by Keryn | Aug 30, 2018 | CSIRO, News, Research stories, SARDI
Watering dormant vines during winter in dry seasons is far more effective at maintaining yields and quality than waiting until spring, a three-year study in South Australia has found. Led by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) at Waite...
by Keryn | Aug 27, 2018 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News
Republished from the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility website. An exciting new combined drought/heat research capability is now available for pilot projects at The Plant Accelerator® at Waite, thanks to a recent $1 million GRDC investment. The capability offers...
by Keryn | Aug 27, 2018 | News
The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA) invites you to attend the 2018 Precision Agriculture (PA) Symposium hosted at the Adelaide Oval on the 10th to 11th September 2018. This year is the 21st PA Symposium for SPAA, where research and application is...
by Keryn | Aug 27, 2018 | Adelaide Glycomics, News, University of Adelaide
Increasing the value of agriculture waste and turning it into new products will be the outcome of a new $10.9 million research consortium led by the University of Adelaide. The Research Consortium – Agricultural Product Development – has been granted $4 million over...
by Keryn | Aug 22, 2018 | AWRI, News, Students, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide, Wine Innovation Cluster
Applications are invited from talented students who want to attend the 2018 Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO) seminar. Three scholarships are being offered to ASVO members. The scholarship will cover the cost of seminar registration. The ASVO one...
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2018 | News, Research stories, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide
There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia. But there is also evidence that Aboriginal people were already aware of fermentation processes to make beverages, in much...
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2018 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
Last month vital fact sheets for nutritious leafy vegetable growth on Pacific Island atolls were launched by Waite researchers from the University of Adelaide and their international collaborators. Begun two years ago in response to declining population health due to...
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2018 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Careers, News
The program for the 5th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium has now been released. Titled ‘From plant, to data, to impact’, the Symposium will be held at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide from 2-5 October 2018. The IPPS is the International Plant Phenotyping...
by Keryn | Aug 16, 2018 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
Australian-bred almond varieties are set to make their mark across the globe as growers look for ways to combat declining bee colonies. Six new varieties developed at the University of Adelaide in South Australia have been released in Australia in the past two years,...
by Keryn | Aug 16, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide, WRI
The team from ABC Catalyst visited the Waite back in April to film segments for an upcoming program on innovative food and agriculture to sustainably feed a growing population into the future. This two-part series Feeding Australia launched Catalyst’s new season in...
