Professor Steve Adkins
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Steve Adkins

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Professor Steve Adkins is:
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Fields of research

Agricultural biotechnology Agricultural biotechnology not elsewhere classified Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Agriculture, land and farm management Biological Sciences Conservation and biodiversity Crop and pasture production Environmental Sciences Environmental rehabilitation and restoration Horticultural production Plant biology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, King's College London
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Reading

Search Professor Steve Adkins’s works on UQ eSpace

455 works between 1981 and 2025
All (455) Journal Article (234) Book Chapter (37) Conference Publication (168) Book (4) Other Outputs (9) Edited Outputs (3)

261 - 280 of 455 works

2006

Conference Publication

Australian involvement in coconut research and development

Samosir, Y., Foale, and Adkins, S W (2006). Australian involvement in coconut research and development. Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life', Cairns, 22-24 November 2005. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Australian involvement in coconut research and development

2006

Conference Publication

Can a lab test predict field persistence of weed seeds?

Long, R. L., Steadman, K. J., Panetta, F. D., Bekker, R. M., Probert, R. and Adkins, S. W. (2006). Can a lab test predict field persistence of weed seeds?. Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA, 24-28 September, 2006. Meredith, Vic, Australia: Weed Management Society of South Australia Inc.

Can a lab test predict field persistence of weed seeds?

2006

Conference Publication

Phenotypic plasticity of sowthistle and its offspring in response to light availability

Hosseini Cici, S. Z., Hanan, J. S., Sindel, M. and Adkins, S. W. (2006). Phenotypic plasticity of sowthistle and its offspring in response to light availability. 15th Australian Weeds Conference: Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA, 24-28 September 2006. Meredith, Vic., Australia: Weed Management Society of South Australia.

Phenotypic plasticity of sowthistle and its offspring in response to light availability

2006

Conference Publication

A decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application

Dorr, G. J., Noller, B N, Hewitt, A J, Hanan, J S and Adkins, S W (2006). A decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application. 6th Annual Health and Medical Research conference of Queensland, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane, 23-24 November 2006. Brisbane, QLD: Queensland Government.

A decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application

2006

Conference Publication

Dryopreservation of coconut embryos using desiccation procedures

Sisunandar,, Samosir, Y. and Adkins, S. W. (2006). Dryopreservation of coconut embryos using desiccation procedures. Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life', Cairns, Qld., Australia, 22-24 November, 2005. Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Dryopreservation of coconut embryos using desiccation procedures

2006

Conference Publication

Predicting weed seed persistence in the soil: hydration cycles enhance seed longevity

Long, Rowena L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Panetta, F. Dane and Adkins, Steve W. (2006). Predicting weed seed persistence in the soil: hydration cycles enhance seed longevity. Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA Australia, 24-28 September 2006. Meredith, VIC Australia: Weed Management Society of South Australia 2006.

Predicting weed seed persistence in the soil: hydration cycles enhance seed longevity

2006

Conference Publication

Canopy interference of chickpea with sowthistle - model development

Hosseini Cici, S. Z., Adkins, S. W., Sindel, M. and Hanan, J. S. (2006). Canopy interference of chickpea with sowthistle - model development. Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA, 24-28 September, 2006. Meredith, Vic: Weed Management Society of South Australia Inc.

Canopy interference of chickpea with sowthistle - model development

2006

Journal Article

Parthenium weed: a potential major weed for agro-ecosystems in Pakistan

Adkins, S. W. and Navie, S. C. (2006). Parthenium weed: a potential major weed for agro-ecosystems in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, 12 (1-2), 19-36.

Parthenium weed: a potential major weed for agro-ecosystems in Pakistan

2006

Conference Publication

Revealing the potential of elite coconut types through tissue culture

Samosir, Y. M. S., Rillo, E.P., Mashud, N., Lien, V.T.M., Kembu, A., Faure, M., Magdalita, P. M., Damasco, O.P., Novarianto, H. and Adkins, S W (2006). Revealing the potential of elite coconut types through tissue culture. Cocnut revival: new possibilities for the'tree of life', Cairns, 22-24 November 2005. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Revealing the potential of elite coconut types through tissue culture

2006

Conference Publication

3D modelling of cicer arietinum architecture and phenology: relating phenotype to genotype

Hosseini Cici, S. Z., Adkins, S W and Hanan, J S (2006). 3D modelling of cicer arietinum architecture and phenology: relating phenotype to genotype. Genes to Crops, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 9-13 April 2006. Brisbane: ARC Centre of Excellence.

