Professor Michael Bell
Chair in Tropical Agronomy
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
+61 7 54601 140
Building 8117A, Room 209, Gatton campus
Researcher biography
My research career has covered a wide range of topics in plant - soil - environment interactions, with a gradual increasing focus on integration of these components into productive and sustainable farming systems. Key work areas have been (i) Plant/crop responses to environmental stresses - examining interactive effects of temperature and photoperiod on peanut phenology and partitioning; chilling effects on peanut photosynthesis; and effects of water stress and soil mineral N status on legume N fixation; (ii) Plant response to soil biotic and abiotic stresses - studying impacts of crop rotation and management strategies on soil biota and pathogen activity; the effects of soil properties and management practices on Cd accumulation in grain legumes; nutrient requirements of different crop species against a background of declining native fertility reserves; and effects of soil organic matter on structure, nutrient dynamics, pathogen suppression and soil water balance; and (iii) Development of more sustainable management practices and farming systems - work focused on the interaction between management practices, crop productivity, farming system profitability and off site impacts. It includes studying the role of legumes in soil N cycling and disease management; use of fertilisers and organic wastes to maintain soil chemical fertility and crop productivity; the role of ley pastures and pasture management on soil health; the interactions between tillage, soil organic matter and soil biology in root health and nutrient and water use efficiency; and the impact of management practices on the off-site movement of nutrients and agricultural chemicals.
Researcher biography
Graduated with a B Agric Science (Hons() degree from UQ in 1978, after which I worked as a research agronomist for the West Australian Dept of Agriculture at Kununurra, in the Ord River Irrigation Area, until 1983. During that period I worked primarily with grain legumes (chickpeas and cowpeas) and peanuts, focussing on agronomic management practices (fertilisers, soil amendments, crop protection strategies, irrigation), and enrolled part time in a research Masters on growth physiology of peanuts through UQ. IThe M AgrSc was conferred in 1985.
I took up a position with the Qld Dept Primary Industries at Kingaroy in mid 1983, working on soil fertility management/restoration and continuing to research the physiology of the peanut crop. We ran long term farming systems experiments, and also participated in and ultimately led two successive phases of ACIAR funded research on peanut production in Indonesia.
In 1990 I was granted study leave from DPI to undertake a sponsored PhD program at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. This was completed in 1993 and I returned to Kingaroy with DPI, where I remained based at the Kingaroy Research Station until 2014. During that time our research focussed on soil fertility management (especially P and K), soil physical restoration using ley pastures, soil water dynamics and legume N fixation in rainfed cropping systems, and also in researching the Yield Decline phenomenon in the sugar industry. The latter was a major collaborative, multidisciplinary research project over 15 years, that led to the design and testing of a new sugarcane cropping system. Most research was externally funded, through the Grains, Cotton and Sugar Research and Development Corporations.
In 2010 I was invited to join UQ on secondment at the establishment of the Qld Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), and accepted that role while being based in Kingaroy. In 2014 I was appointed to the Chair in Tropical Agronomy in the School of Agriculture and Food Science (SAFS) at Gatton Campus, relocating to Gatton in 2015, but remain a QAAFI Affiliate. Since that time, I have increasingly focussed on soil fertility management and the development and testing of management strategies to optimize the efficiency of nutrients and water in grains, cotton and sugarcane cropping systems.
I have led an ACIAR project developing more sustainable management systems for sloping lands in NW Vietnam and NE Laos, and have also been involved in advisory bodies associated with the Reef Water Quality Management Plan, and with overseeing research activity in grains and sugarcane industries. Currently I lead national and regional research projects on improving fertiliser N management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the grains cropping systems in Australia, funded by GRDC and the Federal Goverment Soil Science Challenge initiative.
Publications
Book Chapters
Janke, Chelsea K., Martinez, Cristina, Dang, Yash and Bell, Michael J. (2024). Banding nitrogen fertilisers and the implications for enhanced efficiency fertiliser technology. Improving nitrogen use efficiency. (pp. 1-1) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2024.0135.12
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, O’Hare, Tim, Harper, Stephen and Bell, Michael (2024). Genetic and Agronomic Biofortification of Zinc in Maize and Sweetcorn (Zea mays L.). Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Strategies for Sustainable Environmental and Health Management. (pp. 201-223) New York, NY United States: Apple Academic Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003402084-10
Barton, L., Hoyle, F.C., Grace, P.R., Schwenke, G.D., Scanlan, C.A., Armstrong, R.D. and Bell, M.J. (2022). Soil nitrogen supply and N fertilizer losses from Australian dryland grain cropping systems. Advances in agronomy. (pp. 1-52) edited by Donald L. Sparks. Cambridge, MA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/bs.agron.2022.03.001
Bell, Michael J., Ransom, Michel D., Thompson, Michael L., Hinsinger, Philippe, Florence, Angela M., Moody, Philip W. and Guppy, Christopher N. (2021). Considering soil potassium pools with dissimilar plant availability. Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops. (pp. 163-190) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_7
Bell, Michael J., Thompson, Michael L. and Moody, Philip W. (2021). Using soil tests to evaluate plant availability of potassium in soils. Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops. (pp. 191-218) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_8
Franzen, David W., Goulding, Keith, Mallarino, Antonio P. and Bell, Michael J. (2021). How closely is potassium mass balance related to soil test changes?. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 263-282) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_10
White, Philip J., Bell, Michael J., Djalovic, Ivica, Hinsinger, Philippe and Rengel, Zed (2021). Potassium use efficiency of plants. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 119-145) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_5
Bell, Michael J., Mallarino, Antonio P., Volenec, Jeff, Brouder, Sylvie and Franzen, David W. (2021). Considerations for selecting potassium placement methods in soil. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 341-362) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_12
Hinsinger, Philippe , Bell, Michael J., Kovar, John L. and White, Philip J. (2021). Rhizosphere processes and root traits determining the acquisition of soil potassium. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 99-117) edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton and Michael L. Thompson. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_4
Borrell, Andrew, van Oosterom, Erik, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Rodriguez, Daniel, Eyre, Joe, Jordan, David J., Mace, Emma, Singh, Vijaya, Vadez, Vincent, Bell, Mike, Godwin, Ian, Cruickshank, Alan, Tao, Yongfu and Hammer, Graeme (2021). Sorghum. Crop physiology: case histories for major crops. (pp. 196-221) edited by Victor O. Sadras and Daniel F. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819194-1.00005-0
Angus, John, Bell, Mike, McBeath, Therese and Scanlan, Craig (2019). Nutrient-management challenges and opportunities in conservation agriculture. Australian agriculture in 2020: from conservation to automation. (pp. 221-236) edited by Jim Pratley and John Kirkegaard. Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia: The Australian Society of Agronomy.
