Associate Professor Ehsan Tavakkoli
Senior Mortlock Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Watts‐Williams, S. J., Gill, A. R., Nguyen, T. D., Tavakkoli, E., Jewell, N., & Brien, C. (2025). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Improve the Water Use and Phosphorus Acquisition Efficiencies of Aerobically Grown Rice. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 4(1), e70040-1-e70040-9.
Scopus1 WoS12025 Kaur, H., Singh, G., Yeasmin, M., Ramadass, K., Panigrahi, P., Larson, A., . . . Vinu, A. (2025). Engineered biochar-attapulgite clay composite: A novel slow-release phosphorus fertilizer. Chemical Engineering Journal, 520, 11 pages.
2025 Uddin, S., Rohan, M., Weng, Z. H., Tahmasbian, I., Fang, Y., Hayden, H. L., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2025). Enhancing Root Proliferation in an Alkaline Dispersive Subsoil: a Comparative Study of Organic and Inorganic Amendments with Different Amelioration Mechanisms. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 16 pages.
2024 Uddin, S., Parvin, S., Armstrong, R., Fitzgerald, G. J., Löw, M., Houshmandfar, A., . . . Tausz, M. (2024). Water use dynamics of dryland wheat grown under elevated CO₂ with supplemental nitrogen. Crop and Pasture Science, 75(1), CP22344-1-CP22344-17.
2024 Liu, B., Lu, Y., He, S., Yang, J., Liu, C., Fang, Y., . . . Liang, X. (2024). UV irradiation enhanced removal of colloidal phosphorus in agricultural runoff. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 120109.
2024 Sadanandan, A. M., Yang, J. H., Devtade, V., Singh, G., Panangattu Dharmarajan, N., Fawaz, M., . . . Vinu, A. (2024). Carbon nitride based nanoarchitectonics for nature-inspired photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. Progress in Materials Science, 142, 101242-1-101242-35.
Scopus91 WoS862024 Liu, B., Lu, Y., Yang, J., Eltohamy, K. M., Fang, Y., Tavakkoli, E., & Liang, X. (2024). Navigating the complexity of colloidal phosphorus in water: Sources, occurrence, transformations, and eco-friendly removal strategies. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54(20), 1459-1477.
Scopus10 WoS112024 Defterdarović, J., Filipović, L., Ondrašek, G., Bogunović, I., Dugan, I., Phogat, V., . . . Filipović, V. (2024). Impact of Hillslope Agriculture on Soil Compaction and Seasonal Water Dynamics in a Temperate Vineyard. Land, 13(5), 588.
Scopus2 WoS22024 Zhou, J., Zhang, S., Lv, J., Tang, C., Zhang, H., Fang, Y., . . . Li, Y. (2024). Maize straw increases while its biochar decreases native organic carbon mineralization in a subtropical forest soil.. The Science of the total environment, 939, 173606.
Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC22024 Kabiri, S., Tavakkoli, E., Navarro, D. A., Degryse, F., Grimison, C., Higgins, C. P., . . . McLaughlin, M. J. (2024). The complex effect of dissolved organic carbon on desorption of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances from soil under alkaline conditions. Environmental Pollution, 356, 124234-1-124234-9.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC32024 Tucker, W., Degryse, F., McBeath, T., Tavakkoli, E., & McLaughlin, M. (2024). Is subsurface soil a chemically more hostile zone for deep‐placed phosphorus fertilizer?. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 88(5), 1778-1791.
Scopus2 WoS22024 Kumar, P., Singh, G., Bahadur, R., Li, Z., Zhang, X., Sathish, C. I., . . . Vinu, A. (2024). The rise of borophene. Progress in Materials Science, 146, 101331.
Scopus34 WoS332024 Tavakkoli, E., Watts-Williams, S. J., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. K. (2024). Eliciting the aboveground physiological regulation that underlies salinity tolerance in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Environmental and Experimental Botany, 226, 105849-1-105849-11.
