Overview
Background
Dr Dongxue Zhao is a Research Fellow within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research aims to contribute to sustainable gains in crop productivity by improving our understanding of how crop-soil interactions determine crop and root growth, water and nutrient uptake, and final yield. In her research, she combines innovative proximal and remote sensing techniques of crops, soils and roots, with predictive modelling and artificial intelligence tools. These include integrating electromagnetic induction (EMI) techniques, and drone and satellite imagery to monitor crop root growth and water use dynamics over time; 3D mapping of soil properties and sub-soil constraints to map resource constraints; time-lapse imaging of soil wetting and drying cycles for applications in irrigated cropping; developing new hyperspectral libraries for the rapid estimation of plant, crop and soil properties; data fusion and machine learning in the landscape mapping of soil carbon, plant water and nutrients availability.
Research Interests
- Phenotyping crop rooting systems in the field
- 3D characterization of soil water content and crop water use
- Developing new spectral databases for measuring and monitoring soil and plant properties
Availability
- Dr Dongxue Zhao is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Environmental Management, The University of New South Wales
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Pathways towards Net Zero emissions in grain cropping farms
Tan, Zhihao, de Voil, Peter, Zhao, Jiongchao, Zhao, Dongxue, McGowan, Hamish, Xiao, Liujun and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). Pathways towards Net Zero emissions in grain cropping farms. Agricultural Systems, 229 104401, 104401-229. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104401
2025
Journal Article
The plasticity of root traits and their effects on crop yield and yield stability
Zhao, Dongxue, de Voil, Peter, Sadras, Victor O., Palta, Jairo A. and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). The plasticity of root traits and their effects on crop yield and yield stability. Plant and Soil 107914. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-07185-6
2024
Journal Article
Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: Sowing summer crops earlier
Rodriguez, Daniel, Serafin, Loretta, de Voil, Peter, Mumford, El, Zhao, Dongxue, Aisthorpe, Darren, Auer, Jane, Broad, Ian, Eyre, Joe and Hellyer, Mark (2024). Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: Sowing summer crops earlier. Field Crops Research, 318 109592, 109592. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109592
2024
Journal Article
Sowing summer grain crops early in late winter or spring: effects on root growth, water use, and yield
Zhao, Dongxue, deVoil, Peter, Rognoni, Bethany G., Wilkus, Erin, Eyre, Joseph X., Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2024). Sowing summer grain crops early in late winter or spring: effects on root growth, water use, and yield. Plant and Soil, 504 (1-2), 625-642. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-06648-0
2024
Journal Article
Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: sowing summer crops early in late winter
Rodriguez, Daniel, Serafin, Loretta, de Voil, Peter, Mumford, Michael, Zhao, Dongxue, Aisthorpe, Darren, Auer, Jane, Broad, Ian, Eyre, Joe and Hellyer, Mark (2024). Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: sowing summer crops early in late winter. agriRxiv, 318 109592. doi: 10.31220/agrirxiv.2024.00243
2024
Conference Publication
High-throughput crop root phenotyping through electromagnetic induction method
Zhao, Dongxue, Rodriguez, Daniel and deVoil, Peter (2024). High-throughput crop root phenotyping through electromagnetic induction method. Agrogeo24, Zürich, Switzerland, 1 - 2 February 2024. Zürich, Switzerland: Agrogeophysics. doi: 10.62329/dwac3279
2024
Journal Article
Optimizing the ecological network of resource-based cities to enhance the resilience of regional ecological networks
Zhao, Yuxi, Zhang, Ming, Zhao, Dongxue, Duo, Linghua and Lu, Chunyang (2024). Optimizing the ecological network of resource-based cities to enhance the resilience of regional ecological networks. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31 (11), 17182-17205. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32271-8
2023
Journal Article
The response of ecosystem vulnerability to climate change and human activities in the Poyang lake city group, China
Chen, Yaoyao, Duo, Linghua, Zhao, Dongxue, Zeng, Yi and Guo, Xiaofei (2023). The response of ecosystem vulnerability to climate change and human activities in the Poyang lake city group, China. Environmental Research, 233 116473, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116473
2023
Journal Article
Research on the coupling coordination and driving role of urbanization and ecological resilience in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Xiao, Sheng, Duo, Linghua, Guo, Xiaofei, Zou, Zili, Li, Yanan and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Research on the coupling coordination and driving role of urbanization and ecological resilience in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. PeerJ, 11 e15869, 1-28. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15869
2023
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity between agricultural carbon emission efficiency and food security in Henan, China
Gu, Ruili, Duo, Linghua, Guo, Xiaofei, Zou, Zili and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Spatiotemporal heterogeneity between agricultural carbon emission efficiency and food security in Henan, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (17), 49470-49486. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25821-z