Journal Articles
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn, Raymond, Nelly S., Alahmad, Samir, Hickey, Lee T., Singh, Vijaya and Bell, Michael J. (2024). Root angle, phosphorus, and water: interactions and effects on durum wheat genotype performance in drought-prone environments. Plant and Soil, 500 (1-2), 69-89. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05966-z
McKenna, Brigid A., Kopittke, Peter M., Bell, Michael J., Lombi, Enzo, Klysubun, Wantana, McLaren, Timothy I., Doolette, Casey L. and Meyer, Gregor (2024). Phosphorus availability and speciation in the fertosphere of three soils over 12 months. Geoderma, 447 116913, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116913
Raymond, Nelly S., van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Janke, Chelsea and Bell, Michael J. (2024). Impact of Contrasting Rates of Phosphate Fertiliser Addition in Two Vertisols: Effects of Fresh Application and Residual Fertiliser on Sorption and Plant Uptake. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 24 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s42729-024-01841-7
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Leo, Stephen, Millar, Graeme J., Bell, Michael J., Strazzabosco, Alice and Grace, Peter R. (2024). Can zeolites be used in sugarcane cropping systems to help reduce nitrogen losses into the Australian Great Barrier Reef?. Plant and Soil, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-06643-5
Grace, Peter, De Rosa, Daniele, Shcherbak, Iurii, Strazzabosco, Alice, Rowlings, David, Scheer, Clemens, Barton, Louise, Wang, Weijin, Schwenke, Graeme, Armstrong, Roger, Porter, Ian and Bell, Michael (2024). Revised emission factors for estimating direct nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen inputs in Australia's agricultural production systems: a meta-analysis. Soil Research, 62 (1) ARTN SR23070. doi: 10.1071/SR23070
Raymond, Nelly S., Kopittke, Peter M., Bom, Frederik van der, Barrow, N. J. and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Short‐term phosphorus sorption and desorption in contrasting cropped Vertisols. European Journal of Soil Science, 74 (5) e13418, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/ejss.13418
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn, Borrell, Andrew K., Raymond, Nelly and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Phosphorus management is key to effective deployment of root ideotypes in complex soil environments. Plant and Soil, 489 (1-2), 323-340. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-06020-8
van der Bom, Frederik, Williams, Alwyn, Raymond, Nelly, Sulman, Richard, McLean, Greg and Bell, Michael (2023). Spatio-temporal distribution of water and phosphorus determine growth of sorghum genotypes with contrasting nodal root angle. Plant and Soil, 499 (1-2), 37-54. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-06073-9
Janke, Chelsea K. and Bell, Michael J. (2023). Impact of contrasting fertilizer technologies on N dynamics from subsurface bands of “pure” or blended fertilizer applications. Soil, 9 (1), 243-259. doi: 10.5194/soil-9-243-2023
Smith, John, Fukai, Shu and Bell, Michael (2023). Soil and fertiliser nitrogen performance indicators for irrigated cotton in Australia. Soil Research, 61 (4), 329-344. doi: 10.1071/sr21323
Meyer, Gregor, Bell, Michael J., Kopittke, Peter M., Lombi, Enzo, Doolette, Casey L., Brunetti, Gianluca, Klysubun, Wantana and Janke, Chelsea K. (2023). Mobility and lability of phosphorus from highly concentrated fertiliser bands. Geoderma, 429 116248, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116248
Rowlings, David W., Lester, David W., Grace, Peter R., Scheer, Clemens, de Rosa, Daniele, De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Friedl, Johannes and Bell, Michael J. (2022). Seasonal rainfall distribution drives nitrogen use efficiency and losses in dryland summer sorghum. Field Crops Research, 283 108527, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108527
Janke, Chelsea, Moody, Phil, Fujinuma, Ryosuke and Bell, Michael (2022). The impact of banding polymer-coated urea on nitrogen availability and distribution in contrasting soils. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 22 (3), 3081-3095. doi: 10.1007/s42729-022-00869-x
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Schwenke, Graeme, Mercer, Clarence, Bischof, Callum, Hulme, Pat and Bell, Michael (2022). A review of phosphorus nutrition in irrigated cotton farming systems of Australia. Journal of Cotton Research, 5 (1) 6. doi: 10.1186/s42397-022-00114-x
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, Harper, Stephen M., Hare, Tim J. O’, Kopittke, Peter M. and Bell, Michael J. (2022). Improved agronomic biofortification of sweetcorn achieved using foliar rather than soil Zn applications. Cereal Chemistry, 99 (4), 819-829. doi: 10.1002/cche.10539
Meyer, Gregor, Bell, Michael J., Lombi, Enzo, Doolette, Casey L., Brunetti, Gianluca, Novotny, Etelvino H., Klysubun, Wantana, Zhang, Yaqi and Kopittke, Peter M. (2021). Phosphorus speciation in the fertosphere of highly concentrated fertilizer bands. Geoderma, 403 115208, 115208. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115208
Manandhar, Sarita, Bell, Michael J., Dalal, Ram C., Menzies, Neal W. and Martinez, Cristina (2021). Stable isotope techniques for quantifying N fertiliser recovery in maize grown in soils with different management histories. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 122 (1), 59-72. doi: 10.1007/s10705-021-10181-2
Raymond, Nelly, Kopittke, Peter M., Wang, Enli, Lester, David and Bell, Michael J. (2021). Does the APSIM model capture soil phosphorus dynamics? A case study with Vertisols. Field Crops Research, 273 108302, 108302. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108302
Dang, Yash P., Martinez, Cristina, Smith, Daniel, Rowlings, David, Grace, Peter and Bell, Mike (2021). Maize production and nitrous oxide emissions from enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 121 (2-3), 191-208. doi: 10.1007/s10705-021-10171-4
Singh, Vijaya and Bell, Michael (2021). Genotypic variability in architectural development of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) root systems and physiological relationships with shoot growth dynamics. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 725915, 725915. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.725915
Martinez, Cristina, Clarke, Daniel, Dang, Yash P., Janke, Chelsea and Bell, Michael J. (2021). Integrated field assessment of nitrogen release dynamics and crop recovery of band-applied controlled-release fertilisers. Plant and Soil, 466 (1-2), 257-273. doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05043-3
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Parton, William J., Bell, Michael J., Wang, Weijin and Grace, Peter R. (2021). Soybean fallow and nitrification inhibitors: Strategies to reduce N2O emission intensities and N losses in Australian sugarcane cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 306 107150, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2020.107150
Janke, Chelsea, Fujinuma, Ryosuke, Moody, Phil and Bell, Michael (2021). Biochemical changes and distribution of nitrogen from bands of stabilised N-fertilizers in contrasting soils. Geoderma, 382 114770, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114770
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, O’Hare, Tim J., Harper, Stephen M., Kochanek, Jitka and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Zinc biofortification of immature maize and sweetcorn (Zea mays L.) kernels for human health. Scientia Horticulturae, 272 109559. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109559
Janke, Chelsea K., Moody, Philip and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Three-dimensional dynamics of nitrogen from banded enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 118 (3), 227-247. doi: 10.1007/s10705-020-10095-5
