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30 years of research at The University of Queensland and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has culminated in gene discoveries that allow breeders to better protect cereal crops from water scarcity.

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.

Portable sequencing technology used to track the spread of COVID-19 is now showing promise as a cost-effective way of determining breeding values directly on cattle properties.

University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.

Changing the diet of pregnant sows could be the key to easing heat stress and its resultant drop in productivity in the Australian pork industry.

Accelerating genetic gain in grain crops will be the subject of a 15-million dollar International Research Training Group (IRTG) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in association with The University of Queensland.