Dr Richard James: breeding salt tolerant wheat varieties

Dr Richard James is breeding wheat varieties to combat salinity.

Dr Richard Poiré: speeding up crop developments

Dr Richard Poiré is using new imaging technology and gene technology to speed up crop breeding.

Dr Richard Richards: breeding better wheat

Dr Richard Richards is leading research to breed higher yielding wheats by better understanding the variation in growth, development and yield of wheat.

Dr Richard Simpson: pasture systems agronomy, farm productivity and sustainability

Dr Richard Simpson is an agronomist researching pasture management, botanical composition, forages for livestock, plant nutrition and fertiliser use.

Dr Robert Furbank: researching plant carbon partitioning

Dr Robert Furbank aims to improve crop yield and product quality by researching carbon partitioning and photosynthesis.

Dr Robert Godfree: researching the population biology of native and introduced plants

Dr Robert Godfree is a Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO Plant Industry and is researching population biology of native and introduced plants.

Dr Rob Walker: improving salt tolerance and water use efficiency

Dr Rob Walker is increasing our understanding of how plants tolerate salinity and limited water availability, particularly how some plants can limit the uptake of salt and how this contributes to salt tolerance.

Dr Roger Meder: how good’s the wood?

Dr Roger Meder uses advanced spectroscopy and imaging techniques to assess wood quality.

Dr Rohit Mago: molecular genetics and breeding to improve cereals

Dr Rohit Mago is a Senior Research Scientist in Plant Resistance Genes group.

Dr Rosanne Casu: profiling sugarcane genes

Dr Rosanne Casu researches sugarcane genomics to investigate genes involved in sugar production and storage.

Dr Rosemary White: understanding plant development

Dr Rosemary White investigates how plant development is controlled at the cellular level and manages CSIRO's Microscopy Centre in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Dr Rudy Dolferus: researching abiotic stress responses

Dr Rudy Dolferus investigates the molecular biology of abiotic stress responses in plants, such as cold-induced pollen sterility in rice.

Dr Sally-Ann Walford: studying cotton fibre

Dr Sally-Ann Walford is investigating the molecular basis for cotton fibre growth and development.

Sandra Williams: Supporting the development of computerised decision tools.

Sandra Williams is involved in the development of cotton decision support systems.

Dr Scott Chapman: improving breeding methods

Dr Scott Chapman is improving crop adaptation via genetics and physiology through the development of improved breeding methods.

Dr Simon Robinson: understanding the contribution of grapes to wine quality

Dr Simon Robinson has an active research program in viticulture, studying the factors controlling ripening and fruit quality in grapes and regulation of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in plants.

Dr Simon Southerton: unlocking the genetic secrets of trees

Dr Simon Southerton’s work on identifying genes responsible for commericially important wood traits will result in significant benefits for the plantation forest industry.

Mr Stephen Yeates: researching the relationship of cotton and water

Mr Stephen Yeates leads CSIRO's research into optimising irrigation and water requirements for BT cotton and models cotton growth factors.

Dr Steve Jobling: developing healthy new cereals

Dr Steve Jobling and his team are developing new cereal varieties with nutritional benefits and unique quality attributes.

Dr Steve Milroy: improving crop production

Dr Steve Milroy is Sub Program Leader, Improving Crop Production and Quality of CSIRO's Plant Industry Division and is currently researching crop production in Western Australia's sandplain region.

Prof Steve Swain: studying plant hormones and reproductive development

Prof Steve Swain is developing novel methods of weed control based on targeting plants' reproductive development.

Dr Steve Sykes: breeding new citrus and grapevines

Australian native lime hybrids, new mandarin varieties and improved grapevine rootstocks are only part of Dr Steve Sykes' research.

Dr Sukumar Chakraborty: fighting wheat disease

Dr Sukumar Chakraborty researches wheat diseases including head blight and crown rot.

Dr Surinder Singh: modifying plant oils

Dr Surinder Singh is Group Leader of the Oilseeds Group of CSIRO Plant Industry's Metabolic Engineering of New Plant Products program and is developing new plant oils for edible and industrial uses.

Dr Susie Sprague: caring for canola

Dr Susie Sprague is studying effective farm management in relation to Blackleg - a plant disease that targets canola crops.