Terry Lin: Investigating warm-climate greenhouse tech in Australian facilitiesSupervised by Prof. Zhonghua Chen, CRC PhD student Terry Lin is assessing the long-term performance of various cooling technologies and greenhouse set-ups at WSU's high-tech glasshouse facility.
Meet Zhonghua Chen: plant physiology, genomics and protected cropping expertWestern Sydney University’s Prof. Zhonghua Chen is an expert in plant physiology, plant breeding, biophysics and agronomy - and an academic mentor to Australia's next generation of crop scientists.
Protected Cropping Australia Conference: wet but well attendedRelentless rain did little to dampen the spirits of the estimated 450 delegates, 40 virtual attendees, 60 exhibitors and large CRC-cohort contingent at this year’s PCA conference in Coffs Harbour.
CRC welcomes three new PhDsThree new doctoral candidates will contribute valuable research to CRC projects, investigating cooling strategies for protected cropping, analysing herbal weight loss supplements and creating detailed molecular profiles of WA foods to form the foundation of strategies around precision nutrition.
CRC projects on the agenda at 2022 PCA Conference in CoffsResearch leads, PhDs and project collaborators from government and industry are among the CRC-affiliated presenters at this year's PCA Conference.
