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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Do soil microbes matter in plant invasions? A case study from Australia on five acacias and their associated soil microbial communities across non-native and native range populations.
Birnbaum, C.. 2014. "Do soil microbes matter in plant invasions? A case study from Australia on five acacias and their associated soil microbial communities across non-native and native range populations." 4th International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants. Montpellier, France 19 - 23 May 2014

Presentation

Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from an artificially drained coastal wetland during a flood: Implications for wetland global warming potential
Gatland, J.R., Santos, I. R., Maher, D. T., Duncan, T. M. and Erler, D. V.. 2014. "Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from an artificially drained coastal wetland during a flood: Implications for wetland global warming potential." Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 119 (8), pp. 1698-1716. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JG002544

Article

Glyphosate contaminated site investigation using a low-cost analytical technique
Nahar, Nahar and Niven, R.K.. 2014. "Glyphosate contaminated site investigation using a low-cost analytical technique ." IEEE Australia and New Zealand Student and Young Professional Congress (ANZSCON 2014). Brisbane, Australia 03 - 05 Jul 2014 Australia.

Other

Investigation of glyphosate in environmental samples from genetically modified canola farmland in Parkes, NSW, Australia
Niven, R.K. and Nahar, Kamrun. 2014. "Investigation of glyphosate in environmental samples from genetically modified canola farmland in Parkes, NSW, Australia." AusBiotech 2014 National Conference. Gold Coast, Australia 29 - 31 Oct 2014 Australia.

Other

Rotary atomiser design requirements for optimum pesticide application efficiency
Craig, Ian P., Hewitt, Andrew and Terry, Howard. 2014. "Rotary atomiser design requirements for optimum pesticide application efficiency ." Crop Protection. 66, pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2014.08.012

Article

ACIAR Final Report Supporting a diverse and sustainable fruit tree industry in Tonga HORT/2014/090
Underhill, Steven, Singh-Peterson, Lila, Na'ati, Elisiva and Halavatau, Siosiua. 2014. ACIAR Final Report Supporting a diverse and sustainable fruit tree industry in Tonga HORT/2014/090. Sunshine Coast, Australia. University of the Sunshine Coast.

Project report

Re-framing community disaster resilience: from a systems perspective: Sunshine Coast case study report
Singh-Peterson, L., Baldwin, C., Dickinson, M, Bohnen, S., Woolcock, G., Malcom, F., Salmon, P., Goode, N. and Gallina, J.. 2014. Re-framing community disaster resilience: from a systems perspective: Sunshine Coast case study report. Sippy downs, Australia. University of the Sunshine Coast.

Project report

I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method
Amos, Matthew, Baxter, Greg, Finch, Neal, Lisle, Allan and Murray, Peter. 2014. "I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method." Wildlife Biology. 20 (6), pp. 362-370. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00080

Article

Digital image processing based identification of nodes and internodes of chopped biomass stems
Pothula, Anand Kumar, Igathinathane, C., Kronberg, S. and Hendrickson, J.. 2014. "Digital image processing based identification of nodes and internodes of chopped biomass stems." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 105, pp. 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2014.04.006

Article

Novel front end processing method of industrial beet juice extraction for biofuels and bioproducts industries
Pothula, Anand Kumar, Igathinathane, C., Faller, T. and Whittaker, R.. 2014. "Novel front end processing method of industrial beet juice extraction for biofuels and bioproducts industries." Biomass and Bioenergy. 68, pp. 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.06.017

Article

Combined ultrasonication and enzymatic pretreatment of waste activated sludge prior to anaerobic digestion
Trzcinski, Antoine Prandota, Wang, Chong, Tian, Xinbo, Abdul Majid, Maszenan Bin and Ng, Wun Jern. 2014. Combined ultrasonication and enzymatic pretreatment of waste activated sludge prior to anaerobic digestion. International Application No.: PCT/SG2014/000131

Patent

Microalgae biofuels for diesel engines in agricultural applications
Al-lwayzy, Saddam H.. 2014. Microalgae biofuels for diesel engines in agricultural applications. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/q31y4

PhD Thesis

Diversity of fungal endophytes in the semi evergreen vine thickets of the southern Brigalow Belt bioregion and their production of antimicrobial secondary metabolites.
Mapperson, Rachel. 2014. Diversity of fungal endophytes in the semi evergreen vine thickets of the southern Brigalow Belt bioregion and their production of antimicrobial secondary metabolites. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

Real-time, web-enabled adaptive control and monitoring of surface and overhead irrigation systems
McCarthy, Alison, Gillies, Malcolm and Smith, Rod. 2013. "Real-time, web-enabled adaptive control and monitoring of surface and overhead irrigation systems." Lamb, David (ed.) 1st Digital Rural Futures Conference: Smart Farms - Smart Regions (DRF 2013). Armidale, Australia 26 - 28 Jun 2013 Armidale, Australia.

