News: Honours projects - Agricultural science
Rhizopus arrhizus: Fantastic fungi and how to control them
![Rhizopus arrhizus](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/rhizo-foto-2.jpeg?h=fdafb8fd&itok=_WDe2ycy)
Honours project: Rhizopus arrhizus is a fast-growing fungus that spoils our food - it also has a huge biotechnological potential.
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Transcription factors controlling seed development
![Cover 3 mod Transcription factors controlling seed development](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/cover-3-mod.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=2EFJZwfd)
Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project understanding seed development in flowering plants.
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How do native plants affect the supply of phosphorus to soils?
![Blue Mountains Ashlea Doolette](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-05/blue-mountains_doolette_2018.jpg?h=9c86ceb9&itok=YMgjAH3J)
Honours project: Assess the role of native plants in the supply of phosphorus to soils.
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How will the trees of urban Adelaide respond to climate change?
![Waite campus aerial photo](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-03/waite-campus-aerial-view-wide.jpg?h=4e052554&itok=6sZRqCxw)
Honours project: Assist with the strategic future of the Waite Arboretum, a valuable resource for local, national, and international urban planning.
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Can the novel IVOS biosensor diagnose mastitis in dairy cows?
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Honours project: Validate a novel biosensor as a potential diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.
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Stop the spot: Almond bacterial spot disease in Australia
![Almond trees](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/almond-22918_UoA.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=BynG7kEt)
Honours project: Uncover the morphological features, genetic diversity and the host- pathogen relationship among bacteria and stone fruits.
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Activity of novel xylanases from a new Australian crop, Plantago ovata (psyllium)
![Plantago ovata (psyllium) by Stan Shebs (CC by 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/plantago_ovata_psyllium.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Q-HwZnWh)
Honours project: Study the biology of psyllium, a plant whose seeds are used as a key ingredient in the gluten-free food industry.
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What is the effect of yeast diversity on secondary ‘malolactic’ fermentation outcome?
![Sumby grape microbiome](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/sumby-grapes_and_leaf_w_yeast.jpg?h=a1123756&itok=2Drpfh_u)
Honours project: Explore the interactions encountered during winemaking by creating artificial diversity systems and investigating the effect of adding or removing yeast species has on malolactic fermentation.
Fighting fire-fighting foams: carbon materials for mitigating PFAS contamination
![Fire-fighting foams image by Óglaigh na hÉireann](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/fire-fighting-foams.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Y5zjvGLo)
Honours project: Help reduce the environmental contamination caused by fire-fighting foams.
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Plasma coating of fertilisers
![Ivan Andelkovic - Fertiliser Research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-04/ftrc-ivan-andelkovic.jpg?h=c7230544&itok=Ja8CfJzv)
Honours project: Study advanced plasma polymer coatings for slow nutrient release fertilisers.