by Keryn | May 30, 2019 | AWRI, News
The AWRI is pleased to release a major report of practices used in Australian grapegrowing and winemaking.Based on an online survey conducted in 2016 and comprehensive follow-up visits and communications, the report provides detailed information on the viticulture and...
by Keryn | May 29, 2019 | Historic Precinct, News
Urrbrae House is delighted to host “The Light and Breath of Trees” art exhibition by Jo Davidson.This exhibition features landscape inspired paintings and includes canvases and works on paper that visually articulate an inner archetypal journey, using...
by Keryn | May 27, 2019 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, Students, University of Adelaide
Republished from the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility blog. A study featuring research by Adelaide-Nottingham PhD student Olivia Cousins, has found cycling water availability from wet to dry reduced plant growth in wheat more than maintaining a constant level of...
by Keryn | May 23, 2019 | News, SARDI, Students, University of Adelaide
The 22nd Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) conference will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 25-28 November 2019. This is the Society’s 50th Anniversary conference, a reason to celebrate!The conference will feature...
by Keryn | May 22, 2019 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
University of Adelaide researchers at the Waite campus have discovered a biochemical mechanism fundamental to plant life that could have far-reaching implications for the multibillion dollar biomedical, pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology industries.There are...
by Keryn | May 20, 2019 | News, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
The project “Rainwater harvesting @ Waite” was successfully submitted by Sanjiv Satija from Plant Genomics Centre to secure funding from the University of Adelaide’s Ecoversity program under the “Green Project Fund – 2019”. This is a collaborative project with...
by Keryn | May 16, 2019 | Internships, News, Students, Undergraduate
The SA Crawford Fund Committee is calling for scientists under 35 years to apply to attend the annual conference on 12 and 13 August 2019 in Canberra. It is titled “Weathering the ‘Perfect Storm’: Addressing the Agriculture, Energy, Water, Climate Change Nexus.”The...
by Keryn | May 14, 2019 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, CSIRO, Historic Precinct, News, Partners, Students, Women of Waite, WRI
The Waite Research Institute hosted this year’s Peter Waite Day in the Urrbrae House gardens on Friday May 10. Held each year on the Friday closest to Peter Waite’s Birthday (May 9), the afternoon is an opportunity for people from across the campus...
by Keryn | May 14, 2019 | CSIRO, News, Research stories
A recently released study focused on breeding and selecting new locally adapted rootstocks has had resounding success, with three new rootstocks to be released. The new rootstocks – tested with the codes C114, C113 and C20 – maintain productivity in replant situations...
by Keryn | May 10, 2019 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
A free exhibition of works by Keith Phillips (1898-1973) – a South Australian photographer with a keen eye for capturing the true essence of what he saw in the world with his camera. After serving during World War II, Keith became official photographer for the...
