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Dr Yash Dang
Dr

Yash Dang

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Overview

Background

Dr Yash Dang is Principal Research Fellow at The University of Queensland possess extensive experience in soil and nutrient management. He is currently leading a national project on low cost carbon stock estimation using proximal and remote sensing. He is also leading the northern grains region in national GRDC projects to identify and manage soil constraints, conservation agriculture, strategic tillage and sustainable land management practices. While his research spans in the areas of crop production, much of his research focuses on soil constraints. He has also coordinated soil carbon and soil quality projects in Queensland cropping soils. Yash has great faith in engagement with the farmers to develop collaborative, participatory research project to address soil health issues. He also has strong interest in proximal and remote sensing to identify constraints at farm and national scales for site-specific soil and nutrient management.

Availability

Dr Yash Dang is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Identification and management of soil constraints

    Soil salinity, sodicity, acidity, and alkalinity, elemental toxicities such as boron, chloride and aluminium and compaction are important soil constraints to agricultural sustainability in many soils of Australia. Estimating the severity of soil constraints, and their impact on plant productivity and management is a very complex issue. Several soil properties in the surface and subsoil interact with each other to determine the local environment for root growth at a given time. Rarely do the various soil stresses occur independently. Moreover, variable distribution of soil constraints, both spatially within a paddock, across the landscape and with depth in the soil profile, and the complex interactions that exist among the various physio-chemical constraints, make it difficult to determine which stress is the major limitation to crop production. Grains Research Development Corporation projects are helping growers identify soil constraints using proximal sensing and remote sensing and manage soil constraints through amelioration, crops and cultivars adaptation and/or matching inputs to the realistic potential yield in the presence of soil constraints.

  • Conservation agriculture for sustainable crop production and land management

    No-tillage (NT), stubble retention (SR) and crop rotation component of conservation farming systems offer a wide range of economic, environmental and social advantages compared to conventional tillage (CT) which involves intensive disturbance of soils prior to crop sowing. Hermitage long-term NT- SR experiment initiated in 1968 is the longest continuing trial in Australia. The project quantify the impact of continuous NT-SR and nitrogen on productivity, profitability and soil health.

  • Strategic tillage in no-till farming systems

    Adoption of no-till (NT) has progressed steadily, there are still situations and attitudes that hinder adoption of what are seen as rigid systems. These concerns have been enhanced by the emergence of five major issues in long term NT systems - (i) build-up of soil- and stubble-borne diseases; (ii) build-up of herbicide-resistant weeds; (iii) nutrient stratification in the surface soil; (iv) build-up of soil insect; and (v) environment and health concerns about the effects of herbicides on- and off-site. An occasional strategic tillage (ST) has been used as a means to manage some of the specific issues emerging in NT farming systems. However, growers who practise strict NT systems are concerned that even one-time tillage operation may undo much of the positive effect of NT farming systems on soil conditions. Those promoting ideas of strictly no soil disturbance predict irreparable damage to soil from occasional ST. The industry driven project identify (i) the need for ST in NT farming systems; (ii) strategies for the safe implementation of ST in NT systems, and (iii) the potential risks and rewards of occasional ST on agronomic outcomes, soil health and the environment.

Works

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145 works between 1993 and 2025

1 - 20 of 145 works

2025

Journal Article

Enhancing soil ecosystem multifunctionality through combined conservation tillage and legume-based crop rotation in the North China Plain

Liu, Wenxuan, He, Cong, Han, Shouwei, Lin, Baijian, Liu, Wensheng, Dang, Yash Pal, Zhao, Xin and Zhang, Hailin (2025). Enhancing soil ecosystem multifunctionality through combined conservation tillage and legume-based crop rotation in the North China Plain. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 379 109355, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109355

Enhancing soil ecosystem multifunctionality through combined conservation tillage and legume-based crop rotation in the North China Plain

2025

Journal Article

Multimodal sequential cross-modal transformer for predicting plant available water capacity (PAWC) from time series of weather and crop biological data

Nguyen, Dung, de Voil, Peter, Potgieter, Andries, Dang, Yash P., Orton, Thomas G., Nguyen, Duc Thanh, Nguyen, Thanh Thi and Chapman, Scott C. (2025). Multimodal sequential cross-modal transformer for predicting plant available water capacity (PAWC) from time series of weather and crop biological data. Agricultural Water Management, 307 109124, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109124

