PUBLISHED WORKS
Scientific journal papers:
Coughlan, K.J., McGarry, D., Loch, R.J., Bridge, B. and Smith, G.D. (1991). The measurement of soil structure - some practical initiatives. Aust. J. Soil Research. 29, 869-890.
McBratney, A.B., Hart, G.A., and McGarry, D., (1991).
The use of region partitioning to improve the representation of geostatistically mapped soil attributes. Journal of Soil Science 42, 513-532.
McGarry, D. (1987). The effect of soil water content
during land preparation on aspects of soil physical condition and cotton growth. Soil
and Tillage Research 9,
287-302
McGarry, D. (1988). Quantification of the effects of
zero and mechanical tillage on a Vertisol using shrinkage curve indices. Aust. J.
Soil Research. 26, 537-542
McGarry, D. (1989). The effect of cultivation at two
different soil water contents on the structure and fabric of a Vertisol. Journal of
Soil Science 40, 199-207.
McGarry, D. (1990) Soil compaction and cotton growth
on a Vertisol. Aust. J. Soil Research 28, 869-877.
McGarry, D. Bigwood, R.C., Pillai, U.P., Bray, S.G.,
and Moody, P.W. (2000). Is cane damaging the soil? A comparison of a ten-year-old block with adjoining treeline.
Soil and Tillage Research (submitted for publication).
McGarry, D. Bridge, B.J., and Radford, B.J. Contrasting
soil physical properties after zero and traditional tillage of an alluvial soil in the semi-arid tropics. (2000).
Soil and Tillage Research (accepted for publication).
McGarry, D. and Chan, K.Y. (1984). Preliminary investigation
of clay soils' behaviour under furrow-irrigated cotton. Aust.J.SoilResearch, 22, 99-108.
McGarry, D. and Daniells, I.G. (1987). Shrinkage curve indices to quantify cultivation effects on soil structure of a Vertisol. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51, 1575-1580.
McGarry, D. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1987). A cumulative
mass coordinate to determine water profile changes in variable volume soil. Soil Sci.
Soc. Am. J. 850-854.
McGarry, D. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1987). The analysis
of volume change in unconfined units of soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am.
J. 51, 290-297.
McGarry, D. and Smith, K.J. (1988). Indices of residual
shrinkage to quantify the comparative effects of zero and mechanical tillage on a Vertisol. Aust.
J. Soil Research 26, 543-548.
Mortiss, P.D. and McGarry, D. (1993). Farmers' consultations
on soil compaction – their implications for extension and research. Australian Journal
of Soil and Water Conservation, 6,
p 9-14.
Pillai-McGarry, U. and McGarry, D.
(1999) Structure repair of a compacted Vertisol with wet/dry cycles and rotation crops. Soil
Sci. Soc. Am. J., 63:201-10
Proffitt, A.P.B., Bendotti, S. and McGarry. D. (1995).
A comparison between continuous and controlled grazing on a red duplex soil. I. Effects on soil physical characteristics.
Soil and Tillage Research, 35, p. 199-210.
Radford, B.J, Bridge, B.J., Davis, R.J., McGarry, D.
and Pillai, U.P, Rickman, J.F. Walsh, P.A. and Yule, D.F. (2000). Changes in the properties of a Vertisol and responses
of wheat after compaction with harvester traffic. Soil and Tillage Research (accepted for publication).
Sarmah, A.K., Pillai-McGarry, U. and McGarry, D. (1996).
Repair of the structure of a compacted Vertisol via wet/dry cycles. Soil and Tillage
Research, 38, p. 17-33.
Zund, P.R., Pillai-McGarry, U. and McGarry, D. and Bray,
S.G. (1997). The repair of a compacted Oxisol by the earthworm Pontoscolex Corethrurus (Glosspscolecidae, Oligochaeta).
Biology and Fertility of Soils, 25,p. 202-208.
