Professor Cory Matthew

March 2023

College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology

Lanzhou University

Telephones +64 22 601 7911

+86 178 8081 7911

Emails: corym@lzu.edu.cn

c.matthew@massey.ac.nz

candjmatthew@inspire.net.nz

Biographical

Born 16 March, 1951, Te Kuiti, New Zealand.

Married to Judith Ronwyn (deceased 2022)

3 children: Joanna (b. 1979), Kristy (b. 1980), Sarah (b. 1983)

Education

1994 PhD (Agronomy) Massey University (Root and tiller dynamics of Perennial Ryegrass Swards);

1984 BAgrSci (1^st Class Hons; leading student)

1974 Diploma in Theology, Melbourne College of Divinity

1974 Three Year Diploma, Bible College of New Zealand

1970 Dip. Sheep Farming (Distinction; Joint leading student), Massey University

1966 University Entrance (King’s College, Auckland)

Researchgate Statistics March 2023

H-index 33; Citations 3559.

Career overview

1967 – 1971 Sheep farmer, Te Kuiti New Zealand (With  Diploma Study at Massey University);

1972 – 1974 Volunteer Service Abroad placement as a teaching staff member at Kabuloh Farm Institute, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia;

1975 – 1977 Theological study, Bible College of New Zealand with external examinations from Melbourne College of Divinity;

1978 – 1980 Farmhand/technician, DSIR Grasslands, Palmerston North and completed 1^st year B Agr Sci with part-time study at Massey University;

1981 – 1982 Full time study and completion of 2^nd – 4^th year B Agr Sci (Hons);

1984 – 2003 Junior Lecturer / Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Agronomy Department, Massey University (With part time PhD study 1986 – 1993);

2004 – 2016 Associate Professor in Pasture Science, Massey University;

2017 – 2018 Professor in Agronomy Massey University (Retired 31/12/2018);

2019 – 2022 Nursing care of partner;

2019 – present Honorary Research Fellow, School of Agriculture & Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University;

2023 – Professor, Lanzhou University.

Languages

English (Native speaker); Bahasa Malaysia (Basic reading and spoken); French (Basic reading and spoken with 100-level Massey course pass to support scientific collaboration); Chinese (Beginner spoken/reading/writing with 100-level Massey course pass to support scientific collaboration); New Testament Greek (Basic reading).

Professional Profile (Research & Scholarship)

Professor Matthew was employed at Massey University in 1984 as a Junior Lecturer in Agronomy and worked there for 35 years, retiring in 2018 as professor. He is a pasture agronomist with a national and international profile, specialising in pasture plant ecophysiology, but with professional versatility. Within New Zealand he was aligned with the forage plant improvement industry with major interests in understanding factors determining pasture shoot populations, perennial ryegrass water use efficiency, Epichloë endophyte impact on ryegrass performance use of metabolic energy budgeting to optimise farm systems output and a collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on aspects of environmental pollution. His professional contacts have included leading scientists in his field in UK, France, Germany, USA, China, Brazil and Argentina. He has published approximately 100 journal papers, co-authored approximately 10 book chapters, delivered some 50 industry conference papers within New Zealand and 25 international conference papers, and edited a special issue of Agriculture, ‘Forage plant Ecophysiology’. He was chief supervisor to 14 PhD and a number of Masters and Honours students. Professor Matthew delivered the Levy Oration at the 2018 New Zealand Grassland Association conference.

Undergraduate Teaching

Professor Matthew typically contributed to the teaching of 7–10 undergraduate courses each calendar year with positive student feedback and a student-voted Faculty Best Teacher award in 2011. He produced a number of enduring on-line teaching resources for students including ‘Grassview – the form and function of grass’

Selected publications

Li, Y.D., Nan, Z.B., Matthew, C., Wang, Y.J., 2023. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus changes alfalfa (Medicago sativa) metabolites in response to leaf spot (Phoma medicaginis) infection, with subsequent effects on pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) behavior. New Phytologist, In press.

Zhang, Y.W., Xin, X.P., Matthew, C., Christiensen, M.J., Nan, Z.B. 2022. Pathogen identification and factors influencing infection frequency and severity of fungal rust in four native grasses in Hulunber grassland, China. Plant Disease, 106, 3040–3049.

