Agriculture and Food Systems

Understanding small and large milk fat globule phenotype variation in dairy cows through milk lipidomic characterisation

Walter, Leonie (2019)

Milk fat globules (MFGs) are spherical structures comprising a neutral lipid core that is surrounded by a three-layer membrane. This MFG membrane is of nutritional benefit for infants and adult consumers. Individual variation ...
Prevalence and Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Soil Environment

Zhang, Yu Jing (2019)

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environmental settings and their potential acquisition by human and animal pathogens have become a global public health concern in the 21st century. The ...
Regulation of Leaf Vein Density in C3 Rice

Nawarathna, Ruwanthi Nayananjalee (2019)

Stagnation of rice yield over last few decades is a major concern for food security, especially in Asia. A large part of the yield increase in food crops has come from breeding for abiotic and biotic stresses and responsiveness ...