Professor Daniel Tan
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Professor Daniel Tan

Professor
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Member of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC)
Member of Charles Perkins Centre
Phone
+61 2 8627 1052
Fax
+61 2 8627 1099
Professor Daniel Tan
Agronomy, horticulture and precision agriculture, Plant biology and production, Food and nutrition, Environment
Project titleResearch student
Advancing CRISPR based gene editing to create tomato male sterile lines for F1-hybrid seed production in AustraliaTing HUANG
Strategies to reduce browning and extend the shelf life of Agaricus bisporus mushroomsSamali Chathurika Perera WELGAMAGE
Identification of high-temperature tolerant wheat varieties for increasing yield stability under high-temperature conditions in AustraliaDongyu WU

Publications

Books

  • Martin, R., Srean, P., Tan, D. (2023). Weed Management in Direct-Seeded Rice Under Cambodian Conditions. Online: Eliva Press Global Ltd.

Book Chapters

  • Najeeb, U., Tan, D., Sarwar, M., Ali, S. (2019). Adaptation of Crops to Warmer Climates: Morphological and Physiological Mechanisms. In Atanu Sarkar, Suman Ranjan Sensarma, Gary W. vanLoon (Eds.), Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation, (pp. 27-50). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
  • Kaloki, P., Devasirvatham, V., Tan, D. (2019). Chickpea Abiotic Stresses: Combating Drought, Heat and Cold. In Alexandre De Oliveira (Eds.), Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants, (pp. 1-24). London: IntechOpen. [More Information]
  • Devasirvatham, V., Tan, D., Trethowan, R. (2016). Breeding Strategies for Enhanced Plant Tolerance to Heat Stress. In Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson (Eds.), Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits, (pp. 447-469). Cham: Springer. [More Information]

Journals

  • Masoomi-Aladizgeh, F., Atwell, B., Bokshi, A., Thistlethwaite, R., Khoddami, A., Trethowan, R., Tan, D. (2025). Pinpointing the timing of meiosis: a critical factor in evaluating the impact of abiotic stresses on the fertility of cereal crops. New Phytologist, 245(4), 1341-1354. [More Information]
  • Nadeem, S., Riaz Ahmed, S., Luqman, T., Tan, D., Maryum, Z., Akhtar, K., Muhy Ud Din Khan, S., Tariq, M., Muhammad, N., Khan, M., et al (2024). A comprehensive review on Gossypium hirsutum resistance against cotton leaf curl virus. Frontiers in Genetics, 15. [More Information]
  • Ullah, N., Tan, D., Ahmad, W., Pampana, S. (2024). Adaptation of Plants to Waterlogging and Hypoxia. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15.

Conferences

  • Yous, S., Martin, R., Srean, P., Huttner, E., Tan, D. (2024). Unveiling the dynamics of mungbean production in Cambodia: Varieties, profits, and future prospects. International Mungbean Conference, Thailand: World Vegetable Centre.
  • Khoddami, A., Messina, V., Tan, D., Trethowan, R., Selle, P., Liu, S. (2023). Heat stress and the quality of wheat grains. 34th Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Australia: Poultry Research Foundation, University of Sydney.
  • Kim, H., Tan, D. (2022). Analysis of the vegetable value chain and its challenges for profitability in Cambodia. The Australian Agronomy Conference. Australian Society of Agronomy.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

  • Broughton, K., Bange, M., Duursma, R., Payton, P., Smith, R., Tan, D., Tissue, D. (2018). Can our new cotton varieties handle our changing climate? The Australian Cottongrower.

Report

  • Tan, D., Try, Y., Martin, B., Cross, R., Thieblemont, H., Bunna, S., Touch, V., Van Ogtrop, F., Quinnell, R., Rathmell, W., Matous, P., et al (2023). Sustainable intensification and diversification in the lowland rice system in Northwest Cambodia.
  • Tan, D. (2022). More resilient Aussie wheat needed as climate change heats up.

