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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
81
Citations
28019
World Ranking
399
National Ranking
43

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Ecology

Alan Richardson mainly investigates Agronomy, Phosphorus, Soil organic matter, Phytase and Rhizosphere. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil biology, Soil water, Nutrient, Plant nutrition and Phosphate. His work deals with themes such as Environmental chemistry, Soil chemistry and Shoot, Horticulture, which intersect with Phosphorus.

His study in Soil organic matter is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Humus, Ecosystem and Soil fertility. His Phytase research includes themes of Acid phosphatase and Phytic acid, Food science, Aspergillus niger. His Rhizosphere study combines topics in areas such as Botany, Soil classification, Soil pH, Microbial ecology and Microbial inoculant.

His most cited work include:

  • Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms (987 citations)
  • Soil Microorganisms Mediating Phosphorus Availability Update on Microbial Phosphorus (643 citations)
  • Prospects for using soil microorganisms to improve the acquisition of phosphorus by plants (519 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Composite material, Phosphorus, Soil water and Botany. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Agronomy, concentrating on Soil pH and frequently concerns with Microlaena stipoides. The Polypropylene, Compressive strength, Toughness and Durability research Alan Richardson does as part of his general Composite material study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Bond strength, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

His Phosphorus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Shoot, Horticulture, Plant nutrition and Phosphate. Alan Richardson mostly deals with Soil carbon in his studies of Soil water. His work in Botany covers topics such as Rhizosphere which are related to areas like Phytase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (21.63%)
  • Composite material (13.70%)
  • Phosphorus (14.18%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Soil water (13.22%)
  • Agronomy (21.63%)
  • Composite material (13.70%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Soil water, Agronomy, Composite material, Phosphorus and Pasture. He has researched Soil water in several fields, including Fertilizer, Nutrient and Grazing. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Eucalyptus, Soil fertility and Root hair.

His Phosphorus research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dry matter, Botany, Phosphate and Horticulture. His research integrates issues of Ecology, Rhizosphere, Microbial ecology and Soil microbiology in his study of Botany. His Rhizosphere study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nicotiana tabacum and Phytase.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition in an arable soil (218 citations)
  • Evolution of bacterial communities in the wheat crop rhizosphere (143 citations)
  • Determinants of bacterial communities in Canadian agroforestry systems. (96 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Ecology

Ecology, Soil water, Agronomy, Ecosystem and Phosphorus are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Ecology brings together such families of science as Botany and Actinobacteria. His Botany study incorporates themes from Rhizosphere, Microbial ecology and Soil microbiology.

His Soil water research focuses on Grazing and how it relates to Fertilizer and Temperate climate. In his study, Crop residue and Soil pH is strongly linked to Nutrient, which falls under the umbrella field of Agronomy. His work on Phytase as part of general Phosphorus research is frequently linked to Phosphomonoesters, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Best Publications

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  • Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms

    Alan E. Richardson;José-Miguel Barea;Ann M. McNeill;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Soil Microorganisms Mediating Phosphorus Availability Update on Microbial Phosphorus

    Alan E. Richardson;Richard J. Simpson

  • Prospects for using soil microorganisms to improve the acquisition of phosphorus by plants

    Alan E. Richardson

  • Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture

    Alan E. Richardson;Alan E. Richardson;Jonathan P. Lynch;Peter R. Ryan;Emmanuel Delhaize

  • Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition in an arable soil

    Samiran Banerjee;Clive A. Kirkby;Dione Schmutter;Andrew Bissett

  • Plant mechanisms to optimise access to soil phosphorus

    Alan E. Richardson;Peter J. Hocking;Richard J. Simpson;Timothy S. George

  • Stable soil organic matter: A comparison of C:N:P:S ratios in Australian and other world soils

    Clive Kirkby;Clive Kirkby;John Kirkegaard;A.E. Richardson;Leonard Wade

  • Strategies and agronomic interventions to improve the phosphorus-use efficiency of farming systems

    Richard J. Simpson;Astrid Oberson;Richard A. Culvenor;Megan H. Ryan

  • Effects of selected root exudate components on soil bacterial communities.

    Shengjing Shi;Shengjing Shi;Alan E. Richardson;Maureen O'Callaghan;Kristen M. DeAngelis

  • Extracellular secretion of Aspergillus phytase from Arabidopsis roots enables plants to obtain phosphorus from phytate

    Alan E. Richardson;Paul A. Hadobas;Julie E. Hayes

  • Carbon-nutrient stoichiometry to increase soil carbon sequestration

    Clive Kirkby;Clive Kirkby;Alan E. Richardson;Leonard Wade;Graeme Batten

  • Soil microorganisms and phosphorus availability.

    A. E. Richardson;C. E. Pankhurst;B. M. Doube;V. V. S. R. Gupta

  • Nutrient availability limits carbon sequestration in arable soils

    Clive Kirkby;Clive Kirkby;Alan E. Richardson;Leonard Wade;John B. Passioura

  • Determinants of bacterial communities in Canadian agroforestry systems.

    Samiran Banerjee;Samiran Banerjee;Mark Baah-Acheamfour;Cameron N. Carlyle;Andrew Bissett

  • Evolution of bacterial communities in the wheat crop rhizosphere

    Suzanne Donn;John A. Kirkegaard;Geetha Perera;Alan E. Richardson

  • A role for the AtMTP11 gene of Arabidopsis in manganese transport and tolerance

    Emmanuel Delhaize;Benjamin D. Gruber;Jon K. Pittman;Rosemary G. White

  • Utilization of phosphorus by pasture plants supplied with myo-inositol hexaphosphate is enhanced by the presence of soil micro-organisms

    A.E. Richardson;P.A. Hadobas;J.E. Hayes;C.P. O'Hara

  • Impacts of nitrogen and phosphorus: from genomes to natural ecosystems and agriculture

    Maïté S. Guignard;Andrew R. Leitch;Claudia Acquisti;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Soil isolates of Pseudomonas spp. that utilize inositol phosphates

    A. E. Richardson;P. A. Hadobas

  • Components of organic phosphorus in soil extracts that are hydrolysed by phytase and acid phosphatase.

    J. E. Hayes;A. E. Richardson;R. J. Simpson

  • Inositol Phosphates: Linking Agriculture and the Environment

    Benjamin L. Turner;Alan E. Richardson;Edward J. Mullaney

  • Utilization of soil organic phosphorus by higher plants.

    A. E. Richardson;T. S. George;M. Hens;R. J. Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Simpson
Richard J. Simpson La Trobe University
Timothy S. George
Timothy S. George James Hutton Institute
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
Leo M. Condron
Leo M. Condron Lincoln University
Emmanuel Delhaize
Emmanuel Delhaize Australian National University
John A. Kirkegaard
John A. Kirkegaard University of Western Australia
Peter R. Ryan
Peter R. Ryan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter H. Thrall
Peter H. Thrall Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
John A. Jane
John A. Jane University of Virginia Health System

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