News from our blog
APPF is helping to understand salt tolerance in the world’s most important food crop – rice
APPF's Adelaide node is working with the team of Mark Tester, Professor of Plant Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in [...]
Impact of above-ground vigour on root architecture in wheat
Congratulations to Pieter Hendriks, winner of the APPF's 2021 Postgraduate Internship Award (PIA). Pieter will work with the APPF's ANU Node to look at the [...]
Adding to the precision farming toolbox
In Precision Agriculture real-time action and decisions based on accurate information of time and location a pest occurs is essential. Using computer vision and machine [...]
Get your surveys in!
It's time to complete the APPF's survey on our secure, online tool for engagement and collaboration, the APPF Engagement Hub. The survey is about listening [...]
APPF survey in our Engagement Hub – register and have your say
One week to go - please fill in the survey on our new Engagement Hub As we begin the process of providing input into the [...]
Have your say – APPF’s input into the next National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
Be part of our APPF stakeholder engagement as we begin the process of providing input into the development of the next National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, [...]
The APPF in the media – on-air highlights
ABC Catalyst – “Feeding Australia”
The two-part series, Feeding Australia, was produced by the Catalyst team on ABC TV. In Part 2, Chef Paul West, Professor Clare Collins and Dr Noby Leong reveal how technology is set to transform food production, including talking with the APPF and Dr Trevor Garnett in Part 2 here (start from 44:30).
Feeding Australia – Part 1 “Foods of Tomorrow”, and Part 2 “A Sustainable Future”, are available to watch on ABC’s iView.
Preview here:
Channel 7 News – “Helping drought-stricken farmers”
As farmers across the country struggle with drought, researchers at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) and the University of Adelaide’s Waite Institute are developing wheat varieties resilient to climate change. They are improving genetic diversity and crop yields – and they are doing it using state-of-the-art drone technology and robotics.
Watch:
ABC News – “Opening of Boorowa Research Facility”
APPF technology used at the newly opened Boorowa Research Facility featured heavily in an ABC News announcement. See research drones and the APPF developed phenoMobile® in action, along with an interview with the APPF’s Jamie Scarrow.
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