2025

  • Masoomi-Aladizgeh, F., Atwell, B., Bokshi, A., Thistlethwaite, R., Khoddami, A., Trethowan, R., Tan, D. (2025). Pinpointing the timing of meiosis: a critical factor in evaluating the impact of abiotic stresses on the fertility of cereal crops. New Phytologist, 245(4), 1341-1354. [More Information]

2024

  • Nadeem, S., Riaz Ahmed, S., Luqman, T., Tan, D., Maryum, Z., Akhtar, K., Muhy Ud Din Khan, S., Tariq, M., Muhammad, N., Khan, M., et al (2024). A comprehensive review on Gossypium hirsutum resistance against cotton leaf curl virus. Frontiers in Genetics, 15. [More Information]
  • Ullah, N., Tan, D., Ahmad, W., Pampana, S. (2024). Adaptation of Plants to Waterlogging and Hypoxia. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15.
  • Khoddami, A., Tan, D., Messina, V., chrystal, P., Thistlethwaite, R., Caldwell, R., Trethowan, R., Toghyani, M., MacElline, S., Yunlong, B., Selle, P., Liu, S. (2024). Climatic Conditions Influence the Nutritive Value of Wheat as a Feedstuff for Broiler Chickens. Agriculture, 14(4).

2023

  • Ullah, N., Christopher, J., Frederiks, T., Ma, S., Tan, D., Chenu, K. (2023). A robust field-based method to screen heat tolerance in wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 144(March 2023), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Touch, V., Cross, R., Grunbuhel, C., Van Ogtrop, F., Ampt, P., Yorn, T., Martin, R., Cook, B., Tan, D. (2023). Adaptation constraints and prospects for future research priorities in lowland rice-based farming systems: learning experiences from Northwest Cambodia. Environment, Development and Sustainability. [More Information]
  • Dunn, L., Latty, T., Van Ogtrop, F., Tan, D. (2023). Cambodian rice farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding insect pest management and pesticide use. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1), 2178804-1-2178804-16. [More Information]

2022

  • Kim, H., Tan, D. (2022). Analysis of the vegetable value chain and its challenges for profitability in Cambodia. The Australian Agronomy Conference. Australian Society of Agronomy.
  • Collins, B., Najeeb, U., Qunying, L., Tan, D. (2022). Contribution of climate models and APSIM phenological parameters to uncertainties in spring wheat simulations: Application of SUFI-2 algorithm in northeast Australia. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 208(2), 225-242. [More Information]
  • Lilje, O., Huang, A., Samarian, A., Tan, D., Warren, D., Van den Berg, F., Sharma, M., Ishkova, M., Devi, P., Pullen, R., George-Williams, S., Hinton, T., Tzioumis, V., Pang, T. (2022). EVALUATING THE ONLINE TEACHING EXPERIENCE OF UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY STAFF FROM 2020-2021: WHAT ARE THE LESSONS LEARNT? Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (2022), Perth: Australian Council of Deans of Science.

2021

  • Broughton, K., Payton, P., Tan, D., Tissue, D., Bange, M. (2021). Effect of vapour pressure deficit on gas exchange of field-grown cotton. Journal of Cotton Research, 4(1), 30-1-30-10. [More Information]
  • Broughton, K., Bange, M., Baker, J., Yates, C., Tan, D., Tissue, D., Payton, P. (2021). Effects of elevated CO2 and warmer temperature on early season field-grown cotton in high-input systems. Crop Science, 61, 657-671. [More Information]
  • Shaheen, N., Khan, U., Azhar, M., Tan, D., Atif, R., Israr, M., Yang, S., Chung, G., Rana, I. (2021). Genetics and Genomics of Fusarium Wilt of Chilies: A Review. Agronomy, 11, 2162. [More Information]

2020

  • Thistlethwaite, R., Tan, D., Bokshi, A., Ullah, S., Trethowan, R. (2020). A phenotyping strategy for evaluating the high-temperature tolerance of wheat. Field Crops Research, 255, 107905. [More Information]
  • Brock, P., Tan, D. (2020). A second-take on the role of science: the case for applying public administration theory to natural resource management. Sustainable Earth, 3, 1-12. [More Information]
  • Yan, X., Corbyn, K., Burton, R., Tan, D. (2020). Agave: A promising feedstock for biofuels in the water-energy-foodenvironment (WEFE) nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production, 261, 1-11. [More Information]

2019

  • Bokshi, A., Tan, D., Trethowan, R. (2019). A robust and rapid pollen viability test using impedance flow cytometry for high throughput screening of heat tolerant wheat (Triticum aestivum) germplasm. 19th Australian Agronomy Conference 2019, Wagga Wagga: Australian Society of Agronomy.
  • Najeeb, U., Tan, D., Sarwar, M., Ali, S. (2019). Adaptation of Crops to Warmer Climates: Morphological and Physiological Mechanisms. In Atanu Sarkar, Suman Ranjan Sensarma, Gary W. vanLoon (Eds.), Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation, (pp. 27-50). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
  • Fong, R., Cross, R., Martin, R., Tan, D. (2019). Analysis of the vegetable value chain and gender roles in vegetable production in northwest Cambodia. 19th Australian Agronomy Conference 2019, Wagga Wagga: Australian Society of Agronomy.

