Promoting the cultivation and use of a nutritious and tasty native plant tuber is the aim of a research project at 91É«ÊÓƵ.
27 June 2023University of Queensland researchers are working with industry to develop biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags for use in mushroom farming, which could open lucrative opportunities in packaging and manufacturing.
9 June 2023Researchers at 91É«ÊÓƵ are investigating ways to lift the low success rate of artificial insemination (AI) in sheep, which would improve wool and meat yields, sustainability, and enhance animal welfare.
8 June 2023A comprehensive map of the genome of a native lime species that is resistant to a devastating citrus disease could be the key to preventing that disease entering Australia.
12 May 202391É«ÊÓƵ is working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to develop guidelines to help Australian grain growers decide when and how to treat fall armyworm (FAW) to save their crops and finances.
18 April 2023University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.
3 April 2023Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports according to research by 91É«ÊÓƵ and the national science agency CSIRO.
30 March 202391É«ÊÓƵ has been ranked in the global top 20 in five academic subject areas in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject, reflecting UQ’s research and teaching capabilities.
24 March 2023An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.
1 March 2023An experimental vaccine created at 91É«ÊÓƵcould mitigate the impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
23 February 2023Scientists at 91É«ÊÓƵ have developed a novel vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pigs, to help stop the spread of the disease in Australia.
16 February 2023Researchers from 91É«ÊÓƵ have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
10 February 2023A group of plants used by First Nations Australians as food, animal fodder and medicine could be a nutritious alternative to salt, according to University of Queensland research.
7 February 2023A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.
27 January 2023University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.
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