Centre for Horticultural Science

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.

New and improved varieties of passionfruit developed by The University of Queensland could be available to commercial growers as soon as 2027-2028.

A trilogy of books about banana production, genetics, and pests and diseases edited by Professor Andre Drenth from The University of Queensland and Prof Gert Kema from Wageningen University will serve as a valuable resource for everything bananas and a good starting point for future research.

University of Queensland research has revealed that double-stranded RNA-based biopesticides (dsRNA) sprayed on plant leaves can travel right down into root systems.