By Dr Ehsan Tavakkoli

Journal articles

Doolette CL; Smith E; Tavakkoli E; van Zwieten L; McKenna BA; Kopittke PM; Lombi E, 2026, 'Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique', Soil, 12, pp. 253 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-253-2026

Lang S; Tavakkoli E; Armstrong R, 2026, 'Crop response to different soil ameliorants varies with soil type within a paddock', Plant and Soil, 519, pp. 1557 - 1575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-08234-4

Lang S; Cavagnaro T; Chittleborough D; Tavakkoli E; Wilhelm N, 2025, 'Cereal root growth in a sandy soil with a hardsetting subsurface horizon was restricted only under dry conditions', Plant and Soil, 517, pp. 1655 - 1672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07946-x

Kaur H; Singh G; Yeasmin M; Ramadass K; Panigrahi P; Larson A; Pati R; Lamb D; Zheng B; Tavakkoli E; Van Zwieten L; Vinu A, 2025, 'Engineered biochar-attapulgite clay composite: A novel slow-release phosphorus fertilizer', Chemical Engineering Journal, 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.165791

Uddin S; Rohan M; Weng ZH; Tahmasbian I; Fang Y; Hayden HL; Armstrong R; Tavakkoli E, 2025, 'Enhancing Root Proliferation in an Alkaline Dispersive Subsoil: a Comparative Study of Organic and Inorganic Amendments with Different Amelioration Mechanisms', Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25, pp. 7381 - 7396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02602-w

Watts-Williams SJ; Gill AR; Nguyen TD; Tavakkoli E; Jewell N; Brien C, 2025, 'Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Improve the Water Use and Phosphorus Acquisition Efficiencies of Aerobically Grown Rice', Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sae2.70040

Kumar P; Singh G; Bahadur R; Li Z; Zhang X; Sathish CI; Benzigar MR; Kim Anh Tran T; Padmanabhan NT; Radhakrishnan S; Janardhanan JC; Ann Biji C; Jini Mathews A; John H; Tavakkoli E; Murugavel R; Roy S; Ajayan PM; Vinu A, 2024, 'The rise of borophene', Progress in Materials Science, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101331

Tucker W; Degryse F; McBeath T; Tavakkoli E; McLaughlin M, 2024, 'Is subsurface soil a chemically more hostile zone for deep-placed phosphorus fertilizer?', Soil Science Society of America Journal, 88, pp. 1778 - 1791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20724

Kabiri S; Tavakkoli E; Navarro DA; Degryse F; Grimison C; Higgins CP; Mueller JF; Kookana RS; McLaughlin MJ, 2024, 'The complex effect of dissolved organic carbon on desorption of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances from soil under alkaline conditions', Environmental Pollution, 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124234

Zhou J; Zhang S; Lv J; Tang C; Zhang H; Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Ge T; Luo Y; Cai Y; Yu B; White JC; Li Y, 2024, 'Maize straw increases while its biochar decreases native organic carbon mineralization in a subtropical forest soil', Science of the Total Environment, 939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173606

Defterdarović J; Filipović L; Ondrašek G; Bogunović I; Dugan I; Phogat V; He H; Rashti MR; Tavakkoli E; Baumgartl T; Baghbani A; McLaren TI; Filipović V, 2024, 'Impact of Hillslope Agriculture on Soil Compaction and Seasonal Water Dynamics in a Temperate Vineyard', Land, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land13050588

Sadanandan AM; Yang JH; Devtade V; Singh G; Panangattu Dharmarajan N; Fawaz M; Mee Lee J; Tavakkoli E; Jeon CH; Kumar P; Vinu A, 2024, 'Carbon nitride based nanoarchitectonics for nature-inspired photocatalytic CO2 reduction', Progress in Materials Science, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101242

Liu B; Lu Y; He S; Yang J; Liu C; Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Tian G; Liang X, 2024, 'UV irradiation enhanced removal of colloidal phosphorus in agricultural runoff', Journal of Environmental Management, 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120109

Mod B; Baskar AV; Bahadur R; Tavakkoli E; Van Zwieten L; Singh G; Vinu A, 2024, 'From cane to nano: advanced nanomaterials derived from sugarcane products with insights into their synthesis and applications', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2024.2393568

Liu B; Lu Y; Yang J; Eltohamy KM; Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Liang X, 2024, 'Navigating the complexity of colloidal phosphorus in water: Sources, occurrence, transformations, and eco-friendly removal strategies', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54, pp. 1459 - 1477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2024.2317685

Uddin S; Parvin S; Armstrong R; Fitzgerald GJ; Löw M; Houshmandfar A; Tavakkoli E; Tausz-Posch S; O’Leary GJ; Tausz M, 2024, 'Water use dynamics of dryland wheat grown under elevated CO2 with supplemental nitrogen', Crop and Pasture Science, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CP22344

Shen Y; Fang Y; Chen H; Ma Z; Huang C; Wu X; Chang SX; Tavakkoli E; Cai Y, 2023, 'New insights into the relationships between livestock grazing behaviors and soil organic carbon stock in an alpine grassland', Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108602

