How much diversity can you find in a Yellow Box?
CSIRO in collaboration with Greening Australia are working in a project to assess the genetic diversity of the iconic eucalyptus Yellow Box across the country in order to improve its restoration.
View ArticleDual-purpose Cropping in the High Rainfall Zone
A new CSIRO project takes dual-purpose crops to the whole-farm level, increasing flexibility for farmers as climate conditions become more challenging and offering potential extra earnings of A$150m...
View ArticleBASE: a collaborative program to discover the microbial universe hidden under...
The Biomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) project will provide the first comprehensive continent wide inventory of soil biodiversity.
View ArticleBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - Interactive Map
From the cool, damp depths of Tasmanian old grow forests, through temperate grasslands and across arid desert regions, this new project will sample soil and collect environmental data from hundreds of...
View ArticleGRAZPLAN™: supporting documents and programs
Australian agriculture and land managers operate in an environment with a high degree of uncertainty but CSIRO's GRAZPLAN™ tools help remove some of the guesswork from decision-making.
View ArticleDeep roots for a dry country
Indian and Australian scientists are working together to develop new wheat varieties with deeper root systems that can reach stored water deep in the soil.
View ArticleHairpin RNAi vectors for plants
CSIRO provides variety of plant gene silencing vectors to educational and research organisations for internal research purposes.
View ArticleAustralian Academy of Science honours CSIRO scientists
Two CSIRO scientists have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to science by their election as Fellows to the Australian Academy of Science.
View ArticlePhytotron
CSIRO's Phytotron continues to produce great science and act as a melting pot for the world's leading plant scientists to tackle pressing global issues. Here we celebrate the building's illustrious...
View ArticleDIR121 Safflower trial
The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has approved an application from CSIRO to establish field plots of experimental safflower lines genetically modified (GM) to contain elevated levels...
View ArticleGene Silencing Vectors - Terms and Conditions
This page provides the guidelines for the downloading of the MTA for the Biological Material comprising of Gene Silencing Vectors.
View ArticleTransforming the Cotton Industry.
Over 95 per cent of Australian cotton is bred from a CSIRO variety, reducing pesticide use by up to 85 per cent.
View Article2014 Cotton Horizons Workshop
on April 10-11, 2014, CSIRO brought together the movers and shakers of the Australian cotton industry for a two-day conference to consider how science can help this A$3 billion a year industry meet the...
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