Dr Robyn McLean

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Robyn worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and
Food WA, firstly as oat breeder and triticale breeder in 1984 and oat and soft wheat breeder
in 1990. She became a fulltime wheat breeder in 2003, when rationalisation of oat breeding
in Australia resulted in the WA oat breeding program being merged with the SA oat breeding
program and relocated to South Australia. Undertook BAgSc and honours with the University
of Adelaide and PhD with University of Queensland. Completed Graduate Diploma in Computer
Science at Curtin University in 1997.

Varieties

Principal breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Harrismith, EGA Jitarning, EGA 2248 and Bullaring;

Oat varieties - Hay, Kalgan, Dalyup, Yilgarn, Carrolup, Pallinup, Coomallo, Toodyay, Hotham, Vasse, Needilup, Wandering and Kojonup;

Triticale variety - Muir.

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Camm and EGA Castle Rock;

Oat varieties - Mortlock, Winjardie, Murray, Bandicoot, and Pert;

Barley varieties - Stirling, O'Connor, Moondyne, Onslow, Windich and Yagan.