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)

81 - 100 of 455 works

2020

Book Chapter

Preface

Adkins, Steve (2020). Preface. Coconut Biotechnology: Towards the Sustainability of the ‘Tree of Life’. (pp. v-v) edited by Steve Adkins, Mike Foale, Roland Bourdeix, Quang Nguyen and Julianne Biddle. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Preface

2020

Journal Article

Seed enhancement technologies to improve germination and emergence of Australian native Poaceae

Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve W. (2020). Seed enhancement technologies to improve germination and emergence of Australian native Poaceae. Seed Science Research, 30 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0960258520000276

Seed enhancement technologies to improve germination and emergence of Australian native Poaceae

2020

Book Chapter

Cocos nucifera coconut

Adkins, S. W., Biddle, J., Nguyen, Q. T. and Foale, M. (2020). Cocos nucifera coconut. Biotechnology of fruit and nut crops. (pp. 79-91) edited by Richard E. Litz, Fernando Pliego-Alfaro and Jose Ignacio Hormaza. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CABI International. doi: 10.1079/9781780648279.0079

Cocos nucifera coconut

2020

Book Chapter

Towards the sustainability of the “Tree of life”: An introduction

Salum, Uron, Foale, Mike, Biddle, Julianne, Bazrafshan, Amirhossein and Adkins, Steve (2020). Towards the sustainability of the “Tree of life”: An introduction. Coconut Biotechnology: Towards the Sustainability of the 'Tree of Life'. (pp. 1-15) edited by Steve Adkins, Mike Foale, Roland Bourdeix, Quang Nguyen and Julianne Biddle. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44988-9_1

Towards the sustainability of the “Tree of life”: An introduction

2019

Journal Article

Suppressing parthenium weed with beneficial plants in Australian grasslands

Shabbir, Asad, Ali, Sadiq, Khan, Ijaz Ahmad, Belgeri, Amalia, Khan, Naeem and Adkins, Steve (2019). Suppressing parthenium weed with beneficial plants in Australian grasslands. International Journal of Pest Management, 67 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2019.1697905

Suppressing parthenium weed with beneficial plants in Australian grasslands

2019

Journal Article

Biological control under a changing climate: the efficacy of the parthenium weed stem-galling moth under an atmosphere enriched with CO2

Shabbir, Asad, Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham, Zalucki, Myron P. and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Biological control under a changing climate: the efficacy of the parthenium weed stem-galling moth under an atmosphere enriched with CO2. Biological Control, 139 104077, 104077. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104077

Biological control under a changing climate: the efficacy of the parthenium weed stem-galling moth under an atmosphere enriched with CO2

2019

Journal Article

Distribution of Parthenium hysterophorus and one of its biological control agents (Coleoptera: Zygogramma bicolorata) in Nepal

Shrestha, B. B., Pokhrel, K., Paudel, N., Poudel, S., Shabbir, A. and Adkins, S. W. (2019). Distribution of Parthenium hysterophorus and one of its biological control agents (Coleoptera: Zygogramma bicolorata) in Nepal. Weed Research, 59 (6) wre.12384, 467-478. doi: 10.1111/wre.12384

Distribution of Parthenium hysterophorus and one of its biological control agents (Coleoptera: Zygogramma bicolorata) in Nepal

2019

Journal Article

Suppresive plants as weed management tool: managing Parthenium hysterophorus under simulated grazing in Australian grasslands

Khan, N., George, D., Shabbir, A. and Adkins, S. W. (2019). Suppresive plants as weed management tool: managing Parthenium hysterophorus under simulated grazing in Australian grasslands. Journal of Environmental Management, 247, 224-233. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.051

Suppresive plants as weed management tool: managing Parthenium hysterophorus under simulated grazing in Australian grasslands

2019

Journal Article

Isolation of natural herbicidal compound from Lantana camara

Qureshi, Huma, Anwar, Tauseef, Ali, Qasim, Haider, Zulqurnain, Habib, Noman, Fatima, Sammer, Waseem, Muhammad, Bibi, Yamin, Arshad, Muhammad and Adkins, Steve William (2019). Isolation of natural herbicidal compound from Lantana camara. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 101 (5), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/03067319.2019.1670822

Isolation of natural herbicidal compound from Lantana camara

2019

Journal Article

Competition dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus in direct-seeded aerobic rice fields

Bajwa, Ali A., Ullah, Aman, Farooq, Muhammad, Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Adkins, Steve (2019). Competition dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus in direct-seeded aerobic rice fields. Experimental Agriculture, 56 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1017/s0014479719000292

Competition dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus in direct-seeded aerobic rice fields

2019

Journal Article

Biology, impact, and management of common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.)

