{"id":117215,"date":"2021-06-03T04:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-areas\/agriculture-and-environment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:38:34","slug":"agriculture-and-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-areas\/agriculture-and-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture and environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our research is focused on understanding, protecting and enhancing the systems that enable life on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research is also playing a leading role in mine site restoration, developing practical ways to preserve the fragile ecosystems that sustain Australia\u2019s diverse flora and fauna.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"content\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7tZDUPCPPKs?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png\"\n                alt=\"Morten Allentoft - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1-740x370.png 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png 891w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Morten-Allentoft-scaled-1.png 1000w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"video-panel__content\">\n                            <h4>Professor Morten Allentoft on the power of environmental and ancient DNA<\/h4>\n            \n                            <p>Professor Morten Allentoft and his team are using environmental DNA (eDNA) to understand present-day biodiversity, and DNA extracted from ancient samples to understand past biodiversity. By joining the genomic dots, they can understand the fundamental mechanisms of evolution.<\/p>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"tabs\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Tabs\"\n        data-segment=\"all\"\n        data-easy-tabs>\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"our-strengths\">Our strengths<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid tabs--vertical \">\n    <div class=\"tab-group-wrap tab-group-wrap--sticky\">\n        <ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"tab-group\">\n                                                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-crop-management-and-disease-prevention\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"true\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-crop-management-and-disease-prevention\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-crop-management-and-disease-prevention\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Crop management and disease prevention\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-digital-agriculture-technology\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-digital-agriculture-technology\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-digital-agriculture-technology\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Digital agriculture technology\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-edna-and-biodiversity\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-edna-and-biodiversity\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-edna-and-biodiversity\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            eDNA and biodiversity\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-population-biology-and-genomics\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-population-biology-and-genomics\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-population-biology-and-genomics\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Population biology and genomics\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-marine-science\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-marine-science\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-marine-science\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Marine science\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-soil-and-landscape-science\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-soil-and-landscape-science\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-soil-and-landscape-science\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Soil and landscape science\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-food-security\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-food-security\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-food-security\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Food security\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs__tabs\" role=\"presentation\">\n                                    <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-crop-management-and-disease-prevention\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-crop-management-and-disease-prevention\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Crop management and disease prevention<\/h3>\n                    <p>The Centre for Crop and Disease Management is providing Australian farmers with solutions to tackle diseases of wheat, barley, canola and pulses. A co-supported initiative with the Grains Research and Development Corporation, the centre is reducing the economic impact of crop disease by preventing fungicide resistance, improving farming systems, and building disease resistance through breeding.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ccdm.com.au\/\">Centre for Crop and Disease Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-digital-agriculture-technology\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-digital-agriculture-technology\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Digital agriculture technology<\/h3>\n                    <p>Â鶹ֱ²¥ Malaysia has a strong research focus on digital innovation to improve the agriculture sector, through the development and\/or application of algorithms, signal processing and AI; remote sensing and GIS; cloud computing and 5G\/6G connectivity; and cybersecurity and digital watermarking. The research program is supported by the Malaysian government and the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation, and will be further strengthened through the Curtin Malaysia Centre for Digital Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The research team has developed a new technology to quickly authenticate the quality and provenance of ground black pepper. Sarawak\u2019s black pepper is a premium product, however it is often illicitly adulterated with cheaper substances. To address the industry problem, researchers have combined hyperspectral imaging with an image analyser and classifier that detects adulterants and determines the provenance of samples. Currently known as AgriSmartEye, the technology also has the potential to detect adulteration in other produce, including sago, vanilla and coffee.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clusters.curtin.edu.my\/clusters\/intelligent-system-design-and-control\/isdc\/\">Â鶹ֱ²¥ Malaysia: Intelligent System Design and Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_sOglbkqk-o\">AgriSmartEye<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-edna-and-biodiversity\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-edna-and-biodiversity\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">eDNA and biodiversity<\/h3>\n                    <p>Our researchers are unlocking the potential of eDNA to develop efficient, long-term strategies to restore degraded landscapes, increase biodiversity and safeguard against invasive species. Our eDNA analysis is transforming environmental assessment practices in the shipping, port management, oil and gas, and conservation industries.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/scieng\/trend-lab\/\">Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/scieng\/edna-frontiers\/\">eDNA Frontiers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-population-biology-and-genomics\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-population-biology-and-genomics\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Population biology and genomics<\/h3>\n                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Curtin&#8217;s Population Biology and Genomics Group focuses on understanding population level processes in ecology and evolution. They use this understanding to develop strategies for biosecurity and conservation management. They employ a multidisciplinary approach in their research, using a combination of ecological and evolutionary data, spatial and temporal process models, and landscape and population genomic methodologies to better understand populations &#8211; their current state and how they change over time.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn more<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/popbiolgenomics.org\/\">Population Biology and Genomics Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-marine-science\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-marine-science\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Marine science<\/h3>\n                    <p>Enhancing conservation and marine resource management, researchers in Curtin\u2019s Centre for Marine Science and Technology are using sonar and acoustic technology to survey seafloors, monitor ocean noise and determine the effects of underwater noise on marine animals.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cmst.curtin.edu.au\/\">Centre for Marine Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-soil-and-landscape-science\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-soil-and-landscape-science\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Soil and landscape science<\/h3>\n                    <p>At the Biovalley Pilot Plant at Â鶹ֱ²¥ Malaysia, several teams are conducting research in areas of bioprocessing. One area is using a supercritical fluid extraction technique for plant bio-products with nutraceutical properties. These include local native plants: dabai, gaharu and black pepper, as well as Omani frankincense resin \u2013 all which have potential for commercial production for use in biomedical, pharmaceutical, perfumery and cosmetic products. The focus of other industry projects at the plant range from safer fungicides to biodegradable polymers and biodiesel production.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biovalley.curtin.edu.my\">Biovalley Pilot Plant at Â鶹ֱ²¥ Malaysia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-food-security\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-food-security\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Food security<\/h3>\n                    <p>Our food science and technology researchers are investigating how to improve the functional, nutritional and health qualities of food while meeting the demands of the global market. We\u2019re partnering with industry to develop innovative solutions, including unlocking the proteins in lupin seeds, turning seed waste in diabetic treatment and using data to build resilience in our agrifood supply chains.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodagility.com\/\">Food Agility CRC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-ug-food-science-major-bsc-science--mjru-fodsc\/\">Food Science undergraduate major<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block  block-name=\"description-list\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Description list\" data-segment=\"all\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"list\">\n            <div class=\"list__item\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-border-is-rounded crop-image\" 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<h3>Centre for Crop and Disease Management<\/h3>\n                    <p>CCDM research is providing farmers with long term solutions for managing crops and major pathogens.<\/p>\n                                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/ccdm.com.au\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_575714549.jpeg\"\n                     alt=\"School of Molecular and Life Sciences\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_575714549-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_575714549-740x370.jpeg 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class=\"checkered-item__content\">\n                    <h3>School of Molecular and Life Sciences<\/h3>\n                    <p>MLS research spans agribusiness and agricultural science, environmental biology and marine science including hydrodynamics, sonar imaging and marine bioacoustics.<\/p>\n                                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/scieng\/research\/institutes-centres-and-groups\/molecular-and-life-sciences\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mars-crater-2000x1000-1-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"School of Earth and Planetary Sciences\"\n                    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