Researchers are working with the Australian avocado industry to safeguard one of the nation’s favourite fruits from the threat of existing and emerging disease.
20 June 2018Budding plant scientists from Nanango State High School have won the Overall Grand Champion prize at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Sunflower Competition for the second year in a row.
17 May 2018The field of crop improvement is about to go through a growth spurt with the appointment of global crop improvement innovator Professor Mark Cooper to a newly-created role at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû.
16 May 2018A University of Queensland research project to revolutionise the treatment of wastewater has won a national research innovation prize.
15 May 2018Farmers should be cautious of drone imagery being offered by rogue operators, researchers have warned.
16 April 2018Wild rice growing in northern Australia’s crocodile-infested waters could help boost global food security, say University of Queensland researchers who have mapped its genetic family tree.
23 January 2018Animal carnivores living in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedented rate – but they may provide crucial benefits to human societies.
19 January 2018ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s ÎçÒ¹¸£Àûx Massive Open Online Course program has reached two million enrolments, and is set to continue growing as it expands its MicroMasters offerings.
12 January 2018Easy access to services, institutions and economic opportunities can separate thriving communities from others that are left behind socially and economically.
11 January 2018The power of pee as a potential sustainable source of fertiliser is about to be tested for the first time.
15 December 2017Researchers from ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû have discovered that a key gene which controls flowering time in wheat and barley crops also directs the plant’s root growth.
4 December 2017A powder extracted from the Kakadu plum to extend the shelf life of frozen ready-made foods has earned a University of Queensland researcher and her team a national award for community engagement.
27 November 2017A new Centre for Horticultural Science will be launched at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû in 2018 to respond to the demand for plant-based foods, vegetables, fruit and nuts that improve human health.
20 November 2017Consumers will soon be eating gene-edited foods that have added nutrients, potatoes that do not turn brown, and mushrooms with a longer shelf life, scientists at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû predict.
9 November 2017The discovery of genes that determine the yield of flour from wheat could increase milling yield, boosting food security and producing a healthier flour.
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