Associate ProfessorNigel Swarts
Centre Leader Horticulture Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and Principal Research Fellow
TIA - Research Institute
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- Centre Leader Horticulture Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and Principal Research FellowTIA - Research Institute
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), TIA - Research Institute, 301 Life Sciences Building, Sandy Bay Campus, TAS
SUPERVISION & TEACHING
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEnhancing Water-Use Efficiency in Cool-Climate Perennial Crops through Groundcover Management3 Aug 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONHorticulture GHG dynamics and mitigation2 Mar 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONTowards integrated systems for economic and environmental horticultural drought resilience17 Feb 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEnhancing Strawberry Fruit Ripening and Resilience to High Temperatures through Molecular Insights and Applied Strategies16 Feb 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONVineyard floor management - premium wine2 Feb 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDesigning the flavour of cool climate Tasmanian wine: vineyard interventions for improving grape and wine composition25 Nov 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONApplication of Gibberellic Acid to Improve the Fruit Quality of Sweet Cherry25 Sep 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSustainably growing horticulture value in cool climate Australia: Soil health in legume crops17 Jul 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEvaluating Sustainable Orchard Systems for Improved Soil Carbon, Nutrient Recycling, and Biodiversity7 May 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONOptimising Netting Timing and Colour to Alleviate Climate Change and Biennial Bearing Constraints on Apple Production5 May 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONProgress on bumble bees as commercial pollinators in Australia: update on risks and opportunities31 Mar 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONOptimising crop load management strategies for apple orchards in Australia24 Feb 2025
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDetermining how the Potato Proteome and Metabolome Change over the Course of Ageing and Identifying Protein Biomarkers for Physiological Age15 Jan 2024
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCarbon sequestered in apple production27 Nov 2023
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONConservation Biological Control in Rubus1 Oct 2023
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCherry quality and protected cropping19 Jul 2023
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnder Vine Living Mulches in Cool Climate Viticulture: Effects on soil structure, nitrogen uptake, and vine productivity19 Dec 2019 - 30 Apr 2026
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONInfluence of Orchard Conditions on Fruit Quality of ‘Scilate' Apple9 Apr 2019 - 22 Aug 2023
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSustainable Nutrient Management for Improved Productivity and Fruit Quality in Apple (Malus domestica)7 Aug 2017 - 23 Feb 2022
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFruit Quality and Bioactive Properties of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.)15 Mar 2017 - 16 Apr 2025
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnderstanding the Drivers of Quality and Consistency in Cider Production15 Feb 2017 - 22 Aug 2023
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONOptimising Nitrogen Management for Cool Climate Vineyards1 Feb 2017 - 16 Dec 2021
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONOptimising the Fishery of the Under-exploited Edible Sea Urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii5 Dec 2016 - 23 Feb 2022
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONAbundance and Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Soils from Native and Agricultural Tasmanian Landscapes23 Mar 2015 - 18 Dec 2024
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Influence of Fertiliser Type on Mycorrhizal Colonisation and Plant Growth of Horticultural Systems2 Jul 2012 - 19 Aug 2017