Associate Professor Andries Potgieter is a Principal Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at the University of Queensland. He currently leads and mentor a team of researchers in the areas of seasonal climate forecasting, remote and proximal sensing with applications in the development of crop production outlooks and less risk prone cropping systems across Australia, producing highly cited publications.
With over 30 years of experience, A/Prof Potgieter’s main research interest is in the complex integration of remote sensing technologies, spatial production modelling, climate forecasting systems at a regional scale. In particular, his interest targets agricultural research that enhances the profitability and sustainability of spatial production systems through a better understanding of the linkages and interactions of such systems across a range of spatial (e.g. field, farm, catchment, national), and temporal (i.e. seasons to decades) scales. He is a leader in the field of quantitative eco-physiological systems modelling and has successfully built up a national and international recognised research profile with strong linkages to industry (farmer groups, insurance, seed companies and bulk handlers of commodities) and domestic and national agencies (State governments, ABARES and ABS) as well as international linkages with Ag-Food Canada, Maryland University, USDA, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) including the UN and FAO.
Recent research projects
Previous research
Book Chapter: Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania
Wang, Enli, Teixeira, Edmar, Zheng, Bangyou, Hughes, Neal, Chenu, Karine, Hunt, James, Ghahramani, Afshin, Potgieter, Andries B., Zhu, Junqi, Cichota, Rogerio and Huth, Neil (2023). Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania. Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems. (pp. 481-540) edited by Claas Nendel. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2022.0115.17
Conference Publication: Evaluating variation in stem strength in response to artificial drought stress amongst sorghum genotypes
Geetika, Geetika, Borrell, Andrew, Thornton, Erin, Hunt, Colleen, Chapman, Scott, Philp, Trevor, Fekybelu, Solomon, Potgieter, Andries, Godwin, Ian, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma and Jordan, David (2023). Evaluating variation in stem strength in response to artificial drought stress amongst sorghum genotypes. Global Sorghum Conference Sorghum in the 21st Century, Montpellier, France, 5-9 June 2023.
Journal Article: Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Smith, Daniel, Nair, Ramakrishnan M., Douglas, Colin A., Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee T. and Smith, Millicent R. (2023). Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate. Food and Energy Security, 12 (6) e467. doi: 10.1002/fes3.467
Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI)
(2023–2027) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Reducing lodging risk in sorghum to increase grower confidence and profitability
(2021–2027) Grains Research & Development Corporation
CropVision: A next-generation system for predicting crop production
(2021–2025) ARC Linkage Projects
Determining the effects of abiotic stress on crop growth development, and yield under different nitrogen applications using remotely sensed data for cotton and wheat.
Doctor Philosophy
New insights into designer root systems for durum wheat improvement
Doctor Philosophy
Crop sensing as a tool to assist data collection in maize agronomic trials
(2023) Master Philosophy
CropVision: A next-generation system for predicting crop production
PhD scholarship opportunity exist within the CropVision ARC LP project.
email A/Prof A B Potgieter directly if interested at: a.potgieter@uq.edu.au
Due to travel restrictions Domestic students are preferred.
CropVision Summary:
Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania
Wang, Enli, Teixeira, Edmar, Zheng, Bangyou, Hughes, Neal, Chenu, Karine, Hunt, James, Ghahramani, Afshin, Potgieter, Andries B., Zhu, Junqi, Cichota, Rogerio and Huth, Neil (2023). Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania. Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems. (pp. 481-540) edited by Claas Nendel. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2022.0115.17
Sorghum management systems and production technology around the globe
Ciampitti, I. A., Prasad, P. V. Vara, Kumar, S. R., Kubsad, V. S., Adam, M., Eyre, J. X., Potgieter, A. B., Clarke, S. J. and Gambin, B. (2020). Sorghum management systems and production technology around the globe. Sorghum in the 21st Century: Food - Fodder - Feed - Fuel for a Rapidly Changing World. (pp. 251-293) edited by Vilas A. Tonapi, Harvinder Singh Talwar, Ashok Kumar Are, B. Venkatesh Bhat, Ch. Ravinder Reddy and Timothy J. Dalton. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8249-3_11
The use of hyperspectral proximal sensing for phenotyping of plant breeding trials
Potgieter, Andries B., Watson, James, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, McLean, Gregory, Eldridge, Mark, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, Christopher, Jack, Chenu, Karine, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David R. (2019). The use of hyperspectral proximal sensing for phenotyping of plant breeding trials. Fundamentals, sensor systems, spectral libraries, and data mining for vegetation. (pp. 127-148) edited by Prasad S. Thenkabail, John G. Lyon and Alfredo Huete. Boca Raton FL, USA: CRC Press.
