News: Waite Research Institute

Advanced fertiliser research forges ahead with new industry contract

Fertiliser Technology Research Centre

Enhanced spreading, improved efficiency and reduced environmental impact will be the focus of continuing fertiliser research under a new five-year partnership agreement with US-based fertiliser producer The Mosaic Company.

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Scientists develop CT scanning technique for stress tolerance in wheat

CT scan wheat

Scientists have developed a computed tomography (CT) scanning method for screening large samples of wheat for drought and heat tolerance.

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Self-fertile almond varieties create buzz ahead of harvest

Almond trees

Upcoming almond harvest to provide the best commercial indication yet of the success of University-developed self-fertile varieties.

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Digital technology to transform vineyard management

Digital technology to transform vineyard management

$5m digital technologies project to support on-farm decision making for winegrape production.

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Awards: Sciences' researchers, students and staff shine in 2019

The 2019 Partnership Development Award is awarded to:  Dr Alice Jones from the School of Biological Sciences

Researchers, graduate students and sciences' staff were recognised for their achievements in 2019 at the recent Faculty of Sciences end of year awards function.

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Participants wanted for Cabernet Sauvignon wine tasting

Wine tasting at Waite campus winery

Scientists are investigating the sensory attributes driving the typicity of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wines - and they need your help!

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Scientists discover enzyme structure: potential to manipulate wine acidity

Researchers and students wine tasting at Waite campus

Scientists have uncovered the structure of a grape enzyme that could lead to the manipulation of wine acidity without the costly addition of tartaric acid.

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Making high value products from agricultural waste

Food being dumped, that could have been used in alternative ways

Sunscreen from mushroom waste, healthy skincare products from apples and berries, and high-tech materials from Brussels sprout stalks?

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New AgTech scholarship set to bear fruit

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine image

A new partnership between the State Government and the University of Adelaide to deliver an AgTech PhD scholarship is open for applications.

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