Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

Centre for Reg & Rural Futures

Campus

Griffith, NSW

Contact

carlos.ballesterlurbe@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68383; 96905

Publications

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2023

Smart sensing and automated irrigation for sustainable rice systems: A state of the art review

M Champness, C Ballester-Lurbe, R Filev-Maia, J Hornbuckle

(2023), Vol. 177, pp. 259-285, Advances in Agronomy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1

book chapter

Effect of Soil Moisture Deficit on Aerobic Rice in Temperate Australia

M Champness, C Ballester, J Hornbuckle

(2023), Vol. 13, Agronomy, C1

journal article

Decision Support Tool to Predict Panicle Initiation in Aerobic Rice

Matthew Champness, Carlos Ballester, John Hornbuckle

(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-9, Agronomy, Basel, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Evaluating the Performance and Opportunity Cost of a Smart-Sensed Automated Irrigation System for Water-Saving Rice Cultivation in Temperate Australia

Matthew Champness, Leigh Vial, Carlos Ballester, John Hornbuckle

(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-16, Agriculture, Basel, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Semi-arid irrigation farm dams are a small source of greenhouse gas emissions

J Webb, W Quayle, C Ballester, N Wells

(2023), Vol. 166, pp. 123-138, Biogeochemistry, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Remote sensing to predict soil moisture tension in water saving rice systems of temperate South-Eastern Australia

M Champness, C Ballester Lurbe, R Maia, J Hornbuckle

(2023), Vol. 17, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Bellingham, WA., C1

journal article
2022

Determining transpiration coefficients of 'Rojo Brillante' persimmon trees under Mediterranean climatic conditions

C Ballester, E Badal, L Bonet, L Testi, D Intrigliolo

(2022), Vol. 271, pp. 1-11, Agricultural Water Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Machine learning approach to estimate soil matric potential in the plant root zone based on remote sensing data

Rodrigo Filev Maia, Carlos Ballester Lurbe, John Hornbuckle

(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-16, Frontiers in Plant Science, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2021

Effects of three frequencies of irrigation and nitrogen rates on lint yield, nitrogen use efficiency and fibre quality of cotton under furrow irrigation

C Ballester, J Hornbuckle, J Brinkhoff, W Quayle

(2021), Vol. 248, Agricultural Water Management, C1

journal article

Evaluating strategies to improve water availability and lateral root growth of plants grown in the rice-growing lowlands of the lower mekong basin

C Ballester, J Hornbuckle, T Inthavong, V Lim, J McCormick, A Molesworth, C Oeurng, W Quayle, V Seng, P Sengxua, V Sihathep, V Touch, C Vote, P Eberbach

(2021), Vol. 11, Agronomy, C1

journal article
2020

Effects of leaning grapevine canopy to the West on water use efficiency and yield under Mediterranean conditions

I Buesa, C Ballester, J Mirás-Avalos, D Intrigliolo

(2020), Vol. 295, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, C1

journal article

IRRISENS: An IoT Platform Based on Microservices Applied in Commercial-Scale Crops Working in a Multi-Cloud Environment

R Filev Maia, C Ballester Lurbe, A Agrahari Baniya, J Hornbuckle

(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 1-21, Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), Switzerland, C1

journal article
2019

Monitoring the effects ofwater stress in cotton using the green red vegetation index and red edge ratio

C Ballester, J Brinkhoff, W Quayle, J Hornbuckle

(2019), Vol. 11, Remote Sensing, C1

journal article

Effects of frequency of irrigation on dry-season furrow-irrigated maize and peanut production in the rice-growing lowlands of the lower mekong basin

C Ballester, C Vote, J Hornbuckle, T Inthavong, V Lim, C Oeurng, W Quayle, V Seng, P Sengxua, V Sihathep, V Touch, P Eberbach

(2019), Vol. 9, Agriculture (Switzerland), C1

journal article

Soil moisture forecasting for irrigation recommendation

J Brinkhoff, J Hornbuckle, C Ballester Lurbe

(2019), pp. 385-390, AGRICONTROL 2019 : Proceedings of the 6th IFAC Conference on Sensing, Control and Automation Technologies for Agriculture AGRICONTROL 2019 Sydney, Australia, 4–6 December 2019, Sydney, New South Wales, E1

conference
2018

Evaluating the performance of xanthophyll, chlorophyll and structure-sensitive spectral indices to detect water stress in five fruit tree species

