Sustainable Food Production Research Group
Delivering food security sustainably from catchment to coast
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Plant productive systems
Our research encompasses plant physiology, plant health, secondary metabolites and species interactions. We are interested in how plants respond to stressors, and in the development and use of controlled environments for pharmaceuticals and food.
Animal productive systems
We work with terrestrial, freshwater and marine animals researching how movement, behaviour, nutrition and pollution impacts animal welfare, food production and the wider environment.
Automation and sensor technology
We are developing technology to measure and assess productive environments from catchment to coast. With these tools we are tracking movement, assessing behaviour and health, monitoring environmental conditions and estimating biodiversity.