Waite Research Stories
Article: Work on controlling crown gall disease bears fruit
A world free of grapevine crown gall disease is a step closer with the first field trial of a new method at Yalumba Nursery in the Barossa Valley. Article by Rhiannon Koch.
Article: Removing unwanted smoky notes from wine
A profile of some of the work happening at the Waite: UoA researchers have evaluated a new method to remediate smoke tainted wine, incurring less damage to the final product.
ABC Article: SARDI’s work to end flystrike
Flystrike causes animal suffering and costs the Australian sheep industry millions each year. Millions of sterile male blowflies will be bred and released to mate with females in a flystrike eradication trial on Kangaroo Island.
Historical Records of Australian Science
The July 2024 issue of Historical Records of Australian Science is out, and free to access!
Yanina Giordano – Great Wine Capitals experience
Read about Yanina Giordano’s experience as she travelled to Europe on her Great Wine Capitals scholarship.
First Nations Science Festival – expression of interest
Inspiring SA is looking for proposals for their National Science Week First Nations Science Festival. Read more about the festival and provide your input!
Upcoming release: Understanding Wine Chemistry, 2nd Edition
The second edition of “Understanding Wine Chemistry”, co-authored by Waite Campus A/Prof David Jeffery, will be released soon. Interested to understand the reactions behind the world’s most alluring beverages? Read more here about the release!
UK-US-Australia collaboration scales plant growth in preparation for space exploration
A collaborative project that will prototype controlled-environment-agriculture systems for Low Earth Orbit, involving the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) and led by UK company Vertical Future (VF), is set to receive $3 million in funding. Read more about about how UoA is involved in growing plants for space here.
Alison Gill: Digging into life on a Fulbright Scholarship – My research and experience at the University of California, Berkeley
Alison Gill is sharing her excellent experience during her time in the US as a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. Fulbright Scholarship applications are open now, read all about what you can gain from exploring your research potential in the US.
Straightening out kinky roots captures carbon and avoids drought stress
Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress, thus mitigating the effects of climate change.