School of Agriculture and Environmental Science


TypeDepartment/Institute
Faculty/DepartmentAcademic Affairs
HeadProf Pingan Song
Prof Polly Burey
A/Pr John Dearnaley
Director of ResearchProf Pingan Song
Prof Polly Burey

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Combined ultrasonication and thermal pre-treatment of sewage sludge for increasing methane production
Trzcinski, Antoine Prandota, Tian, Xinbo, Wang, Chong, Lin, Leonard Li and Ng, Wun Jern. 2015. "Combined ultrasonication and thermal pre-treatment of sewage sludge for increasing methane production." Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A: Toxic Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 50 (2), pp. 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2014.975561

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Reducing energy use and costs in agriculture
Chen, Guangnan, Sandell, Gary and Baillie, Craig. 2015. "Reducing energy use and costs in agriculture." Global Journal of Energy Technology Research Updates. 2 (2), pp. 33-38. https://doi.org/10.15377/2409-5818.2015.02.02.1

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Life cycle energy analysis of eight residential houses in Brisbane, Australia
Guan, Lisa, Walmselya, Madeleine and Chen, Guangnan. 2015. "Life cycle energy analysis of eight residential houses in Brisbane, Australia." Procedia Engineering. 121, pp. 653-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.1059

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Nonlinear Optimisation Using Production Functions to Estimate Economic Benefit of Conjunctive Water Use for Multicrop Production
An-Vo, D.-A., Mushtaq, S., Nguyen-Ky, T., Bundschuh, J., Tran-Cong, T., Maraseni, T. N. and Reardon-Smith, K.. 2015. "Nonlinear Optimisation Using Production Functions to Estimate Economic Benefit of Conjunctive Water Use for Multicrop Production." Water Resources Management. 29 (7), pp. 2153-2170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-015-0933-y

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Broad scale mapping of vegetation cover across Australia from rainfall and temperature data
Pudmenzky, Christa, King, Rachel and Butler, Harry. 2015. "Broad scale mapping of vegetation cover across Australia from rainfall and temperature data." Journal of Arid Environments. 120, pp. 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.04.010

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Application of capability approach to assess the role of ecosystem services in the well-being of indigenous Australians
Sangha, Kamaljit K., Le Brocque, Andrew, Costanza, Robert and Cadet-James, Yvonne. 2015. "Application of capability approach to assess the role of ecosystem services in the well-being of indigenous Australians." Global Ecology and Conservation. 4, pp. 445-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2015.09.001

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CFD study of the hydraulic performance of large-diameter gated fluming
Koech, Richard, Mossad, Ruth, Smith, Rod and Gillies, Malcolm. 2015. "CFD study of the hydraulic performance of large-diameter gated fluming." Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 141 (2), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000795

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Evaluation of the performance of automated bay irrigation of pasture and fodder
Smith, Rod, Uddin, Jasim and Gillies, Malcolm. 2015. "Evaluation of the performance of automated bay irrigation of pasture and fodder." Irrigation Australia Regional Conference 2015. Sydney, Australia 26 - 28 May 2015 Sydney, Australia.

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Smart automated furrow irrigation of cotton
Uddin, Jasim, Smith, Rod and Gillies, Malcolm. 2015. "Smart automated furrow irrigation of cotton." Irrigation Australia Regional Conference 2015. Sydney, Australia 26 - 28 May 2015 Sydney, Australia.

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Experimental warming alters rhizosphere fungal composition of two dominant shrubs in Mediterranean-type ecosystem
Birnbaum, Christina, Hopkins, Anna, Fontaine, Joe and Enright, Neal. 2016. "Experimental warming alters rhizosphere fungal composition of two dominant shrubs in Mediterranean-type ecosystem." 59th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVSD 2016). Pirenopolis, Brazil 12 - 17 Jun 2016 Brazil.

Presentation

Divergent drivers of carbon dioxide and methane dynamics in an agricultural coastal floodplain: Post-flood hydrological and biological drivers
Webb, Jackie R., Santos, Isaac R., Tait, Douglas R., Sippo, James Z., Macdonald, Ben C. T., Robson, Barbara and Maher, Damien T.. 2016. "Divergent drivers of carbon dioxide and methane dynamics in an agricultural coastal floodplain: Post-flood hydrological and biological drivers." Chemical Geology. 440, pp. 313-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.07.025

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Automated, in situ measurements of dissolved CO2, CH4, and δ13C values using cavity enhanced laser absorption spectrometry: Comparing response times of air-water equilibrators
Webb, Jackie R., Maher, Damien T. and Santos, Isaac R.. 2016. "Automated, in situ measurements of dissolved CO2, CH4, and δ13C values using cavity enhanced laser absorption spectrometry: Comparing response times of air-water equilibrators." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 14 (5), pp. 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10092

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Carbon cycling and exports over diel and flood-recovery timescales in a subtropical rainforest headwater stream
Looman, Arún, Santos, Isaac R., Tait, Douglas R., Webb, Jackie R., Sullivan, Caroline A. and Maher, Damien T.. 2016. "Carbon cycling and exports over diel and flood-recovery timescales in a subtropical rainforest headwater stream." Science of the Total Environment. 550, pp. 645-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.082

