The hot and dry desert environment has led to big genetic differences between male and female jojoba plants, a discovery which could boost jojoba production and shed light on how plants adapt to environmental stress.
15 October 2021
Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
11 March 2019
Wild rice growing in northern Australia’s crocodile-infested waters could help boost global food security, say University of Queensland researchers who have mapped its genetic family tree.
23 January 2018
Consumers will soon be eating gene-edited foods that have added nutrients, potatoes that do not turn brown, and mushrooms with a longer shelf life, scientists at The University of Queensland predict.
9 November 2017
The discovery of genes that determine the yield of flour from wheat could increase milling yield, boosting food security and producing a healthier flour.
31 October 2017
A new photosynthesis discovery at The University of Queensland may help breed faster-growing wheat crops that are better adapted to hotter, drier climates.
17 August 2016
The University of Queensland’s expertise in agriculture places it, for the first time, among the world’s top ten agricultural science research organisations, according to the latest National Taiwan University (NTU) rankings.
22 October 2014
It will soon be possible to grow premium-quality caffeine-free coffee, tea and cocoa, thanks to research involving University of Queensland expertise.
4 September 2014UQ scientists are teaming up with their Queensland Government colleagues and local growers to fast-track development of premium export coffee.
10 July 2013The University of Queensland is well advanced in the nation’s quest to be a major stakeholder in the new Asian Century, a leading UQ scientist said today.
2 November 2012
One of Australia’s most experienced weed specialists has been appointed to lead a weed-busting team of top Australian scientists, targeting the six most damaging cropping weeds in north-eastern Australia.
20 December 2011University of Queensland scientists have discovered that an ancient relative of rice contains genes that could potentially save food crops from the devastating effects of global warming.
19 December 2011The appointment of Professor Stephen Moore as Director of the Centre for Animal Science at The University of Queensland (UQ) will inject enormous value into research conducted on behalf of Australian and international livestock industries.
18 July 2011Two of the world’s leading research universities, The University of Queensland (UQ) and Clemson University in the USA have signed a research agreement today that will result in invaluable collaboration in biofuels research and development.
27 June 2011
The appointment of Professor Graeme Hammer as Director of the Centre for Plant Science (CPS) at The University of Queensland (UQ) will underpin a fresh approach to agri-science research that aims to develop more productive and sustainable crop...
21 June 2011The University of Queensland’s new research Institute, the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), provided support for the inaugural New Rural Industries Australia (NRIA) Conference held last month.
15 December 2010Queensland’s position as an international leader in tropical and sub-tropical agriculture and food research has been given a boost by today’s launch of The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation (QAAFI).
20 October 2010Professor Robert Henry has been appointed Professor of Innovation in Agriculture and Director of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), a new research Institute at The University of Queensland (UQ).
15 April 2010