2018

  • Chen, Z., Tao, X., Khan, A., Tan, D., Luo, H. (2018). Biomass Accumulation, Photosynthetic Traits and Root Development of Cotton as Affected by Irrigation and Nitrogen-Fertilization. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1-14. [More Information]
  • Broughton, K., Bange, M., Duursma, R., Payton, P., Smith, R., Tan, D., Tissue, D. (2018). Can our new cotton varieties handle our changing climate? The Australian Cottongrower.
  • Khan, A., Pan, X., Najeeb, U., Tan, D., Zahoor, R., Luo, H. (2018). Coping with drought: stress and adaptive mechanisms, and management through cultural and molecular alternatives in cotton as vital constituents for plant stress resilience and fitness. Biological Research, 51(1), 1-17. [More Information]

2017

  • Bartimote, T., Quigley, R., Bennett, J., Hall, J., Brodrick, R., Tan, D. (2017). A comparative study of conventional and controlled traffic in irrigated cotton: II. Economic and physiological analysis. Soil and Tillage Research, 168, 133-142. [More Information]
  • Martin, R., Van Ogtrop, F., Henson, Y., Broeum, K., Rien, R., Srean, P., Tan, D. (2017). A survey of weed seed contamination of rice paddy in Cambodia. Weed Research, 57(5), 333-341. [More Information]
  • Henson, Y., Martin, R., Quinnell, R., Van Ogtrop, F., Try, Y., Tan, D. (2017). Development of a Weed Identifier Mobile Application for Cambodian Rice Farmers. 18th Australian Agronomy Conference 2017, Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.

2016

  • Devasirvatham, V., Tan, D., Trethowan, R. (2016). Breeding Strategies for Enhanced Plant Tolerance to Heat Stress. In Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson (Eds.), Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits, (pp. 447-469). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
  • Tan, D., Freeth, M., Bange, M. (2016). Can paclobutrazol improve vigour and cold tolerance of cotton seedlings under cool conditions? World Cotton Research Conference 6.
  • Ullah, N., Tan, D., Bange, M. (2016). Cotton growth and yield dynamics across canopy layers in response to soil waterlogging. Australian Journal of Crop Science, 10(8), 1170-1181. [More Information]

2015

  • Najeeb, U., Atwell, B., Bange, M., Tan, D. (2015). Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) ameliorates waterlogging-induced damage in cotton by inhibiting ethylene synthesis and sustaining photosynthetic capacity. Plant Growth Regulation, 76(1), 83-98. [More Information]
  • Devasirvatham, V., Tan, D., Gaur, P., Trethowan, R. (2015). Chickpea and temperature stress: An overview. In Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz, Parvaiz Ahmad (Eds.), Legumes under Environmental Stress: Yield, Improvement and Adaptations, (pp. 81-90). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons. [More Information]
  • Najeeb, U., Bange, M., Tan, D., Atwell, B. (2015). Consequences of waterlogging in cotton and opportunities for mitigation of yield losses. AoB Plants, 7, 1-17. [More Information]

2014

  • Suenaga, H., Tan, D., Brock, P. (2014). Life-Cycle Assessment of rice production systems: Comparison of Lao PDR, Japan and Australia. 3rd New Zealand Life Cycle Assessment Conference, Wellington: Life Cycle Association of New Zealand and New Zealand Life Cycle Management Centre.
  • Hulugalle, N., Broughton, K., Tan, D. (2014). Root growth of irrigated summer crops in grey cracking clays. The Australian Cottongrower, 35(7), 46-49.
  • Tan, D., Koppi, A., Field, D. (2014). The Student Perspective in Developing Graduate Attributes Through Problem-Based Learning in First Year Agriculture Science. 20th Annual UniServe Science Conference: Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) 2014, Sydney: UniServe Science, University of Sydney.