Chapman, Scott C., Zheng, Bangyou, Potgieter, Andries B., Guo, Wei, Baret, Frederic, Liu, Shouyang, Madec, Simon, Solan, Benoit, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hammer, Graeme L. and Jordan, David R. (2018). Visible, near infrared, and thermal spectral radiance on-board UAVs for high-throughput phenotyping of plant breeding trials. Biophysical and biochemical characterization and plant species studies. (pp. 275-299) edited by Prasad S. Thenkabail, John G. Lyon and Alfredo Huete. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780429431180-10
Dimes, John, Rodriguez, Daniel and Potgieter, Andries (2015). Raising productivity of maize-based cropping systems in eastern and southern Africa: Step-wise intensification options. Crop Physiology Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy. (pp. 93-110) edited by Sadras, Victor O and Calderini, Daniel F. United States of America: Elsevier : Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-417104-6.00005-4
Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Kang, Yichen, Smith, Daniel, Nair, Ramakrishnan M., Douglas, Colin A., Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee T. and Smith, Millicent R. (2023). Building a better Mungbean: breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate. Food and Energy Security, 12 (6) e467. doi: 10.1002/fes3.467
Using digital photography to monitor changes in biocrusts and ground cover in a savanna rangeland
Myint Swe, Than, Williams, Wendy J., Schmidt, Susanne, Potgieter, Andries, Cowley, Robyn, Mellor, Vincent, Driscoll, Colin and Zhao, Yan (2023). Using digital photography to monitor changes in biocrusts and ground cover in a savanna rangeland. The Rangeland Journal, 44 (6), 263-278. doi: 10.1071/rj22019
Wu, Alex, Brider, Jason, Busch, Florian A., Chen, Min, Chenu, Karine, Clarke, Victoria C., Collins, Brian, Ermakova, Maria, Evans, John R., Farquhar, Graham D., Forster, Britta, Furbank, Robert T., Gorszmann, Michael, Hernandez, Miguel A., Long, Benedict M., Mclean, Greg, Potgieter, Andries, Dean Price, G., Sharwood, Robert E., Stower, Michael, van Oosterom, Erik, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Whitney, Spencer M. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2023). A cross‐scale analysis to understand and quantify effects of photosynthetic enhancement on crop growth and yield across environments. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46 (1), 23-44. doi: 10.1111/pce.14453
From prototype to inference: a pipeline to apply deep learning in sorghum panicle detection
James, Chrisbin, Gu, Yanyang, Potgieter, Andries, David, Etienne, Madec, Simon, Guo, Wei, Baret, Frédéric, Eriksson, Anders and Chapman, Scott (2023). From prototype to inference: a pipeline to apply deep learning in sorghum panicle detection. Plant Phenomics, 5 0017, 1-16. doi: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0017
Challenges and opportunities in remote sensing-based crop monitoring: a review
Wu, Bingfang, Zhang, Miao, Zeng, Hongwei, Tian, Fuyou, Potgieter, Andries B., Qin, Xingli, Yan, Nana, Chang, Sheng, Zhao, Yan, Dong, Qinghan, Boken, Vijendra, Plotnikov, Dmitry, Guo, Huadong, Wu, Fangming, Zhao, Hang, Deronde, Bart, Tits, Laurent and Loupian, Evgeny (2022). Challenges and opportunities in remote sensing-based crop monitoring: a review. National Science Review, 10 (4) nwac290, 1-34. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwac290
Wu, Alex, Brider, Jason, Busch, Florian A., Chen, Min, Chenu, Karine, Clarke, Victoria C., Collins, Brian, Ermakova, Maria, Evans, John R., Farquhar, Graham D., Forster, Britta, Furbank, Robert T., Groszmann, Michael, Hernandez‐Prieto, Miguel A., Long, Benedict M., Mclean, Greg, Potgieter, Andries, Price, G. Dean, Sharwood, Robert E., Stower, Michael, van Oosterom, Erik, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Whitney, Spencer M. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2022). Cover Image. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46 (1). doi: 10.1111/pce.14512
Potgieter, Andries B, Schepen, Andrew, Brider, Jason and Hammer, Graeme L (2022). Lead time and skill of Australian wheat yield forecasts based on ENSO-analogue or GCM-derived seasonal climate forecasts – A comparative analysis. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 324 109116, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109116
Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Hammer, Graeme, Borrell, Andrew, Tao, Yongfu, Wu, Alex, Hunt, Colleen, van Oosterom, Erik, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries B., Jordan, David, Mace, Emma and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2022). Genetic basis of sorghum leaf width and its potential as a surrogate for transpiration efficiency. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 135 (9), 3057-3071. doi: 10.1007/s00122-022-04167-z
Estimating photosynthetic attributes from high-throughput canopy hyperspectral sensing in sorghum
