Agriculture
Herbicides often move off-target and can cause severe injury to sensitive plants growing nearby
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Researchers used QUT's supercomputing facilities to examine the micromechanical behavior of plant tissues and how biological cells behave while dehydrated or dried
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Color-changing array of silk microneedles could help stem outbreaks and avoid food waste
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Researcher develops the first critical steps to create a cryopreservation protocol for avocado which had never been achieved until now
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Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help our preferred crops adapt?
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The ability to accurately discard low potential lines at these early stages may reduce spending on costly yield testing
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Food scientists with the UT Institute of Agriculture tackle the science of flavor
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Cacao stakeholders have to overcome barriers to reach markets that value zero-deforestation, complicating one of Colombia's post-conflict strategies
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New pest control method means that instead of spraying the whole crop with pesticides, traps can be placed in specific areas for more targeted protection
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Researchers have been experimenting with a thin mesh covering, called exclusion netting, around berry crops as a means to prevent spotted wing drosophila infestation
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