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Primary Industries Innovation Centre

Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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Undergraduate Projects

New Research Opportunities:

Use of gene-targeted DNA markers for genetic analysis of breeding material in durum wheatRecently several new and simple gene targeted DNA markers methods have been developed in crops including start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism and conserved DNA derived polymorphism (CDDP) have been developed. These methods preferentially target plant genes by primer design and are technically simple and relatively cheap to use.[...]

Current Projects:

Undergraduate student Gillian Burke starts her Biochar project. Gillian was awarded the PIIC honours scholarship for 2008 to assess the potential of chicken manure biochar for soil amelioration. Gillian’s project combines some local tillage research history with the latest developments in soil improvement.

Scott Keelan - Woody plant regeneration in grazing landscapesScott's project will use a number of different techniques in an attempt to identify the precise combination of factors that have lead to the contrasting regeneration patterns of woody plants in north and south NSW.

Alan Bowring - Post-anthesis contribution of leaves and stem to wheat yield in the northern cropping region of New South WalesIn Australia, the current industry used contribution values for various plant components such as leaves, stems and heads to grain yield in wheat have been based on estimates which originate from north-western Europe. Limited studies have been conducted of a field based nature in the northern cropping region of NSW.