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Wu, Alex, Potgieter, Andries, Borrell, Andrew, Hunt, Colleen, Jordan, David, Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, Hammer, Graeme and George-Jaeggli, Barbara (2022). Estimating photosynthetic attributes from high-throughput canopy hyperspectral sensing in sorghum. Plant Phenomics, 2022 9768502, 1-18. doi: 10.34133/2022/9768502
Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception
Zhi, Xiaoyu, Tao, Yongfu, Jordan, David, Borrell, Andrew, Hunt, Colleen, Cruickshank, Alan, Potgieter, Andries, Wu, Alex, Hammer, Graeme, George-Jaeggli, Barbara and Mace, Emma (2021). Genetic control of leaf angle in sorghum and its effect on light interception. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (3) erab467, 801-816. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab467
Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery
Zhao, Yan, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hammer, Graeme L., Jordan, David R. and Potgieter, Andries B. (2021). Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery. Plant Phenomics, 2021 9874650, 9874650-14. doi: 10.34133/2021/9874650
Scaling up high-throughput phenotyping for abiotic stress selection in the field
Smith, Daniel T., Potgieter, Andries B. and Chapman, Scott C. (2021). Scaling up high-throughput phenotyping for abiotic stress selection in the field. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (6), 1845-1866. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03864-5
Potgieter, A. B., Zhao, Yan, Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J, Chenu, Karine, Zhang, Yifan, Porker, Kenton, Biddulph, Ben, Dang, Yash P., Neale, Tim, Roosta, Fred and Chapman, Scott (2021). Evolution and application of digital technologies to predict crop type and crop phenology in agriculture. In Silico Plants, 3 (1) diab017, 1-23. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab017
High-throughput phenotyping of dynamic canopy traits associated with stay-green in grain sorghum
Liedtke, J. D., Hunt, C. H., George-Jaeggli, B., Laws, K., Watson, J., Potgieter, A. B., Cruickshank, A. and Jordan, D. R. (2020). High-throughput phenotyping of dynamic canopy traits associated with stay-green in grain sorghum. Plant Phenomics, 2020 4635153, 1-10. doi: 10.34133/2020/4635153
Zhao, Yan, Potgieter, Andries B., Zhang, Miao, Wu, Bingfang and Hammer, Graeme L. (2020). Predicting wheat yield at the field scale by combining high-resolution sentinel-2 satellite imagery and crop modelling. Remote Sensing, 12 (6) 1024, 1024. doi: 10.3390/rs12061024
Armstrong, Robert N., Potgieter, Andries B., Mares, Daryl J., Mrva, Kolumbina, Brider, Jason and Hammer, Graeme L. (2019). An integrated framework for predicting the risk of experiencing temperature conditions that may trigger late-maturity alpha-amylase in wheat across Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 71 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1071/cp19005
Field crop phenomics: enabling breeding for radiation use efficiency and biomass in cereal crops
Furbank, Robert T., Jimenez‐Berni, Jose A., George‐Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries B. and Deery, David M. (2019). Field crop phenomics: enabling breeding for radiation use efficiency and biomass in cereal crops. New Phytologist, 223 (4) nph.15817, 1714-1727. doi: 10.1111/nph.15817
Cai, Yaping, Guan, Kaiyu, Lobell, David, Potgieter, Andries B., Wang, Shaowen, Peng, Jian, Xu, Tianfang, Asseng, Senthold, Zhang, Yongguang, You, Liangzhi and Peng, Bin (2019). Integrating satellite and climate data to predict wheat yield in Australia using machine learning approaches. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 274, 144-159. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.03.010
A weakly supervised deep learning framework for sorghum head detection and counting
Ghosal, Sambuddha, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C., Potgieter, Andries B., Jordan, David R., Wang, Xuemin, Singh, Asheesh K., Singh, Arti, Hirafuji, Masayuki, Ninomiya, Seishi, Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar, Sarkar, Soumik and Guo, Wei (2019). A weakly supervised deep learning framework for sorghum head detection and counting. Plant Phenomics, 2019 1525874, 1525874-14. doi: 10.34133/2019/1525874
Newlands, Nathaniel K., Porcelli, Tracy A., Potgieter, Andries B., Kouadio, Louis, Huete, Alfredo and Guo, Wei (2019). Editorial: Building and delivering real-world, integrated sustainability solutions: Insights, methods and case-study applications. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7 (May) 71. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00071
Guo, Wei, Zheng, Bangyou, Potgieter, Andries B., Diot, Julien, Watanabe, Kakeru, Noshita, Koji, Jordan, David R., Wang, Xuemin, Watson, James, Ninomiya, Seishi and Chapman, Scott C. (2018). Aerial imagery analysis – quantifying appearance and number of sorghum heads for applications in breeding and agronomy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 1544, 1544. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01544