2013

  • Najeeb, U., Tan, D., Bange, M. (2013). Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG)-induced improved growth and fruit retention mitigate yield losses in waterlogged cotton. AACS 2013 Australian Cotton Research Conference, Narrabri: The Association of Australian Cotton Scientists.
  • Ali, M., Al-Ani, A., Eamus, D., Tan, D. (2013). An Algorithm Based on the RGB Colour Model to Estimate Plant Chlorophyll and Nitrogen Contents. 2013 International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Agriculture, Singapore: International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT Press).
  • Tan, D., Amthor, J. (2013). Bioenergy. In Zvy Dubinsky (Eds.), Photosynthesis, (pp. 299-330). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Publishers. [More Information]

2012

  • Ali, M., Al-Ani, A., Eamus, D., Tan, D. (2012). A New Image Processing Based Technique to Determine Chlorophyll in Plants. American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 12(10), 1323-1328. [More Information]
  • Ali, M., Al-Ani, A., Eamus, D., Tan, D. (2012). A New Image-Processing-Based Technique for Measuring Leaf Dimensions. American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 12(12), 1588-1594.
  • Devasirvatham, V., Trethowan, R., Gaur, P., Raju, T., Tan, D. (2012). Breeding targets to improve heat tolerance in chickpea. 19th EUCARPIA General Congress, Budapest, Hungary: Plant Breeding for Future Generations.

2011

  • Conaty, W., Neilsen, J., Mahan, J., Sutton, B., Tan, D. (2011). A Thermal Optimum Approach to Irrigation Scheduling in Australian Drip Irrigated Cotton. World Cotton Research Conference 5, New Delhi, India: Excel India Publishers.
  • Holtum, J., Chambers, D., Morgan, T., Tan, D. (2011). Agave as a biofuel feedstock in Australia. GCB Bioenergy, 3, 58-67. [More Information]
  • Tan, D., Ormiston, S., Bange, M., Amthor, J. (2011). Effect of cool conditions on cotton seedlings. World Cotton Research Conference 5, New Delhi, India: Excel India Publishers.

2010

  • Tuck, C., Tan, D., Bange, M., Stiller, W. (2010). Cold tolerance screening for cotton cultivars using germination chill protocols. 15th Australian Agronomy Conference: Food Security from Sustainable Agriculture 2010, Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd.
  • Stefanski, E., Garcia, S., Farina, S., Tan, D., Tanner, D. (2010). Effects of sowing rate and grazing management of forage rape (Brassica napus) on grazing behaviour and utilisation by dairy cattle. Animal Production Science, 50(6), 560-567. [More Information]
  • Devasirvatham, V., Tan, D., Trethowan, R., Gaur, P., Mallikarjuna, N. (2010). Impact of high temperature on the reproductive stage of chickpea. 15th Australian Agronomy Conference: Food Security from Sustainable Agriculture 2010, Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd.

2009

  • Errington, M., Campbell, L., Rochester, I., Tan, D. (2009). Nitrogen Allocation in High Yielding Bollgard II Cotton. 16th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium (IPNC), USA: University of California, Davis.
  • Hulugalle, N., Weaver, T., Finlay, L., Luelf, N., Tan, D. (2009). Potential contribution by cotton roots to soil carbon stocks in irrigated Vertosols. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(3), 243-252. [More Information]
  • Lobato, A., Luz, L., Costa, R., Tan, D., Bonato, C., Silva, M., Oliveira Neto, C., Silva, L. (2009). Relationship between chlorophyll a and total soluble carbohydrates in pepper submitted to water deficiency. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 5(2), 515-526.

2008

  • Conaty, W., Tan, D., Constable, G., Sutton, B., Field, D., Mamun, M. (2008). Agronomy & Soils Genetic Variation for Waterlogging Tolerance in Cotton. Journal of Cotton Science, 12, 53-61.
  • Tuck, C., Bange, M., Tan, D., Stiller, W. (2008). Assessing cultivar cold tolerance using germination chill protocols - preliminary studies. 14th Australian Cotton Conference, Queensland, Australia: Australian Cotton Growers Research Association.
  • Terry, J., Tan, D., Hulugalle, N., Field, D., Weaver, T., Knox, O. (2008). Cotton yield and soil carbon under continuous cotton, cotton-corn, cotton-vetch-corn and cotton-wheat rotations. 14th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Gosford, Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd.

