🌱 New article in AoBP on the impact of Fusarium oxysporum and identification of tolerant genotypes to combat devastating yield reductions in mungbean.

Full #openaccess
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Shanice Van Haeften Millicent Smith Lee Hickey UQ News QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation @UQScience

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Join the APPF UQ Science as a Research Assistant (Data Analyst) and assist with data management practices for satellite, UAV and ground-based phenotyping platforms. Applications close April 17th 2024. Apply here: uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcareer…

Great to be visiting ChickpeaBreedingAustralia this week for discussions with Kristy Hobson and team on our new GRDC project.

Let’s hope some novel genetics for heat tolerance is hiding in one of these boxes!

A wholistic approach is the key to improving drought adaptation in crops, according to international specialists, including #UQ 's Dr Karine Chenu.

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland @IRD_fr AGT @ARC_gov_au
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Chickpea, the main ingredient in hummus and falafel, is one of the most important legume crops grown in about sixty countries across the 🌍 .

Cultivated for over 10,000 years, this high-protein pulse contains many essential vitamins and minerals ➡️ buff.ly/3IeTSQO

Have had a fabulous week in Bangkok for the International Mungbean Congress. Attendees from more than 25 countries, great talks representing all aspects of the mungbean value chain and field visits to see mechanical harvesting and 43 mungbean varieties grown all over the world.

QAAFI is proud to support #IWD2024 ! Today, we celebrate women worldwide and reaffirm our commitment to investing in their empowerment. Heartfelt thanks to our researchers shaping diversity & innovation. Let's champion gender equality for a brighter future. #CountHerIn

Awesome representation from women all over the world at the International Mungbean Congress this week.
A true reflection of the theme of #IWD2024 Count Her In! Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress as we all work to improve mungbean production systems and value chains.

Looking forward to sharing our findings at the Mungbean Congress next week!

Today is #WorldPulsesDay !

Pulses are wonder foods, a great source of protein, full of vitamins and minerals, good for soil health, climate-resilient and adaptable.

Discover the endless varieties and cooking options of these small wonders via @fao ➡️ buff.ly/3otGrlS

Mungbeans rule! Check out this great Guardian World article by our journalism award winner Natalie Parletta PhD on the special qualities of humble mungbeans and World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) work for food security ACIAR Shanice Van Haeften Hickey Lab CSIRO theguardian.com/australia-news…

Nice to see mungbean PhD student Shanice Van Haeften featured in this article about the amazing potential of mungbean and our research with World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) ACIAR The Crawford Fund 🌱

Fibre-rich, with fewer farts: how the underrated mung bean could improve food security (and post-bean bloat) dlvr.it/T2D31f

CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Chickpea breeder role with ChickpeaBreedingAustralia based at Tamworth. Details in the link below, closes Feb 6. RTs appreciated.

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What a beautiful place! Nice to get some exercise after #PAG31 before getting back on the plane to Australia

So happy to show the Salk Institute and to discuss about roots and potential collaborations with these amazing people from QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation ICARDA Universität Gießen Hickey Lab

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Millicent Smith from University of Queensland presents on Improving Pulse Crops for Sustainable Farming Systems. Approaches include ground-based and UAV-based phenotyping of biomass! #PAG31

Meet Caitlin Dudley who is completing a PhD in mungbeans at UQ News supported by GRDC - she aims to understand the controls of flowering in #mungbean to improve mungbean productivity and reliability.

🎓 #GRDCScholarship info: bit.ly/3VYFb9h