High-quality experiments conducted by the Centre for Plant Success require state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Plant Futures Facility (PFF) at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus. So, what is hidden behind that award-winning brick wall? And how can this facility support the Centre? The PFF operates like a hotel for plants, although some users might rather consider it a
Sorghum farmers in drier regions face a subtle problem. When water is limited, the standard approach is to space plants further apart, so each one has more soil moisture. The difficulty is that sorghum plants with extra space respond by producing more shoot branches, known as tillers. Those extra tillers use water early in the season, before grain filling, and
