Adjunct Professor Brian Keating

Chair QAAFI Advisory Board

Adjunct Professor

Centre for Horticultural Science

b.keating@uq.edu.au

Profile

Brian Keating is a graduate of the University of Queensland (B Agr Sc 1st Class Hons 1976 and PhD 1981). Brian’s career has focused on the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems in Australia and sub-Saharan Africa. Brian was a pioneer in the application of simulation models in farming systems research in Africa and Australia. He was a foundation member of the Agricultural Production Systems Unit (APSRU) in 1991 and part of the team who conceived and developed the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) software.

Over the last two decades, Brian has held a number of senior leadership roles in CSIRO, including: Chief of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems (2004-2008), Director of Sustainable Agriculture Flagship (2008-2013) and the member of the CSIRO Executive responsible for Agriculture, Food and Health (2014-2015). Recent international advisory roles have included: Chair of the Science Advisory Panel of AgResearch - New Zealand (2013-2018) and Chair Independent Steering Committee of the CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) (2014-2019).

Brian retired from CSIRO in 2016 and alongside continuing professional engagements, he runs a small horticultural farm in northern NSW. Brian is currently a member of the Methods Advisory Committee for the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Regulator and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, QAAFI.

He was recognised as Distinguished Lecturer and Fellow of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFOST) in 2014. In 2020, he was awarded the Crawford Fund Medal for an Australian who has made lifetime contributions to international agricultural research. In 2022, he is to be honoured with the award of the CM Donald Medal for distinguished lifetime contribution to Australian Agronomy.

Researcher biography

Brian Keating (PhD University of Queensland 1981) is currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland in association with the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). This honorary appointment follows on from a 40 year engagement in agricultural research in Australia and abroad. Brian's career has focused on the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems in Australia and sub-Saharan Africa. He was a pioneer in the application of simulation models in farming systems research in eastern and southern Africa in the 1980's and 90's. Over the last two decades, Brian has held a number of senior leadership roles in CSIRO, including: Chief of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems (2004-2008), Director of Sustainable Agriculture Flagship (2008-2013) and the member of the CSIRO Executive responsible for Agriculture, Food and Health (2014-2015).

Brian served (2010-2015) on the Australian Government's statutory committees responsible for independent advice on the scientific and environmental integrity of greenhouse gas mitigation programs- namely Carbon Farming Initiative (DOIC- Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee) and the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERAC – Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee).

Recent international advisory roles have include Chair of the Science Advisory Panel of AgResearch - New Zealand (2013-2018) and Chair Independent Steering Committee of the CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) (2014-2019). Brian remains a member of the Scientific Advisory Boards of the Irish agricultural research and extension agency, Teagasc and Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). He was recognised as Distinguished Lecturer and Fellow of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFOST) in 2014.

Academic Qualifications

B.Agr.Sc (1st Class Honours) University of Queensland 1976

Ph.D University of Queensland 1981

Career Timeline

PhD Student University of Queensland 1977-80

Research Scientist CSIRO Tropical Crops and Pastures 1981-85

Research Scientist ACIAR/CSIRO/KARI Project Kenya 1985-89

Senior Research Scientist CSIRO Tropical Crops & Pastures 1990-98 Principal Research Scientist CSIRO Tropical Agriculture 1998-2000

Senior Principal Research Scientist CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2000-02

Program Leader, Agricultural Landscapes CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2002-03

Chief Research Scientist / Acting Chief CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2003-04

Deputy Chief - Science Integration CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2004-2006

Chief of Division CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2006 – 2008

Director, Sustainable Agriculture Flagship CSIRO 2008 – 2014

Executive Director, Ag, Food & Health CSIRO 2014 – 2015

Honorary Fellow CSIRO Agriculture & Food 2016 – 2020

Adjunct Professor University of Queensland 2020 - present

Publication Summary Google Scholar reports 260 cited articles (3/4/2020) with 10,999 lifetime citations (4303 since 2015) and a lifetime h-index of 50. View my Google Scholar profile here.

