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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Simon John McKirdy
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 December 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Perth, Western Australia
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 461
CURTIN ACT 2605 AUSTRALIA
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(612) 6161 4067 (Home)
(612) 6260 4322 (Work)
0421 638 229 (Mobile)
Australian
A Class
Married
Rose Breeding (amateur)
Hockey (Field)
• Played first division (Western Australia) from
1983-1990.
• Member of Western Australian Under 21 State
Side from 1984-1986.
• Presently play/coach second grade (ACT)
Golf, squash, aquaculture.
ASSOCIATIONS:
Member of Australasian Plant Pathology Society.
• (Sponsorship Coordinator for 11 th Biennial
Conference, Perth 1997).
• Senior Editor Australasian Plant Pathology
Journal
Member American Phytopathological Society
Member Australian Amateur Rose Breeding
Society
EDUCATION:
Sept 1994 – Jan 1997
PhD
University of Western Australia and Co-operative Research Centre for
Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture. Supervisors; Dr R.A.C. Jones

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and Prof. K. Sivasithamparam. Title: Role of alternative hosts in the
survival of seed-borne viruses infecting pasture legumes and lupins
and the spread of contact-transmitted viruses in south-west Western
Australia.
1989 - Sept 1994
MSc (Agriculture) (part time). University of Western Australia.
(Converted to PhD)
1983-1987
BSc (Agriculture)
University of Western Australia. Fourth year thesis title: Seed-borne
transmission of cucumber mosaic virus by different cultivars of
subterranean clover. Supervisors; Dr R.A.C. Jones and Prof. K.
Sivasithamparam.
1974-1982
Trinity College, Perth. Tertiary Admissions Examination
WORK HISTORY:
January 2005 – Present
Program Leader
Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity
Provides leadership to science program on Impact Management.
Coordinates researchers from participant organisations in four key
project areas. Position is 50% secondment from Plant Health
Australia.
June 2002 – Present
Program Manager
Plant Health Australia
Provides management of research projects enhancing Australia’s plant
health system. Projects cover the biosecurity continuum,
preparedness, diagnostics, surveillance and response. Key projects
include a National Grains Industry Biosecurity Plan, Development of a
Incursion Management Simulation System and Development of a
Regional Economic Impact Model for Emergency Plant Pest Incursions.
March 2000 – May 2002
Quarantine Plant Pathologist
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Provides advice on all aspects of plant disease quarantine policy and
application. Manages plant disease surveillance as part of Agriculture
Protection Program. Provides plant pathology support for Australian
Quarantine and Inspection Service activities in Western Australia.
Western Australian representative in Cooperative Research Centre for
Tropical Plant Protection.
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January 1999 – March 2000
Acting Quarantine Plant Pathologist
Agriculture Western Australia
Provides advice on all aspects of plant disease quarantine policy and
application. Manages plant disease surveillance as part of Agriculture
Protection Program. Provides plant pathology support for Australian
Quarantine and Inspection Service activities in Western Australia.
January 1998 – January 1999
Plant Pathologist
Agriculture Western Australia
Disease surveillance, control of brown rot (Monolinia fructicola) in stone
fruit, pathologist on strawberry and lettuce projects.
June 1996 – January 1998
Postdoc
Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean
Agriculture. University of Western Australia. Grains Research and
Development Corporation Funded Project: Management of seed-borne
virus diseases of alternative grain legumes.
June 1996 – January 1998
Consulting Plant Pathologist (Viticultural Industry)
Parklands Consulting
1994 - May 1996
Research Officer
Plant Protection Branch. Agriculture Western Australia. Grains
Research and Development Corporation Funded Project: Losses
caused by and control of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in cereals in
Western Australia.
Oct 1995 – Jan 1996
Viticultural Plant Pathologist.
Plant Pathology Branch. Agriculture Western Australia.
1991 - 1993
Research Officer
Plant Pathology Branch. Department of Agriculture, Western Australia.
Grains Research and Development Corporation Funded Project:
Losses caused by and control of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in
wheat in Western Australia.
