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  • Butler JB, Humphreys JL, Allnutt T, Jacob VK, Chen L, Correa-Lozano A, López-Jurado J, Foo E, Wright IJ, Smith SM, Atwell BJ (2026). Chromosome-level genome sequence of the C4 grass Themeda triandra reveals karyotype orthology with sorghum and genetic variation in accessions adapted to diverse environments. bioRxiv: [PRE-PRINT]. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.18.712786

  • Jacob VK, Atwell B, Yates LA, Gallagher R, Sumner EE, Britton T, Wright IJ (2026). Trait – climate relations in Themeda triandra: a widely distributed C4 grass and crop wild relative. bioRxiv: [PRE-PRINT]. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.04.709158

  • Jacob VK, Blackman CJ, Choat B, Atwell BJ, Foo E, Correa Lozano A, Britton T, Sumner EE, Wright IJ (2025). Linking drought strategy to climate of origin in a widespread C4 grass species: hydraulic traits, xylem anatomy and stomatal behaviour in Themeda triandra. bioRxiv: [PRE-PRINT]. https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.03.691378

  • Middha A, Jacob V, Blackman CJ, Choat B, Wright IJ (2025). Drought, thermal response and climate-patterning in cuticular conductance of the widespread C4 grass, Themeda triandra. bioRxiv: [PRE-PRINT]. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.02.686155

  • Sumner EE, Jacob V, Hammer G, Jordan D, Harris W, Wright IF (in review). Trait – climate relationships of Sorghum crop wild relatives grown in a common environment.


2026

  • Britton TG, Halliwell B, Blackman CJ, Hartill GE, Sumner EE, Jacob VK, Nicolle D, Gallagher RV, Perez-Martinez LV, Rymer PD, Brodribb TJ, Wright IJ (2026). Trait–climate relationships in 454 eucalypt taxa: common garden vs field-derived trends. New Phytologist 250:138-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70930

  • Everingham SE, Wright IJ, Teckentrup L, Allen S, Gallagher RV (2026). Exposure and sensitivity of threatened plant species to changing drought regimes: A global analysis. Biological Conservation 315:111684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111684

  • Pan T, Jacob V, Britton T, Schrader J, Peters J, Li J, Zhang C, Wen J, Choat B, Wright IJ (2026). Evidence for a trade-off between growth rate and xylem embolism resistance in 22 Eucalyptus species. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71345

2025

Dun LP, Wenk EH, Falster DS, Westoby M, Wright IJ (2025). Do trait–growth relationships vary with plant age in fire-prone heathland shrubs? Journal of Ecology 113:1164-1184.

He P, Ye Q, Yu K, Liu X, Liu H, Liang X, Zhu S, Wang H, Yan J, Wang Y-P, Wright IJ (2025). Relationship between wind speed and plant hydraulics at the global scale. Nature Ecology & Evolution 9:273-281.

Lei Z, Li Z, Wright IJ, Chhajed S, Zhang W, He D, Zhang Y (2025). Network architecture of leaf trait correlations has shifted following crop domestication. Plant, Cell & Environment 48:4444-4454.

Li X, Burrows GE, Dong N, Jordan GJ, Kattge J, Lenz TI, Niinemets Ü, Onoda Y, Poorter H, Sack L, Villar R, Westoby M, Wright IJ (2025). A thinner jacket for frosty and windy climates? Global patterns in leaf cuticle thickness and its environmental associations. New Phytologist DOI: 10.1111/nph.70397

Pan T, Britton TG, Schrader J, Sumner E, Nicolle D, Choat B, Wright IJ (2025). Adaptation in wood anatomical traits to temperature and precipitation—a common garden study. Plant, Cell & Environment 48:6016-6031.

2024

  • Chhajed SC, Wright IJ, Perez-Priego O (2024). Theory and tests for coordination among hydraulic and photosynthetic traits in co-occurring woody species. New Phytologist 244:1760-1774. DOI: 10.1111/nph.19987

  • Fan B, Westerband AC, Wright IJ, Gao P, Ding N, Ai D, Tian T, Zhao X, Sun K (2024). Shifts in plant resource use strategies across climate and soil gradients in dryland steppe communities. Plant & Soil 497:277-296. DOI:10.1007/s11104-023-06401-z

  • Tsujii Y, Atwell BJ, Lambers H, Wright IJ (2024). Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species. New Phytologist 241:1985-1997. DOI 10.1111/nph.19513

  • Zhang C, Wright IJ, Nielsen UN, Geisen S, Liu M (2024). Linking nematodes and ecosystem function: a trait-based framework. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.002

  • Zhang C, Zhu T, Nielsen UN, Wright IJ, Li N, Chen X, Liu M (2024). An integrated fast–slow plant and nematode economics spectrum predicts soil organic carbon dynamics during natural restoration. New Phytologist DOI: 10.1111/nph.20166

2023

  • James ME, Brodribb T, Wright IJ, Rieseberg LH, Ortiz-Barrientos D (2023). Replicated Evolution in Plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology 74:697-725. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-071221-090809

  • Tsujii Y, Fan B, Atwell BJ, Lambers H, Lei Z, Wright IJ (2023). A survey of leaf phosphorus fractions and leaf economic traits among 12 co-occurring woody species on phosphorus-impoverished soils. Plant & Soil 489:107–124. DOI 10.1007/s11104-023-06001-x.

  • Westerband AC, Wright IJ, Maire V, Paillassa J, Prentice IC, Atkin OK, Bloomfield KJ, Cernusak LA, Dong N, Gleason SM, Guilherme Pereira C, Lambers H, Leishman MR, Malhi Y, Nolan RH (2023). Coordination of photosynthetic traits across soil and climate gradients. Global Change Biology 29:856-873. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16501

2022

  • Gleason SM, Barnard DM, Green TR, Mackay S, Wang DR … Wright IJ, Yemoto K & Zhang H (2022). Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments. Plant, Cell & Environment 45:2554-2572. DOI: 10.1111/pce.14382.

  • Lei Z, Liu F, Wright IJ, Carriquí M, Niinemets Ü, Han J, Jia M, Atwell BJ, Cai X, Zhang W, Zhou Z, Zhang Y (2022). Comparisons of photosynthetic and anatomical traits between wild and domesticated cotton. Journal of Experimental Botany 73:873-885. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab293

  • Lei Z, Westerband AC, Wright IJ, He Y, Zhang W, Cai X, Zhou Z, Liu F, Zhang Y (2022). Leaf trait covariation and controls on leaf mass per area (LMA) following cotton domestication. Annals of Botany 130:231-243. DOI 10.1093/aob/mcac086

  • Westerband AC, Wright IJ, Eller ASD, Cernusak LA, Reich PB, Perez-Priego O, Chhajed SS, Hutley LB, Lehmann CER (2022). Nitrogen concentration and physical properties are key drivers of woody tissue respiration. Annals of Botany 129:633-646.