Zhang, W., Forester, N.T., Moon, C.D., Maclean, P.H., Gagic, M., Arojju, S.K., Card, S.D., Matthew, C., Johnson, R.D., Johnson, L.J., Faville, M.J., Voisey, C.R. 2022. Epichloë seed transmission efficiency is influenced by plant defense response mechanisms. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13,

Yuan, H., Matthew, C., He, X.Z., Sun, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, T., Gaso, X.Y., Yan, C.Y., Chang, S.H., Hou, F.J. 2022. Seasonal variation in soil and herbage CO₂ efflux for a sheep-grazed alpine meadow on the north-east qinghai-tibetan plateau and estimated net annual CO₂ exchange. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13,

Dang, Z.H., Jia, Y.Y., Tian, Y.Y. Li, J.B., Zhang, Y.A., Huang, L., Liang, C.Z., Lockhart, P.J., Matthew, C., Li, F.Y.H. 2021.Transcriptome-wide gene expression plasticity in Stipa grandis in response to grazing intensity differences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, 1182.

Robin, A.H.K., Irving, L.J., Crush, J., Schnyder, H., Lattanzi, F.A., Matthew, C. 2021. Time course of root axis elongation and lateral root formation in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Plants, 10, 1677

Weerarathne, V., Garcia, L., Carnevalli, R., Fu. B.Z., Matthew, C. 2021. Discerning component traits contributing to specific water use in perennial ryegrass. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 65, 355–364.

Gobilik, J., Morris, S.T., Matthew, C. 2021. Evolution in configuration and productivity of New Zealand hill country sheep and beef cattle systems. Agriculture-Basel, 11, 531.

Shi, Q. Matthew, C., Liu, W.H., Nan, Z.B. 2020. Alkaloid contents in Epichloë endophyte-infected Elymus tangutorum sampled along an elevation gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Agronomy-Basel, 10, 1812.

Yi, Z. Xie, Y.Z., Ma, H.B., Jing, L., Matthew, C. Li, J.P. 2020. Rebuilding soil organic C stocks in degraded grassland by grazing exclusion: a linked decline in soil inorganic C. PeerJ, 8, e8986.

Hewitt, K.G., Mace, W.J., McKenzie, C.M., Matthew, C., Popay, A. 2020. Fungal alkaloid occurrence in endophyte-infected perennial ryegrass during seedling establishment. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46, 410–421.

Zhang, W., Mace, W.J., Matthew, C., Card, S.D. 2019. The impact of endophyte infection, seed aging, and imbibition on selected sugar metabolite concentrations in seed. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67, 6921-6929.

Sartie, A.M., Easton, H.S., Matthew, C., Rolston, M.P., Faville, M.J. 2018. Seed yield in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.): comparative importance of component traits and detection of seed-yield-related QTL Euphytica, 214, 216

Techio Pereira, L.E., da Silva, S.C., Matthew, C., Lopez, I.F. 2018. Grazing management for sustainable grazing systems. Chapter 4 In: Improving grassland and pasture management in temperate agriculture. Eds. Marshall   A., Collins, R. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK.

Dhanushkodi, R. Matthew, C., McManus, M.T., Dijkwel, P. 2018. Drought-induced senescence of Medicago truncatula nodules involves serpin and ferritin to control proteolytic activity and iron levels. New Phytologist, 220, 196–208.

Duranton, C., Matthew, C. 2018. Impact of introducing a herb pasture area into a New Zealand sheep and beef hill country farm system: a modeling analysis. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 5, 87–97.

Robin, A.H.K., Irving, L.J., Khaembah, E.N., Matthew, C. 2018. Modelling carbon fluxes as an aid to understanding perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) root dynamics. Agronomy-Basel, 8, 236.

Lu, X., Li, Y., Thunders, M., Matthew, C., Wang, X., Ai, X., Zhou, X., Qiu, J. 2018. Effect of enrofloxacin on the proteome of earthworms. Science of the Total Environment, 616, 531–542.

Griffiths, W.M., Matthew, C., Lee, J.M., Chapman, D.C. 2017. Is there a tiller morphology ideotype for yield differences in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)? Grass and Forage Science, 72, 700–713.

Liu, Y., Yan, C.; Matthew, C., Wood, B. Hou, F. 2017. Key sources and seasonal dynamics of greenhouse gas fluxes from yak grazing systems on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Reports, 7, 40857.

Chen, X., Hou, F., Matthew, C., He, X.Z. 2017. Soil C, N, and P stocks evaluation under major land uses on China's Loess Plateau. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 70, 341–347.

Kaufononga, S., Donaghy, D.J., Hendriks, S.J., Matthew, C., Lemp, P.D., Cranston, L.M. 2017. Comparative response of tall fescue and perennial ryegrass swards to variation in defoliation interval and height. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 60, 363–375.

He, L., Hatier, J-H.B., Matthew, C. 2017. Drought tolerance of two perennial ryegrass cultivars with and without AR37 endophyte. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 60, 173–188.

