Mr Peter deVoil
Principal Farming Systems Modeller
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 535 15087
Book Chapter
Rodriguez, Daniel, de Voil, Peter and Power, B. (2016). Modelling dryland agricultural systems. Innovations in dryland agriculture. (pp. 239-256) edited by Muhammad Farooq and Kadambot H. M. Siddique. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47928-6_9
Journal Articles
Tan, Zhihao, de Voil, Peter, Zhao, Jiongchao, Zhao, Dongxue, McGowan, Hamish, Xiao, Liujun and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). Pathways towards Net Zero emissions in grain cropping farms. Agricultural Systems, 229 104401, 104401-229. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104401
Adhikari, Lipy, de Voil, Peter, Dreccer, M. Fernanda and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). Benefits and trade-offs from the diversification of rangeland farms in Northern Queensland, Australia. Agricultural Systems, 226 104331, 104331-226. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104331
Garba, Ismail I., Fernandez, Javier A., Chen, Qiaomin, Gho, Carla, deVoil, Peter, Cooper, Mark and Chapman, Scott C. (2025). Integrating yield gap analysis to capture genotype by environment by management interactions for Australian broadacre sorghum cropping systems. Field Crops Research, 326 109858, 109858. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109858
Zhao, Jiongchao, Wang, Yixuan, Zhao, Mingyu, Rodriguez, Daniel, de Voil, Peter, Tan, Zhihao and Chu, Qingquan (2025). Anticipated changes in soybean drought stress and yield stability under future climates in Northeast China. npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3 (1) 14. doi: 10.1038/s44264-025-00053-5
Nguyen, Dung, de Voil, Peter, Potgieter, Andries, Dang, Yash P., Orton, Thomas G., Nguyen, Duc Thanh, Nguyen, Thanh Thi and Chapman, Scott C. (2025). Multimodal sequential cross-modal transformer for predicting plant available water capacity (PAWC) from time series of weather and crop biological data. Agricultural Water Management, 307 109124, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109124
Grewer, Uwe, de Voil, Peter, MacCarthy, Dilys S. and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). Guiding cultivar choice in smallholder agriculture: Identifying suitability hotspots for maturity groups of field crops. Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 20 100204, 100204-20. doi: 10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100204
Zhao, Dongxue, de Voil, Peter, Sadras, Victor O., Palta, Jairo A. and Rodriguez, Daniel (2025). The plasticity of root traits and their effects on crop yield and yield stability. Plant and Soil 107914, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-07185-6
Rodriguez, Daniel, Serafin, Loretta, de Voil, Peter, Mumford, El, Zhao, Dongxue, Aisthorpe, Darren, Auer, Jane, Broad, Ian, Eyre, Joe and Hellyer, Mark (2024). Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: Sowing summer crops earlier. Field Crops Research, 318 109592, 109592. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109592
Deng, Jun, Liu, Ke, Xiong, Xin, Hussain, Tajamul, Huang, Liying, de Voil, Peter, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Tian, Xiaohai and Zhang, Yunbo (2024). Achieving sustainable rice production through nitrogen-potassium harmony for enhanced economic and environmental gains. Agricultural Water Management, 301 108949, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108949
Deng, Jun, Liu, Ke, Feng, Xiangqian, Ye, Jiayu, Harrison, Matthew Tom, de Voil, Peter, Hussain, Tajamul, Huang, Liying, Tian, Xiaohai, Zhou, Meixue and Zhang, Yunbo (2024). Exploring strategies for agricultural sustainability in super hybrid rice using the food-carbon-nitrogen-water-energy-profit nexus framework. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. doi: 10.1016/j.jia.2024.07.025
Wei, Hanyu, Xu, Wen, Kang, Byeong, Eisner, Rowan, Muleke, Albert, Rodriguez, Daniel, deVoil, Peter, Sadras, Victor, Monjardino, Marta and Harrison, Matthew Tom (2024). Irrigation with Artificial Intelligence: Problems, Premises, Promises. Human-Centric Intelligent Systems, 4 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s44230-024-00072-4
