Mr Johannes Biala
Research Centre Manager
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Book Chapters
Stehouwer, Richard, Cooperband, Leslie, Rynk, Robert, Biala, Johannes, Bonhotal, Jean, Antler, Susan, Lewandowski, Tera and Nichols, Hilary (2022). Compost characteristics and quality. The composting handbook: a how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters. (pp. 737-775) edited by Robert Rynk. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85602-7.00012-1
Ozores-Hampton, Monica, Biala, Johannes, Evanylo, Gregory, Faucette, Britt, Cooperband, Leslie, Roe, Nancy, Creque, Jeffrey A. and Sullivan, Dan (2022). Compost use. The composting handbook: a how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters. (pp. 777-846) edited by Robert Rynk. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85602-7.00013-3
Bonhotal, Jean, Schwarz, Mary, Rynk, Robert, Biala, Johannes, Gilbert, Jane and Michitsch, Robert (2022). Composting animal mortalities. The composting handbook: a how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters. (pp. 307-340) edited by Robert Rynk. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85602-7.00004-2
Neher, Deborah A., Hoitink, Harry A., Biala, Johannes, Rynk, Robert and Black, Ginny (2022). Compost use for plant disease suppression. The composting handbook: a how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters. (pp. 847-878) edited by Robert Rynk. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85602-7.00015-7
Journal Articles
Biala, Johannes, Wilkinson, Kevin, Henry, Beverley, Singh, Shweta, Bennett-Jones, Joshua and De Rosa, Daniele (2021). The potential for enhancing soil carbon levels through the use of organic soil amendments in Queensland, Australia. Regional Environmental Change, 21 (4) 95. doi: 10.1007/s10113-021-01813-y
Nguyen, Dai H., Grace, Peter R., Rowlings, David W., Biala, Johannes and Scheer, Clemens (2021). The fate of urea 15N in a subtropical rain-fed maize system: influence of organic amendments. Soil Research, 60 (3), 252-261. doi: 10.1071/sr21101
De Rosa, Daniele, Biala, Johannes, Nguyen, Trung H., Mitchell, Elaine, Friedl, Johannes, Scheer, Clemens, Grace, Peter R. and Rowlings, David W. (2021). Environmental and economic trade-offs of using composted or stockpiled manure as partial substitute for synthetic fertilizer. Journal of Environmental Quality, 51 (4) jeq2.20255, 589-601. doi: 10.1002/jeq2.20255
De Rosa, Daniele, Rowlings, David W., Biala, Johannes, Scheer, Clemens, Basso, Bruno and Grace, Peter R. (2018). N2O and CO2 emissions following repeated application of organic and mineral N fertiliser from a vegetable crop rotation. Science of the Total Environment, 637, 813-824. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.046
De Rosa, Daniele, Basso, Bruno, Rowlings, David W., Scheer, Clemens, Biala, Johannes and Grace, Peter R. (2017). Can organic amendments support sustainable vegetable production?. Agronomy Journal, 109 (5), 1856-1869. doi: 10.2134/agronj2016.12.0739
De Rosa, Daniele, Rowlings, David W., Biala, Johannes, Scheer, Clemens, Basso, Bruno, McGree, James and Grace, Peter R. (2016). Effect of organic and mineral N fertilizers on N2O emissions from an intensive vegetable rotation. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 52 (6), 895-908. doi: 10.1007/s00374-016-1117-5
Biala, J., Lovrick, N., Rowlings, D. and Grace, P. (2016). Greenhouse-gas emissions from stockpiled and composted dairy-manure residues and consideration of associated emission factors. Animal Production Science, 56 (9), 1432-1441. doi: 10.1071/an16009
Nguyen, Dai H., Biala, Johannes, Grace, Peter R., Scheer, Clemens and Rowlings, David W. (2014). Greenhouse gas emissions from sub-tropical agricultural soils after addition of organic by-products. SpringerPlus, 3, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-491
Conference Paper
Biala, J., Rowlings, D. W., De Rosa, D. and Grace, P. (2016). Effects of using raw and composted manures on nitrous oxide emissions: a review. XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposia on Water, Eco-Efficiency and Transformation of Organic Waste in Horticultural Production, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17 August 2014. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2016.1112.57