C Ballester, P Zarco-Tejada, E Nicolás, J Alarcón, E Fereres, D Intrigliolo, V Gonzalez-Dugo

(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 178-193, Precision Agriculture, C1

journal article

Postharvest regulated deficit irrigation in early- and intermediate-maturing loquat trees

C Ballester, I Buesa, E Soler, C Besada, A Salvador, L Bonet, D Intrigliolo

(2018), Vol. 205, pp. 1-8, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Quantifying persimmon tree responses to water and nutrients for designing efficient and sustainable fertirrigation protocols

D Intrigliolo, J De Paz, C Ballester, L Bonet

(2018), Vol. 1195, pp. 99-104, Acta horticulturae, Leuven, Belgium, C1

journal article

Assessment of yield and water productivity of clementine trees under surface and subsurface drip irrigation

M Martínez-Gimeno, L Bonet, G Provenzano, E Badal, D Intrigliolo, C Ballester

(2018), Vol. 206, pp. 209-216, Agricultural Water Management, C1

journal article
2017

Evaluating the usefulness of continuous leaf turgor pressure measurements for the assessment of Persimmon tree water status

M Martínez-Gimeno, M Castiella, S Rüger, D Intrigliolo, C Ballester

(2017), Vol. 35, pp. 159-167, Irrigation Science, C1

journal article

Usefulness of the ZIM-probe technology for detecting water stress in clementine and persimmon trees

C Ballester, M Castiella, U Zimmermann, S Rüger, M Martínez Gimeno, D Intrigliolo

(2017), Vol. 1150, pp. 105-112, Acta Horticulturae, Lleida, SPAIN, C1

journal article

Assessment of in-season cotton nitrogen status and lint yield prediction from unmanned aerial system imagery

C Ballester, J Hornbuckle, J Brinkhoff, J Smith, W Quayle

(2017), Vol. 9, Remote Sensing, C1

journal article

WiField, an IEEE 802.11-based agricultural sensor data gathering and logging platform

James Brinkhoff, John Hornbuckle, Wendy Quayle, C Ballester Lurbe, Tom Dowling

(2017), pp. 1-6, ICST 2017 : Proceedings of the 2017 Eleventh International Conference on Sensing Technology, Sydney, N.S.W., E1

conference
2016

Effects of trunk-shaker harvester and ethephon on plant water status, leaf gas exchange, and yield of citrus cultivated under mediterranean conditions

R Moreno, D Intrigliolo, C Ballester, C Garcerá, E Moltó, P Chueca

(2016), Vol. 51, pp. 861-872, HortScience, C1-1

journal article
2015

Local root abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation depends on the spatial distribution of soil moisture in potato: implications for ABA signalling under heterogeneous soil drying

J Puértolas, M Conesa, C Ballester, I Dodd

(2015), Vol. 66, pp. 2325-2334, Journal of experimental botany, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2014

Usefulness of stem dendrometers as continuous indicator of loquat trees water status

C Ballester, I Buesa, L Bonet, D Intrigliolo

(2014), Vol. 142, pp. 110-114, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Two potato (Solanum tuberosum) varieties differ in drought tolerance due to differences in root growth at depth

J Puértolas, C Ballester, E Elphinstone, I Dodd

(2014), Vol. 41, pp. 1107-1118, Functional plant biology, Clayton, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Long-term response of 'Clementina de Nules' citrus trees to summer regulated deficit irrigation

C Ballester, J Castel, T El-Mageed, J Castel, D Intrigliolo

(2014), Vol. 138, pp. 78-84, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Crop load regulation and irrigation strategies to accelerate the recovery of previously water-stressed Japanese plum trees

D Intrigliolo, C Ballester, J Castel

(2014), Vol. 132, pp. 23-29, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Are sap flow and canopy temperature measurements useful alternatives to stem water potential for detecting plant water stress in citrus trees?

C Ballester, J Castel, M Jiménez-Bello, D Intrigliolo, J Castel

(2014), Vol. 1038, pp. 51-57, ISHS 2016 : Acta Horticulturae : Proceedings of the VII International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops, Geisenheim, Germany, E1-1

conference
2013

Thermographic measurement of canopy temperature is a useful tool for predicting water deficit effects on fruit weight in citrus trees

C Ballester, J Castel, M Jiménez-Bello, J Castel, D Intrigliolo

(2013), Vol. 122, pp. 1-6, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Can heat-pulse sap flow measurements be used as continuous water stress indicators of citrus trees?

