Professor Steve Adkins
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Steve Adkins

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Professor Steve Adkins is:
Available for supervision

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)

421 - 440 of 455 works

1996

Journal Article

Assessment of soybean seed vigour tests for eastern Australia

Boersma, M., Law, M. and Adkins, S. W. (1996). Assessment of soybean seed vigour tests for eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36 (1), 99-103. doi: 10.1071/EA9960099

Assessment of soybean seed vigour tests for eastern Australia

1996

Journal Article

Relationship between vigour tests and emergence of soybean when grown under a range of seedbed moisture conditions

Adkins, S. W., Boersma, M. and Law, M. (1996). Relationship between vigour tests and emergence of soybean when grown under a range of seedbed moisture conditions. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36 (1), 93-97. doi: 10.1071/EA9960093

Relationship between vigour tests and emergence of soybean when grown under a range of seedbed moisture conditions

1996

Journal Article

An improved embryo-rescue protocol for a Carica interspecific hybrid

Magdalita, P. M., Adkins, S. W., Godwin, I. D. and Drew, R. A. (1996). An improved embryo-rescue protocol for a Carica interspecific hybrid. Australian Journal of Botany, 44 (3), 343-353. doi: 10.1071/BT9960343

An improved embryo-rescue protocol for a Carica interspecific hybrid

1996

Journal Article

Gibberellic acid detection of dwarf offtypes in micropropagated Cavendish bananas

Damasco, O.P., Godwin, I.D., Smith, M.K. and Adkins, S.W. (1996). Gibberellic acid detection of dwarf offtypes in micropropagated Cavendish bananas. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36 (2), 237-241. doi: 10.1071/EA9960237

Gibberellic acid detection of dwarf offtypes in micropropagated Cavendish bananas

1995

Journal Article

Integrating Weed-feeding Insects and Herbicides for Weed Control

Messersmith, Calvin G. and Adkins, Steve W. (1995). Integrating Weed-feeding Insects and Herbicides for Weed Control. Weed Technology, 9 (1), 199-208. doi: 10.1017/s0890037x00023198

Integrating Weed-feeding Insects and Herbicides for Weed Control

1995

Journal Article

Somaclonal variation in rice: Drought tolerance and other agronomic characters

Adkins, S. W., Kunanuvatchaidach, R. and Godwin, I. D. (1995). Somaclonal variation in rice: Drought tolerance and other agronomic characters. Australian Journal of Botany, 43 (2), 201-209. doi: 10.1071/BT9950201

Somaclonal variation in rice: Drought tolerance and other agronomic characters

1995

Journal Article

High efficiency plant regeneration from callus induced on mature indica rice caryopses

Kunanuvatchaidach, R., Godwin, I. D. and Adkins, S. W. (1995). High efficiency plant regeneration from callus induced on mature indica rice caryopses. Australian Journal of Botany, 43 (3), 337-348. doi: 10.1071/BT9950337

High efficiency plant regeneration from callus induced on mature indica rice caryopses

1995

Journal Article

Development of an axillary bud culture technique for Fiji disease virus elimination in sugarcane

Wagih, Mohamed E., Gordon, Geoff H., Ryan, Colin C. and Adkins, Steve W. (1995). Development of an axillary bud culture technique for Fiji disease virus elimination in sugarcane. Australian Journal of Botany, 43 (1), 135-143. doi: 10.1071/BT9950135

Development of an axillary bud culture technique for Fiji disease virus elimination in sugarcane

1995

Journal Article

An efficient in vitro regeneration system for Australian-grown chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cultivars

Adkins, A. L., Godwin, I. D. and Adkins, S. W. (1995). An efficient in vitro regeneration system for Australian-grown chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cultivars. Australian Journal of Botany, 43 (5), 491-497. doi: 10.1071/BT9950491

An efficient in vitro regeneration system for Australian-grown chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cultivars

1994

Journal Article

Effect of potassium nitrate and ethephon on fate of wild oat (Avena fatua) seed in soil

Adkins, Stephen W. and Adkins, Andrea L. (1994). Effect of potassium nitrate and ethephon on fate of wild oat (Avena fatua) seed in soil. Weed Science, 42 (3), 353-357. doi: 10.1017/s004317450007661x

Effect of potassium nitrate and ethephon on fate of wild oat (Avena fatua) seed in soil

1994

Journal Article

Effect of silver nitrate on sugarcane cell suspension growth, protoplast isolation, ethylene production and shoot regeneration from cell suspension cultures

Taylor, Paul W.J.,, Ko, Hian-Lien, Fraser, Tracy A.,, Masel, Niall and Adkins Stephen W. (1994). Effect of silver nitrate on sugarcane cell suspension growth, protoplast isolation, ethylene production and shoot regeneration from cell suspension cultures. Journal of Experimental Botany,, 45 (277), 1163-1168. doi: 10.1093/jxb/45.8.1163

