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Prof Peter Kemp PhD, MSc

Professor of Pasture Science

School of Agriculture and Environment

Peter is an active researcher in pasture science, agroforestry and agricultural systems and has supervised many postgraduate students from around the world as well as teaching pasture science at all levels.

Professional

Contact details

Ph: +64 6 951 7845
Location: 2.21, AgHort
Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy - University of New England (1987)
Master of Science - University of Sydney (1984)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Evaluation of herb pastures (plantain and chicory) for their use in pastoral systems.

Agroforestry: Better understanding of the interaction between pasture production and poplar and willow planted for erosion control.

Thematics

Future Food Systems

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000): Agriculture, Land and Farm Management (070100): Agroforestry (070501): Agronomy (070302): Crop and Pasture Production (070300): Farming Systems Research (070107): Forestry Sciences (070500)

Keywords

Pasture science and production, evaluation of new pasture and forage species, agronomy of tap rooted forage species - chicory, plantain, lucerne, red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, silvopastoral systems, poplars and willows, grazing management and livestock grazing behaviour.

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position	Current	Completed
Project Leader	4	19
Team Member	0	5

Completed Projects

Project Title: Science-based Extension for Lower North Island Sheep and Beef Farmers

This is a 2-year project located at Riverside Farm that develops a new extension model based on high-quality farmer/scientist interaction and farmer-led networking. Building on earlier work by Massey's Farmer Learning Group, the project focuses on the use of perennial summer forages in dryland farming. The reconstituted Farmer Learning Group consists of a cross-College and interdisciplinary team of 12 Massey scientists (drawn from the Institute of Education, IAE and IVABS) working together with some 45 sheep and beef farmers from the eastern Lower North Island. Project leader is Brennon Wood and the team includes a newly-appointed Research Officer, Roxanne Henwood, and one PhD student. The extension programme features 8 day-long, science-based workshops to be held at Riverside, network surveys to collect local knowledge, an industry-sponsored Colloquium and an on-site Field Day.

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Date Range: 2015 - 2017

Funding Body: Ministry for Primary Industries

Project Team:

A/Pro Brennon Wood - Project Leader
Dr Lydia Cranston - Team Member
Prof Hugh Blair - Team Member
Dr Rene Corner-Thomas - Team Member
Doug Drysdale - Team Member (Doctoral Student)
Dr David Gray - Team Member
Dr Maggie Hartnett - Team Member
Miss Roxanne Henwood - Team Member
Prof Peter Kemp - Team Member
Prof Paul Kenyon - Team Member
Prof Stephen Morris - Team Member
A/Pro Alison Sewell - Team Member

Research Outputs

Journal

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García-Favre, J., Zhang, Y., López, IF., Donaghy, DJ., Cranston, LM., & Kemp, PD. (2021). Decreasing defoliation frequency enhances bromus valdivianus phil. Growth under low soil water levels and interspecific competition. Agronomy. 11(7)
[Journal article]Authored by: Donaghy, D., Kemp, P.

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García-Favre, J., López, IF., Cranston, LM., Donaghy, DJ., & Kemp, PD. (2021). The growth response of pasture brome (Bromus valdivianus phil.) to defoliation frequency under two soil-water restriction levels. Agronomy. 11(2)
[Journal article]Authored by: Cranston, L., Donaghy, D., Kemp, P., Lopez Campbell, I.

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Teaching and Supervision

Courses Coordinated

119.202 International Agricultural Production Systems
119.203 Agriculture and the Environment
283.701 Advanced Pasture Production and Practice

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position	Current	Completed
Main Supervisor	2	27
Co-supervisor	6	22

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

Nguyen Truong Thi Nguyen - Doctor of Philosophy
Effect of plantain on milk production and nitrate leaching by dairy cows
Karin Van Der Walt - Doctor of Philosophy
The ex situ conservation of Myrtaceae species, a response to Myrtle rust in the pacific region

Co-supervisor of:

Mansoor Altamimi Altamimi - Doctor of Philosophy
Salt Leachate Measurement, Modelling, and Risk Assessment
Sam Wilson - Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the impact of abiotic stresses on the ability of plantain to reduce nitrogen losses from pastoral systems.
Bia Anchao Oliveira - Doctor of Philosophy
Species diversity in pastures as a tool that provides pasture stability persistence and defoliation flexibility
Holly Phillips - Doctor of Philosophy
Meat Quality and Fat Characteristics of Lambs and Steers Finished on Different Summer Forages
Nidhi Shrivastav - Doctor of Philosophy
Improving weed control options for ryegrass/clover pastures that contain plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
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Javier Garcia Favre - Doctor of Philosophy
Agricultural function of Bromus valdivianus as part of New Zealand grazing systems
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Completed Doctoral Supervision