News: School of Agriculture Food and Wine
Support for grapegrowers in the palm of their hand
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Grapegrowers have an advantage for the upcoming season in the form of a new smart phone application and a vital update to an existing app.
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Plant research gets $2.6 million infrastructure boost
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Funding from the Federal Government will be used to update infrastructure and equipment, and introduce new technologies at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility.
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Cell biologist to lead the Faculty of Sciences
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Internationally esteemed cell biologist Professor Keith Jones has been appointed the new Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences.
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Caitlin Byrt recipient of prestigious Peter Goldacre Award
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Congratulations to Dr Caitlin Byrt who is the recipient of The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) prestigious 2018 Peter Goldacre Award.
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Cracking the secret of omega-3 enriched eggs
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Getting some extra omega-3 fatty acids in your diet will soon be easier with enriched eggs developed through a collaboration between our researchers and SA egg producer Solar Eggs.
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Making vodka from waste potato peelings and pulp
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Discarded potato peelings and pulp created by potato product manufacturers could soon be turned into a Premium South Australian Vodka.
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A new crop of GRDC research scholarship recipients
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Four young researchers from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine have embarked on studies aimed at supporting grain growers.
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Could moss be on the menu as the next gut-friendly superfood?
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An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for health or other uses.
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Human epilepsy drugs alter signalling process in stressed plants
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Researchers have discovered that drugs used in the treatment of certain brain disorders such as epilepsy, also alter the signalling process in plants under stress.
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New national research centre to fight food waste
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Waite campus will be home to a new multimillion dollar national research centre to help fight the $20 billion cost of Australia’s food waste.
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