Dr Ehsan Tavakkoli

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (2007– 2011), School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide

Master of Science in Agriculture (2005– 2007), School of Environmental and Rural Science, The University of New England

Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences (2000 – 2004), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Science

School of Materials Science & Engineering

Current: Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Current: Senior Research Scientist and Team Leader, Soil and Water Research Unit, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute
2013- 2014: Research Scientist, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide
2011-2013: Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia

Mobile

+61-421018075

Phone

+61-2-6938 1992

Location

Materials Science and Engineering , University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Hilmer Building (E8) ,

Book Chapters | 2024

Van Zwieten L; Cayuela ML; Kammann C; Joseph S; Wrage-Mönnig N; Cowie A; Karimian N; Tavakkoli E, 2024, 'Biochar influences methane and nitrous oxide emissions from soil', in Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation, pp. 463 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003297673-18

Book Chapters | 2023

Rengasamy P; McDonald G; Tavakkoli E, 2023, 'Managing Multiple Constraints to Crop Production in Dispersive Soils', in Soil Constraints and Productivity, pp. 319 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003093565-18

Book Chapters | 2021

Sale P; Tavakkoli E; Armstrong R; Wilhelm N; Tang C; Desbiolles J; Malcolm B; O'Leary G; Dean G; Davenport D; Henty S; Hart M, 2021, 'Ameliorating dense clay subsoils to increase the yield of rain-fed crops', in Advances in Agronomy, pp. 249 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2020.08.003
Journal articles | 2024

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

Journal articles | 2024

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

Journal articles | 2024

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

Journal articles | 2024

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

Journal articles | 2024

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2023

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2022

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

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2021

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2020

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

Journal articles | 2019

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

Journal articles | 2019

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

Journal articles | 2019

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

Journal articles | 2019

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

Journal articles | 2019

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

Journal articles | 2018

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

Journal articles | 2018

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

Journal articles | 2018

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

Journal articles | 2017

Han Weng Z; Van Zwieten L; Singh BP; Tavakkoli E; Joseph S; Macdonald LM; Rose TJ; Rose MT; Kimber SWL; Morris S; Cozzolino D; Araujo JR; Archanjo BS; Cowie A, 2017, 'Biochar built soil carbon over a decade by stabilizing rhizodeposits', Nature Climate Change, 7, pp. 371 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3276

Journal articles | 2017

McDonald GK; Tavakkoli E; Cozzolino D; Banas K; Derrien M; Rengasamy P, 2017, 'A survey of total and dissolved organic carbon in alkaline soils of southern Australia', Soil Research, 55, pp. 617 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SR16237

Journal articles | 2016

Rengasamy P; Tavakkoli E; McDonald GK, 2016, 'Exchangeable cations and clay dispersion: net dispersive charge, a new concept for dispersive soil', European Journal of Soil Science, 67, pp. 659 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12369

Journal articles | 2015

Tavakkoli E; Juhasz A; Donner E; Lombi E, 2015, 'Characterising the exchangeability of phenanthrene associated with naturally occurring soil colloids using an isotopic dilution technique', Environmental Pollution, 199, pp. 244 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.031

Journal articles | 2015

Tavakkoli E; Rengasamy P; Smith E; Mcdonald GK, 2015, 'The effect of cation-anion interactions on soil pH and solubility of organic carbon', European Journal of Soil Science, 66, pp. 1054 - 1062, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12294

Journal articles | 2013

Donner E; Brunetti G; Zarcinas B; Harris P; Tavakkoli E; Naidu R; Lombi E, 2013, 'Effects of chemical amendments on the lability and speciation of metals in anaerobically digested biosolids', Environmental Science and Technology, 47, pp. 11157 - 11165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400805j

Journal articles | 2013

Lombi E; Donner E; Taheri S; Tavakkoli E; Jämting AK; McClure S; Naidu R; Miller BW; Scheckel KG; Vasilev K, 2013, 'Transformation of four silver/silver chloride nanoparticles during anaerobic treatment of wastewater and post-processing of sewage sludge', Environmental Pollution, 176, pp. 193 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.029

Journal articles | 2013

Tavakkoli E; Donner E; Juhasz A; Naidu R; Lombi E, 2013, 'A radio-isotopic dilution technique for functional characterisation of the associations between inorganic contaminants and water-dispersible naturally occurring soil colloids', Environmental Chemistry, 10, pp. 341 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EN13020

Journal articles | 2012

Lombi E; Donner E; Tavakkoli E; Turney TW; Naidu R; Miller BW; Scheckel KG, 2012, 'Fate of zinc oxide nanoparticles during anaerobic digestion of wastewater and post-treatment processing of sewage sludge', Environmental Science and Technology, 46, pp. 9089 - 9096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es301487s

Journal articles | 2012

Tavakkoli E; Fatehi F; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2012, 'A comparison of hydroponic and soil-based screening methods to identify salt tolerance in the field in barley', Journal of Experimental Botany, 63, pp. 3853 - 3868, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers085

Journal articles | 2012

Tavakkoli E; Paull J; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2012, 'Comparing genotypic variation in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in response to salinity in hydroponic and field experiments', Field Crops Research, 127, pp. 99 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.10.016

Journal articles | 2011

Tavakkoli E; English P; Guppy CN, 2011, 'Interaction of silicon and phosphorus mitigate manganese toxicity in rice in a highly weathered soil', Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 42, pp. 503 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2011.546931

Journal articles | 2011

Tavakkoli E; Fatehi F; Coventry S; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2011, 'Additive effects of Na⁺ and Cl^- ions on barley growth under salinity stress', Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, pp. 2189 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq422

Journal articles | 2011

Tavakkoli E; Lyons G; English P; Guppy CN, 2011, 'Silicon nutrition of rice is affected by soil pH, weathering and silicon fertilisation', Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174, pp. 437 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201000023

Journal articles | 2010

Tavakkoli E; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2010, 'High concentrations of Na⁺ and Cl^- ions in soil solution have simultaneous detrimental effects on growth of faba bean under salinity stress', Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, pp. 4449 - 4459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq251

Journal articles | 2010

Tavakkoli E; Rengasamy P; McDonald GK, 2010, 'The response of barley to salinity stress differs between hydroponic and soil systems', Functional Plant Biology, 37, pp. 621 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/FP09202
Preprints | 2021

Weng ZH; Zwieten LV; Rose M; Singh BP; Tavakkoli E; Joseph S; Macdonald L; Kimber S; Morris S; Rose TJ; Archanjo B; Tang C; Franks A; Diao H; Kopittke P; Cowie A, 2021, Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar elevates the soil organic carbon ceiling, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-860309/v1

My main contributions to this field of research, as can be deduced from my publication record, cover various aspects of soil-plant interactions, engineered fertilisers to improve crop nutrition, nanobiogeochemistry, contaminant risk assessment and characterisation of soil solution chemistry.

Theme 1: Engineered fertilizers to improve crop nutrition

Theme 2: Understanding the amelioration processes of the subsoil application of amendments

Theme 3: Soil-based technologies for climate mitigation

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