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Root architecture for improved resource capture: trade-offs in complex environments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71 (19), 5752-5763. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa324
Meyer, Gregor, Bell, Michael J., Doolette, Casey L., Brunetti, Gianluca, Zhang, Yaqi, Lombi, Enzo and Kopittke, Peter M. (2020). Plant-available phosphorus in highly concentrated fertilizer bands: effects of soil type, phosphorus form, and coapplied potassium. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68 (29) acs.jafc.0c01287, 7571-7580. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01287
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, O'Hare, Tim J., Harper, Stephen M. and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Variation in sweetcorn kernel Zn concentration a reflection of source-sink dynamics influenced by kernel number. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71 (16), 4985-4992. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa244
Conyers, Mark, Bell, Richard and Bell, Michael (2020). Factors influencing the soil-test calibration for Colwell P and wheat under winter-dominant rainfall. Crop and Pasture Science, 71 (2), 113-118. doi: 10.1071/CP19375
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, Kopittke, Peter M., Scheckel, Kirk G., Noerpel, Matthew R. and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Comparison of Zn accumulation and speciation in kernels of sweetcorn and maize differing in maturity. Annals of Botany, 125 (1), 185-193. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcz179
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, Kopittke, Peter M., Harper, Stephen M., Meyer, Gregor, O'Hare, Tim J. and Bell, Michael J. (2019). Speciation and accumulation of Zn in sweetcorn kernels for genetic and agronomic biofortification programs. Planta, 250 (1), 219-227. doi: 10.1007/s00425-019-03162-x
Cheah, Zhong Xiang, Kopittke, Peter M., Harper, Stephen M., O’Hare, Tim J., Wang, Peng, Paterson, David J., de Jonge, Martin D. and Bell, Michael J. (2019). In situ analyses of inorganic nutrient distribution in sweetcorn and maize kernels using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Annals of Botany, 123 (3), 543-556. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcy189
Janke, Chelsea K., Fujinuma, Ryosuke, Moody, Phil and Bell, Michael J. (2019). Biochemical effects of banding limit the benefits of nitrification inhibition and controlled-release technology in the fertosphere of high N-input systems. Soil Research, 57 (1), 28-40. doi: 10.1071/SR18211
Hewitt, Helene T., Bell, Michael J., Chassignet, Eric P., Czaja, Arnaud, Ferreira, David, Griffies, Stephen M., Hyder, Pat, McClean, Julie L., New, Adrian L. and Roberts, Malcolm J. (2017). Will high-resolution global ocean models benefit coupled predictions on short-range to climate timescales?. Ocean Modelling, 120, 120-136. doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.11.002
Wunsch, E. M., Bell, L. W. and Bell, M. J. (2017). Can legumes provide greater benefits than millet as a spring cover crop in southern Queensland farming systems?. Crop and Pasture Science, 68 (8), 746-759. doi: 10.1071/CP17223
Zhang, Yulin, Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Mason, Sean, McLaughlin, Michael J., McNeill, Ann and Bell, Michael J. (2017). Comparison of soil analytical methods for estimating wheat potassium fertilizer requirements in response to contrasting plant K demand in the glasshouse. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 11391, 11391. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11681-4
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Halpin, Neil V. and Bell, Michael J. (2017). Productivity benefits from plastic mulch in vegetable production likely to limit adoption of alternate practices that deliver water quality benefits: an on-farm case study. Horticulturae, 3 (3) 42, 42. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae3030042
Dang, Yash Pal, Balzer, Anna, Crawford, Mark, Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Liu, Hongwei, Melland, Alice Rowena, Antille, Diogenes, Kodur, Shreevatsa, Bell, Michael John, Whish, Jeremey Patrick Milroy, Lai, Yunru, Seymour, Nikki, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa and Schenk, Peer (2017). Strategic tillage in conservation agricultural systems of north-eastern Australia: why, where, when and how?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-8937-1
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Halpin, Neil V. and Bell, Michael J. (2017). Impact of practice change on runoff water quality and vegetable yield—an on-farm case study. Agriculture, 7 (3) 30, 30. doi: 10.3390/agriculture7030030
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Bell, Michael J. and Halpin, Neil V. (2017). Nitrogen losses in terrestrial hydrological pathways in sugarcane cropping systems of Australia. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 72 (2), 32A-35A. doi: 10.2489/jswc.72.2.32A
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Bell, Michael J. and Halpin, Neil V. (2016). Carbon losses in terrestrial hydrological pathways in sugarcane cropping systems of Australia. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 71 (5), 109A-113A. doi: 10.2489/jswc.71.5.109A
Lester, David W., Bell, Michael J., Bell, Kerry L., De Antoni Migliorati, Massimilano, Scheer, Clemens, Rowlings, David and Grace, Peter R. (2016). Agronomic responses of grain sorghum to DMPP-treated urea on contrasting soil types in north-eastern Australia. Soil Research, 54 (5), 565-571. doi: 10.1071/SR15337
Scheer, Clemens, Rowlings, David W., Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antoni, Lester, David W., Bell, Mike J. and Grace, Peter R. (2016). Effect of enhanced efficiency fertilizers on nitrous oxide emissions in a sub-tropical cereal cropping system. Soil Research, 54 (5), 544-551. doi: 10.1071/SR15332
Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar, Halpin, Neil V. and Bell, Michael J. (2016). Effect of sugarcane cropping systems on herbicide losses in surface runoff. Science of the Total Environment, 557-558, 773-784. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.105
Mielenz, Henrike, Thorburn, Peter J., Scheer, Clemens, De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Grace, Peter R. and Bell, Mike J. (2016). Opportunities for mitigating nitrous oxide emissions in subtropical cereal and fiber cropping systems: a simulation study. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 218, 11-27. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.008
Chen, Chao, Lawes, Roger, Fletcher, Andrew, Oliver, Yvette, Robertson, Michael, Bell, Mike and Wang, Enli (2016). How well can APSIM simulate nitrogen uptake and nitrogen fixation of legume crops?. Field Crops Research, 187, 35-48. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.12.007
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Bell, Mike, Lester, David, Rowlings, David W., Scheer, Clemens, de Rosa, Daniele and Grace, Peter R. (2016). Comparison of grain yields and N2O emissions on Oxisol and Vertisol soils in response to fertiliser N applied as urea or urea coated with the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate. Soil Research, 54 (5), 552-564. doi: 10.1071/SR15336
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Parton, William J., Del Grosso, Stephen J., Grace, Peter R., Bell, Mike J., Strazzabosco, Alice, Rowlings, David W., Scheer, Clemens and Harch, Gary (2015). Legumes or nitrification inhibitors to reduce N2O emissions from subtropical cereal cropping systems in Oxisols?. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 213, 228-240. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.08.010