Zhao, Dongxue, deVoil, Peter, Rognoni, Bethany G., Wilkus, Erin, Eyre, Joseph X., Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2024). Sowing summer grain crops early in late winter or spring: effects on root growth, water use, and yield. Plant and Soil, 504 (1-2), 625-642. doi: 10.1007/s11104-024-06648-0
Rodriguez, Daniel, Serafin, Loretta, de Voil, Peter, Mumford, Michael, Zhao, Dongxue, Aisthorpe, Darren, Auer, Jane, Broad, Ian, Eyre, Joe and Hellyer, Mark (2024). Agronomic adaptations to heat stress: sowing summer crops early in late winter. agriRxiv, 318 109592. doi: 10.31220/agrirxiv.2024.00243
Qi, Deqiang, Liu, Ke, Fu, Mingfang, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Shi, Xiaofei, Liu, Xiangchen, de Voil, Peter, Zhang, Yunbo, Radanielson, Ando, Wu, Wenge, Chen, Jingrui, Jiang, Yu, Zhang, Jing, Zhao, Quanzhi and Peng, Ting (2024). Dual purpose ratooned rice improves agri-food production with reduced environmental cost. Journal of Cleaner Production, 450 141813, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141813
Garba, Ismail I., Bell, Lindsay W., Chapman, Scott, deVoil, Peter, Kamara, Alpha Y. and Williams, Alwyn (2023). Modelling the impacts of diverse cover crops on soil water and nitrogen and cash crop yields in a sub-tropical dryland. Field Crops Research, 301 109019, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109019
He, Qinsi, Liu, De Li, Wang, Bin, Cowie, Annette, Simmons, Aaron, Waters, Cathy, Li, Linchao, Feng, Puyu, Li, Yi, deVoil, Peter, Huete, Alfredo and Yu, Qiang (2023). Modelling interactions between cowpea cover crops and residue retention in Australian dryland cropping systems under climate change. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 353 108536. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2023.108536
Adhikari, Lipy, Komarek, Adam M., de Voil, Peter and Rodriguez, Daniel (2023). A framework for the assessment of farm diversification options in broadacre agriculture. Agricultural Systems, 210 103724, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103724
Muleke, Albert, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Eisner, Rowan, de Voil, Peter, Yanotti, Maria, Liu, Ke, Monjardino, Marta, Yin, Xiaogang, Wang, Weilu, Nie, Jiangwen, Ferreira, Carla, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Feng, Fahad, Shah, Shurpali, Narasinha, Feng, Puyu, Zhang, Yunbo, Forster, Daniel, Yang, Rui, Qi, Zhiming, Fei, Wang, Gao, Xionghui, Man, Jianguo and Nie, Lixiao (2023). Sustainable intensification with irrigation raises farm profit despite climate emergency. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 5 (3), 368-385. doi: 10.1002/ppp3.10354
Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah Al, Garba, Ismail Ibrahim, Campbell, Shane, Dargusch, Paul, deVoil, Peter and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2023). Biomass production of a sub-tropical grass under different photovoltaic installations using different grazing strategies. Agricultural Systems, 208 103662, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103662
Muleke, Albert, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Eisner, Rowan, Yanotti, Maria, de Voil, Peter, Fahad, Shah, Fei, Wang, Feng, Puyu, Ferreira, Carla, Forster, Daniel, Gao, Xionghui, Liu, Ke, Man, Jianguo, Nie, Lixiao, Nie, Jiangwen, Qi, Zhiming, Shurpali, Narasinha, Wang, Weilu, Yang, Rui, Yin, Xiaogang, Zhang, Feng, Zhang, Yunbo and Zhao, Jin (2023). Clarifying confusions over carbon conclusions: antecedent soil carbon drives gains realised following intervention. Global Environmental Change Advances, 1 100001, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.gecadv.2023.100001
Muleke, Albert, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Eisner, Rowan, de Voil, Peter, Yanotti, Maria, Liu, Ke, Yin, Xiaogang, Wang, Weilu, Monjardino, Marta, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Feng, Fahad, Shah and Zhang, Yunbo (2022). Whole farm planning raises profit despite burgeoning climate crisis. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 17188, 1-20. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20896-z
