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Advanced research in plant hormones
Honours project: Contribute to new research on ways to make plants more resilient.
Can compost reduce diseases in potato?
Honours project: Investigate the potential of compost to reduce diseases and improve potato yield and quality.
Impact of thermal environment and melatonin on animal body temperature and reproduction
Honours project: Research opportunities are available to investigate how body temperature variation in pigs and sheep impact reproduction.
Ancient DNA from extinct fauna
Honours project: Analyse genomic data from animal remains that are hundreds to tens-of-thousands of years old.
Improving salt tolerance in grapevines
Honours project: Investigate the movement of salt and water in grapevines in order to understand the effect of salinity on growth.
Disease resistance in plants: Chickpea
Honours project: Combine your passion for agriculture, plant science and bioinformatics to investigate genetic resistance to disease in chickpea.
Identification of genes controlling marbling in cattle
Honours project: Identify genes controlling the deposition of the intramuscular fat (that is, marbling) in beef cattle to better understand fat metabolism and to provide genetic markers for selection to improve beef quality.
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Environmental monitoring: Teasing out real biodiversity patterns from sampling biases
Honours project: Identify areas of conservation priority through the development of on-ground biodiversity sampling strategies and the interpretation of ecosystem changes.
Environmental monitoring: What is the extent of canopy dieback in a refugial forest?
Honours project: Use satellite imagery and on-ground monitoring data to map the extent of tree dieback to develop predictions and policy recommendations.
Agave spirits: Using wild yeasts to ferment fructose
Honours project: Fermentation of wild yeasts to create Australia's first agave spirit.
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