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!

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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.

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11 September, 2026

Mapping the Genome of a Seawater Crop: New Salicornia Study Published in Nature Communications

Our new Nature Communications study maps the genomes of Salicornia, a seawater-irrigated edible plant, opening the door to salt-tolerant crops.

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01 October, 2014

The Na+ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na+ accumulation in bread wheat

Prof. Mark Tester works in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Byrt on The Na+ transporter, TaHKT1;5-D, limits shoot Na+
accumulation in bread wheat publication

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24 February, 2015

Nadia Al-Tamimi joins Plant Accelerator team to investigate salinity tolerance in rice

Nadia 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.

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17 November, 2016

New Salt Lab paper is out! - Salinity tolerance loci revealed in rice using high-throughput non-invasive phenotyping

​New Salt Lab paper is out! - Salinity tolerance loci revealed in rice using high-throughput non-invasive phenotyping

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