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Our Chief Investigator, Professor Graham Farquhar AO, has become the first Australian to win the Kyoto Prize
May was a busy time for some of our scientists in terms of media engagement
Our Deputy Director, Professor Susanne von Caemmerer, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK, the longest standing scientific academy in the world, for her outstanding contributions to science.
The IWCPE will focus on current tools, theory and techniques in crop physiology measurements through both theoretical lectures and practical in-the-field experience. The CoETP is one of the funding organisations this year.
Join ABC broadcaster Lish Fejer, who will moderate the forum on this unique opportunity to discuss how this complex and urgent issue can be addressed, including aspects such as the role of genetic engineering and other modern agricultural technologies, water and land scarcity and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and public opinion.
Centre researchers have found that the tiny bacteria responsible for transforming Earth three billion years ago into an oxygen-rich atmosphere, are able to adapt to extreme levels of oxygen by having different genetic responses.
“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.
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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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