What is the cost of soil-borne crop disease?
Agriculture Victoria is calling on growers and agronomists to contribute to a national project seeking to determine the potential soil-borne diseases of pulse and oilseed crops.
Tag: research
Researchers to investigate drought-tolerant vines
Wine researchers at the University of Adelaide are investigating drought-tolerant grape varieties from Cyprus for their suitability for Australian conditions.
JCU exports its marine expertise to the United Arab Emirates
James Cook University is sharing its world-class expertise and innovation with the United Arab Emirates, to address challenges such as food security that are confronting marginal environments.
UniSA research shows environmental sustainability improves profits
There is often a perception that many businesses put profit first and the environment a distant second, but new research from the University of South Australia suggests companies prioritising a healthy planet are now the ones reaping the financial rewards.
Potential for reduced methane from cows
An international team of scientists has shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions.
World-first mango auto-harvester from CQUni
CQUniversity Australia has built the world’s first mango auto-harvester, with field trials at Yeppoon of the first prototype achieving a 75 per cent efficiency in automatically identifying and picking fruit in view.
Microplastics drift any way the wind blows
Microplastics can travel through the atmosphere and end up in regions far from their original emission source, reports a paper published online in Nature Geoscience.
Hacking crop photosynthesis could boost drought resistance
Increasing expression of a protein involved in photosynthesis in tobacco can reduce the amount of water the plants lose by 25%, according to a study in Nature Communications. The findings could have implications for increasing crop production with limited water supplies.
QUT develops golden bananas high in pro-vitamin A
World-first QUT research that has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana, rich in pro-vitamin A, has been published in the prestigious Plant Biotechnology Journal.
World-first fruit fly trap to capture massive agricultural gains
Griffith University and agricultural product company Agnova Technologies have collaborated to produce Fruition, the nation’s first non-toxic response to fruit flies.
Australian researchers take on G20 challenge to make energy efficient wheat
A team of Australian researchers will contribute to a G20 nations plan to strengthen future, global food security by making more energy efficient wheat.
Responsible rice paddies of the future
A new type of high-starch low-methane rice has been developed with a view to simultaneously boosting crop yield and reducing anthropogenically driven methane emissions. The plant is described in Nature.