School of Agriculture and Environmental Science


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

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An investigation into the fertilizer potential of slaughterhouse cattle paunch
McCabe, Bernadette K., Antille, Diogenes L., Birt, Henry W. G., Spence, Jennifer E., Fernana, Jamal M., van der Spek, Wilmer and Baillie, Craig P.. 2016. "An investigation into the fertilizer potential of slaughterhouse cattle paunch." 2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Orlando, Florida 17 - 20 Jul 2016 Spokane, Washington. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.20162460831

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Effect of irrigation water pH on saturated hydraulic conductivity and electrokinetic properties of acidic, neutral, and alkaline soils
Ali, Aram, Biggs, Andrew J. W., Marchuk, Alla and Bennett, John McL.. 2019. "Effect of irrigation water pH on saturated hydraulic conductivity and electrokinetic properties of acidic, neutral, and alkaline soils." Soil Science Society of America Journal. 83 (6), pp. 1672-1682. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2019.04.0123

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Integrating El Nino-Southern Oscillation information and spatial diversification to minimize risk and maximize profit for Australian grazing enterprises
Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Stone, Gordon and Stone, Roger. 2020. "Integrating El Nino-Southern Oscillation information and spatial diversification to minimize risk and maximize profit for Australian grazing enterprises." Agronomy for Sustainable Development: sciences des productions vegetales et de l'environnement. 40, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-020-0605-z

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Milled industrial beet color kinetics and total soluble solid contents by image analysis
Pothula, Anand Kumar, Igathinathane, C., Shen, Jiacheng, Nichols, K. and Archer, David. 2015. "Milled industrial beet color kinetics and total soluble solid contents by image analysis." Industrial Crops and Products. 65, pp. 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.12.001

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Profile based image analysis for identification of chopped biomass stem nodes and internodes
Pothula, Anand Kumar, Igathinathane, C. and Kronberg, S.. 2015. "Profile based image analysis for identification of chopped biomass stem nodes and internodes." Industrial Crops and Products. 70 (1), pp. 374-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.03.048

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Smart automation of furrow irrigation in the sugar industry
Gillies, Malcolm, Attard, Steven, Jaramillo, Andres, Davis, Marian and Foley, Joseph. 2017. "Smart automation of furrow irrigation in the sugar industry." 39th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2017). Cairns, Australia 03 - 05 May 2017 Mackay, Australia.

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Agronomic performance of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and fertilizer use efficiency as affected by controlled and non-controlled traffic of farm machinery
Hussein, Mahmood A. H., Antille, Diogenes L., Chen, Guangnan, Kodur, Shreevatsa and Tullberg, Jeff N.. 2018. "Agronomic performance of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and fertilizer use efficiency as affected by controlled and non-controlled traffic of farm machinery." 2018 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2018). Detroit, United States 29 Jul - 01 Aug 2018 United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.201800250

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Thermal analysis of a portable DSSC mini greenhouse for botanical drugs cultivation
Lu, L., Ya’acob, M. E., Anuar, M. S., Chen, G., Othman, M. H., Iskandar, A. Noor and Roslan, N.. 2020. "Thermal analysis of a portable DSSC mini greenhouse for botanical drugs cultivation." Energy Reports. 6, pp. 238-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.12.025

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The impact of climate change and variability on coffee production: a systematic review
Pham, Yen, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "The impact of climate change and variability on coffee production: a systematic review." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 156 (4), pp. 609-630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02538-y

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Polylactide/hemp hurd biocomposites as sustainable 3D printing feedstock
Xiao, Xianglian, Chevali, Venkata S., Song, Pingan, He, Dongning and Wang, Hao. 2019. "Polylactide/hemp hurd biocomposites as sustainable 3D printing feedstock." Composites Science and Technology. 184, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107887

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Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review
Vithanage, Meththika, Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Oze, Christopher, Karunatilake, Suniti, Seneviratne, Mihiri, Hseu, Zeng-Yei, Gunarathne, Viraj, Dassanayake, Maheshi, Ok, Yong Sik and Rinklebe, Jörg. 2019. "Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review." Environment International. 131 (104974), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104974

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Investigation of methane production by anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, fats, oil and grease, and thickened waste activated sludge using automatic methane potential test system
Bahri, Nikita and Trzcinski, Antoine. 2017. "Investigation of methane production by anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, fats, oil and grease, and thickened waste activated sludge using automatic methane potential test system." 2017 MENS Research Conference. Toowoomba, Australia

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Feasibility study for developing an Indigenous branded range of beef products and services (Producer Innovation Fast-track)
Burey, P., Woodhead, A., Kille, T., Zhang, S., Miller, K., Babagolzadeh, M., Pfingst, Jason, Dunrobin, Kelvin, Gorringe, Max, Malone, Johnathon and Perkins, Ian. 2019. Feasibility study for developing an Indigenous branded range of beef products and services (Producer Innovation Fast-track). North Sydney, Australia. Meat & Livestock Australia.

