Waite Research Stories
Watering based on real-time measurements in the pipeline
Water is a precious commodity in vineyards, and soon – thanks to an innovative new research project – growers will be able to account for every drop.
Uncovering the pathway to wine’s acidity
University of Adelaide wine researchers say their latest discovery may one day lead to winemakers being able to manipulate the acidity of wines without the costly addition of tartaric acid.
Bread wheat with high salinity and sodicity tolerance
A joint project between SARDI and the University of Adelaide has developed lines of bread wheat with the potential to significantly improve adaptation to saline or sodic soils.
Making high-value products from agricultural waste
Sunscreen from mushroom waste and healthy skincare products from apples and berries could be first high value products to market from a new $11 million research consortium
Cameras can see beyond a plant’s surface for trait ID
Using light as a non-destructive analytical tool – both in the paddock to monitor crops and in the laboratory for trait discovery work – is a rapidly advancing area of technology development
Cover crops – get it right, and reap the benefits
The correct type of cover crop does not adversely affect grapevine yield and performance, a current research project has found.
A tool to overcome the challenges of green plant segmentation in hyperspectral images
Dr Huajian Liu, from the APPF’s Adelaide node, has developed a one-class support vector machine classifier combined with a pre-processing method named ‘hyper-hue’ to segment green plant pixels in hyperspectral images.
Researchers develop a non-invasive test for smoke contamination in vineyards
Using machine learning algorithms, infrared and near-infrared thermography data, the researchers were able to predict with 96 per cent accuracy whether the grapes were contaminated.
Why fungi isn’t always the good guy
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) partnerships are mutualisms between an estimated two-thirds of plants species and microscopic fungi that are ubiquitous in soils
Making wine in a warming world
South Australian winemakers are looking to Europe as the climate—and what drinkers want—is changing. Grapes don’t ripen the way they used to. As temperatures climb, they are getting sweeter faster….