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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
9521
World Ranking
2019
National Ranking
162

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Carbon dioxide

Roger M. Gifford spends much of his time researching Carbon dioxide, Agronomy, Botany, Ecophysiology and Stomatal conductance. His work deals with themes such as Sunflower, Horticulture, Organic matter and Nutrient, which intersect with Carbon dioxide. In his study, Photosynthesis and Respiration is inextricably linked to Dry weight, which falls within the broad field of Sunflower.

His Crop and Crop yield study are his primary interests in Agronomy. Botany is closely attributed to Animal science in his research. His studies examine the connections between Stomatal conductance and genetics, as well as such issues in Transpiration, with regards to Field capacity.

His most cited work include:

  • Stomatal Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide and Humidity A Comparison of Two C3 and Two C4 Grass Species (307 citations)
  • Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A comment on: Food for Thought... by Long et al., Science 312: 1918-1921, 2006 (273 citations)
  • Whole plant respiration and photosynthesis of wheat under increased CO2 concentration and temperature: long‐term vs. short‐term distinctions for modelling (221 citations)

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

Agronomy, Carbon dioxide, Botany, Pasture and Ecology are his primary areas of study. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Soil water, Soil carbon, Ecophysiology and Pinus radiata. His Soil carbon research incorporates themes from Soil organic matter and Soil horizon.

Roger M. Gifford has included themes like Sunflower, Organic matter, Plant physiology, Nutrient cycle and Poaceae in his Carbon dioxide study. His Botany research integrates issues from Nutrient, Phalaris aquatica and Animal science. His Photosynthesis research includes themes of Dry weight and Acclimatization.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (54.67%)
  • Carbon dioxide (28.00%)
  • Botany (28.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2015)?

  • Agronomy (54.67%)
  • Pasture (28.00%)
  • Soil carbon (17.33%)

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

Roger M. Gifford mostly deals with Agronomy, Pasture, Soil carbon, Pinus radiata and Themeda triandra. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil organic matter, Soil water and Climate change. The various areas that Roger M. Gifford examines in his Climate change study include Monoculture, Root length, Primary production and Root growth.

His Pasture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil core, Grassland, Grazing and Animal science. Roger M. Gifford has researched Soil carbon in several fields, including Soil test, Nitrogen cycle, Litter, Afforestation and Soil horizon. His research integrates issues of Agroforestry, Tree planting, Ecosystem and Temperate climate in his study of Pinus radiata.

Between 2006 and 2015, his most popular works were:

  • Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A comment on: Food for Thought... by Long et al., Science 312: 1918-1921, 2006 (273 citations)
  • The change of soil carbon stocks and fine root dynamics after land use change from a native pasture to a pine plantation (86 citations)
  • The change of soil carbon stocks and fine root dynamics after land use change from a native pasture to a pine plantation (86 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Roger M. Gifford focuses on Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil test, Pasture and Pinus radiata. In most of his Agronomy studies, his work intersects topics such as Ecology. The Crop yield and Co2 concentration research he does as part of his general Ecology study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Food supply, Confusion and Econometrics, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

Food supply overlaps with fields such as Climate change and Crop in his research. His studies deal with areas such as Soil horizon, Afforestation, Litter and Themeda triandra as well as Soil carbon.

Best Publications

  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS, CARBON PARTITIONING, AND YIELD

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  • The effect of elevated CO2 on the chemical composition and construction costs of leaves of 27 C3 species

    H. Poorter;Y. Van Berkel;R. Baxter;J. Den Hertog

  • Crop Productivity and Photoassimilate Partitioning

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  • Stomatal Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide and Humidity A Comparison of Two C3 and Two C4 Grass Species

    James I. L. Morison;Roger M. Gifford

  • Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A comment on: Food for Thought... by Long et al., Science 312: 1918-1921, 2006

    Francesco N. Tubiello;Francesco N. Tubiello;Jeffrey S. Amthor;Kenneth J. Boote;Marcello Donatelli

  • Plant respiration in productivity models: conceptualisation, representation and issues for global terrestrial carbon-cycle research.

