CSIRO applies its capabilities in forestry to discover genes important for forest tree traits and improve tree species to support the Australian forestry sector.

CSIRO has significant capability in hardwood and softwood improvement programs, based on its knowledge of species genetic architecture and the latest genetic marker techniques.

CSIRO has extensive capabilities in researching, understanding and tackling various insect pests of plants, plant diseases and weeds.

CSIRO develops novel products from plants for use as pharmaceuticals, industrial raw materials and unique healthy new foods.

CSIRO is using innovative technology to look at ways of improving the quality of crops.

CSIRO’s plant breeding capabilities benefit a range of agribusiness industries from horticulture and pastoral through to broadacre crops such as wheat.

CSIRO has a range of skills and facilities to assist in research that will help protect and enhance Australia’s unique biodiversity and combat environmental problems such as dryland salinity.

CSIRO’s applies its capabilities in plant biology to better understand how plants function to identify ways of improving crop production.

CSIRO can provide the latest in plant taxonomy information to assist in the understanding of the biodiversity of Australian plants and their evolutionary processes.

CSIRO is a world leader in farming systems research, plant physiology and advanced microscopy.