Publications

Book Chapters (5)

Journal Articles (44)

Conference Papers (16)

Research Reports (2)

Book Chapters

Carberry, Peter, Hall, Andy, Pengelly, Bruce, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Roy-Macauley, Harold, Bruce, Caroline, McMillan, Larelle, Keating, Brian, Ndungu, Leah, Kollo, Issoufou Abdourhamane, Njoya, Aboubakar and Ison, Ray (2016). The journey to R4D: an institutional history of the Australia Africa Food Security Initiative. Innovation systems: towards effective strategies in support of smallholder farmers. (pp. 183-201) edited by Niels Roling, Arnold van Huis and Judith Francis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation and Wageningen University and Research Center.

Keating, Brian, Carberry, Peter and Dixon, John (2013). Agricultural intensification and the food security challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. Agro-ecological intensification of agricultural systems in the African highlands. (pp. 20-35) edited by Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet van Asten and Buy Blomme. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Keating, Brian, Carberry, Peter, Thomas, Stephen and Clark, James (2012). Eco-efficient agriculture and climate change: conceptual foundations and frameworks. Eco-efficiency: from vision to reality. (pp. 1-10) edited by Clair Hershey. Cali, Colombia: CIAT.

McCown, R., Keating, B., Carberry, P., Hochman, Z. and Hargreaves, D. (2002). The Co-Evolution of the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) and Its Use in Australian dryland Cropping Research and Farm Management Intervention. Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer. (pp. 1-27) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781420032413.ch8

Carberry, P. S., Littleboy, M. and Keating, B. A. (1998). Evaluation of the status of existing farm production and cropping system models. Farming action, catchment reaction. (pp. 274-292) edited by J. Williams, R.A. Hook and H.L. Gascoigne. Australia: C S I R O Publishing.

Journal Articles

Keating, Brian Anthony (2024). APSIM’s origins and the forces shaping its first 30 years of evolution: A review and reflections. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 44 (3) 24. doi: 10.1007/s13593-024-00959-3

Keating, Brian A. (2020). Crop, soil and farm systems models – science, engineering or snake oil revisited. Agricultural Systems, 184 102903, 102903. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102903

Dixon, J.M., Keating, B.A. and Carberry, P.S. (2019). An Australian contribution to farming systems research in international partnerships. Agricultural Science, 30/31 (2/1), 8-19.

Thornton, Philip K., Whitbread, Anthony, Baedeker, Tobias, Cairns, Jill, Claessens, Lieven, Baethgen, Walter, Bunn, Christian, Friedmann, Michael, Giller, Ken E., Herrero, Mario, Howden, Mark, Kilcline, Kevin, Nangia, Vinay, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Kumar, Shalander, West, Paul C. and Keating, Brian (2018). A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research. Agricultural Systems, 167, 161-175. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2018.09.009

Jones, James W., Antle, John M., Basso, Bruno, Boote, Kenneth J., Conant, Richard T., Foster, Ian, Godfray, H. Charles J., Herrero, Mario, Howitt, Richard E., Janssen, Sander, Keating, Brian A., Munoz-Carpena, Rafael, Porter, Cheryl H., Rosenzweig, Cynthia and Wheeler, Tim R. (2017). Brief history of agricultural systems modeling. Agricultural Systems, 155, 240-254. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.05.014

Ridoutt, Bradley, Baird, Danielle, Bastiaans, Kathryn, Darnell, Ross, Hendrie, Gilly, Riley, Malcolm, Sanguansri, Peerasak, Syrette, Julie, Noakes, Manny and Keating, Brian (2017). Australia's nutritional food balance: situation, outlook and policy implications. Food Security, 9 (2), 211-226. doi: 10.1007/s12571-017-0650-x

