Researcher Profiles

Dr Ariel Ferrante

Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Career
Publications
Grants and Funding
Contact

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2016	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2014 - 2016	Research Fellow	University of Queensland, Brisbane
2012 - 2014	Posdoctoral Researcher	University of Lleida, Lleida

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2012	University of Lleida, Lleida	Spain	PhD award with Special Distinction Ph.D. 2011/2012
2009	University of Lleida, Lleida	Spain	M.Sc.
2005	University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires	Argentina	BSc.

Research Interests

Crop and Pasture Improvement Crop and Pasture Nutrition Farming Systems Research Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology Plant Physiology

Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Ferrante, A., Cullis, B. R., Smith, A. B., & Able, J. A. (2021). A Multi-Environment Trial Analysis of Frost Susceptibility in Wheat and Barley Under Australian Frost-Prone Field Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 722637. DOI
2020	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. A. (2020). Floret development and spike fertility in wheat: Differences between cultivars of contrasting yield potential and their sensitivity to photoperiod and soil N. Field Crops Research, 256, 107908-1-107908-11. DOI Scopus6 WoS8
2020	Lee, W. S. L., Ferrante, A., Withayachumnankul, W., & Able, J. A. (2020). Assessing frost damage in barley using terahertz imaging. Optics Express, 28(21), 30644-30655. DOI Scopus1
2017	Ferrante, A., Cartelle, J., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2017). Yield determination, interplay between major components and yield stability in a traditional and a contemporary wheat across a wide range of environments. Field Crops Research, 203, 114-127. DOI Scopus40 WoS40 Europe PMC5
2016	Kowalski, A., Gooding, M., Ferrante, A., Slafer, G., Orford, S., Gasperini, D., & Griffiths, S. (2016). Agronomic assessment of the wheat semi-dwarfing gene Rht8 in contrasting nitrogen treatments and water regimes. Field Crops Research, 191, 150-160. DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC15
2015	Slafer, G., Elia, M., Savin, R., García, G., Terrile, I., Ferrante, A., . . . González, F. (2015). Fruiting efficiency: an alternative trait to further rise wheat yield. Food and Energy Security, 4(2), 92-109. DOI Scopus64 WoS66
2015	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2015). Relationship between fruiting efficiency and grain weight in durum wheat. Field Crops Research, 177, 109-116. DOI Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC1
2013	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2013). Is floret primordia death triggered by floret development in durum wheat?. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(10), 2859-2869. DOI Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC11
2013	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2013). Floret development and grain setting differences between modern durum wheats under contrasting nitrogen availability. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(1), 169-184. DOI Scopus60 WoS59 Europe PMC21
2012	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2012). Differences in yield physiology between modern, well adapted durum wheat cultivars grown under contrasting conditions. Field Crops Research, 136, 52-64. DOI Scopus52 WoS53 Europe PMC7
2010	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. A. (2010). Floret development of durum wheat in response to nitrogen availability. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61(15), 4351-4359. DOI Scopus61 WoS58 Europe PMC25

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2017	Rodriguez, D., Roxburgh, G., Farnsworth, C., Ferrante, A., Eyre, J., Irvine-Brown, S., . . . Bielich, M. (2017). Climate risk management in maize cropping systems. In D. Watson (Ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize: Volume 2: Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control (Vol. 2). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2019	Ferrante, A., Cossani, C. M., Able, J. A., & Sadras, V. O. (2019). Assessing frost damage in a set of historic wheat varieties using a passive heating system. In Proceedings of the 19th Agronomy Australia Conference (AAC 2019) (pp. 1-4). Trafalgar, Victoria: Agronomy Australia.
2019	Ferrante, A., Biddulph, B., & Able, J. A. (2019). Evaluating wheat, barley and oats for early sowing under frost-prone field condition in Southern Australia. In Proceedings of the 19th Australian Agronomy Conference (AAC 2019) (pp. 1-4). Trafalgar, Victoria: Agronomy Australia.
2019	Ferrante, A., Cossani, C., Able, J., & Sadras, V. (2019). YIELD AND SPIKE FERTILITY IN A HISTORIC SET OF WHEAT CULTIVARS IN RESPONSE TO FROST. In https://2019iwc.ca/posters-program/. Saskatoon, Canada,.
2017	Ferrante, A., Zerner, M., Leske, B., Biddulph, B., & March, T. (2017). Differences in yield physiology in wheat cultivars grown under frost-prone field conditions in Southern Australia. In Doing More With Less: Proceedings of the18th Australian Agronomy Conference (pp. 1-4). Ballarat, Victoria: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2016	Ferrante, A., George-Jaeggli, B., McLean, J., Eyre, J., deVoil, P., & Rodriguez, D. (2016). Matching sorghum genotypes and management across growing environments and expected seasonal conditions. In Proceedings of the 7th International Crop Science Congress (pp. 1-9). Beijing, China: unknown.
2016	Slafer, G. A., Elía, M., Ferrante, A., & Savin, R. (2016). Genetic variation and its physiological bases in wheat elite material. In Proceedings of the 7th International Crop Science Congress (pp. 1). Beijing, China: Unknown.
2015	Ferrante, A., Eyre, J., George-Jaeggli, B., McLean, J., Chenu, K., deVoil, P., . . . Rodriguez, D. (2015). Maize yield determination in the Northern Region: hybrid by environment by management interactions. In T. Acuna, C. Moeller, D. Parsons, & M. Harrison (Eds.), Building Productive, Diverse and Sustainable Landscapes : Proceedings of the 17th Australian Agronomy Conference (pp. 745-748). Online: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2015	Ferrante, A., Eyre, J., George-Jaeggli, B., McLean, J., Chenu, K., deVoil, P., . . . Rodriguez, D. (2015). High yielding wheat in the northern region: impact of nitrogen fertilisation on grain yield and quality in modern cultivars. In T. Acuna, C. Moeller, D. Parsons, & M. Harrison (Eds.), Building Productive, Diverse and Sustainable Landscapes : Proceedings of the 17th Australian Agronomy Conference (pp. 951-954). Online: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2015	George-Jaeggli, B., Brider, J., Broad, I., Chenu, K., Eyre, J., Ferrante, A., . . . Rodriguez, D. (2015). Adapting rain-fed sorghum agronomy to breeding progress - cropping system model parameterisation. In T. Acuna, C. Moeller, D. Parsons, & M. Harrison (Eds.), Building Productive, Diverse and Sustainable Landscapes : Proceedings of the 17th Australian Agronomy Conference (pp. 83-86). Hobart, Tasmania: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2008	Ferrante, A., Savin, R., & Slafer, G. (2008). Wheat and barley floret development in response to nitrogen and water availability. In P. Pisa (Ed.), Italian Journal of Agronomy Vol. 3 (pp. 205-206). Bologna, Italy: PAGEPress. Scopus1

2018-2019 UA co-CI for a category-1 GRDC tender named ‘Advancing Profitable Farming Systems – Frost Risk Management’. A total of $385,900 over 2 years has been awarded.

Position: Research Fellow
Phone: 83136700
Email: ariel.ferrante@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Waite, floor GN
Room: GN09a
Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

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