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Dr Rabi Misra

Name :	Dr Rabi Misra
Position :	Research Fellow
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Agriculture, 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

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 :

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.

Brodie, I.M. and Misra, R.K. 2009. Evaluation of greenwaste mulch to control runoff quality from landfill sites during frequent storms. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 201:75-85.

Misra, R.K. and Sands, P.J. 2006. Modelling of soil fragmentation dynamics. Proceedings of ISTRO 17: Sustainability - its Impact on Soil Management and Environment, International Soil Tillage Research Organisation 17th Triennial Conference, 28 August-3 September 2006, Kiel, Germany, pp 82-87.

Most notable :

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.

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.

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.

Misra, R.K. 1994. Assessment of errors in nutrient analyses of roots. Australian Journal of Soil Research 32, 1275-1286.

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.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

AGR2301 Agricultural Science
AGR2902 Field Practice
AGR3304 Soil Science
AGR3903 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 2
ENV2201 Land Studies

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years