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Professor Len Wade

BAgrSc (Hons), PhD

Position Strategic Research Professor (Systems, Crop Physiology and Crop Improvement)
Location Charles Sturt University, EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678, Australia
Phone 02 6933 2523 (direct), 02 6933 2864 (Jenny)
Email lwade@csu.edu.au
www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/saws/staff/profiles/research-professors/len-wade ;
www.grahamcentre.net

Career Brief

Professor Wade graduated with BAgrSc (Hons) in Agronomy from the University of Queensland, a PhD in Crop Science from the University of Western Australia (UWA), and received Research Fellowships to the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, and Texas A&M University in the USA. He was based mainly at Emerald with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries throughout, from 1974 to 1993, as Agronomist, then Senior and Principal Agronomist. Professor Wade was then based at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines 1993-2002, holding the position of Agronomist/Physiologist, Rainfed Consortium Coordinator, and Program Leader for Rainfed-Lowland and Flood-Prone Ecosystem Programs across South and South-East Asia. For 5 years, Professor Wade was GRDC Chair in Crop Agronomy at the University of Western Australia, before joining Charles Sturt University as Strategic Research Professor in Systems, Crop Physiology and Crop Improvement, since August 2007.

Research

Developing Improved Farming and Marketing Systems in Rainfed Regions of Southern Lao PDR, ACIAR
Drought Avoidance Root Traits to Enhance Rice Productivity under Water-Limited Environments, CGIAR
Perennial Wheat Feasibility Study, CRC-FFI
Water-Soluble Carbohydrates in Wheat under Water Deficit, GRDC

Professional Links

Editorial Board Member:
- Field Crops Research www.elsevier.com/locate/fcr (2001-present)
- Plant and Soil www.springerlink.com/content/100326 (2003-2010)
- Plant Production Science http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/cssj/pps (1997-2011)
The Australian Society of Agronomy:
- President 2004-2006; Committee 2002-2010; www.agronomy.org.au
Member:
- Interdrought; Adaptation to Salt & Water Stress; International Society of Root Research, American Society of Agronomy, Crop & Soil Sciences

Interests

Wheat-based systems for food security and environmental sustainability; including stubble retention, perennials, water, nitrogen and carbon balance.
Water productivity; improving the plant’s ability to grow roots to depth and extract soil water for improved performance under drought
Heat tolerance; improving the plant’s ability to cope with elevated and fluctuating temperatures under drought and climate change
Comparable interests in rice & rice-based systems, with synergistic benefits.

Selected Publications

For full listing of refereed publications, visit www.researcherid.com, Len Wade, A-8872-2008

Nio SA, Cawthray GR, Wade LJ, Colmer TD (2011). Pattern of solutes accumulated during leaf osmotic adjustment as related to duration of water deficit for wheat at the reproductive stage. Plant Physiol. Biochem 49, 1126-37.

Kano-Nakata M, Inukai Y, Wade LJ, Siopongco JDLC, Yamauchi A (2011). Root development, water uptake, and shoot dry matter production under water deficit conditions in two CSSL of rice. Plant Production Science 14, 307-317.

Kirkby CA, Kirkagaard JA, Richardson AE, Wade, LJ, Blanchard C, Batten G (2011). Stable soil organic matter: A comparison of C:N:P:S ratios in Australian and other world soils. Geoderma 163, 197-208.

Scott BJ, Eberbach PL, Evans J, Wade LJ (2010). Graham Centre Monograph No. 1: Stubble Retention in Cropping Systems in Southern Australia: Benefits and Challenges. EH Clayton, HM Burns (editors), I&I-NSW, Orange, 105 p.

Glover JD, Reganold J, Bell LW, Borevitz J, Brummer E, Buckler E, Cox CM, Cox TS, Crews T, Culman S, DeHaan L, Eriksson D, Gill B, Holland J, Hu F, Hulke BS, Ibrahim A, Jackson W, Jones SS, Murray SC, Paterson AH, Ploschuk E, Sacks EJ, Snapp S, Tao D, Van Tassel D, Wade LJ, Wyse D, Xu Y (2010). Increased food and ecosystem security via perennial grains. Science 328, 1638-1639