We are pleased to announce that the Centre has formed new partnerships with BASF led by Partner Investigator Dr Colin Cavanagh (Head of Crop Genetics and Biometrics); and Iowa State University led by Partner Investigator Professor Sotirios Archontoulis (Professor of Integrated Cropping Systems). These new partnerships build upon the existing partnerships that the Centre has and will contribute towards research being undertaken with Chief Investigators Mark Cooper and Graeme Hammer on using crop modelling via
The end of 2023 coincided with a flurry of conferences and meetings, several of which are highlighted below. We also held a three-day in-person Chief Investigator (CI) Workshop. We revisited our research program by discussing the most exciting findings to date and highlighted again our key research areas. Through looking back at how our research has progressed and evolved over the last 2-3 years, we
The University of Florida (UF) hosted the Genotype by Environment by Management (GxExM) Symposium II this month with 80 people attending in person and 348 people registering online. This year, the Symposium was a collaboration between the Centre for Plant Success, UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF Horticultural Sciences Department. Through his work with the Centre, Mark Cooper led
Hello fellow Plant Success members and friends, As the end of the year approaches, so does our residency on the Researcher Development Group (RDG). We have been members of the RDG since its inception in 2021 and currently lead the Science Domain. The RDG consists of three domains: Science, Engagement and Wellness, that provide meaningful, high quality professional development to
Researchers from The University of Queensland hope wild millet from outback Australia’s Channel Country could help feed the world as climate change impacts established grain crops. PhD candidate and Global Change Scholar Rahul Chandora at the Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation is working with the Centre of Excellence for Plant Success and Mithaka Corporation to analyse the genome of Echinochloa turneriana or Channel millet. Mr Chandora said
As spring arrives in Australia and the Jacarandas blooming in Queensland, it’s great to see lots of collaborations, research outputs, and events coming to fruition! I would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate all of those who have volunteered their time to help produce and participate in Outreach initiatives over the last few months. The National Science Quiz was held
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success was pleased to be the convenors of the National Science Quiz for 2023. The National Science Quiz aims to celebrate science and inspire the next generation of Aussie scientists. The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) was the driving force behind the first National Science Quiz
Earlier this year, I visited the Centre’s University of Queensland Node, where I brainstormed with members of the Centre – especially Professor and Chief Investigator, Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos – about how evolutionary approaches could aid in crop adaptation to climate change. These discussions led to a review that recently appeared in Molecular Plant. The disciplines of evolutionary biology and plant and
Centre PhD Student Zuba Ahmed (Queensland University of Technology) worked with urban Indigenous artist Paula Mellios to create a shirt showcasing the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana, commonly known as benth. The design was inspired by Zuba’s research, where she works to identify which genes are responsible for successful anthocyanin production in the Australian native. Anthocyanins are pigments that are responsible
Pictured above: (L-R) Mani Mua, Casey Fung, Caitlin Dudley, Prabhakaran Vanaraja Ambeth and Olalekan Amoo. Not pictured Giuliana Fiore. The University of Queensland’s Global Change Scholars Program offers an avenue for PhD students to develop their expertise in transdisciplinary research with an industry partner. In 2022-2023, Associate PhD students Ola Amoo and Caitlin Dudley participated in a project where they
