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Ethiopia’s capacity to improve crop varieties for farmers has been boosted by a 5-year breeding modernisation partnership with The University of Queensland.

Researchers have identified an aggressive pathogen contributing to the widespread tree death and production losses in almond orchards across Australia.

New and improved varieties of passionfruit developed by The University of Queensland could be available to commercial growers as soon as 2027-2028.

Australian cattle producers can more accurately determine whether animals in their herd will grow horns, thanks to a new genetic test developed using University of Queensland research.

A greater focus on roots during plant breeding could ensure staple grain crops continue to feed the world as recycled nutrients substitute conventional fertilisers in the future, a University of Queensland study has found.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered a previously undetected causal variant of the polled or hornless gene in Australian cattle.

A breakthrough in breeding hybrids of one of Papua New Guinea’s most culturally significant crops - Taro could solve growing problems caused by climate change in the Pacific nation.

University of Queensland researchers are calling on Australian cattle producers to provide ticks for testing to better understand the growing resistance of cattle ticks to chemical control.

Two locations have been identified as the most likely entry points into Australia for a disease that poses a huge risk to the beef and dairy industries.

Converting sugarcane waste to biofuel could become more environmentally friendly and cost effective, thanks to a joint project at The University of Queensland and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.