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Surya Dhakal
Technical Officer, DPIRD
+61 (8) 9956 8544
My role
I’m a technical officer with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), based at Geraldton.
I’m currently working across multiple industry-funded soil science and crop protection research projects.
My background
I have been working as a technical officer with DPIRD since 2023. Prior to this role, I worked as field surveillance officer in the biosecurity response team for one year.
My interests are in crop protection and soil science.
Projects
- Integrating Long Coleoptile Wheat into Australian Farming Systems Through an Integrated Understanding of Genetics, Management and Environment (CSP2212-007RTX)
- Geo-spatial Analytics to Predict the Impact of Residual Herbicides on Establishment and Yield (DPI2306-013 RTX)
- Soil Water and Nutrition (SWAN) Collaboration: Transforming Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in WA Grain Production (DAW2407-001SPX)
- Sclerotinia Management for Narrow Leaf Lupin Crops in Western Australian Farming Systems (DAW2104-002RTX) (previous)
Key expertise
Disease and insect identification in crop, data analysis using Genstat and RStudio, tissue culture, mushroom cultivation
Qualifications
MSc Dryland Agriculture, Curtin University
BSc Agriculture, Tribhuvan University