Bryan, Brett A., Nolan, Martin, McKellar, Lisa, Connor, Jeffery D., Newth, David, Harwood, Tom, King, Darran, Navarro, Javier, Cai, Yiyong, Gao, Lei, Grundy, Mike, Graham, Paul, Ernst, Andreas, Dunstall, Simon, Stock, Florian, Brinsmead, Thomas, Harman, Ian, Grigg, Nicola J., Battaglia, Michael, Keating, Brian, Wonhas, Alex and Hatfield-Dodds, Steve (2016). Land-use and sustainability under intersecting global change and domestic policy scenarios: Trajectories for Australia to 2050. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions, 38, 130-152. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.03.002

Grundy, Michael J., Bryan, Brett A., Nolan, Martin, Battaglia, Michael, Hatfield-Dodds, Steve, Connor, Jeffery D. and Keating, Brian A. (2016). Scenarios for Australian agricultural production and land use to 2050. Agricultural Systems, 142, 70-83. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2015.11.008

Barlow, S., Kingwell, R., Pratley, J. and Keating, B.A. (2016). Innovation in Australia’s agrifood system. Are Australian Universities ready for the next challenge?. Farm Policy Journal, 13, 15-23.

Keating, Brian A., Herrero, Mario, Carberry, Peter S., Gardner, John and Cole, Martin B. (2014). Food wedges: Framing the global food demand and supply challenge towards 2050. Global Food Security, 3 (3-4), 125-132. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2014.08.004

Ridoutt, B. G., Baird, D. L., Bastiaans, K., Darnell, R., Hendrie, G. A., Riley, M., Sanguansri, P., Syrette, J., Noakes, M. and Keating, B. A. (2014). Short communication: A food-systems approach to assessing dairy product waste. Journal of Dairy Science, 97 (10), 6107-6110. doi: 10.3168/jds.2014-8017

Holzworth, Dean P., Huth, Neil I., deVoil, Peter G., Zurcher, Eric J., Herrmann, Neville I., McLean, Greg, Chenu, Karine, van Oosterom, Erik J., Snow, Val, Murphy, Chris, Moore, Andrew D., Brown, Hamish, Whish, Jeremy P. M., Verrall, Shaun, Fainges, Justin, Bell, Lindsay W., Peake, Allan S., Poulton, Perry L., Hochman, Zvi, Thorburn, Peter J., Gaydon, Donald S., Dalgliesh, Neal P., Rodriguez, Daniel, Cox, Howard, Chapman, Scott, Doherty, Alastair, Teixeira, Edmar, Sharp, Joanna, Cichota, Rogerio ... Keating, Brian A. (2014). APSIM - evolution towards a new generation of agricultural systems simulation. Environmental Modelling and Software, 62, 327-350. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.07.009

Carberry, Peter S., Liang, Wei-li, Twomlow, Stephen, Holzworth, Dean P., Dimes, John P., McClelland, Tim, Huth, Neil I., Chen, Fu, Hochman, Zvi and Keating, Brian A. (2013). Scope for improved eco-efficiency varies among diverse cropping systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (21), 8381-8386. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1208050110

Hajkowicz, Stefan, Negra, Christine, Barnett, Paul, Clark, Megan, Harch, Bronwyn and Keating, Brian (2012). Food price volatility and hunger alleviation - can Cannes work?. Agriculture and Food Security, 1 (8) 8. doi: 10.1186/2048-7010-1-8

Carberry, P. S., Bruce, S. E., Walcott, J. J. and Keating, B. A. (2011). Innovation and productivity in dryland agriculture: a return-risk analysis for Australia. Journal of Agricultural Science, 149, 77-89. doi: 10.1017/s0021859610000973

Keating, B. A. and Carberry, P. S. (2010). Emerging opportunities and challenges for Australian broadacre agriculture. Crop and Pasture Science, 61 (4), 269-278. doi: 10.1071/cp09282

