Fields of Research

Horticultural crop growth and development
Horticultural production
Horticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Agricultural land management
Environmental education and extension
Post harvest horticultural technologies (incl. transportation and storage)
Crop and pasture protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Soil biology
Sustainable agricultural development
Soil sciences
Soil physics
Agricultural hydrology
Land capability and soil productivity
Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
Field organic and low chemical input horticulture
Oenology and viticulture
Crop and pasture biochemistry and physiology
Food packaging, preservation and processing
Crop and pasture nutrition
Forestry management and environment
Crop and pasture post harvest technologies (incl. transportation and storage)

Research Objectives

Pome fruit, pip fruit
Stone fruit (excl. avocado)
Horticultural crops
Field grown vegetable crops
Berry fruit (excl. kiwifruit)
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Table grapes
Management of solid waste from plant production
Other plant production and plant primary products
Soils
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Fresh fruits and vegetables (post harvest)
Grains and seeds
Agricultural chemicals
Climate change mitigation strategies
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Hops
Tree nuts (excl. almonds and macadamias)
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Softwood plantations
Processed fruit and vegetable products (incl. juices)

Career Best Publications

Comparison of two 6-benzyladenine formulations and carbaryl for post-bloom thinning of apples; Scientia Horticulturae
Crop load and time of thinning interact to affect fruit quality in sweet cherry; Journal of Agricultural Science
Managing crop load in European pear (Pyrus communis L.) - A review; Agriculture
Optimising crop load and fruit quality of 'Packham's Triumph' pear with ammonium thiosulfate, ethephon and 6-benzyladenine; Scientia Horticulturae
Precision crop load management of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) without chemicals; Horticulturae

Research Publications

A close look at thinning
A comparison of air-shear and electrostatic spray technology with a conventional air-blast sprayer to thin apples; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
A comparison of high and low volume spay techniques in the thinning of 'Golden Delicious' apples; Journal of Horticultural Science
A new post-bloom thinning agent for 'Packham's Triumph' pear; VIII International Symposium on Pear
A New Post-Bloom Thinning Agent for 'Packham's Triumph' Pear; Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Pear
A Preliminary Model for Slug Control in Vegetable Crops
A strategy for reducing russet in Red Fuji apples while maintaining control of black spot (Venturia inaequalis); Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
A working model of apple thinning; Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Plant Growth Regulators
Acadian Cherry Seaweed Extract Trial, Final Report 2006/2007 Trial
Achieving successful crop loads
Advances in crop regulation research
Advances in understanding apple tree growth: rootstocks and planting systems; Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Apples
Advances in understanding apple tree growth: the manipulation of tree growth and development; Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Apples
Alternative thinning chemicals for apples; IX International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Ammonium thiosulphate and 6-benzyladenine improve the crop load and fruit quality of 'Delicious' apple; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Ammonium thiosulphate as a blossom thinner of 'Delicious' apple, 'Winter Cole' pear and 'Hunter' apricot; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
An alternative view of rain induced Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium .L) fruit splitting ; National and Trans Tasman Horticultural Science Conference
An alternative view on rain-induced cracking of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.); 6th International Cherry Symposium
An alternative view on rain-induced cracking of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.); 6th International Cherry Symposium
Apple and Pear Australia Ltd (APAL) Excellence Award Winner 2018
Apple Replant Disease - Potential Countermeasures
Apple replant disease - potential countermeasures; 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology
Apple thinning 1991
Are all floral buds created equal?
Are chemical thinners necessary?
