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Durum breeding to grow in commercial sector

Posted on Sep 1 2021 by David Ellis

Durum Breeding Australia (DBA) has announced that Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) has been awarded the licence to take the durum breeding program forward.

Minimising the impact of frost-bite on Aussie crops

Crops at Loxton where frost trials took place.

Posted on Aug 20 2021 by Kelly Brown

Spring radiation frost is estimated to cost Australian grain growers $360 million in direct and indirect losses every year. In a paper published in researchers at the ��˴�Ƭ and the University of Wollongong have ranked the susceptibility to frost damage in wheat and barley germplasm (seed and tissues) under frost prone landscapes across Australia.

New centre to train experts in crop resilience

Posted on Jul 23 2021 by Crispin Savage

��˴�Ƭ experts are part of a new research centre that will train the next generation of scientists to develop more resilient crops.

SA hub will help build resilience to drought

Posted on Apr 16 2021 by Crispin Savage

The ��˴�Ƭ, as part of an extensive collaboration with industry and the South Australian Government, will lead a new drought resilience hub in South Australia. Announced today, the hub will undertake research, development, extension, adoption and commercialisation activities to improve drought resilience and preparedness on SA farms.

National success for industry-linked ARC grants

Posted on Mar 25 2021 by Crispin Savage

The ��˴�Ƭ has been awarded more than $3.6 million in industry-linked grants by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for important research that will attract a further $1.8 million in support from industry. The research will have a positive impact on diverse areas such as defence, food production and protecting the environment.

Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety

Posted on Feb 16 2021 by Crispin Savage

An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.

Study sheds new light on vein formation in plants

Posted on Aug 6 2020 by Kelly Brown

An international team of researchers including the ��˴�Ƭ, has found plant hormones known as strigolactones suppress the transportation of auxin, the main plant hormone involved in vein formation, so that vein formation occurs slower and with greater focus.

APPF welcomes FieldExplorer for improved crop data collection in the field

Posted on Jun 26 2020 by Crispin Savage

The FieldExplorer, a new ground-based field phenotyping platform, has arrived at The Plant Accelerator, the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility’s () node at the ��˴�Ƭ’s Waite campus, bringing new capability to accurately measure the performance of plants in different environments non-destructively and over time.

ThincLab Loxton to drive AgTech innovation

Image of five people in front of banners

Posted on Jun 24 2020 by Cathy Parker

A new ��˴�Ƭ ThincLab Innovation Hub/Business Incubator is being established at Loxton in the Riverland in a partnership with the State Government to drive AgTech and food innovation and assist regional entrepreneurs.

$7 million investment to unite genomics research in SA

Posted on May 18 2020 by Cathy Parker

Research institutes across South Australia are combining their expertise and resources to establish a state-of-the-art centre for genomics in SA. The South Australian Genomics Centre will open its doors on 1 July 2020 thanks to an investment of more than $7 million, including $2 million from Bioplatforms Australia through the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.