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How can we perform experiments in real landscapes?

This project addresses the fundamental environmental issue of land degradation in Australia.  Current management practices are unsustainable as evidenced by the decline in our more...

Supervisor(s): Bishop, Thomas (Associate Professor)

Genetics studies of rust resistance in faba bean

Faba bean is an important grain legume in Australia. A breeding program to develop suitable varieties for the northern grain growing region of Australia is located at the University more...

Supervisor(s): Adhikari, Kedar (Dr)

Understanding phenology and early pod set under high biomass conditions

Faba bean is an important grain legume in Australia. A breeding program to develop suitable varieties for the northern grain growing region of Australia is located at the University more...

Supervisor(s): Adhikari, Kedar (Dr)

Change detection in hydrology

The quantity and quality of water in our streams is dependent on many factors including climate, land use and management.  This leads to questions about how much impact have th more...

Supervisor(s): Bishop, Thomas (Associate Professor)

Soil-landscape dynamic modelling

Soil is the largest terrestrial store of carbon. Understanding causes and controls of spatial and temporal variation of this carbon pool is crucial for managing climate change, food more...

Supervisor(s): Minasny, Budiman (Professor)

Proximal soil sensing for improved delineation of contaminated sites

There are many thousands of contaminated soil sites across urban and rural Australia. These sites contaminated with metals and/or organics pose a potential threat to human health. D more...

Supervisor(s): McBratney, Alex (Professor)

Role of Fire in Shrub encroachment in Alpine NSW

The alpine region of snowy mountains is an extremely important ecosystem in terms of biodiversity, water production and carbon sequestration. However, the extent to which fire, and more...

Supervisor(s): Ingram, Lachlan (Dr), Adams, Mark (Professor), Bell, Tina (Associate Professor)

Modelling the ionic composition of streams for improved management of salinity

Stream salinity is a major environmental problem in Australia however much of the existing research is based on measurements of stream electrical conductivity (EC) which provides li more...

Supervisor(s): Bishop, Thomas (Associate Professor)

Development of an observation system for profile soil moisture

An understanding of the variation in time and space of soil moisture is crucial for the modelling and management of Australian landscapes.  In terms of management, information more...

Supervisor(s): Bishop, Thomas (Associate Professor)

Wheat heat tolerance

High-temperature extremes (i.e. heat waves) occur with unpredictable frequency and have been a significant detriment to wheat production in the northern region, and across Australia more...

Supervisor(s): Tan, Daniel (Professor)