Artificial spur extinction (ASE) for managing crop load in apple; Fruit Growers Tasmania Pome Training Night Seminars
Artificial spur extinction, what's next?; Apple & Pear Australia Limited: Future Orchards, & Fruit Growers Tasmania Pome Fruit Winter Field Day
ASE cuts thinning cost and boosts quality; Australian Tree Crop
Assessing interactive effects between Cytolin and ethephon on cropping red 'Delicious'; Journal of Horticultural Science
Assessment of bacterial community composition, methanotrophic and nitrogen-cycling bacteria in three soils with different biochar application rates; Journal of Soils and Sediments
Assessment of the desiccant FPX0259 as a blossom thinner for pome and stone fruit
Assessment of Thidizuron for increasing apple fruit size
ATS Efficacy trial - Final report 2003/2004 trials
BAP Comparative trials - Final report 2002/2003 trials
BAP comparative trials - Interim report 2003/2004
Benzyladenine (BA) as a post bloom thinner of red 'Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious' apples
Benzyladenine - an effective environmentally friendly secondary thinner
Bio-char and pyrolysis research activities at UTAS; Tasmanian ANZ Biochar Workshop
Biostimulants in agricultural and horticultural production; Horticultural Reviews
Blossom burners - new generation chemical thinners; Batlow Apples Technical Seminar 2001
Blossom thinning now a reality
Bringing out the extrovert in your shy bearing cherry
Can biostimulants add value to soilless productions systems?; Soilless Australia
Can biostimulants add value to soilless productions systems?; Australian Berry Journal
Can crop load be used to minimise incidence of rain-induced cracking in sweet cherry?; Horticulture for the Future Conference
Can water stress lead to water excess?; 7th International Cherry Symposium
Caution with combinations
Changes in fruit set of 'Gala' apple in response to environment and artificial spur extinction; X International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems
Charcoal apples
Chemical free precision crop load management
Chemical Thinning in Nashi; VIII International Symposium on Pear
Chemical Thinning in Nashi; VIIIth International Symposium on Pear
Chemical thinning of apple varieties; Proceedings of the Goulburn Valley Fruit Symposium
Chemical thinning options for European pears
Cherry fruit set and crop load management; Australian Cherry Industry Conference
Cherry fruit set and crop load management: can plant growth regulators help?; Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference
Cherry soil health, how does this affect fruit quality?
Cherry stem-pull comparison: Instron 5543 tensile testing machine vs Mark 10 Force Gauge
Combining ethephon and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) in one spray to thin 'Golden Delicious' apples; New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
Comparison of the biological effectiveness of controlled droplet application sprayers and high-volume sprayers in thinning apple trees; Journal of Horticultural Science
Comparison of two 6-benzyladenine formulations and carbaryl for post-bloom thinning of apples; Scientia Horticulturae
Control of pudding spot in Crofton apple; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Control of russet in red Fuji
Coping with russet
Crop load and thinning methods impact yield, nutrient content, fruit quality, and physiological disorders in 'Scilate' apples; Agronomy
Crop load and time of thinning interact to affect fruit quality in sweet cherry; Journal of Agricultural Science
Crop load management in deciduous tree crops; Orchard plant protection guide for deciduous fruit in NSW 2017-18
Crop load management in Nashi Pear: a review; Horticulturae
Crop load management in pome fruit
Crop load manipulation and fruit cracking in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.); Advances in Horticultural Science
Crop Regulation and skin finish; Proceedings of the World Apple Conference (IDFTA World Fuji Sessions)
Crop Regulation of Pome Fruit in Australia; Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research
Culminate for blossom thinning
Cytolin - a review
Cytolin and nose cracking; Victorian Cherry Association Conference 2015
Cytolin/6-BA Study, 2004/2005
Cytolin/Cylex trials
Cytolin/Provide trials
Developing thinning options for Packham pears
Developing thinning programs for European pear; National Horticulture Convention – APAL Speed Updating
Developing thinning programs for European pears; National Horticulture Convention 2015
Developing thinning programs for pears; Apple & Pear Australia Limited: Future Orchards Pear Masterclass
Developing thinning programs for pears, part 1
Developing thinning programs for pears, part 2
Development of a rapid screening method for preliminary assessment of blossom dessicants and adjuvants; International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Development of a thinning program for European pears
Development of chemical fruit thinning in Nashi - Final Report
Development of crop regulation strategies for new and problem apple cultivars
Digital decision making when thinning
Do dormancy breakers have a role in fruit production?; National Horticulture Convention 2015
Do dormancy breakers have a role in fruit production?; National Horticulture Convention – APAL Speed Updating
Does biochar improve apple productivity?
