The University of Western Australia

Asst/Prof Geoff Woodall

Research Assistant Professor
Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management

Contact details

Address

Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management
The University of Western Australia (M701)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

9842 0855 / 0427 449 644

Fax

9842 8499

Email

geoff.woodall@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BSc(Hort) W.Aust., MSc PhD Qld

Biography

Dr Woodall works part time for CENRM and is interested in the biology of native plants and the development of new native plant-based industries for sustainable rural development. He is interested in research and development of profitable revegetation options using native species, focusing on Santalum spicatum (sandalwood), brushwood, native poplar, native pine, native legumes & and new native root vegetable crops for human consumption. Geoff is also interested in reducing the cost of native plant establishment via field sowing seeds and improving the reliability and uniformity of direct seeding. Geoff also runs a small farm and works as a native plant agronomist.

Key research

Improving the performance of cultivated Santalum spicatum

Developing new products from the nuts of Santalum spicatum

Improving the establishment of commercial and non-commercial native plants in agricultural lands

Developing new root vegetable crops

Publications

Peer reviewed journal articles:

Woodall GS, Ward B 2002 Soil water relations, crop production and root pruning of a belt of trees. Agricultural Water Management 53:1-153-170

Woodall GS and Robinson CJ 2002 Same day plantation establishment of the root hemiparasite sandalwood (Santalum spicatum (R.Br.) A.DC. : Santalaceae) and hosts. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 85:37-42

Woodall GS and Robinson CJ 2002 Direct seeding Acacias of different form and function as hosts for Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum (R. Br.) A. DC). Conservation Science Western Australia 4 (3)

Woodall GS and Robinson CJ 2003 The natural diversity of Santalum spicatum host species in south coast river systems and their incorporation into profitable biodiverse revegetation. Australian Journal of Botany 51, 1-13

Woodall GS 2004 Cracking the endocarp of Santalum spicatum nuts by wetting and rapid drying improves germination. Australian Journal of Botany 52:163-169.

Other publications:

Woodall GS (2007) Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) Grower’s Guide

Woodall GS, Moule ML, Eckersley P, Boxshall B and Puglisi B (2009) New root vegetables for the native food industry. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) publication No 09/161

Moore JH. and Woodall GS (2010) The tolerance of Acacia species to herbicides. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Weeds Conference, Christchurch New Zealand, 26-30 September 2010. pp. 352-355 The New Zealand Plant Protection Society (http://www.caws.org.au/awc_contents.php?yr=2010)

Woodall GS (2010) Improving the direct sowing of commercial native plants in agricultural lands of southern Australia . Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) publication No. 10/061

Reports:

Woodall GS and Bruce JS (2002) Tree-pasture interactions in alley farming systems established on mildly saline land. Proceedings of the 8th National Conference and workshop on the productive use and rehabilitation of saline lands, September 2002. Published by Promaco conventions Pty Ltd. pp 301-307

Woodall GS (2003) Australian native Platysace tubers: from the bush to your shopping basket. Australian Plants

Woodall GS (2005) Sandalwood Nuts. The Avon Sandalwooder 2:1 p3

Woodall GS (2005) Yield Expectations The Avon Sandalwooder 4 p3-4

Woodall GS (2006) A dryland Australian sandalwood plantation industry is flourishing. Australian Forest Grower 29:3 39-40

Woodall GS (2006) At last a direct seeder that sows quickly and precisely. Australian Forest Grower 29:3 42-43

Cromer, E. L. and Woodall, G. (2007). Breaking mechanical dormancy in Quandong using silica gel and enhancing germination response using gibberellic acid. Environmental Department Research Note No. 28. Alcoa World Alumina Australia: Perth.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Research, teaching and Centre activities

Memberships

Royal Society of WA
ESA

Honours and awards

Finalist in the research category of the WA NRM conference awards 2006

Winner of the Great Southern Development Commission’s (GSDC) award for excellence in Natural Resource Management (2010)

Current external positions

Geoff also runs a small farm and works as a native plant agronomist and contractor

Current projects

Perennial farming systems and wind erosion within the central wheatbelt

Research profile

Research profile and publications