Agriculture: News

The federal government has announced new funding of $440,000 to support 69 research collaborations between Australian and overseas groups, as part of the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

Soybean is a remarkable plant, not only a protein rich food crop, but also usable in manifold industrial applications, such as the production of biofuel, emulsifiers, paints and even lipstick.

Solagran and BioProspect to develop commercialisation plan for animal health and nutrition products.

APVMA registers Erimophilone Oil as an active ingredient, end-user product could be available within two years.

Licensing deal for natural insecticide, Qcide, assigned to Bio-Gene Technology.

How do plants ‘know’ when to begin flowering in spring? Dr Jean Finnegan of the CSIRO explores the epigenetic mechanisms that help flowering plants weather the winter.

Complete genome expected to lead to improved strains of this vital economic crop.

With the world’s phosphate reserves rapidly running out, Professor Hans Lambers suggests crop breeders and agronomists take a close look at nature’s solutions to the problem.

Early-stage biotechnology companies were hardest hit by the GFC, but NemGenix has made it through by embracing every form of funding available.

Traditional notions of biological classification based on morphology are being shaken up by the new practice of molecular taxonomy. But far from being contradictory approaches, they may end up being complementary.