Daniel has worked at UWA and the Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development (previously DAFWA) as a technical officer and researcher since 2003. He has been involved in the development of a number of annual and perennial pasture legumes and grasses and has run large scale field trials throughout W.A. Over the last 6 years he has worked on identifying morphological and physiological root traits that are involved in improved phosphorus acquisition efficiency in plants. His work has helped to identify a large range in phosphorus acquisition efficiency among many of the commercially available temperate pasture legumes. His PhD has concentrated on how some of these root traits can be affected by soil constraints such as high levels of aluminium, manganese and waterlogging with particular emphasis on serradella.