Dr. Jhoana Opena, a seasoned researcher, joined the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2021. Dr. Opena has over 18 years of experience in research related to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in vegetables and weed management within rice-based cropping systems across Australia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. Previously, she worked as an Associate Scientist in the Weed Science group at the International Rice Research Institute and was appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños. She successfully completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia, in 2021. Currently, she is working on an ACIAR project entitled “Weed Management Techniques for Mechanized and Broadcast Lowland Crop Production Systems in Cambodia and Lao PDR.”
Conference Publication: Herbicides in lowland rice farming: What's driving the farmer's choice in Lao PDR?
Bouahom, Bounthanom, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Herbicides in lowland rice farming: What's driving the farmer's choice in Lao PDR?. 28th Asian Pacific Weed Science Society Conference (APWSS 2023), Phuket, Thailand, 26-29 November 2023. Weed Science Solutions for Global Food Security:
Conference Publication: Designing best weed management practices for mechanized rainfed and irrigated direct seeded rice systems in Cambodia and Lao PDR
Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Designing best weed management practices for mechanized rainfed and irrigated direct seeded rice systems in Cambodia and Lao PDR. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16 - 19 October 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398266
Conference Publication: Empowering rice farmers in Laos through gender-inclusive integrated weed management training
Bounthanom, Bouahom, Gomathy, Palaniappan, Jhoana, Opena and Jaquie, Mitchell (2023). Empowering rice farmers in Laos through gender-inclusive integrated weed management training. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398315
GIS and remote sensing for improved weed management in direct seeded rice
Doctor Philosophy
Rice weed management in Southeast Asia
Kumar, Virender, Opena, Jhoana, Valencia, Katherine, Thi, Ho Le, Nguyen, Hong Son, Donayre, Dindo King, Janiya, Joel and Johnson, David E. (2017). Rice weed management in Southeast Asia. Weed Management in Rice in the Asian Pacific Region. (pp. 282-307) Hyderabad, India: Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society.
Opena, Jhoana, Pratley, James, Lemerle, Deirdre, Wu, Hanwen and McCormick, Jeffrey (2021). Potential of winter pasture legume in rice rotations to mitigate barnyard grass (Echinocloa crus-galli) impacts in temperate Australia. Agricultural Science, 79-91.
Ahmed, Sharif, Opena, Jhoana L and Chauhan, Bhagirath S (2015). Seed Germination Ecology of Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora) and Its Implication for Management in Dry-Seeded Rice. Weed Science, 63 (2), 491-501. doi: 10.1614/WS-D-14-00115.1
Response of 10 elite “green super rice” genotypes to weed infestation in aerobic rice systems
Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh, Opena, Jhoana and Ali, Jauhar (2015). Response of 10 elite “green super rice” genotypes to weed infestation in aerobic rice systems. Plant Production Science, 18 (2), 228-233. doi: 10.1626/pps.18.228
Opena, Jhoana L., Quilty, James R., Correa, Teodoro Q. and Chauhan, Bhagirath S. (2014). Weed population dynamics, herbicide efficacies, and crop performance in a sprinkler-irrigated maize-rice cropping system. Field Crops Research, 167, 119-130. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.07.014
Opena, Jhoana L, Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Baltazar, Aurora M. (2014). Seed germination ecology of echinochloa glabrescens and its implication for management in rice (Oryza sativa L.). PLoS ONE, 9 (3) e92261, e92261.1-e92261.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092261
Weed management and grain yield of rice sown at low seeding rates in mechanized dry-seeded systems
Chauhan, B. S. and Opena, J. (2013). Weed management and grain yield of rice sown at low seeding rates in mechanized dry-seeded systems. Field Crops Research, 141, 9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.11.002
Effect of plant geometry on growth and yield of corn in the rice-corn cropping system
Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Opeña, Jhoana L. (2013). Effect of plant geometry on growth and yield of corn in the rice-corn cropping system. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 04 (10), 1928-1931. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2013.410237
Effect of plant spacing on growth and grain yield of soybean
Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Opeña, Jhoana L. (2013). Effect of plant spacing on growth and grain yield of soybean. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 04 (10), 2011-2014. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2013.410251
Chauhan, B. S. and Opena, J. (2013). Implications of plant geometry and weed control options in designing a low-seeding seed-drill for dry-seeded rice systems. Field Crops Research, 144, 225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.12.014
Management of volunteer corn seedlings in dry-seeded rice
Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Opeña, Jhoana L. (2013). Management of volunteer corn seedlings in dry-seeded rice. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 04 (12), 2381-2385. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2013.412294
Chauhan, B. S. and Opena, J. (2012). Effect of tillage systems and herbicides on weed emergence, weed growth, and grain yield in dry-seeded rice systems. Field Crops Research, 137, 56-69. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.08.016
Growth of purple nutsedge (cyperus rotundus) in response to interference with direct-seeded rice
Chauhan, Bhagirath S. and Opea, Jhoana (2012). Growth of purple nutsedge (cyperus rotundus) in response to interference with direct-seeded rice. Weed Technology, 26 (3), 506-509. doi: 10.1614/WT-D-12-00007.1
Herbicides in lowland rice farming: What's driving the farmer's choice in Lao PDR?
Bouahom, Bounthanom, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Herbicides in lowland rice farming: What's driving the farmer's choice in Lao PDR?. 28th Asian Pacific Weed Science Society Conference (APWSS 2023), Phuket, Thailand, 26-29 November 2023. Weed Science Solutions for Global Food Security:
Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Designing best weed management practices for mechanized rainfed and irrigated direct seeded rice systems in Cambodia and Lao PDR. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16 - 19 October 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398266
Empowering rice farmers in Laos through gender-inclusive integrated weed management training
Bounthanom, Bouahom, Gomathy, Palaniappan, Jhoana, Opena and Jaquie, Mitchell (2023). Empowering rice farmers in Laos through gender-inclusive integrated weed management training. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398315
Palaniappan, Gomathy, Chea, Sareth, Lim, Sophornthida, Bouahom, Bounthanom, Nguyen, Minh Anh, Nguyen, Binh Thanh, Nguyen, Tin Hong, Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Promoting gender equality amongst rice farmers: Insights from ACIAR funded projects in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398686
Lim, Sophornthida, Chea, Sareth, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Opena, Jhoana and Mitchell, Jaquie (2023). Unlocking women's potential for effective weed management in rainfed lowlands: A Cambodian perspective. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398235
Pasture legumes offer promise to control barnyard grass in delayed permanent water systems in rice
Opena, Jhoana, Pratley, James, McCormick, Jeffrey, Wu, Hanwen and Lemerle, Deirdre (2019). Pasture legumes offer promise to control barnyard grass in delayed permanent water systems in rice. 2019 Agronomy Australia Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25 – 29 August 2019.
Opena, Jhoana, Wu, Hanwen, Moroni, Sergio, Lemerle, Deirdre and Pratley, James (2018). Allelopathic potential of pasture legume species and selected winter crops on barnyard grass and rice. 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, Manly, Australia, 2-12 September 2018. The Weed Society of New South Wales Inc..
Persistence of oxadiazon residues in soil and grains in an upland rice (Oryza sativa) field
Bunquin, Michelle Anne, Onoya, Jerone, Chauhan, Bhagirath, Opena, Jhoana and Beebout, Sarah (2015). Persistence of oxadiazon residues in soil and grains in an upland rice (Oryza sativa) field. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.
Opena, Jhoana (2021). Impacts of pasture legume phase on the seed bank, establishment and growth of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in drill sown rice. PhD Thesis, School of Agricutural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University.
GIS and remote sensing for improved weed management in direct seeded rice
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor