Furbank Group – Improving photosynthesis and crop yield
Research in the Furbank Group focuses on the identification of enhanced photosynthetic properties in crop and model plant germplasm and improving C4 photosynthesis. In rice, the Group is using molecular techniques to install a CO2 concentrating mechanism as part of the IRRI led Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-supported C4 Rice Consortium. In wheat, the Group works closely with the Grains Research and Development Corporation to identify genetic variation in photosynthetic performance and develop new tools for high throughput measurement of photosynthesis.
Group Leader
Postdoctoral Fellow
Technical Officers
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Divisional Visitor
Honours Student
PhD Students
Special Project Student
Technical Assistant
Project | Status |
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C4 Rice Project | Current |
Decrypting chloroplast signalling networks in C4 photosynthesis at cell type-resolution | Current |
Improving C4 photosynthesis by genetic manipulation | Current |
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