3D modelling of cicer arietinum architecture and phenology: relating phenotype to genotype

2006

Edited Outputs

Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'

S. W. Adkins, M. Foale and Y. M. S. Samosir eds. (2006). Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. International Coconut Forum, Cairns, QLD Australia, 22-24 November 2005. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'

2006

Conference Publication

Coconut world: an opportunity for northern Queensland

Samosir, Y., Foale, and Adkins, S W (2006). Coconut world: an opportunity for northern Queensland. Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life', Cairns, 22-24 November 2005. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Coconut world: an opportunity for northern Queensland

2006

Conference Publication

Simulating spray deposition on plant canopies within a wind tunnel

Dorr, G. J., Hanan, J. S., Woods, N., Kleinmeulman, P. A., Adkins, S. W. and Noller, B. N. (2006). Simulating spray deposition on plant canopies within a wind tunnel. International Advances in Pesticide Application 2006 conference, Robinson Collee, Cambridge, England, 9-11 January, 2006. Warwick, United Kingdom: Association of Applied Biologists.

Simulating spray deposition on plant canopies within a wind tunnel

2005

Journal Article

Management of parthenium weed through competitive displacement with beneficialplants

O'Donnell, Chris and Adkins, Steve W. (2005). Management of parthenium weed through competitive displacement with beneficialplants. Weed Biology and Management, 5 (2), 77-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2005.00160.x

Management of parthenium weed through competitive displacement with beneficialplants

2005

Journal Article

An identification tool for the Australian weedy Sporobolus species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles

Shrestha, Sangita, Adkins, Stephen W., Graham, Glenn C. and Loch, Donald S. (2005). An identification tool for the Australian weedy Sporobolus species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 56 (2), 157-167. doi: 10.1071/AR04180

An identification tool for the Australian weedy Sporobolus species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles

2005

Conference Publication

Modelling cotton plant development with L-systems: A template model for incorporating physiology

Hanan, J., Thornby, D. and Adkins, S. (2005). Modelling cotton plant development with L-systems: A template model for incorporating physiology. MODSIM05 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Melbourne, Australia, 12-15 December 2005. Canberra, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Modelling cotton plant development with L-systems: A template model for incorporating physiology

2005

Conference Publication

Development of a decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application

Dorr, G. J., Noller, B., Hanan, J., Adkins, Stephen W., Woods, N., Hewitt, A. and Ricci, P. (2005). Development of a decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application. 2005 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 15-20 December, 2005.

Development of a decision-making tool to minimise environmental and public health risk of pesticide application

2005

Conference Publication

Some aspects of native soil seed banks of the subtropics: Determination, dynamics and stimulation

Adkins, S. W. and Navie, S. C. (2005). Some aspects of native soil seed banks of the subtropics: Determination, dynamics and stimulation. Native Seed Biology, Brisbane, Qld, 21-23 June 2004. Brisbane, Qld: Australian Centre for Minerals Extension and Research.

Some aspects of native soil seed banks of the subtropics: Determination, dynamics and stimulation

2005

Conference Publication

The influence of shade on the production and quality of seed: A study on a number of Australian wild oat (avena fatua L.) biotypes

Adkins, S. W. and Armstrong, L.J. (2005). The influence of shade on the production and quality of seed: A study on a number of Australian wild oat (avena fatua L.) biotypes. 8th International Workshop on Seeds Germinating New Ideas, Sofitel, Brisbane, Australia, 8-13 May, 2005. Brisbane, Australia: International Society for Seed Science.

The influence of shade on the production and quality of seed: A study on a number of Australian wild oat (avena fatua L.) biotypes

2005

Conference Publication

Parthenium weed in Australia: Research progress and prospects

Adkins, Stephen W., Navie, S. C. and Dhileepan, K. (2005). Parthenium weed in Australia: Research progress and prospects. Second International Conference on Parthenium Management, Bangalore, India, 5-7 December, 2005.

