ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture PhD candidate Tori Millsteed is one of an elite group named as a 2023 Westpac Future Leader for her research on boosting crop yields through genetics. The West Australian-born biochemist and environmentalist said she felt very fortunate to be awarded the scholarship, which allowed her to follow her passion
Centre researchers in the Law Team at The University of Queensland have conducted a systematic appraisal of the problems facing researchers within the Centre and in the plant sciences at large. In 2022 the team talked to plant scientists, staff at herbaria, gene banks and botanical gardens to better understand some of the legal issues they face. Based on the
Climate change is predicted to lead to a net decrease in food production, globally. Tropical zones will move from optimal growing conditions into extreme and prolonged summer temperatures. This will cause drops in productivity in areas where the bulk of malnourished people live. Growing seasons will likely get longer in temperate zones as climate warms but any gains will likely