Keating, BA, Carberry, PS, Hammer, GL, Probert, ME, Robertson, MJ, Holzworth, D, Huth, NI, Hargreaves, JNG, Meinke, H, Hochman, Z, McLean, G, Verburg, K, Snow, V, Dimes, JP, Silburn, M, Wang, E, Brown, S, Bristow, KL, Asseng, S, Chapman, S, McCown, RL, Freebairn, DM and Smith, CJ (2003). An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation. European Journal of Agronomy, 18 (3-4), 267-288. doi: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00108-9

Keating, B. A. and McCown, R. L. (2001). Advances in farming systems analysis and intervention. Agricultural Systems, 70 (2-3), 555-579. doi: 10.1016/s0308-521x(01)00059-2

Asseng, S., Dunin, F. X., Fillery, I. R. P., Tennant, D. and Keating, B. A. (2001). Potential deep drainage under wheat crops in a Mediterranean climate. II. Management opportunities to control drainage. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (1), 57-66. doi: 10.1071/ar99187

Asseng, S., Fillery, I. R. P., Dunin, F. X., Keating, B. A. and Meinke, H. (2001). Potential deep drainage under wheat crops in a Mediterranean climate. I. Temporal and spatial variability. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (1), 45-56. doi: 10.1071/ar99186

Lisson, S. N., Robertson, M. J., Keating, B. A. and Muchow, R. C. (2000). Modelling sugarcane production systems - II: Analysis of system performance and methodology issues. Field Crops Research, 68 (1), 31-48. doi: 10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00108-8

Keating, B. A., Robertson, M. J., Muchow, R. C. and Huth, N. I. (1999). Modelling sugarcane production systems I. Development and performance of the sugarcane module. Field Crops Research, 61 (3), 253-271. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4290(98)00167-1

Dunin, F. X., Williams, J., Verburg, K. and Keating, B. A. (1999). Can agricultural management emulate natural ecosystems in recharge control in south eastern Australia?. Agroforestry Systems, 45 (1-3), 343-364. doi: 10.1023/A:1006271805222

Keating, B. A. and Meinke, H. (1998). Assessing exceptional drought with a cropping systems simulator: a case study for grain production in northeast Australia. Agricultural Systems, 57 (3), 315-332. doi: 10.1016/s0308-521x(98)00021-3

Asseng, S., Keating, B. A., Fillery, I. R. P., Gregory, P. J., Bowden, J. W., Turner, N. C., Palta, J. A. and Abrecht, D. G. (1998). Performance of the APSIM-wheat model in Western Australia. Field Crops Research, 57 (2), 163-179. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4290(97)00117-2

Asseng, S., Fillery, I. R. P., Anderson, G. C., Dolling, P. J., Dunin, F. X. and Keating, B.A. (1998). Use of the APSIM wheat model to predict yield, drainage, and NO3- leaching for a deep sand. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 49 (3), 363-378.

Muchow, R. C. and Keating, B. A. (1998). Assessing irrigation requirements in the Ord Sugar Industry using a simulation modelling approach. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 38 (4), 345-354. doi: 10.1071/ea98023

Probert, M. E., Dimes, J. P., Keating, B. A., Dalal, R. C. and Strong, W. M. (1998). APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems. Agricultural Systems, 56 (1), 1-28. doi: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00028-0

Muchow, R. C., Robertson, M. J., Wood, A. W. and Keating, B. A. (1996). Effect of nitrogen on the time-course of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane. Field Crops Research, 47 (2-3), 143-153. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(96)00022-6

Probert, M.E., Keating, B.A., Thompson, J.P. and Parton, W.J. (1995). Modelling water, nitrogen and crop yield for a long-term fallow management experiment. Australian Journal Experimental Agriculture, 35, 941-950.