Hu, Pengcheng, Chapman, Scott C., Wang, Xuemin, Potgieter, Andries, Duan, Tao, Jordan, David, Guo, Yan and Zheng, Bangyou (2018). Estimation of plant height using a high throughput phenotyping platform based on unmanned aerial vehicle and self-calibration: Example for sorghum breeding. European Journal of Agronomy, 95, 24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2018.02.004
Potgieter, Andries B., George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, Cadavid, Luz A. Suarez, Wixted, Jemima, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Jordan, David R. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2017). Multi-spectral imaging from an unmanned aerial vehicle enables the assessment of seasonal leaf area dynamics of sorghum breeding lines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1532. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01532
Yield trends under varying environmental conditions for sorghum and wheat across Australia
Potgieter, Andries B., Lobell, David B., Hammer, Graeme L., Jordan, David R., Davis, Peter and Brider, Jason (2016). Yield trends under varying environmental conditions for sorghum and wheat across Australia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 228-229, 276-285. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.07.004
Kouadio, Louis, Newlands, Nathaniel, Potgieter, Andries, McLean, Greg and Hill, Harvey (2015). Exploring the potential impacts of climate variability on spring wheat yield with the APSIM decision support tool. Agricultural Sciences, 6 (7), 686-698. doi: 10.4236/as.2015.67066
Newlands, Nathaniel K., Zamar, David S., Kouadio, Louis A., Zhang, Yinsuo, Chipanshi, Aston, Potgieter, Andries, Toure, Souleymane and Hill, Harvey S. J. (2015). An integrated, probabilistic model for improved seasonal forecasting of agricultural crop yield under environmental uncertainty. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2 (17) 17, 1-21. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2014.00017
Potgieter, A. B., Power, B., Mclean, J., Davis, P. and Rodriguez, D. (2014). Spatial estimation of wheat yields from Landsat's visible, near infrared and thermal reflectance bands. International Journal of Remote Sensing Application, 4 (3), 134-143. doi: 10.14355/ijrsa.2014.0403.03
Potgieter, A. B., Lawson, K. and Huete, A. R. (2013). Determining crop acreage estimates for specific winter crops using shape attributes from sequential MODIS imagery. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 23 (1), 254-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2012.09.009
Spatial impact of projected changes in rainfall and temperature on wheat yields in Australia
Potgieter, A., Meinke, H., Doherty, A., Sadras, V. O., Hammer, G., Crimp, S. and Rodriguez, D. (2013). Spatial impact of projected changes in rainfall and temperature on wheat yields in Australia. Climatic Change, 117 (1-2), 163-179. doi: 10.1007/s10584-012-0543-0
Estimating winter crop area across seasons and regions using time-sequential MODIS imagery
Potgieter, Andries, Apan, Armando, Hammer, Graeme and Dunn, Peter (2011). Estimating winter crop area across seasons and regions using time-sequential MODIS imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (15), 4281-4310. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2010.486415
Early-season crop area estimates for winter crops in NE Australia using MODIS satellite imagery
Potgieter, A. B., Apan, A., Hammer, G. and Dunn, P. (2010). Early-season crop area estimates for winter crops in NE Australia using MODIS satellite imagery. Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing, 65 (4), 380-387. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2010.04.004
Quantification of wheat water-use efficiency at the shire-level in Australia
Doherty, A., Sadras, V. O., Rodriguez, D. and Potgieter, A. (2010). Quantification of wheat water-use efficiency at the shire-level in Australia. Crop and Pasture Science, 61 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1071/CP09157
Stone, R.C. and Potgieter, A. (2008). Drought risk and vulnerability in rainfed agriculture: Example of a case study from Australia., Drought management: scientific and technological innovations. Options Méditerranéennes, Series A (80), 29-40.
Fontana, Denise Cybis, Potgieter, Andries B. and Apan, Armando (2007). Assessing the relationship between shire winter crop yield and seasonal variability of the MODIS NDVI and EVI images. Applied GIS, 3 (7)
Potgieter, A. B., ApanA, DunnP and HammerGL (2007). Estimating crop area using seasonal time series of Enhanced Vegetation Index from MODIS satellite imagery. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 58 (4), 316-325. doi: 10.1071/AR06279
A simple regional-scale model for forecasting sorghum yield across North-Eastern Australia
Potgieter, A. B., Hammer, G. L., Doherty, A. and de Voil, P. (2005). A simple regional-scale model for forecasting sorghum yield across North-Eastern Australia. Agricultural And Forest Meteorology, 132 (1-2), 143-153. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2005.07.009
Rainfall variability at decadal and longer time scales: signal or noise?
