Waite Research Stories
Effective ecosystem monitoring requires a multi-scaled approach
A new paper from the Waite-based TERN group has critically reviewed the main types of environmental monitoring and recommended the widespread adoption of three classifications to provide consistency and clarity.
Collect Earth – TERN’s field monitoring goes virtual during travel restrictions
Creative desktop methods for plot-based monitoring of Australia’s ecosystems—the next best thing to fieldwork in a time when fieldwork is not the best thing.
New research to help wineries manage smoke taint
A new project to help Australia’s winemaking industry understand and respond to the impact of taint from bushfire smoke, which includes research from the University of Adelaide, has received $950,000 in Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) funding from the Federal Government
‘Jewel of nature’: scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires
Following last summer’s catastrophic bushfires, scientists and the community are building nests to help save the stunning green carpenter bee from extinction
Frost forecast? Delay the spray, say weed scientists
Grain growers in the southern cropping region should avoid spraying annual ryegrass with clethodim herbicide when frost is forecast, say scientists from the University of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Precision watering for Riverland vineyards
Innovative projects underway in the Riverland region are upping the ante and taking the science of precision watering to a new level.
Wild Orchid Watch app launch
Wild Orchid Watch (WOW) is a national citizen science project collecting photos and detailed habitat and environmental information about Australian native orchids. The WOW app is now available for use by scientists, citizen scientists and orchid enthusiasts!
Support for growers eager to capture crop yield potential
A new resource to improve the understanding of in-season nitrogen requirements of crops, has been collated through a collaborative project led by the University of Adelaide
Getting to the root of soil parasite infections in wheat
Waite researchers have uncovered how a common parasite affects wheat crops by applying new technology to address an old problem. Using high-resolution 3D imaging, PhD student Kara Levin discovered how cereal cyst nematodes interfere with plant root development to hijack water and nutrient flow.
APPF starts work on national platform for drone data management
The APPF is working alongside other research infrastructure providers to develop the Australian Scalable Drone Cloud (ASDC), supported by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Platforms program