Frances Hoyle

Associate Professor, Ms

Associate Dean (Community and Engagement), Faculty of Science
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment

Phone+61 419 260 590
Emailfrances.hoyle@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M082), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

333 Citations
10 h-Index

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Personal profile

Biography

- BSc (Science)
- MSc (Agriculture)
- PhD (Soil Biology)
Active research and communication in soil biology and organic matter management within the grains industry. Functional assessment of soil process rates and changes in carbon fractions, including their influence on agronomic responses in grains.
Past research in wheat agronomy and physiological development - in particular the development of specific grade agronomic packages and mechanisms responsible for the incidence of black point.

Roles and responsibilities

Associate Dean Community and Engagement Faculty of Science

Executive UWA School of Agriculture and Environment

Deputy Chair Ministerial Soil Advisory Committee

Director SoilsWest Alliance
- Develop forum for cross industry network and partnership in soil research created by facilitating networking and communication opportunities between soil scientists and partners to ensure better soil water management and conversion into grain.
- Create and support investment opportunities in grains R&D capacity and partnerships to increase value of knowledge and information delivery to growers.
- Create network to connect research from the micro-scale work through to the paddock, increasing its relevance and value to growers and industry.
- Provide integration opportunities in soil research to achieve efficient allocation of resources and value added delivery.
- Create opportunities for Western Australia to attract a greater proportion of new industry funding into relevant soil research.

Funding overview

GRDC Nutrient Program (N, P, K) 2018-2022

GRDC Amelioration Project 2018-2022

DAFF Funding Research Gaps Round 1 (2012-2015)
DAFF Action on the Ground Round 1 (2012-2015)
GRDC Soil organic matter extension (2012-2015)
GRDC Soil quality (2003-2006)
GRDC Green manures (2000-2003)

Previous positions

- Theme Leader Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (soils, climate, agronomy).

- Project Manager Agronomy; Project Manager Soil Research.

- Senior Research Scientist (Department of Agriculture Western Australia) 2001-2015. Various.
- Western Panel Member Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) 2008-2011
- Knowledge Broker (Land & Water Australia) 2007-2008 secondment

Current projects

Royalties for Regions

Industrial relevance

Identifying and understanding soil constraints to grain production.
Communication of research to growers.

Research

Soil organic matter (carbon) management and microbial processes in grain production systems.
Comparative assessment of soil function in different management systems including green manures, stubble burning, tillage, rotational sequence and soil amendments. Development of mid-infrared (MIR) models for the prediction of carbon and carbon fractions in Western Australia.

Languages

English

Keywords

Agriculture and Food
Education
Government
Soil carbon sequestration: methodology and processes
Soil Biology
Agriculture
Community collaboration and engagement
Communication Networks
Organic matter preservation in soil and peat

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Research Output 2004 2019

333 Citations
10 h-Index
16 Article
3 Chapter
1 Literature review
1 Doctoral Thesis

pH and exchangeable aluminum are major regulators of microbial energy flow and carbon use efficiency in soil microbial communities

Jones, D. L., Cooledge, E. C., Hoyle, F. C., Griffiths, R. I. & Murphy, D. V., 1 Nov 2019, In : Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, 107584.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

exchangeable aluminum

energy flow

Aluminum

microbial communities

microbial community

14 Citations (Scopus)

Impact of agricultural management practices on the nutrient supply potential of soil organic matter under long-term farming systems

Sarker, J. R., Singh, B. P., Dougherty, W. J., Fang, Y., Badgery, W., Hoyle, F. C., Dalal, R. C. & Cowie, A. L., 1 Jan 2018, In : Soil and Tillage Research. 175, p. 71-81 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Luvisol

agricultural management

farming system

Biological materials

Vertisol

Constraints to Plant Production

Murphy, D., Leopold, M., van Gool, D., Hoyle, F. & Stockdale, E., 2017, Soil Quality. Murphy, D., Hoyle, F., Gazey, C., Boggs, G. & Gazey, P. (eds.). Australia: SoilsWest, 29 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter

soil quality

soil

students

learning

farmers

1 Citation (Scopus)