Meinke, H., deVoil, P., Hammer, G. L., Power, S., Allan, R., Stone, R. C., Folland, C. and Potgieter, A. (2005). Rainfall variability at decadal and longer time scales: signal or noise?. Journal of Climate, 18 (1), 89-96. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-3263.1
Three putative types of El Nino revealed by spatial variability in impact on Australian wheat yield
Potgieter, A. B., Hammer, G. L., Meinke, H., Stone, R. C. and Goddard, L. (2005). Three putative types of El Nino revealed by spatial variability in impact on Australian wheat yield. Journal Of Climate, 18 (10), 1566-1574. doi: 10.1175/JCLI3349.1
Using a general circulation model to forecast regional wheat yields in northeast Australia
Hansen, James W., Potgieter, Andries and Tippett, Michael K. (2004). Using a general circulation model to forecast regional wheat yields in northeast Australia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 127 (1-2), 77-92. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2004.07.005
Potgieter, AB, Everingham, YL and Hammer, GL (2003). On measuring quality of a probabilistic commodity forecast for a system that incorporates seasonal climate forecasts. International Journal of Climatology, 23 (10), 1195-1210. doi: 10.1002/joc.932
Spatial and temporal patterns in Australian wheat yield and their relationship with ENSO
Potgieter, AB, Hammer, GL and Butler, D (2002). Spatial and temporal patterns in Australian wheat yield and their relationship with ENSO. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 53 (1), 77-89. doi: 10.1071/AR01002
Advances in application of climate prediction in agriculture
Hammer, GL, Hansen, JW, Phillips, JG, Mjelde, JW, Hill, H, Love, A and Potgieter, A (2001). Advances in application of climate prediction in agriculture. Agricultural Systems, 70 (2-3), 515-553. doi: 10.1016/S0308-521X(01)00058-0
de Jager, J.M., Potgieter, A.B. and van den Berg, W.J. (1998). Framework for forecasting the extent and severity of drought in maize in the Free State Province of South Africa. Agricultural Systems, 57 (3), 351-365. doi: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00023-7
A technique to evaluate ENSO-based maize production strategies
Singels, A. and Potgieter, A. B. (1997). A technique to evaluate ENSO-based maize production strategies. South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 14 (3), 93-97. doi: 10.1080/02571862.1997.10635088
Geetika, Geetika, Borrell, Andrew, Thornton, Erin, Hunt, Colleen, Chapman, Scott, Philp, Trevor, Fekybelu, Solomon, Potgieter, Andries, Godwin, Ian, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma and Jordan, David (2023). Evaluating variation in stem strength in response to artificial drought stress amongst sorghum genotypes. Global Sorghum Conference Sorghum in the 21st Century, Montpellier, France, 5-9 June 2023.
Geetika, Geetika, Borrell, Andrew, Thornton, Erin, Reed, Sean, Hunt, Colleen, Chapman, Scott, Philp, Trevor, Fekybelu, Solomon, Potgieter, Andries, Godwin, Ian, Hammer, Graeme, Mace, Emma and Jordan, David (2023). Evaluating variation in stem strength in response to artificial drought stress amongst sorghum genotypes. Australian Summer Grains Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 13-15 March 2023.
Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity
Smith, Millicent, Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Douglas, Colin, Ryan, Merrill, Potgieter, Andries, Robinson, Hannah and Hickey, Lee (2022). Physiological insight to improve mungbean productivity. TropAg International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Phenotyping innovations to harness genetic diversity for climate resilience
Smith, Millicent, Campbell, Bradley, Restall, Jemma, Dudley, Caitlin, Van Haeften, Shanice, Godwin, Ian, Chapman, Scott, Sukal, Amit, Robinson, Hannah, Ryan, Merrill, Potgieter, Andries and Hickey, Lee (2022). Phenotyping innovations to harness genetic diversity for climate resilience. International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Wageningen, Netherlands, 27-30 September 2022.
Understanding the genetics of mungbean canopy development using longitudinal UAV data
Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Dudley, Caitlin, Ryan, Merrill, Smith, Millicent, Chapman, Scott, Robinson, Hannah, Potgieter, Andries and Hickey, Lee (2022). Understanding the genetics of mungbean canopy development using longitudinal UAV data. International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Wageningen, Netherlands, 27-30 September 2022.
New technologies to accelerate mungbean improvement
Van Haeften, Shanice, Dudley, Caitlin, Douglas, Colin, Udvardi, Michael, Massel, Karen, Beveridge, Christine, Robinson, Hannah, Hickey, Lee, Potgieter, Andries and Smith, Millicent (2022). New technologies to accelerate mungbean improvement. Queensland Legume Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 22 July 2022.
UAV-based technologies to reveal the secrets of mungbean yield
Van Haeften, Shanice, Hickey, Lee, Douglas, Colin, Smith, Millicent, Robinson, Hannah and Potgieter, Andries (2022). UAV-based technologies to reveal the secrets of mungbean yield. Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 May 2022.
