A5005391684- Forest ecology and management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
Charles Darwin University
2012-2021
Government of the Northern Territory
2018-2021
Act Health
2021
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
2020
Department of Primary Industry and Resources
2020
Forestry Tasmania
2012
Southern Cross University
2006-2012
Pre-harvest yield estimation of mango fruit is important for the optimization inputs and other resources on farm. Current industry practice visual counting a small number trees forecasting can be highly inaccurate due to spatial variability, especially if selected do not represent entire crop. Therefore, this study evaluated potential high resolution WorldView-3 (WV3) satellite imagery estimate by integrating both geometric (tree crown area) optical (spectral vegetation indices) data using...
Abstract. The clearing and burning of tropical savanna leads to globally significant emissions greenhouse gases (GHGs); however there is large uncertainty relating the magnitude this flux. Australia's savannas occupy northern quarter continent, a region increasing interest for further exploitation land water resources. Land use decisions across vast biome have potential influence national gas budget. To better quantify from deforestation investigate impact on GHG emissions, we undertook...
Litter and pruning biomass are integral to nutrient cycling in the plant–soil ecosystem, contributing significantly organic matter formation humus development through decomposition mineralization, which ultimately influence soil fertility health. However, litterfall dynamics mango orchards not well understood, its contribution has seldom been measured. This study aimed estimate assess contents of various components. samples were collected from four commercial planted with Kensington Pride...
Tree-dominated, forest gardens (FGs) are an ancient, tropical agricultural land use that farmers continue to practice and value. Knowing why value FGs is important because this can increase livelihood security the skillful governance of land. We chose Sri Lanka investigate farmers' values for land, contextual factors effect valuation, stressors impact agriculture, current future response strategies. Mixed methods were used collect data from 85 farming households in landholdings across nine...
Seasonally dry ecosystems present a challenge to plants maintain water relations. While native vegetation in seasonally have evolved specific adaptations the long season, there are risks introduced exotic species. African mahogany, Khaya senegalensis Desr. (A. Juss.), is an plantation species that has been widely Asia and northern Australia, but it unknown if physiological or phenotypic plasticity cope with strongly seasonal patterns of availability tropical savanna climate Australia. We...
Many eucalypt species are difficult to propagate as rooted cuttings.The mineral nutrition of cuttings is a key factor that limits adventitious root induction but little known about partitioning nutrients by stock plants.This study determined N, P, K, Ca, B, S, Mg, Mn, Zn, Al, Fe and Na concentrations in the system, pruned hedge harvested plants eucalypt, Corymbia citriodora.Between 17% 31% total plant mass was collected at each harvest.The mobile nutrients, K were highly concentrated removed...
Commercial mango growers commonly spray potassium nitrate (KNO3) solution to enhance flowering and fruit quality, yet there is limited information on the uptake efficiency of nitrogen (N) by cultivars through leaf cuticles. The study aimed assess N (NUpE) from foliar application KNO3 compare NUpE among varieties. Mango were ‘Kensington Pride’ (‘KP’), ‘B74’ (‘Calypso®’), ‘NMBP 1201’ (‘AhHa!®’), 1243’ (‘Yess!®’), 4069’ (‘Now®’) grafted onto ‘KP’ seedlings. Leaves six-month-old seedlings dipped...
Abstract Forest gardens (FGs) are tree-dominant land uses in Sri Lankan farming enterprises. Although FG financial performance has been described, their overall contributions to enterprises remain unclear. This information is critical given the global quest for financially viable, sustainable agricultural models. Farming include On-farm (land uses: FGs, paddy, cash crops, plantations, swidden/ chena plots, livestock), Off-farm (employment, trading, grants, welfare) and household components....
Indigenous communities in northern Australia own and manage around 46 million ha of forest. Some these forests currently support a small socioeconomically important commercial forestry forest products industry. There is much unrealised potential for the further development this culturally appropriate industry remote Australian communities. This study presents new existing data on regions across uses literature review stakeholder consultations to explore growth regions. Relevant was mapped...