Scopus1 WoS12024 Mod, B., Baskar, A. V., Bahadur, R., Tavakkoli, E., Van Zwieten, L., Singh, G., & Vinu, A. (2024). From cane to nano: advanced nanomaterials derived from sugarcane products with insights into their synthesis and applications. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 25(1), 31 pages.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC12023 Kong, Y., Zhang, H., Tian, L., Yuan, J., Chen, Y., Li, Y., . . . Cai, Y. (2023). Relationships between denitrification rates and functional gene abundance in a wetland: The roles of single- and multiple-species plant communities. Science of the Total Environment, 863, 9 pages.
Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC42023 Karimian, N., Johnston, S. G., Tavakkoli, E., Frierdich, A. J., & Burton, E. D. (2023). Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study. Environmental Science and Technology, 57(12), 4813-4820.
Scopus28 WoS27 Europe PMC62023 Zhang, S., Fang, Y., Kawasaki, A., Tavakkoli, E., Cai, Y., Wang, H., . . . Li, Y. (2023). Biochar significantly reduced nutrient-induced positive priming in a subtropical forest soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 59(6), 589-607.
Scopus42 WoS372023 Xiao, Z., Zhang, S., Guo, M., Zhao, F., Wang, H., Xu, W., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2023). Nitrogen and phosphorus change the early natural vegetation restoration in degraded Phaeozems of gullies. Science of the Total Environment, 888, 12 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12023 Shen, Y., Fang, Y., Chen, H., Ma, Z., Huang, C., Wu, X., . . . Cai, Y. (2023). New insights into the relationships between livestock grazing behaviors and soil organic carbon stock in an alpine grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 355, 1-11.
Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC42023 Zhang, A., Wang, X., Fang, Y., Sun, X., Tavakkoli, E., Li, Y., . . . Du, Z. (2023). Biochar more than stubble management affected carbon allocation and persistence in soil matrix: a 9-year temperate cropland trial. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23(8), 3018-3028.
Scopus9 WoS62022 Ramadass, K., Lakhi, K. S., Sathish, C. I., Ruban, A. M., Bahadur, R., Singh, G., . . . Vinu, A. (2022). Copper nanoparticles decorated N-doped mesoporous carbon with bimodal pores for selective gas separation and energy storage applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 431(2), 1-11.
Scopus30 WoS292022 Singh, G., Ramadass, K., Sooriyakumar, P., Hettithanthri, O., Vithange, M., Bolan, N., . . . Vinu, A. (2022). Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector. Journal of Controlled Release, 343, 187-206.
Scopus88 WoS76 Europe PMC212022 Fang, Y., Tavakkoli, E., Weng, Z., Collins, D., Harvey, D., Karimian, N., . . . Van Zwieten, L. (2022). Disentangling carbon stabilization in a Calcisol subsoil amended with iron oxyhydroxides: A dual-<sup>13</sup>C isotope approach. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 170, 1-13.
Scopus8 WoS72022 Uddin, S., Williams, S. W., Aslam, N., Fang, Y., Parvin, S., Rust, J., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2022). Ameliorating alkaline dispersive subsoils with organic amendments: Are productivity responses due to nutrition or improved soil structure?. Plant and Soil, 480(1-2), 227-244.
Scopus10 WoS92022 Weng, Z. H., Van Zwieten, L., Tavakkoli, E., Rose, M. T., Singh, B. P., Joseph, S., . . . Cowie, A. (2022). Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar lifts the soil organic carbon ceiling.. Nat Commun, 13(1), 12 pages.
Scopus93 WoS48 Europe PMC162022 Fang, Y., Van Zwieten, L., Rose, M. T., Vasileiadis, S., Donner, E., Vancov, T., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2022). Unraveling microbiomes and functions associated with strategic tillage, stubble, and fertilizer management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 323, 1-14.
Scopus17 WoS172021 Chen, G., Fang, Y., Van Zwieten, L., Xuan, Y., Tavakkoli, E., Wang, X., & Zhang, R. (2021). Priming, stabilization and temperature sensitivity of native SOC is controlled by microbial responses and physicochemical properties of biochar. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 154, 12 pages.