Books:
McGarry, D. (1993). The Degradation of Soil Structure. Chapter
9. In, Land Degradation Processes in Australia. Longman Cheshire, Melbourne.
McGarry, D. (1996). Soil shrinkage. Chapter 9 in, Soil
Physics Handbook, ACLEP Monograph, Canberra, Australia.
McGarry, D. (1997). The structure and grain size distribution
of Vertisols. Chapter 7 in, Vertisols and Technologies for their Management, N. Ahmad and A. Mermut (eds.). Developments
in Soil Science 24. Elsevier, Amsterdam. pp231-259.
McGarry, D. (in press). Bulk density and shrinkage of
soil clods. Chapter 9 In, Techniques of Soil Physical Analysis, K.J. Coughlan (ed).
McGarry, D. Ward, W.T. and McBratney, A.B. (1989). Soil studies in the lower Namoi Valley: Methods and Data 1: The Edgeroi Data set Volumes 1 and 2. CSIRO Div. Soils, Adelaide, S.A. pp.523.	
Probert, M.E., Fergus, I.F., Bridge, B.J., McGarry,
D., Thompson, C.H. and Russell, J.S. (1987). The Properties and Management of Vertisols.
CABI/IBSRAM, Wallingford, Oxon., England. pp.36.
Videos:
McGarry, D. (1993). Soil Compaction - the hidden limitation to profitable farming.
QDPI Publications, QDPI, Brisbane, Australia. Running time: 14 minutes.
Bray, S.G., McGarry, D. and Littleboy, M. (1997). Soil
Physical Damage - Get Ahead of It! QDNR Publications. DNR-D 149/2. Brisbane, Australia. Running time: 22 minutes.
Thesis:
McGarry, D. (1979). A comparison of physiographic analysis with conventional soil
surveys for forest site classification in North-East Scotland. Ph.D Thesis, Soil Science Dept., Aberdeen University,
Scotland.
Invited, refereed papers for conferences:
Coughlan, K.J., McGarry, D.,
and Smith, G.D. (1987). The physical and mechanical characterisation of Vertisols. International Board for Soil
Research and Management Inc. (IBSRAM), 1987, Management of Vertisols under Semi-Arid Conditions, Proceedings of
the First Regional Seminar on Management of Vertisols under Semi-Arid conditions, Nairobi; Kenya, 1-6 December
1986, pp.89-105.
McGarry, D. (1982). Soil structure under irrigation.
Irrigation for the 80's Seminar. N.S.W. Dept. of Agriculture and Agricultural Technologists of Australasia. Moree,
N.S.W. May 1982. pp. 13-20.
McGarry, D. (1984). Soil compaction - causes and effect,
a short review. In, Ripping Yarns - The Story of Soil Compaction. Aust. Inst. Ag. Sci., Riverina Outlook Conf.,
Wagga Wagga, N.S.W., July 1984, 25-32.
McGarry, D. (1996). The optimisation of soil structure
for cotton production. Proceedings of the 1st World Cotton Conference, Brisbane, February 1994
McGarry, D. (1997). Soil Structure. In, Soil Summit
Workshop: "Determining sustainable soil management for the 21st Century". Gatton, Qld, Australia; September
22-25, 1997. p. 13-23.
McGarry, D. and Sharp, G. (1997). Soil workability -
the requirements for GIS. Proceedings of the Soil Workability and Precision Agriculture Workshop, Bureau of Resource
Sciences, Canberra. August, 1997.
Pillai-McGarry, U.P. and McGarry, D. (1992). Farming
with compaction. In. Proc. 1992 Australian Cotton Conference, Broadbeach, Qld, August 1992.23-29.
Refereed papers for conferences:
Braunack, M.V. McGarry,
D.C., Crees, L.R., and Halpin, N. (1999). Strategic tillage for planting sugarcane. Proc. Aust. Soc. Sugar Cane
Technol., 1999 conf., pp101-107.
Cogle, A.L., Rao, K.P.C., Reddy, M.V., Srinivasan, S.T., McGarry, D., Smith, G.D. and Yule, D.F. (1995). The Impact of the Soil Biota and Cover on Runoff and Infiltration
in a Hardsetting Alfisol in the SAT. Proceedings of the ISCO meeting, Delhi, 1993.
