William Salter a Lecturer in Crop Physiology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Sydney Institute of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. Based at the University’s expansive field research station at Narrabri in northern NSW, he runs a plant physiology and phenotyping research group in the recently opened International Centre of Crop and Digital Agriculture.

My research group focuses on how plants overcome challenging environmental conditions and to identify traits that could prove useful to future food security and ecosystem resilience. A major component of our work in recent years has been the development of new tools for use in research and agriculture, including for measurement of plant light use, canopy architecture traits, physiological traits related to photosynthesis and respiration, and for the detection/identification and site specific control of weeds. To read more about our research please click here.

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About the International Centre of Crop and Digital Agriculture

Research at the The University of Sydney International Centre of Crop and Digital Agriculture in Narrabri, NSW focuses on adapting crops for drought and heat tolerance, providing sustainable food security solutions and boosting productivity of farmers. We are connected to the land, and regional communities, and committed to the sustainable development goals.