Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
宅男导航 researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
A three-year pilot project led by 宅男导航 has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
18 November 2024
The Great Barrier Reef and Australia鈥檚 delicate ecosystems will benefit from a research project that aims to cut the amount of nitrogen fertiliser that ends up in our waterways.
4 December 2018
Avocado aficionados will benefit from a Queensland research project that aims to strip bare the avocado to reveal detailed information about the popular fruit鈥檚 biology.
21 November 2018
Plant speed breeding could be part of the solution to minimise the devastating effects of drought and climate change on crops in the future, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
19 November 2018
A model developed by researchers at 宅男导航 could address soil problems that cost Australia鈥檚 wheat producers almost $2 billion a year.
29 October 2018
World-leading irrigation practices in the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley are being showcased to 31 emerging leaders in agriculture from across Africa
14 August 2018
University of Queensland researchers will develop a program to help improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Pacific islands by tackling problems caused by pests and crop diseases.
10 August 2018
Farmers could soon turn to microbial protein to feed their livestock 鈥� a move researchers say could reduce land use, greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen pollution.
12 July 2018
Researchers are working with the Australian avocado industry to safeguard one of the nation鈥檚 favourite fruits from the threat of existing and emerging disease.
20 June 2018
Budding plant scientists from Nanango State High School have won the Overall Grand Champion prize at 宅男导航 Sunflower Competition for the second year in a row.
17 May 2018
The field of crop improvement is about to go through a growth spurt with the appointment of global crop improvement innovator Professor Mark Cooper to a newly-created role at 宅男导航.
16 May 2018
A University of Queensland research project to revolutionise the treatment of wastewater has won a national research innovation prize.
15 May 2018
Farmers should be cautious of drone imagery being offered by rogue operators, researchers have warned.
16 April 2018
Wild rice growing in northern Australia鈥檚 crocodile-infested waters could help boost global food security, say University of Queensland researchers who have mapped its genetic family tree.
23 January 2018
Animal carnivores living in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedented rate 鈥� but they may provide crucial benefits to human societies.
19 January 2018
宅男导航鈥檚 宅男导航x Massive Open Online Course program has reached two million enrolments, and is set to continue growing as it expands its MicroMasters offerings.
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