Agricultural Science End of Year Masters and Honours Seminar

Venue: Harvard Room 2, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus (Zoom option available below to register for online attendance) Time: Seminars from 9:30am – 1:00pm Summary: Attend in person to watch TIA's Master of Agriculture and Food Sciences and Agricultural Science Honours seminar to be held on 6 October. This is an opportunity to hear from our students as they present their research. For those attending in person a morning tea will offer a chance to connect with students and their industry partners. Morning tea will be served at 10:20am. Presentations: Honours Research Presentations Finlay Walton - Can a fermented Leatherwood honey (Eucryphia lucida) edible coating improve the shelf life of strawberries? Ella Gair - Phyllosphere microbiome differences in Pinot Noir sub-clones Aurianne Lee - Temperature pasture herbs for reducing enteric methane in ruminants Harrison Nield - Investigating grapevine productivity and wine composition of Tasmanian Pinot noir "Smart" clones Shiyu Wu - Investigating sweet cherry fruit firmness through cell wall characterisation and GA treatment Irhamnie Fawzie - Regrowth of white clover and ryegrass dominant patches after selective grazing in irrigated dairy pastures Lilli Steel - Physiochemical and sensory profiling of Tasmanian sweet cherry (Prunus avium) cultivars Master's Research Presentations Xingyu He - The synergistic potential of natural bioactive compounds to reduce methane in ruminant livestock Selma Johnson - Effects of crop condition on soil infiltration and bulk density in a Centre-pivot irrigated field Anita Rai - Early detection of microbial growth using an electronic nose Attend online Prefer to attend online? Get tickets to join us on Zoom. Find out about future events, and subscribe to our mailing list for TIA updates