Charlotte Kelly has never lived on a farm, but her research into blotch disease in barley has scored the Queenslander the Paul Johnston Memorial Senior Science Award - as part of the Hermitage Schools Science Competition.
The Year 12 student from Glasshouse Christian College looked at genetics and resistance - and now wants to pursue a career in the science of food production.

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