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Refereed journals
Jones, R.A.C. and McKirdy, S.J. (1990). Seed-borne cucumber mosaic virus infection of
subterranean clover in Western Australia. Annals of Applied Biology 116, 73-86.
Jones, R.A.C., McKirdy, S.J. and Shivas, R.G. (1990). Occurrence of barley yellow dwarf viruses in
over-summering grasses and cereal crops in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology
19, 90-96.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1993). Occurrence of barley yellow dwarf virus serotypes MAV and
RMV in over-summering grasses. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 44, 1195-1209.
McKirdy, S.J., Coutts, B.A. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Occurrence of bean yellow mosaic virus in
subterranean clover pastures and perennial native legumes. Australian Journal of Agricultural
Research 45, 183-194.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Infection of alternative hosts associated with lupins (Lupinus
angustifolius) and subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) by cucumber mosaic virus
(CMV) and its persistence between growing seasons. Australian Journal of Agricultural
Research 45, 1035-1049.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Infection of alternative hosts associated with annual medics
(Medicago spp.) by alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and its persistence between growing seasons.
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 45, 1413-1426.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1995). Bean yellow mosaic potyvirus infection of alternative hosts
associated with subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) and narrow-leafed lupins
(Lupinus angustifolius): field screening procedure, relative susceptibility/resistance rankings,
seed transmission and persistence between growing seasons. Australian Journal of
Agricultural Research 46, 135-152.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1995). Occurrence of alfalfa mosaic and subterranean clover red
leaf viruses in legume pastures in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural
Research 46, 763-774.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1996). Use of imidacloprid and newer generation synthetic
pyrethroids to control spread of barley yellow dwarf luteovirus in cereals. Plant Disease 80,
895-901.
McKirdy, S.J., Wood, P.M. and Shivas, R.G. (1996). Phomopsis leaf blight of Rhapis excelsa.
Australasian Plant Pathology 25, 69.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Effect of sowing time on barley yellow dwarf virus infection in
wheat: virus incidence and grain yield losses. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 48,
199-206.
McKirdy, S.J., and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Further studies on the incidence of virus infection in white
clover pastures. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 48, 31-37.
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McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., and Sivasithamparam, K. (1998). Determining the effectiveness of
grazing and trampling by livestock in transmitting white clover mosaic and subterranean clover
mottle viruses. Annals of Applied Biology, 132, 91-105.
McKirdy, S.J., Riley, I.T., Cameron, I.J., and Magarey, P.A. (1999). First Report of Grapevine Downy
Mildew (Plasmopara viticola) in Commercial Viticulture in Western Australia. Plant Disease,
83-3, 301.
McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., Latham, L.J. and Coutts, B.A. (2000). Bean yellow mosaic potyvirus
infection of alternative annual pasture, forage and cool season crop legumes: susceptibility,
sensitivity, and seed transmission. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 51, 325-345.
Latham, L.J., Jones, R.A.C. and McKirdy, S.J. (2001). Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus infection of
cool season crop, annual pasture and forage legumes: susceptibility, sensitivity, and seed
transmission. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52, 683-697.
McKirdy, S. J., Jones, R. A. C. and Nutter, F. (2002). Quantification of yield losses caused by barley
yellow dwarf virus in wheat and oats. Plant Disease. 86, 769-773.
Stansbury, C.D. and McKirdy, S.J. (2001). Forecasting climate suitability for Karnal bunt of wheat: a
comparison of two meteorological methods. Australasian Plant Pathology. 31, 81-92.
Stansbury, C.D., McKirdy, S.J., Diggle, A.J., and Riley, I.T. (2002). Modelling the risk of entry,
establishment, spread, containment and economic impact of Tilletia indica, the cause of
Karnal bunt of wheat, using an Australian context. Phytopathology. 92, 321-331.
McKirdy, S.J., Mackie, A.E. and Kumar, S. (2001). Apple scab successfully eradicated in Western
Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 30, 371.