Rabbi, S. M. F., Tighe, Matthew, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Cowie, Annette, Robertson, Fiona, Dalal, Ram, Page, Kathryn, Crawford, Doug, Wilson, Brian R., Schwenke, Graeme, Mcleod, Malem, Badgery, Warwick, Dang, Yash P., Bell, Mike, O'Leary, Garry, Liu, De Li and Baldock, Jeff (2015). Climate and soil properties limit the positive effects of land use reversion on carbon storage in Eastern Australia. Scientific Reports, 5 (17866) 17866, 17866. doi: 10.1038/srep17866
Dang, Y. P., Seymour, N. P., Walker, S. R., Bell, M. J. and Freebairn, D. M. (2015). Strategic tillage in no-till farming systems in Australia's northern grains-growing regions: I. Drivers and implementation. Soil and Tillage Research, 152, 104-114. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2015.03.009
Dang, Y. P., Moody, P. W., Bell, M. J., Seymour, N. P., Dalal, R. C., Freebairn, D. M. and Walker, S. R. (2015). Strategic tillage in no-till farming systems in Australia's northern grains-growing regions: II. Implications for agronomy, soil and environment. Soil and Tillage Research, 152, 115-123. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2014.12.013
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Bell, Michael, Grace, Peter R., Scheer, Clemens, Rowlings, David W. and Liu, Shen (2015). Legume pastures can reduce N2O emissions intensity in subtropical cereal cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 204, 27-39. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.02.007
De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano, Bell, Mike J., Grace, Peter R., Rowlings, David W., Scheer, Clemens and Strazzabosco, Alice (2014). Assessing agronomic and environmental implications of different N fertilisation strategies in subtropical grain cropping systems on Oxisols. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 100 (3), 369-382. doi: 10.1007/s10705-014-9655-4
McLaren, Timothy I., Smernik, Ronald J., Guppy, Christopher N., Bell, Mike J. and Tighe, Matthew K. (2014). The organic P composition of vertisols as determined by 31P NMR spectroscopy. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 78 (6), 1893-1902. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2014.04.0139
Bell, M. J. and Garside, A. L. (2014). Growth and yield responses to amending the sugarcane monoculture: interactions between break history and nitrogen fertiliser. Crop and Pasture Science, 65 (3), 287-299. doi: 10.1071/CP13340
De Antoni Migliotati, Massimiliano, Scheer, Clemens, Grace, Peter R., Rowlings, David W., Bell, Mike and McGree, James (2014). Influence of different nitrogen rates and DMPP nitrification inhibitor on annual N2O emissions from a subtropical wheat–maize cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 186, 33-43. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.016
Wang, Enli, Bell, Mike, Luo, Zhongkui, Moody, Phil and Probert, Merv E. (2014). Modelling crop response to phosphorus inputs and phosphorus use efficiency in a crop rotation. Field Crops Research, 155, 120-132. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.015
Conyers, M. K., Bell, M. J., Wilhelm, N. S., Bell, R., Norton, R. M. and Walker, C. (2013). Making better fertiliser decisions for cropping systems in Australia (BFDC): knowledge gaps and lessons learnt. Crop and Pasture Science, 64 (5), 539-547. doi: 10.1071/CP13068
Brennan, Ross F. and Bell, Michael J. (2013). Soil potassium-crop response calibration relationships and criteria for field crops grown in Australia. Crop & Pasture Science, 64 (5), 514-522. doi: 10.1071/CP13006
Bell, Michael J., Moody, Philip W., Anderson, Geoffrey C. and Strong, Wayne (2013). Soil phosphorus-crop response calibration relationships and criteria for oilseeds grain legumes and summer cereal crops grown in Australia. Crop & Pasture Science, 64 (5), 499-513. doi: 10.1071/CP12428
Bell, Michael J., Strong, Wayne, Elliot, Denis and Walker, Charlie (2013). Soil nitrogen - crop response calibration relationships and criteria for winter cereal crops grown in Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 64 (5), 442-460. doi: 10.1071/CP12431
Page, K. L., Bell, M. J. and Dalal, R. C. (2013). Changes in total soil organic carbon stocks and carbon fractions in sugarcane systems as affected by tillage and trash management in Queensland, Australia. Soil Research, 51 (7-8), 608-614. doi: 10.1071/SR12255
Page, K. L., Dalal, R. C., Pringle, M. J., Bell, M., Dang, Y. P., Radford, B. and Bailey, K. (2013). Organic carbon stocks in cropping soils of Queensland, Australia, as affected by tillage management, climate, and soil characteristics. Soil Research, 51 (7-8), 596-607. doi: 10.1071/SR12225
McLaren, Timothy, Bell, Michael, Rochester, Ian, Guppy, Christopher, Tighe, Matthew and Flavel, Richard (2013). Growth and phosphorus uptake of faba bean and cotton are related to Colwell-P concentrations in the subsoil of Vertosols. Crop and Pasture Science, 64 (8), 825-833. doi: 10.1071/CP13025
Pu, Guixin, Bell, Mike, Barry, Glenn and Want, Peter (2012). Estimating mineralisation of organic nitrogen from biosolids and other organic wastes applied to soils in subtropical Australia. Soil Research, 50 (2), 91-104. doi: 10.1071/SR11272
Stirling, G. R., Halpin, N. V. and Bell, M. J. (2011). A surface mulch of crop residues enhances suppressiveness to plant-parasitic nematodes in sugarcane soils. Nematropica, 41 (1), 109-121.
Nash, David, Butler, Craig, Cody, Justine, Warne, Michael St. J., McLaughlin, Mike J., Heemsbergen, Dianne, Broos, Kris, Bell, Mike, Barry, Glenn, Pritchard, Deb and Penny, Nancy (2011). Effects of biosolids application on pasture and grape vines in south-eastern Australia. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2011, 1-11. doi: 10.1155/2011/342916
Stirling, G. R., Halpin, N. V., Bell, M. J. and Moody, P. W. (2011). Impact of tillage and residues from rotation crops on the nematode community in soil and surface mulch during the following sugarcane crop. International Sugar Journal, 113 (1345), 56-64.
Garside, A. L. and Bell, M. J. (2011). Growth and yield responses to amendments to the sugarcane monoculture: Towards identifying the reasons behind the response to breaks. Crop and Pasture Science, 62 (9), 776-789. doi: 10.1071/CP11055
Garside, A. L. and Bell, M. J. (2011). Growth and yield responses to amendments to the sugarcane monoculture: Effects of crop, pasture and bare fallow breaks and soil fumigation on plant and ratoon crops.. Crop and Pasture Science, 62 (5), 396-412. doi: 10.1071/CP11013
Pu, Guixin, Barry, Glen and Bell, Mike (2010). Gaseous nitrogen losses following soil amendment with biosolids under controlled conditions. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology, 7 (4), 209-217.
Heemsbergen, Diane A., McLaughlin, Mike J., Whatmuff, Mark, Warne, Michael St. J., Broos, Kris, Bell, Mike, Nash, David, Barry, Glenn, Pritchard, Deb and Penney, Nancy (2010). Bioavailability of zinc and copper in biosolids compared to their soluble salts. Environmental Pollution, 158 (5), 1907-1915. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.10.037
Heemsbergen, Diane A., Warne, Michael St.J., Broos, Kris, Bell, Mike, Nash, David, McLaughlin, Mike, Whatmuff, Mark, Barry, Glenn, Pritchard, Deb and Penney, Nancy (2009). Application of phytotoxicity data to a new Australian soil quality guideline framework for biosolids. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (8), 2546-2556. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.01.016
Bell, M. J., Moody, P. W., Harch, G. R., Compton, B. and Want, P. S. (2009). Fate of potassium fertilisers applied to clay soils under rainfed grain cropping in south-east Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47 (1), 60-73. doi: 10.1071/SR08088
Bell, Mike and Lawrence, David (2009). Soil carbon sequestration - myths and mysteries. Tropical Grasslands, 43 (4), 227-231.
