Staff profile
Professor Terence Vincent Price
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering
School of Life SciencesDepartment of Agricultural Science
AgriBio, the Centre for AgriBioscience
Melbourne (Bundoora)
- T: +61 3 9479 6600
- T: +61 3 94311258
- F: +61 3 9479 0224
- E: T.Price@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
B.Sc (Hons) (Lond), D.I.C., Ph.D.(Lond)
Membership of professional associations
American Phytopathology Society;Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Area of study
Agricultural Sciences
Brief profile
Has held previous academic appointments at the Universities of Adelaide, Papua New Guinea, Western Sydney (Hawkesbury), La Trobe and Vudal (PNG). Senior Visiting Scientist positions at The Universities of Wisconsin and Mataram (Indonesia), International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Asian Vegetable and Development Centre (Taiwan),and International Horticultural Research (UK). Joined School of Agriculture at La Trobe University in 1980. Appointed Reader and Associate Professor in Agriculture (Plant Protection) in 1989. Consultant and short term advisor on Plant Protection projects in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Team Leader, Integrated Agriculture Training Program (AusAID), 2001-2004. Supervised over 30 postgraduate students for higher degrees (Master's and Ph.D's) and published >150 papers in international refereed journals and books. Appointed Foundation Professor and Head,Department of Agriculture,University of Vudal,Papua New Guinea (2001-2004).
Teaching units
AGR2PPD
Consulting
Consultant in Hydroponics and plant protection
Recent publications
1. Kenny M. K., Galea V. J., and Price T. V.(2012) Studies of the germination and growth of Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolates from coffee in Papua New Guinea and their pathogenicity to coffee berries Australasian Plant Pathology 40: (DOI.10.1007/s13313-012-0117-7)
2. Kenny M. K., Galea V. J., Scott P.T. and Price T. V. (2010) Investigations on the causes of coffee berry anthracnose in Papua New Guinea and its effect on coffee quality. PNG Coffee Journal 14, 1&2: 37-46.
3. Mebalds, M.I. and Price, T.V. (2010) . Epidemiology of blind seed disease in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in Victoria. Australasian Plant Pathology 39: 394-405.
4. Mebalds, M.I. and Price, T.V. (2009). Studies on the relationships between blind seed symptoms, disease incidence and germination of Lolium perenne seed. Seed Science and Technology 37: 132-139.
5. Price , T.V., Poka, K. and Bogarei, G. (2008 ). Observations on the liberation, dispersal and germination of taro seed (Colocasia esculenta) under natural conditions in Papua New Guinea. Aroideana 31: 134-143.
6. Mebalds, M.I. and Price, T.V. (2008). Chemical control of blind seed disease in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). Australasian Plant Pathology 37 (2): 148-153.
7. Hollaway, G.J., Bretag T.W. and Price T.V. (2007). Epidemiology and management of bacterial blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi) of field pea (Pisum sativum) in Australia: a review. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58: 1086–1099.
8. Price, T.V., Poka, K., Bogarei, G., Chan, A. and Okpul, T. (2007). Effect of seed storage under ambient and cold temperatures on germination of taro seed (Colocasia esculenta). Seed Science and Technology 35: 674-687
9. Bretag, T.W., Price, T.V. and Keane, P.J. (2006) Epidemiology and control of ascochyta blight in field peas: a review. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 57: 883-902.
10. Price, T.V. ed. (2006) Pest and disease incursions: risks, threats and management in Papua New Guinea. Papers presented at the 2nd Papua New Guinea Plant Protection Conference, Kokopo, East New Britain Province, 8-10 November 2004. Canberra, ACIAR Technical Reports No 62, 199p, ISBN 1 86320 464
11. Chen LY. Price TV. Silvapulle MJ. (2005) Dark leaf spot (Alternaria brassicicola) on Chinese cabbage: spatial patterns. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 56(7): 699-714.
