Publications

Journal Papers

Pandey, Arjun, Suter Helen, He Jizheng, Hu Hang-Wei, Chen, Deli. (2018). Nitrogen addition decreases dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in rice paddies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(17).
Pandey, Arjun, Suter Helen, He Jizheng, Hu Hang-Wei, Chen, Deli. (2019). Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium dominates nitrate reduction in long-term low nitrogen fertilized rice paddies. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131, 149-156.
Pandey, Arjun, Suter Helen, He Jizheng, Hu Hang-Wei, Chen, Deli. (2020). Dissimilatory nitrate ammonification and N 2 fixation helps maintain nitrogen nutrition in resource-limited rice paddies. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1-9.
Thar, S. P., Ramilan, T., Farquharson, R. J., Pang, A., and Chen, D. (2020). An empirical analysis of the use of agricultural mobile applications among smallholder farmers in Myanmar. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, e12159. doi:10.1002/isd2.12159.
Thar, S.P., Farquharson, R. J., Ramilan, T., Coggins, S., and Chen, D. (2021). Recommended Vs Practice: Smallholder fertilizer decisions in central Myanmar. Agriculture, 11(1), 65. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11010065
Thar, S. P., Ramilan, T., Farquharson, R.J., Chen, D. (2021). “Identifying Potential for DecisionSupport Tools through Farm Systems Typology Analysis Coupled with Participatory Research: A Case for Smallholder Farmers in Myanmar.” Agriculture 11, 516. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11060516

Conference Papers

Thein, S.S., Chen, D., Farquharson, R., Willett, I.R. (2016). Mineral Nitrogen and Rice Production in Myanmar, 2016 International Nitrogen Initiative Conference, “Solutions to improve nitrogen use efficiency for the world”. 4-8 December, Melbourne.
Farquharson, R., Chen, Deli, Li, Yong, De Li, Liu, Ramilan, Thiagarajah (2016). Nitrogen decisions for cereal crops: a risky and personal business. 2016 International Nitrogen Initiative Conference, “Solutions to improve nitrogen use efficiency for the world”. 4-8 December, Melbourne.
M. Than, S.P. Thar, T. Ramilan, R. Farquharson, and N. M. Aung (2017). Economic and social issues for fertiliser decisions of smallholder farmers in Myanmar. pp 150-164. Myanmar Soil Fertility and Fertiliser Management. Conference Proceedings. Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw. International Fertiliser Development Center and Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Farquharson, B., Ramilan, Thiagarajah, Thar, So Pyay, Shwe, Mar Than, Aung, Nay Myo (2017). Nitrogen for smallholders and cereal crops in Myanmar: economic and social dimensions for fertility decisions, 61st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Brisbane.
Ramilan, T., Farquharson, Bob, Thar, So Pyay, Than, Shwe Mar, Aung, Nay Myo (2017). Characterisation of farming systems in Central Myanmar, 61st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, Brisbane, 8-10 February.
Nyi, A.J. Weatherley, and R. Farquharson (2017). Nitrogen content and fertiliser quality in Central Myanmar. pp 255-263. Myanmar Soil Fertility and Fertiliser Management. Conference Proceedings. Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw. International Fertiliser Development Center and Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
M. Eldridge, A.K. Myint, Z.T. Mang, S.S. Thein, A. Weatherley, I.R. Willett, R. Farquharson, R. and Chen, D. (2017). Dry Season Rice Yield Responses to Nitrogen Fertiliser in Central Myanmar. pp 82-88. Myanmar Soil Fertility and Fertiliser Management. Conference Proceedings. Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw. International Fertiliser Development Center and Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Thar, S. P., Farquharson, B., Ramilan, T., and Chen, D. (2018). Review of Decision Support Tools for Fertiliser Management: Current Status and Future Research Direction, 62nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society Inc. Adelaide, 7-9 February.
Farquharson, R.J., Ramilan, T., Thar, S.P., Eldridge, S.M., Than, S.M., Li, Y., Chen, D., Weatherley, A., and Willett, I. (2019). Nitrogen fertility management by smallholder farmers in Myanmar: current practices and further opportunities, 63rd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society Inc., Melbourne, 12-15 February.
Thar, S.P., Ramilan, T., Farquharson, R., and Chen, D. (2019). Influence of socio-economic factors on the use of mobile applications for smallholder farm decision making in Myanmar. 2019 Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Melbourne, 12-15 February.
Chen, D., Thar, So Pyay, Farquharson, Bob, Li, Yong (2019). Development and use of decision support tools for nitrogen fertiliser management, EMBRACING THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT: 2019 ASA‐CSSA‐SSSA International Annual Meeting. ASA‐CSSA‐SSSA, San Antonio, Texas.
Farquharson, R., Thar, S.P., Ramilan, T., Chen, D. (2020). Financial imperatives for fertiliser decisions by smallholders in Myanmar, 64th Annual Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Perth 11-14 February.

Project Reports

Farquharson, B., Than, S.M., Thar, S.P., Ramilan, T., Aung, N.M. (2017). Perceptions of smallholder farmers in Central Myanmar: crops, fertilizers, and livelihoods. ACIAR Project report.
Farquharson, B., Thar, S.P., Kyi, A., and Ramilan, T. (2021). Myanmar Government Policies on Paddy Rice and Financial Regulations: Implications for fertilizer management and crop choices, 26 March 2021.
Farquharson, Bob, Thar, So Pyay, Ramilan, Thiagarajah (2022). Rice yields in smallholder rainfed agriculture systems in Myanmar—Assessing the contribution of farmers’ knowledge of soil quality to Nitrogen fertiliser decisions, 30 June 2022.

Workshop Report

Farquharson, B. (2019). Nitrogen fertiliser management for cereal crops in Central Myanmar: Farmer decisions and tools for decision support, Report of a workshop for ACIAR project SMCN/2014/044: ‘Management of nutrients for improved profitability and sustainability of crop production in Central Myanmar’. University of Melbourne, 25 November.