Hodgson, A.S., McGarry, D., Chan, K.Y., and Daniells,
I.G. (1986). The effect of wet cultivation and waterlogging on physical properties of an Australian Vertisol and
its ability to grow cotton. Trans. 13th Cong. Int. Soc. Soil Sci., Hamburg, August 1986, Commission I, 79-80.
McGarry, D. (1980). Survey efficiency testing: theoretical
considerations with an example of application. Abstracts of the National Soils Conference, Sydney, N.S.W. May,
1980. pp.15.
McGarry, D. (1984). The effect of land management on
the physical condition and yield potential of cracking clay soil in the Namoi valley, N.S.W. In, J.W. McGarity,
E.H. Hoult and H.B. So (eds), The Properties and Utilisation of Cracking Clay Soils. Symposium, Univ. New England,
Armidale, N.S.W., Aug 1981. Reviews in Rural Science, 5, 292-298.
McGarry, D. (1984). The effects of cultivation at different
soil water regimes on striated fabric in a clay soil. In Proc. A.S.S.S.I. National Soils Conf., Brisbane, Aust.,
May 1984, 252.
McGarry, D. (1987). Quantification of cultivation effects
on the soil structure of a Vertisol. Proceedings of the national Workshop on Measuring Changes in Soil Physical
Properties, Toowoomba, Qld., September 1987. 120-122.
McGarry, D., Bigwood, R.D., Pillai-McGarry, U.P., Bray,
S.G. and Moody, P.W.. Effect of long term cane production on soil properties of a gleyed podzolic soil, near Bundaberg,
Queensland. Sugarcane: Research Towards Efficient and Sustainable Production, Brisbane, August 1996. (eds.) Wilson,
J.R., Hogarth, D.M., Campbell, J.A. and Garside, A.L. CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures. pp 251-253.
McGarry, D., Bigwood, R.D., Pillai-McGarry, U.P., Bray,
S.G. and Moody, P.W.. Is cane damaging the soil ? Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Mackay, May 1996.
McGarry, D., Braunack, M.V., Cunningham, G., Halpin,
N., Sallaway, M., and Waters, D. (1997). Comparison of soil physical properties of row and inter-row: a basis for
control traffic in cane. Proceedings of the 19th
Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Cairns, April 1997. Pp. 263-269.
McGarry, D., Braunack, M.V., Pillai-McGarry, U. and
Rahman, M.H. (1997). Soil bulk density at the strategic tillage sites; initial state and post-cultivation. Proceedings
of the Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture Conference, Bundaberg, Qld, Australia. 	September 10-12, 1997.
p. 97-99.
McGarry, D., Braunack, M.V., Pillai-McGarry, U. and
Rahman, M.H. (1998).A comparison of tillage practices on soil physical properties, tractor efficiency, and yield
of two cane soils. Australian Soil Science National Conference, Brisbane, April 1998, pp.41-46.
McGarry, D., Pillai-McGarry,U., Bray, S.G., Bigwood,
R.C., and Moody, P.W. 	(1996). The effect of ten years of sugar production on soil physical and chemical
properties of a Gleyed Podzolic soil, Bundaberg, Queensland. ASSSI and NZSSS National Soils 	Conference,
Melbourne, July 1996. Poster Papers, pp.163-164.
McGarry, D., Pillai-McGarry,U., Yule, D.F. and Radford,
B.J. (1996). The degradation of soil structure as a result of wheel compaction of a Vertisol, Biloela, Queensland.
ASSSI and NZSSS National Soils Conference, Melbourne, July 1996. Oral Papers, pp. 163-164.
McGarry, D. and Smith, K.J. (1987). Shrinkage curve
indices to quantify the effects of a zero and conventional tillage trial at Hermitage Research Station, Queensland.
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Measuring Changes in Soil Physical Properties, Toowoomba, Qld., September
1987. 235-237.