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Reports: IMA Executive Committee Meeting 2016
Crous, Pedro W., Lombard, Lorenzo, Dearnaley, John, Fourie, Gerda and Ashby, Ali. 2016. "Reports: IMA Executive Committee Meeting 2016 ." IMA Fungus: the global mycological journal. 7 (1), pp. A5-A22. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03449409

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Effect of pressboard ageing on power transformer mechanical vibration characteristics
Naranpanawe, W. M. L. B., Bandara, K. M. K. S., Saha, T.K., Ekanayake, C. and Annamalai, Pratheep Kumar. 2016. "Effect of pressboard ageing on power transformer mechanical vibration characteristics." 2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC 2015). Brisbane, Australia 15 - 18 Nov 2015 Australia. https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380951

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Seepage losses in the Coleambally Irrigation Area – loss estimates from channel automation data
Moavenshahidi, A., Smith, R. and Gillies, M.. 2016. "Seepage losses in the Coleambally Irrigation Area – loss estimates from channel automation data." Australasian Journal of Water Resources . 20 (1), pp. 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2016.1227580

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Perchlorate as an emerging contaminant in soil, water and food
Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Oze, Christopher, Indraratne, S. P. and Vithanage, Meththika. 2016. "Perchlorate as an emerging contaminant in soil, water and food ." Chemosphere. 150, pp. 667-677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.109

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Mechanistic modeling of glyphosate interaction with rice husk derived engineered biochar
Herath, Indika, Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Al-Wabel, Mohammad I., Abduljabbar, Adel, Ahmad, Mahtab, Usman, Adel R. A. and Vithanage, Meththika. 2016. "Mechanistic modeling of glyphosate interaction with rice husk derived engineered biochar." Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 225, pp. 280-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.01.017

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Iodine in commercial edible iodized salts and assessment of iodine exposure in Sri Lanka
Vithanage, Meththika, Herath, Indika, Achinthya, S. S., Bandara, Tharanga, Weerasundara, Lakshika, Mayakaduwa, S.S., Jayawardhana, Yohan and Kumarathilaka, Prasanna. 2016. "Iodine in commercial edible iodized salts and assessment of iodine exposure in Sri Lanka." Archives of Public Health. 74 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0133-0

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Biosolids Enhance Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation
Wijesekara, H., Bolan, N. S., Kumarathilaka, P., Geekiyanage, N., Kunhikrishnan, A., Seshadri, B., Saint, C., Surapaneni, A. and Vithanage, M.. 2016. "Biosolids Enhance Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation." Prasad, M. N. V. and Shih, Kaimin (ed.) Environmental Materials and Waste: Resource Recovery and Pollution Prevention. Netherlands. Elsevier. pp. 45-71

Edited book (chapter)

Municipal Solid Waste Biochar for Prevention of Pollution From Landfill Leachate
Jayawardhana, Y., Kumarathilaka, P., Herath, I. and Vithanage, M.. 2016. "Municipal Solid Waste Biochar for Prevention of Pollution From Landfill Leachate." Prasad, M. N. V. and Shih, Kaimin (ed.) Environmental Materials and Waste: Resource Recovery and Pollution Prevention. Netherlands. Elsevier. pp. 117-148

Edited book (chapter)

Characterizing volatile organic compounds in leachate from Gohagoda municipal solid waste dumpsite, Sri Lanka
Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Jayawardhana, Yohan, Basnayake, B. F. A., Mowjood, M. I. M., Nagamori, M., Saito, Takeshi, Kawamoto, Ken and Vithanage, Meththika. 2016. "Characterizing volatile organic compounds in leachate from Gohagoda municipal solid waste dumpsite, Sri Lanka." Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 2-3, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2016.04.001

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Perchlorate mobilization of metals in serpentine soils
Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Oze, Christopher and Vithanage, Meththika. 2016. "Perchlorate mobilization of metals in serpentine soils." Applied Geochemistry. 74, pp. 203-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.10.009

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Characterization of two coleopteran a-amylases and molecular insights into their differential inhibition by synthetic a-amylase inhibitor, acarbose
Channale, Sonal M., Bhide, Amey J., Yadav, Yashpal, Kashyap, Garima, Pawar, Pankaj K., Maheshwari, V. L., Ramasamy, Sureshkumar and Giri, Ashok P.. 2016. "Characterization of two coleopteran a-amylases and molecular insights into their differential inhibition by synthetic a-amylase inhibitor, acarbose." Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 74, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.04.009

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Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Farley, Helen S., Cliffe, Neil, Stone, Roger C., Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Loch, Adam, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben and Lindesay, Janette. 2015. "Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms." Journal of Economic and Social Policy. 17 (2).

