Dr
Dion Nicol
Research Scientist
My role in the department
Dr Dion Nicol is the wheat commodity lead at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), based at the Merredin Dryland Research Institute.
His current research focus is on improving the wheat variety selection and management for Western Australian farmers and reviewing wheat yield physiology for low rainfall environments.
My background
Dion possesses expertise in plant physiological responses to abiotic stresses and nutrition, agronomy, and on-farm experience in the eastern wheatbelt. He is on the GIWA Wheat Council and is an Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Agriculture and Environment at The University of Western Australia.