Publications

1. Dr Rob Fletcher

1999

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J. and D'Arcy, B.R. (1999) Comparison in the g-lactone content of oils and extracts from white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla Thompson and Johnson). Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 415-422.

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J. and D'Arcy, B.R. (1999) Chiral excess: measuring the chirality of geographically and seasonally different geranium oils. Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 291-299.

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J. and D'Arcy, B.R. (1999) Esters in Australian geranium oil (Pelargonium Hybrid). Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 611-614.

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J., D'Arcy, B.R. and Bird, L. (1999) A new essential oil from Eucalyptus dura L.A.S. Johnson and K.D. Hill. Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 149-150.

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J., D'Arcy, B.R. and Southwell, I.A. (1999) A new chemovar of Gympie Messmate (Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell.) containing alpha-pinene and Tasmanone. Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 77-78.

Doimo, L., Mackay, D.C., Rintoul, G.B., D'Arcy, B.R. and Fletcher, R.J. (1999) Citronellol: geraniol ratios and temperature in geranium (Pelargonium hybrid). The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 74: 528-530.

1998

Fletcher, R.J. (1998) Directory of New Crops Workers in Australia. Second Edition ISBN 186 499 0929. The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland Gatton, Lawes. 284pp.

Fletcher, R.J. and collaborators (1998) New Crops DOOR Marketing: Do Our Own Marketing Research Information Booklet. ISBN 0 909816 35 2. The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland Gatton, Lawes. 254pp.

Fletcher, R., Twyford-Jones, P. and Blessing, P. (1998) Marketing research for new industries. In The New Rural Industries, A Handbook for Farmers and Investors (Ed. K.W. Hyde). RIRDC, Canberra. 10-12.

Fletcher, R. and Murphy. H. (1998) Guar. In The New Rural Industries, A Handbook for Farmers and Investors (Ed. K.W. Hyde). RIRDC, Canberra. 343-346.

Fletcher, R. and Beech, G. (1998) Moth bean. In The New Rural Industries, A Handbook for Farmers and Investors (Ed. K.W. Hyde). RIRDC, Canberra. 351-354.

1997

Dela Cruz, F.S. and Fletcher, R.J. (1997) Identification of superior cashew trees from a seedling population. Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 22: 83-88.

Fletcher, R.J. (1997) Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia including Numbers of Publications Worldwide. Second Edition. ISBN 0 86776 734 0. The University of Queensland Gatton, Lawes. 554pp.

1995

Fletcher, R.J. (1995) Directory of New Crops Workers in Australia. First Edition. Lawes, UQG, 8pp.

Fletcher, R.J. (1995) Experimental Techniques. Lecture Notes. Third edition. Lawes, UQG, 114pp.

Fletcher, R.J. (1995) Experimental Techniques. Tutorial Exercises. Second edition. Lawes, UQG, 84pp.

1994

Fletcher, R.J. (1994) Experimental Techniques. Lawes, UQG, 210pp.

1993

Fletcher, R.J. (1993) Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia. First edition. Lawes, UQG, 222pp.

1990

Fletcher, R.J. (1990) Crop Improvement. Study Book. Subject QPA16. Lawes, UQG, 244pp.

Fletcher, R.J. and Kleinschmidt, G. (1990) Crop Pollination. Study Book. Subject QPA17. Lawes, UQG.

1989

Stanley, M., Lewis, D.L. and Fletcher, R. (1989) Frost damage in crops and pastures. Fact Sheet 10/89. South Australian Department of Agriculture.

1988

Fletcher, R.J. (1988) Relationship between freezing injury suffered during the stem elongation stage of development and vernalisation response in a winter wheat cultivar (Triticum aestivum L. cv Cheyenne). Aust. J. Agric. Res. 39, 129-40.

Fletcher, R.J. and Cullis, B.R. (1988) Evaluating of chromosome substitution lines of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for freezing injury suffered during the stem elongation stage of development. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 39, 111-28.

1986

Morgan, J.M., Hare, R.A. and Fletcher, R.J. (1986). Genetic variation in osmoregulation in bread and durum wheats and its relationship to grain yield in a range of field environments. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 37, 449-457.

1983

Fletcher, R.J. (1983) Takari. J. Aust. Inst. Agric. Sci. 49, 46.

Journal articles (in preparation)

Karyudi and Fletcher, R.J. Variation in osmoregulative capacity in birdseed millet under conditions of water stress and its lack of association with variability in morphological backgrounds. (Accepted by Field Crops Res.).

Karyudi and Fletcher, R.J. Variation in osmoregulative capacity under conditions of water stress for F3 lines of birdseed millet and its relationship with plant morphology and yield. (Submitted to Field Crops Res.).

Alam, R., Fletcher, R.J. and Banks, P. Optimal physical conditions for maximum expression of coleoptile length of semidwarf wheat. (About to be submitted to Aust. J. Agr. Res.)

Doimo, L., Mackay, D.C., Rintoul, G.B., D'Arcy, B.R. and Fletcher, R.J. Citronellol: geraniol ratios and weather in geranium (Pelargonium hybrid). (Accepted by J. Hort. Sci.)

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J. and D'Arcy, B.R. Comparison of the -Lactone content of oils and extracts from white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla Thomson and Johnson). (Accepted by J. Ess. Oils Res.)

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J. and D'Arcy, B.R. Is geranium (Pelargonium hybrid) oil composition affected by the metal comprising the distillation vessel? (To be resubmitted to J. Ess. Oils Res.)

Doimo, L., Fletcher, R.J., D'Arcy, B.R., Bartley, J.P. and Michael, G.D. Essential oil composition from some weedy Australian Asteraceae. (To be resubmitted to J. Ess. Oils Res.)

Fletcher, R.J. Meaningful learning in Crop Improvement by the subject-long problem-solving approach. (To be resubmitted to Higher Education Research and Development).

Fletcher, R.J. and Hojmark-Andersen, J. Characterisation of the variability in leaf oil gland size in two trees of Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betche) Cheel with a view to developing an easy screening method for comparative yield of tea tree oil amongst trees. (To be submitted to J. Ess. Oils Res.).

Fletcher, R.J., May, A.P., Mitchell, S.P. and Sheppard, J.A. The relationship between grain weight and potential coleoptile length in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its relevance to evaluation of cultivars for potential coleoptile length. (To be resubmitted to Aust. J. Agric. Res.).

Murphy, H.E., Fletcher, R.J. and Caffin, N. Effect of sowing date, row spacing and cultivar on leaf canopy development in guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). (To be submitted to Aust. J. Agric. Res.).

Murphy, H.E., Fletcher, R.J. and Caffin, N. Effect of sowing date, row spacing and cultivar on seed and gum yield m^-2 in guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). (To be submitted to Aust. J. Agric. Res.).

Sheppard, J.A., Fletcher, R.J. and Kelly, A.K. Genes Controlling Potential Coleoptile Length In Five Australian Semidwarf Wheat Cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Batavia, Warigal, Hartog, Houtman and Spear). (Undergoing revision after submission to Aust. J. Agric. Res.).

Somsri, S.P., Jobin-Decor, M.P., Fletcher, R.J. and Drew, R. The use of the isozyme technique in papaya (Carica papaya L.) (In preparation).

Somsri, S.P., Fletcher, R.J., Drew, R. and Jobin-Decor, M.P. Comparisons of fruit quality in F₁ hybrid plants of papaya (Carica papaya L.) and their parents (In preparation).