Jim Pratley
Jim is Strategic Research Professor of Agriculture at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. He was the Foundation Dean of Science and Agriculture at CSU for 16 years. His research career commenced with doctoral studies at the University of NSW studying plant and soil factors affecting the selenium nutrition of grazing livestock. Jim has devoted attention to long term studies of tillage systems and in recent times his activities have been extended to include research into herbicide resistance and to allelopathy of weeds and crops. His resistance work identified the first worldwide incidence of evolved resistance to the herbicide Roundup. Jim has published three books, more than 90 refereed research papers, 22 book chapters and over 90 conference papers.
Awards: In 2008 - the Molisch Award from the International Allelopathy Society for research excellence in the field of allelopathy.
In 2010 - the Council of Weed Societies (CAWS) medal for leadership in weed science
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He has been a member of the Boards of:
CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity,
CRC for Sustainable Rice Production,
CRC for Weed Management Systems and
CRC for Viticulture
He is a member of the NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ministerial Advisory Council, a Member of the Research Committee of the Australian Farm Institute, Member of the National Committee on Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Australian Academy of Science), Member of the expert panel of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) and Secretary of the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture.
In 2013 he produced a Ministerial Review into Agricultural Education and Training in NSW
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