B.; Bryan, G.J.; Waugh, R.; McNicol, J.W. (2002) QTL mapping in autotetraploid species: theory and application to Map QTL affecting blight resistance in potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp159-161.
Waugh, R.; Collins, A.; Milbourne, D.; Ramsay, L.; Meyer, R.C.; Hackett, C.A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Gebhardt, C.; Bonnel, E.; Bonar, N. (1998) Development of markers for potato genetics and breeding., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1997/98, 86-88.
Milbourne, D.; Meyer, R.C.; Hackett, C.A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Stewart, H.E.; Phillips, M.S.; Waugh, R. (1997) Identification of genetic markers linked to quantitative resistance to late blight and white potato cyst nematode in tetraploid potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1996/97, 40.
Waugh, R.; Milbourne, D.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Hackett, C.A.; Powell, W.; Meyer, R. (1996) Linkage analysis in tetraploid potatoes using 'single dose' PCR-based markers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1995, pp68-70.

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Scientific posters/conferences

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A genetical analysis of resistance to late blight in the foliage and tubers of potato cultivar Stirling	110.69 KB
Mapping polygenic Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) resistance in a tetraploid population of potato	168.9 KB
QTL mapping in autotetraploid populations	642.94 KB
Statistical contribution by BioSS to soft fruit research at SCRI	348.98 KB
Molecular biology and ecology of flowering-time variants of Capsella	262.86 KB
Assessing the contribution of component cultivars to malting quality yield and disease in complex cultivar mixtures	917.88 KB
Genetic analysis of flavour and texture in potato	1.04 MB
Transcript-Level Variation in Barley Seedling Leaves Challenged with Puccinia hordei and the Molecular Basis of Partial Resistance to Leaf Rust	1.16 MB
Genetic analysis of flavour and texture in potato	339.68 KB
Advances in Rubus Genomics	337.21 KB
Mapping genes and QTLs associated with flavour and texture in potatoes	1.08 MB
Association Genetics in a Simulated Barley Population	405.42 KB
Investigating the suitability of blueberry germplasm for UK production and developing tools for long term breeding	250.84 KB

Christine Hackett