Centre for Crop Science

Statistics help decipher ‘noisy’ agronomic trials

A new statistical methodology that ‘untangles’ the effects that different environmental conditions have on field trials could be a game-changer.
When agronomic trials are conducted, trials are repeated across multiple sites or seasons to determine environmental influences on results.

Boosting barley production, from the ground up

Published on: 5 July 2021

Researchers are taking to the skies to help see what is happening underground in a new project that aims to improve one of Australia’s largest grain crops - barley.

New tools for drought tolerant wheat

Published on: 29 June 2021

Wheat breeders can now improve the drought tolerance of their wheat cultivars thanks to a gene breakthrough from a joint QAAFI and DAF team of researchers.

Leader in sorghum research wins Award

Published on: 17 June 2021

Professor David Jordan’s outstanding dedication to the Australian grains industry and the advancement of sorghum as a versatile and profitable crop has been recognised this year with his win of the Kondinin Group and ABC Rural 2020-21 Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research.

Prof Ian Godwin wins Medal of Agriculture

Published on: 31 May 2021

The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) has awarded Prof Ian Godwin the Medal of Agriculture 2021.

Weed biology provides control pointers

Weed seedbank persistence can be less than 12 months for some species and more than 42 months for others, and some weed species can still be holding more than half of their seeds at crop maturity.
This new information on weed biology, presented at GRDC Updates by Professor Bhagirath Chauhan, may provide new insights into how weeds are controlled and managed in the northern region.

Digging deep to boost barley

QAAFI’s Associate Professor Lee Hickey has teamed up with Integrain, Australia’s Australia’s leading barley breeding company in an ARC Linkage-funded project to provide innovative breeding solutions that harness the ‘hidden’ part of the plant, roots, to support the development of more productive crops in the face of climate variability.

Plant Breeding: One of the cool sciences behind our food

Janice Person from the podcast Connecting Food and Farm spoke with Associate Professor Lee Hickey about some of the cool science that helps advance the seeds farmers plant and the foods on our plates.

A genetic solution for sorghum lodging

Published on: 31 March 2021

After decades of study, UQ researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year. Prof David Jordan said lodging was when the stems of plants carrying high grain yields were weakened by loss of water.

Stimulating crop improvement with plant/crop models

23 March 2021 12:00pm

in Science Seminars

Dr Alex Wu, will present a seminar titled 'Stimulating crop improvement with plant/crop models'.