Multimodal sequential cross-modal transformer for predicting plant available water capacity (PAWC) from time series of weather and crop biological data

2025

Journal Article

Strategies for crop straw management in China's major grain regions: yield-driven conditions and factors influencing the effectiveness of straw return

Cheng, Jia, Lin, Bai-Jian, Chen, Jin-Sai, Duan, Hong-Xuan, Sun, Yuan-Feng, Zhao, Xin, Dang, Yash Pal, Xu, Zhi-Yu and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2025). Strategies for crop straw management in China's major grain regions: yield-driven conditions and factors influencing the effectiveness of straw return. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 212 107941, 18-8. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107941

Strategies for crop straw management in China's major grain regions: yield-driven conditions and factors influencing the effectiveness of straw return

2025

Book Chapter

Legume-cereal intercropping effects on soil carbon and microbes: A systematic review

Oladele, Olatunde Pelumi, Liu, Ke-Chun, Qiu, Ke-Yi, Zhao, Xin, Dang, Yash Pal and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2025). Legume-cereal intercropping effects on soil carbon and microbes: A systematic review. Advances in Agronomy. (pp. 261-290) Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.agron.2024.08.003

Legume-cereal intercropping effects on soil carbon and microbes: A systematic review

2024

Journal Article

The yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain could be improved through enhanced tiller formation and biomass transport

Han, Shouwei, Wang, Chenxu, Zheng, Yushen, Lu, Zhigang, Dang, Yash Pal, Si, Jisheng, Li, Huawei, Zhao, Xin and Zhang, Hailin (2024). The yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain could be improved through enhanced tiller formation and biomass transport. Field Crops Research, 318 109570, 109570. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109570

The yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain could be improved through enhanced tiller formation and biomass transport

2024

Journal Article

Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential of crop production in Northeast China

Chen, Jin-Sai, Li, Hao-Ran, Tian, Yu-Gang, Deng, Ping-Ping, Oladele, Olatunde Pelumi, Bai, Wei, Dang, Yash Pal, Zhao, Xin and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential of crop production in Northeast China. European Journal of Agronomy, 161 127371, 111-11. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2024.127371

Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential of crop production in Northeast China

2024

Journal Article

A comprehensive review of soil organic carbon estimates: integrating remote sensing and machine learning technologies

Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Kuhnert, Matthias, McLaren, Timothy I., Pandey, Rajiv, Liu, Hongdou, Wang, Weijin, Xu, Zhihong, Xia, Anquan, Dalal, Ram C. and Dang, Yash P. (2024). A comprehensive review of soil organic carbon estimates: integrating remote sensing and machine learning technologies. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 24 (11), 3556-3571. doi: 10.1007/s11368-024-03913-8

A comprehensive review of soil organic carbon estimates: integrating remote sensing and machine learning technologies

2024

Journal Article

Optimizing straw and nitrogen fertilizer resources for low-carbon sustainable agriculture

Lin, Bai-Jian, Cheng, Jia, Duan, Hong-Xuan, Liu, Wen-Xuan, Dang, Yash Pal, Zhao, Xin and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2024). Optimizing straw and nitrogen fertilizer resources for low-carbon sustainable agriculture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 209 107743, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107743

Optimizing straw and nitrogen fertilizer resources for low-carbon sustainable agriculture

2024

Journal Article

Assessing Soybean Yield Potential and Yield Gap in Different Agroecological Regions of India Using the DSSAT Model

Nargund, Raghavendra, Bhatia, Virender S., Sinha, Nishant K., Mohanty, Monoranjan, Jayaraman, Somasundaram, Dang, Yash P., Nataraj, Vennampally, Drewry, Darren and Dalal, Ram C. (2024). Assessing Soybean Yield Potential and Yield Gap in Different Agroecological Regions of India Using the DSSAT Model. Agronomy, 14 (9) 1929, 1929. doi: 10.3390/agronomy14091929

Assessing Soybean Yield Potential and Yield Gap in Different Agroecological Regions of India Using the DSSAT Model

