Bringing together research and ideas from across the Waite campus and beyond. Stay tuned for our fortnitely schedule of industry leaders and speakers on a wide range of topics.
Upcoming speakers
Dr Matthieu Bogard, Arvalis Institut du Végétal, Baziege, France
Tuesday, 1st October 2024
Arvalis Institut du Végétal, a French technical institute for agricultural research: examples of research projects to support breeding for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress tolerance of cereal crops.
Dr Han Weng, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide
Thursday, 10 October 2024
Joint Waite Research Institute and Soil Science Australia SA Branch online and in person seminar: Probing the nature of soil organic matter with Dr Han Weng.
Professor Alex Johnson, The University of Melbourne
Monday, 21 October 2024
Alex Johnson is a teaching and research academic at the University of Melbourne specializing in agricultural biotechnology. He has strong interests in “biofortified” wheat, rice, and other crops that enrich human diets with essential micronutrients such as iron and zinc.
Professor Caitlin Byrt, Australian National University
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Redircting critical resource flow. Prof Caitlin Byrt and team bioengineer selective membrane components relevant to food, energy and water security challenges.
Past speakers
Dr. Yuling Jiao
01 July 2024
Grass inflorescence morphology is highly diversified among species and is a key determinate to crop yield. To understand how the developmental morpho-dynamics affects inflorescence architecture, we analyzed early inflorescence development in bread wheat and rice.
Dr. Chema Flores
14 June 2024
Chloride is an essential micro-nutrient that has traditionally been considered not only of little relevance for agriculture, but also a potentially toxic saline anion for important crops like citrus and grapevines. However, higher plants accumulate this nutrient at concentrations that are typical of a macronutrient, which requires a significant amount of metabolic energy…
Dr Nieves Capote
12 June 2024
Species of the Botryo-sphaeriaceae family are the causal agent of Botryosphaeria dieback, a fungal disease that threatens many economically important woody crops, including almond. These fungi produce latent infections, allowing them to easily pass undetected by phytosanitary systems in nurseries and traded living plants, as well as in plants in the field.
Dr Chalermchai Wongs-Aree
08 May 2024
He has been working on Postharvest Technology and Logistics of Agricultural Commodities for over twenty years since joining King Monkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. The research fields of interest include analyzing the colour and aroma of fresh produce and the proper storage systems for tropical fruits.
RELATED NEWS & EVENTS
Save the Date: WRI Symposium
Details and registration are coming soon… make sure you mark December 5th on your calendar!
Governor-General’s visit to the Waite
Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC paid a visit to the Waite Campus to learn about the diversity of research happening here!
AFW HDR Symposium Award Winners
The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine held its annual Higher Degree by Research Symposium on Tuesday the 17th and Wednesday the 18th of September. Congrats to all the winners!