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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Pip Courtney
A group of Tasmanian dairy farmers is hopeful tiny organisms in the soil could soon offer a cheaper, climate-friendly alternative to synthetic fertiliser. They've made more than 500 hectares available on eight farms for a pasture trial to measure whether microscopic soil organisms can supply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK), the three essential elements in most commercial fertilisers.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Pip Courtney
A growing number of scientists in Australia and overseas are investigating whether finely crushed basalt could reduce the need for expensive fertilisers. If successful, it could help farmers cut costs while removing carbon from the atmosphere. Basalt, a commonly found rock in Australia, forms from rapidly cooled lava and is rich in minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Many Australians know it as "blue metal", the gravel often used in road bases, driveways,concrete mixes and landscaping.
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1 month ago |
rnz.co.nz | Pip Courtney
By Pip Courtney, ABCScientists at three Australian universities believe a dark purple plum bred in Queensland could help delay or even prevent dementia. Researchers at the University of Wollongong, the University of Queensland and Victoria University are testing juice from the Queen Garnet plum to see if it can protect the brain. While each team's work is in its infancy, Victoria University's Michael Mathai said the results are very promising.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Pip Courtney
Scientists at three Australian universities believe a dark purple plum bred in Queensland could help delay, or even prevent, dementia. Researchers at the University of Wollongong, the University of Queensland and Victoria University are testing juice from the Queen Garnet plum to see if it can protect the brain. While each team's work is in its infancy, Victoria University's Michael Mathai says the results are very promising.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Pip Courtney
The Queen Garnet plum is the spectacular result of an early 2000's stone fruit breeding program in Queensland: when the plums were fed to obese rats, there was a stunning turnaround in their health.
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