Contact Details
| Organization: | Agriculture and Food Systems |
| Position: | Honorary (Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/staff/young.html |
| Work: | 03 5833 9251 |
| Fax: | 03 58339201 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | Lecture Theatre A |
| Campus: | ILFR - Dookie Campus |
Biography
Dr. Ken Young is based at Dookie - a rural campus of the University of Melbourne in the Goulburn Valley. The valley is considered the food bowl of the Australia being close to all the major Australian commodities such as perennial fruit crops, winter rainfed annual cropping (cereals, oilseeds and pulses), and irrigated and rainfed grazing industries.
His interests lie in spatial management of nutrients and crops, seed ecology, weed management, organic / sustainable agricultural systems and adoption of new technologies (e.g. genetically modified organisms and precision agriculture).
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| seed ecology, spatial management of nutrients and plants | sustainable cropping systems | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Iowa State University | Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training |
| Denmark | Danish Ministry of Agriculture | Exchange, Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Applied Science | The University of Queensland | 31-Dec-1983 | |
| Master of Agricultural Science | La Trobe University | 31-Dec-1997 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-2002 | |
| University Teaching | University of Melbourne | 01-Aug-2006 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Weed Society of Victoria | General member | 07-Feb-1994 | |
| Member | Weed Science Society of America | General member | 11-Feb-1997 | |
| Member | European Weed Research Society | General member | 12-Feb-1997 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Soil and Water Sciences not elsewhere classified (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300199)
- Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300204)
- Agronomy (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300205)
- Plant Growth and Development (HORTICULTURE) (300302)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320501)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Oilseeds (FIELD CROPS) (620105)
- Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified (HORTICULTURAL CROPS) (620299)
- Field crops (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620501)
- Other (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630299)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Control of pests and exotic species (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770804)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Development of Innovative Tomato Management Practices to Improve Soil-Health and Productivity | Chief Investigator | HORTICULTURE AUSTRALIA LTD | Research Grants | 05/09/2005 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.