Armstrong, Robert, Hammer, Graeme and Potgieter, Andries (2022). Frequency analysis of environment types associated with late-maturity alpha-amylase for Australian wheat under current and future climates. 20th Australian Agronomy Conference , Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 19-22 September 2022. Australian Society of Agronomy.
Das, Sumanta, Massey-Reed, Sean Reynolds, Mahuika, Jenny, Watson, James, Cordova, Celso, Otto, Loren, Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme L. and Potgieter, Andries B. (2022). A high-throughput phenotyping pipeline for rapid evaluation of morphological and physiological crop traits across large fields. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-22 July 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884530
Nguyen, Dung, Zhao, Yan, Zhang, Yifan, Huynh, Anh Ngoc-Lan, Roosta, Fred, Hammer, Graeme, Chapman, Scott and Potgieter, Andries (2022). Crop type prediction utilising a long short-term memory with a self-attention for winter crops in Australia. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-22 July 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883737
Improving mungbean productivity
Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Potgieter, Andries, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Smith, Millicent (2021). Improving mungbean productivity. Australian Society of Plant Scientists Conference, Brisbane/Hybrid, 25 November 2021.
Exploring variation in key traits to improve mungbean productivity
Van Haeften, Shanice, Kang, Yichen, Douglas, Colin, Potgieter, Andries, Voss-Fels, Kai, Hickey, Lee and Smith, Millicent (2021). Exploring variation in key traits to improve mungbean productivity. Bean Improvement Co-operative & North American Pulse Improvement Association Biennial Meeting, Virtual, 2-3 November 2021.
Domain adaptation for plant organ detection with style transfer
James, Chrisbin, Gu, Yanyang, Chapman, Scott, Guo, Wei, David, Etienne, Madec, Simon, Potgieter, Andries and Eriksson, Anders (2021). Domain adaptation for plant organ detection with style transfer. International Conference on Digital Image Computing - Techniques and Applications (DICTA), Online, 29 November - 1 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/DICTA52665.2021.9647293
Potgieter, A.B., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Lamprecht, Marnie, Liedtke, Jana D., Zhao, Yan, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew K., Mace, Emma S., Hammer, Graeme L. and Jordan, David R. (2020). Quantifying drought tolerant crop traits using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials. Interdrought 2020, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-13 March 2020.
Potgieter, Andries, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Guo, Wei, Watson, James, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Chapman, Scott, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2019). Determining of targeted crop characteristics utilising sensing technologies to enhance selection of higher yielding varieties in sorghum breeding trials. Australian Summer Grains Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8-10 July 2019.
High-throughput phenotyping of canopy radiation use efficiency and its component traits
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Zhi, Xiaoyu, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Watson, James, Lamprecht, Marnie, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David, van Oosterom, Erik, Wu, Alex and Hammer, Graeme (2019). High-throughput phenotyping of canopy radiation use efficiency and its component traits. 6th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Nanjing, China, 22-26 October 2019.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Zhi, Xiaoyu, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Watson, James, Lamprecht, Marnie, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David, van Oosterom, Erik, Wu, Alex and Hammer, Graeme (2019). High-throughput phenotyping tools to test whether leaf-level photosynthesis traits are measurable at the crop level. TropAg 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-13 November 2019.
Predicting lodging using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials
Potgieter, Andries, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Guo, Wei, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew, Mace, Emma, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2019). Predicting lodging using sensing technologies to enhance selection in sorghum breeding trials. 6th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Nanjing, China, 22-26 October 2019.
Seeing canopy photosynthesis through the eyes of a Gecko
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Zhi, Xiaoyue, Wu, Alex, Potgieter, Andries, Reynolds Massey-Reed, Sean, Watson, James, Hunt, Colleen, Lamprecht, Marnie, Chapman, Scott, Borrell, Andrew, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2019). Seeing canopy photosynthesis through the eyes of a Gecko. Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2019.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Watson, James and Potgieter, Andries (2018). An integrated sensing approach to map the genetic loci associated with canopy radiation use efficiency in sorghum. 5th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 2-5 October 2018.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Watson, James and Potgieter, Andries (2018). An integrated sensing platform to map the genetic loci associated with canopy radiation use efficiency in sorghum. Combio, Sydney, Australia, 23-26 September 2018.
Potgieter, Andries B., Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Mace, Emma, Chapman, Scott C., Jordan, David R. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2018). Determining crop growth dynamics in sorghum breeding trials through remote and proximal sensing technologies. 38th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Valencia, Spain, Jul 22-27, 2018. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8519296
Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding trials through proximal sensing technologies
Potgieter, Andries, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Chapman, Scott, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2018). Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding trials through proximal sensing technologies. Sorghum in the 21st Century, Cape Town, South Africa, 9-12 April 2018.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, James, Watson, Chapman, Scott, Zheng, Bangyou, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Hathorn, Adrian, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2018). Trial results - Tactical agronomy for sorghum and maize and agronomy for high yielding sorghum and wheat in the northern region. 2nd Asia-Pacific Plant Phenotyping Conference, Nanjing, China, 23- 25 March 2018.
Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Ken, George, Peter, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum. TropAg2017, Convention and exhibition centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, van Oosterom, Erik, Geetika, Geetika, Mace, Emma, Hathorn, Adrian, Hunt, Collen, Borrell, Andrew, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). High-throughput phenotyping and genotyping of variation in photosynthesis traits for increased crop yields. Chloroplast Metabolism and Photosynthesis Symposium, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 26-28 July 2017.
Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding plots through proximal sensing
Potgieter, Andries, Watson, James, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, McLean, Greg, Barbara George-Jaeggli, Holland, Edward and Eldridge, Mark (2016). Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding plots through proximal sensing. 5th International Controlled Environment Conference (AusPheno 2016), ANU, 18-23 September, 2016.
Watson, James, Potgieter, Andries, Holland, Edward, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2016). The design and implementation of a high-throughput data pipeline for an agricultural proximal sensing platform. eResearch 2016, Melbourne, 10-14 October, 2016.
Seeing is believing I: the use of thermal sensing from satellite imagery to predict crop yield
Potgieter, A. B., Rodriguez, D., Power, B., Mclean, J. and Davis, P. (2014). Seeing is believing I: the use of thermal sensing from satellite imagery to predict crop yield. ISDE 2013: The 8th International Symposium On Digital Earth, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 26-28 August 2013. Temple Way, Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012118
Potgieter, Andries, Hammer, Graeme, Rodriguez, David, Doherty, Alastair, Davis, Peter, Power, Brendan and Book, Peter (2013). Forecasting the major crops for Australia and crop yield insurance: an integrated climate, biophysical and remote sensing approach. The Challenges of Index-Based Insurance for Food Security in Developing Countries: A Technical Workshop organised by JRC & IRI, Ispra Varese, Italy, 2-3 May, 2012. Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Union, European Commission. doi: 10.2788/713
From information to actionable knowledge: hotspots of food insecurity in Eastern Africa
Potgieter, Andries, Rodriguez, Daniel, Davis, Peter and Dimes, John (2013). From information to actionable knowledge: hotspots of food insecurity in Eastern Africa. The Challenges of Index-Based Insurance for Food Security in Developing Countries: A Technical Workshop organised by JRC & IRI, Ispra Varese, Italy, 2-3 May 2012. Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Union, European Commission. doi: 10.2788/713
Sorghum yield trends in NE Australia are high
Potgieter, Andries (2013). Sorghum yield trends in NE Australia are high. ASGC 2013: Australian Summer Grains Conference, Ashmore, QLD, Australia, 17-19 June, 2013.
Stephens, David, Potgieter, Andries, Doherty, Al, Davis, Peter and Nunweek, Mike (2012). Climate change severely affects wheat yield trends across southern Australia, whereas sorghum yield trends surge. 16th Australian Agronomy Conference 2012, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 14-18 October 2012. Armidale, NSW, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
Potgieter, Andries, Mallawaarachchi, Thilak and Ross, Helen (2012). Determining cropping patterns and intensities through the use of multi-temporal MODIS imagery for the Murray-Darling Basin, Queensland Australia. XXII International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress, Melbourme, Australia, 25 August - 1 September 2012. Melbourne, Australia: IPRS.
Mulugetta, M., Dimes, J, Dixon, J., Potgieter, A., Prasanna, B., Rodriguez, D., Shiferaw, B. and Wall, P. (2011). The sustainable intensification of maize-legume farming systems in eastern and southern Africa (SIMLESA) program. 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and Farming Systems Design, Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 September 2011. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
A national benchmark for the Australian wheat industry: accounting for overlooked climate drivers
Doherty, Alistair, Rodriguez, Daniel, Andries Potgieter and Sadras, Victor (2008). A national benchmark for the Australian wheat industry: accounting for overlooked climate drivers. 2008 14th ASA: The 14th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 21-25 September, 2008. Gosford, NSW, Australia: The Regional Institute.
Shire scale impacts and adaptation options for Australian cereal crops affected by climate change
Potgieter, Andries, Doherty, Alistair, Crimp, Steven, Rodriguez, Daniel, Hammer, Graeme L., Meinke, Holger and Fearweather, H. (2008). Shire scale impacts and adaptation options for Australian cereal crops affected by climate change. 2008 14th ASA: The 14th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 21-25 September, 2008. Gosford, NSW, Australia: The Regional Institute.
