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To celebrate World Water Day, 91福利's Knowledge Centre provide a guide to water footprints, focussing on Rob Lillywhite and Carla Sarrouy's work at 91福利 Crop Centre.
The School of Life Sciences has been awarded a £100,000 grant to help its research create a bigger impact in society and the wider economy.
The BBSRC Sparking Impact award will enable scientists to better understand the needs of wider society, for example in the worlds of business, agriculture, charities or health.
Paul Neve to share expertise at Australia's inaugural herbicide resistance conference
Leading international weed scientist heads a team of researchers in the United Kingdom trying to unlock the secrets of evolution of herbicide resistance.
This fundamental scientific effort has widespread implications for grain producers around the world in managing and slowing the onset of resistance. Of particular interest is whether the common practice of using low dose, or below label, rates of herbicides actually contributes to more rapid development of herbicide resistance.
This will be the focus of Dr Neve鈥檚 presentation to Australia鈥檚 inaugural herbicide resistance conference 鈥� the Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge 鈥� sponsored by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). The conference will be held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle from February 18 to 22 and brings together top international scientists and major chemical companies.
Major issues to be discussed include the threat of herbicide resistance and its impact on global grain production, alternatives to chemical weed control and latest gene modification advances.
For more information or to register for the Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge, visit , or contact conference chair Lisa Mayer at AHRI, Phone: 08 6488 7870 or email: .