2007

  • Tan, D., Daley, A., Wu, H. (2007). Allelopathic potential of lippia (Phyla canescens) on germinating seeds. Allelopathy Journal, 19(1), 257-265.
  • McDowell, A., Bange, M., Tan, D. (2007). Cold temperature exposure at 10 degrees C for 10 and 20 nights does not reduce tissue viability in vegetative and early flowering cotton plants. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ('09 renamed: Animal Production Science), 47(2), 198-207. [More Information]
  • Odeh, I., Tan, D. (2007). Expanding Biofuel Production in Australia: Opportunities Beyond the Horizon. Farm Policy Journal, 4(2), 29-39.

2006

  • Tan, D., Wood, A., Mamun, M., Sutton, B., Castor, P. (2006). Changes in sorghum yield components after chilling. 13th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference 2006: 10-14 September 2006, Perth, Western Australia, Gosford, Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd.
  • Luelf, N., Tan, D., Hulugalle, N., Knox, O., Weaver, T., Field, D. (2006). Root turnover and microbial biomass in cotton farming systems. 13th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference (13th ASA), Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd.
  • Wood, A., Tan, D., Mamun, M., Sutton, B. (2006). Sorghum can Compensate for Chilling-Induced Grain Loss. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 192(6), 445-451. [More Information]

2005

  • Collier, M., Jobbins, S., Taylor, R., Cattle, S., Sheehy, P., Van Ekris-Schouten, I., Bartimote, K., Tan, D. (2005). Curriculum alignment and innovation in a new degree: Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Biosciences. CST T&L Showcase 2005, Australia: College of Sciences and Technology, Sydney University.
  • Daley, A., Tan, D., Wu, H. (2005). Phytotoxic effects of lippia (Phyla canescens) on germinating seeds. Fourth World Congress on Allelopathy, Gosford, NSW: The Regional Institute Limited.

2004

  • Tan, D., Birch, C., Wearing, A., Rickert, K. (2004). Modelling Broccoli Development, Yield And Quality. 4th International Crop Science Congress, Burwood Vic: The Regional Institute Ltd.

2000

  • Tan, D., Birch, C., Wearing, A., Rickert, K. (2000). Predicting broccoli development - II. Comparison and validation of thermal time models. Scientia Horticulturae, 86, 89-101. [More Information]
  • Tan, D., Birch, C., Wearing, A., Rickert, K. (2000). Predicting broccoli development I. Development is predominantly determined by temperature rather than photoperiod. Scientia Horticulturae, 84(3-4), 227-243. [More Information]

1999

  • Tan, D., Wearing, A., Rickert, K., Birch, C. (1999). Broccoli yield and quality can be determined by cultivar and temperature but not photoperiod in south-east Queensland. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ('09 renamed: Animal Production Science), 39, 901-909. [More Information]
  • Tan, D., Wearing, A., Rickert, K., Birch, C., Joyce, D. (1999). Freeze-induced reduction of broccoli yield and quality. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ('09 renamed: Animal Production Science), 39(6), 771-780. [More Information]

1998

  • Tan, D., Wearing, A., Rickert, K., Birch, C. (1998). Detection of floral initiation in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) based on electron micrograph standards of shoot apices. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ('09 renamed: Animal Production Science), 38, 313-318. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

  • Integrating the Electrification and Smart Mechanisation of Two-Wheel Tractors, Sukkarieh S, Tan D, Cross R, Phillips S, Sinpeng A, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)/Crops Program

2022

  • Precision AG Analytics for Frost and Heat Management, Filippi P, Bishop T, Whelan B, Van Ogtrop F, Vervoort R, Tan D, Grains Research and Development Corporation - GRDC/Client Commissioned Research

In the media

Professor Daniel Tan was interviewed in the Sydney Morning Herald on sustainable fibres in the fashion industry. Readhere (for subscribers)orhere (via the University Library). May 2024

Research on resilience of Australian wheat varieties in the face of global warming featured on ABC onlinehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-08/australian-wheat-varieties-struggling-with-global-warming/100888426. Interviewed by ABC Country Hour and GRDC Groundcover.

March 2022

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