The journal publications of the Department in 2016 which are under consideration or published are listed here.

1.    Alepa, R. and Rajashekhar Rao, B.K. (2016). Land use change from rainforests to oil palm plantations and food gardens in Papua New Guinea: Effects on soil properties and S fractions. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 117 (2), 335-343.

2.    Kapia, S., Rajashekhar Rao, B.K. and Sakulas, H. (2016). Assessment of heavy metal pollution risks in the Yonki Reservoir environmental matrices affected by the gold mining activity. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188, 586. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5604-9.

3.    Manus, P. (2016). Economic efficiency of smallholder peanut farming: An application of data envelopment analysis to smallholder producers in Markham valley of Papua New Guinea. South Pacific Studies 37, 9-20.

4.    Michael, P. S., Fitzpatrick, R. and Reid, R. (2016). The importance of soil carbon and nitrogen in amelioration of acid sulphate soils. Soil Use and Management 32, 97-105.

5. Kerua, W. and Glyde, S. (2016). Beyond the cocoa farm: a new look at farmers' choices in livelihood activities and impact on productivity in selected areas of Papua New Guinea, Rural Extension & Innovation Systems Journal 12 (1), 1-11.

6.    Dotaona, R., Wilson, B. A. L., Stevens, M. M., Holloway, J. and Ash, G. J. (2016). Screening of tropical isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for virulence to the sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. (Accepted).

7.    Dotaona, R., Wilson, B. A. L., Stevens, M. M., Holloway, J. and Ash, G. J. (2016). Sub-lethal effects and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae strain QS155 infection in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae). Biological Control. (Accepted).

8.    Maino, M. and Akanda, S. (2016). Occurrence of Meloidogyne incognita in sweetpotato gardens in the lowland provinces of Papua New Guinea. Niugini Agrisaiens (Under review).

9.    Maino, M. and Akanda, S. (2016). Screening of 64 lowland sweetpotato varieties from Papua New Guinea against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in the greenhouse. Niugini Agrisaiens (Under review).

10. Bogan, B. and Manus, P. (2016). Factors influencing marketing costs and margins of smallholder sweetpotato in two major distribution centres in PNG. Niugini Agrisaiens (Under review).

11. Elhai, K.  and Michael, P.S. (2016). Oil Palm Plantation, Smallholders and Land settlement Scheme in Papua New Guinea. DWU Research Journal 26 (accepted). 

12. Michael, PS, Rob, F. and Reid, R. (2016). Effects of live wetland plant macrophytes on acidification, redox potential and sulfate content in acid sulfate soils. Soil Use and Management (final evaluation). 

13. Michael, P.S. and Reid, R. (2016). Impact of common reed and complex organic matter on the chemistry of acid sulfate soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (final evaluation). 

14. Michael, P.S. (2016).  The time course of effects of simple carbon and organic matter on pH and redox potential of acid sulfate soils. South Pacific Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences (submitted). 

15. Kari, I., Michael, P.S., Danar, D. and Yusup, H. (2016). Possible New Species of Araecerus (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) associated with Mastixiodendron pachyclados (Rubiaceae) of Papua New Guinea. Niugini Agrisaiens (submitted).