CSIRO Plant Industry produces a newsletter four times a year covering our plant, agricultural, forestry, horticultural and environment research. Read past editions here.

CSIRO Plant Industry publishes numerous articles in scientific journals every year. This page provides links to lists of all our scientific papers.

CSIRO Plant Industry offers a range of opportunities for students interested in the plant sciences including summer studentship, honours projects and PhDs.

Identifying grapevines is a complex science, traditionally based on ampelography, a technique that examines grapevines’ physical characteristics such as leaf shape. In late 2008, a visiting ampelography expert from France questioned whether some Albarino plantings in Australia, were indeed Albarino. Using DNA technology, CSIRO discovered that the vine identified as Albarino in its collection, to which growers had been given access through the Australian Vine Improvement Association Inc, was in fact Savagnin Blanc.

A set of germination standards has been developed based controlled laboratory germination tests.

The shipping cost of your seed order will depend on the type and amount of seed, seed type and destination.

The Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) collects high quality seed from a range of species and provenances. Quality seed has a major influence on the success or failure of establishment of plantations.

Seed from the Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) can be obtained by ordering directly from our database or by filling in a quote request form if you need further assistance.

Careful selection of seed is important to ensure good growth, survival and economic return.