Engineering to breeding

By Stephanie van Eyk
Updated January 25 2018 - 9:28am, first published January 23 2018 - 9:05am
Heat trials: PhD student Maria Ruz at the University of Sydney, Narrabri has been putting her engineering skills to good use. Photo: Guy Roth
Heat trials: PhD student Maria Ruz at the University of Sydney, Narrabri has been putting her engineering skills to good use. Photo: Guy Roth

A PhD student is using her background in engineering to look at how the orientation and morphology of leaves and stems in different wheat varieties impacts the plants’ heat tolerance.

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