by Keryn | Nov 10, 2020 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WheatHub, WRI
An online Showcase for the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Wheat in a Hot and Dry Climate is now live. This is in place of the Wheat Hub’s Showcase event at the National Wine Centre which was unfortunately cancelled earlier this year due to Covid-19....
by Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Wheat plays a major role in food security across the globe and demand is ever increasing. However, wheat is only moderately tolerant to salinity, a major constraint in Australia where almost 70 per cent of the wheat belt is affected by salinity to some degree,...
by Keryn | Feb 27, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Scientists have developed a computed tomography (CT) scanning method for screening large samples of wheat for drought and heat tolerance. They believe the new system will allow more accurate and much more rapid analysis of wheat heads, speeding up the process of...
by Keryn | Nov 4, 2019 | Campus Notices, News, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Two 22,500 L rainwater tanks have been installed in the birdcage behind the Plant Genomics Centre (PGC). These tanks will be fed by rain water from the roof of the PGC building and the rain water will be used for irrigating research trials in the birdcage. The...
by Keryn | Sep 12, 2019 | News, people, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
There are roughly 1,500 people on the Waite campus – from students to professors, technicians to human resource managers, and even volunteers. They work and study across a range of campus partner organisations.This series of articles will introduce you to some members...
by Keryn | Jul 4, 2019 | News, WheatHub
Associate Professor Stuart Roy has been officially appointed Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for Wheat in a Hot and Dry Climate here at Waite, taking over from previous Director, Dr Delphine Fleury. Stuart gained a BSc (Hons) in Plant...
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 1, 2019 | News, Students, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Hosted at the picturesque Adelaide Oval on 20-22 August, the Wheat Breeding Assembly (WBA) will bring together breeders and pre-breeding researchers from across the grains industry, as well as industry stakeholders that represent the value-chain (from agronomists to...
by Keryn | Sep 10, 2018 | AWRI, CSIRO, News, Plant Cell Walls, Plant Energy Biology, SARDI, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, WheatHub, Women of Waite, WRI
The Australian Academy of Science Early- and Mid- Career Researcher (EMCR) Forum is opening expressions of interests for EMCRs to join the Executive Committee in 2019. The EMCR Forum are here to represent EMCRs from all sectors and in all disciplines. There are...
by Keryn | Apr 17, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Screening of the film FOOD EVOLUTION, hosted by the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Wheat in a Hot and Dry Climate (WheatHub). FOOD EVOLUTION, by Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy explores the controversy surrounding GMOs and...
