Skeleton weed Chondrilla juncea, is a herbaceous perennial of Eurasian origin, first recorded in Australia in 1917. It spread throughout […]
Cotton has been grown in Australia since the 1800s, but production was small and variable until the modern irrigated industry […]
There is a clear public health benefit in increasing the average intake of essential omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic […]
Salvinia molesta is an aquatic fern that became a serious weed in Australia, south-east Asia, the Pacific region and Africa. […]
During a long and continuously active life CSIR/CSIRO’s Hugh Gordon made enormous contributions to the veterinary profession in Australia and […]
Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and could protect against genetic damage implicated in bowel […]
Australian horse owners and the equine industry have received an important boost in their fight against the deadly Hendra virus […]
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Australia would devastate our livestock industries, costing anywhere between A$7-16 billion. […]
Greg Constable and the Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology Team (CSIRO Plant Industry). For the major impact achieved on Australia’s cotton production due to the breeding and deployment of the new cotton variety Sicot 71BRF.
