What makes the perfect avocado?
In a world-first, University of Queensland scientists have completed mapping the genome of the popular fruit, a resource that can drive future research and innovation opportunities for Australian avocado growers.
Professor Paul PG Gauthier is looking to the future. Specifically, how to help feeding the world, a problem exercising the brain of scientists globally.
Feeding the world’s spiralling population as we cope with the ravages of climate change will be the focus of this year’s TropAg International Conference in Brisbane from 31 October to 2 November 2022.
Consumers are caught by surprise when they tuck into a healthy piece of fruit but discover a black rotten mess inside. A new Hort Innovation project aims to shed some light on how this happens in the field so that we can learn how to better manage it.
The University of Queensland’s newly appointed Professor of Protected Cropping has big plans to reshape farming in Queensland, as he begins work at The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI).
UQ and Australian Institute of Botanical Science researchers are working together to figure out world-first ways to store wild and cultivated macadamia genetic material and ultimately ensure the long-term survival of the species.
The 16th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference (APBC) held at the Gold Coast was the first event of its kind in nearly a decade. Over three days the conference featured 200 speakers and 450 delegates from around the globe who discussed the future of plant breeding in 2050.
An environmentally friendly spray that targets and kills one of cotton's (and the world’s) most damaging agricultural pests - Silverleaf whitefly - has been created by scientists at The University of Queensland.
