by Rebecca Vandeleur | Jul 1, 2021 | News, Research stories
In a study published in Nature Plants, research led by Professor Dabing Zhang from the University of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute and Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Joint Lab for Plant Science and Breeding, explored the possibility of increasing seed...
by Rebecca Vandeleur | Mar 4, 2021 | News, Research stories, SARDI, University of Adelaide
50 year-old mystery in plant breeding solved An international collaboration by researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus, France and the Czech Republic has solved a half-century-old mystery in cereal plant breeding, discovering one of the key...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WRI
University of Adelaide researchers at the Waite campus have surveyed soil health across the Adelaide region to uncover the potential for food crops to be grown in an urban environment. The global COVID-19 pandemic and a desire to mitigate against climate change have...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | 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 | Nov 5, 2020 | News, Research stories, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, WRI
University of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine. An estimated billions of dollars’ worth of wine fraud occurs globally, this research not only presents itself as a solution but also offering a possible means of...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
An in-depth study of how mixed pastures respond to nutrient limitation was undertaken by Dr Kirsten Ball using the APPF’s high throughput, image-based phenotyping (HTP) facility at The Plant Accelerator in Adelaide. This article was originally published on the APPF...
by Admin | Oct 15, 2020 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews , the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe,...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 7, 2020 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WRI
Agricultural scientists and engineers at the University of Adelaide have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage. Their research, published this week in the journal Optics Express, has shown they can successfully screen barley...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 2, 2020 | News, Research stories, TERN, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide scientists will investigate post-fire recovery rates and ecosystem resilience of Kangaroo Island’s bushfire affected areas, when they return to the island for fieldwork this month. Republished from the TERN blog A team of ecologists from The...
by Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | ARDC, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, CSIRO, News, Research stories, SARDI, University of Adelaide, WRI
A cross-NCRIS collaboration between the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) and Bioplatforms Australia (BPA) has been successful in securing investment worth $400k over two years from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) for a high-impact Cross-NCRIS...