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Read all the Centre activities for 2020 including research highlights, media engagement, education activities, publications and more!
Scientists studying how leaves gain and lose water during the process of photosynthesis, have developed a more precise theory that could help future research on crop resilience to drought and heat waves.
Congratulations to our Deputy Director who has been awarded the Inaugural Suzanne Cory Medal by the Australian Academy of Science for her outstanding contributions to science.
An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has puzzled plant scientists for more than 30 years
A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide (CO2) encounters in its voyage from the atmosphere to the interior of plant cells, where it is converted into sugars.
Our Centre has launched a video about the impact of its work on food security, produced in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science.
“Improvements in photosynthesis are now widely recognised as the new frontier for increasing crop yields”—Long and Ort, 2010; Zhu et al., 2010; Ainsworth et al., 2012
The Centre is a collaboration of researchers from a range of disciplines, universities and research organisations.
The Centre’s research is focused on improving the ability of major food plants – wheat, rice and sorghum – to convert sunlight, air and water into leaf and seed production through photosynthesis.
This will contribute to a new yield revolution for food crops.
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By bringing together leading researchers and cutting edge facilities from multiple institutions, this Centre is leading photosynthesis innovation into the future.
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The Centre is keen to establish links, collaborations and partnerships with industry and community organisations.
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