‘Taking 5’ with past Postgraduate Internship Award (PIA) recipient – Yoav Yichie
Can you share with us in the simplest terms what your research is about? The aim of my research is to explore some of the great genetic diversity of the [...]
Invitation to attend: “Food for the future demands radical agriculture: the C4 rice challenge”
Speaker: Professor Jane Langdale, University of Oxford Date: 26 April 2018, 4:30 pm followed by a networking event Location: Discovery Centre, North Road, CSIRO Black Mountain, Canberra ACT Contact: Gonzalo.Estavillo@csiro.au [...]
Growing rice faster – uncovering the triggers behind early canopy closure
By combining high-resolution image-based phenotyping with functional mapping and genome prediction, a new study has provided insights into the complex genetic architecture and molecular mechanisms underlying early shoot growth dynamics [...]
Turbo charging crops to feed the billions: An interview with Prof Bob Furbank
The former Director of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility's Canberra node at CSIRO, Professor Bob Furbank, has given an excellent interview on ABC Radio, discussing plant research and the global [...]
An exciting offer of help for significant plant science research projects
Do you have an exceptional plant science research project destined to deliver high impact outcomes for Australian agriculture? Do you need access to plant phenotyping capabilities? The Phenomics Infrastructure for [...]
Canberra, Camille and the Cropatron…
As the sun rises over another crisp autumn morning in Canberra, you will find French intern, Camille Mounier, keenly watching over her rice lines in the Cropatron at the Australian [...]