Summary
The Crop Production and Precision Agriculture Research Group was established with the goal to address the current challenges in agriculture by developing sustainable low cost, innovative and accessible technologies for farmers and the industry.
The CPPARG consists of a multidisciplinary team of researchers, information technologist industry players and farmers that are engaged together to research the possibilities of integrating the latest technologies (sensors, drones, analytics and IoT) into agricultural practices to make farming more resilient, productive, profitable and environmentally-friendly.
The group is focused on the incorporation of technologies in managing variabilities such as nutrient content, pH, temperature and moisture levels in various cropping systems. Various data are gathered, processed and analysed to support management decisions for improved resource use efficiency, enhanced productivity and maximised economic returns.
Research Projects and Activities
- SMART Farming
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Industrial collaboration
Group Members
Deputy Dean – Faculty of Integrated Life Sciences
Research Interest:
Positive plant-microbial interactions, biofertilisers, seed priming, molecular phylogenetics, population genetics
Associate Professor – School of Applied Sciences (SAS)
Research Interest:
Plant tissue culture of various agricultural and horticultural species.; Conservation and cryopreservation of rare and economically-important plant species.; Plant secondary metabolism; Integration of LEDs in plant tissue culture.
Senior Lecturer – School of Applied Sciences (SAS)
Research Interest:
Plant stress physiology (Plant stress responses and adaptation); Functional analysis of fungal pathogen recombinant protein
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