Oak Park Staff
| Jim Burke |
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| Title | Head of Centre | |
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| Jim.burke@teagasc.ie | ||
Prof Burke is Head of the Teagasc, National Crops Research Centre, at Oak Park, Carlow, Teagasc, the Irish Agricultural and Food Development Authority, is a semi-state organisation that provides integrated research, advisory and training services for the agriculture and food industry. He is also an adjunct Professor at NUI Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland.
Prof Burke studied at University College Galway and at University College Dublin where he was awarded B.Agr.Sc, M.Agr.Sc and PhD Degrees. He later worked at University of California at Davis, USA. He returned to Ireland in 1982 and worked as a research scientist with the Agricultural Institute. His major interests include: the agronomy and physiology of arable crops and the development of physiological growth models for the simulation of plant growth and development, plant response to environmental stress and climate change as well as development of new biotechnological approaches for plant improvement and bioenergy.
In 2002 he was appointed Head of the Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow. He has published in various scientific journals and co-authored a textbook on Biotechnology with Prof.Newell McGloughlin of the University of California Davis USA. He is a member of the Irish Bioindustry Association and has also served on many boards and advisory committees relating to agriculture, biotechnology and bioenergy. He has a close working relationship with many national and international research centres and has participated in several collaborative research projects.
Research Interest(s)
- The agronomy and physiology of arable crops and the development of physiological growth models for the simulation of plant growth and development.
- Plant response to environmental stress and climate change as well as development of new biotechnological approaches for plant improvement and bioenergy.
- Live cycle analysis (LCA) of miscanthus and conventional agricultural land uses.
Current Research projects
| RMIS No | RSF No. | Title |
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| 5614 | 05225 | A sustainable strategy for bio-ethanol production in Ireland |
| 5616 | 06321 | Microbially mediated solubilisation of phosphate (P) for sustainable agriculture: influence of low input decision-based management practice |
| 5675 | 06403 | Managing soil organic carbon in Irish agricultural systems |
Post Doctorate Fellow Dr Joanne Fitzgerald is investigating the following:
- Live cycle analysis (LCA) of miscanthus and conventional agricultural land uses.
- Creation of scenarios for miscanthus cultivation and utilisation in Ireland.
- Agrometeorological modelling
Post Graduate Students
Sive Geoghegan,
Brendan Roth,
Rueangritsarakul Komsan,
Nuala Fitton,
Elizabeth Montoya
Some Select Refereed Publications
- Makepeace,C.J., Oxley,S., Browne, M.K.J., Burke,J.I.,(2008) A method for inoculating barley with ramularia collo-cygni. Plant Pathology 2008, pp 1-9. ISSN 1830-18426 17389.
- Ryan, E., Meade, C., Burke, J.I..,Mullins, E., and Downes, M. (2007). Tracing field hybridisation in ryegrass species using microsatellite and morphological markers. Environmental Biosafety Research , Vol. 5(2), p106-118.
- Flannery, M.L., Hodginson, T., Kavanagh, T.A., Burke,J.I. (2006) Plastid genome characterisation in brassica using a new ref of nine ssr’s. Theoretical and Applied Genetics Vol.10 14144.
- Whyte, E.M., Browne,R.A. Burke, J.I, (2006). Responses of developmental yield formation processes in Oats to variety, nitrogen, seed rate and PGR and their relationship to quality. Journal of Agricultural Science Cambridge, 144 ;533-545.
- Browne, R.A., Burke,J.I., Whyte,E.M., (2005). Effect of nitrogen,seed rate &PGR on the grain quality of Avena Sativa. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge 149-249.
- Finnan, J, Jones, M., Burke, J.I. (2005) The effect of elevated levels of carbon dioxide on potato crops. Journal of Crop Improvement. 69 (2005) 11-22.
- Ni Eidhin,D., O’Beirne,D., Burke, J. I. (2004) Oxidative stability of omega 3 rich camelina oil ans camelina oil based spreads compared with plant oils and sunflower spread. Journal of Food Science Vol 68, No.1 pp 345-353.
- Ni Eidhin,D., O’Beirne,D., Burke, J. I. (2003) Effect of dietry supplementation with camelina oil on porcine blood lipids. Journal of Food Science Vol 68, No.2 pp 671-679.
- Finnan, J., Jones, M.B., Burke, J,I. 2002. The effects of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone on Solanum tuberosum L. yield. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 69 (2002) 11-22.
- R.A. Browne, Whyte, E.M., Burke, J. I. 2002. Hullability and it’s determination using a laboratory dehuller. Journal of Agricultural Science Cambridge (2002), 138,185-191.
Books
- Burke, J.I.,Brereton, A.J., O’Kiely, P. & Schulte, R., (2004). Weather and Crop Production. In Climate, Weather and Irish Agriculture, 2nd. Edition, pp161-210. ISBN 9660. Ed. T. Keane, Published by AGMET, Meteorological Service, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
- Mc Gloughlin, M. Burke, J.I. (2001). Biotechnology - Present position and future potential. 207 pages. ISBN No1 84170 122 X. Published by Teagasc, 19 Sandymount Ave, Dublin 4.
- Burke, J.I., Mc. Gloughlin, M. 2001. Biotechnolgy - A review of technological developments. PP 55. Published by Forfas, Wilton House, Dublin 2.
