Seed germination breakthrough
Worldwide production of food, beverages and medicinal plants could become cheaper and more reliable using information from a germination breakthrough by La Trobe University scientists.
Lab robots to control antimicrobial resistance on farms
Murdoch University researchers are partnering with industry to investigate the application of laboratory robots to accurately test for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among farmed pigs and chickens.
Portable DNA sequencers help African farmers fight crop disease
Scientists at The University of Western Australia are using new portable DNA sequencing technology for the first time in East Africa to help farmers fight the devastating impact of crop disease.
Trail of 13 million year old gene transfer uncovered
Scientists from Agriculture Victoria have made a world-first scientific discovery that could have various applications in pasture and crop agriculture and positive implications for Australia’s multi-billion dollar livestock industries.
New research digs deeper into sugarcane soil health
Scientists have learnt new information on a type of underground bacteria that has the potential to enhance the productivity of Australian sugarcane crops, provided modern farming techniques are used.
Australian animal and agriculture research hub
Global US food and animal safety company Neogen Corporation is establishing an animal genomics facility at The University of Queensland Gatton campus in a move that will reinforce UQ’s capacity to support the livestock industry and animal breeders.
Diagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately
Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture Victoria’s world-leading bioscience capabilities.
Resistance to major fungal disease in oilseed crops
In a world first, researchers from The University of Western Australia in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural University in India have found the key to resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot, a major fungal disease in Brassica oilseed crops globally.
Eradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible
University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of a negative gene – a technique known as gene drive.
Research to boost biosecurity measures
Murdoch University is leading the charge to develop a powerful tool to manage key biosecurity threats to Western Australian (WA) grain produce.
Cracking the code of Megapests
For the first time, CSIRO researchers have mapped the complete genome of two closely related megapests potentially saving the international agricultural community billions of dollars a year.
Engineering solutions manage agricultural soil compaction
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have published research that gives a new perspective on soil compaction management, a concern that costs WA’s agriculture industry an estimated $330 million per year.