Effect of silver nitrate on sugarcane cell suspension growth, protoplast isolation, ethylene production and shoot regeneration from cell suspension cultures

1993

Journal Article

Effect of ethylene and culture environment on rice callus proliferation

Adkins, S. W., Kunanuvatchaidach, R., Gray, S. J. and Adkins, A. L. (1993). Effect of ethylene and culture environment on rice callus proliferation. Journal of Experimental Botany, 44 (269), 1829-1835. doi: 10.1093/jxb/44.12.1829

Effect of ethylene and culture environment on rice callus proliferation

1993

Journal Article

Components of Quantitative Resistance to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides) in Tetraploid Accessions of the Pasture Legume Stylosanthes Hamata

Iamsupasit, N., Chakraborty, S., Cameron, D. F. and Adkins, S. W. (1993). Components of Quantitative Resistance to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides) in Tetraploid Accessions of the Pasture Legume Stylosanthes Hamata. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 33 (7), 855-860. doi: 10.1071/EA9930855

Components of Quantitative Resistance to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides) in Tetraploid Accessions of the Pasture Legume Stylosanthes Hamata

1992

Journal Article

Factors affecting protoplast isolation and the regeneration of shoot-like structures from protoplast-derived Callus of sugarcane (Saccharum Spp Hybrids)

Taylor, Paul W.J.,, Ko, Hian-Lien and Adkins, Stephen W. (1992). Factors affecting protoplast isolation and the regeneration of shoot-like structures from protoplast-derived Callus of sugarcane (Saccharum Spp Hybrids). Australian Journal of Botany, 40 (6), 863-876. doi: 10.1071/BT9920863

Factors affecting protoplast isolation and the regeneration of shoot-like structures from protoplast-derived Callus of sugarcane (Saccharum Spp Hybrids)

1992

Journal Article

Cereal callus cultures:Control of headspace gases can optimise the conditions for callus proliferation

Adkins S.W. (1992). Cereal callus cultures:Control of headspace gases can optimise the conditions for callus proliferation. Australian Journal of Botany, 40 (6), 737-749. doi: 10.1071/BT9920737

Cereal callus cultures:Control of headspace gases can optimise the conditions for callus proliferation

1990

Journal Article

Rice callus physiology - Identification of volatile emissions and their effects on culture growth

Adkins, S. W., Shiraishi, T. and McComb, J. A. (1990). Rice callus physiology - Identification of volatile emissions and their effects on culture growth. Physiologia Plantarium, 78 (4), 526-531. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1990.tb05237.x

Rice callus physiology - Identification of volatile emissions and their effects on culture growth

1990

Journal Article

Somaclonal variation in rice – Submergence tolerance and other agronomic characters

Adkins, S. W., Shiraishi, T., McComb, J. A., Ratanopol, S., Kupkanchanakul, T., Armstrong, L. J. and Schultz, A. L. (1990). Somaclonal variation in rice – Submergence tolerance and other agronomic characters. Physiologia Plantarum, 80 (4), 647-654. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1990.tb05692.x

Somaclonal variation in rice – Submergence tolerance and other agronomic characters

1990

Journal Article

Submergence tolerance of rice – A new glasshouse method for the experimental submergence of plants

Adkins, S. W., Shiraishi, T. and McComb, J. A. (1990). Submergence tolerance of rice – A new glasshouse method for the experimental submergence of plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 80 (4), 642-646. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1990.tb05691.x

Submergence tolerance of rice – A new glasshouse method for the experimental submergence of plants

1989

Journal Article

Diurnal Changes in Radial Oxygen Loss and Ethanol-Metabolism in Roots of Submerged and Non-Submerged Rice Seedlings

Waters, I, Armstrong, W, Thompson, CJ, Setter, TL, Adkins, S, Gibbs, J and Greenway, H (1989). Diurnal Changes in Radial Oxygen Loss and Ethanol-Metabolism in Roots of Submerged and Non-Submerged Rice Seedlings. New Phytologist, 113 (4), 439-451. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1989.tb00355.x

Diurnal Changes in Radial Oxygen Loss and Ethanol-Metabolism in Roots of Submerged and Non-Submerged Rice Seedlings

1988

Journal Article

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL-BASIS OF SEED DORMANCY IN AVENA-FATUA .8. ACTION OF MALONIC-ACID

ADKINS, SW, SYMONS, SJ and SIMPSON, GM (1988). THE PHYSIOLOGICAL-BASIS OF SEED DORMANCY IN AVENA-FATUA .8. ACTION OF MALONIC-ACID. Physiologia Plantarum, 72 (3), 477-482. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1988.tb09154.x

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL-BASIS OF SEED DORMANCY IN AVENA-FATUA .8. ACTION OF MALONIC-ACID

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
    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
  • 1998 - 2000
    Seed dormancy of australian native species for sustainable minesite rehabilitation
    Australian Centre-Minesite Rehabilitation Research
    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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