1. Closing the loop, Black Soldier Fly technology to convert agricultural waste into high quality fertiliser and soil improvers (funded by DAWR)
Kadambot H.M Siddique
Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director · University of Western Australia
- University of Western Australia
- Australia
- PhD, The University of Western Australia
Areas of interest
Crop physiology, water use and water use efficiency, production agronomy, farming systems, genetic resources, breeding research in cereal, grain and pasture legumes and oilseed crops. Adaptation of crops to dryland environments and the phenological, morphological, physiological, biochemical and genetic traits that enable crops to cope with various abiotic stresses.
Biography
Professor Kadambot Siddique has more than 40 years’ experience in agricultural research, teaching and management in both Australia and overseas. He has developed a national and international reputation in agricultural science especially in the fields of crop physiology, production agronomy, farming systems, genetic resources, breeding research in cereal, grain and pasture legumes and oilseed crops. Has conducted research on adaptation of crops to dryland environments and the phenological, morphological, physiological, biochemical and genetic traits that enable crops to cope with various abiotic stresses. Has published more than 1300 scientific papers and books/book chapters and trained over 65 Honours, MSc and PhD students. He has a Google Scholar H-index: 157 and citations: 92,482 and Web of Science H-index 114 and 53,117 citations (31 July 2026). Highly cited (Hi Ci) researcher in Agricultural Sciences (2019 - 2023) and Plant and Animal Science (2021- 2023) (Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics).
Has published more than 500 scientific papers and books/book chapters and trained over 50 Honours, MSc and PhD students. Highly cited Researcher in 2019 and 2020 in agricultural science (Web of Science).
Research Project
2. Rapid breeding for reduced cooking time and enhanced nutritional quality in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) (funded by ACIAR)
3. Improving canola heat tolerance – a coordinated multidisciplinary approach (funded by GRDC)
4. Food security and governance of local knowledge in agriculture in India and Indonesia (funded by ARC DP)
Key Publications/Reports
1. Lin, Y., Yang, X., Nan, T., Du, T., Kang, S., Butterbach-Bahl, K. and Siddique, K.H.M. (2026). Irrigation-induced changes in rhizosphere and bulk soil properties shape microbial communities and functions in a winter wheat-summer maize system. Agricultural Water Management doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2026.110249
2. Li, Y., Wang, X., Gong, F., Guan, Y., Jaio, Y., Chi, D., Wu, Q., O’Connor, J., Bolan, N.S. and Siddique. K.H.M. (2025). Alternate wetting and drying irrigation with biochar-based struvite enhances phosphorus availability, reduces phosphorus loss potential, and improves yield and water use efficiency in paddy systems. Agricultural Water Management doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109797
3. Wang, B., Wang, G., Dam, J.V., Yang, X., Ritsema, C., Siddique, K.H.M., Du, T. and Kang, S. (2024). Diversified crop rotations improve crop water use and subsequent cereal crop yield through soil moisture compensation. Agricultural Water Management doi: /10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108721.
4. Wang, S., Xiong, J., Yang, B., Yang, X., Du, T., Steenhuis, T.S., Siddique, K.H.M. and Kang, S. (2022). Diversified crop rotations reduce groundwater use and enhance system resilience. Agricultural Water Management doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.108067.
5. Yang, X., Wang, G., Chen, Y., Sui, P., Pacenka, S., Steenhuis, T.S. and Siddique, K.H.M. (2021). Reduced groundwater use and increased grain production by optimized irrigation scheduling in winter wheat-summer maize double cropping system- A 16-year filed study in North China Plain. Field Crops Research doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108364