My role
I have been working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Land Management Group at Murdoch University’s Centre for Crop and Food Innovation since January 2024.
My work at Murdoch focuses on soil constraints — including sodicity, poor water and nutrient retention, and soil compaction — across a range of soil types (sandy, duplex, compacted, and heavy soils) and climates, from low- to medium-rainfall regions.
Through field-based research and experimentation across Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, I work to develop sustainable, practical solutions to these constraints for growers.
My background
I completed my PhD in Agricultural Science at Murdoch University in 2023.
Following this, I worked with the DPIRD Northam team on the WA Sodic Soils Project, investigating sodicity levels across a range of regions in Western Australia.
Since early 2024, I have been a Postdoctoral Fellow at Murdoch University, working across several projects covering topics such as future carbon solutions, drought resilience, and amelioration of sub-soil constraints.
Projects
Evaluating Novel Approaches for Drought Resilience Through Capitalising on an Established Network of Long-Term Trials (2024-2028, current)
Capitalising on Six Multi-State Established Field Trials for Ameliorating (Sub) Soil Constraints (2024-2027, current)
New Farming Methods to Sequester Soil Carbon (completed)
Key expertise
Qualifications
PhD in Agricultural Science, Murdoch University (2023)
MSc (Hons) in Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (2016)
BSc (Hons), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (2014)