Great first day at our annual ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection meeting in Brisbane. Exciting to hear all the progress across teams including TIA PhD candidate Akeem Taiwo.

Was lucky enough to tour the (under construction) UQ News Plant Futures Facilities with ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection yesterday. I may have some light envy 🤣

Ever wondered about the impact humidity has on wine quality? 🍷🍇🤔 TIA Research Fellow Dr Tory Clarke hopes to provide some answers. Her project is one of three TIA projects that have received funding from the JM Roberts Charitable Trust. #TasInAg #WineResearch #WineQuality

Hello science/lab folks, does anyone have experience or recommendations for label printers for epi tube cryo-labels (able to withstand snap freezing in liquid N/-80 storage)?   Eg, DYMO Label Writer 450 Direct Thermal Printer or GoDEX direct thermal printer DT200 - any good?

🌱Introducing #Robigalia, your weekly deep dive into the latest in plant pathology! 📍From Albany, we spotlight the Jarrah & Marri trees and the battle against Phytophthora dieback. 🔗Deep dive into the article robigalia.beehiiv.com/p/weekly-newsl…

Looking for a PhD position in plant science? I’ve got two domestic scholarships and tuition waivers available at the University of Newcastle. Check out my profile newcastle.edu.au/profile/vaness…

What strategies do plants use to get what they need from soil? Invest in themselves? partner with fungi? PhD scholarship Western Sydney - HIE with me, Jeff Powell & Ian Wright exploring ecology of plant strategies (including mycorrhizas) 🌱to acquire soil resources. Details below

New Opportunities! 🌟Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Crop Quantitative Genetics and Sorghum Genetics to drive innovation in breeding and climate-resilient hybrids. We are also looking for an Administration Officer to support FaBA's dynamic team. bit.ly/3xh3x6F

TIA Research Fellow Tory Clarke has been awarded an AW Howard Memorial Trust Early Career Research Grant. 👍 Her project will test and validate the use of a hand-held chlorophyll fluorescence meter for predicting pasture productivity and nutritional value of pasture species.

Dr Frances Sussmilch just delivered a great talk on mechanisms controlling stomatal movements in diverse land plants IPMB2024

Great talk by Dr Tory Clarke ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection at #ipmb2024 on RNA biopesticides targeting Botrytis on grapevine

Passionate about #AgScience and translational research with impact? We're looking for you! TIA is recruiting an Associate Professor/Professor of Agricultural Sciences lnkd.in/gba9Geyn and a #Pasture #Feedbase Research Fellow lnkd.in/g-hEXHRz

Two PhD Scholarships in Plant Molecular Biology and Horticultural Tree Genomics Western Sydney U - HIE, A/Prof. Christopher Cazzonelli to generate new knowledge of mechanisms controlling traits - flowering in almond and fruit colour in mango at a crop level tinyurl.com/bdexk5p2

🔔 seeking two postdocs before 31 August! 1st 3 year project: ❄️ Investigate chilling tolerance in maize 🌽 Focus on differences between mesophyll and bundle sheath responses 🧬 Using transcriptome analysis with novel lines jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47468/

Are you interested in plant-fungal interactions? Would you like to start a career with the USDA-ARS? Come and join our Food and Feed Safety Research Unit as a permanent scientist in vibrant New Orleans! Please RTW 🙏 usajobs.gov/job/803567200

New #PhD #research project available in my lab! Come and work at the University of Tasmania TIA on a Hort Innovation funded project aimed at understanding why strawberries suffer in the heat and what we can do about it! utas.edu.au/research/degre…

We are recruiting two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Plant Molecular Biology and Crop Genomics to join a $41million project leading “Genetics for next generation orchards” seek.com.au/job/78811945 seek.com.au/job/78812317

Congratulations again to our very own Dr Tory Clarke who was a Tassie finalist in the Australian science awards, the 2024 Young Tall Poppy Awards. The Tasmanian award ceremony was held in Hobart last week. Well done! 👏 📷Tony Qu #YoungTallPoppyAwards

Feed Your Mind, Feed the World is a free three-day camp in early December for year 11 and 12 students interested in learning more about agricultural science. 🌱 Accommodation, meals and transport provided. Applications close this Friday, October 25. Apply: utas.edu.au/community-and-…

📢 Calling all plant pathology students, ECRs, and PIs! 👀 I’m looking to feature the work of plant pathology research students in the Robigalia Newsletter: forms.gle/ayEe4Kj9bBgZbV…