Agriculture
13 February 2023
Industry research to tackle oat rust
The University of Sydney will lead an industry study that aims to reduce the impact of damaging crown rust, a fungal pathogen affecting Australian oat production.
29 April 2022
Sydney soil scientists receive $5.6 million federal grant
Our researchers have received a $5.6 million grant for 3 projects to improve soil condition and plant productivity as part of the national Soil Science Challenge.
14 April 2022
Q fever: a public health and financial concern
University of Sydney A/Prof Katrina Bosward has partnered with the livestock industry to highlight the need for an Australian-made vaccine against Q fever in livestock.
10 March 2022
Improved wheat to counter climate extremes
Rising temperatures threaten our ability to grow crops. Partnerships between academia and industry have created top-level research with a tangible impact.
02 February 2022
Fantastic results and big profits for Sydney-led cotton research
The University of Sydney and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) have teamed up and generated huge yields and a large return on investment with an innovative cotton farming research project.
20 December 2021
Nutritional qualities of starch depend on the way it is digested
Starch digestion is a complex process that begins in the mouth and ends in the guts, all the while releasing glucose that provides energy for all tissues and organs and nutrients for vital gut bacteria.
23 September 2021
New variety of faba bean released by scientists
University of Sydney scientists have released a new faba bean variety called FBA Ayla, providing an improved faba bean for growers in the northern New South Wales and southern Queensland region.
22 January 2021
Safeguarding chickpeas from significant changes in climate
There's cultivars of chickpea that are more tolerant to high temperatures, meaning they maintain a similar yield at higher temperatures compared to ambient, but we’re not entirely sure why or how.
02 November 2020
Narrabri Virtual Field Day
In lieu of a physical Field Day in 2020, the team at Narrabri have prepared a series of videos that highlight the research they are currently undertaking.
15 September 2020
Australian cotton well-placed to adapt to climate change
Irrigated Australian cotton adapts well to simulated climate change conditions, findings of new research collaboration between the University of Sydney and CSIRO have shown.