Professor Michael Bell
Chair in Tropical Agronomy
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Affiliated Academic
Centre for Crop Science
+61 7 54601 140
Book Chapters
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 applications for genetic improvement and Agronomy. (pp. 196-221) edited by V. Sadras and D. Calderini. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819194-1.00005-0
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
Franzen, David W., Goulding, Keith, Mallarino, Antonio P. and Bell, Michael J. (2020). How closely Is potassium mass balance related to soil test changes?. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 263-282) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_10
Bell, Michael J., Mallarino, Antonio P., Volenec, Jeff, Brouder, Sylvie and Franzen, David W. (2020). Considerations for selecting potassium placement methods in soil. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 341-362) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_12
White, Philip J., Bell, Michael J., Djalovic, Ivica, Hinsinger, Philippe and Rengel, Zed (2020). Potassium use efficiency of plants. Improving potassium recommendations for agricultural crops. (pp. 119-145) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_5
Bell, Michael J., Ransom, Michel D., Thompson, Michael L., Hinsinger, Philippe, Florence, Angela M., Moody, Philip W. and Guppy, Christopher N. (2020). Considering Soil Potassium Pools with Dissimilar Plant Availability. Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops. (pp. 163-190) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_7
Bell, Michael J., Thompson, Michael L. and Moody, Philip W. (2020). Using Soil Tests to Evaluate Plant Availability of Potassium in Soils. Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops. (pp. 191-218) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_8
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 J. Pratley and J. Kirkegaard. Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Journal Articles
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, 109559. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109559
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. Acta Horticulturae, 1292: 399-404. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2020.1292.53
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
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., 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Bell, Mike and Lawrence, David (2009). Soil carbon sequestration - myths and mysteries. Tropical Grasslands, 43 (4), 227-231.
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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., 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 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
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, 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
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, 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.
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.
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, Gillespie, TJ, Roy, RC, Michaels, TE and Tollenaar, M (1994). Peanut Leaf Photosynthetic Activity in Cool Field Environments. Crop Science, 34 (4), 1023-1029.
Bell, MJ, Michaels, TE, McCullough, DE and Tollenaar, M (1994). Photosynthetic Response to Chilling in Peanut. Crop Science, 34 (4), 1014-1023.
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.
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.
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 .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
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
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, 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, 1133-1149.
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, 1151-1161.
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
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, 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.
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). 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, 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, 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
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
Conference Papers
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Research Reports
Dang, Yash, Balzar, Anna and Bell, Mike (2016). Does strategic tillage undo long-term improvement in soils under no-till?. Canberra, ACT, Australia: GRDC.
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.