McKirdy, S.J., Murphy, P., Mackie, A.E. and Kumar, S. (2002). Survey of asparagus in Western
Australia for rust and stem blight. Australasian Plant Pathology. 31, 97-98.
Mackie, A.E. and McKirdy, S.J. (2002). Sclerotium cepivorum, Puccinia porri and Urocystis cepulae
not detected in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 31, 309-310.
Mackie, A.E., McKirdy, S.J., Rodoni, R. and Kumar, S. (2002). Potato spindle tuber viroid eradicated
in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 31, 311-312.
Latham, L.J., Jones, R.A.C. and McKirdy, S.J. (2004). Lettuce big-vein disease: sources, patterns of
spread, and losses. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 55, 125-130.
Peake, B.K., Mackie, A.E., Sivasithamparam, K., Habili, N. and McKirdy, S.J. (2004). First report of
grapevine leafroll associated virus 9 (GLRaV-9) in Western Australia. Australasian Plant
Pathology. 33, 445-446.
Wittwer, G., McKirdy, S.J. and Wilson, R. (2004). Analysing the economic impacts of a plant disease
incursion using a general equilibrium approach. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, In Press.
McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D., and Thomas, G. (2005). Predisposal of barley yellow dwarf virus infected
cereals to fungal diseases. Australasian Plant Pathology. In preparation.
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McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., and McLaughlin, M. (2005). Contact transmission of plant viruses by
grazing animals in pastures and forage crops. Feature Article. Plant Disease. In preparation.
Emery, R.N., Hardie, D.C. and McKirdy, S.J. (2005). A semi-quantitative tool for prioritising the threat
posed by emergency plant pests. In Preparation.
Extension
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1993). Barley yellow dwarf virus in cereals. Department of
Agriculture, Western Australia, Farmnote No. 19/93.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1993). Barley yellow dwarf virus in cereals. Journal of Agriculture,
Western Australia, Fourth Series 34, 3-8.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Effectiveness of BYDV control using seed dressing and foliar
sprays. Australian Grain 3, 38-39.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Minimise barley yellow dwarf virus risk. Farming Ahead 28,
13-14.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Control of barley yellow dwarf virus using Gaucho® and
alphacypermethrin insecticides. Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Technote No.
2/94.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Using insecticides to control barley yellow dwarf virus.
Australian Grain 4, Western Focus 1-2.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Barley yellow dwarf under control. Farming Ahead 32, 19-
20.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). New insecticides provide better barley virus control. W.A.
Agriculture Today 9,12.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1995). Controlling BYDV spread in cereal crops. Australian Grain
5, 26-28.
Loughman, R. and McKirdy, S.J. (1995). Leaf diseases of oats. Department of Agriculture, Western
Australia, Farmnote No. 33/95.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1995). BYDV spread can be controlled in cereal crops. Farming
Ahead 45, 48-49.
McKirdy, S.J. and Wood, P.M. (1995). Powdery mildew of grapes. Department of Agriculture,
Western Australia, Farmnote No. 20/96.
Loughman, R., McKirdy, S.J., and Lance, R. (1996). Controlling barley leaf diseases. Agriculture
Western Australia Farmnote No. 78/96.
McKirdy, S.J., Ferris, D.G., Jones, R.A.C., Coutts, B.A. and Zivcovich, M. (1996). Control of virus
diseases of pasture legumes. In ‘Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in
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Mediterranean Agriculture, Annual Report 1995-96’. pp. 39. Ed. D. Hewgill. Picton Press,
Perth.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1996). Controlling barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal crops. In
‘Proceedings of the Western Australian Cereal Update Meeting for advisers and consultants’.
pp. 36-37. Ed. S. Trevenen. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Virus diseases of chickpeas. Agriculture Western Australia,
Farmnote No. 16/97.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Virus diseases of lentils. Agriculture Western Australia,
Farmnote No. 18/97.
McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D. and Thomas, G. (1997). Predisposal of BYDV infected cereals to fungal
diseases. In ‘Highlights of Cereal Research and Development in Western Australia, 1997’.
pp. 18. Eds W. Anderson and J. Blake. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Controlling barley yellow dwarf virus spread in
cereal crops. In ‘Highlights of Cereal Research and Development in Western Australia, 1997’.
pp. 19. Eds W. Anderson and J. Blake. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Virus diseases. In ‘Pulse Research and Industry
Development in Western Australia, 1997’. pp 72-73. Eds S.P. Loss and K.H.M. Siddique.
Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C. and Barbetti, M.J. (1998). Emerging disease problems in new pasture
species. In ‘Highlights of cereal research and development in Western Australia, 1998’. pp.
54-55. Eds W. Anderson and J. Blake. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1998). Pea seed-borne mosaic and other viruses. In ‘Pulse
Research and Development in Western Australia, 1998’. pp. 91-92. Eds S. Loss and K.H.M.
Siddique. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1998). Yield losses caused by cucumber mosaic virus in chickpea.
In ‘Pulse Research and Development in Western Australia, 1998’. pp. 92-94. Eds S. Loss
and K.H.M. Siddique. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J., Washer, S., Berryman, D., Sargent, K., Selladurai, S., Jones, R.A.C. and Coutts, B.A.
(1998). Virus testing in chickpea and lentil seed. In ‘Pulse Research and Development in
Western Australia, 1998’. pp. 94-95. Eds S. Loss and K.H.M. Siddique. Agriculture Western
Australia.
Thackray, D., McKirdy, S. and Jones, R. (1998). Controlling barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal crops
– 1998. AWARE field expo.
McKirdy, S.J. and Riley, I.T. (1998). Threat of exotic plant diseases. Jerac Expo.
McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., Wilson, C., Coutts, B.A. and Washer, S. (1998). Control of seed-borne
viruses in alternative grain legumes. In ‘Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture, Annual Report 1996-97’. pp. 71. Ed. D. Hewgill. 4L Design,
Perth.
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McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., Coutts, B.A. and Wilson, C. (1998). Epidemiology and control of virus
diseases of pasture legumes. In ‘Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture, Annual Report 1996-97’. pp. 76. Ed. D. Hewgill. 4L Design,
Perth.
McKirdy, S.J. (1998). Living with brown rot US style. In ‘WA Fruit Grower’. Vol. 16 pp.1.
McKirdy, S.J. (1998). Do not get complacent about brown rot. In ‘WA Fruit Grower’. Vol. 18, pp.3.
McKirdy, S.J. (1999). Brown rot case studies. In ‘WA Fruit Grower’. Vol. 20, pp. 4.
Thackray, D., Jones, R.A.C., and McKirdy, S.J. (1999). Managing barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal
crops. In ‘1999 Cereal Updates – Western Australia’. pp. 43-44. Eds C. Zaicou-Kunesch and
N. Kerr. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J., Kelly, S., Collins, S. and Wright, D. (1999). Chickpea disease survey. In ‘Pulse
Research and Industry Development in Western Australia, 1999’. pp. 89-90. Eds S. Loss, K.
Regan and K. Siddique. Agriculture Western Australia.
McKirdy, S.J. (1999). Update on phytoplasma. In ‘WA Fruit Grower’. Vol. 23, pp. 3.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Grapevine Fanleaf Virus. Agriculture Western
Australia FactSheet No. 4/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Black rot. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 6/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Bacterial Blight. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 5/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Moko Disease. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 17/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Panama disease. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 12/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Black Sigatoka. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 14/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Banana Bunchy Top Virus. Agriculture Western
Australia FactSheet No. 13/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Banana Blood Disease. Agriculture Western
Australia FactSheet No. 15/2000.
McKirdy, S.J. (2000). Apple scab. Agriculture Western Australia, Farmnote No. 11/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Fire blight. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 47/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2000). Brown rot. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 48/2000.
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Rodoni, B., Sarec, R., Moran, J., McKirdy, S. and Merriman, P. (2000). Diagnosing Sharka disease
under Australian conditions. Australian Fresh Stone Fruit Quarterly. 2 (4), 18-19.
