Gurjeet Gill

Dr Gurjeet Gill

Associate 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 Gurjeet Gill is Associate Professor in Agronomy & Weed Science at the University of Adelaide. He works on understanding weed behaviour in cropping systems and management of herbicide resistant weeds and other difficult to control weed species. Current research projects include seedbank biology of emerging weeds, behaviour and management of locally important weeds and pre-breeding for weed competitive wheat genotypes. Dr Gill has also undertaken extensive research into weed management and development of cropping systems in developing countries.

For more information on Weed Science research, see the Weed Science Group website http://agwine.adelaide.edu.au/research/farming-systems/weed-science/

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2006 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    1981 - 1985 University of Western Australia Australia PhD
  • Research Interests

At present I am involved in these Research Grants:

Emerging weeds (Seed-bank biology of emerging weeds). GRDC UA00156

Genetically improving wheat's ability to outcompete weeds. GRDC CSP00182

Locally important weeds. GRDC DAW00257

Improving IWM practice of emerging weeds in the southern and western regions. GRDC UA00149

Weed management in the southern region mixed farming systems - strategies to combat herbicide resistance. GRDC UCS00020

New uses for existing chemistry. GRDC UQ00080

Surveillance of herbicide resistant weeds in Australian grain cropping. GRDC UCS00024

Crop and Pasture Production II

Agronomy III

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

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Herbicide Resistance in Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) and its Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rajesh Barua
    2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Genetic Control of Seed Dormancy in Lolium rigidum Gaudin and Bromus diandrus Roth Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Zarka Ramiz
    2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Herbicide Resistant Common Sowthistle (Sonchus Oleraceus L.) and Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca Serriola L.): Management Considerations in Lentils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Alicia Blyth Merriam
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Characterization of Glyphosate Resistance in Hordeum glaucum Steud (Barley grass) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Patricia Lowery Adu-Yeboah
    2016 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Thiocarbamate Resistance in Annual Ryegrass (Lolium Rigidum) from Southern Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr David John Brunton
    2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Oriental Mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Hue Thi Dang
    2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Herbicide Resistance in Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist (Flaxleaf Fleabane) Populations from Northeast Victoria and its Management in Mixed Farming Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Charlotte Sarah Aves
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Biology and glyphosate resistance in Chloris truncata (windmill grass) and Chloris virgata (feathertop Rhodes grass) in southern Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Duc The Ngo
    2013 - 2013 Co-Supervisor The Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: An Integrative Approach for Malaysian Vegetable Farmers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yeong Sheng Tey
    2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Characterisation and Management of Herbicide Resistance in Barley Grass (Hordeum glaucum Steud.) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lovreet Singh Shergill
    2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Clethodim Resistance in Lolium rigidum (Annual Ryegrass) and its Management in Broadleaf crops Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rupinder Kaur Saini
    2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Overcoming yield limitation of canola by improving water use efficiency. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Amritbir Singh Riar
    2011 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Characterisation and Management of Glyphosate Resistant Fence Line Populations of Annual Ryegrass ( Lolium rigidum Gaud.) Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Mrs Patricia Lowery Adu-Yeboah
    2010 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Adaptation of wheat to a tropical environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Akhmad Zubaidi
    2009 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Physiological studies on the response of wheat to short-term heat stress during reproductive development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr A.S.M. Hasim Morshed Talukder
    2009 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Identifying the Cause of Cereal Yield Decline in Lucerne Companion Cropping Systems; and the Role of Agronomy for Mitigating Cereal Productivity Losses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Robert Harris
    2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Effect of Crop Establishment Method and Irrigation Schedule on Productivity and Water Use of Rice Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sudhir Yadav
    2008 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Ecology & Management of Brome Grass (Bromus rigidus Roth & Bromus diandrus Roth) in Cropping Systems of Southern Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Samuel Kleemann
    2008 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Mulches in Smallholder Maize Systems in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Untangling the Effects of Nitrogen and Water Through Experimentation and Simulation Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Miss Seshuhla Sasa
    2004 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Environmental Fate of Imidazolinone Herbicides and Their Enantiomers in Soil and Water Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammadkazem Ramezani
    2003 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Ecology of Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum): Crop-Weed Competition and Seed Dormancy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Seyed Eslami
    2003 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Ecology and Management of Weeds Under No-till in Southern Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bhagirath Chauhan
    1997 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Enhancing the Adoption of Technology by Australian Grain Growers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Jay Cummins
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 83137744
  • Email: gurjeet.gill@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: Waite
  • Building: Waite, floor GN
  • Org Unit: Agricultural Science

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