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Dilmah Chairman visits for tea and wine

Dilmah Chairman Dilhan C Fernando and Associate Professor Susan Bastian

Posted on Aug 30 2023 by Jessica Stanley

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Susan Bastian has invited Dilmah Tea Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando to Adelaide to share insights into the terroir properties of �Ӱ�ֱ��n and Barossa wines and Dilmah Ceylon teas.

Spirit of Mexico with an Aussie twist

Posted on Apr 27 2023 by Lee Gaskin

Researchers from the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide are harnessing the versatility of agave to help produce an �Ӱ�ֱ��n agave spirit that represents a stepping stone to using it as a valuable sustainable and carbon-neutral fuel source.

Are you missing out on the super benefits of chia seeds?

Posted on Apr 12 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Chia seeds are a popular superfood but consumers may not be getting the most benefit possible out of them.

Developing critical skills courses in India

India critical agriculture skills courses

Posted on Mar 3 2023 by Lee Gaskin

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide will play a leading role in strengthening India’s agriculture sector as part of a ground-breaking project which has received $1.8 million in funding from the Federal Government.

Health leader honoured by bacteria naming

Professor Vladimir Jiranek, Scott Oliphant, and Nicola Spurrier stand holding bread, wine, and bacteria.

Posted on Sep 13 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Introducing Nicolia spurrieriana – named after South �Ӱ�ֱ��’s Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier – which could potentially be used in the fermentation of wine, sourdough bread and pickled foods.

Agricultural student wins national award

Posted on Sep 9 2022 by Lee Gaskin

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide student James Easter has been recognised as the 2022 Agricultural Student of the Year at a gala ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

Vines strike a pose for the new VitiCanopy app

Posted on Jan 27 2022 by Kelly Brown

The ability to analyse multiple images at once, GPS capability to create maps of the spatial variability of canopy size, and Cloud storage, are just some of the new upgrades to VitiCanopy, the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide-developed mobile app that helps grapegrowers manage their vineyards more effectively.

A new dawn in plant breeding: �Ӱ�ֱ��n Plant Breeding Academy

Jason Able with students in faba bean crops

Posted on Nov 25 2021 by Kelly Brown

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine is partnering with �Ӱ�ֱ��n Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) on a new academy to take �Ӱ�ֱ��’s plant breeding into the future.

Minimising the impact of frost-bite on Aussie crops

Crops at Loxton where frost trials took place.

Posted on Aug 20 2021 by Kelly Brown

Spring radiation frost is estimated to cost �Ӱ�ֱ��n grain growers $360 million in direct and indirect losses every year. In a paper published in researchers at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide and the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Wollongong have ranked the susceptibility to frost damage in wheat and barley germplasm (seed and tissues) under frost prone landscapes across �Ӱ�ֱ��.

Building more drought-resilient crops through science

Posted on Aug 4 2021 by Kelly Brown

In a review paper published in the , researchers at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine have summarised seven years of research published in more than 20 international journals, on the effect of drought on cereal plants such as wheat and barley.