Neil FETTELL
Research interests
- Low rainfall farming systems
- Wheat and barley physiology and variety improvement
Background
Neil Fettell is a Research Agronomist based at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Advisory Station. He has extensive experience in low rainfall cropping research with an emphasis on agronomic practices to maximise water availability and water use efficiency. A second major interest is in the physiology of winter cereals including the role of pre-anthesis assimilates in grain-filling under heat and water stress.
Neil has been awarded a GRDC Seed of Light award for “outstanding research communication” and a NSW Agriculture Staff Achievement Award for his “exceptional contribution to contemporary dryland farming technology”.
Qualifications
- B.Sc.Agric (Hons 1) – University of Sydney
- M.Sc.Agr - University of Sydney
- PhD – University of New England
Current projects
- Barley agronomy for southern Australia
- Variety specific agronomy for wheat and canola
- Adaptation and agronomy of Brassica juncea
- Impact of fallow and crop management on water use and water use efficiency
Recent Publications
Duggan BL, Richards RA, van Herwaarden AF and Fettell NA (2005) Agronomic evaluation of a tiller inhibition gene (tin) in wheat. I Effect on yield, yield components and grain protein. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 56: 169-178.
Evans CM, Fettell NA, and Brockwell J (2005) Populations of Sinorhizobium meliloti congregate in the 30-60 cm section of the soil profile in a stand of dryland lucerne (Medicago sativa L.): is this where lucerne fixes its nitrogen? Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45: 225-230.
Fettell NA (2007) Replacing Schooner in New South Wales. 13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, 26-30 August 2007, Fremantle, Western Australia. pp 169-174.
Fettell NA, Evans CM, Carpenter DJ, and Brockwel J (2007) Residual effects from lime application on soil pH, rhizobial population and crop productivity in dryland farming systems of central New South Wales. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47:608-619.
Rebetzke GJ, Richards RA, Fettell NA, Long M, Condon AG, Forrester RI, Botwright TL (2007) Genotypic increases in coleoptile length improves stand establishment, vigour and grain yield of deep-sown wheat. Field Crops Research 100: 10-23.
Rebetzke GJ, van Herwaarden AF, Jenkins C, Weiss M, Lewis D, Ruuska S, Tabe L, Fettell NA, and Richards RA (2008) Quantitative trait loci for water-soluble carbohydrates and associations with agronomic traits in wheat. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 59: 891-905.
Roesner EA, Fettell NA, and Brockwell J (2005) Liming and choice of pasture species improve rhizobial persistence in an acidic chromosol (red brown earth). Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45: 247-256.
Ruuska SA, Rebetzke GJ, Herwaarden AF, Richards RA, Fettell NA, Tabe L, Jenkins C (2006) Genotypic variation in water-soluble carbohydrate accumulation in wheat. Functional Plant Biology 33: 799-809.
Ward P, Dolling P, Fedorenko D, Fettell N, Harris R, Honeysett B, Latta R, Lyons A, Peoples M, and Swan A (2006) Soil water under phase and companion systems. Ground breaking stuff. Proceedings of the 13th Australian Agronomy Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 10-14 September 2006. Australian Society of Agronomy.
Fields of Research
- 07107 Farming Systems Research
- 070302 Agronomy
- 070305 Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding)
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