McKirdy, S.J. (2000). Emergency Power ready. WA Fruit Grower. December, 3.
Shea, G., Stansbury, C. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Stripe Rust of Wheat. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 19/2000.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Late blight. Agriculture Western
Australia FactSheet No. 4/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Ring rot. Agriculture Western Australia
FactSheet No. 8/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Potato spindle tuber viroid. Agriculture
Western Australia FactSheet No. 6/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Bacterial wilt. Agriculture Western
Australia FactSheet No. 7/2001.
McKirdy, S., Mackie, A., Stansbury, C. and Power, G. (2001). Potato cyst nematodes. Agriculture
Western Australia FactSheet No. 5/2001.
Latham, L., McKirdy, S., Jones, R. and Phillips, D. (2001). Potato spindle tuber viroid. Agriculture
Western Australia FactSheet No. 11/2001.
Stansbury, C., Botha, J., McKirdy, S. and Power, G. (2000). Pierce’s disease and its most effective
vector – the glassy winged sharpshooter. Agriculture Western Australia FactSheet No.
46/2000.
Stansbury, C., Botha, J., McKirdy, S., Davison, E., Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Aster yellows
and its most effective vector, the aster leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus). Agriculture
Western Australia FactSheet No. 16/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Davison, E, Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Licorice rot
(Mycocentrospora acerina). Agriculture Western Australia FactSheet No. 20/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S., Davison, E, Mackie, A. and Power, G. (2001). Carrot cyst nematode
(Heterodera carotae). Agriculture Western Australia FactSheet No. 19/2001.
Stansbury, C., McKirdy, S.J., and Power, G. (2001). Moko Disease (Ralstonia solanacearum race 2).
Agriculture Western Australia FactSheet No. 21/2001.
McKirdy, S.J. (2002). Pre-emptive strike on foreign grain pests and diseases. Australian Grain, 12,
21.
McKirdy, S.J., and Shea, G. (2003). On-farm biosecurity: what is a grower’s role? Australian Grain,
13/3, 33-34.
McKirdy, S.J. (2004). Our most unwanted pests. Australian Grain, 13/6, 43.
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McKirdy, S.J., Hardie, D., and Emery, R.N. (2004). Safeguard Australia’s grain industry. Australian
Grain, 14/1, 36.
McKirdy, S.J., Hardie, D., and Emery, R.N. (2004). The Russians are coming! Australian Grain, 14/2,
34.
McKirdy, S.J. and Geering, A. (2004). Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus. Australian Grain, 14/2, 35.
McKirdy, S.J., Hardie, D., and Emery, R.N. (2004). Don’t let Hessian fly out of the exotic pest bag.
Australian Grain, 14/3, v.
McKirdy, S.J., Hardie, D., and Emery, R.N. (2004). Keeping our crops healthy. Australian Grain,
14/4, 36.
McKirdy, S.J. (2004). Threats to Australia’s grain industry – Sunflower Stem Canker. Australian
Grain, 14/4, 37.
Abstracts
Jones, R.A.C., McKirdy, S.J. and Shivas, R.G. (1990). Barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal crops and
oversummering grasses. CIMMYT BYDV newsletter No. 3, 1-2.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1992). Western Australian barley yellow dwarf virus update.
CIMMYT BYDV newsletter No. 4, 67-68.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1993). Perennial grasses as over-summering reservoirs for BYDV
serotypes MAV and RMV in the south-west of Western Australia. In ' Proceedings of 9th
Biennial Conference, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Hobart, Tasmania'. Abstr.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1993). Perennial grasses as over-summering reservoirs for BYDV
serotypes PAV, MAV, RPV and RMV in a region with Mediterranean type climate. Abstr.