Kokic, Philip, Nelson, Rohan, Meinke, Holger, Potgieter, Andries and Carter, John (2007). From rainfall to farm incomes - Transforming advice for Australian drought policy. I. Development and testing of a bioeconomic modelling system. International Expert Team Workshop on Impact of Climate Change/Variability and Medium- to Long-Range Predictions for Agriculture, Brisbane, Australia, 15-18 February 2005. Collingwood, Vic., Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/AR06193
Potgieter, A., Apan, A., Hammer, G. L. and Dunn, P. (2005). Spying on the winter wheat crop - generating objective planted area and crop production estimates using modis imagery. National Biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, Melbourne, Vic, September 2005. Melbourne: Spatial Sciences Institute.
Likely impact of climate change on wheat and sorghum production in central Queensland
Potgieter, Andries, Meinke, Holger and Doherty, Alastair (2004). Likely impact of climate change on wheat and sorghum production in central Queensland. The 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane Australia, 26 September – 1 October 2004. Madison, WI United States: Crop Science Society of America.
The reliability of supply of feed grains in the northern region
Hammer, G. L., Potgieter, A. and Strahan, R. (2003). The reliability of supply of feed grains in the northern region. Versatile Maize - Golden Opportunities, City Golf Club, Toowoomba, 18-20 February, 2003. Dartlington Point, NSW: Maize Association of Australia.
Understanding climate variability to improve agricultural decision making
Meinke, H., Pollock, K., Hammer, G. L., Wang, E., Stone, R.C., Potgieter, A. and Howden, M. E. (2001). Understanding climate variability to improve agricultural decision making. Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, January, 2001. Australia: Australian Agronomy Society.
Field trial raw and processed datasets for 2020 winter field season
Armstrong, Robert, Potgieter, Andries, Hammer, Graeme, Mortlock, Miranda, Biddulph, Ben, Curry, Jeremy, Height, Nathan, McCallum, Melissa, Porker, Kenton, Harris, Felicity, Bathgate, Jordan, Simpson, Jess, Clarke, Genevieve, Giblot-Ducray, Danièle, Fairlie, William, Hughes, David and Cullis, Brian (2023). Field trial raw and processed datasets for 2020 winter field season. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/721f2e2
Field trial raw and processed datasets for 2021 winter field season
Armstrong, Robert, Potgieter, Andries, Hammer, Graeme, Mortlock, Miranda, Biddulph, Ben, Curry, Jeremy, Height, Nathan, McCallum, Melissa, Porker, Kenton, Harris, Felicity, Bathgate, Jordan, Simpson, Jess, Clarke, Genevieve, Giblot-Ducray, Danièle, Fairlie, William, Hughes, David and Cullis, Brian (2023). Field trial raw and processed datasets for 2021 winter field season. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/6769356
Armstrong, Robert, Potgieter, Andries, Brider, Jason and Hammer, Graeme (2023). LMA Risk maps at Shire scale. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/1774e6f
Oz-Wheat: a regional-scale crop yield simulation model for Australian wheat
Potgieter, A. B. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2006). Oz-Wheat: a regional-scale crop yield simulation model for Australian wheat. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Information Series Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI)
(2023–2027) Grains Research & Development Corporation
Reducing lodging risk in sorghum to increase grower confidence and profitability
(2021–2027) Grains Research & Development Corporation
CropVision: A next-generation system for predicting crop production
(2021–2025) ARC Linkage Projects
CropPhen: Remote mapping of grain crop type and phenology
(2020–2024) Grains Research & Development Corporation
LMA Project C: An improved model of Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase (LMA) field risk in Australian wheat
(2020–2023) Grains Research & Development Corporation
(2020–2022) University of Adelaide
(2015–2019) Grains Research & Development Corporation
(2014–2019) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
Seeing is believing: The use of thermal sensing in predicting crop yield at field scale
(2013) UQ Early Career Researcher
(2012–2015) International Livestock Research Institute
(2012–2014) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
(2011–2012) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
An analysis of spatial data for Zimbabwe (ACIAR project)
(2011) Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
(2010–2014) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
Strategic Planning for investment based on agro-ecological zones
(2010) Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Determining the effects of abiotic stress on crop growth development, and yield under different nitrogen applications using remotely sensed data for cotton and wheat.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
New insights into designer root systems for durum wheat improvement
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
On-ground management of soil nutrients by integrating proximal and remote sensing platforms in northern Australian savannas grazing lands
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
New tools and insight to breed high yielding mungbean varieties with synchronous flowering
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Using phenotyping and modelling methods to improve estimation of crop performance in variety trials
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Crop sensing as a tool to assist data collection in maize agronomic trials
(2023) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
CropVision: A next-generation system for predicting crop production
PhD scholarship opportunity exist within the CropVision ARC LP project.
email A/Prof A B Potgieter directly if interested at: a.potgieter@uq.edu.au
Due to travel restrictions Domestic students are preferred.
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