Stork, Peter R., Lyons, David J. and Bell, Michael J. (2009). Losses of nitrogen in surface runoff from a plantation horticulture farm in coastal Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47 (6), 565-573. doi: 10.1071/SR08238
Garside, A. L., Bell, M. J. and Robotham, B. G. (2009). Row spacing and planting density effects on the growth and yield of sugarcane. 2. Strategies for the adoption of controlled traffic. Crop and Pasture Science, 60 (6), 544-554. doi: 10.1071/CP08312
Garside, A. L. and Bell, M. J. (2009). Row spacing and planting density effects on the growth and yield of sugarcane. 3. Responses with different cultivars. Crop and Pasture Science, 60 (6), 555-565. doi: 10.1071/CP08313
Garside, A. L. and Bell, M. J. (2009). Row spacing and planting density effects on the growth and yield of sugarcane. 1. Responses in fumigated and non-fumigated soil. Crop and Pasture Science, 60 (6), 532-543. doi: 10.1071/CP08311
Lawrence, David, Bell, Mike, Johnson, Brian and Lloyd, David (2009). Integrating pastures into farming systems - soil health and the benefits to crops. Tropical Grasslands, 43, 212-216.
Warne, Michael St. J., Heemsbergen, Diane, McLaughlin, Mike, Bell, Mike, Broos, Kris, Whatmuff, Mark, Barry, Glenn, Nash, David, Pritchard, Deb and Penney, Nancy (2008). Models for the field-based toxicity of copper and zinc salts to wheat in 11 Australian soils and comparison to laboratory-based models. Environmental Pollution, 156 (3), 707-714. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.012
Stork, Peter R., Bennett, Frederick R. and Bell, Michael J. (2008). The environmental fate of diuron under a conventional production regime in a sugarcane farm during the plant cane phase. Pest Management Science, 64 (9), 954-963. doi: 10.1002/ps.1593
Thompson, J. P., Owen, K. J., Stirling, G. R. and Bell, M. J. (2008). Root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus): A review of recent progress in managing a significant pest of grain crops in northern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 37 (3), 235-242. doi: 10.1071/AP08021
Warne, Michael St. John, Heemsbergen, Diane, Stevens, Darryl, McLaughlin, Mike, Cozens, Gillian, Whatmuff, Mark, Broos, Kris, Barry, Glenn, Bell, Mike, Nash, David, Pritchard, Deb and Penney, Nancy (2008). Modeling the toxicity of copper and zinc salts to wheat in 14 soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27 (4), 786-792. doi: 10.1897/07-294.1
Pain, D. J., White, R., Stevenson, J., Bell, M., Williams, K. K., Fisher, P. and Wright, G. (2008). Toxicity and persistence of sodium fluoroacetate (1080) in the land crab (Gecarcinus lagostoma) on Ascension Island. Wildlife Research, 35 (1), 86-92. doi: 10.1071/WR07038
Bell, M.J., Halpin, N.V. and Garside, A.L. (2008). Performance of sugarcane varieties with contrasting growth habit in different row spacings and configurations. Sugar Cane International, 26 (1), 12-20.
Pu, Guixin, Bell, Mike, Barry, Glenn and Want, Peter (2008). Fate of applied biosolids nitrogen in a cut and remove forage system on an alluvial clay loam soil. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 46 (8), 703-709. doi: 10.1071/SR08127
Broos, Kris, Macdonald, Lynne M., Warne, Michael St. J., Heemsbergen, Diane A., Barnes, Mary B., Bell, Mike and McLaughlin, Mike J. (2007). Limitations of soil microbial biomass carbon as an indicator of soil pollution in the field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39 (10), 2693-2695. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.05.014
Mcbeath, T. M., McLaughlin, M. J., Armstrong, R. D., Bell, M., Bolland, M. D. A., Conyers, M. K., Holloway, R. E. and Mason, S. D. (2007). Predicting the response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to liquid and granular phosphorus fertilisers in Australian soils. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 45 (6), 448-458. doi: 10.1071/SR07044
Moody, P. W. and Bell, M. J. (2006). Availability of soil potassium and diagnostic soil tests. Soil Research, 44 (3), 265-275. doi: 10.1071/SR05154
McLaughlin, Mike J., Whatmuff, Mark, Warne, Michael, Heemsbergen, Diane, Barry, Glenn, Bell, Mike, Nash, David and Pritchard, Deb (2006). A field investigation of solubility and food chain accumulation of biosolid-cadmium across diverse soil types. Environmental Chemistry, 3 (6), 428-432. doi: 10.1071/EN06061
Bell, M., Seymour, N., Stirling, G. R., Stirling, A. M., Van Zwieten, L., Vancov, T., Sutton, G. and Moody, P. (2006). Impacts of management on soil biota in Vertosols supporting the broadacre grains industry in northern Australia. Soil Research, 44 (4), 433-451. doi: 10.1071/SR05137
Bell, M. J., Bridge, B. J., Harch, G. R. and Orange, D. N. (2005). Rapid internal drainage rates in Ferrosols. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 43 (4), 443-455. doi: 10.1071/SR04063
Stirling, G. R., Wilson, E. J., Stirling, A. M., Pankhurst, C. E., Moody, P. W., Bell, M. J. and Halpin, N. (2005). Amendments of sugarcane trash induce suppressiveness to plant-parasitic nematodes in a sugarcane soil. Australasian Plant Pathology, 34 (2), 203-211. doi: 10.1071/AP05022
Pankhurst, C. E., Stirling, G. R., Magarey, R. C., Blair, B. L., Holt, J. A., Bell, M. J. and Garside, A. L. (2005). Quantification of the effects of rotation breaks on soil biological properties and their impact on yield decline in sugarcane. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 37 (6), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.11.011
Pankhurst, C. E., Blair, B. L., Magarey, R. C., Stirling, G. R., Bell, M. J. and Garside, A. L. (2005). Effect of rotation breaks and organic matter amendments on the capacity of soils to develop biological suppression towards soil organisms associated with yield decline of sugarcane. Applied Soil Ecology, 28 (3), 271-282. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2004.07.010
Garside, A. L., Bell, M. J., Robotham, B. G., Magarey, R. C. and Stirling, G. R. (2005). Managing yield decline in sugarcane cropping systems. International Sugar Journal, 107 (1273), 16-26.
Garside, A.L., Watters, T.S., Berthelsen, J.E., Sing, N.J., Robotham, B.G. and Bell, M.J. (2004). Comparisons between conventional and alternative sugarcane farming systems which incorporate permanent beds, minimum tillage, controlled traffic and legume fallows. Sugar Cane International, 22, 15-20.
