You are invited to attend the 2024 Postgraduate Showcase. A group of seven outstanding postgraduate students from The University of Western Australia will present their research achievements in agriculture and related areas.

This is a free event open to all interested members of the public, agriculture industry, and UWA staff and students. Afternoon tea provided and fully catered sundowner to finish. RSVP via Eventbrite essential: rb.gy/rezo57

Special address by Head of the UWA School of Social Sciences Professor Amanda Davies. Sessions to be chaired by Co-Director of the UWA Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy Dr Abbie Rogers and Head of the School of Biological Science Professor Patrick Finnegan.

PhD candidates and their presentation titles

Sneha Priya Pappula Reddy: Unravelling the physiological and molecular basis of drought tolerance of chickpea

Michael Young: A new approach to farm optimisation modelling enhances strategic and tactical livestock management in WA mixed farm businesses

Jessie Weller: Geophysical characterisation of a lateritic hillslope in the Avon River Critical Zone Observatory

Samantha Harvie: Optimising nitrogen management in the field: Effects on wheat grain protein, composition, and yield according to the timing of split nitrogen applications

Sarah Babington: Identifying and validating novel biomarkers of sheep welfare

Felipe Castro Urrea: Sustainable and rapid genetic gain with genomic selection in early generations of a field pea breeding program

Sharmin Sultana: Identification and quantification of isoflavones in monofloral clover honeys