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APPN invests in developing, maintaining and enhancing the technologies, expertise and data resources that accelerate crop research. We provide access to this world-leading plant phenomics infrastructure across all of mainland Australia’s major cropping environments.

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About APPN

APPN invests in developing, maintaining and enhancing the technologies, expertise and data resources that accelerate crop research. We provide access to this world-leading plant phenomics infrastructure across all of mainland Australia’s major cropping environments.

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What does APPN do?

APPN provides a national network of plant phenotyping solutions and sensors, backed by specialist technical and data expertise, to enable researchers to measure the performance of plants efficiently, objectively and non-destructively over time.

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Governance

The APPN is a network of National Research Infrastructure for plant phenomics enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). 

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Strategic Plan

Our vision to transform Australian plant science is guided by our Strategic Plan 2023 - 2028.