Presentation

Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?
Moles, Angela T., Peco, Begona, Wallis, Ian R., Foley, William J., Poore, Alistair G.B., Seabloom, Eric W., Vesk, Peter A., Bisigato, Alejandro J., Cella-Pizarro, Lucrecia, Clark, Connie J., Cohen, Philippe S., Cornwell, William K., Edwards, Will, Ejrnaes, Rasmus, Gonzales-Ojeda, Therany, Graae, Bente J., Hay, Gregory, Lumbwe, Fainess C., Magana-Rodriguez, Benjamın, ..., Hui, Francis K. C.. 2013. "Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?" New Phytologist. 198 (1), pp. 252-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12116

Article

Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia
Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M. R.. 2013. "Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia ." Biological Invasions. 15 (12), pp. 2609-2625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0478-z

Article

Physical properties of cumin and caraway seeds
Zare, D., Bakhshipour, A. and Chen, G.. 2013. "Physical properties of cumin and caraway seeds." International Agrophysics. 27 (4), pp. 491-494. https://doi.org/10.2478/intag-2013-0020

Article

Endophytic fungi associated with rainforest and non-rainforest flora in South East Queensland
Boddington, Morwenna and Dearnaley, John D. W.. 2008. "Endophytic fungi associated with rainforest and non-rainforest flora in South East Queensland." Schenk, Peer (ed.) 1st International Conference on Biotic Plant Interactions (ICBPI 2008). Brisbane, Australia 27 - 29 Mar 2008 Brisbane, Australia.

Poster

A blueprint for sustainable groundwater management in Balochistan, Pakistan
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Stone, Roger and Khair, Syed Mohammad. 2013. "A blueprint for sustainable groundwater management in Balochistan, Pakistan." Griffiths, Jacqui and Lambert, Rebecca (ed.) Free flow: reaching water security through cooperation . Paris, France. UNESCO . pp. 222-224

Edited book (chapter)

A case study for biogas generation from covered anaerobic ponds treating abattoir wastewater: investigation of pond performance and potential biogas production
McCabe, Bernadette K., Hamawand, Ihsan, Harris, Peter, Baillie, Craig and Yusaf, Talal. 2014. "A case study for biogas generation from covered anaerobic ponds treating abattoir wastewater: investigation of pond performance and potential biogas production." Applied Energy. 114, pp. 798-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.020

Article

Trialling a web-based 'discussion-support' tool in the Australian sugar industry: stakeholder responses are encouraging
Cliffe, Neil, Stone, Roger, Coutts, Jeff, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Reardon-Smith, Kathryn. 2013. "Trialling a web-based 'discussion-support' tool in the Australian sugar industry: stakeholder responses are encouraging." Westbrooke, Victoria (ed.) Australia-Pacific Extension Network International Conference (APEN ICNZ 2013): Transformative Change: Chosen or Unchosen Pathways to Innovation, Resilience and Prosperity . Christchurch, New Zealand 26 - 28 Aug 2013

Poster

Visible and shortwave near infrared spectroscopy for predicting sugar content of sugarcane based on a cross-sectional scanning method
Nawi, Nazmi Mat, Chen, Guangnan and Jensen, Troy. 2013. "Visible and shortwave near infrared spectroscopy for predicting sugar content of sugarcane based on a cross-sectional scanning method." Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. 21 (4), pp. 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1255/jnirs.1060

Article

A rural agricultural-sustainable energy community model and its application to Felton Valley, Australia
Berrill, T., Reardon-Smith, K., McCreath, R., Mushtaq, S. and Bundschuh, J.. 2013. "A rural agricultural-sustainable energy community model and its application to Felton Valley, Australia ." Yan, J. (ed.) 5th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2013). Pretoria, South Africa 01 - 04 Jul 2013

Paper

Development of EnergyCalc - a tool to assess cotton on-farm energy uses
Chen, Guangnan and Baillie, Craig. 2007. Development of EnergyCalc - a tool to assess cotton on-farm energy uses. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Opportunities to enhance energy efficiency and minimise greenhouse gases in Queensland's intensive agricultural sector
Chen, Guangnan, Kupke, Paul and Baillie, Craig. 2008. Opportunities to enhance energy efficiency and minimise greenhouse gases in Queensland's intensive agricultural sector. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Energy and carbon accounting case study on Keytah (NEC0901)
Baillie, Craig. 2009. Energy and carbon accounting case study on Keytah (NEC0901) . Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Identifying and managing key weed threats, their sources and vectors, in relation to priority remnant ecosystems in the Condamine catchment
Reardon-Smith, K.. 2009. Identifying and managing key weed threats, their sources and vectors, in relation to priority remnant ecosystems in the Condamine catchment.

