Professor Steve Adkins
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Steve Adkins

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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

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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)

381 - 400 of 455 works

1999

Conference Publication

An appraisal for alternative strategies for managing herbicide-resistant weeds

Robinson, G. R., Wills, D. A., Walker, S. R. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). An appraisal for alternative strategies for managing herbicide-resistant weeds. Twelfth Australian Weeds Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12-16 September 1999. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Weed Society.

An appraisal for alternative strategies for managing herbicide-resistant weeds

1999

Conference Publication

Some aspects of tropical weed seed banks: determination, dynamics and depletion

Adkins, S. W. (1999). Some aspects of tropical weed seed banks: determination, dynamics and depletion. 17th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, The Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-27 Nov, 1999. Bangkok, Thailand: The Organization of the 17th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference.

Some aspects of tropical weed seed banks: determination, dynamics and depletion

1999

Book Chapter

The use of osmotically active agents and abscisic acid can optimise the maturation of coconut somatic embryos

Samosir, Y., Godwin, I. D. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). The use of osmotically active agents and abscisic acid can optimise the maturation of coconut somatic embryos. Current Advances in Coconut Biotechnology. (pp. 341-354) edited by C. Oropeza, J. L. Verdeil, G. R. Ashburner, R. Cardena and J. M. Santamaria. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. doi: 10.1007/978-94-015-9283-3_25

The use of osmotically active agents and abscisic acid can optimise the maturation of coconut somatic embryos

1999

Journal Article

Prior crop and residue incorporation time affect the response of paddy rice to fertiliser nitrogen

Ockerby, S. E., Garside, A. L., Adkins, S. W. and Holden, P. D. (1999). Prior crop and residue incorporation time affect the response of paddy rice to fertiliser nitrogen. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 50 (6), 937-944. doi: 10.1071/AR98087

Prior crop and residue incorporation time affect the response of paddy rice to fertiliser nitrogen

1999

Conference Publication

Identification of weedy Sporobolus species using RAPD analysis

Shrestha, S., Hallett, S. G., Adkins, S. W., Graham, G. C. and Loch, D. (1999). Identification of weedy Sporobolus species using RAPD analysis. Weedy Sporobolus Grasses, Gympie, Qld, Australia, 19 November, 1999. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Queensland Department of Primary Industries.

Identification of weedy Sporobolus species using RAPD analysis

1999

Conference Publication

The development of diagnostic protocols for weed seed identification and its application to seed lot testing for quarantine purposes

Doyle, J. S., Shrestha, S. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). The development of diagnostic protocols for weed seed identification and its application to seed lot testing for quarantine purposes. Twelfth Australian Weeds Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12-16 September 1999. Devonport, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Weed Society.

The development of diagnostic protocols for weed seed identification and its application to seed lot testing for quarantine purposes

1999

Journal Article

The rust Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola, a potential biocontrol agent of parthenium weed: environmental requirements for disease progress

Fauzi, M. T., Tomley, A. J., Dart, P. J., Ogle, H. J. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). The rust Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola, a potential biocontrol agent of parthenium weed: environmental requirements for disease progress. Biological Control, 14 (3), 141-145. doi: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0680

The rust Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola, a potential biocontrol agent of parthenium weed: environmental requirements for disease progress

1999

Conference Publication

The capability of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) somatic explants to produce callus for future somatic embryogenesis studies

Nikmatullah, A., Adkins, S. W. and Hetherington, S. E. (1999). The capability of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) somatic explants to produce callus for future somatic embryogenesis studies. Plant Tissue Culture at the Edge of the New Millenium, The University of Technology, Sydney, 11-14 July, 1999. The University of Technology, Sydney: Organising Committee, University of Technology.

The capability of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) somatic explants to produce callus for future somatic embryogenesis studies

1999

Journal Article

A new technique for coconut (Cocos nucifera) germplasm collection from remote sites: culturability of embryos following low-temperature incubation

Samosir, Y. M. S., Godwin, I. D. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). A new technique for coconut (Cocos nucifera) germplasm collection from remote sites: culturability of embryos following low-temperature incubation. Australian Journal of Botany, 47 (1), 69-75. doi: 10.1071/BT97067

A new technique for coconut (Cocos nucifera) germplasm collection from remote sites: culturability of embryos following low-temperature incubation

1999

Conference Publication

Dynamics of paradoxa grass (Phalaris paradoxa L.) soil seedbank

Taylor, Ian, Walker, Steven, Adkins, Steve, Bullen, Kathryn and Peters, Nick (1999). Dynamics of paradoxa grass (Phalaris paradoxa L.) soil seedbank. Twelfth Australian Weeds Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12-16 September 1999. Devonport, Tas.: Tasmanian Weed Society.