Special evening session on BYDV. 6th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Perennial grasses as over-summering reservoirs for BYDV
serotypes PAV, MAV, RPV and RMV in a region with Mediterranean type climate. In
‘CIMMYT. 1994. BYD newsletter No. 5’. Mexico, D.F., Mexico. pp. 8-9.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1994). Control of barley yellow dwarf luteovirus using imidacloprid
and alphacypermethrin insecticides in Western Australia. In ‘CIMMYT. 1994. BYD
newsletter No. 5’. Mexico, D.F., Mexico. pp. 41-42.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Effect of sowing time on barley yellow dwarf virus infection in
wheat: virus incidence and grain yield losses. In ‘CIMMYT. 1997. BYD newsletter No. 6.’
Mexico, D.F., Mexico. pp. 17.
McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D. and Thomas, G. (1997). Predisposal of BYDV infected cereals to fungal
diseases. In ‘CIMMYT. 1997. BYD newsletter No. 6.’ Mexico, D.F., Mexico. pp. 23.
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McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D. and Jones, R.A.C. (1997). Controlling BYDV spread in cereal crops in
south-west Western Australia. In ‘CIMMYT. 1997. BYD newsletter No. 6.’ Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico. pp. 25.
McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C. and Sivasithamparam, K. (1997). Determining the effectiveness of
grazing and trampling by livestock in transmitting white clover mosaic and subterranean clover
mottle viruses. In ‘Proceedings of 11th Biennial Conference, Australasian Plant Pathology
Society, Perth, Western Australia. Abstr. pp. 125.
McKirdy, S.J., Washer, S.J., Jones, R.A.C., Berryman, D.I., Selladurai, S. and Coutts, B.A. (1997).
Development of a routine, large-scale test procedure to detect cucumber mosaic virus in
chickpea seed. In ‘Proceedings of 11th Biennial Conference, Australasian Plant Pathology
Society, Perth, Western Australia. Abstr. pp. 208.
McKirdy, S.J., Thackray, D.J. and Thomas, G.J. (1997). Does infection with barley yellow dwarf virus
predispose cereals to infection with fungal diseases? In ‘Proceedings of 11th Biennial
Conference, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Perth, Western Australia. Abstr. pp. 239.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1998). Bean yellow mosaic virus infection of alternative annual
pasture and crop legumes in Australia: incidence, relative susceptibility/resistance rankings
and seed transmission. In ‘7 th International Congress of Plant Pathology’, Edinburgh,
Scotland. Volume 1 Abstr. 1.11.1.
Latham, L.J., McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1999). Cucumber mosaic virus in alternative pulse
and annual pasture legumes: susceptibility and seed transmission. In ‘VIIth International
Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium’, Almeria, Spain. Abstr. pp. 141.
McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1999). Temporal and spatial patterns of spread of cucumber mosaic
virus in chickpea. In ‘VIIth International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium’, Almeria,
Spain. Abstr. pp. 102.
Latham, L. J., McKirdy S. J. and Jones, R. A. C. (1999). Cucumber mosaic virus in alternative cool
season grain, annual pasture and forage legumes: susceptibility, sensitivity and seed
transmission. In ‘Proceedings of 15th Meeting of the International Working Group on Legume
Viruses’, Perth, Western Australia, August 15-17, 1999. Abstr. pp. 57.
McKirdy, S. J., Jones, R. A. C., Latham, L. J. and Coutts, B. A. (1999). Bean yellow mosaic potyvirus
in alternative cool season grain, annual pasture and forage legumes: susceptibility, sensitivity
and seed transmission. In ‘Proceedings of 15th Meeting of the International Working Group on
Legume Viruses’, Perth, Western Australia, August 15-17, 1999. Abstr. pp. 56.
McKirdy S. J. and Jones, R A C. (1999). Temporal and spatial patterns of spread of cucumber mosaic
virus in chickpea. In ‘Proceedings of 15th Meeting of the International Working Group on
Legume Viruses’, Perth, Western Australia, August 15-17, 1999. Abstr. pp. 47.
