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Author: Ken Matthews

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  • Could oats be used to manage Fusarium crown rot?
    Could oats be used to manage Fusarium crown rot?
    Author: Peter Matthews, 2023-01-31T09:00:00+11:00

    A short study by NSW DPI, supported by GRDC, has found that it appears that oats could provide some benefit in reducing in-crop yield loss from Fusarium crown rot compared with other cereals within NSW farming systems. However, oats might not necessarily reduce paddock inoculum levels or, therefore, the Fusarium crown rot risk.

  • Phenology fundamentals to optimise wheat yield
    Phenology fundamentals to optimise wheat yield
    Author: Dr Felicity Harris, Rick Graham, Peter Matthews, Greg Brooke, David Burch and Dr Hongtao Xing (NSW DPI), and Darren Aisthorpe and Michael Mumford (QDAF), 2021-07-10T09:00:00+10:00

    Key lessons have been delivered by a southern NSW collaborative project to guide decision-making to better match wheat varieties to cropping environments: understand the phenology of commercial wheat varieties, use the right variety for the right sowing date and remain disciplined with sowing dates.

  • Gene editing holds promise for climate-proofing cereal breeding programs
    Gene editing holds promise for climate-proofing cereal breeding programs
    Author: Ken Matthews, 2021-05-31T09:00:00+10:00

    Scientists at the University of Queensland believe that gene editing will play a vital role in climate-proofing crops to ensure food security into the future.

  • Sorghum’s wild cousins need protection
    Sorghum’s wild cousins need protection
    Author: Ken Matthews, chair, Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia, 2021-03-20T09:00:00+11:00

    New research published in the journal Diversity and Distributions has found that most wild sorghum species are found in northern and western Australia and Queensland. Five species are found in Africa and Asia and one is found in the Americas.

  • Guide to agricultural biotechnology and GM crops launched
    Guide to agricultural biotechnology and GM crops launched
    Author: Ken Matthews, Chair, Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia, 2020-12-08T09:00:00+11:00

    The latest edition of the official Australian reference guide to agricultural biotechnology and GM crops was launched by the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia recently. The guide was developed in conjunction with an expert national scientific panel and world-leading specialists in the field.

  • GM crops still delivering for farmers and the environment
    GM crops still delivering for farmers and the environment
    Author: Ken Matthews, 2020-11-07T00:00:00+11:00

    A new report says that genetically modified crops make an important contribution to reducing agriculture's environmental footprint and securing global food supplies. In 2018 alone, growers who planted GM crops increased their incomes by almost $19 billion globally.

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