Angus, J. F., Bowden, J. W. and Keating, B. A. (1993). Modelling nutrient responses in the field. Plant and Soil, 155, 57-66. doi: 10.1007/bf00024984

Keating, B.A. and Carberry, P.S. (1993). Resource capture and use in intercropping - solar-radiation. Field Crops Research, 34 (3-4), 273-301. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(93)90118-7

Watiki, J. M., Fukai, S., Banda, J. A. and Keating, B. A. (1993). Radiation interception and growth of maize/cowpea intercrop as affected by maize plant density and cowpea cultivar. Field Crops Research, 35 (2), 123-133. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(93)90145-D

Keating, B. A. and Wafula, B. M. (1992). Modelling the fully expanded area of maize leaves. Field Crops Research, 29 (2), 163-176. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(92)90085-n

McCown, R. L., Keating, B. A., Probert, M. E. and Jones, R. K. (1992). Strategies for sustainable crop production in semi-arid Africa. Outlook on Agriculture, 21 (1), 21-31. doi: 10.1177/003072709202100105

Lenga, F. K. and Keating, B. A. (1990). Use of thermal time to predict phenology of Kenyan maize germplasm. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 55 (3), 103-123. doi: 10.1080/00128325.1990.11663576

Keating, B. A. and Mott, J. J. (1987). Growth and regeneration of summer-growing pasture legumes on a heavy clay soil in south-eastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 27 (5), 633-641. doi: 10.1071/ea9870633

Keating, B. A. (1986). Influence of salinity on ionic concentration and yield of three tropical grain legumes. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 37 (2), 167-177. doi: 10.1071/ar9860167

Keating, B. A. and Fisher, M. J. (1985). Comparative tolerance of tropical grain legumes to salinity. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 36 (3), 373-383. doi: 10.1071/ar9850373

Keating, B. A., Wilson, G. L. and Evenson, J. P. (1985). Effect of photoperiod on growth and development of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 12 (6), 621-630. doi: 10.1071/pp9850621

Keating, B. A., Evenson, J. P. and Fukai, S. (1982). Environmental effects on growth and development of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) I. Crop development. Field Crops Research, 5 (C), 271-281. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(82)90030-2

Keating, B. A., Evenson, J. P. and Fukai, S. (1982). Environmental effects on growth and development of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) II. Crop growth rate and biomass yield. Field Crops Research, 5 (C), 283-292. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(82)90031-4

Keating B. A., Evenson J. P. and Fukai S. (1982). Environmental effects on growth and development of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) III. Assimilate distribution and storage organ yield. Field Crops Research, 5 (C), 293-303. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(82)90032-6

Keating B.A., Evenson J.P. and Breen A.R. (1981). Estimation of starch and total fermentables content in storage roots of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 32 (10), 997-1004. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.2740321008

Conference Papers

Keating, Brian A. and Thorburn, Peter J. (2018). Modelling crops and cropping systems - evolving purpose, practice and prospects. International Crop Modelling Symposium on Crop Modelling for Agriculture and Food Security under Global Change (iCropM), Berlin, Germany, 2016. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2018.04.007

Keating, Brian A., Carberry, Peter S., Bindraban, Prem S., Asseng, Senthold, Meinke, Holger and Dixon, John (2010). Eco-efficient agriculture: concepts, challenges, and opportunities. CGIAR Science Forum 2009, Wageningen, Netherlands, 16-17 June, 2009. Hoboken, NJ, United States : John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2009.10.0594

Keating, Brian and Carberry, Peter (2010). Sustainable production, food security and supply chain implications. Delivering Food Security through Supply Chain Led Innovations, London, United Kingdom, 7-9 Sept 2010. Association of Applied Biologists.

Lisson, S.N., Inman-Bamber, N.G., Robertson, M.J. and Keating, B.A. (2005). The historical and future contribution of crop physiology and modelling research to sugarcane production systems. International Workshop on Sugarcane Physiology - Integrating from Cell to Crop to Advance Sugarcane Production, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-4 September, 2003. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.010

Keating, Brian A. and Harle, K. (2004). Farming in an ancient land - Australia's journey towards sustainable agriculture. ISCO 2004 - 13th International Soil Conservation Organisation Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, July 2004. Brisbane, QLD: Australian Society of Soil Science and International Erosion Control Association (Australasia).

