Pippa
@pippa-french.bsky.social
Agricultural researcher interested in improving soils and substrates to improve fruit yield and quality.
The perks of researching strawberries! Three different varieties to taste test 🤤
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The perks of researching strawberries! Three different varieties to taste test 🤤
Installed my latest trial yesterday!
I'm testing a range of biostimulants to see if they can help improve 🍓 quality and yield during hot weather
I'm testing a range of biostimulants to see if they can help improve 🍓 quality and yield during hot weather
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Installed my latest trial yesterday!
I'm testing a range of biostimulants to see if they can help improve 🍓 quality and yield during hot weather
I'm testing a range of biostimulants to see if they can help improve 🍓 quality and yield during hot weather
For hot takes on cover crops in cool climate viticulture, look no further! My latest paper is out 👍 url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mF2ACr8DKN...
Cover crops in cool‐climate viticulture: Effects on soil, vine productivity, and fruit quality
Cover crops increased soil organic matter, reduced bulk density, and increased water-stable aggregates.
In the short term, soil nitrogen (N) was reduced by grass cover crops and increased by legume .....
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For hot takes on cover crops in cool climate viticulture, look no further! My latest paper is out 👍 url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mF2ACr8DKN...
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We are recruiting a PhD student to work on a decision-support tool for food producers to assess and optimise the environmental sustainability of products. Ideally, someone who is knowledgeable about food production, sustainability and can or is willing to learn how to code in R/Shiny or Python.
Available projects for research degrees | University of Tasmania - Environmentally sustainable food product
Globally, there is an urgent need to make food production environmenta...
www.utas.edu.au
August 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
We are recruiting a PhD student to work on a decision-support tool for food producers to assess and optimise the environmental sustainability of products. Ideally, someone who is knowledgeable about food production, sustainability and can or is willing to learn how to code in R/Shiny or Python.
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It's what you do at a wine conference! Cheers!
Members of our team have had a great time at the annual Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide this week.
It was a great opportunity to learn more about the latest research and innovations in the industry.
Cheers to that!
Members of our team have had a great time at the annual Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide this week.
It was a great opportunity to learn more about the latest research and innovations in the industry.
Cheers to that!
July 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's what you do at a wine conference! Cheers!
Members of our team have had a great time at the annual Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide this week.
It was a great opportunity to learn more about the latest research and innovations in the industry.
Cheers to that!
Members of our team have had a great time at the annual Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide this week.
It was a great opportunity to learn more about the latest research and innovations in the industry.
Cheers to that!
Shelf life of cut flowers experiment set up by the Horticultural Science students. The most aesthetically pleasing practical class that I teach!
July 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Shelf life of cut flowers experiment set up by the Horticultural Science students. The most aesthetically pleasing practical class that I teach!
As many of the @utas.edu.au crew as we could get together for a photo at the AWITC (missing Kathy and Alison).
#the_awitc
#the_awitc
July 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
As many of the @utas.edu.au crew as we could get together for a photo at the AWITC (missing Kathy and Alison).
#the_awitc
#the_awitc
Love Calvin's research about grape root distribution under different floor management (including under-vine cover crops).
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Love Calvin's research about grape root distribution under different floor management (including under-vine cover crops).
Such a great article about plant microbiomes responding to heat. And relevant to my upcoming research on how substrate microbiomes interact with heat to affect strawberry fruit quality. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Plant microbiomes feel the heat
Rising temperatures change the structure and function of plant microbial communities
www.science.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Such a great article about plant microbiomes responding to heat. And relevant to my upcoming research on how substrate microbiomes interact with heat to affect strawberry fruit quality. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Saw some baby strawberry plants going in at the Pinata berry farm at Orielton yesterday and had a great chat with farm manager Jan, dreaming up research projects to improve plant resilience and maintain fruit size in hot weather.
June 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Saw some baby strawberry plants going in at the Pinata berry farm at Orielton yesterday and had a great chat with farm manager Jan, dreaming up research projects to improve plant resilience and maintain fruit size in hot weather.