20 October, 2026
Dayana at the International Polyploidy Conference 2026!Dayana presented her research poster titled “Factors Influencing Genome Stabilization in Synthetic Allotetraploid Tomatoes" at IPC2026!
10 November, 2026
Prof. Mark will be speaking at Biostimulants World Congress 2026 in Sacramento, USA!Professor Tester will deliver a keynote presentation titled “Development and Delivery of Stress Tolerant Crops for Marginal Environments” at Biostimulants World Congress 2026 in Sacramento.
11 September, 2026
Mapping the Genome of a Seawater Crop: New Salicornia Study Published in Nature CommunicationsOur new Nature Communications study maps the genomes of Salicornia, a seawater-irrigated edible plant, opening the door to salt-tolerant crops.
01 October, 2014
The Na+ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na+ accumulation in bread wheatProf. Mark Tester works in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Byrt on The Na+ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na+
accumulation in bread wheat publication
24 February, 2015
Nadia Al-Tamimi joins Plant Accelerator team to investigate salinity tolerance in riceNadia Al-Tamimi, from the Salt Lab, is currently a visitor at The Plant Accelerator and will work with The Plant Accelerator team for a minimum of 8 weeks.
17 November, 2016
New Salt Lab paper is out! - Salinity tolerance loci revealed in rice using high-throughput non-invasive phenotypingNew Salt Lab paper is out! - Salinity tolerance loci revealed in rice using high-throughput non-invasive phenotyping