Rajeev Varshney FRS
@rajvarshney
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Agricultural Scientist | Director SABC & CCFI @mu_ccfi_biotech | Intl Chair Agri, Food Security @MurdochUni | Foodie | MovieBuff | Tweeting in personal capacity
Perth, Australia
Joined February 2010
Enjoy a Virtual tour of the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, @MurdochUni @MU_CCFI_Biotech
https://t.co/wxUbJoktTO via @YouTube
@theGRDC @GRDCWest @ACIARAustralia @CGIAR @GrainsAustralia @GrainIndustryWA @AEGIC @arc_gov_au @Hort_Au @AgriFuturesAU @DPIRDWA @uwanews
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Congratulations, Vanika! 🎉 @GargVanika It has been a pleasure working with you for over a decade—right from your PhD days through Post-doc, Research Fellow and now Senior Research Fellow. Your hard work, dedication and excellence truly shine. Wishing you many more laurels
Proud to share that CCFI researcher Dr @GargVanika was honoured for her many research contributions at the @MurdochUni 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Research Awards. Dr Garg received the award from MU Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew Deeks at a celebratory event held
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A keynote talk by @rajvarshney from @MU_CCFI_Biotech @MurdochUni 🇦🇺 Decoding Genomes, Driving Impact: Translational Genomics for Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture 🧑🌾 🌱 🧬 #STOCPlant2025 #PlantScience @10xGenomics #genomics @CropGlobal @WheatInitiative
#Day2 of STOC Plant 2025 is kicking off with remarks from Prof. Hongwei Guo and Prof. Weicai Yang, the chairmen of the Plant #Spatiotemporal Omics Consortium 🧬 🌿 #STOCPlant2025 #spatiotemporalOmics #omics #plantscience
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ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ। 🙏 ମହାମହିମ ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପତିଙ୍କ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଗସ୍ତ ଅବସରରେ, ଭାରତର ପ୍ରଥମ ନାଗରିକ ମହୋଦୟାଙ୍କୁ, ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଲାଗି ଖଣ୍ଡୁଆ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବାର ସୁଯୋଗ ମିଳିଥିବାରୁ ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ଓ ଗୌରବାନ୍ବିତ।
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Congratulations @DrOlujohnson for this recognition! Keep it up !
Proud to share that one of our Early Career Researchers, @DrOlujohnson, was selected to present at the @ATSE_au WA Division’s Annual End-of-Year event. Each year, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering invites exceptional ECRs to showcase their research
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Proud to share that one of our Early Career Researchers, @DrOlujohnson, was selected to present at the @ATSE_au WA Division’s Annual End-of-Year event. Each year, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering invites exceptional ECRs to showcase their research
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We’re excited to invite the research community to submit book proposals related to the themes of sustainability and global food security! Published by @SpringerNature and edited by CCFI Director @RajVarshney, the Sustainable Agriculture and Food book series aims to raise
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I just published: Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect, and we can now register precision bred plants, such as those with enhanced disease resistance and reduced reliance on
kamounlab.medium.com
FIRST PUBLISHED: 14.11.25 BY LAURA TURCHI AND MIA CERFONTEYN | THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY
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.@MurdochUni's Dr Luca De Prato is exploring how the introduction of #legumes in #farming system rotations can benefit #farmers by reducing synthetic fertiliser use and prioritising #soil health: https://t.co/HjEXcBHCun
@GRDCWest #soilscience #soilresearch #graingrowers
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Dr Luca De Prato is exploring how the introduction of legumes can benefit farmers by reducing fertiliser use and prioritising soil health.
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Australia's environmental law reform Bills must be strengthened to protect our biodiversity. Academy President Prof Jagadish AC calls on Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon @MurrayWatt to embed scientific advice into decision-making and limit exemptions that
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Immensely proud to share that @MU_CCFI_Biotech Director @rajvarshney has been listed as Australia’s leading plant scientist in The @australian Top 250 Researchers list. Compiled each year, the list highlights Australia’s best researchers and institutions, naming the top
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Many many congratulations @Prof_Braj_Singh for this exceptional honor 👏👏
Pleased to be named as a Clarivate #Highly Cited researchers again! Three points 1. It reflects collective works of all lab members & collaborators 2. Congratulations to all who have been included 3. Commiseration to other- missed out due to new criteria https://t.co/3IMjyW846H
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Congratulations to our President @Prof_Braj_Singh for this recognition. Congratuations to all other winners too.
Congratulations to two Academy Fellows recognised in the NSW Premier's Prizes for Science and Engineering. 🏆 Congratulations to Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi (@monsoon0) who has been named NSW Scientist of the Year – the first time a mathematician has received NSW's
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Super proud on release of the Millet Foundation Guide, a pioneering resource grounded in scientific and research evidence on millets. We hope this labour of two years proves valuable for policymakers, researchers and practitioners. Link: https://t.co/RQGFrb7giv
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Thank you very much Prof Manoj Dora (Director of @AngliaRuskin’s Centre for Intelligent Supply Chains) @manojkdora for visiting us @MU_CCFI_Biotech @MurdochUni and delivering a scintillating talk under the CCFI/SABC Crop Biotech Seminar Series. He discussed about sustainable
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It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to host Prof @manojkdora (Director of @AngliaRuskin's Centre for Intelligent Supply Chains) at @MurdochUni yesterday for the 11th session of the CCFI/SABC Crop Biotech Seminar Series. Prof Dora, an internationally recognised leader in
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𝐂.𝐇.𝐀.𝐌.𝐏.𝐈.𝐎.𝐍.𝐒 🏆 Congratulations to #TeamIndia on winning their maiden ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 🇮🇳 Take. A. Bow 🙌 #WomenInBlue | #CWC25 | #Final | #INDvSA
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🌾 Honoured to join the Inaugural Session of “BHARAT-2025” International Winter School as Guest of Honour. My compliments to AgriMeet Foundation Bharat, UGC-MMTTC Jodhpur, and partner ICAR & Agri Universities for this visionary initiative empowering faculty & students in
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In addition to WA, the project is running field trials of three pulse crops in the Eastern States. Altogether the project has: • Chickpea field trials in Mingenew (WA), Merredin (WA), Narrabri (NSW), Wagga Wagga (NSW) and Emerald (QLD) • Lentil field trials in Hopetoun
🌾More research on the road this week — this time in Mingenew, about 350 km north of Perth! Together with some of my colleagues- Rutwik Barmukh, Oluwaseun Akinlade, and Bhargava Kotte, I visited our chickpea field trials to monitor crop progress and collect valuable data for
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🌾More research on the road this week — this time in Mingenew, about 350 km north of Perth! Together with some of my colleagues- Rutwik Barmukh, Oluwaseun Akinlade, and Bhargava Kotte, I visited our chickpea field trials to monitor crop progress and collect valuable data for
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Another day on the road for CCFI researchers! This week, our team travelled to Mingenew to check on one of our pulse field trials for the CCFI-led @theGRDC project that leverages genetic diversity to improve yield in chickpea, faba bean and lentil. Yield improvements in pulses
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