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Explore the future of space-ready plants at the Perth Garden Show

Apr 23rd, 2025

Imagine a future where plants don’t just thrive on Earth – but sustain human life beyond our planet.

Plants for Space, with The University of Western Australia as a leading partner, is pioneering fast-growing, zero-waste, ‘pick and eat’ plants designed for long-term survival in space and you can explore this bold vision at the Perth Garden Show next month.

Professor Ian Small, from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and UWA’s School of Molecular Sciences said the project team was working to develop...

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We publish regularly so be sure to check our latest publications below. Top journals include Nature Chemical Biology, Genome Research, Trends in Plant Science, PNAS and The Plant Cell.

Khan MA, Herring G, Zhu JY, Oliva M, Fourie E, Johnston B, Zhang Z, Potter J, Pineda L, Pflueger J, Swain T, Pflueger C, Lloyd JPB, Secco D, Small I, Kidd BN, Lister R CRISPRi-based circuits to control gene expression in plants. (2025) (Nature Biotechnology) pubmed:38769424
Gaju O, Bloomfield KJ, Negrini ACA, Bowerman AF, Cullerne D, Posch BC, Bryant C, Fan Y, Spence M, Stone B, Gilliham M, Furbank RT, Molero G, Pogson BJ, Mathews K, Millar AH, Pearson AL, Reynolds MP, Stroeher E, Taylor NL, Turnbull MH, Atkin OK Accounting for the impact of genotype and environment on variation in leaf respiration of wheat in Mexico and Australia. (2025) (Journal of Experimental Botany) pubmed:39548831
Tuckey AJ, Waters MT Branching out: Nitrogen-dependent modulation of strigolactone signaling. (2025) (Molecular Plant) pubmed:39548677
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