Does biochar improve soil function and crop growth?; National Soil Science Conference 2018
Does biochar influence soil physical properties and soil water availability?; Plant and Soil
Dormancy breakers in apples
Dormancy-breaking sprays for low chill years
Effect of biochar application on soil water availability and hydraulic conductivity; Soil Science Australia National Soil Science Conference 2014
Effect of biochar on nutrient leaching in a young apple orchard; Journal of Environmental Quality
Effect of fertiliser type and mycorrhizal inoculation on growth and development of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.); Rhizosphere
Effect of humic based soil conditioner, effective microbes and fertiliser on growth and flowering of sunflower; 29th International Horticultural Congress
Effect of humic based soil conditioner, effective microbes and fertiliser on growth and flowering of sunflower (Helianthus annus L. ‘Dwarf Sunsation’); XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes: International Symposia on Water, Eco-Efficiency and Transformation of Organic Waste in Horticultural Production
Effect of timing of hand thinning on the cropping potential of Red Fuji apple trees; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Effective use of thinning tools
Effectiveness of orchard mulches
Effects of biochar and compost amendments on soil physico-chemical properties and the total community within a temperate agricultural soil; Applied Soil Ecology
Effects of paclobutrazol and carbaryl on the yield of Hi-Early red 'Delicious' apples; Journal of Horticultural Science
Effects of Waiken® on flowering and spring growth in apple; International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Endothall, a blossom thinning agent for apples; Hort Technology
Establishment of an Australian Apple and Pear thinning group
Ethephon concentration and timing effects on thinning Winter Cole pears; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Evaluation of chemical thinners in Sundowner apples
Evaluation of rest breakers and chemical thinners in Pink Lady apples
Evaluation of the thinning efficiency of the post bloom thinners carbaryl/thiram and two formulations of 6-benzyladenine on red 'Fuji', red 'Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious' apples
Examination of a practical conversion of airblast sprayers to effective low volume spray application
Examination of Acadian Soluble Seaweed Extract on Cherries in Tasmania
Exploring functional applications of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sweet cherry and links to fruit quality; 9th International Conference on Mycorrhiza
Factors affecting postharvest management of apples: a guide to optimising quality
Fewer spurs lead to a better and more reliable fruit set
Field day review - Good thinning practices
Final report 2004/2005 trials: I Thin-It efficacy trials; II BAPSOL versus CyLex; III BAGA
Flowers to fruit; Does rate impact on quality?; 7th International Cherry Symposium
Flowers to fruit; early fruit formation and late fruit quality; 28th International Horticulture Congress
Flowers to fruit; early fruit formation and late fruit quality in cherry; XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: International Symposia on the Physiology of Perennial Fruit Crops and Production Systems and Mechanisation, Precision Horticulture and Robotics
Formula for successful thinning
Fruit colour, size and temperature effects on the shelf life of sweet cherry; XXVIII International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People (IHC2010)
GA7 for breaking alternate bearing cycles in cv. Fuji
GA7 for breaking alternate bearing cycles in cv. Fuji
Getting the most out of chemical thinners
Getting the most out of chemical thinning
Healthy soils for premium quality sweet cherries
Hemp compost as a component for potting media; International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture
Hemp compost as a component for potting media; International Symposium Managing Compost and Organic Matter in Horticulture
How covered cropping impacts fruit quality in sweet cherries; Fruit Growers Tasmania Winter Conference
Hydrogen cyanamide impacts on flowering, crop load and fruit quality of red 'Fuji' apple (Malus domestica); New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
Identifying the optimum thinning time for red 'Fuji' apples; Journal of Horticultural Science
Impact of biochar amendment on the growth, physiology and fruit of a young commercial apple orchard; Trees
Impact of management regimes on fruit quality of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.); Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Improving apple and cherry production through research; Huon Valley Regional Forum: Embracing Innovation & Education – Innovation in the Orchard Crop Sector
