The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) is a research organisation focusing on improving the resistance of wheat and barley to hostile environmental conditions, using functional genomics technologies.
Scientists at the ACPFG are focusing on stresses that impact agriculture in Australia, including drought, salinity, high or low temperatures and mineral deficiencies or toxicities.
The ACPFG was established in December 2002 after being granted $27 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the South Australian Government.
Most ACPFG researchers are based on the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus in the Plant Genomics Centre.
Researchers also explore the genetic diversity of less commercially viable plant varieties, such as those originating from the fertile crescent.