Peerzada, Arslan Masood, O’Donnell, Chris and Adkins, Steve (2019). Biology, impact, and management of common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 41 (8) 136. doi: 10.1007/s11738-019-2920-z

Biology, impact, and management of common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.)

2019

Journal Article

Impact of invasive plant species on the livelihoods of farming households: evidence from Parthenium hysterophorus invasion in rural Punjab, Pakistan

Bajwa, Ali Ahsan, Farooq, Muhammad, Nawaz, Ahmad, Yadav, Lava, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Adkins, Steve (2019). Impact of invasive plant species on the livelihoods of farming households: evidence from Parthenium hysterophorus invasion in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Biological Invasions, 21 (11), 3285-3304. doi: 10.1007/s10530-019-02047-0

Impact of invasive plant species on the livelihoods of farming households: evidence from Parthenium hysterophorus invasion in rural Punjab, Pakistan

2019

Journal Article

Spread pathways of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L.: the potential for water dispersal

Mao, Runping, Nguyen, Thi Lan Thi, Osunkoya, Olusegun O. and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Spread pathways of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L.: the potential for water dispersal. Austral Ecology, 44 (7), 1111-1122. doi: 10.1111/aec.12774

Spread pathways of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L.: the potential for water dispersal

2019

Journal Article

Seed enhancement of Australian native species to improve seed-based restoration

Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve (2019). Seed enhancement of Australian native species to improve seed-based restoration. Australasian Plant Conservation: journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 27 (4), 11-13. doi: 10.5962/p.373776

Seed enhancement of Australian native species to improve seed-based restoration

2019

Journal Article

Effect of elevated carbon dioxide concentration on growth, productivity and glyphosate response of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.)

Bajwa, Ali A., Wang, Haochen, Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Effect of elevated carbon dioxide concentration on growth, productivity and glyphosate response of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Pest Management Science, 75 (11) ps.5403, 2934-2941. doi: 10.1002/ps.5403

Effect of elevated carbon dioxide concentration on growth, productivity and glyphosate response of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.)

2019

Journal Article

Chemical control of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in two contrasting cultivars of rice under direct-seeded conditions

Bajwa, Ali Ahsan, Ullah, Aman, Farooq, Muhammad, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Adkins, Steve (2019). Chemical control of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in two contrasting cultivars of rice under direct-seeded conditions. Crop Protection, 117, 26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2018.11.009

Chemical control of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in two contrasting cultivars of rice under direct-seeded conditions

2019

Journal Article

Droplet-size effects on control of Chloris spp. with six POST herbicides

Ferguson, J. Connor, Chauhan, Bhagirath S., Chechetto, Rodolfo G., Hewitt, Andrew J., Adkins, Steve W., Kruger, Greg R. and O'Donnell, Chris C. (2019). Droplet-size effects on control of Chloris spp. with six POST herbicides. Weed Technology, 33 (1), 153-158. doi: 10.1017/wet.2018.99

Droplet-size effects on control of Chloris spp. with six POST herbicides

2019

Journal Article

Glyphosate-tolerant cotton in Australia: successes and failures

Iqbal, Nadeem, Manalil, Sudheesh, Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Glyphosate-tolerant cotton in Australia: successes and failures. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 65 (11), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/03650340.2019.1566720

Glyphosate-tolerant cotton in Australia: successes and failures

2019

Book Chapter

Biology and ecology

Adkins, Steve W. , McClay, Alec and Bajwa, Ali Ahsan (2019). Biology and ecology. Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. (pp. 7-39) edited by Steve Adkins, Asad Shabbir and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CAB International. doi: 10.1079/9781780645254.0000

Biology and ecology

2019

Book Chapter

Impact of Parthenium weed on human and animal health

Allan, Sally , Shi, Boyang and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Impact of Parthenium weed on human and animal health. Parthenium weed: biology, ecology and management. (pp. 105-130) edited by Steve Adkins, Asad Shabbir and Kunjithapatham Dhileepan. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: CAB International. doi: 10.1079/9781780645254.0000

Impact of Parthenium weed on human and animal health

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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