Oilseeds & Legumes

CSIRO Plant Industry conducts research to promote profitable and sustainable agrifood, fibre and horticultural industries, develop new plant products and improve natural resource management.

CSIRO is researching legumes like soybeans and lupins, and oilseeds, such as canola, that are important agricultural crops in Australia.

Following their discovery of two genes which control the size of plant seeds, CSIRO researchers are investigating how that knowledge can be used to produce larger seeds across a wide range of crops.

Oilseeds, such as canola, are important agricultural crops in Australia and CSIRO is looking to make them healthier and more productive.

CSIRO's Precision Agriculture research is helping farmers understand and benefit from landscape variation.

CSIRO’s plant breeding capabilities benefit a range of agribusiness industries from horticulture and pastoral through to broadacre crops such as wheat.

CSIRO develops novel products from plants for use as pharmaceuticals, industrial raw materials and unique healthy new foods.

The recent debate about soy products is discussed by Dr Peter Clifton from CSIRO's Human Nutrition in this podcast. (7:00)

CSIRO Black Mountain laboratories in Canberra have facilities servicing insect, plant, atmospheric, land and water science.

CSIRO Centre for Environment and Life Sciences is home to 300 scientists conducting researchto ensure an environmentally sustainable Australia and promoting and maintaining good health.

This risk assessment study shows the effectiveness of case-by-case evaluation of genetically modified (GM) plants and the role science plays in making decisions about introducing GM crops. (2 pages)

Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2008.

CSIRO's research into the origin and behaviour of psocids is leading to more targeted control.

Increasing market preference for grains free of chemical residues is driving research into potential alternative methods of insect control.