All posts tagged "agriculture"
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4.8KResearchLocal farmers creating value from waste
Local farmers have been doing it tough over the past ten years but recently published research by a team from QUT and...
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4.9KResearchSeed germination breakthrough
Worldwide production of food, beverages and medicinal plants could become cheaper and more reliable using information from a germination breakthrough by La...
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311News and ViewsLab robots to control antimicrobial resistance on farms
Murdoch University researchers are partnering with industry to investigate the application of laboratory robots to accurately test for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among...
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5.3KSciencePortable DNA sequencers help African farmers fight crop disease
Scientists at The University of Western Australia are using new portable DNA sequencing technology for the first time in East Africa to...
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5.2KWho's WhoPlant scientist first Australian to win top American award
The University of Western Australia’s internationally recognised authority on herbicide resistance in plants, Professor Stephen Powles, has won the American Chemical Society...
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6.6KResearchAustralian animal and agriculture research hub
Global US food and animal safety company Neogen Corporation is establishing an animal genomics facility at The University of Queensland Gatton campus...
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6.7KResearchNew research digs deeper into sugarcane soil health
Scientists have learnt new information on a type of underground bacteria that has the potential to enhance the productivity of Australian sugarcane...
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295ResearchTrail of 13 million year old gene transfer uncovered
Scientists from Agriculture Victoria have made a world-first scientific discovery that could have various applications in pasture and crop agriculture and positive...
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6.4KScienceDiagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately
Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture...
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294News and ViewsGiving school students exposure to our scientists
Agriculture Victoria Senior Research Scientist Meredith Mitchell is sharing her love of science with local students at St Marys Primary School at...
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Million-dollar boost for dermatology research - GetSTEM
Early detection of melanoma research has received a $1.195 million Partnership Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The project, led by University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researcher Professor H. Peter Soyer, will use teledermatology to improve early detecti...
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Researchers warn of deadly parvovirus strain spreading - GetSTEM
Vets and dog owners are being warned that canine parvovirus – a contagious and often fatal disease – is spreading rapidly among Australian dogs. University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science postdoctoral research fellow Dr Nicholas Clark said canine parvovirus (CPV-2) was one of the most...
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Southernmost outbreak of coral-eating starfish detected - GetSTEM
A severe outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish is occurring in the Swain Reefs, the southernmost location in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park found to have the starfish during the current outbreak. Field officers detected the starfish on 37 reefs while undertaking in-water surveys in D...
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White noise tunes into learning potential - GetSTEM
Listening to white noise can increase your ability to learn new words, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Dr Anthony Angwin said the study was the first to show the effect listening to white noise could have on word learning performa...
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