Dr Nigel Wilhelm

Biography

Dr Wilhelm has over four decades of experience leading and undertaking applied R&D directed at the improvement of profitability and sustainability in the southern Australian grains sector. Dr Wilhelm specialised in crop nutrition during his postgraduate studies, specialising in identification, impact and management of trace element deficiencies in broadacre crops and pastures.

His activities in field-based applied research have expanded in the last two decades to include crop sequencing, soil amelioration and management of major nutrients in cropping systems. Dr Wilhelm is frequently sought for presentations to growers and advisers to discuss the relevance for current land managers of the latest research into soil amelioration and crop nutrition.

Research interests

• Identifying and managing trace element deficiencies in crops and pastures
• Improving application strategies of nutrients for more profitable crops
• Increasing the productivity and productivity of farming systems by ameliorating soils to relieve constraints
• Investigating new crop choices and sequences to improve current farming systems

Qualifications

PhD. 1999; B. Ag. Sci. (Honours, 1st class), 1983, University of Adelaide

Professional affiliations

Member, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science