Improving apple fruit quality and pack-out: a summary of PhD studies
Improving fruit set of 'Kordia' and 'Regina' sweet cherry with AVG; XII International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Improving fruit set of Kordia and Regina sweet cherry with AVG; XII International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Improving fruit set on young red 'Delicious' apple trees using autumn sprays of paclobutrazol and ethephon; Journal of Horticultural Science
Improving orchard productivity with sustainable soil management
Improving Orchard Soil Health and Crop Quality with Industrial Hemp By-Products
Improving productivity with sustainable soil management
Improving skin colour in red Fuji
Improving sustainability of poor and degraded soils
Incidence and type of cracking in sweet cherry (Prunus aviuim L.) are affected by genotype and season; Crop & Pasture Science
Increase thinning success
Increased Soil Health and Crop Quality Through Adoption of Industrial Hemp Waste Products and Crop Rotations
Increasing grower awareness of apple thinning technology and systems
Inducing bud break in apples
Influence of biostimulants on plant growth and microbial associations of sunflower and strawberry; Australian Berry Journal
Influence of orchard conditions on fruit quality of ‘Envy’ apple; Fruit Growers Tasmania, Apple Industry Workshop
Innovative Approaches to Chemical Use for Sustainable Production
Integrated fruit production for the Australian apple industry
Integrating Cytolin into a chemical thinning program for red 'Delicious' apple; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Integrating Cytolin into an NAA thinning program
Investigating the efficacy of endothal as a chemical thinner of red 'Delicious' apple
Investigating the efficacy of endothal as a chemical thinner of red 'Delicious' apple; Journal of Horticultural Science
Is precision crop load management without chemicals feasible?; Apple & Pear Australia Limited: Industry Speed Updating
Maintaining productivity and fruit quality in your apple trees
Managing Crop Load; Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Products
Managing Crop Load
Managing Crop Load
Managing crop load with Artifical Spur Extinction; Fruit Growers Tasmania Pome Training Night Seminars
Managing crop load with Artifical Spur Extinction; Horticulture Centre of Excellence Regional Stone & Pomefruit R&D Forum
Managing crop load and fruit quality
Managing crop load in deciduous trees
Managing crop load in European pear (Pyrus communis L.) - A review; Agriculture
Managing flowering and crop load; Fruit Growers Tasmania Apple and Pear Industry Workshop
Manipulating apple tree structure to optimise fruit yield and quality
Manipulating time of bud break, flowering and crop development of sweet cherry with the dormancy breaker Waiken^®; XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: International Symposia on the Physiology of Perennial Fruit Crops and Production Systems and Mechanisation, Precision Horticulture and Robotics
Minimising slug damage
Modelling the effects of timing and rates of application of benzyladenine as a secondary thinner of 'Fuji' apple after ethephon; Journal of Horticultural Science
Modelling thinning of Pome fruits; Plant Growth Regulation
Mulch application in hops, grapes and olives; 1st International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture
Mulch application in hops, grapes and olives; International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture
Mulching in orchards
National Crop Regulation Program
New directions in crop load management
New directions in crop load management
New directions in crop load management
Nutrition and Irrigation Interactions for a Practical Solution; 7th International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops
Nutrition and irrigation: towards a practical solution for cherry cracking; VII International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops
Optimising cherry fruit set, crop load, fruit nutrition and size CY10002; National Cherry Conference
Optimising crop load and fruit quality of 'Packham's Triumph' pear with ammonium thiosulfate, ethephon and 6-benzyladenine; Scientia Horticulturae
Optimising nitrogen rates and application methods to enhance red skin colour development in red Fuji
Orchard microclimate, tree water uptake and sweet cherry fruit quality under protected cropping; Frontiers in Plant Science
Orchard soil health and fruit quality; Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference
