Events
Centre for Plant Success Webinar Series: Daniel Otwani and Hanh Vo
ZoomDaniel Otwani Exploring grain filling duration for yield in grain sorghum Yield increase in sorghum has been achieved by increasing grain number. Scope exists to increase yield by changing grain size, however this has been limited by the negative association between grain size and grain number. Extending the grain filling duration (GFD) has potential to increase grain size without the
Talking Plant Science: Daniela Bustos-Korts
ZoomThe ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is proud to bring you the next seminar in our Talking Plant Science series presented by Associate Professor Daniela Bustos-Korts. From trait dynamics to GxE for the target trait: Utilizing Stay Green and Multiple Physiological Traits for Enhanced Wheat Adaptation to Contrasting Drought Conditions Understanding and predicting genotype
People-Plant Interrelationships and the Law – but whose law? Expanding the conversation through Ethnobiology and Biocultural Ethics
ZoomPresented by Dr. Kelly Bannister, Co-Director, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. “Variety is the spice of life” is a well known phrase that can be traced back to a poem called The Task published in 1785 by William Cowper. Little did Cowper know that he was onto something bigger than just pleasure! A
Genotype by Environment by Management (GxExM) Symposium III
ZoomEvent information In collaboration with Wageningen University & Research the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success is coordinating a hybrid (in-person and online) symposium on October 30 and 31 in Wageningen, Netherlands. The symposium will focus on a range of topics related to the study of Genotype by Environment by Management (GxExM) interactions and their importance for crop improvement.
Rethinking biodiversity-based economies for justice and conservation
ZoomPresented by Rachel Wynberg, DST/NRF Bio-Economy Chair and Professor in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, the University of Cape Town and Dr. Sarah Laird, Co-Director, People and Plants International, the University of Kent. Rachel Wynberg and Sarah Laird presently co-direct a process of "rethinking" the relationship between conservation and equity, and the biodiversity-based economy, including access and benefit-sharing. https://rethinking-abs.org/
Talking Plant Science: Vanessa Adams
ZoomThe ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is proud to bring you the next seminar in our Talking Plant Science series presented by Associate Professor Vanessa Adams. The good, the bad and the ugly: the dynamics of plant species retention in the landscape Successful conservation of plants depends upon an understanding of the biogeography of
WIPO Treaty on TKGR 2024: Constructing Guidelines for Disclosure and ABS
ZoomPresented by Uma Suthersanen, Professor of Global Intellectual Property Law at the Queen Mary University of London In May 2024, a new international treaty was adopted which introduced a new, and hitherto controversial, norm namely the international obligation for applicants to disclose the source or origin of genetic resources (GR) and/or the associated traditional knowledge (TK) in patent applications (Article
Talking Plant Science: Peter Reich
https://uqz.zoom.us/j/84296813859The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is proud to bring you the next seminar in our Talking Plant Science series presented by Professor Peter Reich. From plant traits to biodiversity-ecosystem function to climate mitigation and justice: A journey across scales, disciplines, and domains Understanding and stewarding nature is our collective challenge. Will ecosystems maintain their
Plant Success Research Retreat 2025
The fifth annual Plant Success Research Retreat will occur in the week beginning 23 June 2025. The retreat is open to all Centre Members to attend in person and virtual attendance will also be available. More details to come
Experiences of scientists supporting community engagement regarding crop genetic resources and the law: examples from traditionally based maize systems in North America
ZoomPresented by Daniela Soleri, Alma Piñeyro, and Emmanuel Carlos González Ortega. In situ conserved crop genetic resources (CGRs) occur in the form of native or local crop varieties, developed and cultivated by peasant/farming communities, including indigenous communities across North America. The global significance of these CGRs has led to the construction of legal frameworks regarding core issues of access, use,