2024

Journal Article

Soil Organic Carbon Estimation via Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques: Global Topic Modeling and Research Trend Exploration

Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Wu, Yu, McLaren, Timothy I., Xia, Anquan, Pandey, Rajiv, Liu, Hongdou, Wang, Weijin, Xu, Zhihong, Song, Xiufang, Dalal, Ram C. and Dang, Yash P. (2024). Soil Organic Carbon Estimation via Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques: Global Topic Modeling and Research Trend Exploration. Remote Sensing, 16 (17) 3168, 3168. doi: 10.3390/rs16173168

Soil Organic Carbon Estimation via Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques: Global Topic Modeling and Research Trend Exploration

2024

Journal Article

Soil quality associated with microbial community characteristics and dominant taxa across different tillage practices

Liu, Wen-Sheng, Zhu, Zhang-Hua, Lu, Zhi-Gang, Oladele, Olatunde Pelumi, Dang, Yash Pal, Zhao, Xin and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2024). Soil quality associated with microbial community characteristics and dominant taxa across different tillage practices. Land Degradation and Development, 35 (15), 4682-4695. doi: 10.1002/ldr.5249

Soil quality associated with microbial community characteristics and dominant taxa across different tillage practices

2024

Journal Article

Mushroom farming: A review Focusing on soil health, nutritional security and environmental sustainability

Jayaraman, Somasundaram, Yadav, Brijesh, Dalal, Ram C., Naorem, Anandkumar, Sinha, Nishant K., Srinivasa Rao, Ch, Dang, Y. P., Patra, A. K., Datta, S. P. and Subba Rao, A. (2024). Mushroom farming: A review Focusing on soil health, nutritional security and environmental sustainability. Farming System, 2 (3) 100098, 100098. doi: 10.1016/j.farsys.2024.100098

Mushroom farming: A review Focusing on soil health, nutritional security and environmental sustainability

2024

Journal Article

Optimizing the rate of straw returning to balance trade-offs between carbon emission budget and rice yield in China

Li, Ruo-Chen, Tian, Yu-Gang, Wang, Fan, Sun, Yuan-Feng, Lin, Bai-Jian, Dang, Yash Pal, Zhao, Xin, Zhang, Hai-Lin and Xu, Zhi-Yu (2024). Optimizing the rate of straw returning to balance trade-offs between carbon emission budget and rice yield in China. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 47, 166-177. doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2024.03.026

Optimizing the rate of straw returning to balance trade-offs between carbon emission budget and rice yield in China

2024

Journal Article

Estimation of crop residue production and its contribution to carbon neutrality in China

Zhao, Xin, Li, Ruo-Chen, Liu, Wen-Xuan, Liu, Wen-Sheng, Xue, Ying-Hao, Sun, Ren-Hua, Wei, Yu-Xin, Chen, Zhe, Lal, Rattan, Dang, Yash Pal, Xu, Zhi-Yu and Zhang, Hai-Lin (2024). Estimation of crop residue production and its contribution to carbon neutrality in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 203 107450, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107450

Estimation of crop residue production and its contribution to carbon neutrality in China

2024

Journal Article

Biotic relationships to aggregation in a Vertisol under long-term no-till, stubble retention and nitrogen fertilisation

Daroch, Rupinder K., Dang, Yash P., McKenna, Brigid, Robinson, Nicole, Finn, Damien, Page, Kathryn, Reeves, Steven and Dalal, Ram C. (2024). Biotic relationships to aggregation in a Vertisol under long-term no-till, stubble retention and nitrogen fertilisation. Applied Soil Ecology, 195 105260, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105260

Biotic relationships to aggregation in a Vertisol under long-term no-till, stubble retention and nitrogen fertilisation

2024

Book Chapter

Banding nitrogen fertilisers and the implications for enhanced efficiency fertiliser technology

Janke, Chelsea K., Martinez, Cristina, Dang, Yash and Bell, Michael J. (2024). Banding nitrogen fertilisers and the implications for enhanced efficiency fertiliser technology. Improving nitrogen use efficiency. (pp. 1-1) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2024.0135.12

Banding nitrogen fertilisers and the implications for enhanced efficiency fertiliser technology

