by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Apr 14, 2024 | Grants, News, Research stories
Red romaine lettuce being grown in a VF Vertical Farm at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus. Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space. Media Contact:Professor Matthew Gilliham, Director, Plants for Space, University of Adelaide. Mobile: +61 0431 663...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Mar 16, 2023 | Careers, News, Research stories, Students
After what felt like eons of applications, preparation, and planning, I arrived in the USA in April 2022, ready to embark on my Fulbright Scholarship at the world-renowned University of California, Berkeley. For nine months, I had the privilege of completing part of...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jul 26, 2022 | Home page slider, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress, thus mitigating the effects of climate...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jul 7, 2022 | News, Research stories, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have crunched the data on the best methods to delay grapes ripening on the vine, leading to better quality wine. “Our research focused on three common techniques used to delay ripening in grapes – the use of...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 21, 2022 | News, Research stories
Artificial intelligence and computer vision have advanced in leaps and bounds in the past decade. Now, Australian wine growers are primed to add these technologies to their arsenal. Throughout the course of season, vineyard owners are faced with various decisions...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | May 24, 2022 | News, Research stories
Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the University of Adelaide has found. The level of soil organic carbon (SOC) was almost 23 per cent higher in...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | May 18, 2022 | News, Research stories
Waite Research Institute wants to congratulate Mario Fruzangohar and his team at the Biometry Hub with their recent publication in GigaScience, “HaploMaker: An improved algorithm for rapid haplotype assembly of genomic sequences”. Researchers from the...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Mar 31, 2022 | News, Research stories, Students, University of Adelaide
Six University of Adelaide scientists have each won the inaugural Science Communication Prize for increasing the visibility of the University’s scientific research and capabilities, while boosting the profile and accessibility of their own work. A Science...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jul 29, 2021 | News, Research stories
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a ‘greener’ process for extracting health-promoting molecules found in agricultural and food waste, which can be repurposed in products such as skincare and pharmaceuticals. In a study published in Green...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jul 8, 2021 | Research stories, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production
One of the many challenges for grape growers posed by climate change is the accelerated rate at which grapes ripen in warmer climates, which can result in poor colour and aroma development. In a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food...