crops Archives - Research for Agriculture

New tool for sugarcane farmers to help the Great Barrier Reef

In a world first, sugarcane farmers in far north Queensland have a new app by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, that will help them manage fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.

Jan 22, 2020

case studies, crops, research

National Fungicide Resistance Workshop attendees

Getting the message right when fungicide resistance strikes

Equipping grain growers and advisers with the information and advice they need to protect crops from disease when fungicide resistance has developed was a key topic at the National Fungicide Resistance Workshop held recently in Melbourne.

Jan 8, 2020

crops, events

Pigeonpea needs integrated weed management

Pigeonpea might not be well known in Australia, but there are more than a billion people in Asia and Africa who eat this dried grain legume in a variety of dishes, and global demand is high.

Jan 7, 2020

crops, research

News

Pulses take the stage in flagship partnership

FAO and the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC) agreed on a three-year partnership to promote cultivation of foods such as lentils, dry beans, dry peas and chickpeas and to advocate for their high nutritional values.

Dec 11, 2019

crops, news

Cereal killer’s deadly touch could lead to new wheat threat

Scientists have uncovered the origins of the world’s deadliest strain of cereal rust disease which threatens global food security.

Nov 13, 2019

biosecurity, crops, research

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Too much sugar doesn’t put the brakes on turbocharged crops

Plants make sugars to form leaves to grow and produce grains and fruits through the process of photosynthesis, but sugar accumulation can also slow down photosynthesis. Researching how sugars in plants control photosynthesis is therefore an important part of finding new ways of improving crop…

Nov 13, 2019

crops, research

PHOTO: (R to L) Southern Cross University project leader Dr Merv Shepherd; Tony Larkman, CEO ATTIA (Australian Tea Tree Industry Association); John Smith, AgriFutures Australia General Manager, Research; and Julia Voelker, PhD researcher at Southern Cross University.

Breeding program matching oil quality with market demand

The future viability and profitability of the Australian tea tree industry is being advanced by a $1.6 million industry agreement to support a breeding program based at Southern Cross University in Lismore.

Oct 22, 2019

crops, news

Dr Arun Yadav from the ANU Research School of Biology, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology.

Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops

Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water.

Oct 17, 2019

case studies, crops, research

Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops

Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water.

Oct 17, 2019

crops, research, water

Crop it like it’s hot – greenhouses to boost north’s high-value produce

A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) collaboration is set to supercharge the north’s horticultural industry – by encouraging more producers to invest in protected cropping systems.

Oct 10, 2019

crops

Water shortages from climate change threaten wheat supplies

Wheat makes up about one fifth of our daily calories, and the demand for cereals is expected to grow significantly by 2050, especially in developing countries.

Oct 2, 2019

crops

Toowoomba scientist helping to end world hunger

Pacific Seeds Sorghum Plant Breeder, Dr Solomon Fekybelu was a son of an Ethiopian police officer who never expected he’d be living in Toowoomba, Australia working as a scientist for an internationally renowned agricultural company – Pacific Seeds.

Sep 13, 2019

agriculture, crops, research

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