The following are publications for 2006–2007 of staff based at Richmond.

Journal Publications

Dougherty WJ, Smernik RJ, Buenemann EK, Chittleborough DJ (2007) On the use of HF pre-treatment of soils for 31P NMR analyses. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71, 1111-1118.

Smernik RJ, Dougherty WJ (2007) The estimation of soil phytate using 31P NMR. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71, 1045-1050.

P. Malcolm, P. Holford, W.B. McGlasson, J.P. Conroy, I. Barchia. Growth and its partitioning in Prunus rootstocks in response to root temperatures. Scientia Horticulturae, 112(2007) 58 – 65.

P. Malcolm, P. Holford, W.B. McGlasson, J.P. Conroy. Root zone temperature influences the growth, dry mass partitioning and leaf morphology of actively growing and bud-break plants of the Prunus rootstock, Green Leaf Nemaguard. Acta Horticulturae, 732, 533 – 542.

P. Malcolm, P. Holford, W.B. McGlasson, J.P. Conroy. (2006) Root zone temperature influences growth, partitioning, morphology and physiology of the peach rootstock, Green Leaf Nemaguard.  Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46, 689 – 696.

Chan KY, Dorahy CG, Tyler S, Wells AT, Milham PJ, Barchia I (2007).  Phosphorus accumulation and other changes in soil properties as a consequence of vegetable production in the Sydney Region, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research 45, 139-146.

Islam MA, Dowling PM, Milham PJ, Campbell LC, Jacobs BC, Garden DL (2006)  Ranking aluminium tolerance and growth potential of Austrodanthonia accessions. Grassland Science 53, 127-132.

Chan, KY and Heenan, DP (2006) Earthworm population dynamics under conservation tillage systems in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research  44, 425-431.

Chan, KY and  Barchia, I. (2007)  Soil compaction controls abundance, biomass and distribution of earthworms in a single farm in south-eastern Australia. Soil & Tillage Research 94,75-82

Zhang, GS, Chan, KY, Oates, A, Heenan, DP and Huang, GB (2007).  Relationship between soil structure and runoff/soil loss after 24 years of conservation tillage Soil & Tillage Research, 92,122-128

Muir, MA, Yunusa, I, Burchett, M, Lawrie, R, Chan, KY and Manoharan, V. (2007).  Short-term responses of two contrasting species of earthworms in an agricultural soil amended with coal fly-ash. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39,987-992.

Conference Publications

Dorahy CG, Chan KY, Dougherty W, McMullen KG, Slavich P (2006) Organic amendments as a management tool for improving soil heatlh - opportunities and future research needs. In 'Soil Biology Workshop'. Canberra, ACT. (GRDC).

Dougherty WJ, Davies P, Chittleborough DJ, Cox JW, Nash D (2006) Soil phosphorus de-stratification to reduce export of phosphorus in surface runoff from a sub-catchment used for intensive grazing. In 'Frontiers of Soil Science - Technology and the Information Age. 18th World Congress of Soil Science.' Philadelphia, PA, USA. (Ed. Anon.). (IUSS).

Downie A, Van Zwieten L, Chan KY, Dougherty W, Joseph S (2007) Nutrient retention characteristics of chars and the agronomic implications. In 'International Agrichar Initiative 2007 Conference'. Terrigal, NSW.

Eldridge SM, Chan KY, Barchia I, Katupitiya S, Davis J, Dougherty WJ (2006) The use of granulated biosolids on turf in New South Wales. In 'Biosolids'. Melbourne. (AWWA).

Smernik RJ, Dougherty WJ, Buenemann EK (2006) You can’t access it if it ain’t there – soil organic P and the phytate myth. In 'Soil Science Solving Problems'. Adelaide. (Ed. Anon.). (ASSSI).

Dougherty WJ (2007) What is the dairy industry doing to ensure it sustains its soils? In 'Healthy Soils: Can Australian soils sustain our agricultural systems?' Sunshine Coast, Qld. (Ed. E Price). (Land and Water Australia).