Technical report

Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland
Eberhard, J., McHugh, A., Scobie, M., Schmidt, E., McCarthy, A., Uddin, Md J., McKeering, L. and Poulter, R.. 2013. Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Other

Biodiversity of fungal endophytes in semi-evergreen vine thickets
Graham, Rachel R. and Dearnaley, John D. W.. 2011. "Biodiversity of fungal endophytes in semi-evergreen vine thickets." Diamandis, Stephanos (ed.) 16th Congress of European Mycologists (CEM 2011). Halkidiki, Greece 19 - 23 Sep 2011 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Poster

Visible and shortwave near infrared spectroscopy to predict sugarcane quality from clear and raw juice samples
Nawi, N. M., Chen, G. and Jensen, T.. 2013. "Visible and shortwave near infrared spectroscopy to predict sugarcane quality from clear and raw juice samples." 3rd Malaysian Postgraduate Conference (MPC 2013). Sydney, Australia 04 - 05 Jul 2013 Sydney, Australia.

Paper

Application of visible and shortwave near infrared spectrometer to predict sugarcane quality from different sample forms
Nawi, Nazmi Mat, Chen, Guangnan and Jensen, Troy. 2013. "Application of visible and shortwave near infrared spectrometer to predict sugarcane quality from different sample forms." Kondo, Naoshi (ed.) 1st International Conference on Sensing Technologies for Biomaterial, Food and Agriculture (SeTBio 2013). Yokohama, Japan 23 - 25 Apr 2013 Bellingham, WA. United States. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2029395

Paper

Agriculture: energy use and conservation
Chen, Guangnan and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Agriculture: energy use and conservation." Jorgensen, S. E. (ed.) Encyclopedia of environmental management. New York, NY. United States. CRC Press. pp. 129-137

Edited book (chapter)

The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Maraseni, Tek and Reardon-Smith, Kate. 2013. "The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture." Quarisa, Iva (ed.) Irrigation Australia Regional Conference 2013: Sharing Irrigation Knowledge for Better Outcomes. Griffith, Australia 28 - 30 May 2013 Sydney, Australia.

Presentation

El Nino-Southern oscillation influence on the dust storm activity in Australia: can the past provide an insight into the future?
Pudmenzky, Christa, Stone, Roger, Butler, Harry and Allan, Robert. 2011. "El Nino-Southern oscillation influence on the dust storm activity in Australia: can the past provide an insight into the future?" 4th Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth Workshop (ACRE 2011). De Bilt, The Netherlands 21 - 23 Sep 2011

Poster

Buildings: climate change
Guan, Lisa and Chen, Guangnan. 2012. "Buildings: climate change." Jorgensen, Sven Erik (ed.) Encyclopedia of environmental management. New York, NY. United States. CRC Press. pp. 457-463

Edited book (chapter)

Air conditioning systems: design and energy efficiency
Guan, Lisa and Chen, Guangnan. 2012. "Air conditioning systems: design and energy efficiency." Capehart, Barney L. (ed.) Encyclopedia of energy engineering and technology. London, United Kingdom. CRC Press. pp. 1-8

Edited book (chapter)

Precision agriculture technologies for the Australian nut industries
McCarthy, Alison and Jensen, Troy. 2012. "Precision agriculture technologies for the Australian nut industries." 3rd Australian Nut Industry Research Forum (ANIC 2012). Brisbane, Australia 21 Sep 2012 Gold Coast, Australia.

Presentation

Orchid mycorrhizas: molecular ecology, physiology, evolution and conservation aspects
Dearnaley, J. D. W., Martos, F. and Selosse, M. -A.. 2012. "Orchid mycorrhizas: molecular ecology, physiology, evolution and conservation aspects." Hock, Bertold (ed.) Fungal associations. Germany. Springer. pp. 207-230

Edited book (chapter)

Within block spatial variation in CCS: another potentially important consideration in the application of precision agriculture to sugarcane production
Bramley, R. G. V., Panitz, J. H., Jensen, T. A. and Baillie, C. P.. 2012. "Within block spatial variation in CCS: another potentially important consideration in the application of precision agriculture to sugarcane production." Bruce, R. C. (ed.) 34th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2012). Palm Cove, Australia 01 - 04 May 2012 Mackay, Australia.

Paper

An assessment of sugarcane yield monitoring concepts and techniques from commercial yield monitoring systems
Jensen, T. A., Baillie, C., Bramley, R. G. V. and Panitz, J. H.. 2012. "An assessment of sugarcane yield monitoring concepts and techniques from commercial yield monitoring systems." Bruce, R. C. (ed.) 34th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2012). Palm Cove, Australia 01 - 04 May 2012 Mackay, Australia.

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