by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Sep 12, 2022 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News
X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanners have become essential equipment for human health research and diagnosis in hospitals around the world. Now, scientists at The Plant Accelerator® (TPA), University of Adelaide node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Dec 2, 2021 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Students
Applications for the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility’s (APPF) Postgraduate Internship Awards have been extended until 31 December 2021. This is an exciting opportunity not to be missed for motivated postgraduate students who want to be exposed to world-class,...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 4, 2021 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility
The APPF invites expressions of interest from plant scientists wishing to undertake pilot projects using the new X-ray CT phenotyping system. The Plant Accelerator® is a cutting-edge plant phenotyping facility located at the APPF’s Adelaide node at the Waite Campus...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Sep 20, 2021 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Campus Notices, positions vacant
The Plant Accelerator are recruiting a Postdoc to work on X-ray CT phenotyping of plants, primarily mature spikes and roots in soil, but with a view to develop the technology further. The Plant Accelerator are looking for either a biologist with interest in sensor...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 23, 2021 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News
Take the Survey The consultation process for the development of the 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap is now underway. The first step was taken last week with the launch of a survey to help identify Australia’s national research infrastructure (NRI)...
by nulogik | Oct 22, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
An in-depth study of how mixed pastures respond to nutrient limitation was undertaken by Dr Kirsten Ball using the APPF’s high throughput, image-based phenotyping (HTP) facility at The Plant Accelerator in Adelaide. This article was originally published on the APPF...
by nulogik | Oct 22, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Internships, News, Students, Women of Waite
Australian Plant Phenomics Facility Internship The next round of Postgraduate Internship Awards at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) are now open. Applications close 30 November 2020. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic,...
by nulogik | Sep 21, 2020 | ARDC, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, CSIRO, News, Research stories, SARDI, University of Adelaide, WRI
A cross-NCRIS collaboration between the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) and Bioplatforms Australia (BPA) has been successful in securing investment worth $400k over two years from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) for a high-impact Cross-NCRIS...
by nulogik | Sep 10, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, WheatHub
Wheat plays a major role in food security across the globe and demand is ever increasing. However, wheat is only moderately tolerant to salinity, a major constraint in Australia where almost 70 per cent of the wheat belt is affected by salinity to some degree,...
by nulogik | Aug 17, 2020 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
A new study by research fellow Dr Huajian Liu at APPF’s The Plant Accelerator, at the Waite campus, has unearthed the optimal wavelength ranges, band centres and bandwidths for Hyperspectral sensors to determine the nitrogen content in Wheat. Healthy plants generally...
