Biography and expertise
Biography
Dr Terry Rose is currently Professor and Director of the Centre for Organics Research. Professor Terry Rose prior to undertaking a PhD had worked as an agronomist in both Australia and the United Kingdom, he also worked in plant biosecurity for Plant Health Australia, a not-for-profit company funded by industry and government based in Canberra.
Dr Terry Rose is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:
- Harvest to Health
Professor Terry Rose’s work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research
Professor Terry Rose’s current research areas include: agronomy and nutrition of aerobic rice, herbicide residues in soils and implications for crop growth, phosphorus efficiency of crop plants, the loading of phosphate into grains, enhanced efficiency fertilisers in the subtropics, cover cropping and intercropping in field crops and horticulture, and coffee varietal performance in the Australian subtropics and the Pacific. His research interests primarily focus on organic agricultural systems, the impacts of amendments on soils and crops, nitrogen efficiency in subtropical sugarcane systems, subtropical grazing systems, and new high value crops for coastal cropping systems in the subtropics.