Pankhurst, C. E., Magarey, R. C., Stirling, G. R., Blair, B. L., Bell, M. J. and Garside, A. L. (2003). Management practices to improve soil health and reduce the effects of detrimental soil biota associated with yield decline of sugarcane in Queensland, Australia. Soil and Tillage Research, 72 (2), 125-137. doi: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00083-7
Robertson, M. J., Carberry, P. S., Huth, N. I., Turpin, J. E., Probert, M. E., Poulton, P. L., Bell, M., Wright, G. C., Yeates, S. J. and Brinsmead, R. B. (2002). Simulation of growth and development of diverse legume species in APSIM. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 53 (4), 429-446. doi: 10.1071/AR01106
Connolly R.D., Bell M., Huth N., Freebairn D.M. and Thomas G. (2002). Simulating infiltration and the water balance in cropping systems with APSIM-SWIM. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40 (2), 221-242. doi: 10.1071/SR01007
Connolly, R. D., Freebairn, D. M., Bell, M. J. and Thomas, G. (2001). Effects of rundown in soil hydraulic condition on crop productivity in south-eastern Queensland - a simulation study. Soil Research, 39 (5), 1111-1129. doi: 10.1071/SR00089
Stirling, GR, Blair, BL, Pattemore, JA, Garside, AL and Bell, MJ (2001). Changes in nematode populations on sugarcane following fallow, fumigation and crop rotation, and implications for the role of nematodes in yield decline. Australasian Plant Pathology, 30 (4), 323-335. doi: 10.1071/AP01044
McLaughlin, MJ, Bell, MJ, Wright, GC and Cozens, GD (2000). Uptake and partitioning of cadmium by cultivars of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Plant and Soil, 222 (1-2), 51-58. doi: 10.1023/A:1004771712840
Bell, MJ, Moody, PW, Yo, SA and Connolly, RD (1999). Using active fractions of soil organic matter as indicators of the sustainability of Ferrosol farming systems. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 37 (2), 279-287.
Bell, MJ, Moody, PW, Connolly, RD and Bridge, BJ (1998). The role of active fractions of soil organic matter in physical and chemical fertility of Ferrosols. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 36 (5), 809-819. doi: 10.1071/S98020
Connolly, RD, Freebairn, DM and Bell, MJ (1998). Change in soil infiltration associated with leys in south-eastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 36 (6), 1057-1072. doi: 10.1071/S98028
Bell M.J. and Wright G.C. (1998). Groundnut growth and development in contrasting environments 1. Growth and plant density responses. Experimental Agriculture, 34 (1), 99-112. doi: 10.1017/S001447979800101X
Bell M.J. and Wright G.G. (1998). Groundnut growth and development in contrasting environments 2. Heat unit accumulation and photo-thermal effects on harvest index. Experimental Agriculture, 34 (1), 113-124. doi: 10.1017/S0014479798001082
Bell, MJ, Bridge, BJ, Harch, GR and Orange, DN (1997). Physical rehabilitation of degraded krasnozems using ley pastures. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 35 (5), 1093-1113.
Bell, MJ, McLaughlin, MJ, Wright, GC and Cruickshank, A (1997). Inter- and intra-specific variation in accumulation of cadmium by peanut, soybean, and navybean. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 48 (8), 1151-1160.
Hammer, Graeme L., Sinclair, Thomas R., Boote, Kenneth J., Wright, Graeme C., Meinke, Holger and Bell, Mike J. (1995). A peanut simulation model: I. Model development and testing. Agronomy Journal, 87 (6), 1085-1093. doi: 10.2134/agronj1995.00021962008700060009x
Bell, M.J., Tollenaar, M. and Michaels, T.E. (1995). Physiological characteristics of peanut cultivars adapted to varying night temperatures. Peanut Science, 22 (1)
Bell, MJ, Harch, GR and Bridge, BJ (1995). Effects of Continuous Cultivation On Ferrosols in Subtropical South-East Queensland .1. Site Characterization, Crop Yields and Soil Chemical Status. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 46 (1), 237-253.
Bell, MJ, Roy, RC, Tollenaar, M and Michaels, TE (1994). Importance of Variation in Chilling Tolerance for Peanut Genotypic Adaptation to Cool, Short-Season Environments. Crop Science, 34 (4), 1030-1039.
Bell, MJ, Michaels, TE, McCullough, DE and Tollenaar, M (1994). Photosynthetic Response to Chilling in Peanut. Crop Science, 34 (4), 1014-1023.
Bell, MJ, Gillespie, TJ, Roy, RC, Michaels, TE and Tollenaar, M (1994). Peanut Leaf Photosynthetic Activity in Cool Field Environments. Crop Science, 34 (4), 1023-1029.
Bridge, BJ and Bell, MJ (1994). Effect of Cropping On the Physical Fertility of Krasnozems. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 32 (6), 1253-1273. doi: 10.1071/SR9941253
Bell, MJ, Wright, GC, Suryantini and Peoples, MB (1994). The N-2-Fixing Capacity of Peanut Cultivars with Differing Assimilate Partitioning Characteristics. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 45 (7), 1455-1468. doi: 10.1071/AR9941455
Bell, MJ, Wright, GC and Harch, G (1993). Environmental and Agronomic Effects On the Growth of 4 Peanut Cultivars in a Subtropical Environment .2. Dry-Matter Partitioning. Experimental Agriculture, 29 (4), 491-501. doi: 10.1017/S0014479700021190
Wright, Graeme C., Bell, Michael J. and Hammer, Graeme L. (1993). Leaf nitrogen content and minimum temperature interactions affect radiation-use efficiency in peanut. Crop Science, 33 (3), 476-481. doi: 10.2135/cropsci1993.0011183X003300030012x
Bell, M.J., Wright, G.C. and Harch, G.R. (1993). Environmental and agronomic effects on the growth of four peanut cultivars in a subtropical environment. 1.Dry matter accumulation and radiation use efficiency. Experimental Agriculture, 29 (4), 473-490. doi: 10.1017/s0014479700021189
Bell, M. J., Wright, G. C. and Hammer, G. L. (1992). Night temperature affects radiation-use efficiency in peanut. Crop Science, 32 (6), 1329-1335. doi: 10.2135/cropsci1992.0011183X003200060005x
Wright, GC and Bell, MJ (1992). Plant-Population Studies On Peanut (Arachis-Hypogaea L) in Subtropical Australia .3. Growth and Water-Use During a Terminal Drought Stress. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 32 (2), 197-203. doi: 10.1071/EA9920197
Wright, GC and Bell, MJ (1992). Plant-Population Studies On Peanut (Arachis-Hypogaea L) in Subtropical Australia .2. Water-Limited Conditions. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 32 (2), 189-196. doi: 10.1071/EA9920189
Peoples, MB, Bell, MJ and Bushby, Hva (1992). Effect of Rotation and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium On Nitrogen-Fixation and Yield of Peanut (Arachis-Hypogaea L, Cv Virginia Bunch). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 43 (3), 595-607. doi: 10.1071/AR9920595
Bell, MJ, Shorter, R and Mayer, R (1991). Cultivar and environmental effects on growth and development of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). I. Emergence and flowering. Field Crops Research, 27 (1-2), 17-33. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(91)90019-R
Bell, MJ, Shorter, R and Mayer, R (1991). Cultivar and environmental effects on growth and development of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). II. Reproductive development. Field Crops Research, 27 (1-2), 35-49. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(91)90020-V
Bell, MJ, Harch, G and Wright, GC (1991). Plant population studies on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in subtropical Australia. 1. Growth under fully irrigated conditions. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 31 (4), 535-543. doi: 10.1071/EA9910535
Bell, M.J., Bagnall, D.J. and Harch, G. (1991). Effects of photoperiod on reproductive development of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in subtropical Australia. II. Temperature interactions. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 42 (7), 1151-1161. doi: 10.1071/ar9911151
Bell, M.J. and Harch, G. (1991). Effects of photoperiod on reproductive development of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in subtropical Australia. I. Field studies. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 42 (7), 1133-1149. doi: 10.1071/ar9911133
