Australian researchers are shedding light into an innovative molecular approach that, used in conjunction with improving weed management farming practices, could help towards controlling this formidable weed.
Since the green revolution, human population has continued to rise dramatically, creating a new urgency for another revolution in agriculture: a golden revolution based on improving photosynthesis.
Centre scientists have improved a mathematical model that describes how carbon moves inside the leaf during photosynthesis.
A team of Centre researchers is looking to replicate the properties of super-efficient red algae Rubiscos in crops as a way improve their photosynthesis, growth and yield. They have found that one of the best ways to generate better Rubiscos is by using directed evolution.