16 min
Creating sustainable crops Dookie Day 2019
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- Education
Did you know there are five different soil types present on Dookie campus, and that understanding the properties of each is vital to crop growth and maintenance? Come to the sustainable crop production precinct, and see the tiny seeds that are potential sources of important crop genes, and don't forget to say hi to Motley the Soil Mascot!
Hear from researchers and industry on how we will sustain our food production through uncertainties by concentrating on crop production, soil health, crop protection and biosecurity, and new crop biotechnology. Learn to grow microgreens, taste zingy nutrient-packed microgreens and lentil salad while exploring plant-based diet options, and participate in fun activities that explore soil health and food biosecurity research.
GLASS HOUSE AND POLYTUNNEL TOURS: Discover the beneficial growing environment within the new glasshouses and polytunnel. Tours will explore the research behind these methods and discoveries.
MICROWAVE WEEDKILLER DEMONSTRATIONS: Discover a different way to kill already emerged and herbicide-resistant weeds and seeds in the soil with an innovative microwave treatment.
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Dr Dorin Gupta, Academic, Agriculture and Food, and Bhawana Bhatta, Academic, Soil Science, Agriculture and Food.
This podcast is proudly brought to you by the University of Melbourne. To see our full range of podcasts, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/news-resources/podcasts
Did you know there are five different soil types present on Dookie campus, and that understanding the properties of each is vital to crop growth and maintenance? Come to the sustainable crop production precinct, and see the tiny seeds that are potential sources of important crop genes, and don't forget to say hi to Motley the Soil Mascot!
Hear from researchers and industry on how we will sustain our food production through uncertainties by concentrating on crop production, soil health, crop protection and biosecurity, and new crop biotechnology. Learn to grow microgreens, taste zingy nutrient-packed microgreens and lentil salad while exploring plant-based diet options, and participate in fun activities that explore soil health and food biosecurity research.
GLASS HOUSE AND POLYTUNNEL TOURS: Discover the beneficial growing environment within the new glasshouses and polytunnel. Tours will explore the research behind these methods and discoveries.
MICROWAVE WEEDKILLER DEMONSTRATIONS: Discover a different way to kill already emerged and herbicide-resistant weeds and seeds in the soil with an innovative microwave treatment.
Event Details:
22 Sep 2019
11:00 am - 03:30 pm
Dookie Campus,
Building 505,
940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie.
Register here: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie-day
Executive Producer/Concept: Andi Horvath
Supervising Producer/Concept: Matthew Holmes
Sound Engineer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Editor: Arch Cuthbertson
Guests Featured: Dr Dorin Gupta, Academic, Agriculture and Food, and Bhawana Bhatta, Academic, Soil Science, Agriculture and Food.
This podcast is proudly brought to you by the University of Melbourne. To see our full range of podcasts, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/news-resources/podcasts
16 min