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About the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success

An Introduction to the ARC CoE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture

The Centre for Plant Success is making significant advances in evolutionary systems biology (how plants work and evolve) and predictive analytics to deliver novel strategies for improving ecosystem management, crop resilience, and yield.

 

Innovating plant science

By combining research from nature and agriculture with a glue of maths, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is laying the groundwork for sustainable agriculture worldwide.

 

Plant Success Stories: the journeys and achievements of our budding researchers

Replaying the tape of life

Dr Maddie James is helping to uncover the genetic basis of repeated adaptation. Maddie is using whole-genome sequencing data from the Australian native wildflower, Senecio, in combination with large phenotypic datasets to provide insight into how plants adapt to harsh environmental conditions.

Monitoring plant water use

Dr Ibrahim Bourbia is part of a team of researchers who have developed a new technique for characterising plant water uptake and loss. This new technique will impact both nature and agriculture through its ability to monitor plants directly in the field.

Laying the groundwork

Dr Buddhini Ranawaka is using Nicotiana benthamiana, Australian native tobacco, as a model plant to fine-tune CRISPR-Cas technology.

 

 

Transforming data into meaningful discoveries

Dr Luke Yates is helping researchers across the Centre by developing and applying advanced mathematical and computational tools.

Identifying the causal loci of traits

Dr Yang Liu is using data from Arabidopsis, a model plant, to improve phenotypic predictability. This work is inspiring further investigation into the causes and consequences of evolutionary forces.

 

Understanding adaptation

Through her work on an Australian native wildflower, Senecio, Dr Maddie James is improving our understanding of how organisms adapt to their environment. Her research is helping to forecast how species will respond in the face of environmental challenges.

Predicting plant success

Plants require water to grow and survive and they use negative pressure to move water from the soil to their leaves. Dr Ibrahim Bourbia is working to characterise how this is regulated.

Fine-tuning CRISPR for pathway engineering in plants

Genome editing technologies have revolutionised science. Dr Buddhini Ranawaka is working to improve the effectiveness of these technologies in plants.

Applying advanced mathematical and computational methods

The diversity of data generated by the Centre requires mathematical scientists like Dr Luke Yates to help generate new understanding in fundamental biology.

Predicting phenotypes

Dr Yang Liu is conducting bioinformatic work to gain insights into the genetic underpinnings of shoot branching at the population scale.

Pass the plant

Pass the Plant

Have your burning plant questions answered by some of our amazing researchers!

 

Pass the Plant

Can plants tell time? Do plants smell? and do plants have mums and dads?

Pass the Plant

Do plants have friends? Can plants count? and do plants have enemies?

 

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