C Ballester, J Castel, L Testi, D Intrigliolo, J Castel

(2013), Vol. 31, pp. 1053-1063, Irrigation science, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Modelling canopy conductance and transpiration of fruit trees in Mediterranean areas: a simplified approach

F Villalobos, L Testi, F Orgaz, O García-Tejera, A Lopez-Bernal, M González-Dugo, C Ballester-Lurbe, J Castel, J Alarcón-Cabañero, E Nicolás-Nicolás, J Girona, J Marsal, E Fereres

(2013), Vol. 171-172, pp. 93-103, Agricultural and forest meteorology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Carry-over effects of deficit irrigation applied over seven seasons in a developing Japanese plum orchard

D Intrigliolo, C Ballester, J Castel

(2013), Vol. 128, pp. 13-18, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'

I Buesa, E Badal, D Guerra, C Ballester, L Bonet, D Intrigliolo

(2013), Vol. 159, pp. 134-142, Scientia horticulturae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Response of Navel Lane Late citrus trees to regulated deficit irrigation: yield components and fruit composition

C Ballester, J Castel, D Intrigliolo, J Castel

(2013), Vol. 31, pp. 333-341, Irrigation science, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Usefulness of thermography for plant water stress detection in citrus and persimmon trees

C Ballester, M Jiménez-Bello, J Castel, D Intrigliolo

(2013), Vol. 168, pp. 120-129, Agricultural and forest meteorology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2012

Sap flow measurements to assess regulated deficit irrigation strategies on citrus trees

C Ballester, J Castel, D Intrigliolo, L Testi, J Castel

(2012), Vol. 951, pp. 71-78, ISHS 2012 : Acta Horticulturae : Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Sap Flow, Volterra, Italy, E1-1

conference
2011

Development and validation of an automatic thermal imaging process for assessing plant water status

M Jiménez-Bello, C Ballester, J Castel, D Intrigliolo

(2011), Vol. 98, pp. 1497-1504, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Response of Clementina de Nules citrus trees to summer deficit irrigation. Yield components and fruit composition

C Ballester, J Castel, D Intrigliolo, J Castel

(2011), Vol. 98, pp. 1027-1032, Agricultural water management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Can sap flow probes be used for determining transpiration of citrus trees under different irrigation regimes?

C Ballester, J Castel, F Sanz, A Yeves, D Intrigliolo, J Castel

(2011), Vol. 922, pp. 221-228, IHC 2011 : Acta Horticulturae : Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Water Use in a Changing World, Lisbon, Portugal, E1-1

conference

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Quantifying the greenhouse gas emission and carbon co-benefits of on-farm irrigation dams

Dr Jackie Webb, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe, A/Prof Wendy Quayle

AgriFutures Australia

  • 2023: $9,996
  • 2022: $9,996
  • 2021: $79,974

Optimising irrigation performance in bankless channel cotton layouts to improve water management and nitrogen use efficiency.

A/Prof Wendy Quayle, Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe, Dr Jackie Webb

CRDC Grant - Research - Cotton Research and Development Corporation

  • 2024: $100,000
  • 2023: $149,999
  • 2022: $99,999

Advancing automation and smart sensing irrigation technologies in the rice industry.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Adpr Rodrigo Filev Maia, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

AgriFutures Australia

  • 2023: $209,202
  • 2022: $55,787

Other Public Sector Funding

Developing real time and strategic water use and solute monitoring platform for almonds.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

  • 2022: $24,999
  • 2021: $24,999

Determining minimum irrigation requirements of almond trees grown on non-traditional horticultural soils in the Riverina.

Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe, Prof John Hornbuckle

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

  • 2022: $109,000

Water and soil amendment strategies to improve almond productivity.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

Innovation Connections

  • 2023: $49,999

Industry and Other Funding

Developing real time and strategic water use and solute monitoring platform for almonds.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

Kooba Ag Pty Ltd

  • 2022: $14,996
  • 2021: $35,000

Water and soil amendment strategies to improve almond productivity.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

Kooba Ag Pty Ltd

  • 2023: $15,000
  • 2022: $35,000

Identification of optimum gypsum rates & frequency of application to amend sodic red clay soils for almond production & assessment of new technology for continuation monitoring of tree water status.

Prof John Hornbuckle, Dr Carlos Ballester Lurbe

Kooba Ag Pty Ltd

  • 2024: $50,000

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2023

Matthew Robert Champness

Thesis entitled: Rice Irrigation 4.0: Water Saving Rice Production in Temperate Australia

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences