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LI, Guangdi

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Li Guangdi

Research expertise

  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Acid soil management
  • Grazing management
  • Crop and pasture agronomy

Background

Dr Guangdi Li obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees at Gansu Agricultural University, China, and his PhD at Massey University, New Zealand. Dr Guangdi Li joined the NSW Department of Primary Industries since 1997. He has extensive research experience in Australia, China and New Zealand.  He has established and led large research teams across organisations working on national and international issues, such as soil acidity, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and soil organic carbon sequestration, adding major value to public goods and making significant contributions to the scientific literature and communities. His research work published widely in scientific journals, conferences and organisation websites across a wide range of research areas in pasture agronomy, crop and pasture management, pasture species evaluation, acid soil management, nitrous oxide emissions.

Qualifications

  • BAgrSc – Gansu Agricultural University, China, 1982
  • MAgrSc – Gansu Agricultural University, China, 1985
  • PhD in Plant Science – Massey University, New Zealand, 1997

Current Research Projects

  • Low methane emission pastures and increased red meat production to achieve CN30 (MLA/MDC 2022-2027)
  • High performance pasture mixes for acidic soils to boost red meat production and increase soil carbon sequestration (MLA/MDC 2022-2027)

Professional Links

  • Member of Australian Society of Soil Science
  • Member of Australian Society of Agronomy
  • Adjunct Professor – Charles Sturt University, Australia
  • Adjunct Professor – Gansu Agricultural University, China

Recent publications

  • Li GD, Schwenke GD, Hayes RC, Lowrie AJ, Lowrie RJ, Price A (2022) Perennial pastures reduce nitrous oxide emissions in mixed farming systems in a semi-arid environment. Science of the Total Environments 834, 155304.
  • Hayes RC, Condon JR, Li GD (2022) The role of liming in improving soil health. In 'Improving soil health'. (Ed. W Horwath) pp. 1-39. (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing: Cambridge, UK)
  • Hayes RC, Newell MT, Swan AD, Peoples MB, Pembleton KG, Li GD (2022) Consequences of changing spatial configuration at sowing in the transitions between crop and pasture phases. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 208, 394-412.
  • Hayes RC, Rohan M, Li GD, Orgill SE, Poile GJ, Oates AA, Conyers MK (2022) The nature of spatial variability of four soil chemical properties and the implications for soil sampling. Journal of Soils and Sediments 22, 3006-3017.
  • Newell MT, Haling RE, Hayes RC, Stefanski A, Li GD, Simpson RJ (2022) Hard seed breakdown patterns of serradella (Ornithopus spp.) in two contrasting environments of south-eastern Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, Online.
  • Weng Z, Li GD, Sale P, Tang C (2022) Application of calcium nitrate with phosphorus promotes rhizosphere alkalization in acid subsoil. European Journal of Soil Science 73, e13153.
  • Zhao C, Li GD, Li Q, Zhou D (2022) Effects of Mowing Frequency on Biomass Allocation and Yield of Leymus chinensis. Rangeland Ecology and Management 83, 102-111.
  • Butterly CR, Costello B, Lauricella D, Sale P, Li GD, Tang C (2021) Alkalinity movement down acid soil columns was faster when lime and plant residues were combined than when either was applied separately. European Journal of Soil Science 72, 313-325.
  • Butterly CR, Wang XJ, Sale P, Li GD, Tang CX (2021) Liming effect of non-legume residues promotes the biological amelioration of soil acidity via nitrate uptake. Plant and Soil 464, 63-73.
  • Condon J, Burns H, Li GD (2021) The extent, significance and amelioration of subsurface acidity in southern New South Wales, Australia. Soil Research 59, 1-11.
  • Hayes RC, Gupta VVSR, Li GD, Peoples MB, Rawnsley RP, Pembleton KG (2021a) Contrasting soil microbial abundance and diversity on and between pasture drill rows in the third growing season after sowing. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 36, 163-172.
  • Hayes RC, Newell MT, Pembleton KG, Peoples MB, Li GD (2021) Sowing configuration affects competition and persistence of lucerne (Medicago sativa) in mixed pasture swards. Crop and Pasture Science 72, 707-722.
  • Lauricella D, Butterly CR, Weng Z, Clark GJ, Sale PWG, Li G, Tang C (2021) Impact of novel materials on alkalinity movement down acid soil profiles when combined with lime. Journal of Soils and Sediments 21, 52-62.
  • Lauricella D, Weng Z, Clark GJ, Butterly CR, Li GD, Gazey C, Sale PWG, Tang CX (2021) Biochars and their feedstocks differ in their short-term effects in ameliorating acid soils grown with aluminium-sensitive wheat. Journal of Soils and Sediments 21, 2805-2816.
  • Li GD, Schwenke GD, Hayes RC, Lowrie AJ, Lowrie RJ, Poile GJ, Oates AA, Xu BB, Rohan M (2021) Can legume species, crop residue management or no-till mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from a legume-wheat crop rotation in a semi-arid environment? Soil and Tillage Research 209, 104910.
  • Norton MR, Li GD, Xu BB, Price A, Tyndall P, Hayes RC (2021) Differences in dehydration tolerance affect survival of white clover (Trifolium repens) and lucerne (Medicago sativa) during a drying cycle. Crop and Pasture Science 72, 723-730.
  • Song YT, Li GD, Lowrie R (2021) Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus resorption improves wheat grain yield in rotation with legume crops in south-eastern Australia. Soil and Tillage Research 209, 104978.
  • Weng Z, Butterly CR, Sale P, Li GD, Tang C (2021) Combined nitrate and phosphorus application promotes rhizosphere alkalization and nitrogen uptake by wheat but not canola in acid subsoils. Journal of Soils and Sediments 21, 2995-3006.
  • Hayes RC, Li GD, Rawnsley RP, Pembleton KG, Corkrey R, Peoples MB (2020) The legacy of pasture drill rows on soil chemical characteristics and subsequent wheat production. Plant and Soil 455, 319-337.
  • Lauricella D, Butterly CR, Clark GJ, Sale PWG, Li GD, Tang CX (2020) Effectiveness of innovative organic amendments in acid soils depends on their ability to supply P and alleviate Al and Mn toxicity in plants. Journal of Soils and Sediments 20, 3951-3962.
  • Li GD, Conyers MK, Helyar KR, Lisle CJ, Poile GJ, Cullis BR (2019) Long-term surface application of lime ameliorates subsurface soil acidity in the mixed farming zone of south-eastern Australia. Geoderma 338, 236-246.

Contact details

Location: Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute
Mobile: 0407 906 387
Email: guangdi.li@dpi.nsw.gov.au
ORCiD: 0000-0002-4841-3803
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