Nicholas (Nick) Tinker, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Bioinformatics and genomics research for improvement of oat and other cereal crops.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Ottawa Research and Development Centre

Current research and/or projects

High-throughput genomics for oat and barley
Pan genomics and genome evolution of oat
Genomic selection in oat and barley

Additional links

Please see Google Scholar or my profile on Research Gate for complete updated publication lists.

Key publications

Agricultural Innovations (Volume V) https://collab.agr.gc.ca/br-dg/stb-dgst/Documents/Annual%20Publications/Agricultural%20Innovations%20Vol%20V.pdf
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Barley_Pan_Genome_Project_Consortium_Agreement_PhaseII
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https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/farm-it-manitoba/filling-in-the-genetic-road-map-for-better-barley/
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https://www.producer.com/news/sequencing-project-targets-barley/
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https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/crops/the-first-canadian-reference-barley-genome-a-gift-beer-drinkers-can-toast/
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https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/news-agriculture-and-agri-food-canada/scientific-achievements-agriculture/first-canadian-reference-barley-genome-gift-beer-drinkers-can-toast
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Xu, W., Tucker, J.R., Bekele, W.A., You, F.M., Fu, Y.B., Khanal, R., Yao, Z., Singh, J., Boyle, B., Beattie, A.D., Belzile, F., Mascher, M., Tinker, N.A., Badea, A. (2021). Genome assembly of the canadian two-row malting barley cultivar AAC synergy. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, [online] 11(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab031
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Panel Discussion #2: Innovation & Collaboration in the CFCRA Oat Project. Weikai Yan, Wubi Bekele, & Nick Tinker. CFCRA Virtual Research Summit - Innovating for the Future. Feb 2-3, 2021.
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Yan, H., Zhou, P., Peng, Y., Bekele, W.A., Ren, C., Tinker, N.A., Peng, Y. (2020). Genetic diversity and genome-wide association analysis in Chinese hulless oat germplasm. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 133(12), 3365-3380. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03674-1
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PanOat: Why Does The World Need 30 Oat Genomes? Nick Tinker (ORDC/AAFC, Canada), Martin Mascher (IPK, Germany), and Jason Fiedler (USDA-ARS, USA). Speaking of Oats Webinar Series. 1. 2020-10-16. Available online at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ims_6nlfPjU&feature=youtu.be
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Kebede, A.Z., Bekele, W.A., Mitchell Fetch, J.W., Beattie, A.D., Chao, S., Tinker, N.A., Fetch, T.G., McCartney, C.A. (2020). Localization of the stem rust resistance gene Pg2 to linkage group Mrg20 in cultivated oat (Avena sativa). Phytopathology, [online] 110(10), 1721-1726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-20-0076-R
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Genomics-assisted breeding of oat. Nicholas Tinker, Wubishet Bekele, Weikai Yan
Asuka Itaya, Charlene Wight. Federal Government Plant Breeding Report on June 2020 Virtual Sessions
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Zhao, J., Kebede, A.Z., Bekele, W.A., Menzies, J.G., Chong, J., Mitchell Fetch, J.W., Tinker, N.A., Beattie, A.D., Peng, Y.Y., McCartney, C.A. (2020). Mapping of the oat crown rust resistance gene PC39 relative to single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Plant Disease, [online] 104(5), 1507-1513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-2002-RE
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Bekele, W.A., Itaya, A., Boyle, B., Yan, W., Mitchell Fetch, J., Tinker, N.A. (2020). A targeted genotyping-by-sequencing tool (Rapture) for genomics-assisted breeding in oat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 133(2), 653-664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03496-w
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Kebede, A.Z., Admassu-Yimer, B., Bekele, W.A., Gordon, T., Bonman, J.M., Babiker, E., Jin, Y., Gale, S., Wight, C.P., Tinker, N.A., Menzies, J.G., Beattie, A.D., Mitchell Fetch, J., Fetch, T.G., Esvelt Klos, K., McCartney, C.A. (2020). Mapping of the stem rust resistance gene Pg13 in cultivated oat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 133(1), 259-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03455-5
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Sunstrum, F.G., Bekele, W.A., Wight, C.P., Yan, W., Chen, Y., Tinker, N.A. (2019). A genetic linkage map in southern-by-spring oat identifies multiple quantitative trait loci for adaptation and rust resistance. Plant Breeding, [online] 138(1), 82-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12666
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Blake, V.C., Woodhouse, M.R., Lazo, G.R., Odell, S.G., Wight, C.P., Tinker, N.A., Wang, Y., Gu, Y.Q., Birkett, C.L., Jannink, J.L., Matthews, D.E., Hane, D.L., Michel, S.L., Yao, E., Sen, T.Z. (2019). GrainGenes: Centralized small grain resources and digital platform for geneticists and breeders. Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation, [online] 2019(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baz065
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Al-Hajaj, N., Peterson, G.W., Horbach, C., Al-Shamaa, K., Tinker, N.A., Fu, Y.B. (2018). Genotyping-by-sequencing empowered genetic diversity analysis of Jordanian oat wild relative Avena sterilis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, [online] 65(8), 2069-2082. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0674-x
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Peng, Y., Zhou, P., Zhao, J., Li, J., Lai, S., Tinker, N.A., Liao, S., Yan, H. (2018). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus avena based on the nuclear pgk1 gene. PLoS ONE, [online] 13(11), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200047
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