Waite Research Stories
Prof Chris Preston interviewed for Rural Business Magazine
Prof Preston weighs in on diverse weed control strategies, including the double-knock tactic.
Newsroom article: For nutritional gains, opt for chickpeas over cereal grains
Chickpeas and lentils, either whole or in flour form, offer more nutritional value to the human diet than products made from oats and wheat, research from the University of Adelaide has found.
Newsroom Article: Female fertility key to future barley yield security
Researchers here at the WRI have identified a novel mechanism through which a protein in barley supports female fertility. The study has been published in Nature Plants.
ABC news article: NOLO beers in the spotlight
Research Wes Pearson of the AWRI weighs in on the benefits of No and Low alcohol products, and how the research here at the Waite is contributing to the industry.
News article: Australian Plantago could replace psyllium husk in gluten-free breads
Dr James Cowley and his team have led research into the difference in mucilage content and chemistry of Plantago species
and their suitability for use in foods.
ABC News article: Grapes tainted by smoke from 2019 Adelaide Hills bushfire transformed into brandy
A research project here on the Waite Campus used spoiled grapes from the 2019 bushfires in the distillation of brandy… with promising results!
AFW researchers attend the Terroir Conference in Mendoza
From one Great Wine Capital to the next! AFW researchers attended the Terroir conference for 5 days of innovation, discussion and collaboration.
Article: Work on controlling crown gall disease bears fruit
A world free of grapevine crown gall disease is a step closer with the first field trial of a new method at Yalumba Nursery in the Barossa Valley. Article by Rhiannon Koch.
Article: Removing unwanted smoky notes from wine
A profile of some of the work happening at the Waite: UoA researchers have evaluated a new method to remediate smoke tainted wine, incurring less damage to the final product.
ABC Article: SARDI’s work to end flystrike
Flystrike causes animal suffering and costs the Australian sheep industry millions each year. Millions of sterile male blowflies will be bred and released to mate with females in a flystrike eradication trial on Kangaroo Island.