Scopus73 WoS632021 Wang, M., Tavakkoli, E., Rengasamy, P., Huang, L., Ma, H., Yang, F., . . . Liang, Z. (2021). Management zone delineation based on soil properties measured during the reproductive stage of rice in the field. Land Degradation and Development, 32(10), 3106-3121.
Scopus3 WoS32021 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Van Zwieten, L., Collins, D., Pitt, W., Armstrong, R., & Tavakkoli, E. (2021). Additive effects of organic and inorganic amendments can significantly improve structural stability of a sodic dispersive subsoil. Geoderma, 404, 1-13.
Scopus20 WoS182021 Yin, X., Peñuelas, J., Sardans, J., Xu, X., Chen, Y., Fang, Y., . . . Wang, W. (2021). Effects of nitrogen-enriched biochar on rice growth and yield, iron dynamics, and soil carbon storage and emissions: A tool to improve sustainable rice cultivation. Environmental Pollution, 287, 1-13.
Scopus55 WoS49 Europe PMC122021 Xu, J., Fang, Y., Tavakkoli, E., Pan, X., Liao, F., Chen, W., & Guo, W. (2021). Preferential ammonium: Nitrate ratio of blueberry isregulated by nitrogen transport and reduction systems. Scientia Horticulturae, 288, 1-10.
Scopus19 WoS192021 Tavakkoli, E., Uddin, S., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. K. (2021). Field applications of gypsum reduce pH and improve soil C in highly alkaline soils in southern Australia’s dryland cropping region. Soil Use and Management, 38(1), 12 pages.
Scopus26 WoS192021 Weng, Z. H., Zwieten, L. V., Rose, M., Singh, B. P., Tavakkoli, E., Joseph, S., . . . Cowie, A. (2021). Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar elevates the soil organic carbon ceiling.
2020 Talapaneni, S. N., Singh, G., Kim, I. Y., AlBahily, K., Al‐Muhtaseb, A. H., Karakoti, A. S., . . . Vinu, A. (2020). Carbon Capture and Conversion: Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO
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Capture and Conversion (Adv. Mater. 18/2020). Advanced Materials, 32(18), 1.
2020 Conyers, M. K., Holland, J. E., Haskins, B., Whitworth, R., Poile, G. J., Oates, A., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2020). Sulfur and nitrogen responses by barley and wheat on a sandy soil in a semi-arid environment. Crop and Pasture Science, 71(10), 894-906.
Scopus2 WoS22020 Talapaneni, S. N., Singh, G., Kim, I. Y., AlBahily, K., Al-Muhtaseb, A. H., Karakoti, A. S., . . . Vinu, A. (2020). Nanostructured carbon nitrides for CO₂ capture and conversion. Advanced Materials, 32(18), 1904635-1-1904635-21.
Scopus302 WoS316 Europe PMC482020 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Collins, D., Armstrong, R., Van Zwieten, L., & Tavakkoli, E. (2020). Nutrient stoichiometry and labile carbon content of organic amendments control microbial biomass and carbon-use efficiency in a poorly structured sodic-subsoil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 56(2), 219-233.
Scopus69 WoS60 Europe PMC82020 Kabiri, S., Andelkovic, I., Coqui da Silva, R., Degryse, J., Baird, R., Tavakkoli, E., . . . McLaughlin, M. (2020). Engineered phosphate fertilisers with dual-release properties. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(13), 5512-5524.
Scopus28 WoS262020 Weng, Z., Liu, X., Eldridge, S., Wang, H., Rose, T., Rose, M., . . . Van Zwieten, L. (2020). Priming of soil organic carbon induced by sugarcane residues and its biochar control the source of nitrogen for plant uptake: A dual <sup>13</sup>C and <sup>15</sup>N isotope three-source-partitioning study. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 146, 1-9.
Scopus49 WoS42 Europe PMC62020 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Farrell, M., Van Zwieten, L., Armstrong, R., Chen, C., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2020). Balanced nutrient stoichiometry of organic amendments enhances carbon priming in a poorly structured sodic subsoil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 145, 11 pages.