Project report

Controlled traffic farming in precision agriculture
Antille, Diogenes L., Chamen, Tim, Tullberg, Jeff N., Isbister, Bindi, Jensen, Troy A., Chen, Guangnan, Baillie, Craig P. and Schueller, John K.. 2018. "Controlled traffic farming in precision agriculture." Stafford, John (ed.) Precision agriculture for sustainability. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. pp. 239-270

Edited book (chapter)

Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems
Halbrook, Susannah, Schroeder, Carolyn, Birnbaum, Christin, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Candaele, Helena, Lee, Sean F.H, Smith, McKenzie, Waryszak, Pawel, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020

Presentation

Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape
Farrer, Emily, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susanna, Brady, Monic, Bumby, Caitlin, Candaele, Helena, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, C.S., Smith, Carolyn, Smith, McKenzie and Wilber, William. 2020. "Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020

Presentation

Soil Microbial Communities in Long-Term Soil Storage for Sand Mine Reclamation
Gorzelak, Monika, McAmmond, Breanne M., Van Hamme, Jonathan D., Birnbaum, Christina, Thomsen, Corrina and Hart, Miranda. 2020. "Soil Microbial Communities in Long-Term Soil Storage for Sand Mine Reclamation." Ecological Restoration. 38 (1), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.1.13

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Special thematic issue on applying microbial community research to improve conservation and restoration outcomes
Birnbaum, Christina and Egidi, Eleonora. 2020. "Special thematic issue on applying microbial community research to improve conservation and restoration outcomes." Plant Ecology. 221, pp. 749-571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-020-01068-3

Editorial

Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils
Smith, McKenzie, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susannah, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, Carolyn, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020 United States.

Presentation

Characteristics of Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Palansooriya, K. N., Wijesekara, H., Bradney, L., Kumarathilaka, P., Bundschuh, J., Bolan, N. and Ok, Y. S.. 2020. "Characteristics of Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems." Sustainable Waste Management Workshop: Microplastics in the Environment 2020. Singapore 07 - 09 Jan 2020 United States. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. pp. 6

Presentation

Preface for special issue 'Composites part B': Flame retardants and flame-retardant polymers/composites
Bourbigot, Serge, Wang, Yu-Zhong, Hu, Yuan and Song, Pingan. 2020. "Preface for special issue 'Composites part B': Flame retardants and flame-retardant polymers/composites." Composites Part B: Engineering. 197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108191

Editorial

Discrimination of wheat crown rot utilising wavelet based models in the NIR spectrum
Humpal, Jacob. 2020. Discrimination of wheat crown rot utilising wavelet based models in the NIR spectrum. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/gkp6-xx10

PhD Thesis

Innovative technology for apple harvest and in-field sorting
Lu, Renfu, Zhang, Zhao and Pothula, Anand Kumar. 2017. "Innovative technology for apple harvest and in-field sorting." Fruit Quaterly. 25 (2), pp. 11-14.

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Unlocking pre-1850 instrumental meteorological records: a global inventory
Bronnimann, Stefan, Allan, Rob, Ashcroft, Linden, Baer, Saba, Barriendos, Mariano, Brazdil, Rudolf, Brugnara, Yuri, Brunet, Manola, Brunetti, Michele, Chimani, Barbara, Cornes, Richard, Dominguez-Castro, Fernando, Filipiak, Janusz, Founda, Dimitra, Garcia Herrera, Ricardo, Gergis, Joelle, Grab, Stefan, Hannak, Lisa, Huhtamaa, Heli, ..., Wyszynski, Przemysław. 2019. "Unlocking pre-1850 instrumental meteorological records: a global inventory." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 100 (12), pp. ES389-ES413. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-00

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Spatial variability in regional scale drought index insurance viability across Australia’s wheat growing regions
Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Henry, Ross, Adeyinka, Adewuyi Ayodele, Stone, Roger, Marcussen, Torben and Kouadio, Louis. 2019. "Spatial variability in regional scale drought index insurance viability across Australia’s wheat growing regions." Climate Risk Management. 24, pp. 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2019.04.002

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Emerging technologies for extraction of bioactives and polysaccharides from tropical fruit waste
Mahale, Kiran R. and Burey, Paulomi (Polly). 2018. "Emerging technologies for extraction of bioactives and polysaccharides from tropical fruit waste." 2nd ISEKI Food Waste Recovery Workshop 2018. Stuttgart, Germany 03 - 05 Jul 2018

