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Field crops (nitrogen nutrition, phenology); crop modelling (crop development, yield potential); soil fertility (fertiliser responses, efficiency of fertiliser use); crop agronomy, use of reclaimed resources from industrial processing and water treatment, sustainable agriculture Teaching in agronomy (the science and practice of plant production) with emphasis on crop agronomy, plant nutrition and fertiliser use, use of computers in agriculture, specifically as an aid to decision making. Research is principally in crop adaptation, growth and development, crop nutrition and fertiliser use, plant structural and crop modelling and the safe and effective use of reclaimed resources (icluding industrial waste. Service activities include external consulting in agronomy and participating in committees that organise national and international conferences, as well as participating in many activities within the University.
Background
I came to the University of Queensland, Gatton Campus (then Queensland Agricultural College) in 1982, as lecturer in Crop Agronomy, having worked for almost 9 years in the fertiliser and agricultural chemical industry in Queensland and New South Wales. Since commencing duty at Gatton, I have taught at all undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I completed my PhD in crop modelling in 1997, and have been active in teaching, research and service (including external consulting) activities. I have worked in CSIRO at Townsville, Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands), United States Department of Agriculture, Temple, Texas, and in the French National Agronomic Research Institute, Grignon (near Paris) as part of my University employment.
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