We improve the biological machines inside plants that turn sunlight into energy, to produce more food using less water and land. RTs are not endorsements.
Thanks @Jenson_Melanie for featuring my research in the latest @CottonResearch Spotlight magazine! 🤩
You can read about my obsession with the wild #gossypium species & my goals of uncovering their #heat & #drought tolerance traits for #cotton here: https://t.co/T0oVcpsNLr
If you were puzzled by variations of PSII abundance and activity in C4 bundle sheath cells, in our new paper we propose a regulatory mechanism explaining the differences reported between growth conditions, NADP-ME species and C4 subtypes https://t.co/jOErpbqL3B @leaf2field
In their recent study, ANU team (@PlantSci_ANU) led by RIPE researcher Ben Long (@botbml) used a mathematical model to gain insight on specialized compartments in Rubisco that can possibly help increase crop yield.
🌿: https://t.co/g2SeXR3mXQ
🌱: https://t.co/g25vUw7MZG
The new sorghum pan-genome is based on 13 new de novo assembled genomes, including 4 wild relatives, integrated with 3 published genomes and reports >44K gene families, with 64% showing presence/absence variation. https://t.co/EXx6tmAXFS
@T_Yongfu@SorgGuy@CropTrust@leaf2field
Our new sorghum pangenome, just published in Nature Plants, provides a platform for researchers to investigate the entire gene repertoire within the primary gene-pool of cultivated sorghum.
https://t.co/EXx6tmAXFS
@T_Yongfu@SorgGuy@UQ_News@CropTrust@leaf2field
All life on Earth is based on photosynthesis. Researchers are studying photosynthesis with the aim of increasing the yield of important food crops to address global food shortages. Via @leaf2field 🌱 https://t.co/de9NrS31lx
Happy Fascination of Plants Day! Plants are not only awesome but crucial for our lives. Watch how @leaf2field researchers have been improving #photosynthesis to increase global food security and crop resilience to climate change @ScienceAcademy@PlantDay18May.
PS Seminar @ 12pm 12th May Dr Maria Ermakova @mary_in_vivo from the Furbank and von Caemmerer groups will talk about 'Paying the energy cost of C4 photosynthesis' Zoom https://t.co/paeJGdt0a0 and details https://t.co/ERuI5xJNjb
Are you a researcher? Don't miss this FREE session 'How and Why to Write for The Conversation' presented by @ConversationEDU Senior Editor @sunanda_creagh! Learn how to write & pitch, what editors are looking for and more! #sciencecommunication ➡️ https://t.co/Bvbbi7AA5M
#Recruiting: Don't worry, there's still time to apply! 😉 A great chance to join @Marj_Lundgren @LancsPhotosynth@LancsUniLEC to work with her on C2 #photosynthesis, this 42 month postdoc role is open until 15th May. Details: https://t.co/z8NrudhgX1
Applications for the #evokeAG Startup Network Program are now open. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your agrifood innovation directly to farmers at a Pitch & Networking Dinner in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Learn more here > https://t.co/bHJcto8rEB. Closing 17 May at 5.00pm AEST.
meriSTEM is building teacher capacity with online senior science courses for #flipped teaching and learning!
Find out why #meriSTEM was created and why @scienceANU academics are volunteering to create better outcomes for all year 11/12 Science students.
https://t.co/Zzp0FonccH
Our new preprint! This is the first C4 aquaporin shown to be a functional CO2 pore in vivo. When expressed in mesophyll cells, it enhances mesophyll conductance and increases the initial slope of ACi curve @SvonCaemmerer@RobertSharwood@bobfurbank@leaf2field@BiologyANU
Third year @BiologyANU plant science prac. 6 mutants, 6 groups, 6 @LICOR_ENV 6800s, @flir, (>$500k in hardware), 8 highly qualified plant scientist demonstrators. No masks. Why would you study anything else? @PlantSci_ANU, @scienceANU