Bell, M. J., Middleton, K. J. and Thompson, J. P. (1989). Effects of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae on growth and phosphorus and zinc nutrition of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in an Oxisol from subtropical Australia. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships, 117 (1), 49-57. doi: 10.1007/bf02206256
Middleton, K.J., Bell, M.J. and Thompson, J.P. (1989). Effects of soil sterilisation, inoculation with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and cropping history on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) growth in an Oxisol from subtropical Australia. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships, 117 (1), 41-48. doi: 10.1007/bf02206255
Bell, MJ, Muchow, RC and Wilson, GL (1987). The effect of plant population on peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) in a monsoonal tropical environment. Field Crops Research, 17 (2), 91-107. doi: 10.1016/0378-4290(87)90085-2
Bell, M (1986). Effect of sowing date on growth and development of irrigated peanuts, Arachis hypogaea L. cv. Early Bunch, in a monsoonal tropical environment. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 37 (4), 361-373. doi: 10.1071/AR9860361
Bell, M (1986). The effect of foliage pathogens on growth of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) in tropical Northern Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 37 (1), 31-42. doi: 10.1071/AR9860031
Bell, MJ (1985). Phosphorus-Nutrition of Peanut (Arachis-Hypogaea L) On Cockatoo Sands of the Ord River Irrigation Area. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 25 (3), 649-653. doi: 10.1071/EA9850649
Bell, MJ (1985). Calcium nutrition of peanuts (Arachis-Hypogaea L) on Cockatoo Sands of the Ord River Irrigation Area. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 25 (3), 642-648. doi: 10.1071/EA9850642
Conference Papers
Devoto, F., Reynolds-Massey-Reed, S., Segura, Pinzon C., Bell, M., Mclaren, T., Awale, R., Camino, C., Bange, M., Woodgate, W., Chapman, S. and Potgieter, A. B. (2024). Insights in the ability of high-resolution narrow band multispectral and thermal sensors to estimate cotton production in Australia. 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Athens, Greece, 7-12 July 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10642663
Nguyen, P. T., Bell, M. J. and Harper, S. M. (2023). Sensitivity of capsicum germplasm to magnesium deficiency growing in the solution culture. XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Plant Nutrition, Fertilization, Soil Management, Angers, France, 14- 20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1375.18
van der Bom, Frederik, Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Michael (2022). Interaction between root architecture, soil moisture and phosphorus placement on cereal productivity. System Solutions for Complex Problems, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 18-22 September 2022. Toowoomba, QLD Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Janke, C. K., Fujinuma, R., Moody, P. W. and Bell, M. J. (2021). Distribution and chemical speciation of nitrogen from band-applied enhanced-efficiency fertilisers. Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia, 20-23 April 2021. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Cheah, Z. X., Harper, S. M., O’Hare, T. J. and Bell, M. J. (2020). Elevated zinc concentration in zeaxanthin-biofortified sweetcorn kernels compared with a commercial hybrid. XXX International Horticultural Congress IHC2018: International Symposium on Fruit and Vegetables for Processing, International Symposium on Quality and Safety of Horticultural Products and VII International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 August 2020. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2020.1292.53
Schwenke, Graeme, Beange, Luke, Cameron, John, Bell, Mike and Harden, Steve (2019). What soil information do crop advisors use to develop nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for grain growers in New South Wales, Australia?. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/sum.12469
Halpin, N. V., Bell, M. J., Rehbein, W. E. and Moody, P. W. (2019). Potassium fertilisation strategies for rotational grain-legume crops — implications for the subsequent sugarcane crop. 41st Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Conference, ASSCT 2019, Toowoomba, Queensland, 30 April - 3 May 2019. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Bell, M. J., Moody, P. W., Skocaj, D. M., Masters, B., Fries, J. and Dowie, J. (2019). Can new fertilizer technology facilitate a reduction in fertilizer-N rates and improved water quality without compromising sugar production?. 41st Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Conference, ASSCT 2019, Toowoomba, Queensland, 30 April - 3 May 2019. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Meyer, Gregor, Bell, Michael J., Lombi, Enzo, Zhang, Yaqi and Kopittke, Peter M. (2019). Transformation of phosphorus fertilizers applied as highly concentrated bands in agricultural soils. 9th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW), Zurich, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2019.
Williams, Alwyn, Farquharson, Ryan, Lawrence, David, Baldock, Jeff and Bell, Mike (2019). Estimating soil organic carbon under different land-use types in Australia’s northern grains region using mid-infrared spectroscopy. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036141
Martinez, Cristina, Dang, Yash, Smith, Daniel and Bell, Mike (2019). Assessing the use efficiency of Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilisers (EENFs) in irrigated maize. TropAg2019, Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 November 2019.
Mielenz, Henrike, Scheer, Clemens, De Antoni Migliorati, Massimilano, Schwenke, Graeme, Bell, Mike, Grace, Peter and Thorburn, Peter (2014). Modelling nitrous oxide emissions from diverse Australian wheat systems with APSIM. 20WCSS: 20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, South Korea, 8-13 June, 2014.
Mielenz, Henrike, Scheer, Clemens, De Antoni Migliorati, Massimilano, Bell, Mike, Grace, Peter and Thorburn, Peter (2014). Can APSIM predict N2O emissions from sub-tropical soils under grains?. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Bell, Mike, Barton, Louise, Schwenke, Graeme, Harris, Rob, Armstrong, Roger and Li, Guangdi (2014). Reducing N2O and associated nitrogen emissions from grain-growing soils of Australia. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Conference, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Liu, Hongwei, Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Dang, Yash, Crawford, Mark, Balzer, Anna, Bell, Mike, Ram, Dalal, Costa Carvalhais, Lilia and Schenk, Peer (2014). Strategic tillage impacts on biological attributes of long term no-till soils in northern grain region of Australia. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Bell, Michael, Lester, David, Rowlings, David, Grace, Peter and Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antoni (2014). Management strategies to minimise N2O emissions and improve nitrogen use efficiency in grain sorghum grown on alkaline vertosols in southern Queensland. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antoni, Grace, Peter R., Bell, Michael, Parton, William J. and Del Grosso, Stephen J. (2014). Alternative nitrogen management strategies to reduce N2O emissions and increase profitability in subtropical cereal cropping systems: a stimulation study. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Liu, Hongwei, Dang, Yash, Crawford, Mark, Balzer, Anna, Bell, Mike, Ram, Dalal and Schenk, Peer (2014). Strategic tillage did not affect soil microbial bioindicators in long-term no-till farming systems in vertosols from Queensland, Australia. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.
