All posts tagged "agriculture"
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7.9KScienceApplications open for the 2018 Science and Innovation Awards
Australia’s young agricultural scientists, innovators and researchers are being invited to submit their innovative agricultural research project ideas for a chance to...
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7.9KNews and ViewsNational Science Week inspiring the next generation
National Science Week is an important opportunity to enthuse, inform, engage and inspire Australians around the country about the value of science...
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8.1KResearchWaterlogging tolerant barley breakthrough
New barley varieties with greater waterlogging tolerance are on the horizon, after a scientific breakthrough in genetic research identified a major contributing...
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259ResearchResearch to boost biosecurity measures
Murdoch University is leading the charge to develop a powerful tool to manage key biosecurity threats to Western Australian (WA) grain produce.
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8.3KScienceEradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible
University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of...
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8.1KScienceWebinars during National Science Week
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) invites the community to join researchers for a discussion about agriculture as part of National Science...
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8.3KTechnologyKeeping pests at bay the hi-tech way
With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new...
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8.7KNews and ViewsCrop Research Hub to drive efficiencies in WA
A major grain research infrastructure project in Perth will help boost crop productivity and reduce the impact of disease, while significantly improving...
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9.0KNews and ViewsCracking the code of Megapests
For the first time, CSIRO researchers have mapped the complete genome of two closely related megapests potentially saving the international agricultural community...
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355ScienceNew test for viruses in horticultural seed
Seed testing protocols established and verified by Plant Biosecurity CRC researchers are being proposed as the new international standard for the detection...
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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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Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 at 3:06pm
#Cybersecurity partnership to protect WA’s critical assets https://t.co/E3E1oSm2Nz https://t.co/40eEzPcAbe
#Cybersecurity partnership to protect WA’s critical assets https://t.co/E3E1oSm2Nz https://t.co/40eEzPcAbe