Xiao Z; Zhang S; Guo M; Zhao F; Wang H; Xu W; Aurangzeib M; Tavakkoli E, 2023, 'Nitrogen and phosphorus change the early natural vegetation restoration in degraded Phaeozems of gullies', Science of the Total Environment, 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164107

Zhang A; Wang X; Fang Y; Sun X; Tavakkoli E; Li Y; Wu D; Du Z, 2023, 'Biochar more than stubble management affected carbon allocation and persistence in soil matrix: a 9-year temperate cropland trial', Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23, pp. 3018 - 3028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03546-3

Zhang S; Fang Y; Kawasaki A; Tavakkoli E; Cai Y; Wang H; Ge T; Zhou J; Yu B; Li Y, 2023, 'Biochar significantly reduced nutrient-induced positive priming in a subtropical forest soil', Biology and Fertility of Soils, 59, pp. 589 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00374-023-01723-7

Karimian N; Johnston SG; Tavakkoli E; Frierdich AJ; Burton ED, 2023, 'Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 4813 - 4820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c08213

Kong Y; Zhang H; Tian L; Yuan J; Chen Y; Li Y; Chen J; Chang SX; Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Cai Y, 2023, 'Relationships between denitrification rates and functional gene abundance in a wetland: The roles of single- and multiple-species plant communities', Science of the Total Environment, 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160913

Weng Z; Van Zwieten L; Tavakkoli E; Rose MT; Singh BP; Joseph S; Macdonald LM; Kimber S; Morris S; Rose TJ; Archanjo BS; Tang C; Franks AE; Diao H; Schweizer S; Tobin MJ; Klein AR; Vongsvivut J; Chang SLY; Kopittke PM; Cowie A, 2022, 'Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar lifts the soil organic carbon ceiling', Nature Communications, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32819-7

Uddin S; Williams SW; Aslam N; Fang Y; Parvin S; Rust J; Van Zwieten L; Armstrong R; Tavakkoli E, 2022, 'Ameliorating alkaline dispersive subsoils with organic amendments: Are productivity responses due to nutrition or improved soil structure?', Plant and Soil, 480, pp. 227 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05569-0

Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Weng Z; Collins D; Harvey D; Karimian N; Luo Y; Mehra P; Rose MT; Wilhelm N; Van Zwieten L, 2022, 'Disentangling carbon stabilization in a Calcisol subsoil amended with iron oxyhydroxides: A dual-13C isotope approach', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108711

Ramadass K; Lakhi KS; Sathish CI; Ruban AM; Bahadur R; Singh G; Gujral HS; Al-Abri M; Al-Muhtaseb AH; Tavakkoli E; Yi J; Karakoti A; Vinu A, 2022, 'Copper nanoparticles decorated N-doped mesoporous carbon with bimodal pores for selective gas separation and energy storage applications', Chemical Engineering Journal, 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.134056

Singh G; Ramadass K; Sooriyakumar P; Hettithanthri O; Vithange M; Bolan N; Tavakkoli E; Van Zwieten L; Vinu A, 2022, 'Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector', Journal of Controlled Release, 343, pp. 187 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.01.036

Tavakkoli E; Uddin S; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2022, 'Field applications of gypsum reduce pH and improve soil C in highly alkaline soils in southern Australia’s dryland cropping region', Soil Use and Management, 38, pp. 466 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sum.12756

Fang Y; Van Zwieten L; Rose MT; Vasileiadis S; Donner E; Vancov T; Rigg JL; Weng Z; Lombi E; Drigo B; Conyers M; Tavakkoli E, 2022, 'Unraveling microbiomes and functions associated with strategic tillage, stubble, and fertilizer management', Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107686

Fang Y; Singh BP; Van Zwieten L; Collins D; Pitt W; Armstrong R; Tavakkoli E, 2021, 'Additive effects of organic and inorganic amendments can significantly improve structural stability of a sodic dispersive subsoil', Geoderma, 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115281

Yin X; Peñuelas J; Sardans J; Xu X; Chen Y; Fang Y; Wu L; Singh BP; Tavakkoli E; Wang W, 2021, 'Effects of nitrogen-enriched biochar on rice growth and yield, iron dynamics, and soil carbon storage and emissions: A tool to improve sustainable rice cultivation', Environmental Pollution, 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117565

Xu J; Fang Y; Tavakkoli E; Pan X; Liao F; Chen W; Guo W, 2021, 'Preferential ammonium: Nitrate ratio of blueberry isregulated by nitrogen transport and reduction systems', Scientia Horticulturae, 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110345

Wang M; Tavakkoli E; Rengasamy P; Huang L; Ma H; Yang F; Wei T; Lu X; Xu Z; Fang Y; Liang Z, 2021, 'Management zone delineation based on soil properties measured during the reproductive stage of rice in the field', Land Degradation and Development, 32, pp. 3106 - 3121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3971