Hennecke B, Postle L., (2006) The key to success: an investigation into oviposition of the salvinia weevil in cool climate regions.  Proceedings of the 15th Australian Weeds Conference, eds C. Preston, J.H. Watts and N. D. Crossman (Weed Management Society of South Australia, Adelaide.)

P. Malcolm. Improved economic sustainability of Vietnamese vegetable growers in the Sydney Basin (Project No DAN 211A). RIRDC National Asian Foods Program Researchers’ Conference. Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney (May 2007).

Dang T., Malcolm P., Bergin T., McClelland K., Fleming P. Studies on the incidence of Grey-Headed Flying Fox (GHFF) in orchards in the Sydney Region. Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Australasian Bats (April 2007) organised by Royal Zoological Society of NSW and the Australasian Bat Society, Sydney, Australia.

Kylie McClelland, Peter Fleming, Peter Malcolm. Grey-Headed Flying-Foxes in Orchards: a collaborative project on damage estimates, contributing factors and mitigation strategies – triumphs and tribulations of Flying-Fox conservation and management in NSW. Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Australasian Bats (April 2007) organised by Royal Zoological Society of NSW and the Australasian Bat Society, Sydney, Australia.

P. Malcolm. Some of the differing responses of peach rootstocks to root temperatures. Australian National Low Chill Stone Fruit Conference (NETPRO Update 2006), Ballina, NSW, Australia.

Milham PJ, Holford P, Haigh A (2007) Labile cadmium in the Soils of Greater Sydney. Innovation Conference, College of Science, Technology and Environment, University of Western Sydney.

Milham PJ in National Cadmium Management Committee (2007) Managing for Cadmium Minimisation in Australian Livestock, 6 pp.  (Meat and Livestock Australia)

Rayment GE, Brent P, Drew N, Klim E, McLaughlin M, Milham PJ, Shelley B, Sparrow L, Warne M StJ (2006)  Quality of total plant cadmium analysis in Australia and overseas.  National Cadmium Management Committee Workshop, Canberra, 18-22.

Kabore B, Fulkerson WJ, Garcia SC, Milham PJ, Vervoort  RW (2006)  Comparison of soil status under intensive complementary cropping rotation and pasture systems.  Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney.

Lawrie R, Eldridge S (2007) The influence of soils and land use on water quality on the Shoalhaven floodplain, Proc. Symposium; "Water Quality in the Illawarra - South  Coast".  University of Wollongong, June 2007.

Lawrie R, Eldridge S (2007) Soil morphology, stored acidity and surface elevation in the Southern Shoalhaven floodplain. Proc. ASSSI-ASPAC-ACMS National Soils Conference, Adelaide, 3-7 December, 2006.

Yiasoumi, W (2007) The Waterwise on the Farm Program for Sydney Basin CLDB Farmers. Vegetable Industry Conference, Sydney 2007.

Mason, D (2006) Farm Folk City Folk Annual Local Food Conference Toronto, November 2006

Mason, D (2007), Parks to Peri-urban Workshop, University of Western Sydney - Greening Australia and Land & Water Australia June 2007.

Mason, D (2006) Your Land – Your Lifestyle Our Hawkesbury Forum, UWS-Hawkesbury Aug 2006

Mason, D (2006) PIHC Peri-urban Bio-security Workshop ACT, September 2006

Chan, KY, Van Zwieten, L, Meszaros, I, Downie, A, Joseph, S (2007) Assessing the agronomic values of contrasting char materials on Australian hardsetting soil. International Char Initiative Conference, 30 April- 2May 2007,Terrigal, NSW, Australia.

