Plant Sciences

The Department of Plant Sciences carries out high-quality discovery science which contributes to tackling fundamental challenges in global food security, growing a sustainable bioeconomy, and protecting the environment.
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We work to achieve five goals:

  • Enhancing the production of plant-derived products
  • Reducing agricultural inputs
  • Cutting losses from pests and pathogens
  • Enabling resilience to environmental change
  • Delivering sustainable bio-diverse landscapes

We also aim to increase the visibility of Plant Sciences in the global arena, train significant numbers of plant biologists across all scales of the discipline — from molecular biologists to biological engineers to conservationists, and drive advances in the understanding of fundamental biology that will have major positive results for society. Recent discoveries include identifying new components of the circadian clock in plants that influence flowering and seed size and identifying modifications made by viruses to plant metabolism. These changes influence the feeding behaviour of insects and have implications for the spread of viruses and crop pollination.

Recent discoveries include identifying new components of the molecular clock in plants that influences flowering and seed size, and identifying modifications made by viruses to plant metabolism. These changes influence the feeding behaviour of insects and have implications for the spread of viruses and crop pollination.

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