I'm a Crop Physiologist who has worked at ADAS for 18 years and lead the ADAS Crop Physiology team. I'm based at ADAS High Mowthorpe in North Yorkshire. Prior to this I worked as a post-doctoral researcher in crop science at Nottingham University. The main aim of my work is to improve performance and reduce pollution of cropping systems through an understanding of crop physiology, plant breeding and agronomy. My goal is to produce sound practical advice for the farming industry which is based on rigorous and high quality research. My projects engage with a wide range of audiences including farmers, agronomists, policy makers and scientists. Important areas of my research include; increasing crop yields sustainably, optimising nitrogen nutrition of crops, exploitation of precision farming technologies, lodging control & plant growth regulation and development of reliable pest thresholds. I work on a wide range of crops including all cereals, oilseed rape and forage in the UK and overseas (USA, Ireland, China, Mexico).
