News: School of Agriculture Food and Wine
Human epilepsy drugs alter signalling process in stressed plants
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
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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Graphene promotes more efficient fertilisers
In a world-first, the use of the new advanced material 'graphene' as a fertiliser carrier means Faculty of Sciences’ researchers are creating fertilisers with lower environmental impacts and reduced costs for farmers.
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Grapes suffer internal oxygen shortage during ripening
Scientists have used a miniature oxygen measuring probe (pictured) for the first time in grapes, to discover how they ‘breathe’ and learn that shortage of oxygen leads to cell death in the grape.
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New wine scholarships and prizes make 2018 a great vintage
Scholarships and prizes worth a total of $180,000 over the next three years are now available for students of grape growing and winemaking.
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New home for grapevine virus testing
Plant virus testing and elimination services formerly provided by Waite Diagnostics have been transferred to The Australian Wine Research Institute.
Kapil Chousalkar to lead the Faculty of Sciences' gender, equity and diversity
Associate Professor Kapil Chousalkar has been appointed the Director of Gender, Equity and Diversity.
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