Keating, B.A., Gaydon, D., Huth, N.I., Probert, M.E., Verburg, K., Smith, C.J. and Bond, W. (2002). Use of modelling to explore the water balance of dryland farming systems in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. 2nd International Symposium on Modeling Cropping Systems, Florence, Italy, 16-18 July, 2001. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/s1161-0301(02)00102-8

Probert, M. E. and Keating, B. A. (2000). What soil constraints should be included in crop and forest models?. Conference on Food and Forestry: Global Change and Global Challenges, Reading, United Kingdom, September 1999. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8809(00)00231-0

Keating, B. A., Kingston, G., Wood, A. W., Berding, N. and Muchow, R. C. (1999). Monitoring nitrogen at the mill to guide N fertilisation practice on farm. Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists,

Carberry, P. S., Adiku, S. G. K., McCown, R. L. and Keating, B. A. (1996). Application of the APSIM cropping systems model to intercropping systems. Dynamics of Roots and Nitrogen in Cropping Systems of the Semi-Arid Tropics, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, 21 - 25 November 1994. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences.

Keating, B. A., Verburg, K., Huth, N. I. and Robertson, M. J. (1996). Nitrogen management in intensive agriculture: sugarcane in Australia. Sugar 2000 Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 – 23 August 1996. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: CSIRO Tropical Agriculture.

Keating, B. A., Bauld, J., Hillier, J., Ellis, R., Weier, K. L., Sunners, F. and Connell, D. (1996). Leaching of nutrients and pesticides to Queensland groundwaters. National Conference on Downstream Effects of Land Use, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 26 - 28 April 1995. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Department of Natural Resources.

Muchow, R. C., Robertson, M. J. and Keating, B. A. (1996). Limits to the Australian sugar industry: climatic and biological factors. Sugar 2000 Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 – 23 August 1996. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: CSIRO Tropical Agriculture.

Probert, M. E., Keating, B. A., Thompson, J. P. and Parton, W. J. (1995). Modelling water, nitrogen, and crop yield for a long-term fallow management experiment. National Workshop on Long-term Experiments, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 12 - 13 October 1994. Collingwood: C S I R O Publications. doi: 10.1071/ea9950941

McCown, R. L., Cox, P. G., Keating, B. A., Hammer, G. L., Carberry, P. S., Probert, M. E. and Freebairn, D. M. (1994). The development of strategies for improved agricultural systems and land-use management. International Workshop on Systems Research Methods in Agriculture in Developing Countries, The Hague, Netherlands, 22-24 November 1994. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-0764-8_5

Keating, B. A., McCown, R. L. and Wafula, B. M. (1993). Adjustment of nitrogen inputs in response to a seasonal forecast in a region of high climatic risk. International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-6 December 1991. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-2842-1_14

Keating, B. A., Godwin, D. C. and Watiki, J. M. (1991). Optimising nitrogen inputs in response to climatic risk. International Symposium On Climatic Risk in Crop Production : Models and Management for the Semiarid Tropics and Subtropics, Brisbane, Australia, 2-6 July 1990. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CAB International.

Research Reports

Eady, Sandra, Grundy, Mike, Battaglia, Mike and Keating, Brian (2009). An analysis of greenhouse gas mitigation and carbon biosequestration opportunities from rural land use. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems St Lucia, QLD, Australia: CSIRO publishing. doi: 10.4225/08/58615c9dd6942

Stirzaker, R., Lefroy, T., Keating, B. A. and Williams, J. (2000). A revolution in land use. Emerging land use systems to address dryland salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin. Dickson, ACT, Australia: CSIRO.

Areas of research

Centre for Horticultural Science