All posts tagged "crops"
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803AgricultureChickpea breeding focused on WA growers
Promising results in trials of a new chickpea variety could see the popularity of this pulse grow significantly amongst Western Australian growers...
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365News and ViewsAustralian Cotton tipped for second best year on record
After years of drought Cotton Australia is forecasting the industry’s second largest crop on record due to favourable conditions across most of...
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536AgricultureSummer crop production opportunities after waterlogging explored
A new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment aims to provide grain growers in southern Western Australia with a range of...
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776AgricultureNew Research Hub protecting Australian crops
A new Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative alternative to chemical fungicides, addressing industry challenges...
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490AgricultureGrowers to check their chickpeas for Ascochyta Blight
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are encouraging chickpea growers to check for Ascochyta Blight, with wet seasons and rising temperatures a...
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650News and ViewsFast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security
The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated...
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521AgricultureRecord canola spurs another wonder winter crop
Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.
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519AgricultureBumper crop expected as cotton season kicks off in Emerald
The Australian cotton season is officially underway with growers in central Queensland among the first in the country to plant what is...
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529AgricultureGrain storage success starts in winter
A wet start to the winter cropping season and crop production forecasts of 46.8 million tonnes – 13 per cent above the...
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677AgricultureHandpicking genes for disease-resistant crops
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to...
