Christopher Preston

Professor Christopher Preston

Professor

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr. Chris Preston is Professor of weed management at the University of Adelaide. He works on understanding and management of herbicide resistant weeds.

The research of the weed science group at the University of Adelaide is focused on better management of weeds in agricultural cropping systems. Areas of current research activity include: the evolution, biochemical mechanisms and management of herbicide resistant weeds, and ecology and biology and management of emerging weeds in agriculture. 

For more information, see the Weed Science Group website 

Research Grants I am currently involved in:

Developing strategies to mitigate and manage resistance to key herbicides;

Determining the incidence of herbicide resistance in Australian grain cropping;

Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative - Phase 6;

South Australia Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub;

Effective control of brome grass in the southern and western cropping zones;

Enterprise choice and sequence strategies that drive sustainable and profitable southern Australian farming systems

Weed Management Initiative

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Principal Supervisor Bixlozone resistance in Annual Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr James David Easter
    2024 Principal Supervisor Determining the potential of fulvate and Mn application to alleviate the negative effects of glyphosate drift on growth and micronutrient uptake by wheat and conventional canola genotypes and their rhizosphere microflora. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Juqi Li
    2024 Co-Supervisor Development of Novel Herbicide-Tolerant Wheat Cultivars through Genome Editing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Olalekan Musa Amoo
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Resistance to Auxinic Herbicides in Wild Radish Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yuanlin Qi
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Seed Domancy in Lolium Rigidum and Bromus Diandrus Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Zarka Ramiz
    2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Herbicide Resistance in Poa annua and its Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rajesh Barua
    2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Study of The Biology, Ecology and Herbicide Transaction Mechanics of Herbicide Resistant Weeds Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Patricia Lowery Adu-Yeboah
    2017 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Extent Distribution and Management of Herbicide Resistant Sowthistle and Prickly Lettuce Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Alicia Blyth Merriam
    2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Evolution of cross-resistance to prosulfocarb and triallate in annual ryegrass and its management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr David John Brunton
    2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Biology and Management of Herbicide Resistant Indian Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium orientale) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Hue Thi Dang
    2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Fleabane In Victoria: An Investigation into Dispersal, Perspective, Impacts and Controls Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Charlotte Sarah Aves
    2013 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Comparative Biology and Management of Chloris Truncata and C. Virgata Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Duc The Ngo
    2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Resistance in Lolium Rigidum to Herbicides and its Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rupinder Kaur Saini
    2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Characterisation and Management of Herbicide Resistance in Hordeum Glaucum (Barley Grass) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lovreet Singh Shergill
    2011 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Managing Glyph sate Resistant Loliom Rigidum Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Mrs Patricia Lowery Adu-Yeboah
    2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Glyphosate Resistant in Echinochloa colona Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hoan Thai Nguyen
    2010 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Understanding the behaviour of metribuzin and investigating the mechanisms for tolerance to root and foliar uptake in lentil Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Larn Sharman Mc Murray
    2008 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Glyphosate Resistance in Annual Ryegrass Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Mr Yazid Bostamam
    2007 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Assessment of Proximal Sensors to Locate Weeds in Crop and their Control with Variable Rate Control Measures Master of Agricultural Science Master Part Time Samuel Peter Trengove
    2005 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Dispersal and genetic variability of Sonchus Oleraceus on a landscape scale Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Robin St John-Sweeting
    2004 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Wood Resistance Risk Management Modeling in Gyphosate Tolerant Cotton Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jeff Werth
    2004 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Identification and quantification of Trifluraline herbicide residue in the soil Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammadkazem Ramezani
    2003 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Spread of herbicide resistant lactuca serriola at a landscape scale Master of Applied Science Master Full Time Miss Yi Lu
    2003 - 2006 Co-Supervisor Innovative management strategies for the control of resistant weeds Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bhagirath Chauhan
    2002 - 2005 Co-Supervisor Study on the BT Toxin Mechanism to Pest Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Gang Ma
    2002 - 2007 Co-Supervisor Predicting the potential impacts of new pasture and amenity legumes on temperate natural ecosystems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jason Emms
    2000 - 2005 Principal Supervisor WEED SCIENCE Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Imam Hidayat
    1998 - 2003 Principal Supervisor WEED SCIENCE - WEED PHYSIOLOGY Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Anuja Kumaratilake
    1997 - 2009 Co-Supervisor ECOLOGY Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rachel Melland
    1996 - 2002 Principal Supervisor MOLECULAR AND MICRO-BIOLOGY Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Natalie Dillon

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