Orchard soil health impacts on fruit quality; Forum -Tasmanian Soil Science in Action
Organic matter application in lettuce and potato crops; 1st International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture
Organic matter application in lettuce and potato crops; International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture
Perlan and Exilis - Final report 2003/2004 trials
Perlan Comparative Trials
Perlan/Cytolin comparative trials
Perland russet trials - Final Report 2002/2003 trials
Pesticide reduction strategies in apple thinning
Pesticide reduction strategies in apple thinning; Proceedings of the Apple Integrated Pest Management Forum, Department of Primary Industry & Fisheries, Tasmania
PGRs and crop manipulation in pome and stone fruit; HortLink Agronomy Forum
Pilot sterile codling moth releases for the apple industry (AP19001); Fruit Growers Tasmania, Apple Industry Workshop
PIPS Apples and Pears
PIPS program - an example of integrated research
PIPS Tree Structure - Outline of project and brief overview of results to date
PIPS Update: Tree Structure Component (manipulating structure to optimise function)
Post-bloom thinning with 6-benzyladenine; Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Plant Growth Regulators
Post-bloom thinning with 6-benzyladenine improves apple fruit quality; 29th International Horticultural Congress
Post-bloom thinning with 6-benzyladenine improves apple fruit quality; XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes: International Symposia on Abscission Processes in Horticulture and Non-Destructive Assessment of Fruit Attributes
Pre- and post-harvest management practices to extend shelf life of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L. cv. 'Lapin'); 28th International Horticultural Congress
Precision crop load management of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) without chemicals; Horticulturae
Precision crop load management without chemicals
Preliminary trials to examine the effects of ethephon as a thinner of 'Gala' and Jonagold' apples; Journal of Horticultural Science
Preliminry examination of thinning strategies on young 'Jonagold' and 'Pink Lady' apples; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Progress on critical aspects of crop regulation
Pruning and fruit quality
Pruning and fruit quality
Rain induced Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium .L) fruit splitting: An alternative view; 39th National Cherry Conference
Rain-Reduced Sweet Cherry Fruit Cracking; National Cherry Conference, Innovation in Production ... Growing our Future
Reducing risk and chemical usage while improving efficiency and predictability of thinning practices: subprogram (iii) Development of soft, predictable blossom thinning agents
Reducing spray volumes and dosages on conventional airblast sprayers using low volume nozzle systems; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Reducing the impact of late season rainfall - Rain and cracking; Fruit Growers of Tasmania May Conference
Regulating crop load of 'Sweetheart' and 'Van' sweet cherry for optimal quality and reduced risk of cracking; VII International Cherry Symposium
Reliable thinning programs being developed
Response of Two Apple Cultivars to Potassium Thiosulphate as a Blossom Thinner; 9th International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Response of Two Apple Cultivars to Potassium Thiosulphate as a Blossom Thinner; 9th International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Russet in red Fuji
Russet on red Fuji
Safe use of thinning chemicals with a Cytolin program
Save time and money with a smart crop load management choice
Seaweed Extracts Improve Cherry Fruit Quality; Horticulture for the Future
Short-term impact of biochar amendments on eukaryotic communities in three different soils; Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Significant advances in chemical thinning practices have been made in Australia over the last decade
Simple tool for bumper crop
Slug control in vegetable crops
Smart crop load management with ASE; Apple & Pear Australia Limited: Industry Speed Updating
Soil amendment with biochar and compost: Effects on an apple orchard; Cross-Pollinate Conference
Soil amendment with biochar & compost; Fruit Industry Conference – APAL Speed Updating
Soil amendment with biochar: effect on tree growth and fruit quality of young 'Fuji' trees; Fruit Growers Tasmania Pome Training Night Seminars
Soil amendment with biochar: effects on Fuji at Stevenson’s Mountain River orchard; Fruit Growers Tasmania Pome Night Seminars
Soil amendment with biochar: growth, physiology and fruit yield and quality of young 'Fuji' trees; International Symposium on Physiological Principles and Their Application to Fruit Production
Soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in Tasmanian high rainfall temperate systems
Soil health in cherry orchards; Fruit Growers Tasmania Conference
Soil health: what is it, and what is TIA doing about it?; TIA 2013 Science Showcase
Some reservations in thinning 'Fuji' apples with naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and ethephon; New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
Splitting Headaches; Fruit Growers Tasmania Annual Conference
Spray application technology; Plant Growth Regulation
Spray Technology in Perennial Tree Crops; Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops
Spray thinning tactics discussed at September field days 1992
Spur extinction - a natural process leading to a new crop management technology
Successful thinning of apples with an organosilicone surfactant; XI International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production
Successful thinning of European pears
Sustainable orchard soil and weed management
Sustainable soil management in orchards
The Apple Thinning Program; 'Knowledge Acceleration', 1997 XpertUser Conference
The dangers of late NAA sprays
The effect of adjuvants (Codacide) on the efficacy of Cylex
The effect of biochar loading rates on soil fertility, soil biomass, potential nitrification, and soil community metabolic profiles in three different soils; Journal of Soils and Sediments
The effect of Blossom Desiccants on Crop Load of 'Packham's Triumph' Pear; VIII International Symposium on Pear
The Effect of Blossom Desiccants on Crop Load of 'Packham's Triumph' Pear; Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Pear
The effect of Cyclanilide on Pink Lady apple
The effect of Cyclanilide on Sundowner apple
The effect of different adjuvants on the efficacy of the post-bloom thinner CyLex; Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals
The effect of Parlay C (paclobutrazol + chlormequat chloride) on oilseed rape frost tolerance
The effect of pruning level and timing on fruit quality in Red 'Fuji' apple; 7th International Symposium on Orchard and Plant Systems
The effect of pruning level and timing on fruit quality in red Fuji apple; 7th International Symposium on Orchard and Plantation Systems
The effects of site, clone and yield on phenolic profile of aged Pinot Noir in Tasmania; Twelfth Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference
The impact of dormancy breakers on hormone profiles, fruit growth and quality in sweet cherry; Agriculture
The Impact of Selected Orchard Management Practices on Apple (Malus domestica L.) Fruit Quality
The influence of endothal and 6-benzyladenine on crop load and fruit quality of red 'Delicious' apple; Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
The influence of severity and time of foliar damage on yield and fruit quality in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.); European Journal of Horticultural Science
The interaction of Cytolin and NAA on cropping red 'Delicious' apple; Journal of Horticultural Science
The potential for Green Tea production in Tasmania - a model for new crop introductions and assessment; International Symposium on Tea Science and Human Health
The role of flowering time on sweet cherry fruit quality; Annual Meeting of Washington Horticultural Society
The thinning effect of BA on red 'Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious' apple trees
The thinning effect of benzyladenine on red 'Fuji' apple trees; Journal of Horticultural Science
The use of benzyladenine (BA) as a substitute for the persistent pesticide carbaryl to thin red 'Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious' apples
The use of Dormex to optimise chemical thinning of red 'Fuji' apples
The use of Dormex to reduce the length of the flowering period in red 'Fuji' apples
The use of gibberellins for russet control in red 'Fuji'
Thinning 'Red Fuji' apples using ethephon at two timings; Journal of Horticultural Science
Thinning 'Red Fuji' apples with ethephon or NAA; Journal of Horticultural Science
Thinning : Optimising fruit quality with effective thinning tools
Thinning European pears
Thinning for increased productivity
Thinning for success; National Australian Apple & Pear Conference
Thinning improves fruit quality and productivity in apples and pears
Thinning red 'Fuji'; Proceedings for Searching for Better Selections of Striped red Fuji Apples, National red Fuji Seminar, DPIF (Tasmania)
Thinning to fatten profits
Thinning to optimise yield and fruit quality
Thinning tools optimise fruit quality
Thinning with NAA after Cytolin applications - beware!
