Prof Robert Lawn ~ Adjunct Professor

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Prof Robert Lawn Prof Robert Lawn Adjunct Professor Terrestrial Ecology James Cook University Web +61747815763 work

Bob Lawn has >50 years’ experience in tropical crop improvement and sustainable tropical agriculture, and has published >280 scientific articles on these topics. During the period 1995-2015, he was Professor of Tropical Crop Science (P/T) at JCU. He was also Director of the CRC for Sustainable Sugar Production 1994-2003 and, before that, led the CSIRO Tropical Crops Program. Bob’s main research focus has been the physiological basis of genotype x environment interaction in crop plants and the implications for agronomy and breeding, with particular emphasis on tropical grain legumes and sugarcane. His primary environmental focus has been climate (photoperiod, temperature, water, radiation). He has worked on many projects for various national and international agencies in Asia, including in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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