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Keith Syers

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Residence
  
New Zealand

Books
  
The Special Years

Alma mater
  
Durham University

Died
  
July 16, 2011

Name
  
Keith Syers


Thesis
  
A study of soil formation on carboniferous limestone, with particular reference to lichens as pedogenic agents. (1964)

John Keith Syers (1939 – 16 July 2011) was an Anglo-New Zealand academic and academic administrator.

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Academic career

After a PhD at Durham University Syers spend two years working with T.W. Walker at Lincoln University before moving to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He moved to Massey University in 1972 to head the new Soil Science department. He primary interest was nutrient cycling in farmland. In 1985 Syers moved to Newcastle University.

Selected works

  • Efficiency of soil and fertilizer phosphorus use reconciling changing concepts of soil phosphorus behaviour with agronomic information
  • The sustainable management of vertisols
  • Nutrient management for sustainable crop production in Asia
  • References

    Keith Syers Wikipedia