He, Qinsi, Liu, De Li, Wang, Bin, Li, Linchao, Cowie, Annette, Simmons, Aaron, Zhou, Hongxu, Tian, Qi, Li, Sien, Li, Yi, Liu, Ke, Yan, Haoliang, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Feng, Puyu, Waters, Cathy, Li, Guangdi D., de Voil, Peter and Yu, Qiang (2022). Identifying effective agricultural management practices for climate change adaptation and mitigation: a win-win strategy in South-Eastern Australia. Agricultural Systems, 203 103527, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103527
Zhao, Dongxue, Eyre, Joseph X., Wilkus, Erin, de Voil, Peter, Broad, Ian and Rodriguez, Daniel (2022). 3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 202 107409, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.107409
Muleke, Albert, Harrison, Matthew Tom, De Voil, Peter, Hunt, Ian, Liu, Ke, Yanotti, Maria and Eisner, Rowan (2022). Earlier crop flowering caused by global warming alleviated by irrigation. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (4) 044032. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac5a66
Ojeda, Jonathan J., Hammer, Graeme, Yang, Kai‐Wei, Tuinstra, Mitchell R., deVoil, Peter, McLean, Greg, Huber, Isaiah, Volenec, Jeffrey J., Brouder, Sylvie M., Archontoulis, Sotirios and Chapman, Scott C. (2022). Quantifying the effects of varietal types × management on the spatial variability of sorghum biomass across US environments. GCB Bioenergy, 14 (3), 411-433. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12919
Wilkus, Erin Lynn, deVoil, Peter, Marenya, Paswel, Snapp, Sieg, Dixon, John and Rodriguez, Daniel (2022). Sustainable intensification practices reduce food deficit for the best- and worst-off households in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5 649218. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.649218
Ara, Iffat, Turner, Lydia, Harrison, Matthew Tom, Monjardino, Marta, deVoil, Peter and Rodriguez, Daniel (2021). Application, adoption and opportunities for improving decision support systems in irrigated agriculture: a review. Agricultural Water Management, 257 107161, 107161. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107161
Li, Jing, He, Ruiyin, deVoil, Peter and Wan, Shan (2021). Enhancing the application of organic fertilisers by members of agricultural cooperatives. Journal of Environmental Management, 293 112901, 112901. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112901
Rotili, Diego Hernán, Abeledo, L. Gabriela, deVoil, Peter, Rodríguez, Daniel and Maddonni, Gustavo Ángel (2021). Exploring the effect of tillers on the water economy, plant growth and kernel set of low-density maize crops. Agricultural Water Management, 243 106424, 106424. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106424
Rotili, Diego Hernán, de Voil, Peter, Eyre, Joseph, Serafin, Loretta, Aisthorpe, Darren, Maddonni, Gustavo Ángel and Rodríguez, Daniel (2020). Untangling genotype x management interactions in multi-environment on-farm experimentation. Field Crops Research, 255 107900, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107900
He, Pengfei, Li, Jing, Fang, Enze, deVoil, Peter and Cao, Guangqiao (2019). Reducing agricultural fuel consumption by minimizing inefficiencies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 236 117619, 117619. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117619
Clarke, S.J., McLean, J., George-Jaeggli, B., McLean, G., de Voil, P., Eyre, J.X. and Rodriguez, D. (2019). Understanding the diversity in yield potential and stability among commercial sorghum hybrids can inform crop designs. Field Crops Research, 230, 84-97. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2018.10.010
Rodriguez, D., deVoil, P., Hudson, D., Brown, J. N., Hayman, P., Marrou, H. and Meinke, H. (2018). Predicting optimum crop designs using crop models and seasonal climate forecasts. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 2231, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20628-2
Rodriguez, D., de Voil, P., Rufino, M. C., Odendo, M. and van Wijk, M. T. (2017). To mulch or to munch? Big modelling of big data. Agricultural Systems, 153, 32-42. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.01.010
Rigolot, C., de Voil, P., Douxchamps, S., Prestwidge, D., Van Wijk, M., Thornton, P., Rodriguez, D., Henderson, B., Medina, D. and Herrero, M. (2016). Interactions between intervention packages, climatic risk, climate change and food security in mixed crop-livestock systems in Burkina Faso. Agricultural Systems, 151 (5), 217-224. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2015.12.017
Luo, Qunying, Bange, Michael and Devoil, Peter (2016). Effects of a wheat rotation on cotton production in a changing climate: a simulation study. Climate Research, 70 (1), 29-38. doi: 10.3354/cr01413
Moore, Andrew D., Holzworth, Dean P., Herrmann, Neville I., Brown, Hamish E., de Voil, Peter G., Snow, Valerie O., Zurcher, Eric J. and Huth, Neil I. (2014). Modelling the manager: Representing rule-based management in farming systems simulation models. Environmental Modelling and Software, 62, 399-410. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.09.001
Holzworth, Dean P., Huth, Neil I., deVoil, Peter G., Zurcher, Eric J., Herrmann, Neville I., McLean, Greg, Chenu, Karine, van Oosterom, Erik J., Snow, Val, Murphy, Chris, Moore, Andrew D., Brown, Hamish, Whish, Jeremy P. M., Verrall, Shaun, Fainges, Justin, Bell, Lindsay W., Peake, Allan S., Poulton, Perry L., Hochman, Zvi, Thorburn, Peter J., Gaydon, Donald S., Dalgliesh, Neal P., Rodriguez, Daniel, Cox, Howard, Chapman, Scott, Doherty, Alastair, Teixeira, Edmar, Sharp, Joanna, Cichota, Rogerio ... Keating, Brian A. (2014). APSIM - evolution towards a new generation of agricultural systems simulation. Environmental Modelling and Software, 62, 327-350. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.07.009
Moeller, Carina, Sauerborn, Joachim, de Voil, Peter, Manschadi, Ahmad M., Pala, Mustafa and Meinke, Holger (2014). Assessing the sustainability of wheat-based cropping systems using simulation modelling: Sustainability = 42?. Sustainability Science, 9 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s11625-013-0228-2
Rodriguez, Daniel, Cox, Howard, deVoil, Peter and Power, Brendan (2014). A participatory whole farm modelling approach to understand impacts and increase preparedness to climate change in Australia. Agricultural Systems, 126, 50-61. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.04.003
Rodriguez, D., deVoil, P., Power, B., Cox, H., Crimp, S. and Meinke, H. (2011). The intrinsic plasticity of farm businesses and their resilience to change. An Australian example. Field Crops Research, 124 (2), 157-170. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.02.012
Power, B., Rodriguez, D., deVoil, P., Harris, G. and Payero, J. (2011). A multi-field bio-economic model of irrigated grain–cotton farming systems. Field Crops Research, 124 (2), 171-179. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.03.018
Nelson, R., Kokic, P., Crimp, S., Martin, P., Meinke, H., Howden, S. M., de Voil, P. and Nidumolu, U. (2010). The vulnerability of Australian rural communities to climate variability and change: Part II-Integrating impacts with adaptive capacity. Environmental Science and Policy, 13 (1), 18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.09.007
Holzworth, Dean P., Huth, Neil I. and de Voil, Peter G. (2010). Simplifying environmental model reuse. Environmental Modelling and Software, 25 (2), 269-275. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.10.018
deVoil, P., Rossing, W. A. H. and Hammer, G. L. (2006). Exploring profit - Sustainability trade-offs in cropping systems using evolutionary algorithms. Environmental Modelling and Software, 21 (9), 1368-1374. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.04.016
Manschadi, A. M., Christopher, J., Devoil, P. and Hammer, G. L. (2006). The role of root architectural traits in adaptation of wheat to water-limited environments. Functional Plant Biology, 33 (9), 823-837. doi: 10.1071/FP06055
Meinke, H., deVoil, P., Hammer, G. L., Power, S., Allan, R., Stone, R. C., Folland, C. and Potgieter, A. (2005). Rainfall variability at decadal and longer time scales: signal or noise?. Journal of Climate, 18 (1), 89-96. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-3263.1