Zhang, W., Card, S.D., Mace, W.J. McGill, C.R., Matthew, C. 2017. Defining the pathways of symbiotic Epichloe colonization in grass embryos with confocal microscopy. Mycologia, 109, 153–161.

He, L., Matthew, C., Jones, C.S., Hatier, J-H.B. 2017. Productivity in simulated drought and post-drought recovery of eight ryegrass cultivars and a tall fescue cultivar with and without Epichloe endophyte. Crop and Pasture Science, 68, 176–187.

Li, Y., Tang, H., Hu, Y.X., Wang, X.H., Ai, X.J., Tang, L. Matthew, C., Cavanagh, J.E., Qiu, J.P. 2016. Enrofloxacin at environmentally relevant concentrations enhances uptake and toxicity of cadmium in the earthworm Eisenia fetida in farm soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 308, 312–320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat. 2016.01.057.

Robin, A.H.K., Matthew, C., Uddin, M.J., Bayazid, K.N. 2016. Salinity-induced reduction in root surface area and changes in major root and shoot traits at the phytomer level in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67, 3719–3729.

Lee, J.M., Matthew, C., Thom, E.R., Chapman, D.F. 2012. Breeding objectives for perennial ryegrass in New Zealand: A review. Crop and Pasture Science, 63, 107–127.

Matthew, C., Linden, A. van der, Hussain, S., Easton, H.S., Hatier, J. –H. B., Horne, D.J. 2012. Which way forward in the quest for drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass? Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 73, 119–124.

Khaembah, E.N., Irving, L.J., Thom, E.R., Faville, M.J., Easton, H.S., Matthew, C. 2013. Leaf Rubisco turnover in a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) mapping population: genetic variation, identification of associated QTL, and correlation with plant morphology and yield. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64, 1305-1316.

Pretzsch, H., Matthew, C., & Dieler, J. (2012). Allometry of Tree Crown Structure. Relevance for Space Occupation at the Individual Plant Level and for Self-Thinning at the Stand Level. In Growth and Defence in Plants (Vol. 220, pp. 287–310). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30645-7_1

Zhang, H.X., Irving, L.J., McGill, C.R., Matthew, C., Zhou, D.W., Kemp, P. 2010. The effects of salinity and osmotic stress on barley germination rate: sodium as an osmotic indicator. Annals of Botany 106, 1027–1035.

Allard, V., Newton, P.C.D., Lieffering, M., Soussana, J.-F., Carran, R.A., Matthew, C. 2005. Increased quantity and quality of coarse soil organic matter fractions at elevated CO2 in a grazed grassland are a consequence of enhanced root growth rate and turnover.  Plant and Soil, 276, 49–60.

Schwertl, M., Matthew, C., Crook, K., Auerswald, K., Schnyder, H. 2003. Use of isotopic composition of cow tail switch hair as an information archive recording features of the animal environment. Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 65, 147–151.

Assuero, S.G., Matthew, C., Kemp, P.D., Barker, D.J., Mazzanti, A. 2002. Effects of water deficit on contrasting cultivars of tall fescue. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 53, 29–40.

Matthew, C. Assuero, S.G., Black, C.K., Sackville Hamilton, N.R. 2000. Tiller dynamics in grazed swards. In: Lemaire, G., Hodgson, J., De Moraes, A., Nabinger, C., Carvalho, F. Eds. Grassland ecophysiology and grazing ecology. CAB International, Wallingford. Pp 127–150.

Bahmani, I., Varlet-Grancher, C. Hazard, L., Matthew, C., Betin, M., Langlais, A., Lemaire, G. Thom, E.R. 2000. Differences in tillering behaviour of long- and short-leaved perennial ryegrass cultivars under full light and simulated shade. Crop Science, 40, 1095–1102.

Yang, J.Z., Matthew, C., Rowland, R. E. 1998. Tiller axis observations for perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.): number of active phytomers, probability of tiller appearance, and frequency of root appearance per phytomer for three cutting heights. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 41, 11–17.

Sackville Hamilton, N.R., Matthew, C., Lemaire, G.  1995.  In defence of the −3/2 boundary rule: a re-evaluation of self-thinning concepts and status.  Annals of Botany, 76, 569–577.

Matthew, C., Lemaire, G., Sackville Hamilton, N.R., Hernandez-Garay, A.G. 1995. A modified size/density equation to describe size/density relationships for defoliated swards. Annals of Botany 76: 579–589.

Matthew, C., Chu, A.C.P., Hodgson, J., Mackay, A.D.  1991.  Early summer pasture control: what suits the plant?  Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 53, 73–77.