Scopus39 WoS34 Europe PMC12020 McDonald, G. K., Tavakkoli, E., & Rengasamy, P. (2020). Commentary: Bread Wheat With High Salinity and Sodicity Tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 3 pages.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC32019 Farrar, M. B., Wallace, H. M., Xu, C. Y., Nguyen, T. T. N., Tavakkoli, E., Joseph, S., & Bai, S. H. (2019). Short-term effects of organo-mineral enriched biochar fertiliser on ginger yield and nutrient cycling. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 19(2), 668-682.
Scopus48 WoS462019 Weng, Z., Rose, M. T., Tavakkoli, E., Van Zwieten, L., Styles, G., Bennett, W., & Lombi, E. (2019). Assessing plant-available glyphosate in contrasting soils by diffusive gradient in thin-films technique (DGT). Science of the Total Environment, 646, 735-744.
Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC52019 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Nazaries, L., Keith, A., Tavakkoli, E., Wilson, N., & Singh, B. (2019). Interactive carbon priming, microbial response and biochar persistence in a Vertisol with varied inputs of biochar and labile organic matter. European Journal of Soil Science, 70(5), 960-974.
Scopus35 WoS302019 Andelkovic, I. B., Kabiri, S., Da Silva, R., Tavakkoli, E., Kirby, J. K., Losic, D., & Mclaughlin, M. J. (2019). Optimisation of phosphate loading on graphene oxide-Fe(iii) composites-possibilities for engineering slow release fertilisers. New Journal of Chemistry, 43(22), 8580-8589.
Scopus11 WoS92019 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Cowie, A., Wang, W., Arachchi, M. H., Wang, H., & Tavakkoli, E. (2019). Balancing nutrient stoichiometry facilitates the fate of wheat residue‑carbon in physically defined soil organic matter fractions. Geoderma, 354, 1-12.
Scopus52 WoS472018 Fang, Y., Singh, B. P., Collins, D., Li, B., Zhu, J., & Tavakkoli, E. (2018). Nutrient supply enhanced wheat residue-carbon mineralization, microbial growth, and microbial carbon-use efficiency when residues were supplied at high rate in contrasting soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 126, 168-178.
Scopus91 WoS81 Europe PMC122018 Weng, Z., Van Zwieten, L., Singh, B. P., Tavakkoli, E., Kimber, S., Morris, S., . . . Cowie, A. (2018). The accumulation of rhizodeposits in organo-mineral fractions promoted biochar-induced negative priming of native soil organic carbon in Ferralsol. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 118, 91-96.
Scopus34 WoS29 Europe PMC42018 Andelkovic, I., Kabiri, S., Tavakkoli, E., Kirby, J., McLaughlin, M., & Losic, D. (2018). Graphene oxide-Fe(III) composite containing phosphate - a novel slow release fertilizer for improved agriculture management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 185, 97-104.
Scopus100 WoS772017 McDonald, G., Tavakkoli, E., Cozzolino, D., Banas, K., Derrien, M., & Rengasamy, P. (2017). A survey of total and dissolved organic carbon in alkaline soils of southern Australia. Soil Research, 55(7), 617-629.
Scopus19 WoS142017 Han Weng, Z., Van Zwieten, L., Singh, B., Tavakkoli, E., Joseph, S., Macdonald, L., . . . Cowie, A. (2017). Biochar built soil carbon over a decade by stabilizing rhizodeposits. Nature Climate Change, 7(5), 371-376.
Scopus319 WoS2832016 Rengasamy, P., Tavakkoli, E., & McDonald, G. (2016). Exchangeable cations and clay dispersion: net dispersive charge, a new concept for dispersive soil. European Journal of Soil Science, 67(5), 659-665.
Scopus100 WoS88 Europe PMC52015 Tavakkoli, E., Juhasz, A., Donner, E., & Lombi, E. (2015). Characterising the exchangeability of phenanthrene associated with naturally occurring soil colloids using an isotopic dilution technique. Environmental Pollution, 199, 244-252.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC32015 Tavakkoli, E., Rengasamy, P., Smith, E., & Mcdonald, G. (2015). The effect of cation-anion interactions on soil pH and solubility of organic carbon. European Journal of Soil Science, 66(6), 1054-1062.
