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A University of Queensland study has disproved the assumption that laboratory-based propagation for avocado carries an intrinsic environmental cost. The study led by researchers from QAAFI with industry partners provides the first integrated environmental comparison of plant tissue culture (PTC)-based clonal rootstock propagation versus conventional seedling propagation.

Critical gaps in biopesticide capability, regulation and safe use will be addressed by a new training centre led by The University of Queensland. The ARC Training Centre for Advancing Capability in Biopesticides for Crops (Adv-BioCrop Centre) will be led by Professor Femi Akinsanmi.

Modern agriculture's selective breeding of crops for particular requirements may now be a roadblock for further gains, prompting a trio of senior University of Queensland plant scientists to call for a new way forward.

A University of Queensland study has outlined a practical pathway for accelerating the development of heat adapted chickpeas using data from new ‘omic’ technologies.  

A new tool developed by Queensland researchers will allow consumer preferences to guide breeding programs for new fruit varieties.