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Organic Agriculture - Research and Teaching Activities

About

Dr Paul Kristiansen been developing a range of educational and research resources at UNE to cater for the growing demand for training and information in this unique agricultural production system. With over 15 years experience with the organic food and farming industry in Australia, Paul has worked on organic market gardens, carried out PhD research on organic weed management in herb and vegetable production, recently edited a comprehensive global review of organic agriculture and is currently inovled in a range of organic and organic-related research projects.

Paul is an Advisory Board member of Organic Federation of Australia, and was recently invited to be on the editorial board of the Journal of Organic Systems, a new peer-reviewed journal devoted to highlighting organic research in the Asia-Pacific region.

Information about sustainable agriculture and a library of organic and weed management resources are available.

Research projects

Other organic research at UNE...

Other research at UNE...

  • Flowering mechanisms in Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)- Tanya Tapingkae (PhD candidate)

Teaching

Selected publications

  • Kristiansen, P., Taji, A. and Reganold, J. 2006. Organic Agriculture: a Global Perspective. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood
  • Kristiansen, P., Sindel, B.M., Jessop, R. submitted 2006. Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. submitted. Weed management in organic echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.
  • Kristiansen, P. and Merfield, C. 2006. Global overview of organic agriculture. In: Kristiansen, P., Taji, A. and Reganold, J. (eds.) Organic Agriculture: a Global Perspective. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
  • von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, P. and Kristiansen, P. 2006. Crop agronomy in organic agriculture. In: Kristiansen, P., Taji, A. and Reganold, J. (eds.) Organic Agriculture: a Global Perspective. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
  • Kristiansen, P., Taji, A. and Reganold, J. 2006. Key issues for the future. In: Kristiansen, P., Taji, A. and Reganold, J. (eds.) Organic Agriculture: a Global Perspective. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
  • Chang, H.-S. and Kristiansen, P. 2006. Selling Australia as ‘clean and green’. Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource Economics. 50(1): 103-113
  • Nachimuthu, G., Kristiansen, P., Lockwood, P. and Guppy, C. 2005. A comparison of soil properties under organic and conventional farming in Australia. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. ISOFAR
  • Sriskandarajah, N., Mulley, R., Christie, M., Taji, A., Wals, A., Abbott, L., von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, P., Williams, R., Langer, V., Olsen, H., Parvez, Q., Ward, P., Packham, R., Scullion, J., Daniel, H., Kristiansen, P. and Galea, V. 2005. Learning through exchange about organic agriculture - case of Europe and Australia. In: IFOAM (ed.) Shaping Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress 20-23 September 2005, Adelaide Australia. IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), Bonn
  • Kristiansen, P., Sindel, B.M., Jessop, R. and Cerrai, D. 2005. Brassica cover crops for weed control in organic vegetable production. In: IFOAM (ed.) Shaping Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress 20-23 September 2005, Adelaide Australia. IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), Bonn
  • Hassall, A.G., Kristiansen, P. and Taji, A. 2005. Investigation of management practices and economic viability of vineyards for organic wine production. In: IFOAM (ed.) Proceedings of the 8th International IFOAM Viticulture & Wine Conference. September 2005, Adelaide Australia. IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), Bonn
  • Van Ryswyk, D., Sindel, B.M., Jessop, R. and Kristiansen, P. 2004. Effect of night cultivation on the emergence and competition of weeds in buckwheat. In: Sindel, B.M. and Johnson, S.B. (eds.) Proceedings of the 14th Australian Weeds Conference. 6-9 September 2004, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Australian Weeds Conference Secretariat, Wagga Wagga. pp. 312-315
  • Oliver, I., Kristiansen, P. and Silberbauer, L. (eds.) 2003. ESA Ecology 2003 Conference: Abstracts. University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 8-10 December 2003. University of New England, Armidale.
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. 2003. Effect of weed control methods on crop growth and soil conditions in organic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production. In: Organic Federation of Australia. (ed.) Organic Futures for Australia. 2nd National Organic Conference. Adelaide, October 2-3 2003. Record of Proceedings. Organic Federation of Australia, Sydney. p. 131
  • Kristiansen, P. 2003. Sustainable Weed Management in Organic Herb and Vegetable Production. Unpublished PhD thesis, School of Rural Science and Agriculture, University of New England, Armidale
  • Kristiansen, P., Sindel, B. and Jessop, R. 2003. Agronomic and economic evaluation of weed management methods in organic herb and vegetable production systems. Solutions for a Better Environment. 11th Australian Agronomy Conference, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 2-6 February 2003. CD-ROM. Australian Society of Agronomy
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. 2001. The importance of diversity in organic weed management. In: RIRDC (ed.) The Organic Challenge: Unity Through Diversity. RIRDC's Inaugural National Organics Conference 2001. Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, 27-28th August 2001. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Barton. pp. 188-198
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. 2001. Weed control in organic horticultural cropping systems. In: O'Malley, K. (ed.) Organic Farming Workshops, 5-7th July 2001, NSW Agriculture Centre for Organic Farming, Bathurst, NSW. NSW Agriculture, Bathurst
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Jessop, R.S. and Sindel, B.M. 2001. Organic weed management survey: methods used by Australian herb and vegetable growers. In: Rowe, B., Mendham, N. and Donaghy, D. (eds.) 10th Australian Agronomy Conference. Science and Technology: Delivering Results for Agriculture. 28 January - 1 February 2001, Hobart, Tasmania. Australian Society of Agronomy, Hobart
  • Kristiansen, P. 2000. Work with nature for weed control. In: Kondinin Group (ed.) Organic Farming in Australia. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Barton. pp. 18-25
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. 1999. Information resources for organic weed management in Australia. In: Jewel, R. (ed.) Farming for the Future: Organic Produce for the 21st Century, 22-23rd September 1999. Central Queensland University, Mackay
  • Kristiansen, P.E., Sindel, B.M. and Jessop, R.S. 1999. Organic weed management research in Australia. In: Bishop, A., Boersma, M. and Barnes, C.D. (eds.) Proceedings of the 12th Australian Weeds Conference. Tasmanian Weeds Society, Hobart. pp. 35-38
  • Kristiansen, P.E. 1997. Propagation of Bursaria spinosa by cuttings. In: Imrie, B.C. (ed.) Proceedings of the First Australian New Crops Conference 1996, "New Crops, New Products: New Opportunities for Australian Agriculture. Volume 2. Pulses, Oilseeds and Horticultural, Industrial and Bioactive Crops". Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Gatton. pp. 121-126

Interests

  • Complementary farming techniques (permaculture, polyculture, indigenous systems, IPM, IWM, agroforestry, ...)
  • Farming systems research (on-farm, multidisciplinary, farmer-driven, systems design)
  • Collaboration and communication (approaches, methods)
  • Natural resource management (Landcare, indicators, monitoring, landscape design)
  • Organic certifiers (BFA, NASAA, OGA, OFC, TOP)
  • Other organic groups (HDRA, COGS, ...)
  • RD&E organisations
  • NGO

Contact

Dr Paul Kristiansen
Lecturer in Agricultural Systems
School of Rural Science and Agriculture
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351 Australia
Ph: +61 2 6773 2962, Fax: +61 2 6773 3238
Email: paul.kristiansen@une.edu.au