Parthenium weed in Australia: Research progress and prospects

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Applications-oriented elucidation of germination triggers for Emu Bush seed
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Safeguarding and deploying coconut diversity for improving livelihoods in the Pacific Islands (ACIAR grant administered by Pacific Community)
    Secretariat of the Pacific Community
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2020
    Native grass seed biology
    South Endeavour Trust
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Biology, Ecology and Management of Fireweed
    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Seed enhancement technology for land revegetation
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Optimising tissue culture of coconut in support of saving the Pacific regional gene bank
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Towards a high-throughput metabolic phenotyping capability for production animals and plants
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Funding agreement for research into weeds management for the pipeline industry
    Energy Pipelines CRC Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Innovative cloning of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) towards sustainable seedling production and germplasm exchange
    Kokonas Indastri Koporesen
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Emerging weeds (Grains and Research Development Corporation grant administered by the University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Method to regulate weed seeds in grains biologically unviable
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Test approaches to render common regulated weed seeds found in imported Australian grains into New Zealand biologically unviable
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Suppressive plants as part of an IM program for pathenium weed
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    AUSTRALIAN WEEDS RESEARCH CENTRE: Management of creeping lantana - stage 2
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Parthenium Research Project
    Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Sustainable management of Parthenium
    Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Inc
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Reducing viable weed seed spread
    Powerlink Queensland (Government Entity)
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Course Development for Plant Protection
    CRC for Tropical Plant Protection
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Development of embryo culture manual and embryo transplantation technique for coconut germplasm movement and seedlings production of elite coconut type
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Collecting for the Australian Plant DNA Bank
    Australian Plant DNA Bank Limited
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Collaboration for Agriculture and rural Development (CARD) Program - Adkins
    Hassall and Associates International
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Management of Parthenium weed through Fertilizer applications
    Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Management of Parthenium Weed through Competitive Displacement with Beneficial Plants
    Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Advanced application technology to manage spray drift and improve the efficacy of weed management practices
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Optimising Collection, Storage and Germination of Native Plant Species
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Millimun Seed Bank Project - Seeds for Life
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Targeted Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules- General Principles for Developing 'Designer' Biocides
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Minimising environmental and public health risk of pesticide application through understanding the droplet-canopy interface
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Travel grant - 19th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (APWSS Conference) and vist the International Rice Research Institute
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Maize-Modelling Canopy Production and Architecture, And Crop Yield Under Sub-Optimal Water Supply
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Parthenium Weed Spread Control: Methods for Seed Reduction
    Queensland Government
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Optimising Storage, Quality and Germination of Australian Native Plant Species
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Travel Grant - Dr Adkins, C O'Donnell, M Paterson to attend 13th Australian Weeds Conference, Perth, September 2002
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Coconut tissue culture for clonal propagation and safe germplasm exchange
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Management of Parthenium Weed through Competitive Displacement with Beneficial Plants
    Queensland Government
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2004
    Detection, monitoring and management of herbicide resistance (NR)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Travel Grant - Dr S. Adkins to attend the Third International Weed Science Congress in Brazil
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Development of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Resistance to ALS-Inhibitor Herbicides.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Development of diagnostic tools for Sporobolus identification
    Dairy Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Seed dormancy of australian native species for sustainable minesite rehabilitation
    Australian Centre-Minesite Rehabilitation Research
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Seed dormancy of Australian native species for sustainable minesite rehabilitation
    ARC (Australian Postgraduate Award-Industry)
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Seed Dormancy of Australian Native Species for Sustainable Minesite Rehabilitation
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Travel grant for Dr S Adkins to attend the 16th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (7-13 September 1997)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 2000
    Herbicide resistance in the Northern Grain Region
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Travel grant to visit the CRC for Weed Management Systems (CWMS), Adelaide (2-5 June 1997)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 2000
    Biology of the weed Phalaris paradoxa L.(Paradoxa grass)
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Travel to attend the 11th Australian Weeds Conference 1996 in Melbourne
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Collaboration at Kura Agricultural Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1998
    Use of a simulation model to predict future distributions of exotic woody weeds under climate change.
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1995
    Travel to attend the 15th conference of Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Tsukuba Bai-Ichi Hotel, Japan.
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Spinifex re-establishment on minesites.
    Australian Centre-Minesite Rehabilitation Research
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Steve Adkins is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Management of Aquatic Weeds

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The management of the invasive aquatic plant - Cabomba caroliniana with the herbicide flumioxazin

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Importance of macrophyte seedbank dynamics for the management of invasive aquatic plants

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Interactions between seed functional traits and climate change in the Australian flora: implications for seed-based restoration

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Robyn Cave, Dr Sundar Kalaipandian, Dr Alwyn Williams

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Importance of macrophyte seedbank dynamics for the management of invasive aquatic plants

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    WEED DYNAMICS IN A SWEET CORN-BRASSICA CROPPING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alwyn Williams

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Parthenium Weed Invasion in Bhutan: Climate Suitability Modelling and Socio-Economic Impacts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Parthenium weed invasion in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan: climate suitability and socio-economic impacts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz

  • Doctor Philosophy

    WEED DYNAMICS IN A SWEET CORN-BRASSICA CROPPING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alwyn Williams

  • Master Philosophy

    Developing cryopreservation for endangered Myrtaceae

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris O'Brien, Dr Alice Hayward, Dr Eveline Kong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing cryopreservation for endangered Myrtaceae

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris O'Brien, Dr Eveline Kong, Dr Alice Hayward

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Towards pathogen free coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) germplasm and identifying varietal resistant markers to Bogia coconut disease: A focus on Papua New Guinea genotypes.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jimmy Botella, Dr Sundar Kalaipandian

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Carbon and Nitrogen cycling through diverse cover crop system

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sundar Kalaipandian, Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz, Dr Alwyn Williams

Completed supervision

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