Dr Longbin Huang

• Physiological mechanisms in crop and native species under multiple environmental stresses (e.g. air pollutants, soil salinity, drought, heavy metals, etc)
• Rooting zone remediation for revegetation of mining wastes (tailings, waste rock dumps, etc)
• Nutrition and/or toxicity of bioaccumulation of metals in seed and grains and food chain effects
• Micronutrient deficiency in crop and tree species
• Management of land constraints (soil physical/chemical factors and fertility) for sustainable plantation forest productivity

• Development and delivery of undergraduate courses in plant nutrition and soil-plant relations
• Development and delivery of postgraduate course and international training in Research Methodology in Environmental Sciences

Huang L, Li J, Bell R (2002) The co-disposal of wastes in the fine tailings dam, AK1, at Argyle Diamond Mine. A report to Argyle Diamond Mine.

Huang L, Bell R (2002) The utilisation of waste acid from the production of synthetic ilmenite for slow-releasing phosphorus and sulphur fertilisers. A report to Illuka Resources Ltd.

Journal papers

Huang L, Ye Z, Bell RW and Dell B 2005 Boron nutrition and chilling tolerance in warm climate species. Annals of Botany, 96, 755-767.

Dell B, Huang L and Bell R 2002 Boron in plant reproduction. In : Goldbach et al., “Boron in Plant and Animal Nutrition, Proceedings of Boron 2001, 23-27 August, 2001, Bonn, Germany”, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp.103.

Dell B and Huang L (1997) Physiological responses of plants to boron. Plant Soil, 193: 103-120.

Research papers

Prom-u-thai C, Fukai S, Godwin ID, Rerkasem B and Huang L (2008) Iron-fortified parboiled rice - a novel solution to high iron density in rice-based diets. Food Chemistry, accepted.

Prom-u-thai C, Huang L, Rerkasem B, Thomson G, Kuo J, Saunders M and Dell B. (2008) Distribution of Protein Bodies and Phytate-Rich Inclusions in Grain Tissues of Low and High Iron Rice Genotypes. Cereal Chemistry, accepted.

Huang L, Bell R W, Dell B (2008) Evidence of phloem boron transport in response to interrupted boron supply in white lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Kiev Mutant) at the reproductive stage. Journal of Experimental Botany, accepted.

Prom-u-thai C, Sanchai C, Rerkasem B, Jamjod S, Fukai S, Godwin ID, Huang L. (2007). Grain morphology variability and its effect to degree of milling and Fe loss in rice. Cereal Chemistry, 84: 384-388.

Prom-u-thai C, Fukai S, Godwin I, Huang L (2007) Genotypic variation of iron partitioning in rice grain. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 87: 2049-2054.

Prom-u-thai C, Glahn R P, Welch R M, Fukai S, Rerkasem B, Huang L (2006) Iron (Fe) bioavailability and the distribution of anti-Fe nutrition biochemicals in the unpolished, polished grain and bran fraction of five rice genotypes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 86, 1209-1215.

Prom-u-thai C, Huang L, Glahn RP, Welch RM, Fukai S, Rerkasem B. 2006. Iron (Fe) bioavailability and the distribution of anti-Fe nutrition biochemicals in the unpolished, polished grain and bran fraction of five rice genotypes. J. Sci. Food Agric. 86: 1209-1215.

Ye ZQ, Bell R W, Huang L, Dell B, and Xu Q (2005). Pre-growth root zone temperature effect on oilseed rape response to boron. Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis (accepted).

Huang LB, Bell, RW, Woodward J (2004) Rapid Nitric Acid Digestion of Plant Material with An Open-vessel Microwave System. Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis, 35 (3&4): 427-440.

Nachiangmai D, Dell B, Bell R, Huang L & Rerkasem B (2004) Enhanced boron transport into the ear of wheat as a mechanism for boron efficiency. Plant Soil, 264: 141-147.

Ye ZQ, Huang LB, Bell RW and Dell B (2003) Low root zone temperature favours shoot B partitioning into young leaves of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L. cv Hyola 42). Physiologium Plantarum, 118: 213-220.

Sakya AT, Dell B and Huang L (2002) Boron requirements for Eucalyptus globulus seedlings. Plant Soil, 246: 87-95.

Xu JM, Wang K, Bell RW, Yang YA and Huang L B (2001) Soil boron fractions and their relationship to soil properties. Soil Science Society of American Journal, 65: 133-138.

*Huang LB, Bell RW and Dell B.(2001) Boron supply into wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Wilgoyne) ears whilst still enclosed within leaf sheaths. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52:1731-1738.

Ye ZQ, Bell RW, Dell B and Huang LB (2000) Response of sunflower to boron supply at low root zone temperature. Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis, 31:2379-2392.

*Huang L, Pant J, Dell B and Bell RW (2000) Effects of boron deficiency on anther development and floret fertility in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Wilgoyne). Annals of Botany, 85: 493-5000.

Gheradi MJ, Dell B and Huang L (1999) Functional copper requirement for catechol oxidase activity in plantation Eucalyptus species. Plant Soil, 210: 75-81.

Huang L, Bell RW and Dell B (1999) Factors controlling equilibrium boron concentration in a B-buffered solution culture. Plant Soil, 208: 233-241.

Huang L, Bell RW and Dell B (1999) Estimating boron requirements for sunflower growth with a B-buffered solution culture system. Communications in Soil Science Plant Analysis, 31: 2111-2123.

Wei Youzhang, Bell RW, Yuai Yang, Zhengqian Ye, Ke Wang, and Longbin Huang (1998) Prognosis of boron deficiency in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) by plant analysis. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 49: 867-874.

Asad A, Bell RW, Dell B and Huang L (1997) External boron requirements of canola in boron buffered solution culture system. Annals of Botany, 80: 65-73.

Asad A, Bell RW, Dell B and Huang L (1996) Development of a boron buffered solution culture system for controlled studies of plant boron nutrition. Plant Soil, 188: 21-32.

Huang L, Ye Z and Bell RW (1996) The importance of sampling immature leaves for the diagnosis of boron deficiency in oilseed rape (Brassica napus cv. Eureka). Plant Soil, 183: 187-198.

Huang L, Hu D, and Bell RW (1996) Diagnosis of zinc deficiency in canola by plant analysis. Communications in Soil Science Plant Analysis, 26: 12-18.

Huang L and Murray F (1993) Effects of sulphur dioxide fumigation on the growth and sulphur accumulation in wheat under salinity stress. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, 43: 285-300.

Huang L, Murray F and Yang X (1994) Interaction between mild salinity and sublethal SO2 pollution on wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Wilgoyne (Ciano/Gallo). I. Responses of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis, growth and assimilate partitioning. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, 48: 163-178.

Huang L, Murray F and Yang X (1993a) Interaction between mild salinity and sublethal SO2 pollution on wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Wilgoyne (Ciano/Gallo). II. Accumulation of sulphur and ions. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, 47: 335-351.

Huang L, Murray F and Yang X (1993b) Responses of nitrogen metabolism to sublethal SO2 pollution in wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Wilgoyne (Ciano/Gallo) under mild NaCl salinity. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 33: 479-493.