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Putting virtual worlds to work to support improved climate risk decision-making on real world farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, Cliffe, Neil, Farley, Helen, Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil and Loch, Adam. 2015. "Putting virtual worlds to work to support improved climate risk decision-making on real world farms." 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security. Cornell University, Ithaca, United States 11 - 14 Oct 2015

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Sequential Disturbance Effects of Hailstorm and Fire on Vegetation in a Mediterranean-Type Ecosystem
Gower, K., Fontaine, J.B., Birnbaum, C. and Enright, N.J.. 2015. "Sequential Disturbance Effects of Hailstorm and Fire on Vegetation in a Mediterranean-Type Ecosystem ." Ecosystems. 18 (7), pp. 1121-1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9886-5

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A preliminary assessment of cotton gin waste-mixture co-gasification performance
Widjaya, Elita R., Chen, Guangnan, Bowtell, Leslie and Hills, Catherine. 2015. "A preliminary assessment of cotton gin waste-mixture co-gasification performance." 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Biological Sciences (ICAEBS'15). Bali, Indonesia 16 - 17 Aug 2015

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Evaluation of the performance of automated bay irrigation
Smith, Rod, Uddin, Jasim and Gillies, Malcolm. 2014. Evaluation of the performance of automated bay irrigation. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Controlling surface irrigation using digital devices
Uddin, Jasim, Smith, Rod and Gillies, Malcolm. 2014. "Controlling surface irrigation using digital devices." Keppell, Mike and Reushle, Shirley (ed.) 2nd Digital Rural Futures Conference 2014. Toowoomba, Australia 25 - 27 Jun 2014 Toowoomba, Australia.

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High performance automated furrow irrigation
Uddin, Jasim, Smith, Rod and Gillies, Malcolm. 2014. "High performance automated furrow irrigation ." 17th Australian Cotton Conference (ACC 2014): Our Fibre, Our Focus, Our Future. Gold Coast, Australia 05 - 07 Aug 2014 Narrabri, Australia.

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A simple strategy to manage furrow irrigation efficiently
Uddin, Jasim, Smith, Rod and Gillies, Malcolm. 2014. "A simple strategy to manage furrow irrigation efficiently." 17th Australian Cotton Conference (ACC 2014): Our Fibre, Our Focus, Our Future. Gold Coast, Australia 05 - 07 Aug 2014 Narrabri, Australia.

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Selection of irrigation duration for high performance furrow irrigation on cracking clay soils
Smith, Rod, Uddin, Jasim and Gillies, Malcolm. 2014. "Selection of irrigation duration for high performance furrow irrigation on cracking clay soils." Irrigation Australia Conference 2014: Water for Life, Future for All. Gold Coast, Australia 02 - 06 Jun 2014 Sydney, Australia.

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Inflow rate and border irrigation performance
Morris, Michael R., Hussain, Amjed, Gillies, Malcolm H. and O'Halloran, Nicholas J.. 2015. "Inflow rate and border irrigation performance." Agricultural Water Management. 155, pp. 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.03.017

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Groundwater governance in a water-starved country: public policy, farmers' perceptions and drivers of tubewell adoption in Balochistan, Pakistan
Khair, Syed Mohammad, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Reardon-Smith, Kathryn. 2015. "Groundwater governance in a water-starved country: public policy, farmers' perceptions and drivers of tubewell adoption in Balochistan, Pakistan." Ground Water. 53 (4), pp. 626-637. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12250

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Sustainable energy solutions in agriculture
Bundschuh , Jochen and Chen, Guangnan (ed.) 2014. Sustainable energy solutions in agriculture . London, United Kingdom. CRC Press.

Edited book

Groundwater thresholds for drought resilience in floodplain woodlands: a case study from the northern Murray-Darling Basin
Kath, Jarrod, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Le Brocque, Andy and Dyer, Fiona. 2014. "Groundwater thresholds for drought resilience in floodplain woodlands: a case study from the northern Murray-Darling Basin." Climate Adaptation (NCCARF 2014): Future Challenges. Gold Coast, Australia 30 Sep - 02 Oct 2014 Gold Coast, Australia.

Presentation

Towards a sustainable energy technologies based agriculture
Bundschuh, Jochen, Chen, Guangnan and Mushtaq, Shahbaz. 2014. "Towards a sustainable energy technologies based agriculture." Bundschuh, Jochen and Chen, Guangnan (ed.) Sustainable energy solutions in agriculture: sustainable energy developments. London, United Kingdom. CRC Press. pp. 3-15

Edited book (chapter)

Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, Cliffe, Neil, Farley, Helen, Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Loch, Adam and Lindesay, Janette. 2014. "Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms." Climate Adaptation (NCCARF 2014): Future Challenges. Gold Coast, Australia 30 Sep - 02 Oct 2014 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Global diversity and geography of soil fungi
Tedersoo, Leho, Bahram, Mohammad, Polme, Sergei, Koljalg, Urmas, Yorou, Nourou S., Wijesundera, Ravi, Ruiz, Luis Villarreal, Vasco-Palacios, Aida M., Thu, Pham Quang, Suija, Ave, Smith, Matthew E., Sharp, Cathy, Saluveer, Erki, Saitta, Alessandro, Rosas, Miguel, Riit, Taavi, Ratkowsky, David, Pritsch, Karin, Poldmaa, Kadri, ..., Abarenkov, Kessy. 2014. "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi." Science. 346 (6213), pp. 1078-1087. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1256688

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