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Towards a more reliable historical reanalysis: improvements for version 3 of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis system
Slivinski, Laura C., Compo, Gilbert P., Whitaker, Jeffrey S., Sardeshmukh, Prashant D., Giese, Benjamin S., McColl, Chesley, Allan, Rob, Yin, Xungang, Vose, Russell, Titchner, Holly, Kennedy, John, Spencer, Lawrence J., Ashcroft, Linden, Bronnimann, Stefan, Brunet, Manola, Camuffo, Dario, Cornes, Richard, Cram, Thomas A., Crouthamel, Richard, ..., Wyszynski, Przemysław. 2019. "Towards a more reliable historical reanalysis: improvements for version 3 of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis system." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 145 (724), pp. 2876-2908. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3598

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Key risks for Australian macadamia growers and potential insurance options to manage financial losses
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Kath, Jarrod, Marcussen, Torbin, Roberts, Julian, Wilkinson, Claire, Mehmet, Russell, Pilling, Debbie and Henry, Ross. 2019. Key risks for Australian macadamia growers and potential insurance options to manage financial losses. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes in chickpea: current status and future perspectives
Zwart, Rebecca S., Thudi, Mahendar, Channale, Sonal, Manchikatla, Praveen K., Varshney, Rajeev K. and Thompson, John P.. 2019. "Resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes in chickpea: current status and future perspectives." Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00966

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Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Kodur, Shreevatsa and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study." The Rangeland Journal. 41 (3), pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ18004

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Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland
Birnbaum, Christina, Hopkins, Anna J.M., Fontaine, Joseph B. and Enright, Enright. 2019. "Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland ." Science of the Total Environment. 683, pp. 524-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.222

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Fungal planet description sheets: 868–950
Crous, P. W., Carnegie, A. J., Wingfield, M. J., Sharma, R., Mughini, G., Noordeloos, M. E., Santini, A., Shouche, Y. S., Bezerra, J. D. P., Dima, B., Guarnaccia, V., Imrefi, I., Jurjevic, Z., Knapp, D. G., Kovacs, G. M., Magista, D., Perrone, G., Rama, T., Rebriev, Y. A., ..., Groenewald, J. Z.. 2019. "Fungal planet description sheets: 868–950." Persoonia. 42, pp. 291-473. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2019.42.11

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Australian cultures of Botryosphaeriaceae held in Queensland and Victoria plant pathology herbaria revisited
Tan, Yu Pei, Shivas, Roger G., Marney, Thomas S., Edwards, Jacqueline, Dearnaley, John, Jami, Fahimeh and Burgess, Treena I.. 2019. "Australian cultures of Botryosphaeriaceae held in Queensland and Victoria plant pathology herbaria revisited." Australasian Plant Pathology. 48 (1), pp. 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-018-0559-7

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Performance of embedded photovoltaic solar still for water purification system in the tropics
Latiff, Noradira Abdul, Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy, Kamal, Siti Mazlina Mustapa and Chen, Guangnan. 2019. "Performance of embedded photovoltaic solar still for water purification system in the tropics." Desalination and Water Treatment. 145 (March), pp. 36-45. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.23478

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Automatic unhulled rice grain crack detection by X-ray imaging
Pothula, Anand Kumar and Bal, Satish. 2007. "Automatic unhulled rice grain crack detection by X-ray imaging." Transactions of the ASABE. 50 (5), pp. 1907-1911.

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The influence of emulsified water fuel containing fresh water microalgae on diesel engine performance, combustion, vibration and emission
Al-lwayzy, Saddam H., Yusaf, Talal, Saleh, Khalid and Yousif, Belal. 2019. "The influence of emulsified water fuel containing fresh water microalgae on diesel engine performance, combustion, vibration and emission." Energies. 12 (13), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12132546

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Mitigation of arsenic accumulation in rice: an agronomical, physico-chemical, and biological approach – a critical review
Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Seneweera, Saman, Ok, Yong Sik, Meharg, Andrew A. and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2020. "Mitigation of arsenic accumulation in rice: an agronomical, physico-chemical, and biological approach – a critical review." Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 50 (1), pp. 31-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2019.1618691

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Tolerance of wheat cultivars to root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) assessed by Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is predictive of grain yield
Robinson, Neil A., Sheedy, Jason G., Macdonald, Bethany J., Owen, Kirsty J. and Thompson, John P.. 2019. "Tolerance of wheat cultivars to root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) assessed by Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is predictive of grain yield." Annals of Applied Biology. 174 (3), pp. 388-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12504

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Meeting national emissions reduction obligations: a case study of Australia
Maraseni, Tek and Reardon-Smith, Kathryn. 2019. "Meeting national emissions reduction obligations: a case study of Australia." Energies. 12 (3), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12030438

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A soil temperature decision support tool for agronomic research and management under climate variability: adapting to earlier and more variable planting conditions
Kath, Jarrod and Pembleton, Keith. 2019. "A soil temperature decision support tool for agronomic research and management under climate variability: adapting to earlier and more variable planting conditions." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 162, pp. 783-792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.05.030

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