"Wheat and barley are two of Australia's most important cereal crops.
At the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) our scientists are improving wheat and barley's tolerance to environmental stresses such as drought, heat, salinity and nutrient toxicities. These stresses known as abiotic stresses, are a major cause of yield and quality loss throughout the world and cause significant problems for cereal growers."
Read about their research program focus, their links to universities in Australia, their use of biotechnology, their specific approaches to the challenges at hand and more. Here's a link.
http://www.acpfg.com.au/index.php?id=30
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