McKirdy S. J. and Jones, R A C. (1999). Contact transmission of viruses in pastures and forage by
grazing animals. In ‘Proceedings of 15th Meeting of the International Working Group on
Legume Viruses’, Perth, Western Australia, August 15-17, 1999. Abstr. pp. 16. (Oral
presentation)
McKirdy, S.J., Riley, I.T. and Egan, B. (1999). Development and implications of the sugarcane smut
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epidemic in the Ord River Irrigation area. In ‘Proceedings of 12 th Biennial Conference of the
Australasian Plant Pathology Society’, Canberra, Australia, September 27-30. Abstr. pp. 193.
Stephens, P.M., Penrose, L., Flett, S., McKirdy, S.J., Dawson, J. and Kruger, H. (1999). Assessment
of potassium phosphite to control bacterial spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni) in plums.
In ‘Proceedings of 12 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society’,
Canberra, Australia, September 27-30. Abstr. pp. 220.
Latham, L.J., McKirdy, S.J. and Jones, R.A.C. (1999). Cucumber mosaic virus in alternative pulse
and annual pasture legumes: suscpetibility, sensitivity and seed transmission. In
‘Proceedings of 12 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society’,
Canberra, Australia, September 27-30. Abstr. pp. 306.
McKirdy S. J. and Jones, R A C. (1999). Temporal and spatial patterns of spread of cucumber mosaic
virus in chickpea. In ‘Proceedings of 12 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant
Pathology Society’, Canberra, Australia, September 27-30. Abstr. pp. 307.
McKirdy, S.J., Jones, R.A.C. and Nutter, F.W. Jr. (1999). Effect of barley yellow dwarf virus on yield
and yield components of wheat and oats. In ‘Proceedings of 12 th Biennial Conference of the
Australasian Plant Pathology Society’, Canberra, Australia, September 27-30. Abstr. pp. 310.
Eyres, N., McKirdy, S.J. and Mackie, A. (2000). AGWEST – Plant Pathology Culture Collection. In
‘Proceedings of 9 th International Congress of Culture Collections’, Brisbane, Australia, July 24-
28. Abstr. P64.
Latham, L., McKirdy, S. and Jones, R. (2001). Yield and quality losses due to lettuce big vein virus in
winter grown lettuce. In ‘Proceedings of 2 nd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium’,
Lorne, Victoria, Australia, March 5-8 P135. (Australiasian Plant pathology
Society:Toowoomba, QLD Abstr..)
Latham, L., McKirdy, S. and Jones, R. (2001). Identifying lettuce genotypes with useful resistance to
lettuce big vien virus. In ‘Proceedings of 2 nd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium’,
Lorne, Victoria, Australia, March 5-8. Abstr. P??.
McKirdy, S.J., Mackie, A.E., Kumar, S., Emery, R. and Hardie, D. (2001). A semi-quantitative model
for ranking exotic plant pathogens. In ‘Proceedings of 13 th Biennial Conference of the
Australasian Plant Pathology Society’, Cairns, Australia, September 24-27. Abstr. pp. 184.
Mackie, A.E., McKirdy, S.J. and Kumar, S. (2001). Apple scab successfully eradicated. In
‘Proceedings of 13 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society’, Cairns,
Australia, September 24-27. Abstr. pp. 189.
Emery R.N., Hardie D. C. and McKirdy S.J. (2004). A Semi-quantitative Model for Prioritising Exotic
Threats to Australia's Plant Industries. In ‘Proceedings of XXII International Congress of
Entomology’ Brisbane, Australia, 15-21 August 2004.
Rodoni, B.C., McKirdy, S.J., Wittwer, G. and Merriman, P.R. (2004). Costs associated with fire blight
incursion management and predicted costs of future incursions. In ‘Proceedings of 10 th
International Workshop on Fire Blight’ Bologna, Italy, 5-9 July 2004.
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Biosecurity Internal documents
McKirdy, S.J. and Brown, A.G.P. (1999). Fusarium wilt of Bananas. Internal document.
Kumar, S., Collins, S., Mackie, A. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Surveys to determine Ord Irrigation Area
freedom from Verticillium wilt. Internal document.