Pillai-McGarry, U., and McGarry, D. (1996). The repair
of soil compaction in wheel tracks with wet/dry cycles using crops for drying. ASSSI and NZSSS National Soils Conference,
Melbourne, July 1996. Poster Papers, pp. 205-206.
Pillai, U. and McGarry, D. (1994). Soil compaction repair
with wet/dry cycles using crops for drying, in The Proceedings of the Australian Cotton Conference, 1994, Broadbeach,
Queensland.
Pillai-McGarry, U., Sarmah, A.K. and McGarry, D. (1996).
Structure repair with wet/dry cycles in a cotton soil. Proceedings of the 1st World Cotton Conference, Brisbane,
February 1994.
Robertson, L.M., Radford, B.J., Bridge, B., McGarry, D.,
Blakemore, R.J. and Sabag, M. (1994). Tropical earthworms under cropping in Queensland, in The International Conference
on Soil Biota Management in Sustainable Farming Systems, Adelaide, Australia, p. 33-4.
Sarmah, A.K., McGarry, D. and Pillai-McGarry, U. (1996).
An Image Analysis to 	assess the structure repair of a Vertisol associated with different wet/dry cycles.
ASSSI and NZSSS National Soils Conference, Melbourne, July 1996. Poster Papers, pp. 227- 228.	
Tullberg, J.N., Ziebarth, P.J., McGarry, D., and Pillai-McGarry,
U. (1996). Wheel 	effects on soil structure in a Vertisol. ASSSI and NZSSS National Soils Conference, Melbourne,
July 1996. Poster Papers, pp 259-260.
Ward, W.T., McGarry, D. and McTainsh, G.H. (1988). The
influence of parent rocks and sediments on soil variation in the Narrabri district. Proc. Australian Cotton Conference.
Surfers' Paradise, August 1988. p 367-371.
Internally refereed monographs:
Anthony, D., Brook, K., Constable, G., Daniells, I.G., Hearn, A.B.H., Hodgson, A.S.,
Hulme, P., McGarry, D., McKenzie, D., Ringrose-Voase,
A. and Spurway, R., (1986). COMPUCLOD - Developing a Computer-Based Management System for Vertisols. Proceedings
of Meeting, October 1986, ARS, Narrabri, N.S.W. pp. 13.
Coughlan, K.J., Wood, I.M., McGarry, D., Fergus, I.F.,
Bridge, B.J., Clarke, A.L. and Myer, R.J. (1986). Research Priorities for Vertisols in Queensland. Qld Dept. Primary
Industries, Information Series. ISSN: 0727-6273. (D.P.I., Brisbane, Qld.) pp.15.
McGarry, D. (1991). Clay soil management. Chapter 12,
In Notes for Irrigation Management: Border Rivers/St. George Region, Qld. QDPI Publication, ed. Mr D. McCalloum.
McGarry, D. (1991). Final report of the soil management
training workshop; Dalby, July, 1991. DPI Conference and Workshop Series, QC 92008.
McGarry, D. (1992). Final report of the soil management
training workshop; Emerald, May 1992. DPI Conference and Workshop Series, QC92010.
McGarry, D. (1999). Final report of the soil management
training workshop; Bundaberg, November 1993. DNRQ990091.
McGarry, D. (1991). Management of clay soils for irrigated
cropping. Chapter 11, In The Waggamba Shire Land Management Manual. QDPI Publication, ed. Mr D.S. Blackett.
McGarry, D., Beatty, H.J. and Titterton, P.E. (1982).
Profile descriptions and analytical data for 7 Namoi valley sites. CSIRO Div. Soil, Tech. Mem. 13/1982.
McGarry, D. and McDonald, R.D. (1983). Reconnaissance
survey of soil structural deterioration in the Emerald Irrigation Area of Queensland. CSIRO Div. Soils, Tech. Mem.
13/1983.
McGarry, D., Smith, K.J. and Ward, W.T. (1987). Site
location and description data from the Edgeroi Soil Survey, N.S.W. CSIRO Div. Soil Tech. Mem. 31/1987.
