The Institute of Agriculture (M082)
- Address
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The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Perth
Western Australia 6009 - Telephone
- (+61 8) 6488 4717
- Fax
- (+61 8) 6488 7354
- Feedback
- Website feedback is welcome
- Office hours
- 8.30am to 5pm
- Location
- G103a, Central Wing, Agriculture Building, on the UWA Crawley campus
Other staff
W/Prof Kadambot H.M. Siddique, FTSE
Chair in Agriculture/Director, Institute of Agriculture/Winthrop Professor
Contact details
| Phone | 6488 7012 |
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| Fax | 6488 7354 |
| ksiddique@fnas.uwa.edu.au |
Key research
- Prof. Siddique has more than 24 years of experience in crop physiology, production agronomy, germplasm enhancement, breeding and industry development of pulse and cereal crops in Australian and overseas and is recognised internationally as a leader in this field. Prof. Siddique has contributed to the establishment and expansion of the pulse industries in Australia over many years. In addition to his research on crop adaptation and production agronomy of pulses and cereals Prof. Siddique has developed and commercially released several chickpea, lentil and lathyrus varieties that have superior yield, quality and disease resistance. Prof. Siddique maintains regular contacts with farmers and industry through his research and membership in various farmer group committees. Prof. Siddique’s significant contribution to his research field can be illustrated by the following achievements:
- He has been instrumental in the establishment of the pulse industries in Western Australia and nationally through the development and release of chickpea, lentil and lathyrus varieties with superior quality and yield, and the enhancement of national co-ordination and linkage in pulse research and industry development.
- He has successfully supervised a number of PhD, Masters and Honours students at The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University and Curtin University of Technology.
- He has attracted a large number of industry funded projects to UWA-CLIMA and DAWA and been closely involved in the development and management of projects (supported by ACIAR and GRDC) in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Canada and USA.
- He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of various international agricultural science journals, and currently Chair the Editorial Advisory Board of the Australia Journal of Agricultural Research. During 1998-2001 Prof. Siddique was a member of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
Major research interests
- Crop physiology, agronomy, farming systems, germplasm enhancement and breeding of cereals, legumes and oil seed crops, climate change adaptation, biofuels
- International project collaboration
- Linkage with farmer groups and industry
- Postgraduate training
Research profile
Assoc/Prof Philip Vercoe
Deputy Director/Animal Production Systems Program Deputy Leader
Contact details
| Phone | 6488 2552 |
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| Fax | 6488 1040 |
| pvercoe@animals.uwa.edu.au |
Major research interests
- Aquaculture genetics
- Feed manipulation
- Rumen microbiology/genetics and molecular biology
Research profile
Ms Pam Townshend
Personal Assistant to Director
Contact details
| Phone | 6488 4717 |
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| Fax | 6488 7354 |
| pam.townshend@uwa.edu.au / ioa@fnas.uwa.edu.au |
Research profile
Ms Erika von Kaschke
Communications Officer
Contact details
| Phone | 6488 3756 |
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| Fax | 6488 7354 |
| erika.vonkaschke@uwa.edu.au |
Research profile