Dynamics of paradoxa grass (Phalaris paradoxa L.) soil seedbank

1999

Conference Publication

The search for allelopathic rice in Cambodia: Allelopathic effects of modern rice varieties, Cambodia traditional rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) and wild rice (O. nivara Sharma et Shastry and O. rufipogon Griff.) on awnless barnyard grass (Echinoch

Pheng, S., Adkins, S. W., Olofsdotterr, M. and Jahn, G. (1999). The search for allelopathic rice in Cambodia: Allelopathic effects of modern rice varieties, Cambodia traditional rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) and wild rice (O. nivara Sharma et Shastry and O. rufipogon Griff.) on awnless barnyard grass (Echinoch. Weeds and Environmental Impact, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-27 November 1999. Bangkok, Thailand: The Organisation of the 17th APWSS Conference.

The search for allelopathic rice in Cambodia: Allelopathic effects of modern rice varieties, Cambodia traditional rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) and wild rice (O. nivara Sharma et Shastry and O. rufipogon Griff.) on awnless barnyard grass (Echinoch

1999

Journal Article

Initiation and proliferation of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) somatic embryos from zygotic tissue

Ernawati, A., Adkins, S. W., Drew, R. A. and Godwin, I. D. (1999). Initiation and proliferation of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) somatic embryos from zygotic tissue. Buletin Agronomi, 27 (3), 15-22.

Initiation and proliferation of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) somatic embryos from zygotic tissue

1999

Conference Publication

The seed biology of Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Navie, Sheldon, Panetta, Dane, McFadyen, Rachel and Adkins, Steve (1999). The seed biology of Parthenium hysterophorus L.. 12th Australian Weeds Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12-16 September 1999. Devonport, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Weed Society.

The seed biology of Parthenium hysterophorus L.

1999

Conference Publication

A population model of Acacia nilotica: a tool for exploring weed management and the effects of climate change

Kriticos, D. J., Brown, J. R., Maywald, G. F., Sutherst, R. W. and Adkins, S. W. (1999). A population model of Acacia nilotica: a tool for exploring weed management and the effects of climate change. VI International Rangeland Congress, Townsville, Qld, Aust., 19-23 July 1999. ACT, Aust.: Sixth Int. Rangeland Congress,.

A population model of Acacia nilotica: a tool for exploring weed management and the effects of climate change

1999

Book Chapter

Control of environmental conditions and the use of polyamines can optimise the conditions for the initiation and proliferation of coconut somatic embryos

Adkins, S. W., Samosir, Y. and Godwin, I. D. (1999). Control of environmental conditions and the use of polyamines can optimise the conditions for the initiation and proliferation of coconut somatic embryos. Current Advances in Coconut Biotechnology. (pp. 321-338) edited by C. Oropeza, J. L. Verdeil, G. R. Ashburner, R. Cardena and J. M. Santamaria. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Control of environmental conditions and the use of polyamines can optimise the conditions for the initiation and proliferation of coconut somatic embryos

1999

Journal Article

Allelopathic effects of rice (Oryza sativa L.) on the growth of awnless barnyard grass [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link]: a new form for weed management

Pheng, S., Adkins, S. W., Olofsdotterr, M. and Jahn, G. (1999). Allelopathic effects of rice (Oryza sativa L.) on the growth of awnless barnyard grass [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link]: a new form for weed management. Cambodian Journal of Agriculture, 2 (1), 42-49.

Allelopathic effects of rice (Oryza sativa L.) on the growth of awnless barnyard grass [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link]: a new form for weed management

1999

Journal Article

The uptake and use of nitrogen by paddy rice in fallow, cereal, and legume cropping systems

Ockerby, S. E., Adkins, S. W. and Garside, A. L. (1999). The uptake and use of nitrogen by paddy rice in fallow, cereal, and legume cropping systems. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 50 (6), 945-952. doi: 10.1071/AR98088

The uptake and use of nitrogen by paddy rice in fallow, cereal, and legume cropping systems

1998

Journal Article

Behaviour of buried and surface-sown seeds of Parthenium hysterophorus

Navie, S. C., Panetta, F. D., McFadyen, R. E. and Adkins, S. W. (1998). Behaviour of buried and surface-sown seeds of Parthenium hysterophorus. Weed Research, 38 (5), 335-341. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1998.00104.x

Behaviour of buried and surface-sown seeds of Parthenium hysterophorus

1998

Journal Article

Influence of environmental factors on glyphosate efficacy when applied to Avena fatua or Urochloa panicoides

Adkins, S. W., Tanpipat, S., Swarbrick, J. T. and Boersma, M. (1998). Influence of environmental factors on glyphosate efficacy when applied to Avena fatua or Urochloa panicoides. Weed Research, 38 (2), 129-138. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1998.00083.x

Influence of environmental factors on glyphosate efficacy when applied to Avena fatua or Urochloa panicoides

1998

Journal Article

The influence of soil moisture content on glyphosate efficacy for the control of annual grasses in fallow land

Adkins, S. W., Tanpipat, S., Swarbrick, J. T. and Boersma, M. (1998). The influence of soil moisture content on glyphosate efficacy for the control of annual grasses in fallow land. Weed Research, 38 (2), 119-127. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1998.00084.x

The influence of soil moisture content on glyphosate efficacy for the control of annual grasses in fallow land

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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alwyn Williams

  • 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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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