Centre for Crop Science

A new crop is making its way onto Australian farms as more severe drought causes a rethink of the crops best suited for cultivation in the northern growing region.

Leaving crop residue on the soil’s surface might inhibit the effectiveness of some pre-emergent herbicides, according to new research from Queensland.

A weed of Australia’s northern grain regions is displaying strong glyphosate resistance and could become a national headache, according to Queensland research.

Greater drought resilience is being bred into Australia’s wheat crops. A plant’s genetics can affect its susceptibility to environmental stresses, including to drought, which is becoming a major drag on the world’s food production systems, limiting yield increases and bringing food insecurity ever closer to a critical tipping point.

Prof Mike Bell from UQ-QAAFI and DAF's David Lester and Doug Sands discuss if we have successful fertility management systems? Collectively, the findings from this research, backed by the underlying regional trends in soil fertility and the drivers for successful rainfed cropping in our region, provide some useful insights into what are likely to be the critical success factors for future fertiliser management programs.

Researchers from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation have announced a major breakthrough in lifting the protein content of sorghum using gene editing.

Feathertop Rhodes grass is quickly becoming one of the biggest weed threats in Australian farming systems, demanding swift and decisive action. QAAFI's Dr Bhagirath Chauhan speaks here about the integrated approach is needed to tackle this weed.