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News • 16 Jun 2020
Roadmap laid out for next generation of crops for high productivity and resilience to climate change
A roadmap to engineer or breed the next generation of crops for high productivity and resilience to climate change has been laid out by a team of world experts.
News • 20 May 2019
“Ready-Set-Grow” Pollinations and fertilization Activate genes for nutrient delivery for fruit set
Flower plants rely on pollination and fertilization to set seed and fruit, key products of most crops. It remains mysterious as how the molecular machinery is switched on upon pollination to deliver a massive amount of nutrients required for the impending seed and fruit formation. To address this question, an international visiting PhD student, now Dr Shen Si, from China Agricultural University spent two years in ACRCCI to research this topic under the supervision of Prof Yong-Ling Ruan
News • 1 May 2019
How do seeds sense warm weather?
Through international collaboration with partner groups of ACRCCI, Zhejinag University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Yong-Ling Ruan and colleagues have identified a mitochondrial heat shock protein that activates seed germination via thermal sensing.
News • 22 May 2017
National award honours lifetime commitment to furthering plant science
The University of Newcastle’s (UON) Emeritus Professor John Patrick has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), joining an elite group of 500 members who have made significant and sustained contribution to Australian science.
News • 3 Mar 2016
Professor Yong-Ling Ruan honored to attend Science Meets Parliament
Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, the Director of Australia China Research Centre for Crop Improvement (ACRCCI), was honored to be invited by the Australian Society of Plant Scientists to attend the Science Meets Parliament (SMP) on the 1st and 2nd of March, 2016 in Canberra.
News • 12 Sep 2014
Federal Government choose UON research for case-study
A group mission that includes an Australian-first cross-collaborative conference has been hailed as such a success that it’s being used by the Federal Government as a case-study for future international linkage schemes.
News • 8 May 2014
Future of agriculture looks sweet
Sugar may be the key to future food security and economic prosperity according to University of Newcastle Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan.
News • 1 May 2013
Federal Government funded group mission success
The Australian-China Research Centre for Crop Improvement (ACRCCI) has successfully undertaken the DIISRTE-funded Group Mission project entitled "Collaboration to Strengthen the Research Capabilities of ACRCCI".
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