Potgieter, A. B., Hammer, G. L., Doherty, A. and de Voil, P. (2005). A simple regional-scale model for forecasting sorghum yield across North-Eastern Australia. Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 132 (1-2), 143-153. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2005.07.009
Soltani, Afshin, Meinke, Holger and De Voil, Peter (2004). Assessing linear interpolation to generate daily radiation and temperature data for use in crop simulations. European Journal of Agronomy, 21 (2), 133-148. doi: 10.1016/S1161-0301(03)00044-3
Conference Papers
Zhao, Dongxue, Rodriguez, Daniel and deVoil, Peter (2024). High-throughput crop root phenotyping through electromagnetic induction method. Agrogeo24, Zürich, Switzerland, 1 - 2 February 2024. Zürich, Switzerland: Agrogeophysics. doi: 10.62329/dwac3279
Holzworth, Dean, Huth, N. I., Fainges, J., Herrmann, N. I., Zurcher, E., Brown, H., Snow, V., Verrall, S., Cichota, R., Doherty, A., deVoil, P., McLean, G. and Brider, J. (2020). APSIM next generation: The final frontier?. 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2015, Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 29 November - 4 December 2015. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ).
Ferrante, Ariel, Eyre, Joe, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, McLean, James, Chenu, Karine, deVoil, Peter, McLean, Greg and Rodriguez, Daniel (2015). Maize yield determination in the Northern Region: hybrid by environment by management interactions. Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 21-24 September 2015. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Ferrante, Ariel, Eyre, Joseph, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, McLean, James, Chenu, Karine, deVoil, Peter, McLean, Greg and Rodriguez, Daniel (2015). High yielding wheat in the northern region: impact of nitrogen fertilisation on grain yield and quality in modern cultivars. Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 21-24 September 2015. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Cox, H., Rodriguez, D., deVoil, P. and Power, B. (2011). Modelling adaptation options for a Western Queensland mixed grain and graze farm – evaluating enterprise options under climate change. 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and Farming Systems Design, Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 September 2011. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Rodriguez, D., deVoil, P., Power, B. and Cox, H. (2011). Adapting to change: More realistic quantification of impacts and better informed adaptation alternatives. 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and Farming Systems Design, Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 September 2011. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
De Voil, P. G., Rodriguez, D., Power, B. and Rossing, W. A.H. (2009). Simulation of whole farm management decisions. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ).
Huang, R., Birch, C. J., George, D. L., Meinke, H. and de Voil, P. (2006). Climate change and impact on grain sorghum. 5th Australian Sorghum Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 31 January - 2 February 2006. Toowoomba: Range Media, Toowoomba.
deVoil, Peter, Rossing, W. A. H. and Hammer, Graeme (2004). Optimising profitability and environmental trade-offs in managing cropping systems using differential evolution. 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 26 September-1 October 2004. Gosford, N.S.W., Australia: The Regional Institute.
deVoil, P., Rossing, W.A.H. and Hammer, G. L. (2003). Exploring profit - sustainability trade-offs in cropping systems using evolutionary algorithms. MODSIM 2003, Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Townsville, 14-17 July 2003. Canberra, ACT: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia & New Zealand. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.04.016
Spunde, Walter and De Voil, Peter (1998). A web-interfaced array-based mathematics course. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. doi: 10.1145/327559.327720
Research Report
Shaygan, Mandana, Anzooman, Monia, McIntyre, Neil, deVoil, Peter, Rodriguez, Daniel and Lane, Joe (2024). Assessing Pongamia growth, seed yield and economics in Central Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.