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  • Whole plant respiration and photosynthesis of wheat under increased CO2 concentration and temperature: long‐term vs. short‐term distinctions for modelling

    Roger M. Gifford

  • The effects of elevated [CO2] on the C:N and C:P mass ratios of plant tissues.

    Roger M. Gifford;Damian J. Barrett;Jason L. Lutze

  • Soil carbon stocks and bulk density: spatial or cumulative mass coordinates as a basis of expression?

    Roger M. Gifford;Roger M. Gifford;Michael L. Roderick;Michael L. Roderick

  • Plant Growth and Water Use With Limited Water Supply in High CO2 Concentrations. I. Leaf Area, Water Use and Transpiration

    J. I. L. Morison;R. M. Gifford

  • Physiological influences on carbon isotope discrimination in huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii).

    Robert Francey;Roger Gifford;Tom Sharkey;B Weir

  • Saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink

    Josep G. Canadell;Diane E. Pataki;Roger Gifford;Richard A. Houghton

  • Does elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration inhibit mitochondrial respiration in green plants

    Bert G. Drake;J. Azcon-Bieto;J. Berry;J. Bunce

  • Plant Growth and Water Use With Limited Water Supply in High CO2 Concentrations. II. Plant Dry Weight, Partitioning and Water Use Efficiency

    J. I. L. Morison;R. M. Gifford

  • Growth and Yield of CO2-Enriched Wheat Under Water-Limited Conditions

    Roger M. Gifford

  • Respiration of crop species under CO2 enrichment

    Roger M. Gifford;Hans Lambers;James I. L. Morison

  • The change of soil carbon stocks and fine root dynamics after land use change from a native pasture to a pine plantation

    Lanbin B. Guo;Lanbin B. Guo;Mengben Wang;Roger M. Gifford;Roger M. Gifford

  • Integration of photosynthetic acclimation to CO2 at the whole‐plant level

    David W. Wolfe;Roger M. Gifford;David Hilbert;Yiqi. Luo

  • A problem for biodiversity-productivity studies: how to compare the productivity of multispecific plant mixtures to that of monocultures?

    Eric Garnier;Marie-Laure Navas;Michael P. Austin;Julianne M. Lilley

  • A comment on the quantitative significance of aerobic methane release by plants.

    Miko U. F. Kirschbaum;Miko U. F. Kirschbaum;Dan Bruhn;Dan Bruhn;David M. Etheridge;John R. Evans;John R. Evans

  • Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with Growth-Limiting Environmental Factors in Vegetation Productivity: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

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  • Soil water content under plants at high CO2 concentration and interactions with the direct CO2 effects: a species comparison

    A. B. Samarakoon;R. M. Gifford

  • Accumulation and Conversion of Sugars by Developing Wheat Grains : VI. Gradients Along the Transport Pathway from the Peduncle to the Endosperm Cavity during Grain Filling.

    Donald B. Fisher;Roger M. Gifford

  • Photosynthetic Acclimation in Pea and Soybean to High Atmospheric CO2 Partial Pressure

    Da-Quan Xu;Roger M. Gifford;W. S. Chow

  • Elevated CO2 Improves the Growth of Wheat Under Salinity

    ME Nicolas;Rana Munns;AB Samarakoon;RM Gifford

  • Accumulation and Conversion of Sugars by Developing Wheat Grains: VII. Effect of Changes in Sieve Tube and Endosperm Cavity Sap Concentrations on the Grain Filling Rate

    Donald B. Fisher;Roger M. Gifford

Frequent Co-Authors

Damian Barrett
Damian Barrett Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Miko U. F. Kirschbaum
Miko U. F. Kirschbaum Landcare Research
John R. Evans
John R. Evans Australian National University
James I.L. Morison
James I.L. Morison Forestry Commission England
Graham D. Farquhar
Graham D. Farquhar Australian National University
Mike P. Austin
Mike P. Austin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mark Howden
Mark Howden Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael L. Roderick
Michael L. Roderick Australian National University
Eric Garnier
Eric Garnier University of Montpellier
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia

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