2023
Journal Article
Soil organic carbon prediction by multi-digital data fusion for nitrogen management in a sugarcane field
Zhao, Xueyu, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue and Triantafilis, John (2023). Soil organic carbon prediction by multi-digital data fusion for nitrogen management in a sugarcane field. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 127 (1), 119-136. doi: 10.1007/s10705-022-10233-1
2023
Other Outputs
Early sorghum 2019-2022 data set
Rodriguez, Daniel and Zhao, Dongxue (2023). Early sorghum 2019-2022 data set. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/7924c5e
2022
Journal Article
Mapping Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) across sugarcane fields with different comparisons by using DUALEM data
Zhao, Xueyu, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2022). Mapping Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) across sugarcane fields with different comparisons by using DUALEM data. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 27 (4), 191-205. doi: 10.32389/jeeg22-002
2022
Journal Article
3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research
Zhao, Dongxue, Eyre, Joseph X., Wilkus, Erin, de Voil, Peter, Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2022). 3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 202 107409, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.107409
2022
Journal Article
Soil organic carbon (SOC) prediction in Australian sugarcane fields using Vis–NIR spectroscopy with different model setting approaches
Zhao, Xueyu, Zhao, Dongxue, Wang, Jie and Triantafilis, John (2022). Soil organic carbon (SOC) prediction in Australian sugarcane fields using Vis–NIR spectroscopy with different model setting approaches. Geoderma Regional, 30 e00566, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00566
2022
Journal Article
Dynamic change of vegetation index and its influencing factors in Alxa League in the arid area
Zhou, Peng, Zhao, Dongxue, Liu, Xiao, Duo, Linghua and He, Bao-Jie (2022). Dynamic change of vegetation index and its influencing factors in Alxa League in the arid area. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 922739, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.922739
2022
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal pattern evolution of urban ecosystem resilience based on “Resistance-Adaptation-Vitality”: a case study of Nanchang City
Duo, Linghua, Li, Yanan, Zhang, Ming, Zhao, Yuxi, Wu, Zhenhua and Zhao, Dongxue (2022). Spatiotemporal pattern evolution of urban ecosystem resilience based on “Resistance-Adaptation-Vitality”: a case study of Nanchang City. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10 902444, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.902444
2022
Journal Article
Perception, physiological and psychological impacts, adaptive awareness and knowledge, and climate justice under urban heat: a study in extremely hot-humid Chongqing, China
He, Bao-Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Dong, Xin, Xiong, Ke, Feng, Chi, Qi, Qianlong, Darko, Amos, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Pathak, Minal (2022). Perception, physiological and psychological impacts, adaptive awareness and knowledge, and climate justice under urban heat: a study in extremely hot-humid Chongqing, China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 79 103685, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.103685
2022
Journal Article
Unravelling drivers of field-scale digital mapping of topsoil organic carbon and its implications for nitrogen practices
Wang, Jie, Zhao, Dongxue, Zare, Ehsan, Sefton, Michael and Triantafilis, John (2022). Unravelling drivers of field-scale digital mapping of topsoil organic carbon and its implications for nitrogen practices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 193 106640, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106640
2022
Journal Article
Clay content mapping and uncertainty estimation using weighted model averaging
Zhao, Dongxue, Wang, Jie, Zhao, Xueyu and Triantafilis, John (2022). Clay content mapping and uncertainty estimation using weighted model averaging. CATENA, 209 (Part 2) 105791, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105791
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Overcoming the root phenotyping bottleneck in cereals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Kelly, Professor Daniel Rodriguez
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Doctor Philosophy
Drought tolerance in sorghum: the roots of the solution
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Rodriguez, Associate Professor Karine Chenu
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating root-shoot dynamics to improve water-use efficiency of barley
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alex Wu, Associate Professor Karine Chenu, Dr Hannah Robinson, Dr Millicent Smith, Professor Lee Hickey
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Doctor Philosophy
Insights into the associations between functional above ground plant traits and root function for drought adaptation in sorghum.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli, Dr Samir Alahmad, Associate Professor Andries Potgieter
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Doctor Philosophy
Designing Farming Systems with Whole Farm Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Daniel Rodriguez
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