Insect protected cowpeas
This two page information sheet is about CSIRO's research into finding protection against a devastating insect that reduces yields in the important sub-Saharan African crop of cowpeas.
Putting tyres on the recycling road
CSIRO is working with Australian company VR TEK Operations to design and develop a new, improved method of recycling waste rubber which could be used to make new tyres, industrial insulation, road pavement, flooring or geotextiles for retaining walls and embankments.
Mr Tim Dyall: agricultural scientist
Mr Tim Dyall is an agricultural scientist with CSIRO Livestock Industries. Based at the FD McMaster Laboratory in Chiswick, New South Wales, his work focuses on data collection, storage and analysis.
Lab provides rapid response to emergency animal disease outbreaks
The Diagnostic Emergency Response Laboratory (DERL) was officially opened by the Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, on 23 July 2008. Watch as Dr Martyn Jeggo, Director of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), takes you on a virtual tour of this new state-of-the-art laboratory. (13:50)
CSIRO bushfire research is improving the understanding of fire, and improving technologies and strategies to save lives and limit damage.
Australian scientists are developing reliable tools for predicting bushfire behaviour to save lives and limit damage.
Science for tomorrow: New developments
This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on biocontrol for the aquatic weed, cabomba, healthy barley foods, Helicoverpa genome sequencing and better wheat varieties. (1 page)
Top End Burning - poster
Frequent fire is a natural part of the Top End environment - the issue is not if fire should occur, but rather when fire should occur. (1 page)
Strategic approach helps tackle Pythium
This article from Farming Ahead discusses the results of a study on Pythium root disease complexes which will enable grain growers to improve the sustainability and productivity of their crop rotations. (4 pages)
Projecting the cost impact of climate change action
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions through targeted policy action would not adversely affect Australian living standards, according to a senior CSIRO researcher writing in the latest issue of Ecos magazine.
Science for tomorrow: developments
This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on biorefineries, greenhouse gases, biological control and aluminium tolerance in crops. (1 page)
The virus that stunned Australia's rabbits
Read how CSIRO stopped rabbits in their tracks in the 1950s.
In the 1950s, millions of rabbits were decimating Australian agriculture and destroying the environment. CSIRO scientists responded by releasing a virus that had a dramatic effect.
New vaccines offer disease protection potential article
CSIRO is using new technology to develop vaccines that prevent disease in our livestock. This three-page article outlines some of the issues surrounding vaccination and research into finding alternatives to antibiotics.
Dr Lingling Gao: studying aphid resistance
Dr Lingling Gao uses the model plant system, Medicago truncatula, to analyse how plants respond to insects and to help identify ways to improve insect resistance in plants.