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Future Food Systems CRC
CoE In Translational Photosynthesis - Western Sydney University Node
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Supporting Healthy Bees And Healthy Crops - Hort Frontiers Pollination Fund
Which Plant Where - Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund
Benefits From Below: Using Plant Silicon To Resist Stress
How Will Rainforest Trees Cope With Warmer Climates?
Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way To Assess The Quality Of Australian Trees
Smart Management of Disinfectant in Chloraminated Water Supplies
How Past Rainfall Shapes Australia's Dryland Ecosystems
How Koalas' Gut Microbes Influence Their Health
What's Behind Yellow Canopy Syndrome In Sugar Cane?
Improving Our Ability To Clean Up Contaminated Environments
Fungal Farmers: Ambrosia Beetles And Their Microbial Diversity
Predicting Benefits To Plants From Partnerships With Soil Fungi
When Fire And Water Mix - Influences On Woody Thickening
Can Forests Adjust To New Climatic Conditions?
Get Tough, Get Toxic Or Get A Bodyguard
Switching Partners: Driving Tree Productivity
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Professor Mark Tjoelker (Interim Director)
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Distinguished Professor Belinda Medlyn (Theme Leader - Ecosystem Function and Integration)
Professor James Cook (Theme Leader - Plants Animals and Interactions)
Professor Jeff Powell (Theme Leader - Soil Biology and Genomics)
Distinguished Professor Ian Wright (Chief Scientist)
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Warming climate may flip the script on the amount of CO2 released by trees, new study finds
Drought-fighting soil bacteria helping wheat beat the heat
Sound Science: Acoustic-induced pollination in protected cropping
Opinion: From trading nutrients to storing carbon: 5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi
Western Sydney University appoints Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research
Opinion: Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
Sweet Success for Local Pollinators
Saving Tomorrow’s Trees Today
$16.7 million commitment to Western Sydney University’s Agri Tech Precinct
High-tech spy gear to uncover the secrets of Bumble bees in Tasmania
Western Sydney University to pioneer genetics advances for next generation orchards, as part of $41 million Hort Innovation project
Western Sydney University to lead two ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Opinion: Only 10% of native plants can be bought as seed – a big problem for nature repair. Here’s how we can make plantings more diverse
Eucalyptus trees hindered by soil microbes in elevated CO2 environments
Opinion: A fierce battle is being fought in the soil beneath our feet – and the implications for global warming are huge
The robots that can tend to indoor crops
Measuring moisture to predict bushfire burn
Ecology by numbers: modelling changes to Australia’s vegetation
Exploring the microbial world
New research reveals plants may have a surprising capacity to absorb more CO2 than previously expected
Distinguished Professor Brajesh Singh named as winner of the Dorothy Jones Prize 2023
Snails to the Rescue: Linkage Grant funding success
Western Researchers named on 2023 Highly Cited List
Opinion: We need urban trees more than ever – here’s how to save them from extreme heat
Impact of research highlighted in annual competition
Study finds apple pollination in Australia reliant on introduced species
Experts call for the inclusion of soil microbiomes in One Health policy
Western Sydney University researchers recognised for outstanding contribution to science
Automating the future of Australia’s indoor cropping sector
Fiona Backhouse’s journey leads to 2022 John Cairney Award
Western Sydney University to lead NSW Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre
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