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Agronomy & Soil Science - Staff Research Interests

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Agronomy & Soil Science Staff and their research interests
Dr Craig Birchall
P: 02 6773 2721
F: 02 6773 3238
E: cbirchal@une.edu.au
  • crop agronomy
Prof Heiko Daniel
P: 02 6773 2080
F: 02 6773 3238
E: hdaniel@une.edu.au
  • soil science
  • effects of soil organic matter & other bonding agents on aggregate stability
  • effects of compaction on soil strength & soil structure
  • effects of soil strength on the ability of plant roots to penetrate soil
  • study of pasture hydrology under different grazing management systems
  • study of soil cover designs for mine waste rock dumps
Dr Alice Del Socorro

P: 02 6773 3021
F: 02 6773 3238
E: adelsoc2.edu.au
  • agronomy and soil science
Dr Chris Guppy

P: 02 6773 3567
F: 02 6773 3238
E: cguppy@une.edu.au
  • soil science
  • plant-soil interactions in the rhizosphere
  • role of organic matter in nutrient cycling
  • soil solution chemistry and plant nutrition
  • whole farm systems research
A/Prof Robin Jessop

P: 02 6773 2502
F: 02 6773 3238
E: rjessop@une.edu.aue
  • crop agronomy
  • plant breeding (triticale improvement)
  • improved water use in pulse & oilseed crops
  • weed control in cropping systems
  • new crop studies
Dr Kathy King

P: 02 6773 2894
F: 02 6773 3238
E: kking8@une.edu.au
  • soil science
  • biological aspects of nutrient cycling
  • effect of management on soil organisms
  • invertebrate/microbial interactions
  • system ecology (soil/plant/animal)
Dr Paul Kristiansen

P: 02 6773 2962
F: 02 6773 3238
E: paul.kristiansen@une.edu.au
  • crop agronomy
  • agricultural ecology
  • plant physiology
  • farming systems analysis
  • biostatistics
Dr Peter Lockwood
P: 02 6773 2849
F: 02 6773 3238
E: plockwoo@une.edu.au
  • soil science
  • chemistry, hydrology & management of acid sulphate soils
  • crop & pasture management in relation to soil chemical & physical properties
  • the role of computers & multimedia in tertiary education
Prof Jim Scott
P: 02 6773 2436
F: 02 6773 3238
E: jscott@une.edu.au
  • pasture agronomy
  • mixed Farming Systems
  • sustainability of whole farm systems
  • management of perennial pastures through drought
  • pasture establishment
  • research data management
  • board member of the Cicerone Project
Prof Brian Sindel
P: 02 6773 3747
F: 02 6773 3238
E: bsindel@une.edu.au
  • weed ecology & management
  • pasture & crop weed ecology & mgt
  • weed seed banks
  • weed surveys
  • crop competition & herbicide tolerance
Dr John Stanley
P: 02 6773 3758
F: 02 6773 3238
E: jstanle4@une.edu.au
  • crop agronomy
  • applied cotton production
  • entomology in biological control of weeds & pests
Dr Susan Wilson

P: 02 6773 2789
F: 02 6773 3238
E: susan.wilson@une.edu.au
  • soil science
  • fate, behaviour & bioavailability of contaminants, both organic xenobiotic compounds & metals, in environmental systems, specifically soils
  • contaminants in soils amended with biosolids
  • the environmental chemistry of mining derived As and Sb contaminated soils
  • remediation of contaminated soils