LemnaTec will join the offical opening of the Plant Accelorator in Adelaide. - The plant accelorator runs the lates Scanalyzer 3 D Plant Phenomics platform -

The Plant Accelerator, currently under construction at the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide, will be a world-leading plant growth and analysis facility, which will accelerate pure and applied plant science research Australia-wide and internationally.

Over 1km of conveyor systems and state-of-the art imaging, robotic and computing equipment, will allow continuous measurements of the physical attributes (phenotype) of plants automatically and non-destructively.

The facility will accommodate 160,000 plants a year in programs such as those aimed at increasing drought and salinity tolerance in wheat and barley. Research on other economically important crops such as grapevines will also be accommodated.

Established under the Commonwealth Government's National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), The Plant Accelerator serves as the national headquarters of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, which includes the High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre in Canberra.