• Research Capabilities
  • Sustainable land and water use
    • Soil and water management
    • Controlling pests and diseases
    • On-farm productivity
    • Biosecurity and bioprotection
    • Research programmes
  • High performance plants
  • Personalised foods
  • High value marine products
  • New biomaterials and biomolecules

Developing resistant and tolerant plants is international best practice for sustainable crop production. Our research includes characterisation of disease/pest resistance, analysis of pathogenic variation, introgression of resistance from related species, and breeding pest and disease resistant cultivars.

Postharvest pest control is required to meet export standards. We are developing effective products and delivery systems to eliminate pests from export produce before shipment. Our aim is to improve market access and provide replacement products for the ozone depleting fumigant, methyl bromide.

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