Chen G; Fang Y; Van Zwieten L; Xuan Y; Tavakkoli E; Wang X; Zhang R, 2021, 'Priming, stabilization and temperature sensitivity of native SOC is controlled by microbial responses and physicochemical properties of biochar', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108139

Conyers MK; Holland JE; Haskins B; Whitworth R; Poile GJ; Oates A; Van Der Rijt V; Tavakkoli E, 2020, 'Sulfur and nitrogen responses by barley and wheat on a sandy soil in a semi-arid environment', Crop and Pasture Science, 71, pp. 894 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CP20280

McDonald GK; Tavakkoli E; Rengasamy P, 2020, 'Commentary: Bread Wheat With High Salinity and Sodicity Tolerance', Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01194

Weng Z; Liu X; Eldridge S; Wang H; Rose T; Rose M; Rust J; Singh BP; Tavakkoli E; Tang C; Ou H; Van Zwieten L, 2020, 'Priming of soil organic carbon induced by sugarcane residues and its biochar control the source of nitrogen for plant uptake: A dual 13C and 15N isotope three-source-partitioning study', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107792

Fang Y; Singh BP; Farrell M; Van Zwieten L; Armstrong R; Chen C; Bahadori M; Tavakkoli E, 2020, 'Balanced nutrient stoichiometry of organic amendments enhances carbon priming in a poorly structured sodic subsoil', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107800

Talapaneni SN; Singh G; Kim IY; AlBahily K; Al-Muhtaseb AH; Karakoti AS; Tavakkoli E; Vinu A, 2020, 'Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO2 Capture and Conversion', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904635

Kabiri S; Andelkovic IB; Da Silva RC; Degryse F; Baird R; Tavakkoli E; Losic D; McLaughlin MJ, 2020, 'Engineered Phosphate Fertilizers with Dual-Release Properties', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, pp. 5512 - 5524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00403

Fang Y; Singh BP; Collins D; Armstrong R; Van Zwieten L; Tavakkoli E, 2020, 'Nutrient stoichiometry and labile carbon content of organic amendments control microbial biomass and carbon-use efficiency in a poorly structured sodic-subsoil', Biology and Fertility of Soils, 56, pp. 219 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01413-3

Talapaneni SN; Singh G; Kim IY; AlBahily K; Al‐Muhtaseb AH; Karakoti AS; Tavakkoli E; Vinu A, 2020, 'Carbon Capture and Conversion: Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO₂ Capture and Conversion (Adv. Mater. 18/2020)', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202070142

Fang Y; Singh BP; Cowie A; Wang W; Arachchi MH; Wang H; Tavakkoli E, 2019, 'Balancing nutrient stoichiometry facilitates the fate of wheat residue‑carbon in physically defined soil organic matter fractions', Geoderma, 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113883

Fang Y; Singh BP; Nazaries L; Keith A; Tavakkoli E; Wilson N; Singh B, 2019, 'Interactive carbon priming, microbial response and biochar persistence in a Vertisol with varied inputs of biochar and labile organic matter', European Journal of Soil Science, 70, pp. 960 - 974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12808

Farrar MB; Wallace HM; Xu CY; Nguyen TTN; Tavakkoli E; Joseph S; Bai SH, 2019, 'Short-term effects of organo-mineral enriched biochar fertiliser on ginger yield and nutrient cycling', Journal of Soils and Sediments, 19, pp. 668 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2061-9

Weng Z; Rose MT; Tavakkoli E; Van Zwieten L; Styles G; Bennett W; Lombi E, 2019, 'Assessing plant-available glyphosate in contrasting soils by diffusive gradient in thin-films technique (DGT)', Science of the Total Environment, 646, pp. 735 - 744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.221

Andelkovic IB; Kabiri S; Da Silva RC; Tavakkoli E; Kirby JK; Losic D; Mclaughlin MJ, 2019, 'Optimisation of phosphate loading on graphene oxide-Fe(iii) composites-possibilities for engineering slow release fertilisers', New Journal of Chemistry, 43, pp. 8580 - 8589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9nj01641d

Fang Y; Singh BP; Collins D; Li B; Zhu J; Tavakkoli E, 2018, 'Nutrient supply enhanced wheat residue-carbon mineralization, microbial growth, and microbial carbon-use efficiency when residues were supplied at high rate in contrasting soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 126, pp. 168 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.09.003

Andelkovic IB; Kabiri S; Tavakkoli E; Kirby JK; McLaughlin MJ; Losic D, 2018, 'Graphene oxide-Fe(III) composite containing phosphate – A novel slow release fertilizer for improved agriculture management', Journal of Cleaner Production, 185, pp. 97 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.050

Weng Z; Van Zwieten L; Singh BP; Tavakkoli E; Kimber S; Morris S; Macdonald LM; Cowie A, 2018, 'The accumulation of rhizodeposits in organo-mineral fractions promoted biochar-induced negative priming of native soil organic carbon in Ferralsol', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 118, pp. 91 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.12.008

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