McGarry, D., Smith, K.J. and Ward, W.T. (1987). Soil
profile description data from the Edgeroi Soil Survey, N.S.W. CSIRO Div. Soils Tech. Mem. 33/1987.
Ward, W.T., McGarry, D., McBratney, A.B. Korevaar, M.A.,
Moore, A.W., Roberts, G.M. and Veldhuis, E. (1986). Site procedure and data dictionary for describing locations
and morphology of 10cm soil cores from the Edgeroi sheet. CSIRO Div. Soil Tech. Mem. 14/1985.
Ward, W.T., McTainsh, G.H., McGarry, D. and McBratney,
A.B. (1990). An application of fuzzy set analysis to the data of Myall Vale Research Station, Narrabri, N.S.W.
CSIRO Division of Soils Divisional Report, 1990.
Farmer media:
Braunack, M.V. and McGarry, D.
(1997). Is all that cultivation necessary for planting? Australian Canegrower, Dec.,18-20
Braunack, M.V and McGarry, D. (1998). Is all that tillage
necessary? Australian Sugarcane, 1(5),12-14
McGarry, D. (1982). Soil structural deterioration under
irrigated management. The Australian Cottongrower 3, 6-10.
McGarry, D. (1989). Soil structure degradation under
retained bed cotton. The Australian Cottongrower 10, 58-61.
McGarry, D. (1989). Working wet soil causes shear zones.
The Australian Cottongrower 10, 50-55.
McGarry, D. (1990). Soil compaction on a commercial
cotton farm. The Australian Cottongrower 11, (2).
McGarry, D. (1990). Soil compaction survey project.
The Queensland Graingrower. 28.3.90, p.6.
McGarry, D. (1995). Soil compaction: what is it and what to do. Australian Farm
Journal CROPS. April, 10-11.
McGarry, D., Braunack, M., Halpin, N., and Robotham B., (1998). Are you getting value for money? Australian
Sugarcane, 2,20-22
McKenzie, D. and McGarry, D. (1999). Soil assessment
and yield interpretation: some case studies. The Australian Cottongrower, 20,46-51
Conference Poster Papers
Braunack, M.V., McGarry, D.
(1997). Strategic Tillage. Australian Cane Farmers Association Conference, August 1997, Brisbane, Australia.
McGarry, D., Braunack, M.V., Cunningham, G., Halpin,
N.J., Pillai-McGarry, U., Rahman, M.H., and Robotham, B. Plough-out – is it value for money? Australian Society
Sugar Cane Technologists Conference, Ballina, 1998. Abstract in Proc, Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. Poster Papers, 20:
550-551
McGarry, D., McBratney, A.B. and Ward W.T. (1988) The
nature and variability of the immediate surface of Vertisols near Narrabri, N.S.W. Australian National Soils Conference
Canberra, ACT, May 1988. Abstract in: Abstracts for the National Soils Conference, Canberra, ACT p.77.
McGarry, D., Ward, W.T. and McBratney, A.B. (1988).
Soils of the lower amoi Valley, N.S.W. Australian Cotton Conference, Surfers' Paradise, August 1988.
Rahman, M.H., Pillai, U.P., Weier, K.L., and McGarry D.
(1999). Soil compaction under cane – decreased water infiltration and nitrogen availability. Australian Society
of Sugar Cane Technologists Conference, Townsville, Australia.
Sarmah, A.J., McGarry, D. and Pillai-McGarry, U. (1994).
Cotton soil repair and soil Image analysis. First World Cotton Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Departmental Publications
McGarry, D., Sharp, G., and Bray, S.G. (1999). The Current Status of Soil Degradation
in Queensland Cropping Soils. Queensland Department of Natural Resources, DNRQ990092.
McGarry, D. (1999). Land Management for Australian Cotton
– a multiple output system delivering positive spillover benefits. Final travel report to the Cotton Research and
Development Corporation. Queensland Department of Natural Resources, DNRQ990147.