World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Anthony J. Parsons

Anthony J. Parsons

Award Badge
Plant Science and Agronomy
New Zealand
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
9752
World Ranking
1383
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agronomy

His main research concerns Agronomy, Grazing, Lolium perenne, Pasture and Perennial plant. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photosynthesis, Canopy photosynthesis, Herbivore, Respiration and Hectare. His study in Grazing is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Irrigation management and Greenhouse gas.

Anthony J. Parsons interconnects Endophyte, Cultivar and Trifolium repens in the investigation of issues within Lolium perenne. His Pasture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Agroforestry, Environmental management system, Irrigation, Agriculture and Foraging. His studies in Perennial plant integrate themes in fields like Stocking, Intake rate, Tiller and Biting.

His most cited work include:

  • Diet preference of sheep: effects of recent diet, physiological state and species abundance (285 citations)
  • Use of a model to optimize the interaction between frequency and severity of intermittent defoliation and to provide a fundamental comparison of the continuous and intermittent defoliation of grass (186 citations)
  • The physiology of grass production under grazing. II. Photosynthesis, crop growth and animal intake of continuously-grazed swards. (177 citations)

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

Anthony J. Parsons focuses on Agronomy, Grazing, Lolium perenne, Pasture and Ecology. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis and Canopy photosynthesis. His Grazing research incorporates themes from Perennial plant, Stocking, Animal science, Herbivore and Forage.

The Lolium perenne study combines topics in areas such as Endophyte and Trifolium repens. His Pasture research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil organic matter, Nutrient, Foraging and Carbon cycle. In general Ecology, his work in Grassland, Abundance and Ecology is often linked to Generalist and specialist species and Spatial variability linking many areas of study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (59.26%)
  • Grazing (51.85%)
  • Lolium perenne (29.63%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2012)?

  • Agronomy (59.26%)
  • Botany (16.67%)
  • Pasture (24.07%)

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

Anthony J. Parsons mostly deals with Agronomy, Botany, Pasture, Endophyte and Lolium perenne. Anthony J. Parsons conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Agronomy and Composition through his research. The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil organic matter, Soil carbon, Grazing and Soil retrogression and degradation in addition to Pasture.

His studies deal with areas such as Mycorrhiza, Cultivar and Herbivore as well as Endophyte. His Herbivore research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Perennial plant, Ergovaline and Insect. In the subject of general Lolium perenne, his work in Neotyphodium is often linked to Metabolomics, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Between 2007 and 2012, his most popular works were:

  • DairyMod and EcoMod: biophysical pasture-simulation models for Australia and New Zealand (150 citations)
  • Metabolic Profiles of Lolium perenne Are Differentially Affected by Nitrogen Supply, Carbohydrate Content, and Fungal Endophyte Infection (138 citations)
  • Past lessons and future prospects: plant breeding for yield and persistence in cool-temperate pastures (98 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agroforestry, Agronomy, Lolium perenne, Botany and Neotyphodium. His research integrates issues of Environmental management system, Irrigation, Agriculture, Pasture and Greenhouse gas in his study of Agroforestry. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Forage and Glomeromycota.

Anthony J. Parsons combines subjects such as Endophyte and Mycorrhiza with his study of Lolium perenne. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Mannitol, Food science and Nutrient. His study on Neotyphodium is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Cultivar.

Best Publications

  • Diet preference of sheep: effects of recent diet, physiological state and species abundance

    A. J. Parsons;J. A. Newman;P. D. Penning;A. Harvey

  • The physiology of grass production under grazing. II. Photosynthesis, crop growth and animal intake of continuously-grazed swards.

    Parsons Aj;Leafe El;Collett B;Penning Pd

  • Intake and behaviour responses by sheep to changes in sward characteristics under continuous stocking

    P. D. Penning;A. J. Parsons;R. J. Orr;T. T. Treacher

  • High nitrogen supply and carbohydrate content reduce fungal endophyte and alkaloid concentration in Lolium perenne

    Susanne Rasmussen;Anthony J. Parsons;Shalome Bassett;Michael J. Christensen

  • ANALYSIS OF THE COEXISTENCE MECHANISMS FOR GRASSES AND LEGUMES IN GRAZING SYSTEMS

    S. Schwinning;A. J. Parsons

  • DairyMod and EcoMod: biophysical pasture-simulation models for Australia and New Zealand

    I. R. Johnson;D. F. Chapman;V. O. Snow;R. J. Eckard

  • The effect of the duration of regrowth on photosynthesis, leaf death and the average rate of growth in a rotationally grazed sward

    A. J. Parsons;P. D. Penning

  • The Physiology of Grass Production Under Grazing. I. Characteristics of Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis of Continuously-Grazed Swards

    A. J. Parsons;E. L. Leafe;B. Collett;W. Stiles

  • Metabolic Profiles of Lolium perenne Are Differentially Affected by Nitrogen Supply, Carbohydrate Content, and Fungal Endophyte Infection

    Susanne Rasmussen;Anthony J. Parsons;Karl Fraser;Hong Xue

  • Use of a model to optimize the interaction between frequency and severity of intermittent defoliation and to provide a fundamental comparison of the continuous and intermittent defoliation of grass

    A. J. Parsons;I. R. Johnson;A. Harvey

  • Fasting affects intake behaviour and diet preference of grazing sheep

    J.A. Newman;P.D. Penning;A.J. Parsons;A. Harvey

  • The effects of season and management on the growth of grass swards

    A. J. Parsons

  • Optimal diet selection by a generalist grazing herbivore

    J. A. Newman;A. J. Parsons;J. H. M. Thornley;P. D. Penning

  • A mechanistic model of some physical determinants of intake rate and diet selection in a two-species temperate grassland sward.

    A. J. Parsons;J. H. M. Thornley;J. Newman;P. D. Penning

  • Past lessons and future prospects: plant breeding for yield and persistence in cool-temperate pastures

    A. J. Parsons;G. R. Edwards;P. C. D. Newton;D. F. Chapman

  • Impacts of spatial patterns in pasture on animal grazing behavior, intake, and performance

    D. F. Chapman;A. J. Parsons;G. P. Cosgrove;D. J. Barker

  • The effects of group size on grazing time in sheep

    P.D. Penning;A.J. Parsons;J.A. Newman;R.J. Orr

  • Not all sheep prefer clover : diet selection revisited

    J. A. Newman;A. J. Parsons;A. Harvey

  • Intake and behaviour responses by sheep to changes in sward characteristics under rotational grazing

    P. D. Penning;A. J. Parsons;R. J. Orr;G. E. Hooper

  • Effects of elevated CO2, nitrogen and fungal endophyte-infection on tall fescue: growth, photosynthesis, chemical composition and digestibility

    J. A. Newman;M. L. Abner;R. G. Dado;D. J. Gibson

  • How predictable are aphid population responses to elevated CO2

    J. A. Newman;D. J. Gibson;D. J. Gibson;A. J. Parsons;J. H. M. Thornley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan A. Newman
Jonathan A. Newman Wilfrid Laurier University
J.L. Ellis
J.L. Ellis University of Guelph
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
A. Bannink
A. Bannink Wageningen University & Research
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
David J. Gibson
David J. Gibson Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Gilles Lemaire
Gilles Lemaire INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
John G. Hodgson
John G. Hodgson University of Sheffield
Bertrand Dumont
Bertrand Dumont University of Clermont Auvergne

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Anthony J. Parsons

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles