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UQ Plant Science has a strong research focus in the following areas:

	Crop Improvement	Generating improved crop varieties by plant breeding and molecular enhancement
	Biosecurity	Reseach aimed at protecting world food supplies from devestating pathogen attack
	Plant Signalling Networks	Investigating how plants work at the molecular level
	Biofuels and other Bioproducts	Using plants to generate new energy sources and pharmaceuticals
	Ecophysiology and Environmental Sustainability	Exploring and protecting Australia's unique plant ecosystems