Van Zwieten, L, Kimber, S, Downie, A, Chan, KY, Cowie, A, Wainberg, R, and Morris, S (2007). Papermill Char: Benefits to soil health and plant production. International Char Initiative Conference, 30 April- 2May 2007, Terrigal, NSW, Australia

Li, G. D, Chan, KY, Li, LL and Shen, YY (2007). Conservation tillage practices on the western Loess Plateau, China. the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings November 4-8, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Extension Publications

Flying Foxes. K. McClelland and P. Malcolm. Summerfruit Australia Quarterly, Summer, Volume 8 (4), pp 18 - 19

Update Seminar for Sydney Orchardists. P. Malcolm. Fruitwise, No 62 (Spring/Summer), pp 8 -10

Khmer farmers: Western Flower Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. P. Malcolm. Presentation and notes prepared for Khmer Farmer Fieldday, Horsley Park, December 2006.

Root zone temperature influences growth, partitioning, morphology and physiology of the Prunus rootstock, Green Leaf Nemaguard. P. Malcolm, P. Holford, W.B. McGlasson, J.P. Conroy. Summerfruit Australia Quarterly, Spring, Volume 8 (3), pp 13

Sydney orchardists Update seminar. P. Malcolm. Good Fruit and Vegetables (December 2006), Volume 17 (7), 32

Rootstock responses to temperature. P. Malcolm. Good Fruit and Vegetables (July 2006), Volume 17 (2), 44 - 45

Khmer farmers and soil pH. P. Malcolm. Presentation and notes prepared for Khmer Farmer Training Workshops, Kemps Creek, July 2006.

Khmer farmers and soil salinity. P. Malcolm. Presentation and notes prepared for Khmer Farmer Training Workshops, Kemps Creek, July 2006.

Khmer farmers and fertilizers (1). P. Malcolm. Presentation and notes prepared for Khmer Farmer Training Workshops, Kemps Creek, July 2006.

Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Zucchini Mosaic Viruses demonstrated in the Sydney Basin. S. Azzopardi. Good Fruit and Vegetables (May 2006).

Western Flower Thrips & Insecticide Resistance. S. Azzopardi. Good Fruit and Vegetables (June 2006)

Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Australia. L. Tesoriero, S. Azzopardi. NSW DPI Primefact 220 (June 2006).

Successful Greenhouse IPM Seminars. S. Azzopardi. Good Fruit and Vegetables (August 2006)

IPM Message Loud and Clear. S. Azzopardi. Good Fruit and Vegetables (August 2006)

NSW Vegetable IPM Newsletter. S. Azzopardi. Issue 3, July 2006.

NSW Vegetable IPM Newsletter. S. Azzopardi. Issue 4, March 2007.

Vegetable Virus IPM Poster. S. Azzopardi, S. Jelinek May 2007.

Urban Agriculture and Public Health,  D. Mason  School of Architecture and Planning Sydney University June 2007

Speaker Series D. Mason University of Toledo Urban Affairs Centre, Toledo Public Library, November 2006

Safe Use of Pesticides DVD in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Khmer, Mandarin & Vietnamese, L. James.

Use Pesticides Safely posters (1500) in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Khmer, Mandarin & Vietnamese, L. James.

Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production manual, L. James & J. Badgery-Parker, 215 pages.

Revised SMARTtrain hand-held sprayer calibration sheets in English and Cantonese, L. James.

Revised SMARTtrain How to Check hand-held calibration calculations in English and Cantonese, L. James.

Top Ten Tips for Reducing the Risk of Insecticide Resistance poster, L. James.

Hydroponic Lettuce - A Major Horticultural Industry in the Sydney Basin poster, L. James.

The Chronological History of Fresh Produce Markets in Sydney, doc plus powerpoint, L. James.

Other Publications

Dougherty WJ, Harvey DM (2006) Phosphorus and nitrogen retention properties of char: A report prepared for Biomass Energy Services and Technology Pty Ltd. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Richmond, NSW.

Dang HT, Malcolm P. Improved economic sustainability of Vietnamese vegetable growers in the Sydney Basin. Final Report. RIRDC Project No DAN 211A.