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.
Tag: water
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to reverse desertification, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said.
Making better use of environmental water
Murray-Darling communities in the Southern Basin will be able to hold onto another 605 gigalitres thanks to 17 projects that make better use of the environmental water we already have.
Research to boost profitability of sodic soils
Trials have been planted as part of a new research project to improve the productivity and profitability of soils with sodicity and transient salinity in low rainfall areas of the eastern grainbelt in Western Australia.
Joint venture for research, innovation & collaboration
The launch of the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) in Mildura, a joint venture between La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and SuniTAFE, marks the beginning of a new commitment to research, innovation and collaboration for the Mallee region.
Streamwatch citizen science program moves to new home
Long-running citizen science water monitoring program Streamwatch has a new home with environmental conservation leader Landcare, the Australian Museum announced.
Low cost way to explore groundwater resources could be game changer
Groundwater exploration can be achieved at much lower cost and with less invasive procedures thanks to a new passive technique being championed by UNSW engineers.
Anemones fight back on climate change
With climate change hitting coral reefs, Flinders University scientists have found one animal with a secret weapon against high temperatures and bleaching.
Injecting new life into biosolids in Victoria
More than 100 industry professionals and researchers attended a biosolids field day hosted by South East Water on May 14 2019 at Longwarry Water Recycling Plant.
Deepest reef coral in the world collected
Museum of Tropical Queensland Honorary Professor Michael Picon is part of the team to discover the world’s deepest mesephotic coral, Hawaiian Leptoseris at -172 metres.
Two thirds of the world’s longest rivers are no longer free flowing
Only one third of the world’s longest rivers (over 1,000 kilometres in length) remain free-flowing, and these are restricted to remote regions in the Arctic and the Amazon and Congo basins, according to a paper published in Nature. The findings demonstrate how human activity disrupts…
Unsealed rainwater tanks could cause Dengue outbreaks
Scientists are asking people to check their rainwater tanks, after new research revealed unsealed and damaged tanks could expose millions of Australians to the risk of mosquito-borne infectious diseases like dengue fever.