News
In a paper published this week, a team of scientists has found that varieties of crops like corn and sorghum with narrow leaves would be more water use efficient and possibly, more productive.
Interested in food security, plant science and agriculture? Don’t miss InnovAg from June 30 to July 3 in Brisbane! Register now and connect with people working on generating real-world solutions for global food production.
Centre scientists have developed a dynamic model that predicts which photosynthetic manipulations to plants will boost the yields of wheat and sorghum crops.
Bob Furbank has been awarded the American Society of Plant Biologists Corresponding Member Award for his contributions to plant biology.
A scientific breakthrough intended to help boost the yields of food crops has solved a long-standing question of how cyanobacteria, known as blue-green algae, builds the carbon-capturing engines in a protein liquid droplet formation.
Ask a farmer to name the most essential components for crop production and without doubt, nitrogen will be first on the list. Now Australian researchers have created a map of how nitrogen is used during photosynthesis in wheat, rice and maize, the three main cereal crops that global security depends on.
“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 the two major food plants – wheat and rice – to convert sunlight, air and water into leaf and seed production through photosynthesis.
This will contribute to a new yield revolution for food crops.
Watch the Video
By bringing together leading researchers and cutting edge facilities from multiple institutions, this Centre is leading photosynthesis innovation into the future.
Read more
The Centre is keen to establish links, collaborations and partnerships with industry and community organisations.
Find out more about how you could become involved with our research…
Read more