Collins, S. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Preliminary exotic disease survey of Western Australian
vineyards. Internal document.
Mackie, A. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Survey to determine Western Australian Ditylenchus dipsaci area
freedom in faba bean crops. Internal document.
You, M., Collins, S. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Farmcleanse, an alternative anti microbial solution.
Internal document.
Kumar, S., Mackie, A. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Quarantine Plant Pathology Response to draft Import
Risk Analysis on the Importation of Apples (Malus x domestica Borkh.) from New Zealand.
Internal document.
Kumar, S. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Quarantine Plant Pathology Response to draft Import Risk
Analysis on the Importation of Table Grapes from California. Internal document.
Kumar, S. and McKirdy, S. (2000). Quarantine Plant Pathology Response to draft Import Risk
Analysis on the Importation of Bulk Maize from Idaho. Internal document.
Kumar, S., Mackie, A. and McKirdy, S. (2001). Quarantine Plant Pathology Response to draft non
routine Import Risk Analysis on the Importation of Ornamental Bulbs from the Netherlands,
the United Kingdom, Israel and New Zealand. Internal document.
Kumar, S., Mackie, A. and McKirdy, S. (2001). Quarantine Plant Pathology Response to draft
Special Commodity Understanding on the Importation of Olive Nursery Stcok from Israel.
Internal document.
Emery, R., Hardie, D. and McKirdy, S. (2003). A semi-quantitiative web based questionnaire for
prioritisation of emergency plant pests. Internal document.
http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ptq
McKirdy, S., Hardie, D. and Emery, R. (2003). A semi-quantitiative web based questionnaire for
prioritisation of emergency plant pests. Internal document.
http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/dtq
McKirdy, S., and Emery, R. (2004). Pest Categorisation Questionaire – a web based tool for
categorisation of emergency plant pests. Internal document.
http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/pcq
Merriman, P., and McKirdy, S. (2004). Technical guidelines for experts developing specific
emergency plant pest incursion response plans. Internal document.
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Book Contributions
W. MacLeod, S.J. McKirdy and I.T. Riley (1998). Disease Management. In ‘The Chickpea
Book’. Eds S. Loss, N. Brandon and K.H.M. Siddique. Pp. 36-41. Agriculture Western
Australia.
Fellowships
1997. Awarded an A.W. Howard Memorial Trust Fellowship for plant virus epidemiology work
on pastures.
2002. Awarded Australian Academy of Sciences travel scholarship to USA.
Conference Chairs
Chair: Applied and molecular virology, 12 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant
Pathology Society, Canberra, Australia, September 27-30, 1999.
Chair: Exotic pathogens and quarantine, 13 th Biennial Conference of the Australiasian Plant
Pathology Society, Cairns, Australia, September 24-27, 2001.
Conferences/Symposiums Attended
9 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Hobart, Tasmania, 1993.
11 th Biennial Conference, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Perth, Western Australia, 29
September – 2 October, 1997
7 th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998.
12 th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Canberra, Australia,
September 27-30, 1999.
15 th Meeting of the International Working Group on Legume Viruses’, Perth, Western Australia,
August 15-17, 1999
9 th International Congress of Culture Collections, Brisbane, Australia, July 24-28, 2000.
13 th Biennial Conference of the Australiasian Plant Pathology Society, Cairns, Australia,
September 24-27, 2001.
8 th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 2-7, 2003.
14 th Biennial Conference of the Australiasian Plant Pathology Society, Christchurch, New
Zealand, February 2-7, 2003.
Biosecurity Symposium II. Melbourne, Australia, 6 November 2003.
10 th International Workshop on fire blight. Bologna, Italy, 5-9 July 2004.
Committees
Plant Health Committee – WA representative for 2000-2002, PHA observer 2002 – present
Victorian Government Auditor General audit of plant health services – member of steering
group (4 members)
Standards Working Group (resulting from PISC review of biosecurity standards for plant
research containment facilities) – member of group (7 members)
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