Thomas Lines

Dr Thomas Lines is a Grant-Funded Researcher (B) in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at the University of Adelaide, affiliated with the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on agricultural sustainability, soil health, and cover cropping in vineyards and almond orchards. He holds qualifications in biotechnology, chemical engineering, and plant/algae physiology.

Research Interests:

• Horticulture and viticulture practices
• Soil microbiology and ecology
• AgTech innovations for precision agriculture
• Carbon farming economics and policy
• Climate change impacts on agricultural systems

Key Projects:

• Wine Australia-funded studies on under-vine cover crops
• Hort Innovation-funded almond orchard cover cropping (5-year project)

Technical Expertise:

• Bioinformatics (Qiime2)
• Data analysis (R programming)
• Industry collaboration and stakeholder engagement

Labs/Teams: Active member of the Soil Ecology Group at the University of Adelaide.