2024

Journal Article

AgAsk: an agent to help answer farmer’s questions from scientific documents

Koopman, Bevan, Mourad, Ahmed, Li, Hang, van der Vegt, Anton, Zhuang, Shengyao, Gibson, Simon, Dang, Yash, Lawrence, David and Zuccon, Guido (2024). AgAsk: an agent to help answer farmer’s questions from scientific documents. International Journal on Digital Libraries, 25 (4), 569-584. doi: 10.1007/s00799-023-00369-y

AgAsk: an agent to help answer farmer’s questions from scientific documents

2023

Journal Article

Genotypic variability in wheat response to sodicity: evaluating growth and ion accumulation in the root and shoot

Anzooman, Monia, Christopher, Jack, Dang, Yash P., Menzies, Neal W. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2023). Genotypic variability in wheat response to sodicity: evaluating growth and ion accumulation in the root and shoot. Agronomy, 13 (12) 3035, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/agronomy13123035

Genotypic variability in wheat response to sodicity: evaluating growth and ion accumulation in the root and shoot

2023

Journal Article

Preliminary results in innovative solutions for soil carbon estimation: integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and proximal sensing spectroscopy

Li, Tong, Xia, Anquan, McLaren, Timothy I., Pandey, Rajiv, Xu, Zhihong, Liu, Hongdou, Manning, Sean, Madgett, Oli, Duncan, Sam, Rasmussen, Peter, Ruhnke, Florian, Yüzügüllü, Onur, Fajraoui, Noura, Beniwal, Deeksha, Chapman, Scott, Tsiminis, Georgios, Smith, Chaya, Dalal, Ram C. and Dang, Yash P. (2023). Preliminary results in innovative solutions for soil carbon estimation: integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and proximal sensing spectroscopy. Remote Sensing, 15 (23) 5571, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/rs15235571

Preliminary results in innovative solutions for soil carbon estimation: integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and proximal sensing spectroscopy

2023

Journal Article

Preserving soil health for generations

Dang, Yash Pal (2023). Preserving soil health for generations. Farming System, 1 (3) 100044, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100044

Preserving soil health for generations

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Enhancing soil health and climate resilience in the Northern Territory
    Climate-Smart Agriculture Program ¿ Capacity Building
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers in the grains industry: an opportunity to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency (GRDC funded project led by UoM)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Understanding crop development and yield responses to mitigate high soil strength in Australian soils
    GRDC - PROC-9176764 - Understanding crop development and yield responses to mitigate high soil strength in Australian soils.
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Proximal and remote sensing for low-cost soil carbon stock estimation
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Predicting nitrogen cycling and losses in Australian cropping systems - augmenting measurements to enhance modelling
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Improving the drought resilience of Queensland cropping soils by removing barriers to the identification and management of soil constraints
    Future Drought Fund: Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Grants
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Carbon ID: A remote sensing decision support tool to identify the impact of agricultural land management on soil carbon stock
    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    AgAsk: A machine learning generated question-answering conversational agent for data-driven growing decisions.
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    CropPhen: Remote mapping of grain crop type and phenology
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Machine learning to extract maximum value from soil and crop variability (GRDC project administered by The University of Adelaide).
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Economics of ameliorating soil constraints in the Northern Region: Program co-ordination, communication, extension and evaluation (Project D)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Economics of ameliorating soil constraints in the Northern Region: Spatial soil constraint diagnoses in the northern region (Project A)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Identification and management of acid soils in Southern Queensland
    Cambooya Landcare Association Incorporated
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Costs of edaphic stress to the Australian grains industry
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    GRDC Soil Constraints Initiative - coordination and communication
    Queensland Government Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2021
    Improving wheat yields on sodic, magnesic, and dispersive soils (Grains Research and Development Corporation grant administered by the University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    GRDC soil constraints - Management of sodic and magnesic soils
    Queensland Government Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Does strategic tillage undo long term improvement in soils under no-till?
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Yash Dang is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Management of sodic, magnesic or dispersive soils

  • Soil-Crop Variability

  • Crop Phenotyping

  • Spatial diagnosis of soil constraints

  • Root traits for crop adaptation in soil constraints

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Yash Dang directly for media enquiries about:

  • no-tillage
  • sodicity
  • soil constraints
  • strategic tillage

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