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New technology to speed up the development of more resilient pulse crops

Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Science&Research

A research collaboration led by The University of Western Australia has created a new technique that speeds up the development of seeds, producing better qualit...

Herbicide tolerant wheat to improve productivity

Date：Dec. 2, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A team of researchers from The University of Western Australia has discovered key genes in wheat that are associated with Metribuzin herbicide tolerance.

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Integrated management approaches to combat plant virus diseases

Date：Oct. 9, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Investigations by The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Institute of Agriculture and Washington State University (WSU) in the USA have concluded that the...

First pea genome to help improve crops of the future

Date：Sep. 9, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A global team including scientists from The University of Western Australia has assembled the first genome of the field pea, which provides insight into how the...

Discovery to help wheat cope with salty soils

Date：Mar. 28, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Scientists from The University of Western Australia have discovered two enzymes that explain the sensitivity of wheat plants to salty soils.

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Understanding enzyme could help produce frost-resistant crops

Date：Oct. 23, 2018 Category：Science&Research

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that an enzyme in plants, ATP Synthase, plays a critical role in how plants respond to the cold.

Scientists unlock potential of pigeonpea, a globally significant grain legume crop

Date：May. 24, 2017 Category：Science&Research

Scientists from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), The University of Western Australia and seven institutions globa...

University of Western Australia's international partnership to enhance global wheat yields

Date：Apr. 28, 2017 Category：Science&Research

The University of Western Australia has been awarded a major grant to improve wheat production, in response to rising global demand for food in a changing and v...

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Super-fast breeding system developped at the University of Western Australia to double breeding efficiency in cereal crops

Date：Sep. 23, 2016 Category：Science&Research

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a super-fast breeding system in the cereals oat and triticale, which will help breeders make...

Communicating the global threat of herbicide resistance

Date：Jun. 8, 2012 Category：Products

As penicillin is to human health, so glyphosate is for weed control in global crops. This is the message from Professor Stephen Powles, Director of the Australi...

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DNA discovery key to drought resistant crops

Date：May. 31, 2012 Category：Science&Research

Scientists have pinpointed the ‘stay green’ DNA in barley in new research that may help farmers to grow better crops in areas of drought, heat and salinity.

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Leading Australian crop scientist warns against herbicide overuse

Date：Mar. 1, 2012 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Overuse of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) has caused US crops to become infested with glyphosate-resistant weeds – and a world-leading researcher at The Un...

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New technology to speed up the development of more resilient pulse crops

Herbicide tolerant wheat to improve productivity

Integrated management approaches to combat plant virus diseases

First pea genome to help improve crops of the future

Discovery to help wheat cope with salty soils

Understanding enzyme could help produce frost-resistant crops

Scientists unlock potential of pigeonpea, a globally significant grain legume crop

University of Western Australia's international partnership to enhance global wheat yields

Super-fast breeding system developped at the University of Western Australia to double breeding efficiency in cereal crops

Communicating the global threat of herbicide resistance

DNA discovery key to drought resistant crops

Leading Australian crop scientist warns against herbicide overuse

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