Dr Ian Nuberg

Telephone	+61 8 8521 2729
Position	Senior Lecturer
Email	ian.nuberg@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 7979
Building	Leske
Floor/Room	G 7
Campus	Roseworthy
Org Unit	Animal Science, Agricultural and

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Biography/ Background

After studying agricultural science at University of Sydney I spent 2 years tutoring in botany at Uni of NSW and then a year managing a dairy farm in Gippsland Victoria. This was followed by 5 years at Wollongbar Agricultural Research Centre, NSW Agriculture, working on plant pathology of tropical fruits (particularly avocado) and field crops (particularly maize). After a 3 year journey on bicycle through India (working as volunteer in village agricultural development in Tamil Nadu), Europe and USA, I undertook a PhD with the topic "Appropriate agroforestry interventions for rehabilitating degraded tropical uplands". This involved a year of fieldwork in Sri Lanka and was supported by the Asian Studies Council. Since 1994 I have been lecturing in the B.Agric and B.NRM programs based at Roseworthy Campus and have been enjoying living in Gawler.

Qualifications

B.Sc.Agric.(Hons); M.Sc.Agric.(Sydney); PhD(Melbourne)

Teaching Interests

The main undergraduate courses that I present are the third year courses in 'Agroforestry' and 'Principles and Practice of Communication'. I also coordinate and present in the first year course 'Perspectives on Modern Agriculture' and third year course 'Land Management Systems for the Future'. I also contribute to 'Integrated Catchment Management'

Research Interests

While at University of Adelaide my research interest have been broad, spanning: : agroforestry design and adoption in developing countries, effect of shelter from windbreaks on crop water use and growth,tree water use and groundwater management, water and nutrient use of olives, piggery-effluent use on field crops and olives, bioenergy crops for low rainfall environments, and rural industry development. Access to some of the bioenergy work is through http://www.brs.gov.au/mapserv/biomass/national_init.html

Publications

Research publications in past 5 years:

Yunusa I, Zeppel, M and Nuberg IK (accepted 6 June 2006) How irrigation practices determined fruit yields in Australian olive groves. European Journal of Horticultural Science.

Ellis TW, Hatton TJ and Nuberg IK (2005) An ecological optimality theory to predict deep drainage from tree belts of alley farms in water-limited environments. Agricultural Water Management 75(2): 92-116

Nuberg IK and Yunusa I (2003) Olive water use and yield: monitoring the relationship. RIRDC Publication No.03/048 September 2003. 46p.

Nuberg IK, Mylius SJ, Edwards JM and Davey C (2002) Effect of a windbreak on the yields, wateruse and growth of several crops grown in South Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 42 (6) 781-796

Nuberg IK, Mylius SJ (2002) Effect of shelter on the water use and yield of wheat. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 42 (6) 773 - 780

Cleugh H, Prinsley, R, Bird, PR, Brooks, SJ, Carberry, PS, Crawford, MC, Jackson, TT, Meinke, H, Mylius, SJ, Nuberg, IK, Sudmeyer, RA & Wright, AJ (2002) The Australian National Windbreaks Program: overview and summary of results. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 42 (6) 649-664

Bugg AL, Nuberg IK, Keenan R, Zimmermann LC (2002) Bioenergy Atlas of Australia: an Online Geographic Information System and Decision Support System. JVAP Research Series Update # 5. RIRDC Publication 02/137.

Nuberg IK, Penfold C, Mylius SJ, Pickhaver T (2002) Piggery effluent for high value and/or high nitrogen-using alley farming systems. Australia Pork Limited. 110p.

Taylor PJ, Nuberg IK and Hatton TJ (2001) Enhanced transpiration in response to wind effects at the edge of a blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantation. Tree Physiology 21: 403-408

Conference presentations in past 5 years:

Nuberg IK (2004) Farmer participation in research in the CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity. CRC Association Annual Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide.

Zimmermann LC, Nuberg IK and Juniper J (2003) Industry development and dryland salinity: multiple products, multiple pathways. Conference on Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society �AARES 2003: Dryland Salinity: Economic Issues and Farm, Catchment and Policy Levels�. 11-14 Feb 2003. Perth.

Zimmermann, L. Nuberg, I and Bugg, A (2002) Identification of bio-oils feedstocks: the JVAP/AGO Bioenergy Atlas for Australia. International Workshop on Pyrolysis and Bio-oil: Bio-oil production opportunities for new liquid fuels and chemicals, through research and development, 25 - 26 November 2002, CSIRO Ian Wark Laboratories, Clayton, Victoria.

Nuberg IK and Zimmermann LC (2001) Bioenergy Atlas of Australia. Bioenergy Australia 2001 Conference �Realising the Potential of Bioenergy�. 3-5 Dec 2001, Broadbeach Qld.

Zimmermann L and Nuberg IK (2000) Biomass energy industry cluster development. SEGRA 2000: Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia, 4th National Conference 20-22 Nov 2000, Ballarat Victoria. Central Highlands Area Consultative Committee Inc. / Dept State and Regional Development.

Professional Interests

I am currently Program Leader (Education and Extension) in the Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity. http://www.crcsalinity.com.au/index.php In this role I oversee the CRCs education and extension activities. My interests in the CRC over the past two years have been increasingly towards new extension paradigms particularly through the project 'Promoting salinity solutions through agribusiness'. http://www.crcsalinity.com.au/landmark/index.htm The subject matter of this project is lucerne (which is a long way from my agroforestry interests) but the format - delivering NRM knowledge through the commercial sector - is the exciting element. I am involved with activities to develop wider client networks for CRC outputs; i.e. developing relationships with agribusiness companies, R&D corporations, primary industries departments, farm productivity groups, catchment management authorities and natural resource management agencies and consultants.

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Agriculture and farming
Expertise	Olives and carobs; agroforestry (windbreaks, tree water use, species, alley farming, timber)
Notes	Alt phone: (08) 8303 7958
After hours	(08) 8523 0360

Entry last updated: Sunday, 30 Nov 2008