Mahendra Babu Kurapati working hard on sample management for his PhD with QAAFI as part of our IRTG training centre with the University of Geissen supervised by Emma Mace

Thank you Haile Hotels and Resorts in Addis for hosting the UQ News and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR teams during the Product Advancement Meetings held with maize, wheat, sorghum, chickpea, common beans and tef over the last month. You made our stay very comfortable and the meetings run smoothly! QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation

Great discussions with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR bread wheat team stimulated by this MET analysis in interpreting the GxE groups. Looking forward to translating this to selection decisions in our meeting tomorrow! Alison Kelly QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation Gates Foundation #geneticgain

Thank you Berhane Lakew for your leadership, support and friendship throughout the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR crop modernisation project. We will miss you.

Having a great visit to Ethiopia working with Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR crop breeding, pathology, stats and quality teams on high-quality multidisciplinary product advancement meetings, improving the rate of genetic gain. UQ News QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation Gates Foundation Alison Kelly David Jordan Lealem T. Amenu

Tef yield trial MET analysis discussions with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR tef team and UQ News team to make great selection decisions to support genetic gain. Thanks to Gates Foundation for funding support. Alison Kelly David Jordan Lealem T. Amenu

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Great day wth Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR sorghum team working together to support their selection advancement decisions for the breeding pipelines with Alison Kelly Lealem T. Amenu David Jordan. Looking forward to seeing the impact in the field! Thanks Alemu Tirfessa and team for your hard work!

Increasing the time between flowering and physiological maturity increases yield and grain size in sorghum. Great work by PhD student Otwani Daniel Ajaku with Emma Mace

Very pleased to host ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success scientists at Hermitage this week to discuss genomics and genetics resources for adaptation trait dissection in sorghum together with David Jordan. The field visit was a particular highlight, with so much phenotypic variation on show.

Great research being shared with visitors from GRDC by the QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland sorghum research team in Warwick. Thank you Sivakumar Sukumaran Otwani Daniel Ajaku Tolera Keno Sean Reynolds Massey and Ken Laws for sharing info on the what, where, how and why details for a range of great projects.

A great meeting with partners Pacific Seeds Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland GRDC UQ News QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation to discuss progress with investigating lodging and yield in sorghum with excellent presentations by Geetika David Jordan Srinivas Reddy Mothukuri & Esinam, rounded off by a visit to the field trials. Great day

Inspiring reflections on her career pathway by UQ News VC Prof Terry at a Zonta breakfast to celebrate #IWD2024 and then at our Research station to hear from amazing female scientists in our sorghum team George-Jaeggli Geetika Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland

A great week in Ethiopia working with Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR David Jordan and Gates Foundation on sustainable crop improvement activities. Looking forward to visiting again shortly to work with the teams on product advancement. See you again soon!

One of the best windblown crossing blocks I have ever run. Hard pick the females from the males on the basis of seed set!

We are recruiting a Centre Manager for ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding led by The University of Queensland. If you have partnership experience and looking for a new leadership opportunity, this could be the position for you! Apply by 10th Jan
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Congratulations Millicent Smith . You are an awesome educator, researcher and role model!

Honoured to be awarded a Commendation for Early Career Teaching Excellence last night.

It is thanks to fabulous colleagues at UQ News who have supported me to develop my teaching practice and our amazing students who provide me with helpful feedback to continually improve.

Fabulous to be at UQ News Moreton Bay Research Station the past few days with a clever group of PhD students and ECRs for QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation Centre for Crop Science Publication Workshop. A well deserved and productive retreat after months of workshops and writing sessions ✍️

Great work Temesgen !