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Researchers are taking to the skies to help see what is happening underground in a new project that aims to improve one of Australia’s largest grain crops – barley.
University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Lee Hickey is leading a study investigating ways to optimise root systems and help barley growers improve yield stability, particularly in the dry seasons.
“For a century, plant breeders have focused on what happens above the ground in terms of adapting crops to diverse production environments,” Dr Hickey said.
“Barley breeders have traditionally focused on breeding for traits that are visible such as plant height and flowering time.
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