R Hedrich and M Gilliham
In this Tansley Insight, we provide an overview of the recent progress in the application of CHR optogenetics in higher plants and discuss their possible uses in the remote control of plant biology.
Read more about our inaugural Annual Conference, held in late October 2024.
Read more about experiments sent into space as part of the MAPHEUS 15 mission.
Read about our official launch event, held at the University of Adelaide Waite Campus on the 30th October 2024.
S Garcia-Darga, SJ Roy, M Gilliham
This review discusses literature which shows that leaf Na+ accumulation can, in some circumstances, be tolerated without a detrimental effect on yield when HKT1 still functions to exclude Na+ from reproductive tissues.
CG Viejo, N Harris, E Tongson & S Fuentes
This study used univariate and multivariate analysis on data from pick-and-eat leafy greens to assess self-reported and biometric consumer sensory analysis in simulated microgravity using reclining chairs and space-immersive environments.
J Lloyd
Learn more about NASA's upcoming mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon in an article published in The Conversation.
MV Hoyos, V Hessel, E Salas, J Culton, K Robertson, A Laybourn, M Escribà-Gelonch, N Cook & M de Zwart
This review describes learnings for human habitation in space from remote communities on Earth that have developed and survived over generations.
M Kamran, L Auroux, K Johnson & MG Lewsey
This review proposes several areas of research and development to produce plants suited to space settlements.
MF Morgan, M Gilliham & JC Mortimer
This review article explores how plant synthetic biology can enable space exploration and drive on Earth sustainability.
M de Zwart, S Henderson & M Neumann
This article examines the meaning of the concept of sustainability with respect to space activities, with specific emphasis on the extraction and utilisation of space resources.
MA Khan, G Herring, JY Zhu, M Oliva, E Fourie, B Johnston, Z Zhang, J Potter, L Pineda, J Pflueger, T Swain, C Pflueger, JPB Lloyd, D Secco, I Small, BN Kidd & R Lister
The construction of synthetic gene circuits in plants has been limited by a lack of orthogonal and modular parts. Here, we implement a CRISPRi-based reversible gene circuit platform in plants.
M Escribà-Gelonch, S Liang, P van Schalkwyk, I Fisk, N Van Duc Long & V Hessel
In this review, Digital Twin technology is critically reviewed and framed in the context of recent advances in precision agriculture and Agriculture 4.0.
CG Viejo, N Harris & S Fuentes
This study employed sensory trials and biometrics from video using simulated microgravity chairs to simulate alterations in sensory perception akin to those encountered in space conditions.
University of Adelaide Newsroom
Read about a collaborative project involving the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and led by UK company Vertical Future.
C Gonzalez Viejo & S Fuentes
Learn why food and beverages taste different in space in an article published in Pursuit.
La Trobe University Newsroom
Read about the Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora (LEAF) project, which involves a consortium of partners including the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space.
University of Adelaide Newsroom
Read about ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space 2024 National Science Week programming.
M Watt & H Miller
Learn about the features that make strawberry an ideal plant for space development in an article published in the Australian Berry Journal.