Dr
Hammad Khan
Research Scientist, Cereal Physiology
My role in the department
Hammad is a Research Scientist (Cereal Physiology) whose research focuses on improving the crop productivity and profitability of cereals (mainly barley) grown in Western Australia.
His research provides critical information to barley growers on crop management and he also works with pre-breeders to improve the crop productivity. To best assist the WA grains industry to be internationally competitive, Hammad is improving the grains R&D capacity on crop physiology, agronomy, and phenotyping and also developing scientific collaboration nationally/internationally. Hammad is also associated with Western Crop Genetics Alliance.
My background
Hammad has more than 13 years of experience in scientific research focused on exploring physiological responses of various horticultural, legume, and cereal crops, with a focus on plant-environmental interactions and their effects on crop production. He has conducted research in international collaborative projects across Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, Mexico, Pakistan, India, and China. In Australia, Hammad has worked on several agriculture research projects across various research organisations including, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, Australian National University, and CSIRO.
Projects
- Identifying yield determinants of spring barley in Western Australia – DPIRD funded project
- Assessment of barley weed competitiveness in Western Australia – collaborative project with InterGrain
Key Expertise
Crop physiology, crop management, barley, wheat, abiotic stress, salinity, drought, waterlogging, soil-plant water relations, photosynthesis, plant nutrition, weed competition, project management, extension, communication
Qualifications
- PhD in Crop Physiology, University of Western Australia, 2016
- MSc (Hons.) in Agriculture, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 2008
- BSc (Hons.) in Agriculture, BZ University Multan, 2006
