The Dryland Pastures team has many parts to it. Staff are a key component of our success:
Prof. Derrick Moot
Staff profile: https://researchers.lincoln.ac.nz/derrick.moot Position: Professor of Plant Science - Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Email: Derrick.Moot@lincoln.ac.nz Work phone: (+64) 03 423 0705 I lead the Dryland Pastures Research Group. We investigate how legume-based pastures can enhance water and nitrogen use efficiency to combat climate change and...
Dr Alistair Black
Staff profile: https://researchers.lincoln.ac.nz/alistair.black Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Email: Alistair.Black@lincoln.ac.nz Work phone: (+64) 03 423 0694 My research quantifies pasture and forage crop responses to environment and management factors to provide agronomic solutions for on-farm problems. My main focus has been on...
Dr Sonya Olykan
Position: Research Officer - Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Email: Sonya.Olykan@lincoln.ac.nz Sonya Olykan initially joined the Dryland Pastures Research Group as past of the Sub4Spring research project and is currently working within the the Hill Country Futures programme. Sonya conducts research in Agronomy, Soil Science and...
Malcolm Smith
Position: Field Research Technician – Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Email: Malcolm.Smith@lincoln.ac.nz Work phone: (+64) 03 423 0708 Malcolm joined the DPR Group in 2001 as the primary research technician associated with the long-term 'MaxClover' Grazing Experiment (2002-2011). Subsequently he has supervised the key field research...