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Dr Rabi Misra

Name :	Dr Rabi Misra
Position :	Lecturer
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office :	Z425
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2805
Extension :	2805
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc Orissa MSc, PhD IndianAgResearchIns PhD Adelaide

Home Page : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-2003-2012
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Professional Memberships

Editorial Advisory Board member of Soil & Tillage Research Journal

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc.
Member of International Soil Science Society
Member of International Soil and Tillage Research Organisation

Research Interests

Modelling of plant and soil processes
Optimisation of water and nutrient use
Soil root interactions
Soil compaction, erosion and tillage

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Azam, G., Grant, C.D., Nuberg, I.K., Murray, R.S. and Misra, R.K. 2012. Establishing woody perennials on hostile soils in arid and semi-arid regions – A review. Plant and Soil 360: 55-76. (IF = 2.733)

Padhi, J., Misra, R.K. and Payero, J.O. 2012. Estimation of soil water deficit in an irrigated cotton field with infrared thermography. Field Crops Research 126: 45–55.(IF = 2.474)

Padhi, J. and Misra, R.K. 2011. Sensitivity of EM38 in determining soil water distribution in an irrigated wheat field. Soil and Tillage Research 117: 93-102. (IF = 2.425)

Misra, R.K., Padhi, J. and Payero, J.O. 2011. A calibration procedure for load cells to improve accuracy of mini-lysimeters in monitoring evapotranspiration. Journal of Hydrology 406: 113-118. (IF = 2.656)

Rose, C.W., Yu, B., Misra, R.K., Coughlan, K. and Fentie, B. 2011. The Griffith University Erosion System Template (GUEST). In: Handbook of Erosion Modelling (Morgan, R.P.C. and Nearing, M.A., eds.), Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, pp. 195-222.

Misra, R.K., Patel, J.H. and Baxi, V.R. 2010. Reuse potential of laundry greywater for irrigation based on growth, water and nutrient use of tomato. Journal of Hydrology 386: 95–102. (IF = 2.656)

Misra, R.K. and Sivongxay, A. 2009. Reuse of laundry greywater as affected by its interaction with saturated soil. Journal of Hydrology 366: 55-61. (IF = 2.656)

Most notable :

Misra, R.K., Dexter, A.R. and Alston, A.M. 1986. Maximum axial and radial growth pressures of plant roots. Plant and Soil 95, 315-326. (52 citations, IF = 2.733)

Misra, R.K., Turnbull, C.R.A., Cromer, R.N., Gibbons, A.K., and LaSala, A.V. 1998. Below-and above-ground growth of Eucalyptus nitens in a young plantation. I. Biomass. Forest Ecology and Management 106, 283-293. (43 citations, IF = 2.487)

Misra, R.K. and Gibbons, A.K. 1996. Growth and morphology of eucalypt seedling-roots, in relation to soil strength arising from compaction. Plant and Soil 182, 1-11. (43 citations, IF = 2.733)

Misra, R.K., Dexter, A.R. and Alston, A.M. 1986. Penetration of soil aggregates of finite size. II. Plant roots. Plant and Soil 94, 59-85. (34 citations, IF = 2.733)

Misra, R.K. and Rose, C.W. 1996. Application and sensitivity analysis of process-based erosion model GUEST. European Journal of Soil Science 47, 593-604. (29 citations, IF = 2.340)

Zou, C., Penfold, C., Sands, R., Misra, R.K. and Hudson, I. 2001. Effects of soil air-filled porosity, soil matric potential and soil strength on primary root growth of radiata pine seedlings. Plant and Soil 236, 105-115. (37 citations, IF = 2.733)

Misra, R.K. and Rose, C.W. 1995. An examination of the relationship between erodibility parameters and soil strength. Australian Journal of Soil Research 33, 715-732. (26 citations, IF = 1.530)

Misra, R.K., Alston, A.M. and Dexter, A.R. 1988. Root growth and phosphorus uptake in relation to the size and strength of soil aggregates. I. Experimental studies. Soil & Tillage Research 11, 103-116. (21 citations, IF = 2.425)

Misra, R.K., Alston, A.M. and Dexter, A.R. 1988. Role of root hairs in phosphorus depletion from a macrostructured soil. Plant and Soil 107, 11-18. (15 citations, IF = 2.733)

Tripathi, R.P., Kushwaha, H.S. and Misra, R.K. 1986. Irrigation requirements of rice under shallow water table conditions. Agricultural Water Management 12, 127-136. (18 citations, IF = 1.998)

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

AGR2301 Agricultural Science
AGR2902 Field Practice
AGR3304 Soil Science
AGR3903 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 2
ENG2002 Technology, Sustainability and Society
ENV2201 Land Studies

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 20 years