To cut or not to cut: The role of estension growth in fruit quality; 7th International Cherry Symposium
To cut or not to cut: the role of extension growth in fruit quality
To cut or not to cut: the role of extension growth in fruit quality; VII International Cherry Symposium
Tools to maximise fruit quality
Training systems for sweet cherry: light relations, fruit yield and quality; Agronomy
Tree water relations: flow and fruit; Agricultural Water Management
Understanding carbohydrate and nutrient storage and remobilisation in fruitlet abscission for sweet cherry; Horticulture for the Future Conference
Understanding crop regulation: optimising fruit quality and productivity in apples and pears; Proceedings of the Goulburn Valley Fruit Symposium
Use of airshear technology to reduce chemical spray rates for thinning apples; Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Vascular flow of water induces side cracking in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.); Advances in Horticultural Science
Waiken: an effective dormancy breaker in 'Sylvia'and 'Vista' sweet cherry; 29th International Horticultural Congress

Research Projects

Understanding apple and pear production systems in a changing climate dormancy study; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
A Preliminary Model for Slug Control in Vegetable Crops; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Australian apple export manual and post-harvest guide; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR)
Control of russet in Red Fuji; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Cost effective thinning for Nashi (desktop evaluation and grower workshops); Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Developing smarter & sustainable pear orchards to maximise fruit quality, yield & labour efficiency (AP19005); Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Development of a thinning program for European pears; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Development of crop regulation strategies for new and problem apply cultivars; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Establishment of Australian Apple & Pear Thinning Group; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Improved Australian apple and pear orchards soil health and plant nutrition; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Improving Fruit Quality and Consistency in Cherries through maximised nutrient availability; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Improving Marketable Yield of Premium Quality Cherries; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Improving Orchard Soil Health and Crop Quality with Industrial Hemp By-Products; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Improving Sustainability of Poor and Degraded Soils; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Increased Soil Health and Crop Quality Through Adoption of Industrial Hemp Waste Products and Crop Rotations; Department of Agriculture (DoA (Cwth))
Increasing grower awareness of apple thinning technology and systems; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Increasing resilience and building capacity in orchards through permanent soil cover; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR)
Innovative Approaches to Chemical Use for Sustainable Production; Department of Agriculture (DoA (Cwth))
National Crop Regulation Program; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Optimising Cherry Firmness, Size and Post-Harvest Shelf Life: Fruit Set and Crop Load, Tree and Fruit Nutrition; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Optimising nitrogen rates and application methods to enhance red skin colour developing in red Fuji; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Optimizing Cherry Fruit Set, Crop Load and Fruit Nutrition Size; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Pilot Sterile Codling Moth Releases for the Apple industry; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
PIPS Orchard Productivity Program; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Protected cropping for high value horticultural production: effects of climate modification and growing systems using cherry as a case study; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Reducing risk and chemical usage while improving efficiency and predictability of thinning practices; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Reducing the Impact of Late Season Rainfall; Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Sustainable Orchard Soil and Weed Management; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
The National Biochar Initiative II - A country wide approach to Biochar systems (DAFF); Department of Agriculture (DoA (Cwth))
1999/2000 Perlan/Cytolin Comparative Trials
Acadian Cherry Seaweed Extract Trial
Apple Thinning Software
Apple Thinning Technology
Apple Thinning Technology and Systems Distributorship Agreement
Assessment of TDZ for increasing apple fruit size
ATS efficacy trials
BAP Comparative Trials
Cherry cracking study
Cyclanilide Efficacy & Phytotoxicity Trials
Cytolin 6 BA study
Cytolin/CyLex Trials 1999/2000
Developing Agri-tech solutions for the Australian apple Industry
GA7 for breaking alternate bearing cycles in cv. Fuji
Grochem
I.K. Caldwell - Thinning Training
Lessons learnt regarding chemical thinning
Perlan and Elixis Trials 03/04
Perlan Russet Trials
Pome fruit thinning training workshop
Russet control with ProVide/ Cytolin 2003/04
To conduct growth regulator trials for Fine Agrochemicals Ltd on the apple cultivars red delicious and royal gala

Research Candidate Supervision

A Comparison of the Effects of Added Urban Stresses on Native and Non-Native Soil Microbial Communities
Effects of Anti-transpiration Agent on Growth, Yield, Fruit Quality and Increasing Water use Efficiency on Apple Trees under Deficit Irrigation and High Temperature Conditions
Rain-Induced Fruit Cracking in Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.)
The Variations of Both Soil Carbon Stocks and Cycling Between Different Forest Systems in Tasmania
Understanding Fruit Set in Sweet Cherry