Halpin, N. V., Bell, M. J., Rehbein, W. E. and Short, K. S. (2013). The impact of combinations of trash management and tillage on grain legume and subsequent sugarcane productivity in the bundaberg/childers district. 35th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 2013, ASSCT 2013, Townsville, Australia, 16-18 April 2013. Mackay, Queensland: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Migliorati, Massimiliano De Antoni, Grace, Peter R., Scheer, Clemens, Bell, Mike and McGree, James (2013). Influence of different nitrogen rates and DMPP nitrification inhibitor on annual nitrous oxide emissions from a subtropical wheat-maize cropping system. ASA, CSSA & SSSA 2013 International Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, USA, 3-6 November, 2013. Madison, WI, USA: Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies.
McLaren, Timothy I., Guppy, Christopher N., Tighe, Matthew K., Moody, Phil and Bell, Mike (2013). Dilute acid extraction is a useful indicator of the supply of slowly available phosphorus in Vertisols. Madison, WI, United States: Soil Science Society of America. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2013.05.0188
Willcox, T. G., Bell, M. J., Sing, N. and Allsopp, P. G. (2010). FutureCane: A major Queensland extension initiative that accelerated the adoption of improved farming systems. ISSCT XXVII: International Congress of Sugar Technology, Veracruz, Mexico, 7-11 March 2010. Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.: International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Warne, Michael St. John, McLaughlin, Michael John, Heemsbergen, Diane Alida, Whatmuff, Mark, Broos, Kris, Bell, Michael, Barry, Glenn, Nash, David, Butler, Craig, Pritchard, Debbie, Penney, Nancy, Langdon, Kate, Kookana, Rai, Shareef, Ali and Smernik, Ronald (2010). The use of biosolids in Australian agriculture – influence of research and future developments. Brazilian national workshop sponsored by the Brazilian Department of Agriculture, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 19–20 May 2009. Sao Paulo, Brazil: FEPAF Foundation of Studies and Agricultural Research and Florestai.
Bell, M. J., Garside, A. L., Halpin, N., Salter, B., Moody, P. W. and Park, G. (2010). Interactions between rotation breaks, tillage and N management on sugarcane grown at Bundaberg and Ingham. 32nd Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Bundaberg, Qld., Australia, 11 ‐14 May 2010. Mackay, Qld., Australia: Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.
Moody, Phil and Bell, Mike (2010). New farming systems pose challenges for diagnostic soil testing. ASPAC 2010 Annual Conference - The Environment, The Future, Canberra, Australia, Nov 29 - Dec 1 2010.
Bell, Michael J., Stirling, Graham R. and Pankhurst, Clive E. (2007). Management impacts on health of soils supporting Australian grain and sugarcane industries. Triennial International Conference of the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation, Brisbane, Australia, 13-18 July 2003. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2006.06.013
Stirling, G. R., Garside, A. L., Bell, M. J. and Robotham, B. G. (2006). Soil health benefits from a sugarane farming system involving crop rotation, minimum tillage, controlled traffic and trash retention. Society of Nematlogists 45th Annual Meeting, Lihue, HI, U.S.A., 18-21 June 2006. Marceline, MO, U.S.A: Society of Nematologists.
Bell, M. J. and Garside, A. L. (2005). Shoot and stalk dynamics and the yield of sugarcane crops in tropical and subtropical Queensland, Australia. International Workshop on Sugarcane Physiology: Integrating from Cell to Crop to Advance Sugarcane Production, Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 September 2003. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.032
White, J., Menzies, N. W. and Bell, M. J. (2000). Potassium leaching in ferrosols of the South Burnett is limited by high exchange selectivity. Australian and New Zealand Second Joint Soils Conference, Lincoln University, New Zealand, 3-8 December, 2000. Lincoln University: New Zealand Society of Soil Science.
Hammer, GL, Irmansyah, Meinke, H, Wright, GC and Bell, MJ (1992). Development of a Peanut Growth-Model to Assist in Integrating Knowledge From Management and Adaptation Studies. Aciar / Aard / Qdpi Collaborative Review Meeting On Peanut Improvement : a Case Study in Indonesia, Malang Indonesia, Aug 19-23, 1991. CANBERRA: AUSTRALIAN CENTRE INT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
Data Collections
Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Michael (2023). Maize trials. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/d6c64ea
Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Michael (2023). Chickpea trials. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/8479e01
Research Reports
Bell, Michael, Raymond, Nelly, Kopittke, Peter, Janke, Chelsea and Lester, David (2022). P dynamics in Vertosols - factors influencing fertiliser P availability over time and the implications for rate, application method and residual value. Grains Research Update Barton, ACT, Australia: Grains and Research Development Corporation.
Martinez, Cristina, Janke, Chelsea, Dang, Yash and Bell, Michael (2022). Nitrogen release dynamics of enhanced efficiency fertilisers (EEFs): placement, soil factors and plant uptake. Grains Research Update Barton, ACT, Australia: Grains Research and Development Corporation.
Janke, Chelsea, Moody, Phil, Fujinuma, Ryosuke and Bell, Michael (2020). Can ‘stabilised’ and controlled-release N deliver improved N use efficiency when applied in concentrated bands?. Grains Research Update Barton, ACT, Australia: Grains and Research Development Corporation.
Dang, Yash, Balzar, Anna and Bell, Mike (2016). Does strategic tillage undo long-term improvement in soils under no-till?. Canberra, ACT, Australia: GRDC.
Dang, Yash, Balzer, Anna and Bell, Mike (2016). Does strategic tillage undo long-term improvement in soils under no-till? Final Technical Report (ERM00003). Canberra, ACT, Australia: Grains Research and Development Corporation.
Bell, Mike J., Biggs, Jody, Brennan McKellar, L., Connellan, Julian, Di Bella, Lawrence, Dwyer, Rod, Empson, Marine, Garside, Alan J., Harvey, Tim, Kraak, Jeff, Lakshmanan, Prakash, Lamb, David W., Meier, Elizabeth, Moody, Phil, Muster, Tim, Palmer, Jeda, Robinson, Nicole, Robson, Andrew, Salter, Barry, Schroeder, Bernard, Silburn, Mark, Schmidt, Susanne, Skocaj, Danielle M., Stacey, Samuel, Stanley, John, Thorburn, Peter, Verburg, Kirsten, Walker, Charlie, Wang, Weijin and Wood, Andrew (2015). A review of nitrogen use efficiency in sugarcane. Sugar Research Australia Limited.