Scopus82 WoS75 Europe PMC82013 Tavakkoli, E., Donner, E., Juhasz, A., Naidu, R., & Lombi, E. (2013). A radio-isotopic dilution technique for functional characterisation of the associations between inorganic contaminants and water-dispersible naturally occurring soil colloids. Environmental Chemistry, 10(4), 341-348.
Scopus10 WoS102013 Lombi, E., Donner, E., Taheri, S., Tavakkoli, E., Jämting, A., McClure, S., . . . Vasilev, K. (2013). Transformation of four silver/silver chloride nanoparticles during anaerobic treatment of wastewater and post-processing of sewage sludge. Environmental Pollution, 176, 193-197.
Scopus190 WoS170 Europe PMC932013 Donner, E., Brunetti, G., Zarcinas, B., Harris, P., Tavakkoli, E., Naidu, R., & Lombi, E. (2013). Effects of chemical amendments on the lability and speciation of metals in anaerobically digested biosolids. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(19), 11157-11165.
Scopus22 WoS18 Europe PMC92012 Tavakkoli, E., Fatehi, F., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. (2012). A comparison of hydroponic and soil-based screening methods to identify salt tolerance in the field in barley. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(10), 3853-3868.
Scopus70 WoS63 Europe PMC332012 Tavakkoli, E., Paull, J., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. (2012). Comparing genotypic variation in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in response to salinity in hydroponic and field experiments. Field Crops Research, 127, 99-108.
Scopus35 WoS30 Europe PMC42012 Lombi, E., Donner, E., Tavakkoli, E., Turney, T., Naidu, R., Miller, B., & Scheckel, K. (2012). Fate of zinc oxide nanoparticles during anaerobic digestion of wastewater and post-treatment processing of sewage sludge. Environmental Science and Technology, 46(16), 9089-9096.
Scopus212 WoS182 Europe PMC822011 Tavakkoli, E., English, P., & Guppy, C. (2011). Interaction of silicon and phosphorus mitigate manganese toxicity in rice in a highly weathered soil. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 42(5), 503-513.
Scopus11 WoS102011 Tavakkoli, E., Lyons, G., English, P., & Guppy, C. (2011). Silicon nutrition of rice is affected by soil pH, weathering and silicon fertilisation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science-Zzeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde, 174(3), 437-446.
Scopus74 WoS66 Europe PMC82011 Tavakkoli, E., Fatehi, F., Coventry, S., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. (2011). Additive effects of Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions on barley growth under salinity stress. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(6), 2189-2203.
Scopus462 WoS369 Europe PMC1382010 Tavakkoli, E., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. (2010). High concentrations of Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions in soil solution have simultaneous detrimental effects on growth of faba bean under salinity stress. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61(15), 4449-4459.
Scopus512 WoS425 Europe PMC1512010 Tavakkoli, E., Rengasamy, P., & McDonald, G. (2010). The response of barley to salinity stress differs between hydroponics and soil systems. Functional Plant Biology, 37(7), 621-633.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Van Zwieten, L., Cayuela, M. L., Kammann, C., Joseph, S., Wrage-Mönnig, N., Cowie, A., . . . Tavakkoli, E. (2024). Biochar influences methane and nitrous oxide emissions from soil. In J. Lehmann, & S. Joseph (Eds.), Biochar for Environmental Management (pp. 463-488). Routledge.
Scopus32023 Rengasamy, P., McDonald, G., & Tavakkoli, E. (2023). Managing Multiple Constraints to Crop Production in Dispersive Soils. In N. Bolan, & M. B. Kirkham (Eds.), Soil Constraints and Productivity (pp. 319-341). Taylor & Francis.
Scopus12021 Sale, P., Tavakkoli, E., Armstrong, R., Wilhelm, N., Tang, C., Desbiolles, J., . . . Hart, M. (2021). Ameliorating dense clay subsoils to increase the yield of rain-fed crops. In D. L. Sparks (Ed.), Advances in Agronomy (Vol. 165, pp. 249-300). Cambridge, MA; United States: Academic Press.
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Conference Papers
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Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Associate Editor European Journal of Soil Science The University of Adelaide Australia
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