Current postgraduate research projects

Student

Donkor Addai

University of Western Australia (UWA)

The economics of technological innovation for adaptation to climate change by broadacre farmers in Western Australia project summary

Sharif Ar-Raffi

UWA

Md Gausul Azam

 UA (University of Adelaide)

Improving the establishment of woody perennials by direct seeding

Richard Bennett

UWA

Adaptation and evaluation of Australian Cullen species for use as perennial pasture legumes in Western Australia

David Brautigan

UA

Phytotoxicity of Aluminium in Alkaline soils

John Broster

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Design and characteristics of shelter belts and their influence on survival of new born lambs

Natalie Browne

University of Melbourne (UM)

Modelling the biophysical and economic impact of on-farm greenhouse gas abatement

Kerrie Burns

UWA

The impact of biochar on soil structure and fertility

Ian Cole

CSU

Overcoming barriers to ecological restoration of grassy box-gum woodland communities

Felicity Cox

CSU

Understanding sheep grazing of complex native pastures to better manage natural resources and production outcomes

Chelsea Fancote

UWA

Using saltbush in a backgrounding system for the production of prime lambs 

Kevin Foster

UWA

Mechanisms of drought tolerance of Bituminaria Bituminosa var albomarginata and crassiuscula

Matthew Gardner

CSU

How does chicory affect the nitrogen cycling of pasture systems?

Catherine Gulliver

CSU

Improving reproductive efficiency in ewes: manipulating maternal nutrition to increase ovulation rate and influence the sex ratio of offspring

Felicity Harris

CSU 

The relationship between earliness and vigour in cereals

Serenity Hill

UM

Narrative ethnographic study of change in primary food production practices

Lauren Howard

CSU

Relationships between agricultural extension service providers and sustainable agricultural systems

Tim Hutchings

CSU

Management financial risk on dryland farms in SE Australia

Tom Jackson

UM

Risk, uncertainty and pasture investment decisions

Muhammad Javid

UM

Tolerance to salinity and alkalinity in Brassica juncea

Christine Kershaw

UWA

Understanding Investment Decision Processes within the Regional Natural Resource Management Organisations

Helen King

ANU 

Innovative grazing practices as a land rehabilitation and carbon sequestration strategy 

Mei Chen Leng

UWA

Do reptiles (i.e., Squamatas) benefit from hardwood profitable perennial farming systems?

Gina Lennox

CSU

Absentee ownership of rural land: trends, modes and implications

Claire Lewis

UM

Profitability and risk evaluation of novel perennial pasture systems for livestock producers in the high rainfall zone

Xixi Li

UWA 

How does Eremophila glabra inhibit methane production in the rumen 

Manpreet Singh Mavi

UA

Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) dynamics in salt affected soils

Anna McBeath

UA

The analysis of the structure and degradation of black carbon in terrestrial environments

Shawn McGrath

CSU

Effective supplementation of late pregnant ewes grazing dual purpose wheat

Sunday McKay

UM

Feeding the Low Carbon World: Climate smart agricultural development in a low carbon world 

Emily Mendham

CSU

Changes in rural property ownership: challenges and opportunities for natural resource management

Meredith Mitchell

CSU

The ecology of Microlaena var. stipoides (Labill.) R. Br in grazing systems

Susan Orgill

CSU

Investigations into improving the efficiency of pastures to sequester soil carbon

Dion Nicol

UWA

Agronomy and ecophysiology of Cullen cinereum and C. graveolens as ephemeral summer active pastures for low rainfall areas

Margaret Raeside

CSU

Ecology and management of summer active tall fescue in the Western Districts of Victoria

Padmaja Ramankutty

UWA

Auto-calibrating emulation models for predicting perennial pasture production

Sarah Rich

UWA

Aquatic adventitious roots - function and significance for plant survival during flooding

Tim Richards

UA

Assessing the potential of Oldman Saltbush to support native bird species

Penny Roberts-Craig

UA

Development of novel forage system for mixed farms in the higher rainfall areas

Preeti Roychand

LaTrobe

Protection of organic matter in soil

Raj Setia

UA

Understanding organic matter dynamics in salt affected soils by linking remote sensing, organic matter chemistry, modelling and geo-informatics

Katrina Sinclair

CSU

Transformational versus incremental change in grazing livestock industries in response to a changing and variable climate

Lalith Suriyagoda

UWA

Response of perennial pasture legume Cullen australasicum, to low water and phosphorus availability and the use of modelling to predict adaptation to the southern Australian wheatbelt

Tamara Sysak

UM

'Transforming' drought: understanding adaptive capacity and network activity in two Victorian rural communities

Tas (Tosh) Thamo

UWA

The financial viability of biochar production and application: policy implications

David Waters

CSU

Mechanisms of nutrient retention in biochar-amended soils of south-east NSW