Research interests

• Analysis of multi phase experiments
• Factor analytic analyses
• Experimental design
• Linear mixed models

Background

Chris Lisle joined the then Department of Agriculture in February 2002. Chris was employed as a Biometrician to design and analyse the NSW cereal crop experiments. Work at Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute involves collaborating with researchers/breeders and agronomists through-out NSW. Recently the system of variety trials has shifted focus to a wider aspect, which involves collaborating with Biometrician and researchers Australia wide. Work involves designing field trials which sometime lead into laboratory experiments (Multi-phase). Designs are calculated by using the spatial design generator DiGGer. Analysis involves analysing multiple field experiments across years, states and years (MET analysis). Analyses are completed using ASReml.

*NSW Department of Primary Industries was formed on July 1, 2004 through an amalgamation of NSW Agriculture, NSW Fisheries, State Forests of NSW and the NSW Department of Mineral Resources.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. (Applied Statistics) – The University of Waikato 2001
• M.Sc. with Hons. (Applied Statistics) – The University of Waikato 2002

Current projects

• Design and analysis of the NSW NVT experiments.
• Design and analysis of the NSW breeding programs.
• Analysis of the canola blackleg ratings.

Recent Publications

Li GD, Helyar KR, Conyers MK, Castleman LJC, Fisher RP, Poile GJ, Lisle CJ, Cullis BR and Cregan PD (2005) Pasture and sheep responses to lime application in a grazing experiment in a high rainfall area in south-eastern Australia. II Liveweight gain and wool production. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research in press.

Raman R, Raman H, Johnstone K, Lisle C, Smith A, Martin P and Allen H (2005) Genetic and in silico comparative mapping of the polyphenol oxidase gene in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional and Integrative Genomics 5, 185-200.

Raman R, Raman H, Allen HM, Martin P, Lisle C, Johnstone K, and Oliver JR (2004) Physical Mapping and Validation of Polyphenol Oxidase gene in wheat using in Silico Comparative Mapping Approach. 53rd RACI Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Ed. C. Black and J. Panozzo.

Keyword/phrase list of research interests

• MET analyses
• NVT
• Experimental design